Essence CrossFire: Biohazard '39'

Chapter 39: The Last Struggle

The gun in Xiao Rui's hand was actually pointed at the ghost specimens in the glass aquaria. I heard him say in a deep voice: "When you opened the wall safe, it seemed like I saw them move a little!"

"Move a little? Them?!"

My heart tensed as I listened. Looking at Xiao Rui like this, it didn't seem like he was lying. But sometimes one still has to be cautious. The virus sample was right in front of me; this guy might be trying to distract me and then seize the virus.

Looking at the kid's tense and serious demeanor, there was no sign of any deceit. If what he said was true, then we better be careful. These two sleeping ghosts were the mother bodies; but if he was lying, then the guy's acting skills were just too good!

After thinking for a moment, I decided to stand with him. Whatever happens, after all, compared to this guy, the ghosts are scarier. I took a few steps towards Xiao Rui, but unexpectedly, he suddenly spoke up: "What are you coming over for? Hurry and take the virus sample!"

"Huh?" I froze upon hearing this. Could it be that this guy...?

Xiao Rui's eyes were fixed on the two still-sleeping ghosts in front of him, not glancing at me at all: "I'll take care of this here, you go and grab the virus sample, quickly!"

Could it have been a misunderstanding on my part? I looked at Xiao Rui, then raised my gaze to the ghost specimens in the glass aquaria. Did those two things really just move? Well, the sample was right here, so I might as well take it first. With that thought, I turned around to get it, but a sudden thought made me turn back to face him once again.

What if everything this guy said since just now was a lie? Pretending to protect me, and as soon as I turned my back, he would lift the gun and shoot me, then seize the virus sample!

"I say, annoyed brother, what on earth are you thinking? Hurry up and take the sample!"

Seeing my hesitation, Xiao Rui immediately grew anxious. Looking at his nervous expression, it really didn't seem fake! Damn it, now I really couldn't tell whether I should trust him or not.

If I trust him, that would mean the ghost mother bodies would really come out;If I don't trust him, that means he is already plotting against me now. At this moment, if it were Gaara, what would he do? Thinking in my heart, my gaze kept shifting between the ghost specimen and Xiaorui, the defender. Or, should I come up with a foolproof plan? Fine, let's do it! At this moment, I had already made up my mind.

'What the hell are you doing?! Hurry up and get it, if you don't I'll go get it!' Xiaorui anxiously looked at me. I was startled for a moment, then pretended to be excited, pointing at the basement entrance and called out, 'Ah, Captain David!'

'Huh? Captain David?' Hearing my words, Xiaorui was momentarily stunned and turned his head...

There was no Captain David of the defenders at all, I was just speaking nonsense. Just as he turned his head, I immediately turned and jumped, reaching into the safe on the wall and felt around... Got it, it was a blue test tube!

Just as I was about to go to the second safe to get another green test tube, I suddenly heard a loud 'Bang!' next to my ear, followed by the mother ghost's earth-shattering roar 'Aargh!'

Turning around in shock, I saw that the glass container that originally held the ghost had broken, and a large amount of green liquid flowed out. The biochemistry mother ghost, with explosive force, leapt out of the container and directly pounced towards Xiaorui in front of me...

Damn, it's really happening... Xiaorui!

Earlier, Xiaorui had his attention diverted by me, and by the time he realized he had been fooled, it was too late. The entire ghost pounced straight at him! Xiaorui had nowhere to dodge and instinctively raised his machine gun in front of him. But how could the ghost's full-power pounce at such close range be easily blocked? Xiaorui was immediately thrown out with a cry of 'Ah!'

Xiaorui! It turns out what he said was true?! I... right now even feel the urge to commit suicide...

'Boom!' It wasn't over yet. Xiaorui had not escaped danger. The other mother ghost in the glass container suddenly opened its eyes, screamed, and jumped out, shattering the entire glass container into countless pieces. Since it was quite close, the mysterious green liquid splashed directly onto me.Shaking the liquid off my body, I had just come to my senses when I saw two giant lantern-like monster eyes staring at me. Half of the ugly red cheeks were metallic machinery, the other half were red flesh. There was no nose, and a terrifying huge mouth full of tusks emitted a disgusting fishy stench…?

Ah! Seeing that face suddenly face-to-face without any preparation gave me a huge fright, and my body staggered backward. The ghost raised its hand toward me and a claw came down.

"Mamma mia!" Riding the momentum of my fall, I tumbled straight to the ground, a gust of wind brushing across my forehead just barely avoiding the terrifying claw above. Still in danger, I frantically pulled out the Thompson from my waist, aiming at the red body above and kept firing…

‘Rat-tat-tat…' I didn't dare stop with the Thompson; bullets poured out like a stream, the powerful fire from the barrel landing directly on the ghost's body.

With the continuous explosions on the ghost's body, the ghost shrieked and was blasted away by my fire…

Struggling to get up, I was in disbelief: How could this happen? Why did the ghosts, which had been dormant, go berserk the moment I got the sample? Could it be… Could it be that these two ghosts were the sample guardians put here in advance by Corobos? They would instantly wake up to attack anyone who touched the virus sample?

If that were the case, hadn't I endangered Xiao Rui? Looking up again, I could no longer see Xiao Rui in front of me. Instead, there were two creatures glaring at me hungrily!

Crap, what am I supposed to do? How could I possibly deal with two of them alone? Besides, wasn't it said that the game would end as soon as you got the virus sample? I already have it, so why hasn't the game ended? Unless…

I turned my head to glance at the safe not far away on the other side. Unless what I'm holding isn't the virus sample, the real virus sample must be in the safe on that wall!

Realizing this, I charged toward the safe containing green test tubes. The moment I moved, the two creatures also sprang into action, moving much faster than me, and in the blink of an eye, they were almost upon me…

"Damn it, are you trying to die?"“Damn it, I'll see you through!” Clenching my teeth, I raised the Thompson in my hand and aimed to fire…? ‘~click click click…' Listening to the sound of air coming from the gun, I panicked instantly: after the previous fierce shooting at the ghosts, all the last 30 bullets in the magazine were already used up! Damn it! Angry, I threw the Thompson I was holding to the ground. Just as I did, at that very moment, the two monsters were already almost on top of me, slashing a claw toward my head…? Facing the stench-filled claws in front of me, I copied Lao Wan's move and crouched down, rolling on the ground to avoid the vital spots. Before my body even stopped, I reached into my pocket and pulled out a black handgun. I aimed at the ghost closest to me and fired several shots (‘bang bang' — in biochemical mode, the handgun is best for shooting while running). After firing more than a dozen bullets, the ghost nearest me was pushed back several steps. Seeing an advantage, I quickly stood up and ran toward the virus sample. Who knew that just after retreating one ghost, the other ghost, which was farther away, directly leapt toward me! “Ah!” I immediately felt a force on my back and fell to the ground. It turned out that since the ghost was farther away, it leapt with all its might, but its claws could only reach my backpack behind me. Because it grabbed my backpack, it pulled me down to the ground with it. “Damn it, let go of your claws!” I shouted, firing my handgun at the ghost face behind me. Since it was so close, several bullets hit that red head directly—golden headshot! The ghost howled in pain, let go of its claws to protect its head, and rolled away…? A perfect opportunity! By now, my handgun was out of bullets, and I had no weapons left on me. I quickly stood up and reached out toward the green test tube in front of me…? The ghost I had previously pushed back with the handgun, probably unaccustomed to being headshot, screamed and charged at me again from behind. I could only feel the sound of air splitting and the roaring wind as the ghost's claws reached my clothes…? “Ah! I'm definitely going to win…”?The moment my hand touched that green test tube, time seemed to stop. Everything around gradually grew dark, and I faintly heard a gentle voice: 'Congratulations to you...'? A dizzy spell hit my mind, and I could no longer hear the rest of the words... (End of this chapter)