76 Predator 3 (1/2)
Schwartz and Zhai came running back after hearing the disturbance. The two's expressions crumpled upon seeing the researcher's corpse.
”It seems to be playing around with us.”
”The enemy plays around with his prey before going for the kill. There should be many survivors around the building. Herald, did you see it?”
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”No, it escaped. It's very fast.” Private Herald said.
The squad treaded into the direction the enemy escaped, but they couldn't find a single trace of it remaining.
”Why don't we try going this direction?” Han advised.
The squad focused toward where Han pointed. After some time, Han was able to get a hold of himself and looked to the corpse with a matter of factly expression. He pointed to a passage which directly connects the second lower level and ground floor.
”It's a dead end there. The researchers broke the walls here as they escaped. We only have the elevator on the first floor to leave this place.
”I have something I wish to confirm. Something is strange… in this place…”
He wanted to decipher the real truth of this place. Even if they were to find the missing piece of the puzzle, they would not be able to see the big picture. They required more data.
”Explain on the way. Squad, move out.”
Han couldn't help but feel that this place was strange. He couldn't exactly pinpoint the reason why, but as he rested while staring at the numerous corpses in this area, he began to understand why he thought so.
'This was a surprise attack from an outside force?'
If the Elu had attacked from the outside in, then it must have gone through the first level. However, the first level of the building was perfectly clean without a single corpse.
The only remnants of the place was of the chaos the researchers caused while escaping the building. The remnants of murder could only be found starting from the second level.
'If it had indeed been a surprise attack from outside, it would have invaded from the entrance connecting the ground floor directly down to the second lower floor.'
Squad Victor arrived to the doorway of the underground second level. The entrance had collapsed and made it impossible for anyone to pass through.
It would take at least a month to clear all the rubble to escape through this path. The entrance was crumbled, but it was still too clean for it to be considered the initial surprise attack location.
There was not a single evidence of battle here. He couldn't find a single drop of blood or bullet shell.
”Had it truly been a surprise attack from outside?” Han asked. Schwartz furrowed his brows.
”I understand. Chan.” Schwartz and the squad could finally figure out the oddness of the situation here. The researchers had lied to them. This wasn't a surprise attack from the outside, something from the inside was trying to escape.
'Why was it that only the third level didn't directly connect to the ground floor? The third level must have been a restricted zone.' Schwartz decided they must turn back. There were inconsistencies in their military operation. The researchers had purposely given them incorrect data.