I breathe in calmly, trying to recollect myself.“That was scary, but, good job!” The man gives me thumb up.“Aren’t the elevators broken?” I frown as I look at the numbers.“The VIP elevator is solely operated by the top Connector. So even though the others are disabled, if you have the access card, you can use it!” The man explained excitedly.“Why didn’t anyone tell me that? If I knew, I would’ve used it.” I mutter in annoyance.The man chuckles. “Well, your friend might not have known that either.”True. I remember the female cadet only saying it’s for level 1 worker, and the only information I can remember about that card is that it’s a key item for the last Connector. An executive might have given it to a cadet in hope that it would be useful for the rescue, and thankfully it is.‘Why did I not think about it?’ I curse myself for my obliviousness. But I decide to get past it. At least we have a mean to go upstairs without having to deal with monsters.But… If monsters had appear
“If you don’t, we’ll go to 29 and work our way down.” Rean said.What he just said makes my anxiety returns and I immediately protect the buttons from him. “Not 29!”“28, since you killed most of them in the hallway, we’ll clear the rest of the floors easily.” Rean bargained.“NOT 28 EITHER!!” I immediately push 27th floor. There’s still something I need to do there.“We’ll go our separate ways. The man is coming with me and we will go up once you’ve cleared the floor.” I told him with a nervous crack in my tone.Rean pulls me by my shoulder. “It’ll be much faster if we do it together. Besides, do you think 27th floor is clear from monsters? Have you been there?”“Hey! I have to save my bullets for unknown ambushes! I’ve already emptied a whole casing just firing on those you invited in here!” I yell at him, I was referring to the battle just now in 28th.He pulls away. “How many bullets you got left?”I take out the magazine in my gun and the ones I’ve reserved in my bag and pockets.
As we make our way to the end of the hallway, I realized that what he meant by 'offices' include small studios and dressing rooms.Of course, there is also an average office room with the Head Office designated inside which works like administration too. There are dead bodies of Prattas and a Direwolf there, and I found visible slash wounds on them. I don't know if it's caused by swords or axe, but it's surely either of those.I had the man hide in the Head Office inside that room after making sure it's safe. Luckily for him, it has water dispenser in there to accompany him while he wait.The man wishes me luck and I depart to my original mission.I breathe in and out evenly, trying to calm myself because the bang surely only get louder with each of my steps.I thought that experiencing slight changes in the story would accustom myself to more 'slight changes' in the future. But apparently not. Especially when the changes has potentially dangerous weapon and knows how to use it, and I
"That should be it." I mumble to myself.I have put the cables in their place, now I just need to bait the man.I return to the stage hallway and stand in the middle of the pathway.BANGBANGI shake my head. I can't believe Rean and I were afraid of this moving stupidity a few minutes ago. If only that hidden mission does not exist, I would've killed him the moment I see him to save him from this moment of humiliation.I make sure my Arrow camera is on. Some frames would be in a blur since I expect myself to run, but at least I should get that scene I've expected in my mind.Also to make sure the mic is also still on, I speak to it. "Natalie? You're there?""Yes.""Okay good.""What are you planning?" She asked. She must've seen the dark cable designed all over the hallway. She must be trying hard to guess what kind of spider has designed its web in here.Of course, the answer is me! But I'm not gonna tell her that! I'll let her enjoy the scene from her seat."Oh Natalie, you know th
Natalie sighs after she saw Terrence finished tying up the terrorist he was fighting. She could finally breathe a little.“Kinda disappointing he couldn’t use the other cables he had effortlessly put up. It would be a spectacle.” Kal commented with a smile as he leans back in his chair. He had returned to his seat and Natalie is sitting in her own chair between Sheena and him.“He doesn’t have much time. He knows the others are in a jam above that floor.” Sheena said. But she’s not looking at Terrence’s camera.Kal looks doubtful. “Does he really, though?”No one responds to that because the two girls are looking at the other camera window being played in Kal’s computer. It shows the view from Jake’s camera, and it could be seen that the seniors have sustained some injuries. “Oh… Jake and the others are looking bad. Can’t they use their potions?”She presses the intercom to contact Jake, but Natalie stops her. Sheena looks at her in confusion, but then she explains.“They have consume
“W-Who are you? You’re not wearing police uniform.” The boy stands protectively in front of the girl. It’s clear that he’s wary of me, which is very cute of him. “Well, I come from the academy. Have you ever heard of Orion Terrace?” I show him my Arrow. The girl, Ruby, gasps. “Orion Terrace?! My father and uncle graduated from Orion Terrace!” I smile widely at her. “Really?! Then you’re a family! I’ll make sure you get home safely!” She looked bright when I said that, but the boy stops her from coming to me. “Wait, Ruby! He may be lying!” “B-But, Ian… He’s very different from the one chasing us before.” Ruby said nervously. The boy looks at me again, his bright green eyes observing me up and down. ‘He doesn’t look scary at all. But he has a weapon.’ I notice his eyes stop at my gun. Since he still seems wary, I take my gun and put in on the floor slowly. Then I put my hands up and show him that they’re empty. “There. I’m unarmed. Are you still scared?” Ian looks angry. “I’m not
Moments ago, when Rean went up to 28th floor.“Cadet Rean, come in. Can you get to the meeting room?” The operator, Sheena, asked.Rean who was currently pulling a Pratta from his torso and slashing it with his sword, could not answer right away.A Pratta latched onto the back of right foot and immediately took a bit of his flesh. He grunted in pain.He threw the Pratta in his hand, then he slashed the one currently biting him. That one got its head slashed, but the thorny teeth had nestled, so he still had to rip it off. It’s painful because the teeth are rather deep, but he couldn’t risk their green blood sipping into his opened wounds or he would be poisoned.He threw the dead Pratta away and slashed another one that comes near. He had been doing this for the past minutes, just slashing through monsters that their dead bodies piled up around him. There are more than five Prattas left in the hallway, but he immediately comes for them rather than waiting them to come after him.The m
Rean opened his lips, but he hesitated. ‘The people who know about Terrence’s new ability are only the operators and myself. If I tell them that something is in there because Terrence said so, they won’t believe me. Even if I say that it’s from the operators, it’s questionable because they have always informed us with every piece of information that we don’t have to update each other.’ ‘I should choose the right words.’ Rean gripped his sword. He contemplated quickly before settled on— “Just, be careful.” Rufus looked at him weirdly. “What are you up to?” Rean shook his head calmly. “Just, maybe fatigue is messing with me.” He ran his fingers through his hair, pretending to relax. “Haa…” The females who saw this, both cadets and survivors, immediately felt their blood rushing to their cheeks. ‘He’s so handsome!’ Rean’s cheeks flushed red a bit. He wasn’t expecting that response at all. But at least it looked like it cleared him of suspicions. On the other hand, Rufus’s eyes twit