Chapter 136
Do you know what it feels like to die from your blood drying out? It's an expression describing extreme torment, used when someone suffers physically and mentally for a long, grueling stretch.
We're feeling exactly that right now.
A sensation like our blood's drying up.
"..."
"..."
Three days.
We've been trapped in this ghost story, trembling in fear of death, waiting for our companions who'd never come—without proper sleep or food. We're experiencing firsthand what a human being is like in that state. Did you know that if a person doesn't sleep properly for a solid three days, they start to lose the ability to think rationally?
We're taking one-hour naps in turns on the second floor's food court, but that's barely sustainable. Every hour, our nerves were on edge because of mortal danger.
'Perfect for going insane.'
Especially if the person you're with was a minor who just got involved in a ghost story for the first time.
"Hiek! W-Where are we going...?"
"...It's been 56 minutes. Let's move."