Revenge After Death

The maze wasn't hard. You could use a flood-fill algorithm to find the best pathway, but the difficult part was the walls would ruin the order at set times. Moreover, stepping on trap triggers would also bring forth danger.Têxt © NôvelDrama.Org.

"Counting down... 10, 9..."

The eerie voice rang out again.

When the timer was up, the maze will automatically change if we haven't found the correct path.

Once the walls move, the rats below would swarm out. We'll be stuck in this room and get bitten to death by rats.

Rachel had started to panic. She was so afraid she didn't move at all.

"5, 4, 3..."

Just as the timer was about to end, I stepped on a piece of brick in the corner.

In the shortest amount of time, I solved the equation on the upper part of the maze, then... I chose the corresponding location of the brick tile.

The walls in the room moved. However, at the same time, the other wall also opened on its own. Countless rats climbed up from below the surface.

I swiftly ducked into the next room and looked back at Rachel. "Hurry up!"

But the rats were out. She was afraid... She couldn't move.

"Ten seconds, the wall will close on its own. Hurry!" I yelled at her.

She was so afraid she was jumping all over the place. The rats on the floor went after her.

"Help me, Stephie..."

She was afraid of rats. She didn't know where to step when the entire floor was filled with them.

In her state of panic, she accidentally stepped on another trigger. The walls started moving.

There was no time.

"Rachel..."

In that exact moment, a thought flashed across my mind.

Let her fend for herself...

I watched as the wall gradually started closing. I looked at the desperate look in Rachel's eyes as she called for help.

"Damn it..."

My head throbbed for a bit and I swiftly returned to the room before the walls closed up.

The dagger in my hand pierced through a mouse's body. I reached out to drag one off her back before killing it on the ground.

The woman held onto me as she screamed and cried relentlessly.

I felt like I was starting to become numb. I couldn't really understand the fear she had... but I could tell that she was incredibly afraid.

I glanced on both sides. After

missing this opportunity, it'll be very

difficult

someone opened the door from the outside.

get out again... Unless

Waiting for them to arrive was less

likely to happen than killing all of

these rats, but the amount of them that were climbing out were

increasing. It was impossible to kill

them all...

Just as I was worn out from killing, the wall in front started slowly opening after a loud snap.

On the other side was a room full of dead jackals...

Did that lunatic treat this maze like some zoo?

As the wall gradually opened to reveal the room, I saw... Steven covered in blood, eyes glazed over from endless killing.

My body stiffened for a split second.

I stood upright and squeezed the rat on my shoulder to death with a

mouth at him but I couldn't make a single noise.

blank expression. I opened my l. né?

Steven stood amongst the dead bodies. The uniform he was wearing was drenched in red. He looked like Satan from hell-bathed in blood.

Since the night he disappeared... he should've been going on a non-stop killing spree.

At the sight of me, he finally gave in and fell to his knees.

The bloodstains didn't cover his intense gaze.

He flashed me a smile and spoke with a hoarse voice,

"Stephie... They're all dead..."

They're all dead.

We can safely walk to the exit to the next floor.

My throat suddenly hurt like crazy. I gradually walked toward him.

That boy who should be glowing, is my boy, Steve...