Glen’s phone begins to vibrate. He answered it and nods. He looked back at Cain and gave a serious look.

“I understand, I’ll have him know it.” He put it back on his coat and stood still for a moment. His back feels better now. “Just for you to know, the lone survivor subject has escaped from the Hoarder’s men.”

“What?” He said in surprise. “That bastard cannot be trusted after all.”

“Theo has no choice now but to kill.”

“I understand where his vigilance coming from,” Cain said. “But is this the only way? Is there any other way to avoid bloodshed?”

“He’s being prudent.”

“Prudent?!” Cain shouted. “How is killing a mass crowd of the city is being prudent?!”

Hearing those words, Gary is surprised.

“Because we will make a distraction and have the Glade mercenaries take the blame.”

Cain hisses and walks towards the exit.

“I’ll have no part of it.” Cain flatly said, “I’ll prepare to extract my father.”

“Perhaps that’s best for you.”

“When will he performed the plan?” Cain asked.

“I don’t know.”

Cain left saying no words after that. The gloomy appearance had engulfed him as he walks out. Gary look ahead beyond the countless glass tubes and panels and saw the exit that leads to the Testing Area. He crawled to the stairs and crouch. Whenever he saw Glen looking behind him, he moves forward and hides to the machines before probing for another one.

Until he finally noticed that there’s a sharp look creeping behind him and when he looks back, the old scientist cannot be found. Gary didn’t mind where he has gone and proceeded to the automatic slid door.

Glen walks the hallway and has his phone to his ears, talking to someone.

“I found him. Don’t worry, he’s still on track.” Glen said. “Yes, please. I would like you to have killed that sniveling runt. He knows too much now.”

Glen nods, “Good thing that you have caught those worms. I wonder how did they managed to get here.”

He chuckled hearing the reasons why, “Damn that Port, now those bastards not only heard our plans, they also know how our operations work. Well, I’m glad that Port has taken responsibility for the decision he made.”

Walking straight to the hallway, the lights flickered and the bulb stuttered before coming back to life. The old man’s gone and the bleeping coming from the screen on the elevator that flashing letters back and forth is the only life exist until the place finally gone dark.

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Having Gary as a bait to distract their attention, Ina and Lance proceeded with casual remark across the hallway to the server room across the testing site and to adjacent staircase with vigilance not too get too much attention. Once they passed on the countless rooms, they stopped knowing that it requires a key card. Ina pulled something out on her pocket and presented on Lance.

Lance’s forehead furrowed.

“When did you get this?” Lance asked.

“Yesterday.” Ina said. “I seduced one of the guards.”

“You? Seduced?” Lance replied.

Ina sternly stare at him.

“No offence. I just kinda didn’t expect you could, you know.” Lance nervously said.

Still, Ina didn’t alter her strict gazed at him.

When Lance slid the keycard to the reader, it opens. The room is currently open as the staffs are busy finding a way to open the door. They needed all the brains they’ve got to alter the old systems.

“We only have few minutes before they come back. Little time for a trouble work. We have to hurry.” Ina said as she hustled grabbing a chair to the mainframe in the middle of the room.

Lance pulled out a cord and connected it to his mobile device and to the mainframe plug-in. Ina start to decode and transfer the files to Lance device. Ina looked back at Lance who is attempting to reach Gary, but it seems that signal was not on their favor. Lance rose from sitting and waited gazes covertly outside. When the loading is finished Ina pulled it out and walk steadily. Their footsteps silently walk firmly. They saw two shadows turning to their way.

Lance instinctively pulled Ina and squeeze through to the small-tight space of the hallway. Their legs cross to one another. Lance glance away from Ina as he could smell the fragrant from her alike the smell of a white flower. Ina, too, is in awkward position, her slender legs were lock in between Lance’s legs. They avoided each other gazes and both could feel their body temperature rose as if they’re in the state of convulsion along their hard breathing.

When Ina finally noticed that they’re gone, she told Lance, “I think they’re gone.” Ina said. “We should hurry and notify Gary where he should go.”

Lance nods, “You guide him out and I will review the information we got.”

The two struggles to move out. They took a deep breathe before parting ways. Ina goes to the weapon stockroom and hide in there. Since Gary is in the old underground facility, she needed to stay in here to maintain the signal that connects him to Gary.

After reviewing the map, she had gained, she learned that three route that led outside from the underground facility to the old abandoned station post to the surface. B1 area is near to the Gary. B1 area is in between the testing area and the Main laboratory. The other two is a dangerous part to take because it is where more populated by the monsters and knowingly Gary, he won’t make it alone.

Ina glances down to check out the vibrating phone. As she opens it, she heard gunshots volleying and the hushing wind overlapping the phone.

“Lance?” Ina asked.

Answered, “We’ve been made. You need to get out of there!” He yelled.

“What about Gary?” She asked.

“We can worry about him later.” Lance said. “For now, we must survive.”

The communication finally cut off. Ina quickly drew out her gun hidden on her waist and slowly walk outside the room with an unparalleled attention driving to her route. She heard the low sound pitch of alarm coming from the siren hang on the wall.