Chapter 250 – Tanis – Infiltration
The iron gate leading to the operating area at the end of the viaduct was welded.
[I will cut it.]
Echo stepped forward and activated the oxygen cutter, and Solaver’s cloak blocked the flash of light. But I think it would be okay even if some light leaked out.
Kwak!
Because there was frequent thunder and lightning outside. The intensity was incomparable to anything seen on Earth.
If lightning on Earth is a blood vessel, it feels like a sundae here is being struck. In the distance, a tornado was seen sucking the sky and the ground from both sides. That’s two!
“It is truly a spectacular planet. “I can’t believe this has been alleviated to a certain degree to make it livable.”
“Is it a prison camp for no reason?”
Jiyiing.
The orange cut surface drawing a rectangle is now about 80% filled.
Most of the external infectious agents found a gap in the laboratory and entered, but there were some that managed to survive outside.
It’s lurking underneath us while we’re in the middle of opening the door.
At first, I was afraid that they would notice, so I only used the cutter when lightning struck, like in The Shawshank Redemption, but it was something I couldn’t do, so I just threw my guts out and cut it.
Shoot aaaaa.
Fortunately, thanks to the raindrops that turned into heavy rain, the noise did not reach their ears.
[Operation completed.]
Echo grabbed the cutter and looked at me.
“Wait a moment.”
Rumbling!
“Now!”
Echo’s foot kicked down the door in time with the thunder.
The iron door, with its cut marks intact, was lying in the dark interior, and laser sights coming out of the gun barrel cut through the air.
The first thing I found was a walker lying on the floor. The guy struggled after being crushed by an iron door that came flying out of nowhere.
Poop!
Walker, who was trying to get up by pushing the iron door, was kicked by Alpha in the face.
“Kik-!”
I guess one shot wasn’t enough.
Two rooms! Three rooms! As I stepped on it, all of its long, sharp teeth broke and spilled out in all directions.
It blew a few drops of foam from its blood-filled mouth and then fell limp. Blood is pouring out of the corner of his mouth as he lies on his side.
When you go inside, you can see the remains of the person who appears to have welded this door. Judging from his attire, he looks more like an engineer than a soldier.
Even though he completed his duties, he died after being attacked by an infectious agent that came through another route.
“Where on earth was the hole?”
I spat out nervously.
The people who guard this laboratory must also be elite resources. Even though they may have implemented a blockade operation to reduce intrusion routes, the infectious agents were finding any openings and intruding.
I was afraid that this would happen again in the shelters on Earth.
Throughout the movement, corpses of engineers and soldiers were constantly discovered.
“It seems like it was a sudden accident that caused the infection to spread here. The research area was pushed out with no time to respond, and it seems the remaining survivors were gathered together to defend the operational area.”
It’s just as Solaver said.
If the research area we passed through previously was a village attacked by monsters, this operating area is a fortress.
More accurately, would we say that this is a village that hastily built fortifications after seeing the village next door being destroyed? Building fences and digging traps, etc.
We obtained an audio log from the remains of an engineer.
-There is no retreat. There is no support. We are the last survivors. Do your best to seal off your assigned area. I will pray for a peaceful death from now on.
The sender of the heartless order appears to be the commander of the survivors. The voice was so deep that it felt like it was ringing.
The engineer may have committed suicide by hanging himself, but there is a round leash hanging from the ceiling.
It appears that the neck broke and fell as it became unable to support the entire body during the decay process. There are welding tools lying around.
All nearby external passages were neatly sealed off, and it appears that he committed suicide in fear after completing his mission.
These blockade efforts were so thorough that even for us equipped with military equipment, it was difficult to travel by normal routes.
I had to find another route to reach the building where the generator room was.
“Gueouh-!”
As I entered the bathroom, a skinny walker jumped out.
After suddenly kicking the man in the stomach, he plunged the knife diagonally from the neck to the brain of the man pinned against the wall. If you turn it half a turn, it becomes limp in an instant.
When I touched what looked like a faucet in a nearby sink, water flowed out with a refreshing sound. After roughly wiping the knife soaked in blood and bodily fluids, I swung the water away.
In the bathroom mirror, we see our faces exhausted from long marches and battles.
But everyone’s eyes are vividly alive. Loyal robots that are always with you reassuringly.
All of this assists me without losing my composure even for a moment, even on a hostile alien planet.
Their presence gave me the courage to continue this crazy mission with a sober mind.
“We will travel through the rooftop.”
Echo went out and tore out the bathroom window and broke the window frame down further to widen the hole.
Above, the robots fly and stand on the roof with the agile movements characteristic of the Stalker model.
“I owe you something.”
“Watch your back.”
Solaver was pulled by robots from above and below at the same time.
Finally, as I climb up, I feel the touch of raindrops hitting my whole body.
Rumbling!
Be careful not to slip and go between the rooftops of the buildings in the operating area.
Poop!
Puck!
Some of the infectious agents on the rooftop were secretly shot using the bubble silencer that was saved.
Since this research complex was not originally built as a military facility, the buildings were not placed in consideration of strategic defense.
Thanks to this, I was able to easily move between buildings through the rooftop.
We reached the roof of a large building adjacent to the generator room. Now is the time to go down.
We found an iron door that appeared to be an inspection hole for technicians.
Kwasik!
The lock and chain that was blocking it are broken in front of Echo’s cutter.
Infected organisms may pass over it as nothing more than a protruding floor, but to me, it looked like a free pass to heaven.
Scout Charlie climbed down her ladder upside down. Unlike normal ladder climbing, she slowly climbed down with her head down to inspect the situation inside the building.
[Multiple infectious agents discovered. However, this is not the angle where our infiltration will be discovered.]
“Good. Go down and kill them with a volley of fire.”
One by one, led by Charlie, they silently climbed the ladder and entered the building.
This large building connected to the generator room was a kind of equipment room.
Unlike the neat and sophisticated research area, it has a rustic structure and smells of oil and iron.
A cozy space with pipes big and small passing by here and there. It looked like the hometown of ballers.
It would have been nice if there weren’t dozens of infected creatures crawling around down there.
“That’s the place.”
Beyond the monsters, the large bulkhead leading to the generator room was tightly closed.
However, the device that appears to be the control panel is damaged. It is quite unsettling to see that the lid has been torn off and the wires are exposed.
“Will that work?”
“I have to try something. Since we’ve come this far, there’s no other way, right?”
When I told the robots where to position with hand signals, they quickly moved to their shooting points.
They couldn’t find us moving secretly around the corner of the upper railing. Thank you for the thunder and wind and rain outside!
“Guuuuuck-!”
“Guuuuu-.”
Infected organisms of various colors and appearances are wandering across the wide floor. Five guns are pointed silently at them.
Perhaps the last stand of the defense forces took place here. Remains dressed in guard uniforms were scattered everywhere.
Among them was a guard skeleton as large as 4 meters.
The corpses of walkers were stuck to his ankles, waist, arms, and neck. It looks like fire ants clinging to a katydid and biting it.
“That giant is a Hamar. He’s probably the commander of the voice log. He was the one who guided me when I visited in the past. As a superior, he was the tiring type, but his sense of responsibility was great.”
“It seems so.”
The giant commander and the walkers were completely black and reduced to charcoal. Even as the commander was dying with his entire body bitten, he took them with him by setting himself on fire.
I took a deep breath and gave a signal to the robots.
Two seconds after pulling out the pin of the flashbang, they fell to the ground.
Bang!
Tung!
“Wha-?”
They looked blankly at the flashbangs rolling among them, and soon a flash of light exploded filling the place.
They fire all at once as a signal. Infected bodies fell, scattering blood, flesh, and bone fragments from countless shots coming from high above.
There were some variants that looked threatening, but what was the use? Everyone struggled and was torn apart, with their sight and hearing disrupted.
The problem was that additional people came running after hearing the sound of battle.
“Keeeeek-!”
Since they occupy an advantageous point, it is not difficult to kill them by foot, but they are slowly becoming pressured by a lack of ammunition.
All soldiers, including me, are already fighting with single shots.
Something flew from below with a thunderous sound.
Chi-ik!
As I reflexively took cover behind a pillar, dark green corrosive liquid splashed all around me. A hole equal to the number of droplets appeared, and white smoke rose.
Tatang!
I immediately came out of cover and returned fire.
The resolver that was loading the second corrosive liquid exploded, spraying the corrosive liquid in all directions, and two walkers nearby were caught up in it.
“Kiyaaaaa-!
It was not a large amount, but it was sprayed all over the body, so the surface melted in an instant to the point where some of the bones and organs were visible.
[Beware of walls!]
Meanwhile, three mutant infected creatures that walked on four legs with long limbs climbed up the wall with movements reminiscent of spiders. This is the place where Alpha is shooting.
Immediately, another heavy gun was pointed at me. Without a doubt, it is Solaver’s Thunder Cannon.
Paaaaang!!!
A compressed shock wave was emitted, and the mutants that were climbing fell down.
Alpha also lost his posture for a moment after being caught in the corner of the wave, but immediately recovered.
Ta-ta-tang!
Shrapnel and explosive shells rained down on the guys rolling around on the floor, turning them into blood clots.
The last person standing falls on the blood-soaked floor.
Tingrrrr.
The sound of the bullet casing that killed the guy rolling on the floor. It declared a temporary end to the battle.
[Neutralize all enemies.]
The muzzle laser sights went back and forth across the steaming sea of blood and checked again and again.
There were some infected entities that had not yet died, but they were destroyed to the point where fighting was impossible. It is not a situation where we can afford to use bullets against those guys.
Moreover, loud and small noises are still heard from somewhere.
Since it is a very large building and has many connected passageways, it is unclear where additional reinforcements will come.
Should we wait longer and continue shooting? Or should you go down and open the door to save ammo?
After a short thought, I chose the latter.
“The power goes down!”
Immediately, four stalkers jumped out, using the corpses scattered on the floor as cushions to absorb the shock.
“Gi… Gi…”
The merciless soles of the feet fell into the abdomen of the infected body, whose limbs had been torn apart.
Pow!
With the sound of the balloon popping, his ribs and lungs were crushed, and he died.
“Young Master! Just trust me and jump!”
Solaver, who was about to run towards the stairs, stopped at my shout. After a brief hesitation, he jumped straight down.
Together with Charlie, who came to my side, I took his body, lowered my posture to the limit, and rolled around.
“Thank you!”
“Say hello later! “Let’s open that door first.”
Clap
I replaced the few remaining magazines and ran to the bulkhead of the generator room.
While Solaver and Echo manipulated the control panel of the closed bulkhead, the rest of us established a defense line.
Due to the robots’ incredible strength, desks and shelves were toppled and thrown, creating an improvised barricade.
[Coming.]
A wide passageway on the other side of the bulkhead where we were located. You can see waves of infections running from there.
Kwak!
The lightning flashed in succession, alternating between darkness and flashes, making their movements feel even more unrealistic.
Compared to that overwhelming force, the obstacles in front of us just seem shabby.
Clap!
The tightly closed bulkhead flinched on both sides for a moment, but then closed its mouth again.
“Please buy me a little time!”
Solaver shouted.
Beep.
Tango takes out two Mickeys that he saved until the end.
Autonomous biochemical attack weapons in the shape of rats run in a straight line.
Mickeys, who arrived one step faster than the infected, raised their tails and started spraying poisonous gas.
It’s not enough to fill the wide space we’re in, but it’s enough to fill one section of the passageway they’re coming from.
Infectious agents rushed into the veil of poisonous gas without hesitation.
“Keeeeek-!”
“Awesome!”
“Bwa-!”
The roar of an infectious agent resembling endless violence. From the moment it passed through the gas curtain, it began to deform every second.
“Keheeeeek-!”
There were some who barely inhaled the gas and charged straight at them, but most were affected in some way.
“Don’t shoot. “Wait until it gets closer.”
Is this what happens if we wait for participants at the amateur marathon finish line?
The gait of the infected entities that broke through the cloudy gas becomes unstable with each step.
Tears and runny nose were not uncommon, and sometimes there were people who coughed or vomited while running.
Bang!
Without hesitation, we fired bullets at the guys who were running quite quickly to our area.
Poop!
The robots suffocated those who reached there with a melee attack.
An iron kick breaks a neck and a military knife severes the spinal cord.
Kwasik!
Echo, who joined, crushed the staggering skulls with an alien-made Ohamma that he had picked up from somewhere.
[The gas will soon run out.]
Tango reported.
“Young Master?!”
“Almost done!”
Clap!
The bulkhead opened about 20 cm to the left and right.
I glanced behind me and saw the old man desperately manipulating the panel and temporarily fastening the exposed broken wires.
[We ran out of gas. Mickey series cannot be recovered.]
The gases that formed a curtain in front of the passage were disappearing quickly.
As the infected entities run at all costs, the gas is dispersed by the wind pressure as their bodies pass by.
Of course, there were many individuals lying around who were addicted to it. But even as they were suffocating with vomit and blood foam stuck in their throats, they kept their eyes burning with hatred fixed on us and crawled over.
If I had enough ammo, I would have put all the bullets into that ugly pair of plates.
Clap!
With the third mechanical sound, the main door of the generator room opened nearly 1 meter.
At the same time, the wires that Solaver had been struggling to connect short-circuited, producing sparks.
“Now! Everyone go in! “I don’t know how long it will last!”
We immediately stopped shooting and retreated. Due to the difference in mobility and the location of the control panel, Solaver fell far behind.
Countless infectious agents were chasing right behind it.
Ping!
I pulled out the pin of the last flashbang and threw it behind Solaver.
At the same time, the old man threw himself into the door with a loud crashing sound.
Boom!!!
“Keueeek-!”
An intense flash of light and an explosion of sound erupted, causing the chasing infections to hesitate. It is less than 5 meters away from the open door.
“Don’t shoot! Save ammo!”
The robots maintained a cool aim as they slowly recovered their eyesight and looked at the infected entities wandering around.
Giiiiing!
Solaver, who struggled to get up, used the time to operate the control panel inside.
Unlike the damaged one on the outside, this one was fine.
“Keeeeek-!”
The sight of the infected entities screaming at us through the narrowing gap was cut off rapidly, and soon nothing was visible.
Boom!
Boom!
They hit the bulkhead with their bodies, but there was no way. It seems so strong that even the weapons we have can’t break it.
“Whew…”
“Oh my.”
Solaver and I looked at each other and sighed at the same time.
[Entry into the generator room completed. There are no contaminants found. Clean.]
Charlie, who carefully measured the surroundings, reported.
“I’ll know it when I see it.”
Unlike each research building in the research area or the various buildings in the operational area, the inside of this generator room was clean except for a little dust. Like the upper management during the shelter infection incident.
“Let’s take a little rest.”
“I agree.”
If you think about it, it was a series of forced marches and battles, except for a short nap in a narrow cave in the sandy area.
Solaver and I sat down while looking around the inside of the generator room, which looked clean at first glance.
Only the robots diligently scanned their surroundings and remained alert.
Now you can take the vaccine if you stretch out your hand.
