Chapter 71. Dead End

A lesson Principal Myles has learned in his dark hour was never to walk into the dark alley alone.

He wasn’t privileged to get away from the hooded figure. Before he could get to the other end of the alley, the hooded figure moved toward him at a very terrifying speed and dug its claws into Principal Myles’s heart. His eyes gleamed with horror as the night whispered its last on him forever.

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[8 hours later]

“Dispatch unit on the way, Sergeant Shark! The backup is heading to 12 Avenue right away. What’s the situation on the ground? I repeat, what’s the situation on the ground?”

The radio on Sergeant Shark’s shoulder kept making announcements. He was the first to arrive at the crime scene.

A young lady taking his dog for a walk slumped into the maimed corpse of Principal Myles. When she opened her mouth to scream, she caught a glimpse of another corpse lying a few