The ragged breathing coming from Perdita filled the room as she moved from one body to another body trying to find an escape from the hall she found herself in.
Beads of sweat now formed on her forehead, hair tousled everywhere, leaving her looking disheveled.
She had moved up to twenty bodies while checking the floor and everywhere, and suddenly, she noticed a rope hanging from the wall behind where one of the bodies rested against it.
Without wasting more time, Perdita tugged in the rope, and immediately, the door of the hall opened with a click, allowing a streak of light inside.
"Oh, thank the heavens!" Perdita exclaimed and wiped the sweat from her forehead with the back of her sleeves. Immediately, she went for the door.
On opening the door, more light filled the hall, and she noticed the bodies nearest to the door give off a sizzling sound, smoke rising from them as though their skin were melting.
