"AHHHHHHHHHH"
Anna screamed, holding out her right arm, which spurted blood, having been severed from the wrist.
A leg slammed into her stomach in the next second as she fell onto the computer.
Another at the back of her head made her slump to the ground, knocked out cold.
Zeras took in repeated deep breaths due to exhaustion, and the panel flashed:
[Energy: 20/35]
The fight had taken about 15 points of his energy.
He stared at the disheveled lab, looking at the corpses of the two men before moving towards Anna.
Sitting her body on a chair, he took one of the wires from the monitor and wrapped it around her, securing her to the chair.
Moving towards Jack, he took away the plasma gun and dipped the dagger back into his pockets.
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A sudden surge of cold water poured on Anna's face, causing her to slowly open her eyes.
The view was a little foggy, and she only saw the handsome face of a young man in front of her.
"Where...am I?"
She asked absent-mindedly when her gaze moved towards the corpse in the distance, then at Zeras again.
Immediately, she snapped her eyes open.
"Now, you're awake,"
Zeras said to her as a cold smile widened on his face, seeing the panic-stricken face of the lady.
He'll finally be getting his answers.
"You...who are you? You dare to infiltrate the base!? You..."
Annah abruptly shut her mouth as she felt the cold barrel of a gun kiss her forehead.
"One more word and you'll be joining your colleagues,"
Zeras said in a chilling voice, pointing to the dead bodies of Jake and Paul.
A chill rose through her spine as she stared into the young man's cold blue eyes.
They wiped off any doubt in her mind.
She had seen how easily he had killed both men and had no doubt he would kill her, too.
She inhaled deeply, trying to calm her heart.
"What do you want?"
"Now that's more like it," Zeras said, his smile widening, and he nodded.
"I just want to ask a few questions of you."
"Whether or not you'll be leaving here alive will be determined by how truthful you answer."
"And if you lie, there's no problem at all."
"I can just find another person... a person who appreciates life more than you do."
Zeras said, whispering those words into her ears as the plasma gun in his hand trailed down her side hairs.
"I'll answer truthfully. Just let me live, ok?"
Anna said on the verge of breaking down due to the feeling of the muzzle head being so close to her ear.
"Very well then. Let's begin with...what is the name of this base and its purpose?"
"The base is a minor branch of the Mutant Organization. It's one of the labs used for the testing of low-level serums created by the organization."
Annah replied truthfully.
"Second question, what type of serums?"
"It's mainly genetic transfiguration serums that cause a mutation that enhances the genetically modified beast's battle strength."
"Some failed, like the Lynx-cat on the bed, while some were successful and had their strength increased to the point of being able to go toe-to-toe with Gene Cultivators."
Zeras widened quietly.
He couldn't believe there was a serum that could enhance ordinary beasts' or people's bodies to be able to battle against gene cultivators.
"Third question, what is kept in the Off-limits area beside this lab?"
"The off-limits area beside the lab is where the successful genetically modified beast is kept."
"They are incredibly dangerous and powerful beasts, and therefore are locked up in the place, hence it is off limits."
She answered.
"Since your group is responsible for the experimentation on beasts. I want to believe you have access to the beasts, don't you?"
Zeras asked, placing the gun closer to her head.
"We do, we do."
"The card to assess the area is over there on my desk."
"It can open all doors in the Off-limits area, including the beast's cage."
Anna said as she looked in a particular direction where a purple card could be seen.
"Fourth Question: How do you communicate with the outside world?"
"We don't!"
"This place is locked away from communication with anything beyond the base."
"Only our base Head can communicate with those outside the base. He has a telephone booth with him."
"Is this where he stays?"
He asked as he showed her a place marked on the map, where an off-limits area was indicated, located at the edge of the first restricted zone.
"Yes, that's where he stays..." Annah said, continuously nodding her head.
"You did very well, Anna. This is the last question."
"You will be able to leave after you answer this question."
"How many guards are in this place?"
Zeras asked.
"There are about 20 guards in the entire base."
"Normally, the base had never needed to deploy the guards at all, so I only know there are about 20 or fewer."
Anna said not particularly sure of that.
"I want to believe all you've said to me since was the truth, Annah,"
Zeras said as he stood up from her and walked towards the Purple card on the desk.
"I've asked you all you want. Now, fulfill your end of the deal."
Anna said, trying to appear calm.
Zeras slowly walked towards the purple card as he took it from the table.
He turned to her, but suddenly a golden-colored notification panel appeared in front of him.
He stood there rooted in shock before slowly turning back to the lady.
"Why, Anna?"
"What?"
Annah asked, her voice shaking lightly.
In the next second,
VROOOM!
Horror etched on her as a gunshot rang through the lab and a hole appeared on her forehead, revealing the other side of the wall.
THUMP!
She dropped down to the ground...dead.