"—All staff, please evacuate.

—There has been an incident in the facility, and casualties have been reported…

—Suppression and rescue teams are en route."

"What the..."

The researcher slowly came to his senses. He was inside the elevator.

It didn’t seem like much time had passed. The test subject was still nibbling on the snack, chewing thoughtfully. He must have only blacked out for a moment.

Leaning against the elevator wall, he managed to stand up and pressed the button to open the door.

All he saw were corpses scattered across the floor. Each one had a hole through its …