A breeze slipped through the gaps in the iron gate, letting out a "whooshing" sound in the empty space. In the dim underground parking lot, the light from my flashlight... reflected three swaying shadows!

"Hiss!!!"

My heart clenched sharply!! I instantly sucked in a cold breath. This already creepy underground parking lot now felt like a horror movie scene. Every hair on my body stood on end!

'What is it?! Zombies?! Monsters?! Or people?!'

Panicked, I rushed behind a support pillar. Leaning against the icy concrete, a chill shot through my body, making me shiver uncontrollably!!

But... nothing happened!

'Are they... waiting for me to bring lunch?!'

Imagining myself being eaten, I felt another wave of cold. My fear grew infinitely.

After a moment's hesitation, I slowly shone the flashlight again... In the parking lot, the "whooshing" sound echoed occasionally. The three swaying shadows made my heart clench once more!

The wind... seemed to blow gently past those shadows. Suddenly, I noticed something odd about them!

Their movements... were eerily identical!!!

'What is that?! A new monster?!'

Chilled to the bone, I almost abandoned the motorcycle idea. I wanted to jump straight into the Maserati and leave.

But!

"No matter what... I have to take a look. If I'm quiet, they might not notice me!"

Strangely, they didn't react to the light. And my gasp earlier hadn't drawn their attention either.

Quietly... I crouched down, body close to the ground. Mimicking army moves I'd seen, I held the flashlight in my mouth and crawled forward. Peering under car chassis, I aimed the light toward the inner room. The three swaying shadows... still... drifted there!

I let out a long breath. Slowly moving, I kept the light focused on the inner room. The shadows swayed with the beam, sometimes overlapping into two, then splitting back into three!!

Minutes passed... After crawling past over ten cars, I neared the inner iron gate. The flashlight finally covered the inner area...

"Phew..."

I sighed in relief, my strength draining away.

Those shadows were...

Slowly turning my head, a rotting human face suddenly appeared right in front of me!!!

In an instant!! My whole body felt like plunging into an icy pit on a hot summer day!! Bone-chilling cold!

Focused on the inner room, I hadn't noticed I'd crawled next to a corpse!!

"Clatter!"

The flashlight fell from my mouth onto the cold concrete floor!

My heart clenched violently! Cold sweat covered me. My mind went blank...

When I snapped out of it... I gasped sharply!!

"Hiss!!!!"

For a moment, I'd even stopped breathing. I almost suffocated!

"...This hateful world!"

I grumbled, standing up. I looked at the corpse lying face-up toward me.

Strangely, no flies covered it.

Bending down to inspect, I noticed a foul stench mixed with a strange fragrance.

"Is it the perfume... keeping flies away?"

What a weird perfume... lasting so long and repelling insects?

It was a woman's corpse. Long hair sprawled on the ground, withered. Gently pinching it, it broke into pieces.

Slowly bending down, I took the small bag from her body. Inside... makeup items in bright colors, a car key, and a bottle of insect-repellent perfume.

This repellent could be useful. Summer mosquitoes might carry viruses. Getting bitten could mean infection.

"Thanks..."

I muttered to the corpse, unceremoniously taking the perfume.

Tucking it into my pocket, I picked up the fallen flashlight and looked toward the inner room...

Inside, the three shadows... were all cast by one person... no, one corpse.

The hanging corpse in the inner room.

I was now close, about ten meters away. Though blurry, I could see someone... hanging on the wall with a thick rope.

"Suicide?"

I murmured, finally relaxing. Looking at the car key I'd just found, I pressed the button.

"Beep~beep~~"

Unlocking sounds echoed. Lights suddenly flashed behind me. I spun around, chilled despite knowing it was just the car unlocking.

But... when I saw the vehicle, the chill faded greatly!

It was...

"A pickup truck?!"

Unexpected luck! Not only a motorcycle, but a pickup truck too... such fortune falling on me?

Could this be... a stroke of luck?

"Strange... a woman driving a pickup?" I glanced at the corpse, surprised. Pickups are rugged, more suited for a guy like me...

Well, forget I thought that!

"Now that I have the pickup... let's check the motorcycles. I wonder if that bike is here..."

I headed toward the inner room. Though the corpse was dead, I still felt a creepy chill.

As a Huaguo person, I have deep fears of ghosts and spirits.

Entering the inner room, I saw it was filled with motorcycles, each in its own small stall.

"Jingle~"

I pulled out the keys. Counting them, I had five sets: my home keys, neighbor Uncle Liu's keys, the Li couple's keys, and the woman's pickup truck key I'd just found.