[Anton's P.O.V]
Although I didn't know how Ellie had discovered the pitch-black space, the cave entrance was narrow, and we had no way to retreat. Undead blocked our path ahead, leaving us with no other options.
I glanced in the direction Ellie indicated, immediately firing a shot at the undead. While it couldn't kill, it could buy us some time. Without hesitation, I grabbed Karina and moved towards the dark area.
At the same time, the undead lunged at us, but we had already stepped aside. Before the undead could launch a second attack, I quickly threw a bomb in its direction, protecting Karina as we hid in the dark space.
Fortunately, although we couldn't see how large the space was, it accommodated both of us. We retreated further inside, and the deafening explosion instantly followed, illuminating most of the dark space with a red glow.
We crouched down, waiting until everything settled before standing up and heading out.