March 20th, 12:37 PM — Longwan Mall, Unknown Room
John Wang POV
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The first thing I noticed was the smell.
Cheap antiseptic. Damp cloth. Something bitter beneath it — blood and burnt powder.
I opened my eyes slowly.
There was a cracked ceiling above me, yellowed stains from the water, and several dead flies trapped in the light cover. My head throbbed with a dull pulsing ache the moment I tried to sit up, and the world tilted sideways.
"Don't."
Shen Yifei's voice drifted in from nearby. It wasn't a harsh sound, but it wasn't steady either. I blinked a few times, turned my head and noticed that we weren't in the atrium anymore.
"Y...Yifei..."
My throat hurt... dry, sore and a little swollen.
