Decisions

You run back, even though there is a 50/50 chance the sound could be coming from that direction. You sprint and occasionally trip on the rungs. The sound is even louder than before, is it going towards you or chasing you? You run and start to smell the stench again. You almost gag but are too out of breath to do so. The smell feels even stronger and as you feel the ground turn to mud something hits you in the back throwing you forwards into the water and pinning you to the bottom. You struggle to breathe and lose consciousness.