One hundred and six, abandoned hospitals
"The person hasn't been found yet, but we have heard that there is indeed a container truck that once went to a place, stopped for less than a day, and drove away again." The Ranger reported to Roger out of breath.
"So what are you waiting for? Send someone in to find it! Roger said urgently.
But at this time, the ranger had a difficult face: "Someone has been sent in...... But...... They never came out, and they couldn't be reached by radio. The third captain is still staring out there, so let me come back and report to you first, and ask for reinforcements. ”
"Can't get in touch?" Roger was stunned, and then raised his hand to call his subordinates: "Jiaming, take your team and follow me!" ”
Jiaming quickly gathered his team members, a total of five people, and ran to Roger's side.
Roger turned his head at this time and said to Rayson: "Instructor, I have some urgent matters to deal with now, and your affairs will be discussed when I come back, is it okay?" ”
Rayson pondered for a moment and said to Roger, "I'll go with you and see if there's anything I can do to help." ”
Although he showed Roger a clear path yesterday, strictly speaking, Rayson didn't do Roger much help, and he had to ask Roger for a car next. Let's not say whether Roger will agree, even if he agrees, Rayson can't give anything in return, he just feels that he can't go, so he just offers to help Roger now, even if it's a deal.
When Roger heard this, he was overjoyed: "Good! ”
There were eight people including the Rangers who had just come back to report the news, and a van was squeezed and barely able to sit. While driving, Rayson was still observing the car, although the van was big enough, but not fast enough, once people found out, it would be easy to catch up, not suitable for running away with Ashley and Gavin.
The van drove to the outskirts of the northeastern part of the city, and not far ahead, an abandoned hospital. This was unexpected, and if you want to go in, you may be able to find out if there are any painkillers that can suppress the pain of brain cancer, but I don't know if this place has been searched by the old man Kagawa.
Roger and his party are confronted by the rangers who are watching outside the hospital, along with a raggedly dressed nomad.
"Captain!" The stalking ranger greeted him, and Roger asked directly, "Kai, what's the situation now?" ”
"I don't know, the third team has been in for half an hour, but no one has come out. From the moment they entered, the radio could not be reached. ”
The homeless next to him interjected nervously: "I'll just say that this place is not normal!" Let you not go in, you just won't listen! ”
Roger stared at the homeless: "Did you see a container truck drive in?" Did you see who it was? ”
The homeless shook his head: "Not really, I don't usually dare to go near there." I just saw the car going in that direction outside, and there was only one place in the neighborhood where I could park such a big car. The people in the city say that there are ghosts there! It is said that some people have heard screams coming from inside! Who would dare to go over and see it?! ”
Rayson took out the monocle of the exoskeleton and put it on, staring at the hospital: "AI, activate the thermal induction vision." ”
The other rangers were a little surprised to see that Rayson actually had a mechanical exoskeleton, and they whispered again. But Rayson didn't have time to pay attention to them at this time, he looked at the hospital in the heat-sensing field of vision, and frowned.
The heat sensor didn't even recognize anything, and the hospital in the field of vision was completely gray.
Thinking that the previous people could not be contacted by radio after entering the hospital, Rayson said in a deep voice: "There, there may be some kind of shielding device that isolates all signals." ”
"If there is any ghost, it is all caused by people." Rayson took off his monocle and said coldly: "There's definitely something wrong with that." ”
"It's only when you go in and have a look that you know what's wrong." Roger stared in the direction of the hospital and waved his hand: "Armed!" Rangers! Get ready for action! The back of the van opened, and the crowd began to hand out weapons, and Roger threw Rayson a shotgun and a loaded cartridge belt, while the Rangers and Wanderers who reported the news stayed outside to observe the situation.
From the outside, the hospital was in a dilapidated state, with rotten walls and broken windows, and only a single wire hung from the Red Cross at the main entrance, crumbling as if it would fall when the wind blew; The gate was also open, and no one seemed to be in or out.
Rayson turned on the flashlight mounted on the shotgun and looked inside and outside the main entrance: "There are footprints, fresh." But...... It's weird......"
"The footprints were messy, most of them were outward, and they were incomplete, and the people who left them ran very fast, as if something had driven them out......"
The rest of the rangers looked at each other, and the young men were extremely nervous in the face of this secluded, eerie haunted house.
But their leader, Roger, still looked firm: "No matter what it is, you can only know if you go in and see." ”
As he spoke, Roger pulled the bolt and loaded the rifle in his hand.
Passing through the hallway of the main entrance, the group went deep into the hospital, and Roger took out his radio and tried to call people outside, but only heard a murmur of "z-z-".
When I arrived at the hospital lobby, there were two avenues in front of me, which separated me from the left and right. Rayson shines a shotgun's flashlight upwards, and there are signs on the ceiling that have not yet fallen off, with the mild to moderate ward on the left and the severe ward on the right.
"Instructor, what do you think?" Roger asked.
Rayson shook his head: "This is your team, you are the commander." ”
Rayson could see that most of the people in this team did not know him, and if he took the command, it would inevitably be a bit overstepping in their eyes. What's more, this operation was originally organized by Roger, and the command should still be in his hands.
"Then, instructor, Jiaming, Kai, you follow me, we go to the left, and the rest of the people, to the right, search separately; Radio is no longer in use, everyone should pay attention to safety, and never act alone; Twenty minutes later, come back here to gather and report, and then make the next action according to the situation. Don't forget to look for the person who came in before. ”
Eight people split into two groups and acted separately. On Roger's side, Rayson was the leader, Roger was second, the young man named Kai was in the middle, and Jiaming was at the end of the line.
The hospital was pitch black and gloomy, with only the flashlights mounted on the guns in the hands of a few people as a light source, and they could barely see the road four or five meters ahead. The walls that should have been snow-white have turned yellow, the partitions of the ceiling have fallen off in large quantities, and the metal benches in the waiting area are rusty, and cobwebs and medical equipment that were once used to treat diseases and save lives can be seen everywhere.
But the strange thing is that although this place seems to have been deserted for many years at first glance, you can still smell the smell of disinfectant water when you take a deep breath.
And, with a faint smell of blood.
Nothing was found on the first floor, and the group went upstairs again. As soon as he stepped out of the stairwell, Rayson felt as if he had stepped on something slimy under his feet.
Immediately, Rayson clenched his fists and raised his arms, signaling the rear team to stop temporarily.
"There's ...... Blood Here"
The flashlight hit the ground, and a ribbon of blood appeared, dragging it out until the corner of the corridor ahead.
At the same time, Rayson could faintly hear a rustling sound, which sounded a bit like some wild beast eating.
"All weapons loaded." Roger lowered his voice and gave the order, and Jiaming and Kai loaded their guns one after another. Rayson slowed down and continued along the trail of blood.
But after taking two steps, Rayson paused again and looked back at Roger: "Your footsteps are too loud." ”
Roger was suddenly embarrassed, and his face was full of embarrassment. Kai, the last of the team, couldn't help but come up: "The captain's leg ......"
But before he could say anything, Roger immediately raised his hand and stopped Kai's words. Rayson looked downwards at Roger's legs, and suddenly remembered that under his trousers was no longer a human limb, but a crudely made prosthetic, and it was already rare to be able to move normally, and it was really not appropriate to ask for too much.
Rayson did forget about this stubble, and only said slightly apologetically: "Forget it, try to be as light as possible." ”
Jiaming didn't say anything, quietly switched places with Roger, and followed behind Rayson.
A few people crossed the corner. Rayson, who was at the head of the row, shone with a flashlight, and under the left wall not far ahead, several humanoid creatures with naked skin as if they had been burned were lying on the ground, gnawing on a cloud of flesh and blood.
Judging by the features of their bare skin, these guys are clearly ghouls heavily contaminated with radiation! They are the only ones who can behave like such beasts. However, ghouls don't have keen eyesight, and rely on smell and hearing to find targets, so Rayson's flashlight on them doesn't cause them to notice.
The people at the back of the line had already followed, and when they saw the ghoul, they all gasped.
Jiaming couldn't believe it: "How can there be ghouls here?" ”
"Are they eating our people?" Roger said with a solemn face.
Rayson was unfamiliar with the Ranger members and couldn't tell the difference. Jiaming stepped forward a little and squinted his eyes to take a closer look. What is being eaten by the ghouls appears to be the lower body of a human, and judging by the remaining shoe style, it does not look like a member of the Rangers.
"Probably not." Jiaming lowered his voice.
Rayson also lowered his voice: "These guys are all in groups, I don't know if there are others nearby, let's go slowly, don't alarm them." ”
It is not known if there are any ghouls nearby, but if there are, once they are alarmed, they will also attract ghouls from other places. To be on the safe side, Rayson decided to go quietly to avoid unnecessary danger.
The hospital is on the other side except for the stairs from the first floor to the second floor, and the team must pass through these ghouls if they want to continue their exploration. Rayson was the first to pass, leaning against the wall to the side, but his hands were always on the shotgun, the muzzle and flashlight of the guns kept on the ghouls who were eating on the ground, ready to shoot in case something happened.
Luckily, Rayson's footsteps were light, and he made it to the bend along the wall on the right without the ghouls noticing.
Jiaming followed, walking a little slower, but also passing safely.
It was Roger's turn, and he was the most difficult to pass in the team. Jiaming and Rayson, who had already passed, still aimed their guns at the ghouls and gave Roger a warning.
Although I have done a lot of run-in with the prosthesis, it is not the original limb after all, and I can't do it as I want. Roger walked extremely slowly against the wall, holding his breath as he landed with each step, for fear of something going wrong and making an unexpected sound.
Finally, the distance between Jiaming and Rayson was getting closer and closer, and Roger was more cautious, and when he reached out to touch Jiaming, he let out a sigh of relief and squatted on the ground.
Roger passed without a hitch! Without the ghouls noticing, as long as the last Kai can play normally, the team will be able to pass without any problems.
Kai didn't seem worried, his face was calm, he walked faster than Rayson, and he didn't make much noise.
But he didn't pay attention to his feet, and he stepped on an empty plastic bottle, and when he landed, his feet slipped and fell to the ground.
The eyes of the three who had already passed widened suddenly. The next moment, the ghouls who were eating corpses on the ground all jumped up, turned their heads, and all stared at Kai, who hadn't gotten up yet!
"Uhhhh
The three ghouls let out a beastly howl at the same time and pounced on the panicked young man!