"You won't believe it, I found my clothes." Tifa distracted him for a moment as she entered the room. "What's wrong with you?"
"It's probably my unit.
" "You can't be sure
." "I know, let's go, we can't waste any more time.
" The gunfire stopped. Tom stopped for a moment to reload his rifle. The girl moved toward the door. A shadow flitted through the broken window. Tom looked in his direction and noticed the creatures creeping closer.
"Tifa, no!" he shouted to the girl just emerging from the door, and then rushed towards them.
The creature grabbed the girl and threw her down the corridor. The fall stunned her for a moment, but the creature didn't give up and lunged at the girl again and threw her against the wall, this time knocking her unconscious. Tom ran up to it and struck it with the butt of his rifle as hard as he could. The creature struck him, knocking him back several meters. Then he turned back to the girl. A well-placed knife diverted his attention to the man. The rifle lay far away, and the creature was getting closer. In an instant, it reached him, trying to stab him with its claws. However, a kick to the muzzle effectively nullified the blow, sending the creature sprawling on its back. Tom grabbed its tail and tried to throw it against the wall, but the powerful creature was too heavy. He returned the blow and sent it flying several meters further. Tom got up from the ground and ran into the room he'd been in before, but he didn't even make it halfway. The creature had caught him, throwing him against the wall. After the impact, he began to feel his strength draining. He pulled a grenade from his belt, which he'd found on one of the bodies. At the last second, he managed to pull the pin and dodge another attack. The explosion destroyed most of the room. Tom struggled to his feet, making sure the creature on the ground wouldn't get up again, then ran toward the hallway.
"Tifa? Are you okay?" he asked the dazed but regaining consciousness girl.
"I don't think so.
" Around the corner of the hallway, a door could be heard being broken. Tom peered cautiously out and saw a creature emerging from one of the rooms, larger than any he'd encountered before. He picked up the rifle from the ground and approached the girl.
"Are you okay?" he asked, lifting the girl from the floor.
- Of course, yes - she replied, swaying on her feet
- I guess not - he grabbed the girl in his arms and started walking quickly along the corridor.
As he neared the end, the creature spotted him and lunged toward him. Tom placed the girl by the door leading to the stairwell and rushed toward the creature, opening fire at the same time. As he approached, he dodged, jumping through a broken window into one of the laboratories. The creature quickly caught up with him, breaking down the door. Tom continued firing, but his rifle quickly ran out of ammunition, and the creature seemed unfazed by the bullets lodged in its body. It grabbed him with a large paw and threw him across the room. The wall tiles cracked from the impact, showering him with dust. However, the creature refused to let go and within seconds, it had him in its claws again. After another throw, Tom landed in the hallway. Aware of his weakness against further attacks, he lunged with the last of his strength toward the elevator. When the doors were open, he reloaded the rifle slung around his neck and began firing at the creature. It refused to give up on its prey. It lunged at him, and they both fell into the elevator shaft. At the last moment, Tom managed to get onto the creature's back and fired a burst into the back of its head. Just before it fell, Tom managed to grab a rope that dangled just off the shaft wall. The creature hit the bottom of the shaft with a bang, impaling itself on the protruding bars. He looked up and realized he had to quickly get back for the girl before more creatures appeared. Not giving up, he started climbing the ropes of one of the elevators.
The sound of a surge of energy could be heard in the room. The generator was working again. Jack rose from the floor and screwed the cover back on. He then left the room and headed for the elevator. Meanwhile, James ran down the corridor, trying to find Charles, but each room was empty. When he reached the room at the end of the corridor, he saw his opponent lying on a table, connected to equipment. Several creatures were standing next to him. James slowly opened the door to the interior, but a powerful blow knocked him off his feet. When he turned around, he saw a woman holding a gun above him. When she saw that she hadn't stunned her opponent, she adjusted the blow with the butt, this time knocking him unconscious.
When he awoke a few minutes later, he found himself tied to the table where Charles had been lying. He stood with the woman nearby. When he saw that his former companion had woken up, he approached.
"Well, sleepyhead, I see you're quite the warrior. I remember our first joint operation, and now look, you're babysitting young organizations, and I'm becoming more powerful than any human could imagine. I was going to kill you, but I'm giving you one last chance—you can join us."
Charles stepped away for a moment and grabbed a small container filled with a blue substance from a nearby table.
"This is your ticket to the future. Accept my offer, and together we will be invincible. You will remain loyal to your employers who have already written you off, or to me who is offering you absolute power." James glanced at the screen showing the camera feed. "Yes, my friend, the enforcers are already here. They will kill everyone, destroy everything I've created, that's why I need you. You know very well that enforcers have modified metabolisms
." "Are you afraid? Apparently, you're indestructible.
" "For an ordinary person, they could accidentally harm me in their reinforced armor. Agree, I'll destroy the complex. Everyone will think we're dead, and then we'll carry out my plans in secret.
" "Fuck you.
" "So be it, I'll leave you here. Your people, the ones you trained, will take care of you."
A noise came from the hallway. Charles turned to the door for a moment.
"Tanya, check this out," he said curtly to the woman, turning back to the table. "So what's the old man going to be like?" Last chance...
The woman walked to the door and peered through the small window. On the other side, she saw a man with a rifle aimed at her. Before she could scream, a burst of rifle fire ripped through the door. Jack kicked the door open and stepped inside, firing again at the wounded woman who was trying to reach the weapon lying next to her. Seeing this, Charles lunged toward him, but a burst of rifle fire stopped him. A nod of his head was enough for the creatures inside to pounce. Jack turned and ran through the door, dropping two grenades. The explosion killed the creatures, leaving only one alive, but the burst from the automatic weapon ended its life. Charles got to his feet, stripped off his bullet-riddled coat, and ran out the other entrance. Jack unbuckled James.
"Jack, run to the terminal and find the self-destruct options. I'll follow him, give us enough time; remember, Tom is still inside."
James grabbed his rifle and ran toward the door. Jack ran to the computer and began searching through the options. When he finally found the right command, an alarm sounded over the loudspeakers, announcing the activation of the self-destruct sequence.
At the same time, an elevator descended, and a man dressed in uniform stepped out, followed by several members of the execution squad.
"Did you hear me, guys, we don't have much time, no one can survive here, move on
." "Chief, you should leave this place
." "Follow the order, soldier, I'm right behind you. Are you saying my task force won't complete the mission in time?
" "No, I mean yes, I mean sorry.
" "We're moving now, Charles has eluded me enough times already, this time I'll make sure he doesn't get out alive."
Tom emerged from the shaft on the level where he'd left the girl. However, when he reached the door leading to the stairs, he couldn't find her. Trying to remain silent, he peered into each room. As he entered another, he felt the barrel of a gun against his head.
"Tifa?" he asked uncertainly.
"Tom? I thought you were dead .
" "It's alright, come on, the elevators are working, we can finally get out of here."
At that moment, a warning about the complex's self-destruct system being activated came over the speakers.
"That's all we needed. Let's hurry."
As they approached the elevator, it suddenly opened, and one of the enforcers stepped out. Tom stood about ten meters away and with a slow movement of his hand, moved the girl behind him.
"Josh
." "Tom.
" "What are you doing here?
" "I'm sorry, Tom, I'm here on business.
" "I don't understand
." The chief decided he had to personally deal with the last SPAD unit and came with us to eliminate their leader.
"You joined the enforcers, so why aren't you looking for him with the rest?"
"I have a special assignment, the boss sent me to eliminate the remaining members of the special forces. I honestly didn't think any of you were still alive.
" "You don't think I'd let you do that, do you?"
"You don't stand a chance, just one more thing. Who is she?" he said, pointing at the girl.
"You'll never know that, my friend." Tom quickly reached back, and Tifa handed him the gun.
Josh reached for his pistol, but Tom's shot knocked it out of his hand. Before he could reach for his rifle, a strong blow knocked him back. A few more kicks knocked him to the ground. Tom kicked the rifle away from Tifa. Josh pulled a knife from his boot and lunged at Tom, but a quick roll brought him back down again. Seeing he had no chance against his stronger opponent, he ran to the girl and snatched the pistol from her hand, looking it at her head.
"I think you're making a mistake," Tom said.
Tifa quickly flipped her opponent, throwing him to the ground. Tom ran and grabbed the pistol.
"I'm sorry, but we don't have time for this."
Josh, trying to reach the rifle, fell to the ground, wounded by the gunshot.
"You're lucky I don't have the conscience to kill you."
Tom grabbed Tifa's hand and pulled her into the elevator. The doors closed, but the elevator was already programmed and began descending. Josh got up and tied a piece of his sleeve around his injured leg. When he approached the elevator, he saw a creature standing nearby. He looked around and saw a rifle lying on the ground, but the beast caught him before he could reach it.
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