Chapter 6
After safely escaping the Central Lab with the child, the first thing I did was run upstairs.
Once I passed from Basement Level 1—where the Central Lab was—through the ground floor and up to the second floor, I began to hear faint sounds of things breaking and shattering.
The second floor was connected to Building A through a hallway. Right now, Building A was occupied by the Hunters who had attacked the lab. By now, they were probably cleaning up the remnants of the facility.
At the far left end, there was a glass door with a keycard lock, just like the one in the Central Lab. Beyond that glass door was the external hallway connected to Building A.
‘The Hunters will come through that hallway soon.’
I brought the child into a nearby room close to the external hallway. Judging by ❖ Nоvеl𝚒ght ❖ (Exclusive on Nоvеl𝚒ght) the cracking sound when I pulled the door handle, it had probably been locked.
The room we entered in a rush turned out to be a small lab. I carefully shut the door and, without turning on the lights, spoke to the child.
“Stay still.”
The child blinked silently, expressionless. I left her alone and unfastened the inventory bag strapped to my waist, setting it on the floor.
Thud!
At that moment, a booming noise echoed not far off, and the building slightly trembled.
The sound was much closer than before. It meant the Hunters were quickly sweeping through Building A and would soon storm into Building B.