Volume 11: Memetic Crisis Chapter 565: Difficult Ending
“Bang!!”
The silver metal tube exploded instantly after hitting the transparent riot shield, and the liquid inside splashed all around. At the same time, a large amount of white mist rose up and enveloped the Marines who were closest to the explosion site.
Within two seconds, shrill screams rang out in the white fog.
"Hurry, stay away from the white fog!" the young agent shouted. The surrounding soldiers retreated immediately after hearing the sound. A huge gap immediately appeared in the shield wall. A researcher seized the opportunity and rushed up, diving into the white fog.
However, he was unable to run out from the other side of the white fog... Not only that, the screams of the soldiers before also gradually weakened until they disappeared completely.
"What did you lose?" the young agent asked sternly to Dr. Renee and others.
However, the other party did not give an answer, but just stared blankly at the white mist.
The white mist lasted for more than ten seconds before it dispersed. The soldiers affected, including the researcher who rushed into the mist, fell to the ground. Their clothes, skin, and muscles had been corroded to pieces, and their white bones were clearly visible...
"What... did you just throw away?" Dr. Renee frowned and asked the researcher behind her who had just thrown the metal can away.
"It's the extract from the pharyngeal gland of the sixth SP mutant..." the researcher replied immediately, "Doctor, you asked me to prepare it. You said that if we are trapped, we can use it to break through the barrier..."
"But I asked you to prepare a diluted extract. I didn't tell you to just throw it into the crowd!" Dr. Renee could fully feel the murderous gazes coming from the opposite side - those people affected by the white fog were obviously already dead, and there was no need to send them to the medical cabin for rescue... No one expected that the conflict would escalate to this extent just after it broke out.
Six lives... For the research institute, it is not a big deal, but the problem is that five of these six lives were marines from the battleships of Fleet Zero... Moreover, they did not die as "experimental subjects", but were killed by researchers who disobeyed orders while performing their missions.
The nature of this matter suddenly became different.
"I have already diluted it..." the researcher said defensively, "but I didn't know it would be so powerful."
"What thinner did you use?" Renee was slightly stunned, as if she had thought of something.
"Yes, it's the Special Four Universal Diluent... In previous experiments, wasn't this reagent used to dilute the body fluids of the Erosion Seed?"
"Have you forgotten that Special Diluent No. 4 cannot come into contact with oxygen?" Renee questioned - in fact, there was nothing wrong . Using Special Diluent No. 4 to dilute the mutant pharyngeal gland extract is indeed the most commonly used and correct method in the experiment. Special Diluent No. 4 can keep the body fluids of the erosion species in a very stable state. Of course, the premise is that it cannot come into contact with oxygen during the entire process.
It's okay to drop a few drops onto a glass slide with a dropper, but if you spill it, the diluent mixed with oxygen will react violently, causing a small explosion and rapid evaporation.
While the two were talking, the remaining Marines rushed up with red eyes, and with their sticks in hand, they knocked the two researchers to the ground.
These soldiers showed no mercy at all, and they swung the sticks with all their might. One unlucky guy was hit on the head, and half of his skull was split open. Bright red blood gushed out from his hair... This kind of injury would be fatal if not treated in time, but the soldiers turned a blind eye and kicked him to the ground, then stepped over him.
"It's over, these soldiers are out of control." The young agent watched the remaining Marines pounce on the researchers and suddenly cried out in his heart that something was wrong.
Although some people died, judging from the other party's behavior, this was actually a case of manslaughter... But now, these Marines, who have already lost their minds, are rushing to take the other party's life.
If they are not stopped, these researchers will probably be beaten to death!
"Wait a minute! Everybody calm down! Stop! Everyone stop!"
He stretched out his hand, trying to grab a Marine who was rushing past him, but the latter broke free and pushed him back.
The opponent used so much force that, as a level 2 enhanced man, he staggered back two steps before he could steady himself. He raised his head and was about to shout at the opponent, but he found that the Marine's bloodshot eyes were filled with tears.
"That bastard killed our captain!" The Marine shouted at the young agent at the top of his lungs, "Half of the lives of our team were saved by our captain! Even if I have to be shot afterwards, I will make these guys in white coats pay for our captain's life!"
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"Doctor, Doctor ..." The researcher who got into trouble kept looking at Renee and the soldiers rushing over. He stepped back nervously, moving his legs while muttering, "These... These soldiers seem to want to kill us..."
"That's all because of what you did." Renee glared at him. She had already reached her hand into her white coat and grasped a hard, cold object.
"Why don't we hand him over?" Another researcher looked at the troublemaker with a look of disgust on his face. "We can't let you get us all into trouble—"
"Don't!" The researcher immediately shook his head. "Don't hand me over...any more...look at the look of those soldiers, it's obvious that they can't be reasoned with!"
The agents of the Security Bureau did not participate in the conflict. On the contrary, they initially planned to stop the Marines, but the latter almost beat them up as well.
"He has a point. Even if we send him out now, those soldiers will not let anyone else go." Leni said coldly.
"What should we do then?"
"The conflict has already escalated anyway...we might as well just rob a transport plane and fly back to the Ark. As long as we can get Professor Smith's research data before he is arrested, someone will naturally come to protect us." Dr. Renee said in a low voice.
"How do we rob? We can't even get into the hangar!"
As soon as the researcher finished speaking, a tall Marine rushed up to him, grabbed him by the collar, and raised the blood-stained stick in his hand high up.
"Bang!"
A gunshot was heard and the whole place fell silent.
The tall Marine looked at the bullet hole on his chest in disbelief, then looked at Dr. Renee who was holding a pistol with a wisp of smoke coming out of the muzzle. His lips moved slightly, but in the end he could not say anything and fell on his back.
The other two researchers stared at Dr. Renee in amazement... Even though the conflict had developed to this point, they never thought that Dr. Renee would actually pull out a gun.
The Marine was shot in the left chest and the bullet went straight through his heart and lungs, killing him instantly.
At this point, both sides have completely lost the chance of recovery.
While the other side had not yet reacted, Renee turned her gun around and shot at the two Marines who were blocking her way, then ran towards the hangar.
"If you don't want to die, follow me!" She said this to the two remaining researchers who were still standing.
The two looked at each other and quickly chased after Dr. Renee.
At this time, the agents and marines of the Security Bureau finally realized that the other party chose to shoot because they wanted to seize a transport plane? !
Is this woman crazy?
The young agent who temporarily replaced Cheng Dong cursed "Fuck" in his heart. From the moment Dr. Renee opened fire, these people were already enemies to them, and there would be no problem even if they were shot to death... However, both the agents of the Security Bureau and the Marines carried non-lethal weapons such as riot shields and stun batons.
Not to mention guns, they couldn't even get out a Taser.
According to the fleet's regulations, for safety reasons, personnel on board are not allowed to carry guns and ammunition unless necessary. All guns are locked in gun cabinets, and soldiers can only get the password to open the cabinets when a mission requiring the use of guns is issued.
(Note: Because warships often need to perform some difficult maneuvers in combat situations, if the crew members carry weapons and ammunition with them, it is easy to cause accidental discharge due to collision. Even if the safety is turned off, it is not necessarily guaranteed that there will be no accidents. In addition, in the combat environment of Alpha Star, except for airborne operations or ship invasions, marines do not need to use guns, so the major fleets of the Ark have this rule.)
The nearest gun safe is more than a hundred meters away from the hangar entrance.
Before the Security Bureau agents took action, the Marines had already tacitly split into two groups. One group ran towards the gun cabinet a hundred meters away, and the other group rushed towards Dr. Renee and the other two, trying to intercept them.
“Bang! Bang!”
Two more shots were fired, one was blocked by the riot shield, and the other blew open the skull of the shield bearer - before rushing to the hangar, no one knew the situation would develop to this extent, so most of the Marines did not wear heavy helmets and bulletproof vests at all.
"Bang!" Another bullet hit the calf of another Marine. The man's legs immediately went weak and he fell heavily to the ground.
Dr. Renee did not shoot the soldier who fell, but instead put the pistol into the hands of the researcher who threw the metal can and ordered, "You come to cover us!"
"I, I'll cover your retreat?!" The researcher was stunned at first, but before he could refuse, another Marine rushed over.
“Bang! Bang! Bang!”
In desperation, he raised his pistol and fired three shots. One of the shots just missed the edge of the shield and penetrated the Marine's abdomen.
"Doc, wait for me!" the man turned around and shouted in panic, but at this time, the Marines with guns had already rushed over - they didn't waste any time, just raised their guns and shot, and immediately shot the culprit who caused the conflict into a sieve!
Dr. Renee and another researcher seized this opportunity and got into a military transport plane that was parked at the edge of the hangar with its door wide open and had just completed maintenance.
When the gunshots rang out, the ground crew in the hangar had already hidden far away, so no one could stop them from boarding the plane.
This is a "Wren-class" light military transport aircraft. This model has been in service in the military system for more than thirty-five years. Not to mention pilots, many ground crew members and even Marines can fly this type of aircraft, especially after upgrading to the latest AI-assisted operating system in recent years. A person who has never flown a plane can easily fly it into the sky.
Dr. Renee and the researcher sat down in the pilot's seat and the co-pilot's seat respectively. The one-button start module saved them at least thirty seconds. As for the routine inspection before takeoff, it was completely omitted.
Relying on the special authority of a researcher, Dr. Renee quickly released the aircraft's lock mode and closed the tail door - the bullets fired by the Marines could only create sparks on the aircraft's external armor, but could not penetrate the fuselage at all.
"The hangar's external exit is closed, and the control console won't let us through! What should we do?" The researcher in the co-pilot seat said anxiously. Dr. Renee had already started the engine, and the transport plane began to accelerate gradually - if they couldn't open the hangar exit, they would crash into the door panel of the lift gate in a dozen seconds.
"Blast it!"
Dr. Renee lifted up a red protective cover with a ferocious look on her face and placed her finger on the button under the cover.
Although it is a transport aircraft, the "Wren Class" is also equipped with certain support and self-defense weapons, including two lightweight guided missiles mounted under the wings.
"boom!!!"
Amidst the violent explosion, a hole was torn open in the exit lift gate connected to runway 3, large enough for the Wren-class to pass through. The strong gust of air blew up the Marines that were chasing from behind.
The tail thruster of the "Wren Class" ejected a flame several meters long, and the entire aircraft suddenly accelerated and flew out of the hole.
At this moment, the alarm has sounded throughout the entire Fleet Zero.
"Damn it! We've been locked on! Doctor! We've been locked on by the battleship's weapons!" As the warning sounded crazily, the researcher in the co-pilot seat felt like he was going crazy - if he had known things would turn out like this, he might as well have run back from the beginning. As long as he didn't get caught by those out-of-control Marines, he might not have gotten hurt.
But now... could it be that this crazy woman, Renee, wants to challenge an entire fleet with just a transport plane? !
"I'm Dr. Renee. There are very important research materials on the transport plane!" Renee grabbed the intercom and said loudly in the fleet communication channel, "Let me repeat again, there are very important research materials on the transport plane. Our mission is to protect the research materials and send them safely back to the Ark headquarters - any unit is strictly prohibited from firing at me!"
But her words did not receive a response. Instead, the locked alarm sound in her ear became more frequent.
Dr. Renee suddenly fell silent. She bit her lips and stepped on the accelerator to the maximum.
At the same time, a solid beam of light came up from behind and instantly hit the tail of the transport plane!
"boom!!!"
Leni felt dizzy, hit her head on the control panel above her, and then lost consciousness...
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An unknown amount of time had passed before Renee woke up in severe pain all over her body. She looked up and found that the screens above her were shattered into spider web shapes, and the stench of burnt circuit boards kept drilling into her nostrils... Only then did she realize that the transport plane had been hit and they had crashed.
She was lucky. Although the ejection mount failed to activate, the full-coverage airbag saved her life... As for the researcher in the passenger seat, he was not so lucky - a broken steel beam pierced through his chest and nailed his body to the seat.
"We have to...quickly...ahem...leave..." Leni knew that it wouldn't be long before the military found the wreckage of the transport plane, and by then, it would be too late.
Fang Zhou was afraid that she couldn't go back. She didn't know where to go, but at least she couldn't be caught by the military.
Dragging her wounded body, she used her hands and feet to crawl out of the wreckage of the transport plane, but when she looked up, she saw a pair of black boots appear in front of her.
He was a tall, thin man wearing a sand-colored cloak and a black protective mask on his face. His narrow eyes looked at her with a half-smile through the mirror of the goggles.
"Dr. Renee, I think the Ark's research institute probably can't bring out all of your talents." The man squatted down and looked down into Renee's eyes. "If possible, I hope to invite you to join... a great cause."
