More precisely, a decaying body that looked as if it had been ravaged by wild dogs.
Bites and clear tooth marks littered its limbs and head.
Julia and Mike tensed, on high alert. They both knew.
The creature had revealed itself.
Amidst the chaos, only Daniel remained composed.
His eyes, sharp and focused, bore into the decaying corpse on the ground.
From the moment they had entered the mall, was this wretched corpse the source of the putrid scent he detected?
Yet... there seemed to be an absence of that ancient aroma.
Approaching the body, Daniel crouched to examine it more closely.
Beyond the evident gnashes and tears, he noted a conspicuous blood mark around the corpse's neck.
Gently prodding the area, to his astonishment, the head detached effortlessly, rolling away from the body.
It came to rest by Julia's feet, its terror-stricken face and eyes filled with despair gazing directly into hers.
