Chapter 7 Night Shift at the Graveyard (6)

Rover replied, while warily eyeing Kaito. Although he didn't know the meaning of Alex's words, he knew... At this moment, he couldn't trust anyone.

Kaito sighed and said: "That idiot... I told him to find tools to fix the water pipe, but he acted annoyed and said he wouldn't follow my orders."

"I know he's arrogant, but the situation was a little chaotic; the water was flowing continuously, and I couldn't let him stay there with Akiko."

"Of course, I couldn't let Akiko go to the security room alone either. Finally, he agreed to listen to me and go to your place to get the tools, but he..."

As Kaito spoke, a look of displeasure appeared on his face.

Rover didn't rush to believe what Kaito said, even though his account, along with Akiko's and Alex's, seemed too similar.

However... Something very strange seemed to have happened between them.

First Akiko, then Alex, and finally Kaito.

What exactly happened while he was asleep?

"Alright, come inside; I'm freezing to death," Kaito said irritably and hastily.

Rover entered the church, and Kaito followed, but his mind was constantly alert to any sounds behind him.

"These footprints are..." Kaito suddenly spoke.

Rover shrugged: "I don't know either; it seems like what you said, they're from the company employees here."

Hearing this, Kaito frowned, his face showing intense murderous intent, although his expression quickly returned to normal.

Rover didn't notice this as he followed the footprints on the floor.

"You're trying to find the company employees?"

Hearing Kaito's question, Rover cautiously said: "Yes, anyway, I can't find my way back to the security room, so it's best to ask the company employees for help."

Hearing this, Kaito suddenly slowed down, pulling out a hammer he had taken from the security room and hidden behind his back.

Holding the hammer, Kaito began to quicken his pace. When he got close to Rover, he swung the hammer, his face bearing a ferocious smile like a wild beast.

Suddenly, his hand holding the hammer stopped in mid-air, and his eyes, which had been excited and ferocious, instantly changed to surprise, bewilderment, and fear.

Kaito opened his mouth wide, staring at Rover, his eyes filled with disbelief as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Keng!

Suddenly, Kaito's hand holding the hammer trembled, causing the hammer to fall to the ground with a sharp clang.

Rover was startled, turning his head to see Kaito's perplexing movements and the hammer on the floor.

At this moment, he remembered Alex's words, a warning flashed in his mind, telling him to run immediately.

Rover turned and ran with all his might.

"Ah!" Only a second later, Kaito came to his senses, but Rover had already run away.

However, he didn't chase after Rover; instead, he tried to control his trembling body.

'What was that... just now?' Kaito thought silently; he didn't know what it was, but... it was truly terrifying.

...

Rover didn't know if Kaito was chasing him, but he still ran.

He also didn't want to fight back; after all, he wasn't stupid.

Seeing Kaito's physique, which was twice Rover's size and full of muscles, Rover didn't think he could win.

If he couldn't win, he could only run.

Rover ran down the hallway, leading to a small room. Without thinking much, he immediately opened the door to enter.

Crack! Crack!

The door was locked; however, he noticed a wall nearby with a board on top of it with countless papers pinned to it and a key.

Rover looked towards the end of the hallway, and he saw Kaito's shadow.

Without thinking, he immediately grabbed the key and tried to open the door.

Crack!

The door opened; Rover didn't look inside to see what was there; he only felt a terrifying chill hit his face as the door opened slightly.

However, he didn't have time to think.

Rover immediately went inside, then locked the door.

Now, he felt a little more at ease; he leaned against the door, gasping for breath.

Rover: "??!!!"

He was startled to realise where this room was. Three corpses, one lying on a cold slab, the other two on the floor.

Rover swallowed, reassuring himself: 'Don't worry, this is just fake; it's all fake, all set up by the company.'

However, his body still trembled violently. The temperature in the room was so low that his breath was white, yet his sweat was pouring continuously.

His heart pounded like a drum as if it was about to jump out of his chest.

In the room were three corpses; behind him was someone who wanted to kill him. He... didn't know where to run.

Rover didn't understand why Kaito wanted to kill him; he also didn't want to find out why.

He didn't need the $5,000 anymore; he wanted to leave this place as soon as possible.

Rover took out his phone and tried to turn it on, but it was all useless.

He looked towards the opposite wall; there was a window there.

'I can escape through the window.' Rover thought silently.

He looked at the two corpses on the floor, then trembled, unsure whether he should step over them.

Anyway, the room was very small, with only enough space for three slabs and a narrow walkway.

If he didn't step over the two corpses on the floor, he couldn't leave this room.

Crack! Crack!

Suddenly, the doorknob was being twisted continuously, and Rover knew Kaito had arrived.

He gritted his teeth, immediately stepped over the two corpses on the floor, then ran towards the window.

BAM!

Rover heard the sound of impact, further confirming his suspicion.

Damn it! The crazy Kaito wanted to kill him.

Indeed, Kaito was trying to open the door; he was continuously kicking the door with all his strength.

BAM!

With each kick, the door latch became looser, but Rover still couldn't open the window.

'Damn it! Which idiot locked the window?' Rover really wanted to cry as the window also had a very strong lock.

BAM!

The door burst open, falling into the room.

Kaito held a hammer, his eyes like a bloodthirsty wild beast, were full of ferocity and madness, but also a hint of excitement.

Rover trembled, leaning against the wall; fear overwhelmed him, to the point where his legs trembled violently, almost causing him to fall to the ground.

"Wait! You... What do you want? I... I don't have any money!" Rover stammered.

"Money?" Kaito laughed ferociously: "I don't need that useless stuff; I need more excitement, more thrill..."

"You're crazy; I'll call the police." Rover held his phone, threatening Kaito.

"You can try..." Kaito said with a smile: "I'll wait."

"You... you should know... There are cameras around here; if you kill me, you'll be arrested by the police." Rover tried to persuade Kaito; in his mind, he was also thinking of ways to escape.

"Hahahaha... You think they'll report me?" Kaito laughed loudly: "They don't care whether you're alive or dead; they only need one survivor."

"What?!" Rover was startled, his face full of confusion as he looked at Kaito: "What do you mean?"

"Ah! You don't need to know..."

Crop!

Crop!

Kaito stepped over the door, entering the room. Rover just trembled violently as fear overwhelmed him.

Tick! Tick!

Suddenly, the light in the room flickered repeatedly, then...

Tick!

Everything plunged into darkness, without any light source. It was so dark that... even if Rover held his hand in front of his face, he wouldn't see it.

At this moment, a cold breath hit his face repeatedly but intermittently, as if it were... breaths.

Rover held his breath, his nerves taut like strings. Everything was plunged into darkness; he didn't know what was happening around him.

Immediately afterward, Rover shivered because he felt a cold hand touch his neck.

Not just one hand, but two.

The two hands explored his body from his neck to his arms, to his stomach, then his face.

Rover trembled so much that his teeth chattered like a grinder, and sweat poured out, soaking his face and shirt.

Every second that passed seemed like a century; he just squeezed his eyes shut while hoping everything would be alright.

After a while, the feeling of the two cold hands touching him gradually disappeared.

Then...

"AAA!! Um! Um! UMMM!!!"

Kaito's scream, which was full of pain and misery, rang out. His screams gradually became strange, as if something was muffling his mouth.

Then... the space plunged into silence again, a terrifying silence, to the point where Rover could hear his own heartbeat.

Rustle! Rustle!

The sound was like plastic rubbing together; in this silent space, it became even more jarring.

Grit!

Grit!

Grit!

Then, the sound of a zipper, a strange sound echoed three times.

Rover knew what that sound meant. He tried to press himself against the wall as if he wanted to merge his whole body into it.

Although everything around him was dark, his hearing became incredibly sharp.

Chwep! Chwep! Chwep! Chwep! Chwep!

A strange sound echoed, like feet with a lot of water on them stepping on the ground.

Rover heard the sound getting closer and closer, so close it was as if it was beside him.

Suddenly, the sound disappeared, and then a terrifying feeling came that made Rover's skin crawl.

He felt as if someone was staring at him.

Rover was scared...

He was really scared...

In this situation, he didn't know what to do; he could only stand still, trying to hold his breath.

A moment later, the strange sound echoed again.

Chwep! Chwep! Chwep....

It got farther and farther away until the sound was so faint that Rover couldn't hear it anymore, and then the lights suddenly turned on.

On the ground was only a pool of blood and some scraps of flesh.

Near him, water-stained footprints were clearly visible on the ground, as if several people had just stood around him.

The two body bags on the ground were open, containing nothing but some water.

Although the lights were on, the fear in his mind didn't disappear.

Suddenly, Rover felt someone looking at him.

Instinctively, he looked towards the corpse on the slab.

"Huk!" Rover almost vomited.

Kaito's head was neatly placed on the stomach of the corpse on the slab, his eyes wide open, his expression one of utter terror.

Rover was startled; the intense stimulation of his nerves caused his mind to slowly sink into darkness.