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22. Arriving at the Lobby
Author: MYX BEAR
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The gargantuan, heavily muscled carcass collapsed, crashing face-first onto the concrete landing floor. Its body, weighing hundreds of kilograms, rolled slowly down the steps with wet, heavy thuds, leaving behind a thick, pitch-black trail of blood that reeked unimaginably of death.

The emergency stairwell returned to a dead silence. Only the sound of the five of them panting heavily, desperately gasping for oxygen, could be heard.

Jaemin sat slouched against the bent iron railing. He clutched
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  • 23. KESALAHAN SI TUAN TUA

    Teng neng neng neng. Teng neng neng neng.Melodi alarm klasik bernada ceria itu mengalun nyaring memecah kesunyian lobi utama Rumah Sakit Metropolitan. Di ruang seluas lapangan bola yang dipenuhi ribuan mayat hidup tersebut suara sekecil apa pun akan terdengar seperti petir. Apalagi suara alarm ponsel yang disetel pada volume maksimal.Waktu terasa berhenti. Darah di sekujur tubuh Jaemin membeku seketika.Krak. Krotak. Srek.Suara ribuan tulang leher yang bergeser secara bersamaan menciptakan gema menjijikkan yang memantul mantul di dinding kaca lobi. Ribuan kepala zombie yang tadinya menunduk dalam fase pasif kini tersentak naik secara serempak. Mata mata putih keruh yang kosong dan mematikan itu langsung mengunci target ke arah titik tengah lobi. Tepat di mana kelompok Jaemin berdiri membeku."Oh bangsat," umpat Jaemin dengan keputusasaan murni. Pemuda itu mencengkeram erat tangan Jihoon."Graaaaaargghh."Satu auman parau meledak dari arah depan. Auman itu langsung memicu reaksi ber

  • 22. Arriving at the Lobby

    The gargantuan, heavily muscled carcass collapsed, crashing face-first onto the concrete landing floor. Its body, weighing hundreds of kilograms, rolled slowly down the steps with wet, heavy thuds, leaving behind a thick, pitch-black trail of blood that reeked unimaginably of death.The emergency stairwell returned to a dead silence. Only the sound of the five of them panting heavily, desperately gasping for oxygen, could be heard.Jaemin sat slouched against the bent iron railing. He clutched his neck, which was now decorated with a severely dark purple bruise. The monster's crushing grip had nearly pulverized his trachea. He coughed softly, spitting out the remaining blood from his mouth."You still breathing, Jaem?" Jinwoo asked from the corner of the room. The police officer clutched his left ribcage while wincing in severe agony. Jinwoo's face was completely pale, yet he forced a crooked, cynical smile. "I genuinely thought your head had popped right off.""Almost, you bastard,"

  • 21. Fighting Without Breath

    The oxygen supply to Jaemin's lungs was completely cut off. The giant hand gripping his neck felt exactly like a hydraulic press prepared to sever his head straight from his spine. Jaemin's vision began to blur rapidly. Black dots danced wildly across his retinas. The young man's legs kicked helplessly in the empty air, searching for a foothold he would never find. Directly beneath his boots gaped a dark abyss dropping dozens of meters down to the ground floor of the hospital. If he fell from this height, his head would absolutely shatter to pieces exactly like a rotten watermelon smashed onto the asphalt."Let go, you dog," Jaemin muttered, the words caught in his throat. His voice did not even come out at all. Only the sickening creak of his neck bones could be heard.His blood-coated fingers fought desperately to pry the monster's thick fingers away. He scratched and punched the giant's wrist repeatedly. But it was completely useless. This steroid mutant's strength existed entirely

  • 20. Muscle Giant in the Narrow Stairwell

    The deep, bass-heavy roar that violently shook the concrete walls still rang deafeningly in Jaemin's ears. Standing directly in front of them was a living nightmare that completely defied every known law of normal human biology.The colossal zombie took a single heavy step forward. The entire landing violently shuddered. The man who had morphed into this abomination must have been a heavyweight bodybuilder or a professional athlete admitted to the second-floor VIP ward. But now, his body had swelled to twice its normal mass due to the mutation. The muscles in his biceps and chest had grotesquely hypertrophied, completely shredding his hospital patient uniform. Scraps of pale green fabric fluttered to the floor. The monster's pale skin was heavily laced with thick, bulging, pitch-black veins that writhed like overheated worms."Oh, what the fuck. Look at his damn muscles," Jinwoo cursed, his face completely drained of color. His hands trembled violently as he gripped his revolver. "Wha

  • 19. Screams in the Echo Chamber

    "Aaaarggh. Jaemin, what the fuck, help! Something is grabbing my leg!"Jihoon's piercing scream bounced wildly, deafeningly loud inside the narrow emergency stairwell. The long, blackened nails of the male zombie hiding beneath the pile of corpses dug deep, clamping viciously around the twelve-year-old boy's right ankle.Jihoon crashed face-first onto the pile. His face nearly slammed into the torn-open stomach of a dead nurse. He thrashed hysterically, desperately trying to kick the face of the monster that was actively dragging him down into the sea of rotting flesh."Jihoon, what the fuck! Hold on, kid!" Jaemin shouted in sheer panic.The young man instantly threw his wooden stick onto the pile of corpses. Jaemin crawled brutally forward, completely ignoring the sickening snaps of human bones breaking beneath his knees.Right in front of Jihoon, Min-Ji struggled to turn around. The former fixer raised her broom spear, preparing to stab the zombie straight in the eye. However, their

  • 18. The Barricade of Human Flesh

    "Keep pushing, you bastards. Do not let up, what the fuck!" Jaemin shouted through tightly clenched teeth.The muscles in his shoulders and back screamed in protest. He completely ignored the searing pain radiating from his sprained wrist. Right beside him, Jinwoo groaned loudly, violently throwing his entire body weight against the heavy steel door.Thud. Screeeeeech.The screech of metal grinding against the floor grew piercingly loud. Whatever massive object was barricading the door from the inside finally began to slide, completely overwhelmed by the desperate strength of the two young men. The gap in the doorway slowly widened from ten centimeters to twenty.The putrid stench of death that blasted through the gap grew incredibly thick and utterly unbearable. It smelled like a horrific combination of sacrificial meat left to rot for a full month under a blistering sun, drenched in a massive pool of fermented blood."Ugh. Damn it. I am seriously going to vomit," Jinwoo gagged. The

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