This no longer looked like a university.
It looked like a haunted ruin.
Just as Lana thought of calling Axel, her hands began to shake uncontrollably.
Suddenly, a girl stumbled and crashed down right in front of her.
At first, Lana froze, unable to react.
But then she saw the girl convulsing, dark red blood spilling from her mouth as though something inside her had ruptured.
Her eyes widened in horror.
For a brief moment, Lana thought, 'Was it the food? Did something go wrong with what she ate?'
But the girl did not respond.
There was no movement. No sound.
Lana slowly crouched, her fingers trembling as she placed them beneath the girl's nose.
No breath.
The realization hit like a physical blow.
She staggered backward and fell onto the ground, her palms scraping harshly against the pavement.
As she looked around, dread filled her chest.
One by one, students began coughing up blood.
One by one, they collapsed.
