Kim Hak-Cheol's eyes opened wide enough they could pop out of their sockets.

A shadow was slowly standing up from the darkness?! A shadow that could either be a person or some kind of a specter was now looking down at Kim Hak-Cheol frozen on the floor.

The shadow's lips parted. “Did you know?”

What... was this thing even asking about?

Kim Hak-Cheol squeezed his eyes shut. He had to be sleeping right now. Right, something like this couldn't happen in reality. All these terrifying things should go away once he closed his eyes and opened them again!

This was what Kim Hak-Cheol told himself. Without that, he wouldn't be strong enough to maintain his sanity. Obviously, no living human would have the opportunity to experience something like this in their lifetime! This was a scene straight out of some bone-chilling horror movie, and, confronted by this nightmarish scenario, Kim Hak-Cheol's heart pounded fast and hard enough that it seemed like it would explode.

His heart continued to race despite his closed eyes, proving that this was his reality, but Kim Hak-Cheol was simply unwilling to accept it. Never! If that pitch-black shadow was a real creature, then... Then, what was he supposed to do against it?!

The shadow began walking slowly, its footsteps echoing so vividly in the boiler room. With every passing second, those steps sounded louder and louder in Kim Hak-Cheol's ears. Inch by inch, step by step... That shadow was...