Volume 1 The Bronze Mask Chapter 31 "Satan"
The driver was about to open the driver's door when he saw that the body was "shaking" at a visible amplitude. He withdrew his hand, which had been tingling with the vibration from the door, and turned to look at the crowd behind him, as if to say something.
“……”
This time, everyone in the on-site investigation team felt the "movement" he said: in the cargo hopper as tight as a coffin, there was a loud noise. The dull sound of the object hitting the steel plate was heard clearly, and each loud bang caused a claw-like bulge on the surface of the cargo hopper.
The steel-forged body soon became mottled and twisted, riddled with holes, and the terrifying beasts imprisoned in it ...... It's about to break out of the shell.
"Subject awakens!"
Bai Linglong said with some difficulty.
This is really unbelievable, even if a large test subject inhales an ultra-high concentration of aerosol sedative, theoretically it will need to sleep for at least 20 hours before nerve activity can be restored.
This kind of thing that deviates from scientific common sense makes it difficult for her to accept it for a while.
"Click, click!"
However, the armed personnel of the team quickly reacted, opened the safety of the guns one after another, and loaded the bullets.
They escorted Bai Linglong and Lu Keming to retreat quickly and retreated towards the entrance of the elevator.
The armed men were not armed with heavy weapons, except for 7.62 caliber assault rifles, and only two shoulder-fired howitzers. In such a narrow and confined space, the use of heavy weapons is a way of fighting that will end in the end, and no one wants to do this, and the leaders above will not be willing to do it.
And at the moment, they don't even dare to use howitzers lightly, for fear of being accidentally injured by the ejected shrapnel.
It is unknown whether the power of the assault rifle will be able to penetrate the subject's hard armor and thick leather. With their current firepower, it would be difficult to subdue an active test subject!
The Mithril weapon had to be wielded, and the leader quickly made a decision, gesturing to the team with a cryptic gesture. The hearts of the team members sank, and immediately several people took out the strange standard magazines and reloaded.
"The on-site investigation team retreats immediately!"
In the general control room, after a brief gaffe, Beckett quickly adjusted his mood and gave an order to the special team in front.
When the heavy security door in front of the elevator slowly rose, the cargo bed of the first trailer had been torn open by the claws in the middle, leaking a huge hideous opening, making a tooth-souring sound, and a head full of dark red armor with a diameter of one meter poked out of the darkness. Between the two rows of sharp fangs, a half-human-tall scarlet pupil appeared,
This was followed by stout limbs and a body as large as a hill.
A violent, bloodthirsty sense of oppression emanated from its massive, ugly body, and a shadow of fear enveloped everyone.
"Quick, ,......"
The leader of the armed men stood at the back of the line with guns in hand, staring at the freed subject, shouting as he retreated.
Everyone's blood pressure soared, and their hearts beat wildly. The team members were well-trained, and even the two unarmed people panicked, and with mutual support, they all quickly entered the special passage in front of the elevator.
The last team leader to come in wiped the sweat from his forehead and quickly pressed the shut-off button of the safety valve. The heavy security door slowly fell.
The leader looked warily at the test subject looking around, the muzzle of the gun locked into its eyes, and the other guards were in the same position as him.
It takes time for the elevator to start, and it takes time for the safety door to fall, although it only takes a few seconds, but during this time, they may need to fight for it with their flesh and blood.
Tension and fear creep invisibly. No one spoke, and everyone's spirits were highly tense.
Cold sweat dripped into one of the guards' eyes, and the sour feeling made him blink hard, and the finger holding the trigger was implicated and pressed a few points unconsciously.
"Poof, poof, poof!"
Three bursts of bullets rang out, causing a burst of flames.
In the midst of a suffocating confrontation with fear and oppression, the young guard's gun accidentally went off.
The bullet hit the ceiling not far away, sending a few sparks. Fortunately, the gun line fell in an open area, and the stray bullets that rebounded did not hurt anyone.
The nerves of the others on the side were as if they had been hammered coldly, and their eardrums were buzzing.
Everyone's attention was on the test subject who had woken up from the trap, and no one expected that there would be a sudden gunshot around them at this time, and everyone was in a heartbeat.
When they figured out what was going on, they couldn't help but be annoyed and angry, and they all glared at the guard who had made a mistake with unkind eyes.
And he had already bowed his head in shame.
"After I go back, I will have a month's special training in firearms, and in addition, submit a 3,000-word examination."
After all, it was his own people, and although the team leader was dissatisfied that he had lost such a face and almost brought danger to the team, he still spoke out to relieve him.
At this moment, the safety door has fallen to knee height, and it is about to close completely, and the preheating of the elevator is about to be completed.
Seeing that the danger was gradually moving away, since there was no personal loss, the team leader opened his mouth to help, but no one was embarrassed for the guard anymore.
"Come on!"
Lu Keming, who was operating the elevator on the side, wiped the sweat on his face with his cuffs and said, "There is still half a minute before the elevator can be started." ”
Hearing this, everyone walked into the elevator one after another. Only the guard who made the mistake was half a beat slower, still staring straight in the direction of the security door.
"What's the ink, stay here for the New Year?"
The leader in front noticed his abnormality and thought he was still struggling, and scolded him dissatisfiedly.
"Captain, it's, it's coming in!"
The guard turned his head, his face as pale as paper. His voice trembled, his tongue stiffened, and his speech was slurred.
"Who?"
Soon, there was no longer a need for the guards to answer, because everyone in the elevator saw it.
Everyone's faces turned white in an instant. A large claw poked into the passage and jammed the security door at the knee of the descendant.
“……”
Beckett was the first to react, instructing his assistant, "Activate the 'secret door' buried inside the bodies of these test subjects!" ”
The assistant quietly looked at Alan Keynes, saw that the corners of his mouth twitched a few times on his gloomy face, but he still nodded, and then carried out the order of the direct leader.
"Yes...... The program has been started, an attempt has been made to establish a link channel, and the command has been issued. ”
Half a minute later, the assistant's voice trembled and said, "This ...... The secret doors reserved by these subjects have lost contact and cannot be captured. ”
Beckett didn't have much of a surprise, the gene stabilizer was not injected as scheduled, and any mutations in the subject could occur, including the loss of contact with the self-destructing gene reserved for the DNA helix.
Alan Keynes wasn't a straw bale like his brother, and he quickly understood that, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath.
"Beckett, you do it yourself, use that thing!"
Satan!
Although Alan Keynes didn't name it himself, everyone knew what "that thing" was referring to - a new type of viral weapon codenamed "Satan", which was as powerful as the scythe of death and could harvest all the life that was sucked into it in half a minute.
"What about the survey team?"
Someone mentioned it out of place.
But the voice sank like a stone into the sea, and there was no response.
"It's too late!"
Beckett sighed secretly, there was no way back, sacrifice was inevitable.
It is imperative that the out-of-control subject escape the specimen area, and since it is impossible to continue to control it, the remaining options are ...... The only way to do this is to destroy them.
In the surveillance footage, the elevator in which the survey team was riding suddenly shook violently, making a creaking and violently rubbing sound.
At the bottom, an ape-like test subject with a body length of more than four meters grabbed the load-bearing beam at the bottom of the lifting cabin, and with a forceful pull, it tore a long strip-shaped gap in the bottom of the cabin with brute force.
Its forelimbs poked through the torn slits, its thick joints making clear palm prints on the steel. Outside the gap, a large eyeball poked in, peering inside the capsule.
"I can't go!" Death was approaching, but the team leader was surprisingly calm, "Let's fight, at least walk more brilliantly!" ”
He aimed his gun at the subject outside the slit and pulled the trigger with his fingers.
"Bang bang bang-"
More than a dozen barrels vented tongues of fire, and the bullets shot into the eye sockets of the giant ape without hesitation. Several of these dazzling silver streamers caused great pain to the giant ape.
"Whew-"
The great ape howled bitterly, and finally could not bear the pain anymore and let go.
"Solution...... Solved? ”
Bai Linglong asked a little dazedly.
Lu Keming shook his head expressionlessly, pointed to his feet, and suddenly said something inexplicable;
"I wish I could live in the old world for the rest of my life!"
……
On the large surveillance screen, the picture of the experimental cabin turned into a snowflake, and the last picture captured was an open mouth of blood basin and two rows of sharp fangs.
The researchers bowed their heads in pain, bewilderment, or thoughtfulness.
"How long does it take for 'Satan' to take effect?" Alan Keynes asked suddenly.
Beckett replied, "After inhaling the respiratory tract, it only takes half a minute to kill the host. ”
Everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief, this hellish day was finally coming to an end.
Alan Keynes sat down wearily down the back of his chair, fingers rubbing his temples lightly.
The loss this time was too great, and he was not much sure that he would be able to escape the punishment of his family.
"Drip-"
An alarm went off without warning, once again stirring the researchers' almost severed nerves.
"Anomalous gas has been detected in Area D2. It's ......" The researcher in charge thought he was dazzled, rubbed his eyes, and looked at the data again, "It's 'Satan'!" ”。
"Zone D? Confirm that it's not Zone C? Beckett asked with a frown.
The researcher double-checked it and affirmed, "That's right, it's Zone D." ”
“……”
Beckett's brain raced, flashing through all the possibilities that existed in his mind, and then said, "Bring up the entire area of the 'Satan' pipeline." ”
The researcher immediately complied.
There are 32 small screens on the large screen, and the center of each picture is a black pipe the thickness of a finger, and there is no obvious abnormality.
"Screen 16 is magnified 3 times."
The picture zoomed in little by little, and finally, a black dot the size of a sesame seed appeared in the split screen.
Beckett's hunch was confirmed, but his mood was even heavier, he gritted his teeth and continued:
"Zoom in again!"
This time, I was finally able to see clearly - the black spot was a dead rat with a stiff body and a pool of black blood coming out of its mouth.
"'Satan'...... Leaked! One of the researchers exclaimed.
Another person immediately said, "We need to suspend the release of 'Satan' and prioritize the problem of leaking transportation pipelines." ”