Just as they were looking for a needle in a haystack, like a sudden ray of hope, Cixi spotted two large guards standing behind the DJ booth. They pushed open a door set seamlessly into the wall directly behind the stage. It looked exactly like part of the wall, like a complete secret door.
"There!" Cixi pointed sharply in that direction.
Without wasting a second, they sprinted toward it. The DJ and the sweaty crowd surrounding the stage were so violently intoxicated with substances that not a single person noticed the three ladies sneaking up the steps and slipping through the hidden door right behind the booth.
The heavy door clicked shut behind them, cutting off the music immediately.
As they walked further inside, the path was lit only by dim red lights, radiating everything in an eerie, sinister haze. Every step drew them further into a place that felt wrong and had settled there long before they arrived.
