Story 802: No Way Out

The sirens wailed through the facility, a relentless scream of warning. Dr. Evelyn Carter’s pulse pounded in her ears as she scrambled down the dimly lit corridor, her breath coming in short, panicked gasps. Behind her, the creatures that had once been her colleagues let out inhuman growls, their monstrous forms twisting in the flickering emergency lights.

She needed to find an exit—fast.

Evelyn rounded a corner, nearly slipping on a pool of blood. The smell of iron mixed with decay, a sickening cocktail that made her stomach turn. She skidded to a stop when she saw the security checkpoint ahead. The reinforced doors were still intact, the red emergency lights flashing above them. If she could just override the lockdown…

She sprinted forward, but a guttural roar made her freeze.