Chapter 597 Troubled Couple

Chapter 597 Troubled Couple

They say fiction is sometimes stranger than reality. Whooo~.... Whooo~.... What were those? Owls?

Sometimes, it was hard to distinguish what was what in this grimly place.

The moon hung low over the sprawling cornfield, casting an eerie glow on the rustling stalks. RUN! RUN! RUN!

Two people could be seen sprinting through the maze of corn, their breaths ragged and hearts pounding. Sweat trickled down their necks, as they gasped for air while constantly throwing their heads behind their shoulders with unfocused pupils. And far behind them was the unmistakable sound of metal scraping echoed, a chilling reminder of the hellhole they now found themselves trapped in.

"Keep running, Izzy!" Ciel gasped, his voice barely audible over the rustling corn. "We can't stop now!"

"I know," Izumi whispered with her eyes still feeling like they weighed 50 pounds.

The couple pushed through the corn, as the stalks slapped against their faces like ghostly fingers trying to pull them back. The air was thick with the scent of earth and fear, and every shadow seemed to twist into a sinister silhouette.

Suddenly, the cornfield gave way to a massive, decrepit mill, which now seemed like a sanctuary to them.

The old, worn-out, abandoned-looking mill had a towering structure loomed like a giant, skeletal guardian in the night. It was better to hide in there and find an opportunity to kill wha was chasing them, rather than keep running and running for hours and hours. Thus without hesitation, they dashed inside and immediately cooperated to slam the heavy metal door shut behind them.

And the moment it was shut–

'BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM! BAM!

Something unnatural kept slamming on the door so hard it left printed images on the thick metal door.

Seeing this, they knew they had bought themselves a little more time.

"Izzy, we have to get ready."

"I.. I know Ciel..." Izumi nodded stiffly. "But how long do you think we will be in here for?"

It lunged at her, his claws slicing through the air with a vicious intent. But just when it was inches from touching her, Izumi quickly moved her head to the left, and then—

Bam!

"Izzy, are you alright?" Ciel had appeared at the scene, plunging a heavy rode through the creature's right face. And sure enough, its heart was right where he guessed. After being in this world for long, he knew that these creature's had weird heart displacements compared to human's who had their hearts in one single spot. Very quickly, he yanked out the rod and stabbed another part of the creature, taking out its second heart.

Dead...

Both hugged each other, thinking so. But just when they were about to rest, the room seemed to warp and twist with the shadows now dancing to a cruel stream of laughter they heard from behind them.

WHAT?

They could hardly believe their eyes when looking at the corpse that was now slowly rising from the dead.

"...Boo." AHHHHHH!

Izumi screamed inwardly, as Ciel had already started pulling her forward. (x0x)

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"Run, Izumi!" Ciel shouted, now stumbling towards the exit with a heavy heart.

Did it have 3 hearts? Never have they encountered a creature with 3 or more hearts before. "And where do you think you're going?"

Whoosh!

The creature with black blood oozing from its eyes and other parts, now appeared at the exit with a tilted head and eyes that glowed maniacally. Too late! Too late!

Ciel and Izumi felt their entire body tremble when seeing the enemy enlarge to 4 times its original size. And the more it enlarged, the louder and heavier its voice became. Was this the end? Was this how they were going to die here?

SWISH!

The creature's claws moved like lightning, and Ciel hurriedly hugged his darling wife, allowing his back to face the creature's incoming claws. "I love you, Izzy..."