Even without rain, the air inside the complex was perpetually damp.

The sky was obscured by thick smoke and smog, barely visible through a chaotic tangle of rooftops haphazardly connected by makeshift planks and panels. Overhead, irregularly strung electrical wires and pipes twisted together like a massive web.

The streets were no different—a scene of pure chaos and disorder.

Buildings, illegally expanded, leaned precariously against one another, with tiny shacks filling the gaps between them. The walls were plastered with peeling paint, graffiti, and soiled advertisements, while rusted and corroded metal structures jutted out like jagged teeth.

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