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Thirty-two people, including Hicks, Hudson and Yulia, decided to go to Hozette Corporation's laboratory under City Seven after hearing the piercing alarm and repeated emergency notifications.
The group still turned on the Optical Camouflage function and ran towards the civilian Orbit Station point.
On the way forward, no one found any UNSC Army or Hozette Corporation soldiers.
"Papa pa pa"
"Ah"
Instead, I heard gunfire and screams in the distance.
Upon hearing such a movement, the group immediately realized that this emergency might be much more serious than they imagined.
Behind the helmet, Hicks glanced at the thumbnail in the upper left corner with his peripheral vision, and followed the planned route to the site.
But soon, a large number of yellow cursors flashed on the thumbnail, which meant that there were a large number of people or things at the site ahead.
"Stop." Seeing this, Hicks immediately stopped the running team.
This is a dedicated passage for employees. You only need to turn left in front to reach the platform on the east side of the site.
"Go forward slowly, there may be Anomalous Creature ahead."
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel."
After hearing Hicks's order, everyone slowed down and relied on rpa Power Armor's stealth strength to walk around the corner to the entrance of the passage almost silently.
Everyone was shocked after seeing the scene on the site.
At this time, they happened to see a group of Xenos gathered in front of the isolation gate, roaring at each other as if discussing countermeasures, and then dismembered a smaller Xenos.
What surprised Hicks and the others even more was that these Xenos actually used the body parts and blood of their companions to corrode a gap in the isolation gate to pass through.
"Fuck"
Hudson, who was half squatting next to Hicks, couldn't help but sigh in a low voice on the helmet's internal communication after seeing this scene.
"These creatures that look like beasts actually know how to work as a team."
"Ruthless teamwork." Hicks said solemnly, "Their blood is still Corrosive Acid, and it is extremely corrosive. Even the gates made of this composite alloy can be easily corroded."
"Hiss"
While a group of people were secretly observing the group of Xenoss, dozens more Xenoss emerged from the stairs on both sides of the platform, rushing towards the gap in the isolation gate.
Because Hicks and others were still in the passage, coupled with rpa Power Armor's excellent stealth, they were not discovered by Xenos who were on a mission.
Soon, most of the dozens of Xenos that appeared later passed through the gap, but they still left two Xenos waiting here, as if to prevent survivors from escaping to City Six through this gap.
"Lieutenant Colonel." Yulia looked at the two Xenos standing in front of the gate and asked Hicks, "What should I do to kill these two Xenos?"
"Wait a minute." Hicks said softly
"These Anomalous Creature seem to have advanced intelligence. I wonder if they can find us who have turned on Optical Camouflage."
With that said, Hicks ordered Hudson, "Hudson, go out first and be careful not to make any noise."
"Ah, why me?" Hudson complained slightly.
"Stop talking nonsense and go quickly." Hicks said.
"Okay, okay."
Hudson no longer complained, but stood up, held Gauss Rifle in his hand, and slowly left the passage and came to the platform on the east side.
"Hiss"
When Hudson came to the center of the platform, two Xenoss immediately howled at Hudson and prepared to attack him.
"These beasts can see the grass."
After seeing Xenos launch an attack, everyone, including Hudson, pulled the triggers one after another to attack the two Xenos's special Spike Rounds.
"Puff puff puff"
"Pah, pah, pah"
With the special suppressor, Gauss Rifle fired with extremely low noise, immediately exploding the two Xenoss.
The green Corrosive Acid blood sprayed out began to corrode the surrounding rails and ground.
"Hui~" Hudson walked slowly to the edge of the platform, looked at the smoking rails and the ground, whistled and sighed.
"The bodies of these beasts are so brittle, they will collapse as soon as they are beaten."
""Hicks also came to Hudson, looked at the two corpses of Xenos, and guessed
"I feel that their body structure seems to be such that when they are injured to a certain extent, their bodies will self-destruct and spray the Corrosive Acid blood in their bodies for one-sided destruction."
"They feel like perfect killing machines." Yulia interjected.
"And their perception ability is also very strong. Even with the most advanced Optical Camouflage function, they can be discovered once they get close." Hicks said solemnly.
"Okay, buddy." Hudson replaced a new magazine and said to Hicks
"Leave it to the company's nerdy researchers to analyze the characteristics of these creatures. I think it's time for us to move on."
"Hudson is right." Hicks nodded lightly, led everyone to the stairs, and ordered
"According to the information, the underground laboratory is built directly under the Hozette Corporation building of City Seven. Since there is no information about the other party's underground passage, we have to go to Hozette Tower on the surface.
But if we find any surviving citizens on the way forward, our mission will change to protecting the lives of citizens as our priority and wait for the arrival of the Amber.
Did you hear everything?"
"Yes, Lieutenant Colonel"
"Very good, let's go"
Following the orders and responses, thirty-two people quickly walked through the stairs and arrived at the security checkpoint on the upper floor of the site.
Moreover, their movements while running were also noticed by several Xenoss staying at the security checkpoint.
"Puff"
"Hiss"
"Pah, pah, pah"
Immediately afterwards, everyone stood in a fan-shaped position and began to shoot accurately at the Xenoss who were guarding here.
The thirty-two people are all lieutenant-level officers and agents with rich experience. Coupled with rpa Power Armor's shooting calibration, just one salvo will take care of the few Xenos left here.
However, everyone under the helmet looked more serious, because after this battle, they also discovered that these Xenos were extremely strong and agile.
If they encounter an army of dozens or hundreds of Xenos, then their Umbrella elites simply cannot withstand the impact of Xenos.
"Keep moving forward, the mission is changed to find surviving citizens and make contact with the UNSC staying here."
"Yes."
After hearing Hicks's order, the group of people still moved to the surface without hesitation, and Hicks also canceled the mission to Hozette's underground laboratory.
After all, the underground laboratory must be the center of this incident, and the number of Xenos there is immeasurable. Sending them to investigate would undoubtedly be an act of death.
Therefore, it is better to save the citizens as much as possible, wait for the arrival of the Amber, and then contact Umbrella's fleet through the Amber to request more troop support.
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