Dead inside out.

CLICK.

The entire hotel room plunged into darkness as all the lights suddenly shut off, leaving everyone in complete and eerie darkness. 

"A blackout?" one of them remarked.

"Don't worry, this place has a backup generator. The power will be back soon," Guk Kwan reassured everyone.

However, the wait stretched beyond a few minutes. It had already been 10 minutes, and there was no sign of the power returning.

"What the hell, bro?" Dong cursed out loud.

"Where on earth are the hotel staff?" one of the girls inquired. They tried to use their phones to create some light in the bar area, but the staff who had been present just moments ago were now nowhere to be found.

"Why are the staff missing?" she questioned.

Her inquiry prompted everyone to check other parts of the dining room, and it was true. The waiters, the cooks, the clerks – none of them were present. It was as if they had vanished into thin air.