Top floor…
Everything turned into hell within a matter of seconds.
The creature that had leapt onto the doctor opened its mouth as wide as it could.
Just as its teeth were about to sink into the man's neck—
BAM!
Riven swung his spear with all his strength.
The spear pierced straight through the creature's chest and embedded itself into the wall behind it.
The creature writhed for a few seconds.
Then it ripped the spear out of its chest and threw it aside.
The smile vanished from Riven's face.
"Are you kidding me?"
"I pierced it right through…"
"How is it still alive?"
The doctor and his wife stumbled backward in terror.
Boran raised the pistol in his hand.
"This time… the head."
Bang!
The bullet struck the creature square in the forehead.
The creature collapsed onto the floor.
This time…
It didn't move again.
"…"
Everyone stood in silence for a few seconds.
The doctor let out a deep breath.
"It's dead…"
But just as everyone was about to relax…
The other two creatures attacked at the same time.
One was crawling across the ceiling.
The other was charging on all fours.
Mira stepped back in fear.
"Karel!"
Karel drew his katana.
But this time, the creature wasn't aiming for him…
It lunged toward a young female janitor.
The girl froze.
She couldn't run.
"Help!"
Karel sprinted forward.
But the distance was too great.
Just as the creature was about to reach her—
A heavy metal shelf was suddenly ripped from its place and crashed down onto the creature.
BOOM!
Everyone turned in shock.
The one who had lifted the shelf…
Was Boran.
Even he stood there frozen.
"I…"
"…did I just do that?"
Riven shouted,
"Dude, you can be surprised later!"
"Let's kill it first!"
Boran snapped back to reality and laughed.
"Yeah… right."
Karel didn't waste the opportunity.
He reached the creature in a single step.
His katana sliced through the air.
SLASH!
The creature's head separated from its body.
This time…
It remained completely motionless.
But…
The last creature had disappeared.
No one had seen where it went.
Silence fell.
"…"
Then…
A faint clicking sound came from above.
The doctor's wife looked up.
At that exact moment…
The creature dropped from the ceiling and latched onto her shoulder.
She screamed.
"AAAAAH!"
The doctor desperately tried to pull his wife away.
The creature had already sunk its teeth into her shoulder.
Without a second thought, Riven drove his spear into it.
The creature fell to the ground.
Karel beheaded it with a single strike.
Silence.
Only the woman's painful breathing could be heard.
The doctor, his hands trembling, pulled back the fabric covering his wife's shoulder.
A bite mark.
Everyone saw it.
No one could say a word.
The doctor's hands were shaking uncontrollably.
"No…"
"Please…"
"No…"
The woman looked at her husband.
Tears streamed down her face.
"I think…"
"…I'm going to turn too."
The doctor frantically shook his head.
"No!"
"I'll find a cure."
"I will."
The woman gave him a sorrowful smile.
"Even you…"
"…didn't know what this thing was just moments ago."
Tears rolled down the doctor's face.
For the first time…
Everyone inside Karmara Forum truly realized how close death was.
Karel quietly lowered his gaze.
This time…
He didn't make a decision immediately.
He had no idea how long the transformation would take.
Could it be stopped?
He didn't know.
For the first time…
Everything he knew was no longer enough.
And that uncertainty…
Was far more terrifying than guns or zombies.
To Be Continued…