Chapter 271: Bullshit!
"What are we doing here?" Gianna asked as she parked the car in the spot that Athena had pointed out earlier. "This place is like a wasteland, hotter than the city because of the lack of trees—or is it the lack of humans..."
She turned to Athena, turning off the ignition. "How can your private lab be here? It’s not a conducive environment, considering the quantity and nature of chemicals you work with. Or is something else at play here?"
Athena chuckled and opened the door, stepping out without providing her friend with a response. There was no way she could explain it after all; this time, the best approach would be to show Gianna instead.
"Come on, Gianna, I’ll just show you," She said, tsking at the frown on Gianna’s face.
When Gianna raised an eyebrow in confusion, Athena shook her head and started walking toward the phone booth, comfortable in the knowledge that Gianna would follow.
"What are we doing at a phone booth, Athena? Is this some kind of joke... or wait!" Gianna paused, her eyes widening dramatically. "Don’t tell me it’s some secret door, a passageway or something."
She searched the booth frantically for any sort of clue that might trigger a hidden entrance. But for the life of her, she couldn’t find a single indication that the booth was anything more than an ordinary relic.
When she returned her gaze to Athena, she found the latter watching her with amusement.
"What?!"
Athena merely shrugged. "Just brace yourself. We are about to go down."
Gianna furrowed her brows, observing Athena punch in some numbers on the dial, as if she were about to make a call. But the telephone remained firmly in its position, and Gianna noticed a creaking sound coming from below. Before she could ask about the strange noises, the pavement beneath her suddenly dropped with an astonishing sound, taking them both beneath the surface.