Chapter 239
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The rest of the people at the rooftop are still taking shots towards the ones below but Iām focused on Darelleās expression.
āL-let me rewind whatās left of the footage earlierā¦ā he said.
āHmm? Whatās left?ā I thought to myself.
āIāve lost- well, youāve lost a couple of drones when we started to drive it inside the stadium. Check this here. Iāll show you the footage from what survived first. They all went to the other buildings and the picture is clear.ā he started to rewind the footage.
The footage was running at twice the speed and getting skipped a few seconds a few times when nothing seems to be happening. Iām looking at different videos at the same time and Darelle would pause the others and would bring one to regular speed if it contains something important.
It shows us first that the drones were slowly descending after the second wave of the swarm came out of their hiding spots when the explosions erupted earlier. One feed shows the inside of the Main Building of the City Hall far from where it used to be. Itās just rooms of blood and gore where each turn is just about the same following a theme. A few regular ones are roaming around and a few even started to follow the drones but failed to do so.
Almost all of the buildings were the same inside and Iām starting to think that the server located inside that I was aiming for might not be intact. However, it just makes me wonder why they all gathered at this place if they would have better options if they roamed around with their numbers.
āWait, why am I giving advice to what they should do? Shit. If the drives from the servers here didnāt survive, Ana is the only person we could get the files from. Iām willing to cooperate with her and our partnership is good at the moment but I at least want to see one hard drive surviving.ā I thought to myself.
The footage finally showed the place where the server room is located but the huge glass doors and partitions are stained with blood and we could barely see anything from our side.
āHope they didnāt bump or crash into it or it would be bad. I wish we could see the situation from here at least.ā Darelle said.
āLetās just hope for the best. Well, weād still actually need to go there physically so itās fine but how about the stadium?ā I asked.
Darelle gave a sigh and dismissed the other videos in playback and displayed the footage from the stadium in fullscreen. The only thing I saw earlier was the doors opening but nothing inside because of the angle. Now, however, even if it is directly in front of the opening, I could barely see anything. I could recognize barely 15 feet inside but the sunlight canāt reach farther to surmise anything. The moment the drone drove inside, to shed some light, the feed got cut off.
Another shot from another drone came but itās the same thing. The feed got cut off before it managed to record something substantial.
I was silent.
The third one came attached with a flashlight below and it just hovered outside trying to record footage as much as it can but nothing could be seen clearly. The beam of the flashlight is not strong enough to illuminate everything.
However, it caught something.
A glimpse.
Itā¦ theyāre moving really fast but their movements are different. If someoneās running straight, youāre supposed to see them upright or even slightly slanted forwards. However, the way they moved seemed to be that theyāre not moving like bipedals would even if their features show that theyāre humanoid. The way the drone turned revealed a few of them in random locations and their heads would turn away if their faces got shone on with the light. They donāt seem intent on going outside even if hundreds of the others have already spilled out. The drone caught a few glimpses of them but I think thereās plenty of them still inside.
āF.u.c.k.i.n.g weird, right?ā Darelle said.
āYeah. The ones inside have a few quirks. I bet we canāt lure them outside and theyāre waiting for us to go inside. Let them hole in there for now while we sweep everything else outside first. Theyāll see how stupid theyāre decisions are if they ever did make one.ā I replied.
I looked below and thereās a semi circle near the entrance where we did our work. Thereās still a lot in the vicinity so I placed my IWI Tavor on the ledge as I acquired several targets within range and ended their lives. A few of them are still falling out from the windows due to the earlier ones breaking them. Some of them would immediately get killed though some would still survive. They would either stand up and start on pacing or theyād crawl their way just to have some sort of movement.
*PSSHEW*
*PSSHEW*
*PSSHEW*
*PSSHEW*
*PSSHEW*
Shot after shot resounded throughout the area but it is not because of people simply being trigger happy. Each shot is carefully placed and yet it sounds like people are mag dumping. Itās because thereās a huge number of us shooting at the same time almost simultaneously. However, thereās still a select few who get too excited while using a full auto so weād occasionally hear a sound like the name of a purple Pocket Monster that becomes brown when it evolves.
Quite a bit of time has already passed since weāve started to clear everything we see outside and the roadblocks. There has been zero casualties on all teams throughout. Days and days of preparation can be attributed to it and making sure no one acts recklessly. The only drawback to this operation is the amount of bullets that we used is staggering and Iām hoping it would get replenished from the resources we would be acquiring here. I started to tell everyone at the roadblocks to slowly creep inside while checking each building that is close. The goal is to check for remaining zombies still inside and the scavenging part will be carried out later.
Weāre now on the final stretch and the only building that has any semblance of the bloody figures inside was the small stadium inside the Peopleās Park. Weāve resetted our positions and now most of my usual team are atop the rooftop of the South Supermarket with a few others. Some of them are still atop the other buildings but all our eyes are on the entrance of the stadium.
āGo in, dude.ā I said through the earpiece.
āI think I wonāt fit inside.ā Raphael replied.
āJust crash into it. Make the entrance bigger. Donāt use lube.ā I said.
āCanāt I just get a f.u.c.k.i.n.g proper reply dude?!ā he exclaimed.
The Komatsu then made its way towards the entrance of the stadium and it slammed itself towards it. The smooth finish of the Komatsu is gone now since several bullets have rained on it earlier. Despite that, aside from a few of the spikes failing to retract, it is still in working condition.
*CRASH*
The initial crash took away the doors and it removed part of the walls by its side but not enough to affect the buildingās structural integrity. The Komatsu reversed for a few feet and it slammed itself against the entrance to make it wider. The moment the Komatsu could go inside without any obstructions, Raphael drove inside while a few debris fell from the entrance.
A short moment passes and another hole is created from the inside. Everyone could see the claw of the Komatsu partially protruding from the other side of the wall where there is no significant damage yet.
āDude, somethingās been slamming against me. Itās making loud thuds but they canāt break through this armor. Iām gonna make a few more holes while avoiding the pillars.ā Raphael said.
āSure.ā I replied.
āBro, that Komatsu is like a cheat code here.ā Jared said from my side.
āHeh, of course it is. Itās just really slow and we canāt take it far.ā I replied.
āHey, look.ā Mark said.
*CRASH*
The other entrance was formed after another huge crash. Several zombies came out into view that were walking on all fours. The way they moved is very unnatural and they are slamming their fists towards the Komatsu. Their hands up to their wrists have already had its bones jutting out due to the force theyāre using. Despite their efforts, it has no effect on the Komatsu whatsoever aside from staining it with their bits and pieces.
Some of them tried to get into the gaps of the wheels but it only made the condition of their arms worse. Their hands would get twisted and when they pulled against it, a portion of their arms would get twisted off along with the bones. Itās a sorry sight to see them struggle.
Our equipment made the raid towards the final stage almost anticlimactic because the hard part was taking care of hundreds of sprinters from the several projects we executed, not this one. They were easily sniped down and the Komatsu parked on the side after none of them appeared. Their numbers werenāt that great, only a few dozen and their behavior dictates that they only want to protect their territory.
āSo, the ones we killed earlier were the ringleaders? If thatās the case then itās good since things wouldāve turned out differently if they could command that swarm. Better kill the leaders first then take care of the dregs later.ā I thought to myself.
Being the paranoid f.u.c.k that I am, I still sent several drones inside to check the whole situation first before I sent our people in.
Turns out, it wasnāt for naught.
At the stage, thereās a small, lone figure where itās sitting down on the ledge. On its hands is a piece of a humanās leg with several bitemarks. Itās wearing a pink outfit that seemed to be for a person practicing ballet. Its legs are dangling on the ledge and it is continuously munching on that piece of leg and the blood flowing out from it is staining its face even more.
Jared saw it from my tablet and he said, āI could take that shot.ā
āDo it, so we could search the whole place. Thatās the last one, right kid?ā Oscar said as I nodded.
Jared took his position while Iām still glued to the screen. When Jared chambered a round, the kid inside put the leg itās munching on down and looked at the camera of the drone hovering near it. The chunks of flesh fell from its mouth then its mouth moved.
*PSSHEW*
A hole was formed on the side of its head but I could still vividly see its last moments especially the words it mouthed towards the camera that almost no one noticed.
It was a simple word: āHello.ā
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