Biohazard's Catastrophe: Death's Hallway

The Autumn Leaves the Sign of Something

Day

Ardana glanced at the watch on her right wrist. The touch screen tech thing showed ten hours past thirty minutes. Unlike usual, the atmosphere in Cikembang Village and Sirnasurya Forest turned colder than usual. Since the discovery of the body this morning, most villagers choose to be in the house. Those who are not affected by the fear of continuing to carry out activities as usual, especially the patrons who get a turn and food vendors.

This young man and Ilham were already at the stop in the eastern part of the Sirnasurya Forest. Quite far from Cikembang Village to have to cross two other villages that are also not close. The two left before eight in the evening in the same Ford Ranger. Inspiration wants another location of investigation.

Ardana's eyes moved from left to right, sweeping through almost the entire eastern area of the Sirnasurya Forest. In his heart, he admitted that other parts of the artificial forest were more sinister than the previous one near Cikembang Village. If there was still a path of entry, this time the one before them looked like a thick wilderness. The rest of the wire fences that were torn with dirty no-entry signs were still plastered, indicating that no humans had entered for a long time. The forest guard officer who was on guard most likely also never checked again. According to rumors circulating, there have been heard cries of people in pain from inside the forest but when visited by no one or anything.

The concentration of Ardana is actually being unsupported because it is split in two between the main task and Paramitha. Far away in her heart, she was indeed beginning to be interested and curious about the girl. The Paramitha he saw this morning was his original identity. The graceful girl who was a little shy, yet remained firm with her principles. Although forced to appear like a fierce person for the sake of his own safety. Nina also told that the character of the girl was similar to her father who was brave and sometimes desperate to protect himself and his loved ones. Ilham even gave up facing Paramitha who still wanted to be in Cikembang Village for several days.

“The fruit fell not far from the tree. So also with Paramitha and the late Linggasatria,” said Ilham while getting out of the car.

Ardana smiled faintly. A sharper-than-normal cold forced her to wear a maroon scarf around her neck. Paramitha gave it to him directly, the girl said as a sign of gratitude.

“I don't have anything that you might think is valuable as a sign of gratitude for being bothered to file so. If there were no you, maybe until the last day here I would remain silent and not be free to go outside. But. This scarf is a thank you sign from me. I hope you will accept it and keep it.” So said Paramitha before Ardana and Ilham say goodbye to return to the village hall.

Ardana stepped forward to the front of the car while observing the Sirnasurya Forest. Behind him, Ilham was still busy inspecting the weapons and equipment. AWP rifle that became a mainstay deliberately left in the back tub. This time the FN SCAR type L assault rifle became his toy. Without abandoning his favorite art of modification, the weapon bullet has been designed to penetrate the skin layer of living things as hard as any. Ardana. He even just found out Ilham brought the Belgian-made weapon from home.

“I just found out you brought that gun, Sir,” said Ardana.

Inspiration mumbled a smile while glorifying the weapon in his grasp. “To keep watch if there is something troublesome like last night,” reply.

This middle-aged man turned his gaze to the forest area in front. Looking at the dense terrain this time, there was a hint of disappointment clearly plastered on his face. If in the past when he was an active personnel in Kopassus he often broke through the forests of Papua which is thicker than the Sirnasurya Forest, but this time there is a sense of laziness to repeat it again. Moreover, the threats to their safety are both not human.

“We're in now,” said.

Carefully, Ardana stepped foot. Entering the eastern area of the forest was not as easy as he imagined. Between one tree and another is closer. In addition to darker, the LED flashlight light mounted on the front of his kevlar helmet did little to help. Sometimes he stumbled by the roots of the tree that escaped his observation. Many times also his mouth curses slowly while holding the pain in the legs. Yesterday's horrible experience made him more often anticipate the branches of the tree above. And.. if there is a corpse stuck in the branch of the tree he can immediately cry out to tell Ilham.

A few minutes have passed. Ilham's distance meter mounted on his left wrist has reached the number nine hundred and twenty-nine in meters.

Jroshi!

Ardana suddenly stopped. His right foot stepped on something wet and very soft. Slowly he raised his left hand and looked down. Once he knew what he was stepping on his two eyes widened. Not wet soil, but the carcass of a goat that is undergoing the process of decay. His left foot stepped on the right part of the stomach that was no longer because. Surprisingly, no smell was released. Just the wriggling of thousands of maggots some of which are also stuck in shoes. Ardana immediately washed it with the bottled mineral water he brought.

“Goats die in the middle of a forest like this? The owner must have chosen to let his goat disappear rather than looking until he entered here,” hiss.

Ilham frowned watching the carcass of a goat that was accidentally stepped on by Ardana. There was a bite scar extending from the neck to the belly of the animal. He crouched close enough to see it more clearly. The bite wound turned out to be dozens of quite severe shreds.

“This animal was attacked, Dan,” he added.

“Eh? Attacked, Sir?” Ardana looked curious.

Ilham nodded, “True. Not as rough as the one on the victim's body this morning. This one is smoother even though the rest shows severe impact.”

Ardana retreated three steps behind Ilham. While trying to digest the words of the supervisor, his heart grumbled because the second night of the investigation had to be hit by accidentally stepping on the carcass of a rotting animal.

Unwittingly by Ardana and Ilham, something else was lurking from the meeting of the tree branch. A creature that looked only silhouette was moving quietly without sound until it was right above the two men in uniform. Dozens of leaf strands that fall around Ardana because they are exposed to the movement of the creature is only considered the young man as the effect of the wind.

“Hm? The wind blows faster, huh?” Ardana looked up.

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