Chapter 30: Run! (2/2)

”A-All right...” Nicholas received the small notebook from Calvin.

Calvin took one final glance before he descended into the flooded basement.

A splash rang out, but as soon as Calvin took the next step. No sounds could be heard anymore.

”Wh-what happened to him? Why can't we hear him anymore?” Rose said in a panic. She even peeked out of the room to take a look at the direction where Calvin disappeared, but she couldn't find any traces of Calvin.

Hugo stared at her and said, ”It's fine, you don't have to worry. He will be fine. Just believe in him.”

Rose nodded.

She was still worried, but since she knew that there was nothing that she could do anymore other than wait. She closed her mouth and stood still.

The others started studying the map that Calvin gave to them.

Calvin drew a small map on a page of his small notebook.

At the center of the map was the word, ”generator”, enclosed in a circle. Situated on the four corners of the map were four doors. However, only two of them were marked with an, ”X” mark. In other words, from these four doors, they only needed to go through two doors and turn the cranks in those rooms before they would go to the generator at the center.

The map was simple enough to understand. Calvin's minimalistic writing showed its prowess at this moment for even the so-called ”muscle-head” Hugo understood what he was trying to imply.

Calvin also placed some important warning notes at the bottom of the map.

One, they must never move in haste. Moving in haste would create splashes that were basically the same as announcing your location to the patients roaming through the flooded basement.

Two, they must move in a certain formation.

Those that must be protected must stand at the center of the formation. Calvin specifically mentioned Zahra, Jane, and Scarlette so that the newbies wouldn't quarrel against each other in case their ugly natures were revealed. Philip had the urge to announce that he also wanted to be protected but upon seeing Calvin's declaration.

He couldn't do anything other than close his mouth in shame.

Brrr!

While the newbies were studying and memorizing the map that Calvin had made.

A loud booming sound akin to that of a chainsaw being started suddenly rang out.

Splash! Splash! Splash!

Splashing sounds rang out from the flooded basement.

”Hiee!” Jane gasped in shock.

Hugo hurriedly stood in front of the doors. He assumed a fighting stance with both of his legs spread wide and his arms prepared in front of him, but when the doors were opened. The person that appeared in front of him was a bedraggled Calvin running as fast as he could while shouting.

”Run!”

”Run to the bathroom in the left corridor!”

”Run!!!”

His panic-stricken voice shook everyone to the core.

In the very next moment, everyone fumbled and ran like mad to where they came from.

”Curses!”

”Eat the flesh, season it well with salt and pepper. Burn the bones like firewood!”

”You can never escape! Oh, no one can escape!”

”God help me!”

”Be still! Take your penance! Let the flesh rot and the bones be burned!”

As soon as the newbies reached the stairwell.

The door leading to the flooded basement was torn open by a kick from one of the patients.

Then, after him...

Came several more patients as they made a mad dash towards the stairwell, running after the newbies.