"Or they were left there intentionally. " Vincent offered without conviction.
Jake took one last look at the refrigerator, before asking out loud,
"What temperature is it? "
[24°C.] Xi answered immediately, followed by the same confirmation from Will and Kyle.
'That's not it then.'
[Not necessarily. Don't forget you melted the metal door to force your way in. It must have been a lot colder before we got there and the room was practically airtight.]
As if to prove him right, Daniel came back to them at this point with the two children to inform them that the vents and even the water drains and faucets had been sealed with welds.
This room was indeed completely isolated from the outside world before their arrival. The three deceased researchers obviously knew what they were dealing with.
"The Fluid Ghosts probably appeared afterwards. The Fluid in their cores had probably evaporated by this point. "Will added convincingly.
This meant that these corpses were effectively undetectable and of no interest to the monsters on this site. That's why they had been left to rot all this time.
BANG! TATATA!
Everyone stiffened as they heard the series of gunshots.
"Help! Please, is anyone there? "
Panicked cries rang out from outside, but their cries for help were soon followed by a series of "clangs" reminiscent of the stealthy movements of monsters in the pipes.
"F.u.c.k! If the monsters find us because of them, I'll kill them when we get back. " Kevin transmitted telepathically.
"Can't we save them? " Lily pleaded with tears in the corner of her eyes.
"Shut up! " Kyle barked, the girl realizing she had spoken aloud.
The "clangs" stopped briefly, as did the yelling and gunshots before they started up again.
"Is anyone there? We know you're there! "
TATATATA!
The monsters had arrived. Screams of agony began to echo down the hallway one by one.
BAM! BAM!
The armored door suddenly buckled, forming a dent in their direction. Someone was trying to destroy the door with some kind of heavy weapon.
"You bastards, open up! If you don't open up, we'll take you down with us! "
"Those bastards! " Kevin cursed aloud before realizing his mistake.
The rattling coming from the pipes suddenly came closer, until the ceiling began to squeak above their heads.
" We' re screwed, we have to get out. "Will shouted.
This time everyone drew their weapons and donned their full gear, helmet and gloves included. Will also summoned his baby dragon for added protection. They had learned their lesson.
Time to fight.