Chapter 269: Hospital (3)
The basement level (B1) was pitch black, with every light turned off.
Standing inside the dark elevator car and looking out through the open doors, only scattered points of red light were visible. They came from the elevator indicator lights on the outer wall, reflected off the floor and wall tiles.
The crimson glow resembled some kind of warning—or the eyes of a monster lurking in the night with its eyes open—instinctively provoking unease and resistance.
Everly, however, didn’t have much of a reaction.
Even now, all the warning and defensive items she carried remained silent, and her sixth sense for danger had not been triggered. If one or two items malfunctioned, that would be one thing, but surely all of them couldn’t have broken at the same time?
Because of that, Everly genuinely suspected she had simply been unlucky enough to encounter a faulty elevator.
There was only a single floor between B1 and the first floor, so taking the stairs was entirely possible. However, according to the floor plan Everly had photographed, the basement level of the inpatient building housed the morgue. The elevator lobby was located in the center of the building, while the stairwells were situated at opposite ends. Whether she chose the left or right staircase, she would have to cross half the floor to reach it.
If possible, Everly really didn’t want to pass by a morgue at night. Even if there were no ghosts, the atmosphere alone was frightening enough. It wasn’t as though she was incapable of feeling fear, so why make herself suffer unnecessarily?
She glanced at the elevator in front of her.