A soft hum carried through the air as the elevator continued descending. I kept my eyes closed, waiting for it to stop. I wasn't sure where we were headed, expecting to be quickly taken to some underground facility that led to the land below.
But contrary to my expectations, the elevator continued to move down.
One minute. Two minutes. Three minutes.
Ten minutes.
Fifteen minutes.
The elevator continued to move down as everyone stared at the door in silence, the tension building up the more time that passed.
'Just how long is this going to carry on for?'
I was just about to start getting worried about the situation when finally, a chime echoed across the surroundings.
Ding—!
The elevator soon came to a stop.
'Twenty five minutes.'
That was how long it took for the elevator to finally stop.
Rattle! Rattle!
A metallic rattle followed subsequently as the doors of the elevator began to open.
"——!"
And almost immediately, we all started to feel a difference.
