Have you ever wondered what it feels like if humans became the main prey of other creatures? That nightmare has now become my reality. My name is Elio, and this is the story of how I got trapped in this terrifying world.

  On June 20, 2028, it was one of the days I had been looking forward to the most. My classmates and I were going camping to celebrate our graduation. Initially, my parents didn't allow me to go, but our homeroom teacher assured them that he would take full responsibility. Eventually, I got their permission.

  The day was as bright as usual. We boarded the school bus headed for the camping site. Inside the bus, my classmates were singing and joking around cheerfully. I sat in the second row near the window, enjoying the view of green trees along the road.

  "Elio!" called Frey, my friend sitting next to me. I turned to face him.

  "Check out this news," he said, handing me his phone. "It says there's a strange case in Porsiana City. I told you, aliens are real!"

  I read the news with a frown. It was about a murder at a slaughterhouse in Porsiana. The workers were found dead in gruesome conditions, their heads crushed by a heavy object. Some of them had vanished without a trace. The CCTV footage even captured a large creature with a bull's head attacking them.

  "Maybe it's just a crazy person wearing a bull mask," I commented after reading the article.

  "No way! A crazy person wouldn't be that tall. That's definitely an alien!" Frey replied enthusiastically.

  I ignored his ramblings and returned my gaze to the scenery outside the window. But then, something strange caught my eye. Amidst the trees, I saw a peculiar figure standing still as if watching us. When I tried to focus on it, I noticed a pair of glowing eyes staring coldly back at me-like the eyes of a beast.

  "What was that?" I muttered softly. "Frey, did you see that too? Was that a person wearing a dog mask or... a dog standing like a human?"

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  Frey frowned and then laughed. "So, you're starting to believe in aliens now, huh?"

  I sighed, convincing myself that what I saw was just my imagination, influenced by the creepy news.

  Suddenly, the bus came to an abrupt stop. The driver announced that there was a mechanical issue, and he would need some time to fix it. Our homeroom teacher told us to stay calm.

  "Sir, can we step out for a moment? I need to use the bathroom," shouted one of the students from the back.

  "Alright, but don't wander too far into the woods," replied the teacher.

  A few students got off the bus and headed into the forest. Frey turned to me and said, "Come on, Elio. Get some fresh air!"

  "Seriously? After what I just saw?" I asked incredulously.

  "Even better! If we meet an alien, I can finally prove they're real!" he replied eagerly.

  I just sighed and let him go on his own. Moments later, a girl named Jessica approached me.

  "Elio, you saw it too, didn't you?" she asked quietly.

  "You mean the dog-headed figure?"

  "Yeah, I saw two. One had a Labrador's head, and the other looked like a Golden Retriever," she replied with a trembling voice. Her face was pale, and fear was evident in her eyes. "But... but they're not ordinary dogs. They... they walk like humans."

  Before I could ask her more, a scream echoed from the forest.

  "RUN! GET OUT OF THE WOODS NOW!"

  Jessica and I turned to see our classmates running back to the bus in a panic.

  "What's going on?" asked our teacher.

  "Dog-headed creatures! They're coming towards us!" one of the students shouted.

  The teacher immediately instructed everyone to get back on the bus. I glanced into the dense forest. There, two tall, fur-covered creatures emerged, carrying large ropes as if preparing to capture their prey. Now I could see them clearly. They were dogs with human-like bodies.

  One of them threw a rope, catching a student who hadn't managed to board the bus. Our teacher ran to help the student, but he was no match for the creature's strength. Suddenly, the other creature attacked the teacher with a large wooden plank, crushing his head completely.

  Horrified screams erupted inside the bus. Some students begged the driver to start the bus, but he had already fled along with a few students who hadn't boarded yet. The panic escalated as the creatures approached the bus door.

  The students inside scrambled to hide as the creature began to climb aboard. My tears started to flow, and my heart pounded faster with each step the creature took. It threw something into the bus-a small object that released thick smoke. My vision blurred, and the next thing I knew, everything went black.

  If only I had listened to my parents, maybe none of this would have happened.