章節 80: CCK (23)

They climbed the stairs which spiraled up towards a cellar. Minho paused for a minute to press his ear against it.

"Can you hear anything?" Kanji whispered.

"Nothing," Minho replied. "No footsteps. Nothing."

"I still think he's not here," Kanji stated. "We've been in this cave for hours and we still didn't come across anyone!"

But Minho was frowning. There was something odd going on.

"Do you...smell something?" he asked.

Kanji wrinkled in brows in confusion before realizing what Minho meant. A scent hit his nose. Something was cooking somewhere above them.

"It smells like curry and...meat?" he said, feeling unsure. "But the smell is strange. It doesn't smell like chicken, beef or pork. Is it some wild animal? Ugh the smell is disgusting!"