-2 Floating Island Labs
Living and entertainment area [destroyed and closed to traffic]
From above the roof, there was a faint sound like a Christmas carol.
Rand held his breath to see the lingering failed siren infection moaning in a low voice, shaking his head and slowly leaving the entertainment area, crawling towards the exit. Even so, there is still a strong smell of blood and water in the air. Under the flickering lights, wherever it crawls, it leaves behind a snail-like shiny slime.
A few minutes later, he tiptoed out of the storage room, and after glancing at the line of defense where the infected siren disappeared, he turned and walked in the opposite direction.
In the air filled with the scent of the failed Siren experiment, Munster seemed a little restless.
"Rand... they're looking for you," it said, and after a pause, it added somewhat bewildered, "their breath... there's some confusion, their emotions are so frantic and painful, I should kill it, it It's going to cause more trouble."
"That doesn't solve the real problem. Siren subjects are always frantic, because those experiments... I can understand their pain. No creature can survive it."
Rand said softly.
There were countless twisted faces in his mind, the faces of the sad creatures he had come into contact with in the deep white laboratory... If there is anything in this world that Rand has never regretted If so, let Mary and their lives perish in the fire is one thing.
But not regretting, does not mean not sad.
"Well, I... I wouldn't be like them..."
Munster suddenly muttered in Rand's ear with some unease.
Rand couldn't help but leaned in and kissed its forehead.
"I know. You are different, Munster."
Munster's tail swayed quickly behind him.
However, the bitterness at the corner of Rand's mouth thickened.
In this situation, even a truly mentally retarded patient should have noticed that something was wrong with the entire base - Rand was quite worried about Simon, and the noise in the communicator seemed to be a strong ominous omen. He walked slowly down the passage, and in the dim flickering light, metal shards, bullets, and human skeletons were covered with dark red dried blood. The ventilation system, which has not been maintained for a long time, "whisks" overhead, and sometimes makes Rand have a certain illusion that he is walking inside the body of a huge greedy monster, and he himself is just a There are only ghosts with no past and no future, hovering among the gloomy corpses. From time to time, the soles of Rand's feet would step on some sticky sap, and the group of Siren experimental subjects apparently often wandered in this area.
It's easy for humans to panic in such an environment, but Rand doesn't spare any effort to be afraid.
He was looking for a way to the prison cell - Simon, and the group of human soldiers who entered the base in unknown reasons worried him, but now the person he was more worried about was Vincent...
Is Vincent wandering blankly in this huge steel tomb like the sad creature before, thirsting for human flesh and blood in the dark? Just thinking about that scene made Rand feel a shudder that spread from his mind to his body—even the thought of it made him unbearable.
Munster silently stretched out his front paws and took Rand's cold hand.
"Don't worry, Rand, I'll help you."
One thing I have to admit, Munster's comfort did make Rand feel a little better.
After a brief hesitation, Rand still decided to imprison the room as planned - even if there are likely to be more Siren experimental subjects wandering there, and they are all the same as the one they saw before, confused, right Humans are full of malice... and appetite.
Going from the living area to the edge, there will be several safety stairs. According to the markings on the drawings in Rand's memory, they should be able to see the mechanical lift platform for the equipment near the safety stairs. Of course, Rand can also choose the smart elevator on the other side. If he can get there, he can easily reach the restricted area through the fake badge Simon gave him.
But considering the traces of the fierce battle they had seen along the way before they got here, Rand didn't think the elevator in the central area might still function - so he didn't have many options. The only thing that can be prayed for now is that the battle between humans and the siren test body does not spread to the elevators in the edge area, otherwise, Rand will likely have to cling to Munster's body through the cold external ventilation port Dive. In order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention from the Siren experimental subjects, Rand tried his best to hold his breath and proceed cautiously along the way, which made his speed a little slow, and Munster was always vigilant by his side, guarding against possible Trouble arises.
And shortly after moving forward, the lights also disappeared.
Rand guessed that the wires were cut, and the intricate corridors and labs were hidden in darkness. The air became very cold - without the support of electricity, the warm air brought by the ventilation system for human survival gradually failed, and was infected bit by bit by the cold transmitted from the outside world.
He stopped abruptly, and Munster slid down and stood in front of him, extending his arm to him.
"Now it's your turn to be my eyes."
Rand was hugged by Munster's sturdy arms and said to it reluctantly.
"it's my honour."
Munster said softly with some smugness.
However, at this moment, from behind them, a voice was coming through the long corridor.
"Brush Lala—"
It was the sound of scales scratching on the metal wall.
"Damn!"
Rand couldn't help but cursed.
No need for any extra instructions or orders, Munster slipped into the darkness ahead the moment he heard the voice. Compared with the failed experiment, it is stronger, more robust, and most importantly, more intelligent—
If nothing else, it can easily get rid of the delirious stalker behind it.
However, the world is always full of surprises.
In the darkness, more and more small rubbing sounds came from all directions. The peculiar smell of Siren experimental subjects condensed into an almost gelatinous aura in the icy cold air, which heavily wrapped the nervous front. Rand and Munstree of the line.
Rand felt as if his heart had been squeezed into a tiny ball of walnuts by invisible pressure. But he didn't make any sound... Clinging to his face, Munster's heartbeat was racing.
This feeling should perhaps be called fear. After seeing so many smooth bones full of tooth marks, Rand can predict what will happen if he is surrounded by Siren experimental subjects - now he has lost the Siren With the special ability that cells brought him, what happened in Shenbai couldn't be repeated.
But at this moment, Rand suddenly raised his head and glanced at Munster intuitively.
Of course, in theory, he couldn't see anything in this darkness at all, but there seemed to be some wonderful tacit understanding that connected him to Munster, and Rand could clearly feel Munster At the same moment, he lowered his head and smiled softly at him.
[Don't be afraid, Rand, I will protect you]
Something of its warm conviction flowed into Rand's mind—that fear was washed away in an instant.
"His-"
At the same time, the hoarse screams of the infected sirens also came to Rand's ears.
A stench of wind blades brushed Rand's ears, tentacles, claws, and fangs swishing in the darkness.
Munster flipped in the small space dozens of times in an extreme time, and Rand was pressed into his arms by it and briefly lost his sense of space due to dizziness. Some foul-smelling liquid splashed on his face, and the piercing sound of the metal being torn apart continuously echoed in his ears, followed by the fragments of lamps and broken metal grids on the ceiling like hailstones. smashed.
A few seconds later, dozens of painful hisses echoed in the darkness.
Munster slammed Rand from the ceiling and fell to the ground, his tail swept across the debris left on the ground...
"Go away—"
A high-frequency roar erupted from its throat, and Rand could feel its chest rumbling. It suddenly shook off its tail fin and long hair - those tentacles and membranes burst into changing fluorescence as if ignited in the dark.
With that faint light, Rand was finally able to vaguely see what was going on around him.
The number of Siren Infested around them was more than he could imagine. Everywhere he could see were deformed scales, abscessed shells and twisted bodies. The eyes of those Siren Infected were dimly lit. It glowed red like a wild cat suddenly exposed to light at night, and its fangs were stuffed with scraps of flesh and cloudy saliva. Rand can hardly imagine what methods were used in the base to produce such a large number of experimental subjects before their arrival.
Rand exchanged glances with Munster, Munster looked more dignified than before, and Rand believed that he must also look tense.
Time seems to suddenly slow and stagnate...
Surrounding Rand and Munster is the sound of breathing, the sound of teeth grinding from time to time, the sound of wet mucus...
"It's okay, Munster, I'm sure you'll protect me."
Rand said softly, he shifted slightly in Munster's arms, and then took out a m1911 from the inside of the suit, which Rand had hoped he would never have when Simon handed it to Rand. Need to use it, but now the situation seems to be impossible for him.
Munster lowered his head and touched Rand's forehead lightly with his lips.