"What do you mean?" Diana said.

"If I'm not wrong, the girl three years ago was also in a similar situation as us. She chose to jump off the building, and she died." I said expressionlessly.

"But even if that's the case, this is only the second floor," Diana asked again.

"You're wrong. What you see and what you hear might all be false." I looked at the walls around me with a pale face.

"So, we're completely trapped," Diana said with a horrified expression. Her pretty face was distorted by fear, and her body trembled irregularly.

"Yes, we're trapped." I shook my head and sat down helplessly. We can't go downstairs, nor upstairs. Even jumping out the window would be a dead end. Our fate is sealed with death.

The sky was getting darker and darker, and the entire teaching building seemed like a ghostly prison, ready to swallow us at any moment. Diana curled up in my arms, and her eyes had become incredibly fearful.

My heart was also filled with despair, but I was still trying to think, looking at Diana in my arms. My heart was in turmoil. Am I destined to die here with Diana?

Thinking carefully, maybe I can find something. I tried to shake my head vigorously, feeling like I had missed something important, something crucial that could determine our survival.

But after careful consideration, I still didn't know what that solution was. After all, I'm just an ordinary guy. I'm not good at studying.

Faced with this desperate situation, I had no idea what to do. I was filled with regret. It would have been better if I hadn't come here. Although there was a curse in the class, it hadn't come to me yet. I was safe for the time being.

But in this stairway that we couldn't get out of, my death was already foreseeable. I could sense that the ghosts in the building were restless. If we didn't take any action, we would die for sure.

"Think carefully, there must be a way." I shook my head futilely, and although my body trembled with fear, my mind was spinning rapidly.

But after thinking for ten minutes, I still couldn't figure out a solution. Diana sat in my arms, looking at me helplessly and said, "It's okay, I can't walk anymore. Looks like we're going to die."

"I'm sorry," I looked at Diana with pity. As a petite girl, she had followed me up so many stairs and was naturally exhausted to the point of collapse. Even I, a guy, felt my strength was waning.

"Wait, you said you're tired?" I suddenly brightened up, as if I had discovered something.

"Yes, I'm so tired now," Diana said helplessly.

"No, even if that's the case, it's not enough to leave here." I suddenly shook my head and sighed again. I knew that time was running out, and death was closing in. If we didn't take any action, everything would end.

"This is the only way," I suddenly made a decision and, to Diana's stunned gaze, I kissed her face harshly. Her skin was smooth, and kissing it felt very comforting to me.

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"What are you doing?" Diana exclaimed in shock and then slapped me hard. I ignored the pain on my face and looked coldly at Diana, "Hit me again."

Diana was frightened by my actions, and she instinctively shrank back, her voice difficult as she said, "I know it's wrong to hit you, but you kissed me first."

"If you don't hit me, I'll hit myself." After saying that, I slapped myself harshly several times. Diana was startled by my actions and, after a few minutes, finally reacted, hold onto my arm tightly.

"Frank, what are you doing? It's already this bad," Diana asked with a tearful voice.

"It's because it's this bad that I need to do this." I looked coldly at Diana. I was forcing myself. I knew I was an ordinary guy, a loser.

If I didn't find a way to unleash my potential, I would be doomed. My face was swollen, and there was blood at the corners of my mouth. But my mind was also converging unprecedentedly. My brain was rapidly calculating.

Yes, this was already a desperate situation.

If I didn't find a way to let out a final roar, my fate would be annihilation.

"Think fast, you loser. You're bad at studying, your family is bad, and no girls like you. What's the point of living if you can't figure out a way out? You'd be better off dying here." I scolded myself while yelling frantically.

Diana watched me in a daze and no longer tried to stop me. Her face was filled with astonishment.

After five minutes of this crazy behavior, I finally calmed down. Now, there was no fear or dread in my heart, only an indescribable excitement.

"I already know how to get out," I said coldly. I took Diana's hand and started walking towards the staircase. By now, the sky had gradually darkened, and night was about to fall.

We didn't have much time left. Holding her hand, I slowly walked downstairs. When we reached the middle of the stairs, I suddenly smirked and grabbed Diana's arm, turning back to the original path.

"What are you doing? Aren't we going back the way we came?" Diana asked, confused.

"No, this is the real path of this staircase," I smirked and said.

"I originally thought that this staircase was used by the ghost to confuse us. It changed the floor indications, but later I realized that everything was fake. Everything we saw and heard was fake." I suddenly growled.

Then I continued, "The ghost can block our senses, making our vision and hearing confused. The second floor we saw and heard was all fake."

"From the beginning, I suspected that no matter how tall a building was in this world, it was impossible to never be able to get out. As long as someone inside continuously went downstairs or upstairs, they could reach the top floor or the ground floor. But no matter if we went down or up, we were still on the second floor. Nothing changed."

"But even though I knew that I couldn't do anything. Until you suddenly said you were tired, I accidentally discovered something. Combining it with the student who committed suicide three years ago, I finally understood the reason for everything."

"That is," I paused, looked around the dark surroundings, and roared loudly, "We never went downstairs. We've been constantly going up and down the stairs between the fourth and fifth floors."

"This is the true face of this staircase, a staircase that can never be completed because we're constantly going up and down, constantly cycling. The second floor we see forever is actually the fifth floor. Even if we walked for ten thousand years, we wouldn't be able to get out!"

"The ghost can block our perception, but it can't block our physical strength. Compared to going down the stairs, walking up the stairs consumes several times more energy. A person can continuously walk down ten floors of stairs, but they can't continuously walk up ten floors. So, to know if we're going up or down, all we need to do is carefully observe the amount of energy we need to walk the stairs."

"This is the truth of everything. There's only one way to pass through this staircase, and that is to go against the grain. Continuously going up and down the stairs to find the only correct path. Don't pay attention to the surroundings; they're all fake." I said coldly and then led Diana forward.

Second floor, still the second floor, still the second floor.

I walked through three times consecutively, yet I remained calm as it was still the second floor. I held onto Li Ruoxue and continued walking. Soon, we reached the fourth one, and the original second floor had disappeared, leaving an empty entrance door waiting for us.