death of hope

Chapter 1060 "Psionic Storm" (133) Underground Battle

"That's the hell over there..."

What...is that noise?

Ryan Elsson listened intently, and the more he listened, the more unsettling it became. He took two steps back uneasily and shrank behind Higashiyama Ruriko.

“Tsk tsk, really pathetic,” Ruriko glanced at Ryan with disdain: “A man who’s 1.9 meters tall, and this is all the courage he has?” Her men laughed along with her.

As the sound grew louder and closer, the smiles on the corporate warriors vanished, and they gradually became alert: "Boss, that definitely doesn't sound right. Should we go check it out?"

Having participated in interstellar wars and seen many grand scenes, Higashiyama Ruriko calmly replied, "Why don't we just ask?"

A corporate soldier picked up the communicator, about to ask a question, when he heard gunshots, piercing cries and screams, followed by his teammates shouting for help.
"Bravo Squad requests backup! B Squad requests backup!"

We were attacked by unidentified creatures! We suffered heavy losses! Many of our brothers were wounded! Vice Captain Misak has already died in the line of duty!

That monster was terrifying! It had no skin... its muscles were exposed, and those eyes... tentacles... and claws...

Oh my god! It's catching up!

Captain Johanna, watch out!
Oh no!!!
Ahhhhhh!

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As the piercing screams gradually subsided, the speaker fell silent, and the background noise of sharp teeth chewing bones could be heard, sounding particularly eerie.

The corporate soldier's forehead began to sweat: "Bravo Squad! Response pending! B Squad! Report the situation! Get back to me quickly!"

"Johanna and the others... they're all... wiped out?" Higashiyama Ruriko frowned slightly, realizing something was wrong, and her expression turned serious.

Johanna Melisis, the vice-captain of Bravo Squad, is her old comrade-in-arms from the military. Like herself, she is a war hero who has received the Purple Star Medal and can be described as a ruthless person among ruthless people. After retiring from the military, both of them were rehired by Sakura Corporation as corporate soldiers with high salaries.

During one mission, Johanna led a team to hunt down a 20-meter-long Deinosuchus (a ferocious large alien beast). She killed it in just 15 minutes. When she was serving in the military, Johanna was extremely skilled at hunting large enemy combat units. As a corporate soldier, she was always assigned to similar missions and equipped with heavy firepower, which was a good fit for her profession. However, this time she messed up.

(If a monster can't even handle Johanna and her Bravo team, then it must be quite troublesome...)
Ruriko Higashiyama, who had always been quite confident in her abilities, also began to take the matter seriously. Unlike the hot-blooded Johanna, she was more composed and planned to overwhelm the enemy with superior numbers. She snatched the communicator and gave the order:

"Charlie's Squad!"

Omega Team!
Kappa Team!

"Go check on the lab right away!"

"Roger that, boss!"
We came without you having to tell us...

This place is a complete mess. The lab equipment is all destroyed… there's all sorts of strange slime and claw marks… We see Captain Johanna's body… oh my god… her head and body are…

Wait... Target spotted!
Open fire!
Brothers, open fire! Empty the magazines! Throw all the grenades! Blast that thing to smithereens!
Rat-a-tat-tat! Boom!

Damn it... can't this thing be killed?
Mikaia! Oh my god! Did you see that?! That claw ripped her heart out! Something's wrong...

Brothers...retreat! Let's hide first...

Aaaaah! My legs…

Boss... help...

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The channel quieted down, leaving only the crackling sound of electricity.
The corporate warriors inside the passage looked at each other in disbelief, all breaking out in a cold sweat.

Dr. Ryan was so frightened that his legs trembled and his teeth chattered: "All...all wiped out?"

A rumbling sound came from the nearby safety door as it was being rammed, and the thick steel door was cracked, demonstrating the terrifying strength of the monster on the other side.

The corporate warriors released Li Ang from the ground, putting his execution aside, and pointed their guns at the new threat.

You can faintly hear the monster on the other side of the door roaring the name 'Lyan Elsson'.

"That voice is...Professor Joseph?"

"How could this be?! He's dead! The old man is dead!" Dr. Ryan was so frightened he wet himself and collapsed to the ground, sobbing like a child.
"What bad luck! Our escape route is blocked... and reinforcements can't get in either... we're doomed..."

"Shut up! You coward!" One of the corporate warriors took a step back and said hesitantly.

"Boss... I'm thinking... that monster's after him... maybe we should hand this coward over..."

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"Shut up!"

Higashiyama Ruriko shouted angrily, then kicked one of her wavering subordinates hard:
"We are the patriarch's personal guards!"
The patriarch has ordered us to bring Dr. Ryan and Talented Person Zero back! The patriarch's command is absolute! We must complete this mission!
Anyone who dares to retreat a single step will be killed without mercy!

"Yes... Boss..." The corporate warriors gritted their teeth, ready to go all out and fight.

With a sharp "clang!", Higashiyama Ruriko drew her heavy, titanium-plated tactical longsword from its carbon fiber scabbard with her left hand.
He discarded the small-caliber automatic pistol in his right hand, took a short-barreled shotgun from his teammate, and prepared to deal with a large target.

The moment the security door was forced open, gunfire erupted, and the main passageway of B14 area turned into a battlefield…