Chapter 77
Monster
"How many people can be mobilized?" Upon making this request, Wesker discovered that the security department was already empty, with most of the staff having been transferred out.
This is going to be bad!
Wesker had lost interest in listening to the interim head of security ramble on about where the incident had occurred and how many people had been transferred.
Upon learning that only the most basic security personnel remained in the laboratory building, he immediately hung up the phone and said to the Red Queen, "Prepare for emergencies, activate Plan 0, and release the T03 test subject. I hope I'm overthinking it."
The explosion was a signal. Upon hearing the explosion, Rumlow immediately activated a high-powered jammer, destroying nearby surveillance cameras. He then opened the hatch of the stealth fighter, and Hydra soldiers disembarked with various weapons.
They appeared in an open space not far from the T1 experimental building.
Having too much land also has its drawbacks; it's impossible to use it all, leaving a lot of empty space. As a result, S.H.I.E.L.D. took advantage of this—stealth fighters landed directly, waiting for the right moment to attack the experimental building.
The moment the surveillance system was compromised, the Red Queen activated the alarm, and the security personnel inside the experimental building immediately went into combat mode, closing the security checkpoints and then drawing their weapons in preparation for battle.
However, most people were quite relaxed, since the security checkpoint was built under the supervision of security personnel and was of excellent quality. Unless the other side had a tank, it would be impossible for them to get in.
Then, with a deafening roar, the security checkpoint was blown open by missiles from the stealth fighter.
Rumlow led Hydra soldiers, posing as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents, into the room. Before the security personnel could react, they were hit by bullets. These security personnel were not reinforced; the bullets hitting their body armor caused them to feel as if they had been hit by a car. They felt a sharp pain in their chests and collapsed to the ground.
The drones that accompanied the Hydra soldiers as they entered automatically finished off the security personnel one by one.
"Go go go!" Rumlow commanded the Hydra soldiers to rush to the small hut at the front desk. The accompanying electronics expert immediately found the console interface and started his personal computer to prepare to hack into the system.
Thirty seconds later, the electronics expert gave up and shook his head at Rumlow.
Rumlow immediately understood and activated the backup plan. Two burly men behind him opened a large crate, from which a bunker-buster missile was pulled out.
Rumlow stepped forward and entered the security activation code, and the group immediately retreated to find cover.
"Boom!" After a huge explosion, the massive elevator shaft was exposed where the small house had been.
Rumlow waved his hand, and the Hydra soldiers began securing the ropes in preparation for the rappelling. So far, everything was going smoothly and the plan was progressing very well.
Meanwhile, inside the underground test site, many test personnel began an emergency evacuation when the ground monitoring was compromised. Thanks to prior drills, the evacuation went very smoothly, and everyone acted without hesitation. By the time the bunker-buster missile was launched, everyone in the underground test site had already evacuated to the safe passage.
Aside from Samuel, who was a guest at the T0 test site—by the way, he has now unknowingly changed his name to Big Boss.
"What's going on?" The leader looked at the red alarm, completely bewildered as to what had happened.
Fortunately, there were other experimenters present. During the visit, the leader earned the respect of all the experimenters with his professional knowledge, and someone immediately told him what was going on.
"It's alright, this is an emergency drill. Just follow the signs outside to the stairs. I still need to lock the test subject. You can go ahead."
The boss left the lab in a daze, but the signs were easy to spot: the corridor was illuminated by red alarm lights, the green emergency exit arrows were very clear, and the people from the other labs had also come out and were evacuating in an orderly manner.
Although he didn't recognize any of the top leaders of these experiments, he still followed the crowd out.
Ever since learning that this laboratory was conducting biological experiments, and that the experimental products were so terrifying, the boss had been worried about an experimental accident. Today was like a nightmare coming true.
Although the experimenters had said it was an emergency drill, he was still on tenterhooks and highly focused.
Following the crowd to the safety passage, the leader didn't know who to contact, so he continued to follow the crowd, completely unaware that he had deviated from the green arrow and followed a group of people in white coats pushing large boxes.
Although the lab coats were white, the bodies beneath them were not like those of other researchers, who were either overweight or skinny. Instead, they were muscular, almost bursting out of their underwear, and also carrying various weapons.
These people were all special security personnel who had undergone the first phase of T-virus enhancement, trained with the action team, and were even the most outstanding trainees, since sometimes maintaining laboratory stability is more important than external security.
Their current mission is to transport the T03 weapon to the attacked T1 test site and eliminate the invading unidentified armed forces.
After passing through the underground corridor connecting the two test sites and then through the safety passage at the staircase, they arrived at the T1 test site and soon discovered that the invading armed forces were blowing up the central control room, intending to copy the experimental data.
Rumlow led the Hydra soldiers directly down to the first floor, intending to check the resistance situation inside the laboratory. If there was no significant resistance, they would split up and quickly advance to copy as much data as possible in a short time.
Upon descending to the first floor, Rumlow discovered that the laboratory was empty, something he hadn't anticipated.
Moreover, based on the observed traces, this place was not always empty; rather, everyone suddenly and hurriedly evacuated, leaving behind unfinished coffee and an open notebook.
It was as if they had been prepared all along, waiting for them to walk right into their trap.
The bizarre scene prevented Rumlow from immediately dispersing the Hydra soldiers; instead, he began searching this floor first.
Electronics experts quickly determined that the room in the middle filled with computers was a data center, and demolition experts immediately prepared for a precise demolition, aiming to minimize damage to the computers.
Just then, several people in white coats pushed out three large boxes from the passageway in the distance.
"shooting!"
Based on the principles of "it's not my territory anyway" and "better to kill the innocent than let the guilty go free," Rumlow immediately gave the order, and bullets were fired as if they were free.
The doctors in white coats reacted quickly, peeking out briefly before immediately retreating back inside.
Clang, clang, clang—the bullets struck the box, producing a metallic clanging sound.
"What kind of crappy box is this, bulletproof? Stark, do you have money to burn? Get the RPGs." With Rumlow's order, heavy firepower was brought in.
But the other side also began to act. The man in the white coat took out a controller from his sleeve. After the start button was pressed, the box automatically opened, white steam rose, and three giant monsters stood up from the box.
Although the three monsters retained their human form, they were no longer human at all: their huge bodies were muscular and full of explosive power, and their overall color was pale white; they wore huge helmets that covered their entire heads, only revealing their scarlet eyes; and they held giant axes in their hands.
As the white mist dissipated, the three monsters slowly turned their heads and stared at the Hydra's group.