The bandages wrapped around the nurse's face,
used the amount and location of the bleeding to create changes in expression.
The bloodstains currently soaking the surface of the bandages formed a somewhat twisted, blood-red smile. She seemed incredibly happy to have completed the task given by her "master."
The nurse used the needle growing from her fingertip to stab the flesh-bubble button marked -13.
Pop! The flesh bubble burst.
Clang~ Clang~
Accompanied by a rhythmic tremor, the elevator began descending underground.
Each floor it descended meant a lower chance of escape.
Ding-dong! Underground Level Thirteen has arrived.
The moment the elevator opened,
a white tide of rats immediately surged inside, filling the empty space around the elevator. Their bright fur and soft flesh pressed against the two men's leather shoes and trouser legs, creating an intensely uncomfortable sensation.
"Don't worry. These are all Mr. Lee's 'pets.' As long as someone is a guest, they absolutely won't attack.
Follow me. Mr. Lee lives in the ward at the very deepest part."
The nurse limped ahead to lead the way,
and the rats crowding the floor voluntarily moved aside whenever they sensed something approaching.
The two men immediately followed.
Edmund came from a powerful family and had received professional training since childhood. Even so, he instinctively resisted this rat-infested area and felt deeply uncomfortable all over.
Yi Chen, on the other hand, seemed relatively relaxed, without the slightest discomfort.
Back when he was alive, he had often stayed with rats during his time at the Orphanage. He had even become friends with several of them and given them appropriate names.
After all, in an environment like that, rats were more trustworthy than humans.
When Yi Chen glanced at the rats beneath him, however, he sensed something strange.
*These rats look like separate