"We have to find the others and quickly," said Seungcheol in a commanding tone which was hiding fear and anxiety.

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"The manager will never let us go out," reacted Woozi. He was sitting in front of the window and was watching the outside.

"Hyung is right, how are we going to do it? "The8 wondered "Getting out discreetly is going to be complicated because they had to lock the agency".

"We just have to make a diversion, some stay here and take care of distracting the manager so that he doesn't come back to the training room, while the others go to the supermarket" explained Mingyu, still in his corner with Wonwoo who seemed to be thinking about the situation.

"I think it's the worst idea to split up" said Wonwoo as he looked at Mingyu who turned his head towards him.

"I think that Mingyu is right, the supermarket is not far away, one group leaves, the other stays and it's not like we'll get lost, if we are careful we won't risk anything" added Joshua. 

Seungcheol hadn't answered since earlier, he seemed pensive. Dino noticed the attitude of the leader and reassured him.

"Hyung I am sure the others are fine, they are resourceful, we should just go and help them. "Seungcheol raised his head and looked at all of them before opening his mouth to speak.

« Well, we should split up, it's better to move in small groups, it will be less dangerous, Dino, Mingyu, Wonwoo, Jisoo, Jihoon you stay here, Minghao, Soonyoung and I will go and get them. »

"I want to come hyung, I want to help" asked Chan.

"You'll also help us by staying here and entertaining the manager, Jeonghan wouldn't want to see you out there with what's going on." The maknae sighed before approving and sitting with his arms folded. 

"Jisoo, you’re in charge.I trust you," Seungcheol finished.

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on them, Woozi will use his guitar if they don't listen," he said with a smile to relax the atmosphere. Which worked, as some of them started to laugh. Seungcheol smiled before saying : 
"Well, let's go and see where the manager is so you can distract him, keep your phones with you if we need to reach you. »

They all left the room to search the building and to found the manager.

Back to the shop

Vernon and Seungkwan were sitting against the wall of the room watching their hyungs and others people around the woman who had fainted.

"I have a bad feeling," said Seungkwan. Vernon, who seemed to be lost in his thoughts, turned his head after a few seconds towards his best friend 

« What ? « 

« This injured woman I don't like where this is going. » Vernon gently touch his thigh to try to reassure him but he did not disapprove his words.

On the side of Jun, Jeonghan and DK.

The man held his wife, trying to wake her up, she was in an unconscious state. "Is there a doctor here ?" 

Jeonghan asked, looking at the people in the room, no answers until the young man who had lent his phone to the Seventeen spoke shyly "I- maybe I can help, I'm a medical student, I have some basic knowledge" 

"Great, you think you can help her ?" said DK, pointing to the woman who was now not moving at all.

The student approached before kneeling down next to the woman and began to make his diagnosis. "Her body temperature is high, her heart is beating very slowly and it's becoming dangerous," he said alarmed. 

"All her symptoms appeared in just half an hour, how is that possible, it's not what attacked her that made her this way" asked the frightened husband, 

"Her upper arm was injured, I made a tourniquet to prevent her from bleeding out" he said.

All eyes turned to the woman's shoulder which was hidden by the jacket her husband had given her.

"I will need to look at the wound".

The husband nodded his head and removed his wife's jacket. 

The student gently removed the tourniquet to not hurt her, and stood still in front of the wound that was now visible. The skin had been completely ripped off, the flesh was exposed, the blood was beginning to clot. DK turned his head away at the sight of the wound, as did other people in the room who could not stand the sight. 

"It looks like a bite we can see it by the shape of the wound, there are some kind of teeth marks. It must have b