episode_0083

Rattling-

The destination is the 3rd floor.

This is the floor where there is a vending machine where you can get amnestics.

When you press the button, the elevator starts moving with a hard mechanical sound.

Now that I think about it, I think it’s somehow scarier than usual.

Have I ever taken an elevator alone?

I think it only happened once, but then everyone else died.

and also.

Noise has increased these days.

It was definitely very quiet when I first came here.

But now the entire elevator is shaking back and forth.

Coogung. Coogung.

It makes a sound like a subway train starting.

Fighting.

There was even something that looked like water droplets falling from the ceiling.

I think it’s on my face.

This isn’t blood, right?

“Ugh.”

I frowned and looked into the mirror on the wall.

Fortunately, it’s just water.

It has no color or smell, and will dry out quickly if left alone.

But why?

Is it possible for water to fall from the elevator?

I don’t know much about the structure of the elevator, but something feels uncomfortable.

It feels like there’s something wrong with just thinking it’s just rainwater.

But it’s not something I really want to dig into.

Because I have more urgent work to do now.

Even if you observe the anomaly towards the ceiling, you can’t see anything.

“… … .”

The girl in the mirror looks intently at this side.

The innocent look that makes you feel like you could be deceived by a half-baked lie.

Plus, the eyes look like they’re about to burst into tears.

No matter how much you think about it, you are too fragile to survive in an apartment.

I deliberately frowned and fiercely adjusted my eyes.

Still a cute face though.

This only makes it look more manageable.

So I decided to just quit.

No matter what happens to your body, isn’t what’s inside what’s important?

Because you have the will to survive, that’s all you need.

… … The thought stopped there.

Gigi Geek-

With a creepy sound, my body becomes heavy for a moment.

It was a short moment, but I could feel it right away.

The elevator stopped.

I am currently on the 4th floor.

Did I press the wrong floor?

I looked at the button again, but the red light still illuminated the number 3.

What’s even weirder than that?

The number 4 does not exist on the wall.

no. Did it really exist in the first place?

Considering that I had passed through it naturally before, there must have been a number, but the place where the button should be is empty.

In its place, only the smooth metal wall remained awkwardly.

A confusing situation, but one thing is certain.

The elevator stopped by itself.

and,

A woman’s voice, which I heard for the first time, announced the location of the elevator.

Kiyiig-

Geek!

Kagagak!

Tddudeudeudeudeuk!

The door begins to open with the sound of scratching on the blackboard.

I immediately pressed the close button, but the elevator stopped and the door opened.

The same applies even if you keep hitting the close button like this.

Once the door opens fully, it will immediately start closing again.

If there’s something outside, there’s plenty of time to come inside.

I held the weapon tightly with one hand and hit the close button with the other hand.

More and more light is coming in through the cracks in the elevator doors.

Knock knock knock knock knock

A pillar of light.

The wider it spreads, the more pressure you put on your index finger.

Knock knock knock knock knock-

Finally.

The door opened completely.

There was only an empty staircase in front of him.

The emergency lights filled with bugs barely illuminate the dark space.

thank god. there’s nothing.

wee. I was relieved.

Light enters from a bright place to a dark place.

The elevator is bright, but the stairs to the 4th floor are dark.

Therefore, even if the door opens, nothing should be visible right away… … .

But the gap between the door and the door.

What about that beam of light I saw?

What was it?

Fighting.

Water drops fall.

I looked up.

still.

I can’t see anything.

Why didn’t I notice it sooner?

Observation of the anomaly revealed nothing.

Because of the influence of graffiti, this has become ‘normal’.

I had no idea that the scope would be this wide.

So I thought that if I left the 7th floor and took the elevator, everything would be as usual.

The problem was my memories and perceptions.

Once the standards of reality were shaken, they did not easily return to their original state.

Tou-du-du-du-duk.

Patter.

The floor became completely wet in an instant.

Even if you move your toes just a little bit, you can hear a clicking sound.

In suffocating fear, I just stared at the ceiling.

Shadows flutter over the blinking elevator lights.

Dead insects trapped between lights.

hair.

Some black marks left behind.

The water continued to fall.

The fishy smell of water fills the surroundings, as if it had rained.

‘cold… … .’

I wrapped my arms around my body and hugged it.

I suddenly felt a chill.

The white t-shirt that clings tightly to the body is like ice.

“Phew… … .”

My body was now so stiff that I couldn’t even look at the ceiling, so I had no choice but to look down.

The girl in the mirror is trembling.

Black hair stuck to the head.

A soaked white t-shirt is completely transparent.

And the elevator.

At some point, the elevator stopped.

Somewhere between the 4th and 3rd floors.

I tried pressing the open button, but the door was closed tightly and would not open.

Why do you do this when you are alone?

Serim Choi. Daju Yoon. At least Jeong Hae-won.

Why only when I’m alone when there are so many other people around?

Why are you doing this now?

I thought I didn’t have claustrophobia, but it’s getting harder and harder to breathe.

It seems like there is not enough oxygen in the narrow elevator.

There has never been a moment when I resented being alone like this.

Water is rising inside the elevator.

I tried to look up at the ceiling again, but I coughed violently as water poured down my face.

“Cough! Cough! Ugh… … .”

A crying sound escapes from between my trembling lips without my knowledge.

Shootaaa-

Cold water pours endlessly from the ceiling.

Streams of water continue to gush out from the cracks in the corners, as if a faucet had been turned on.

I went to the center where there was less water and crouched down.

Come to your senses, we need to get out of here.

You need amnestics.

Go to the third floor, get the amnestics, and meet the others again.

So, you have to escape from this apartment.

I made up my mind.

Securing body temperature is an urgent priority now.

First, I unzipped the bag I was carrying on my back and opened it.

A thin gray cloth catches my eye.

This is a long-sleeved cardigan that I brought along just in case.

I said I was preparing warm clothes in case I got shipwrecked, but I ended up leaving out the thick clothes because they were too heavy.

Even if it’s heavy, I’ll be patient.

It’s not that I don’t regret it, but in the current situation, I’m just thankful for this.

Instead of putting my arms into the clothes, I wrapped them around my body like a blanket.

My body had already stiffened from the cold, making it difficult to do simple tasks, and above all, it was not easy to wear long-sleeved clothes when I was wet.

Now all that’s left is escape.

I’ve maintained my body temperature by gathering everything I can, so if I want to move, I have to do it now.

If I stay here any longer, I will be unable to do anything and will freeze to death.

I thought as I watched my vision keep turning pitch black.

Water is already pouring from the ceiling.

It’s impossible to stop that.

Even if I find some hint and can stop this phenomenon, I will be completely exhausted by then.

then.

They say I have to get out of here.

The elevator is currently located between the 3rd and 4th floors.

Even if this was an ordinary apartment, escaping would be reckless.

You have to hold on to moving from floor to floor, and if you make a mistake, you could fall down the hatch.

Besides, this is no ordinary space.

Numerous anomalous phenomena. Monsters roam around.

There may be something in the empty space between floors, as well as the beam of light that I saw on the 4th floor a while ago.

This means that you are not safe even after leaving the elevator.

but.

must do it.

First, open the door.

I picked up the weapon I had put down on the floor again.

Paru.

This tool is great for hitting the guys that are running at you, but its original purpose is different.

Firmly tightening my frozen fingers, I stuck the bent part of the palu into the crack in the door.

Kigi Geek-

With the sound of metal being ground, the tip of the palu settled into the crack in the door.

A stick stuck in the crack of the door, as if a straw had been inserted.

Now, all you have to do is use the principle of the lever to open the gap with all your might.

“Please.”

Please, it should work.

This is the last of my strength, so I have no strength anymore.

I gritted my teeth and pulled the handle of the palu with all my might.

Tsk-duk-duk.

Tsk.

However, only a stiff feeling is transmitted to the hand.

The door does not open at all, as if someone is holding it.

“Please open!!!”

The moment when I started using evil words.

Rattling-

The elevator shook violently, and I fell backwards.

However, he did not let go of Paru.

Coo!

As the direction of the force strangely changed, one side of the door lifted up and fell.

The door that fell far below disappeared without even making a sound.

Just down.

It just falls endlessly.

The view now reflects an empty elevator shaft.

Gray concrete walls that have turned wet from water, and spiders that you don’t know how they got in.

Flying insects running towards a light that I haven’t seen in a long time.

Originally, the size of the elevator and shaft should have been about the same, but now the area around it has strangely expanded.

So, one elevator was floating in the air.

Shootaaa-

The water pouring from the ceiling flows out of the elevator like a waterfall.

Below was an endless abyss.

“Heo Eok. omg. Huh… … .”

Normally, when you are out of breath like this, you will sweat and feel hot.

Maybe it’s because it’s so cold that I can’t even feel it.

It’s just cold.

Thoughts that had hardened due to the cold took root later.

I definitely tried to open the door by pulling the door to the side.

No matter how much weight is placed on it, it makes no sense for the entire door to lift.

And that too in the ‘upward’ direction… … .

The place where the elevator passes, the elevator shaft, is a long vertical tunnel that passes through the apartment.

I don’t know everything about this apartment.

It’s impossible to say for sure what floor is on which floor.

But as countless ghost stories tell us.

This tunnel.

It would be a perfect environment for ‘something’ that we cannot understand to live in.

First, I took out my smartphone and shined the light downwards.

If you escape, it would be better to go down to the third floor.

To go upstairs, I have to pull myself up with my arm strength, but I don’t have that much strength left right now.

“… … .”

When the door opened on the 4th floor.

The guy didn’t come inside.

It was just a confirmation.

Am I in the elevator?

Pop,

Pop,

Soaked hair continues upward.

Extremely long, pitch-black hair.

It is too long and thick to be human.

But at the same time, it can only be thought of as human. Everything from color to texture was human… … .

I gradually raised the flashlight higher, trying to see where it was coming from.

It was above.

On top of the passenger box I’m riding in.