Mermaid Effect

-2 floating island laboratory

Living and entertainment area [destroyed and closed to traffic]

From above the roof, there was a faint sound similar to Christmas carols.

Rand watched with bated breath as the hovering failed siren infection moaned in a low voice, shook its head and slowly left the entertainment area, crawling towards the exit.Even so, the strong smell of blood and water still lingered in the air.In the flickering lights, it left behind a snail-like glistening slime wherever it crawled.

A few minutes later, he tiptoed out of the storage room, and after glancing at the line of defense where the siren-infected body disappeared, he turned and walked in the opposite direction.

In the air full of the breath of failed siren subjects, Munster seemed a little anxious.

"Rand...they're looking for you," it said, and after a pause, it added in confusion, "their aura...is a bit chaotic, their mood is very frantic and painful, I should kill it , it will cause more trouble."

"That doesn't solve the real problem. Siren subjects are always frantic, because of those experiments... I can understand their pain. No creature can survive it."

Rand said softly.

Countless distorted faces emerged in his mind, the faces of the group of pathetic creatures he had come into contact with in the Deep White Lab... If there is anything in this world that Rand has never regretted If it is a matter, it is one thing to let Mary and their lives disappear in the fire.

But not having regrets doesn’t mean not being sad.

"Well, I... I won't be like them..."

Munster suddenly murmured in Rand's ear uneasily.

Rand couldn't help but leaned over and kissed its forehead.

"I know. You're different, Munster."

Munster's tail swung rapidly behind him.

However, the bitterness at the corner of Rand's mouth became stronger.

In the current situation, even the truly mentally handicapped patients should have noticed that something is wrong with the entire base—Rand is quite worried about Simon, and the noise in the communicator seems to be a strong ominous omen.He walked slowly in the passage, in the dim and flickering light, there were dark red dried blood on the surface of metal fragments, bullets and human bones.The ventilation system that has not been maintained for a long time is "whirling" above his head, sometimes giving Rand the illusion that he is walking inside the body of a huge greedy monster, and he himself is just A ghost with no past and no future is wandering among the eerie corpses.From time to time, Rand's feet would step on some sticky juice, and the group of siren test subjects obviously often wandered here.

In such an environment, it is easy for humans to panic, but Rand does not have the energy to be afraid.

He was looking for a way to the prison room - Simon, and the group of human soldiers who entered the base in unknown ways made him feel worried, but now he is more worried about Vincent...

Is Vincent wandering blankly in this huge steel tomb like the sad creature before, thirsting for human flesh and blood in the dark?Just thinking of that scene made Rand feel a shudder that spread from his heart to his body—even thinking about it made him feel unbearable.

Munster stretched out his front paws silently, and took Rand's cold hand.

"Don't worry, Rand, I'll help you."

One thing I have to admit, Munster's consolation did make Rand feel better.

After a brief hesitation, Rand still decided to go to the prison room as planned—even if there are likely to be more siren subjects wandering there, and they are all the same as the one they saw before, with a confused mind, Full of malice towards humans...and appetite.

From the living area to the edge, there will be several safety stairs. According to the markings on the drawings in Rand's memory, they should be able to see the mechanical lifting platform for equipment near the safety stairs.Of course, Rand can also choose the smart elevator on the other side. If he can get there, he can easily reach the prison area through the forged badge given to him by Simon.

But considering the traces of fierce fighting they saw along the way before they came here, Rand didn't think the elevator in the central area might still be functional—so there were not many choices left for him.The only thing that can be prayed for now is to hope that the battle between humans and the siren test body will not spread to the elevators in the edge area, otherwise, Rand will probably have to cling to Munster's body and pass through the cold external air vent. dived.In order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention from the siren subjects, Rand tried his best to hold his breath and move forward cautiously along the way, which made his speed a little slow, while Munster was always vigilant by his side, guarding against possible Trouble arises.

And not long after moving forward, the lights also disappeared.

Rand guessed that the wires were cut, and the intricate corridors and laboratories were hidden in darkness.The air became very cold—without the support of electricity, the warm air brought by the ventilation system, which is suitable for human survival, gradually failed, and was infected bit by bit by the cold transmitted from the outside world.

He stopped suddenly, and Munster slid down, stood in front of him, and stretched out his arms to him.

"Now it's your turn to be my eyes."

Rand was hugged by Munster's strong arms, and said to it with some helplessness.

"it's my honour."

Munster said softly with some pride.

However, at this moment, from behind them, there was a voice coming through the long corridor.

"Swipe Lala—"

That was the sound of scales scraping against the metal wall.

"Damn!"

Rand couldn't help but curse.

Without any extra instructions or orders, Munster slid into the darkness ahead the moment he heard the voice.Compared with the failed experimental body, it is stronger and stronger, and most importantly, it is smarter——

If nothing else, it can easily throw off the delirious pursuer behind it.

However, the world is always full of surprises.

In the darkness, more and more small friction sounds came from all directions, and the unique fishy smell of the siren test body condensed into an almost gelatinous breath in the cold air, enveloping the nervous front heavily. Rand and Munsterley of the line.

Rand felt that his heart seemed to be compressed into a very small walnut-like ball by invisible pressure.But he didn't make any sound... Clinging to his face, Munster's heartbeat was speeding up.

Perhaps this feeling should be called fear. After seeing so many smooth bones covered with tooth marks, Rand could foresee what would happen to him if he was besieged by siren experimental subjects-now he had lost the siren. With the special ability brought to him by the Ren cells, it seems impossible to repeat what happened in Shenbai.

But at this moment, Rand suddenly raised his head and glanced at Munster intuitively.

Of course, in theory, he can't see anything in this darkness at all, but it seems that there is some kind of wonderful tacit understanding that connects him and Munster, and Rand can clearly feel Munster. At the same moment, she lowered her head and smiled softly at him.

【Don't be afraid, Rand, I will protect you】

Something of its warm conviction flowed into Rand's mind—that sense of dread was washed away in an instant.

"His-"

At the same time, the hoarse screams of the siren infected bodies also came to Rand's ears.

A foul-smelling wind blade grazed Rand's ears, tentacles, claws, and fangs swished in the darkness.

Munster flipped dozens of times in a small space in an extreme period of time. Rand was pressed by it in his arms and temporarily lost his sense of space due to dizziness.Some foul-smelling liquid splashed onto his face, and the unique harsh sound of metal being torn apart echoed in his ears continuously. Immediately afterwards, fragments of lamp tubes and broken metal grids on the ceiling fell like hailstones smash down.

A few seconds later, dozens of painful hisses sounded inconsistently in the darkness.

Munster hugged Rand and slammed it from the ceiling to the ground, his tail swept across the remaining debris on the ground...

"Go away—"

A high-pitched roar burst from its throat, and Rand could feel its chest roaring.It suddenly shook its tail fin and long hair—those tentacles and membranes burst out with changing fluorescence as if they were ignited in the dark.

With that faint light, Rand was finally able to vaguely see the surrounding situation.

The number of siren-infected bodies surrounding them was beyond his imagination. Wherever he could see, they were all deformed scales, abscessed bodies, and distorted bodies. The eyes of those siren-infected bodies shone in the dim light. It was glowing red like a wild cat suddenly exposed to light at night, with meat scraps and muddy saliva between its fangs.It was hard for Rand to imagine what methods were used to conduct experiments in this base before they arrived in order to produce such a large number of experimental subjects.

Rand and Munster exchanged a look. Munster looked more dignified than before, and Rand believed that he must also look tense.

Time seemed to slow down and freeze suddenly...

Surrounding Rand and Munster are the sound of breathing one after another, the sound of teeth rubbing from time to time, the sound of wet mucus...

"It's okay, Munster, I believe you will protect me."

Rand said softly, he changed his position slightly in Munster's arms, and then he took out an m1911 from the inside of his clothes. When Simon handed it to Rand, Rand once wished that he would never It needs to be used, but the current situation seems to be impossible to do what he wants.

Munster lowered his head and touched Rand's forehead lightly with his lips.