One Unexpected Event After Another (The Dungeons & Dragons Dark Alliance Game Released Today Is Really Terrible)

Before long, the two arrived at the hospital by car. Sakuragi Yukari had been distracted the entire way, but seeing Shizuku by her side reassured her somewhat. The two hurried out of the car and into the hospital. After asking the nurse about the situation, they learned that Yukari's mother had just finished surgery and had been transferred to the intensive care unit.

The two hurried into the elevator and headed for the ICU.

"Ding."

The elevator doors slowly opened, and a young, beautiful nurse stepped inside. She glanced at Yukari and Shizuku, then nodded to them. Shizuku nodded back. The doors then closed, and the elevator slowly began to ascend.

It was a very old elevator. Rust was visible all around it, and the elevator itself swayed unsteadily, making anyone standing inside feel uneasy. Yukari was clasping her hands tightly, her head lowered as she stared at the floor, seemingly lost in thought.

At that moment, Shizuku suddenly caught a faint sound coming from overhead. It sounded as if something were gradually cracking apart, producing a faint creaking noise... This is bad!

With that thought, Shizuku rushed forward and punched the emergency button. The elevator immediately came to a stop.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

The nurse was startled when she saw Shizuku forcibly stop the elevator and hurriedly asked her what was wrong. At that exact moment, the elevator, suspended in midair, suddenly lurched downward!

"Boom!!"

"Aah---!!!"

The sudden tilt and violent shaking sent both the nurse and Yukari screaming to the floor. They grabbed the elevator handrails in terror and anxiously looked up at the ceiling.

"The elevator is falling! We need to get out of here immediately!"

"B-But..."

Looking at the tightly shut elevator doors, neither the nurse nor Yukari knew what to do. Shizuku, however,