The smell hit me first. Mold and stagnant water. My boots sank into damp, stained carpet. The transition was instantaneous. No portal, no light. Just a sudden, sickening shift in the air.
I looked around. I stood in a hallway. The walls were covered in yellowed, peeling wallpaper. A single fluorescent light tube flickered overhead, buzzing with a sharp, rhythmic sound.
*Buzz. Buzz. Snap.*
It felt like a cheap apartment complex from the nineties.
『Floor 23: The House of the Weeping Woman』
『Main Scenario: Survive the Night in Apartment 404』
『Time Remaining: 10:42 PM (Current Time)』
『Objective: Survive until 6:00 AM.』
I reached for the hilt of my sword. My hand grabbed empty air. My inventory was locked. A red icon pulsed in the corner of my vision.
『Warning: Physical skills and weapons are disabled on this floor.』
『Warning: Supernatural interference has severed the connection to the Stigmata.』
