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You blinked at her. <span class="mu-r">“Man, you really lay it on thick with the insults and compliments. No half measures with you, huh?”</span>
She used the back of her hand to wipe the blood away from her mouth as she gave you a rare smirk. <span class="mu-g">“The world would be better off without them, no? If people simply said what they meant and acted on their impulses, I think everyone would be much happier that way.”</span> she said, sounding a bit wistful as she expressed her idea.
You were inclined to disagree, since people were inherently selfish, and that kind of lifestyle would lead the world to absolute anarchy. However, you didn’t feel like getting into any arguments right now. Especially with someone who was covered in blood and held a rather sharp looking spear.
You simply nodded and gestured at the door, letting her know that you were ready. It didn’t take any prodding at all for her to open the door and go in ahead of you. The two of you descended into the basement with your weapons drawn, ready to put down anything that moved.
The first thing you noticed was the smell. You were surprised that you could smell it, even through the filter in your mask. There was a pungent odor permeating the air, and it reminded you of what you smelled when you entered Morbius’ club. Someone was carving up bodies down here, and you were in no mood to see someone’s corpse being mutilated. But lucky for you, there was no light down here, so you were unable to see anything that you might regret seeing.
However, that also meant that you wouldn’t be able to see if something attacked you down here.
Suddenly, an idea struck you, and you flipped a switch on your belt. A bright, UV light shone out through your belt, illuminating the room and Ana’s back in the process. You rotated slowly, seeing bodies strung about the floor and hung onto meat hooks like pigs. Your stomach turned at the sight of them, and you tried to keep your light on them for as brief a time as possible. And that’s when you saw the clawed hand slipping behind one of the carcasses, just before your light could touch it directly. You quickly whipped the light back, only to see the corpse swinging on the hook slightly.
<span class="mu-r">“Did you-!”</span>
<span class="mu-g">“Yes.”</span> Annie answered easily, her eyes darting around suspiciously.
You swung around and focused your light around multiple points in the dark room, hoping to get a better look at whatever it was darting around the basement. But whatever it was, you could never get a clear look at-
<span class="mu-s">UP! LOOK UP! LOOK OUT!</span>
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