After midnight, a light drizzle began. The droplets hit the walls and soil, freezing into ice, and soon, the streets were covered in a thin layer of ice.
— So cold.
The rain not only caused bone-deep pain in the wounds but also turned clothing into countless icy needles that stung the skin, exposing the mangled flesh underneath the tattered bodysuit.
Every step wasted strength and heat all the faster. It would be no surprise if an ordinary person simply fell and died under such conditions. In this state that even the girl herself found unbelievable, she leaned against the wall and persevered in her difficult advance.
She could no longer remember exactly how she escaped the maws of those monstrous creatures—that was a nightmare she couldn't bear to recall.
