"Damn it, I need to pull Theo out of here—fast."
Shaan dragged Theo's body with all his strength, inching closer to the exit. Just as they almost made it out, the creature lunged and clamped its jaws onto Theo's shoe, holding him back inside the room.
'Argh, you damn monster! Let go of him!'
Shaan yanked Theo again and again until it finally lost its grip. While it kept tearing at Theo's shoe, Shaan rushed to the door and slammed it shut. He grabbed a wooden beam nearby and jammed it tightly against the door.
"Finally." Shaan let out a long sigh. "At least that should hold it off for a while."
"W-what… the hell is going on here?"
"Theo?" Shaan immediately rushed over to Theo. "Thank goodness you're awake."
"Hey, Weakling… where are we?" Theo looked around. "Did we get out of that place? Where's the monster that chased us?"
"We're back in the corridor," Shaan said with a firm nod. "Yeah, we got out. I locked that thing inside the room."
