Extreme germ phobia

Chapter 292 Die together
Amidst a barely audible buzz, a drone the size of a palm flew into the office first, quickly circling once.

The pilot whispered, "Nothing found!"

But the absence of detection does not mean there is no danger.

At this point, any vague or unclear words or phrases could lead to misjudgments by teammates. Therefore, if the drone does not detect anything unusual, it can only mean that it did not detect anything, not that it is safe or there is no danger.

Lu Wei waved, and the team immediately moved forward, standing against the wall on one side of the gate.

The front guards the front, the middle guards the sides, and the rear guards the rear.

The gate was intact. The scout paused for a moment by the gate, then suddenly turned and rushed in. After reaching the cover he had scouted beforehand, he set up his gun for cover: "Safe!"

The others entered one after another and hid in different locations.

The yard, filled with parked cars, was eerily quiet.

Suddenly, the teammate in front gestured for a halt: "Captain, something's wrong!"

Everyone received the signal and didn't move, but Ouyang had already seen a bullet hole in the windshield of a black SUV ahead.

There was also spurting blood near the bullet hole.

Lu Wei's heart sank, and he ordered in a low voice, "Luo Han, go up and check it out. The rest of you, stay alert!"

If it were a fixed special operations team, there would be no need to issue such detailed orders. One person would go out, and the others would immediately take cover and provide cover for their teammates.

However, they were just a hastily assembled team. Although they received the same training, they were not a fixed special operations squad. They had only done some simple training on the ship, and their coordination was ultimately lacking.

In addition, with Ouyang, that greenhorn, giving more accurate orders can avoid a lot of unnecessary misunderstandings and troubles.

Ou Yang immediately looked away and focused his gaze on the only building in the courtyard.

Luo Han nimbly rushed to the SUV and looked inside: "Empty!"

Lu Wei didn't hesitate at all and immediately ordered the troops to advance.

Unraveling the mystery to find the truth is a professional habit of police officers, not the style of soldiers.

The group quickly gathered outside the main entrance of the building. The drone went in first, and as soon as it flew in, a body with a bullet wound in its back and lying face down appeared in the camera's view.

Expand the search area; sofas, open spaces, corners leading to corridors—everywhere is littered with corpses and bloodstains.

The pilot suppressed his surging physical discomfort: "Nine bodies have been found. No survivors or other abnormalities have been discovered!"

Finished!

Lu Wei's heart instantly turned to ice: "Everyone, enter! 27. Half alert!"

Ouyang was confused again. What the heck is 27 and a half?

The group filed in, except for one soldier who was exceptionally tall and broad-shouldered, who remained by the door, watching the outside warily.

Upon entering, a strong stench of blood assaulted their senses, making it difficult for them to breathe.

The team members quickly took up advantageous positions and guarded all the corridors, passageways, and doors leading into the building.

Lu Wei frowned as he circled the corpses, looking at each one. He quickly stopped, turned around, and stared at the prone body. He began to reconstruct the scene in his mind: it seemed that a fierce fight had broken out here. The man tried to escape, but was shot in the back just as he was about to rush out.

Lu Wei was standing in the same spot where the killer fired the shot.

On the sofa, a man in his thirties had been shot in the chest, and the left lens of his gold-rimmed glasses was shattered, hanging precariously on his face.

Another young man lying face down had his head facing this way. There were no bullet holes visible on his back, but there was a large pool of blood beneath him. He was probably shot and killed while charging at the enemy.

The circumstances of the others were different, but Lu Wei could basically conclude that all nine people here were killed by the same murderer.

He let out a heavy sigh: "Search the building, find people alive or dead, and inventory the equipment and documents!"

Lu Wei couldn't figure out who the murderer was, but besides the people, the only valuable things in the office were the purification equipment and some documents. He had to determine the murderer's motives to know which direction to investigate.

Upon receiving the order, the four team members launched a search with the assistance of the drone, while Ou Yang, Lu Wei, and 27 Ban remained in place.

Lu Wei quickly found the communication equipment belonging to the office in the corner and established direct contact with the Hua Tuo: "Report, we have arrived at the office and found nine bodies... We are searching the building and have not found any survivors yet... Yes, move out immediately after the search is completed... Mission accomplished!"

After the call ended, Lu Wei yanked off his helmet and viciously scratched his head.

Ou Yang was immediately taken aback: "Old Lu, are you alright?"

Lu Wei breathed a sigh of relief and put his helmet back on: "I'm fine, I'm alright!"

Ouyang really wanted to say, "You don't look like you're alright," but after thinking about it, he ultimately didn't say it.

“Just call me Tooth. You can’t call me by my name when we’re on a mission, you can only use my code name,” Lu Wei said. “You’d better give yourself one too.”

Tooth decay? Why not call it a dental cavities?

Ou Yang was completely bewildered. Why were all these people's code names so strange?

As for what kind of code name to choose, he had absolutely no idea... Did he even need one?

Lu Wei had no intention of urging him. He looked at Ou Yang's face and asked, "You seem quite calm. Are you already used to it?"

Ou Yang didn't react immediately and asked, "Get used to what?"

Lu Wei gestured to the surroundings, and Ou Yang immediately understood: "I have indeed seen quite a few, but being used to it is not the same as accepting it."

The scenes in the epidemic area were indeed more tragic, and the sensory stimulation was more severe.

Lu Wei sighed, "With your composure, none of us can compare!"

Ou Yang shook his head, but before he could speak, Luo Han's voice came through the radio: "Report, search complete. 34 bodies found. Two missing. Repeat, two missing!"

"Have you found any clues about the enemy?" Lu Wei frowned. There were 36 staff members here, but only 34 bodies were found. Where did the rest go?

Kidnapping? Missing person? Or something else?
"Nothing found... Wait, something's wrong... Survivors found... Quick, stop the bleeding!"

Lu Wei perked up and took off running: "Luohan, where are you?"

"Third floor, east side... no breathing, quick, quick, quick!"

Lu Wei became even more anxious and rushed up to the third floor like lightning.

After a moment's hesitation, Ou Yang rushed forward as well.

Leaving only 27 half behind seemed a bit unfair, but he couldn't care less about that right now.

He rushed up to the third floor and saw Luo Han and others surrounding a person lying on the ground, performing chest compressions.

The medic took out one syringe after another from his medical kit and injected them into the man's outer thigh.

Suddenly, intense gunfire erupted downstairs, and everyone froze. Ou Yang and Lu Wei rushed to the window, where an SUV, seemingly appearing out of nowhere, was hurtling towards the gate.

The people inside the car kept firing, exchanging fire with the Type 27 semi-automatic rifle.

Ou Yang and Lu Wei simultaneously drew their guns and fired continuously from their elevated position. Apart from the medics who continued to care for the wounded, everyone else rushed to the window.

Just as they were about to join the battle, the car was hit by a bullet from who knows who. The SUV, which was originally heading towards the gate, suddenly swerved to one side and crashed into the wall with a bang. The hood was blown off and the front of the car was severely deformed.

Just before it went out of control, something suddenly flew out of the car window, flashed a silvery-white light in the sunlight, and accurately entered the first floor.

Lu Wei was shocked: "27 and a half!"

There was no response from 27:30 on the radio, only a muffled voice: "Get away, get away, all of you get away!" Then came intense gunfire.

broken!

Lu Wei turned and ran back, filled with regret. How could he have left 27 Ban all alone?

Ignoring the shock value of his actions, Ou Yang kicked the glass, shattered it, and leaped out of the window.

The team members were dumbfounded, and even Lu Wei was stunned.

No, even if you're in a hurry, you can't just jump down!
Everyone rushed to the window, only to see that Ouyang had already landed safely. However, instead of rushing into the building, he hid outside the door, firing at the SUV while shouting, "Don't come down! It's dangerous!"

The bullets hit the car body with a series of clanging sounds.

Suddenly, an unidentified launching device fell out of the car window. It looked very rudimentary, somewhat like a riot control launcher!

Ouyang did not stop firing, but quickly changed to a new magazine and fired as he approached the off-road vehicle until the second magazine was empty.

There was no more movement inside the SUV, and the gunfire on the first floor had temporarily stopped, but the desperate screams of 27 could still be heard over the radio.

The team members all looked at Lu Wei, waiting for his decision.

Regardless of what happened on the first floor, the fact that 27 could still shout shows that the situation wasn't as serious as people thought.

At this moment, accompanied by the roar of 27, gunfire resumed on the first floor. It was obvious that they had changed to new magazines.

"Go downstairs!" Lu Wei commanded decisively.

"Don't come down!" Ouyang stopped him again, "There are spores!"

He had already reached the SUV, and without caring whether the people inside were truly dead or not, he fired shots at each of them without hesitation, leaving at least one bullet hole in each person's head.

Lu Wei kept walking: "We're all immune!"

"It's not about immunity!" Ouyang dodged to the side. "Inhaling high concentrations of spores can also cause the immune system to fall into hallucinations!"

He glanced outside the courtyard and, finding nothing amiss, immediately picked up the fallen launcher. From it, he extracted a metal cylinder about the thickness of an egg and the length of a palm, which looked somewhat like a grenade.

It's a bit heavy, and when you shake it gently, you can even feel the liquid flowing.

Ou Yang couldn't help but wonder, was this container filled with spores?
Lu Wei really didn't know about this, and the team members were also hearing about it for the first time. They immediately understood the situation downstairs.

"You mean, 27 is trapped in an illusion?"

"Yes!" Ouyang answered very clearly, "What about 27's mental fortitude?"

"What do you mean?"

“I mean, if he encounters a desperate situation in the illusion, will he choose to commit suicide?” Ouyang asked.

Although it is unknown what kind of illusion 27 encountered, judging from his roar and continuous gunshots, it is almost certainly a battle scene.

"No!" Lu Wei and the other team members had already reached the second floor, but they didn't go down any further.

Not only because of the spores, but also because 27 kept firing. If we went down at this time, what if we got hit by a stray bullet?
Relieved, Ouyang reached out and opened the car door. A white corpse with a full beard slid out limply. He scanned the car, but didn't find any more metal cylinders.

Just as I breathed a sigh of relief, the gunfire stopped again, only to resume a moment later.

Ouyang kept counting the number of reloads, and it was basically certain that this was the last magazine of the Type 27 semi-automatic rifle.

He immediately went back and hid outside the door, sniffing hard a few times. The smell of spores was very faint, masked by the smell of blood and gunpowder.

Ou Yang whispered, "Worm Fang, we don't have many 27 bullets left!"

Lu Wei responded: "Where are the spores?"

"They should have dispersed by now."

"Got it, we'll go down together in a bit!"

As they were speaking, the gunfire ceased.

Ouyang immediately peered inside and was horrified to see 27 pull two grenades from his waistband, letting out a deafening roar: "You sons of bitches, come on then..."

With both hands moving together, they ripped off the safety ring.

I go!

Ou Yang almost went crazy. What was he imagining?

He suddenly exerted his strength, rushed in, and grabbed 27's big hand tightly.

If this thing were released, 27 would have perished along with the air!

Not only did 27 half disobey, but it also glared angrily at Ouyang, desperately trying to throw the grenade. "Ah—"

Lu Wei realized something was wrong and rushed down like lightning: "27, what are you doing!"

27 completely ignored him and continued to stare intently at Ouyang.

Ou Yang was almost driven crazy with worry: "Don't use code names, use real names, and follow his train of thought!"

He couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed. If Zhu Yiming were here, given their tacit understanding, there would be no need for so much explanation.

Lu Wei was a little stunned, but he reacted quickly and immediately raised his voice: "Ma Ning, Ma Ning, reinforcements have arrived! Reinforcements are coming!"

They even deliberately drew out the sounds, somewhat similar to the dubbing in old movies.

Other team members, who also frequently dealt with infected individuals, immediately rushed down: "Ma Ning, we're here, we're here—"

Taking advantage of the situation, Ouyang declared, "Look! We've pushed the enemy down!"

The ferocity on 27's face instantly turned to surprise, her eyes suddenly filled with sorrow, and she collapsed softly to the ground, looking like she was about to die: "I can't go on, let me rest for a while, just a while..."

Ou Yang was completely dumbfounded; this acting was just too over-the-top!

The key point is that he's still holding a grenade. If he lets go, he'll send everyone flying to the sky immediately.

"Quick, quick, catch this grenade!"

Several team members rushed forward, not taking the grenade, but instead grabbing it tightly and holding Ou Yang's hand: "Don't let go, don't let go!"

The pull tab was still hanging on 27's fingers. Several people hurriedly took it off and put it back in. Only after confirming that there was no danger did Lu Wei sit down on the ground with a thud: "Okay, it's alright now."

After saying that, he gave Ouyang a thumbs up: "Awesome, luckily you reacted quickly!"

That was really dangerous. If I had been even a little slower and released the handle at 27, those two grenades would have exploded in 3 to 4 seconds.

He and his teammates would have absolutely no chance to rescue him.

Ou Yang was also covered in cold sweat, sitting on the ground panting heavily: "My legs are still shaking. I don't know what I was thinking just now. I rushed in on a whim. If I had been given more time to think, I might not have dared to rush in!"

"Hey, what's the big deal? We judge by actions, not intentions, and no one is perfect!" Lu Wei stood up, propping himself up on his arms. "Tell me, what did you find?"

Ouyang took out a metal tube and handed it over: "This!"

Lu Wei took it and shook it, his expression instantly turning serious: "This is... a hallucinogen!"

(End of this chapter)