The air inside the abandoned St. Jude's Asylum smelled of old rust, damp concrete, and something unnaturally sweet, like rotten meat slathered in honey.
Arthur adjusted his grip on his iron pipe, his knuckles white against the flaking metal. Across the shattered tiles of the hallway, a massive, dog-like entity was feast-chewing on a mannequin made of human bone. Its spine bubbled with glowing, yellow pustules that pulsed in rhythm with a wet, nauseating heartbeat.
Suddenly, a translucent crimson UI frame snapped into Arthur's field of vision.
[ **CURRENT QUEST:** *Survive the Night Shift* ]
[ **TIME REMAINING:** *03:42:19* ]
[ **SANITY POINTS (SP):** *42 / 100* ]
[ **HORROR VALUE DETECTED:** *Tier-3 Entity (The Bone-Chewer)* ]
> **[ SYSTEM WARNING ]**
> *Your Sanity is dangerously low. Visual auditory hallucinations will now begin to manifest. Please refrain from screaming—screaming increases your Horror Attraction Value by 200%.*
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