Biohazard's Catastrophe: Death's Hallway

Red Tentacle Shrieks

Leaves that fall now is not just a dozen, the number continues to increase. Some strands have even begun to spread around Ilham and only around them. Ardana frowned and started to think something was strange. Especially now there is a rustling sound from above even though it is vague. The inspiration that was still watching the goat carcass in front of them began to feel disturbed. He stood up and approached Ardana while occasionally looking up at the tree branch.

“These leaves... why only fall around us?” Ardana Gumam.

Ilham shook his head, “Entah, but clearly not because of the wind. If yes, it should not only be around us.”

Soon, the leaves stopped falling from above them. Once again Ardana and Ilham both looked up.

“Now stop. We should continue the journey, we follow the south,” said Ilham who had moved first.

Both men in uniform continued their journey. From the east to the south, the terrain in the Sirnasurya Forest had a troublesome level of difficulty. In addition to the roots of the tree, the wetter and mushy soil there also tends to be slippery. Ardana and Ilham are forced to walk closer in order to act quickly when defending themselves from unexpected attacks or one of them accidentally falls. But as much as possible not to experience injuries that will inhibit.

Both Ardana and Ilham, both do not want to trouble each other. The two also had to adapt quickly to the more intense cold on the southern side of the forest. Ardana is really grateful because the maroon scarf given Paramitha is very useful for such conditions. As both of his eyes swept around the situation, this young man smiled imagining how the girl gave the thing to him. Sitting both apart on the veranda of Ilham and Nina, Paramitha's right hand clasped a small, beautifully carved wooden box. Inside was a scroll of scarf. Ardana did not take it himself, but the owner took it.

What is clear, Paramitha was very happy to see Ardana willing to receive the maroon scarf she gave. Although then there was a moment that made the two throw their faces at each other with misbehavior. Ardana knew and unconsciously grasped Paramitha's hand so happy. The young man only realized after seeing the girl's face blushing red.

“I didn't expect. The girl was brave and fierce, but at the same time shy,” his hiss. At least by re-imagining what happened this morning is better than following the tension that has begun to occupy his mind.

Dits!

The sight of Ardana was suddenly pitch black. All the objects around him only had faint silhouettes.

“What? Dilapid lamp garbage!” detestation later.

The LED flashlight on the front of his kevlar helmet suddenly died. A second later he realized the object had forgotten to be refilled after his previous use. Ardana felt like a fool had cursed something caused by his own negligence. Unfortunately, he did not hear the voice of Inspiration. The man was no longer in front of him.

“Pak Ilham? Sir...!” calling repeatedly.

“Pak Inspiration...! Mr whereaa...?!”

There is no word from the person being addressed.

“Aduh, can mess up his business,” lamented, “if Pak Ilham knows I'm not behind him can be this serious.”

While reaching for the pouch of equipment on the back waist, Ardana hopes that she finds a spare battery for her LED flashlight. Or anything that can light up in the dark. It was also impossible for him to return. Because it would be very difficult especially he was sure that he was far into the middle of the forest. The scary stories in the Sirnasurya Forest that he used to read on the internet began to poison his mind. His fear began to rise.

“Stupid! Where, anyway? Batteries or small flashlight backup if you forget to bring can be sprayed later at headquarters!” Ardana starts to get upset on her own while continuing to groan.

The young man was able to breathe a sigh of relief after finding a small flashlight the size of a whiteboard marker that was buried in other equipment inside the pouch. The little thing was done quickly. Although the size is not large, but with the latest advanced technology the electrical power it holds is large enough that when turned on it is able to produce a brighter white light than a regular LED flashlight.

The flashlight is first highlighted to the surrounding ground. He was surprised to find no trace of the shoes of Inspiration anywhere. Wet soil conditions still look natural without a touch of human footprint left behind. In front of him were only roots poking out from the ground and the leaves that had fallen.

Ardana sighed and tried to calm down. “Looks like I got lost deep into the middle. How's this?”

Amidst his confusion, Ardana tried to keep going. Armed with his steel compass, he tried to find his own way to the middle of the forest to take a shortcut to the north, precisely to the village of Cikembang. His fate became more unlucky when a communication device similar to a Bluetooth headset in his left ear suffered sudden damage.

“Fate, fate.. It was like being bullied by a senior Scout while still in school at Junior High School!” his gerrick.

Within sixteen meters in front, Ardana saw something. He tried to assert both of his eyes to recognize it more clearly. Someone was sitting with his face down under one of the big trees. Next to him was a large black object which Ardana guessed was a mountain backpack. The appearance of the person is like an adventurer in general, long pants, shoes, wearing a jacket made of parachutes that look thick and do not miss the hat of a feather on the head. Only the left side of his body could be seen by Ardana.

“Hm? Lest there be a new missing person again,” murmured.

Ardana decided to approach. That person didn't seem to care so much about Ardana's presence.

“Sorry.. euh, you got lost too, huh? Come on, we're both out of this!” bring Ardana.

No response from the person being invited. Ardana was surprised and astonished. He held back a moment to cock his weapon. Who knew that the adventurers in front of him were reluctant to come along because they felt threatened or there was another danger near those who sought his safety?

“I am an army of Baihaqi Armed Corps. It's okay, I bring a weapon to stand guard,” Ardana said as she continued to slowly approach. His gun was pointed around him.

The man remained silent as if he had not heard. Forced, Ardana shone her flashlight directly into the face. Nothing is strange. The unknown adventurer was like sleeping.

Knowing that the people near him were sleeping, Ardana chose to be closer than before.

His left hand patted the adventurer's thigh several times. Still no response.

“Do-don't..” Ardana immediately brought her index finger closer to the nose of the adventurer in front of her. The two young men's eyes were glaring. No breath at all.

Still in disbelief, he tried to check the pulse at the wrist. There was no heartbeat he could feel.

Ardana sighed because she did not know that the adventurer was dead. With a little weight of heart he stood up again while hanging his gun behind his back and then checked the mountain backpack beside the lifeless body. But how surprised he was when he accidentally saw the right part of the victim's body. The right side of the face down to the chest is gaping and badly torn. His right hand is not. The blood that was spilling had also thickened. Ardana's instincts immediately worked quickly to realize the victim died from being killed by something very sharp.

In a hurry, Ardana tried to capture the discovery of the corpse with his smartphone camera.

“KHAMU... WANT TO GO TO SSAYYA PULLAAANG?! THIS... THEMPHAAAT SHAYYAAAKKHH...!!!”

Ardana reflexively turned her head and immediately retreated in surprise. The body of the adventurer suddenly stood up like a living human. Without having time to dodge, the young man's neck was entangled in something soft but painful. Ardana had a glance while staring at the pain. From the right part of the body of the adventurer corpse appeared four dark red tentacles covered in transparent yellow slime.

The newly awakened creature grinned. His teeth no longer resembled humans but had already turned into rows of pointy fangs covered in blood. His fiery red eyes were now glaring with excitement.

“Aaaaakkhhh...! Release...!” Ardana thrashed but failed to release the entanglement of tentacles on her neck. He started having trouble breathing.

“KHAMU WILL JHADHI MAKHHANAN SAYAAAKHH... HRRRRRRRGGGRRR...!!!”

Claps! Claps! Claps!

While the creature was rumored to be eating it, Ardana remembered she still kept the survival knife. Without waiting, he moved quickly. Pulling out the sharp object and plunge it many times in the winding tentacles on his neck. The mutant creature in front of him roared in pain full of rage. With her tentacles, Ardana slammed to the left very hard.

Bugh!

“Aaaaakh!”

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