Chapter 26: A Never Seen Before Difficulty (1/2)
”After him?”
Zahra whispered in shock.
But before any of the newbies could react, Calvin rushed towards the door.
Zahra who was standing there dumbstruck panicked when she realized that she was already left behind.
”Wait for me!”
She ran after them like mad.
Calvin opened the doors and a terrifying scene was revealed.
Hanging from the ceiling was the emaciated man who had just entered the room!
”Let me in!” Hugo rushed into the room.
He took the man hanging from the ceiling and placed him on the ground.
He then proceeded to check for the man's pulse, and his pupils constricted.
”He's dead...”
”He's dead...?”
”That can't be! Wasn't he just alive? How could he die of hanging for just a few seconds?”
Nicholas had an incredulous look on his face.
The others felt the same.
How could this man die from asphyxiation in just a few seconds?
That was impossible!
Unless...
”L-Let me check...” Zahra suddenly spoke up.
Calvin and the others stared at her as she sat down beside the emaciated man's corpse and felt for his neck.
”H-His neck isn't broken! From the purple hue on his nails and the burn marks on his neck. I am sure that he died a gruesome death out of asphyxiation. But asphyxiation should take at least a few minutes of hanging to set in. What's more, his limbs are already stiff, an indication of rigor Morris. His tongue is also out and his saliva already dry...”
Zahra abruptly stood up.
She was staring at the corpse with her pupils constricted and her shoulder shaking from fear.
”I-Impossible! S-Something like this is impossible!”
”Calm down, Zahra! Tell us what you discovered...” Scarlette immediately went to the rescue.
She patted her shoulder and urged her to calm down. Soon enough, Zahra recovered from her initial shock.
Gulping a mouthful of saliva, she swept her gaze at everyone and said...
”I'm a medical student, so... I know a lot when it comes to cadavers... This man... He must've been dead for a few hours already!”
”What?!” Rose staggered in shock, ”How could that be? Didn't we just see him barge into this door?”
”Y-Yes... That's right, we just saw him barge into this door, so he must've been alive. Yet, there's no mistaking it. From the injuries that I can see on his bodies and the signs. He's been dead for a few hours already...” Zahra held Scarlette's arm for support.
Although she was a medical student.
She was only forced by her parents since her parents wanted to have that prestige of having a child who was a doctor.
Needless to say, she could be considered as a scaredy-cat. Second only to Jane who was an absolute scaredy-cat to the extent that she could even be scared of her own shadow for as long as the circumstances were right.
Speaking of Jane, she was already holding Calvin's sleeves for support.
She was trembling from fear once again.
Rose bit her lips to stop herself from trembling.
Nicholas, Roy, and Philip had bitter smiles on their faces. They knew that all the terrifying things that they saw and would see tonight would definitely turn them numb against violence, slaughter, and horror in the future. What's more, they didn't know if this was a good thing or not.
Calvin furrowed his eyebrows, ”Hugo, check his body. See if he has the Security Access Keycard.”
Hugo nodded his head, he made a thorough check on the crevices and the pockets of the corpse. He looked undisturbed, which made him seem as if he was used to doing something like this.
Seeing such a scene, Nicholas, Philip, Roy, and Ray had a single thought in their minds.
They must never offend him in the future!
Someone who could casually search a corpse without batting an eyelid must be someone who had gone through a lot.
The four glanced at each other and nodded with tacit understanding.