The dense jungle loomed around the research institute, almost as if it was going to swallow it whole with its overwhelming presence.

The massive concrete building looked like a lonely island floating in a green sea.

The road that stretched from the building was abruptly cut off, as though sliced by a sharp blade, and from that jagged edge, the jungle seemed to rise unnaturally, almost grotesquely.

As the late afternoon sunlight filtered through the leaves, the heavy iron gate of the research institute opened.

And through that gate, two staff members appeared, dressed in large object protection suits.

Their …