Chapter 4
Everyone immediately covered their mouths and noses, yet they still couldn’t suppress their nausea.
“Why does it smell so bad? It’s like something died in here!” Lorelei said, her voice ting with disdain.
Ryan frowned but pressed on deeper into the basement.
The room remained shrouded in darkness, yet I felt no fear. To me, there was nothing sc about the dark. People were the true source of terror.
A beam of light slivered through the gap in the door as they approached until the assistar flipped on a light switch nearby.
The sudden brightness made Ryan squint, while Lorelei gasped in shock.
“Ah!” she exclaimed, her trembling finger pointing at something in the distance as her eyes widened with feigned terror.
But her act was too transparent; the corners of her mouth twitched upwards despite her horror.
Ryan followed her gaze and froze in place, staring at the sight before him.
I instantly recognized my body.
The lifeless form lay shriveled and pale, drained of blood. The clothes hung loosely on what was left of its skeletal frame.
Upon closer inspection, I noticed patches of skin already decaying, and even maggots wriggled slowly across the surface.
The floor was soaked in dark, congealed blood, creating a gruesome carpet around the body.
The scene was horrifying and surreal; I couldn’t bear to look again.
