Wrong Universe | All of us are dead

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷Chapter 30

Byeol's hand hovers above the door knob, turning to the others behind her as if telling them that she's going to open it. Byeol and Cheong-san are leading the way, Su-hyeok and Nam-ra at the middle, and Dae su at the rear. The others were in the middle of them.

As the group hushes down, Byeol turns the knob and pulls it open slowly, the hinges creating a high-pitch but relatively low noise which got covered by the sound of storm from the outside.

She peeks her head inside first before stepping her feet inside and looking down the stairs. When she made sure it was clear, she motions the others to follow her silently as they traverse to the dark hallway. They're footsteps are so light against the pin-drop silence cloaking the hallways, it was so silent that you could hear their heavy breathings as they tip toe down the stairs.

Another loud thunder rumbles on the dark sky as the lightning irradiating their way. Cheong-san felt the strong tremor on their link hands as she suddenly halts on her movement, eyes closed tightly as she heave a sigh. The others notices too, stopping on their movements as well with their wide eyes.

"What did you see?" ask Wujin in whisper tone.

Byeol heave another sigh, "Nothing. Let's continue."

As they continue their journey descending on the stairs, they use the railings to guide them since it's too dark to even see what color of shoes you are wearing.

The next floor was empty, save for the half body of a student laying face first on the floor. Its lower body was missing like she had been mauled by a rabid animal--which in their case, is not impossible. The lightning flashes from the outside and enabling them to see the disastrous state of the hallway. It was covered in blood and internal organs, the once white walls of the school were tainted with blood and handprints.

"Damn it," Cheong-san curses silently when he caught a glimpse of the tattered cadaver which causes a domino effect to the others at their back.

"It's not alive," said Byeol in soft tone, slightly squeezing Cheong-san's hand as they continue tip-toeing down.

"Be careful."

The next floor was cleared too which enables the group to travel with ease. That was until the next floor when Byeol and Cheong-san both stopped on their movement, the lass holding a hand directed towards the others at the back as she takes a couple steps backward.

"What's wrong?" Gyeong-su asks.

"Hold on." On-jo answers in light tone.

The light snarls of the zombies as well as their dragged footsteps can be heard behind the rumbling and the pattering of the sky. Byeol turns to others while holding a finger in front of her lips.

The thunder rumbles again but louder than before which not only made the zombies to go wild but also made Byeol to scoot closer to Cheong-san, the lad rubbing circles on the back of her palm.

The thunder attracts the zombies' attention as they limp in pursuit of the loud crackle, leaving their way cleared as Byeol nodded to the others, "Let's go."

The couple stayed closer to the wall as they descended but since the halls are literally pitch black and their legs were weak from both anticipation and fear, someone is bound to stagger down the stairs. Wujin's feet slides down as he took a step too close to the corner of the treads, his half body dragging down the stairs as the wood he was holding lightly clanks at the wall while Joon-yeong's keeping his partner from further slipping down.

Byeol looks at them before peeking her head on the corner, squinting her eyes to see the end of the hallway on both sides since it was hard to see due to the lighting condition. She looks back, nodding to them, "Let's go fast and no noise."