They Are Everywhere
What John saw were spiders. Not ordinary spiders but a dangerous and venomous kind. They are known to attack people and they can make human flesh die in seconds. Their toxin is extremely powerful and not something you should play with. At the moment, John was unable to speak and tell all of this to Simon.
They also noticed a couple more things. First of all, the wood inside was completely rotten. There was a bad smell of rusted iron and something else. That second smell was even more intriguing to the men. It wasn’t something they have noticed many times before. So, what was it?