Chapter 3: Into the Darkness
"Sir, the preparations are ready. We're ready to launch the attack at your command."
A terrorist agent entered what looked like the military boardroom, where several monitors displayed various information for everyone to see. U-Child, the terrorist leader, stood in the middle of the room, fitting for the centre of command. Several other scientists sat down and were working through their individual tasks, all the while anticipating for the leader's next order. The leader turned to the agent that walked inside the room to give him a nod, and turned to another agent sitting on one of the computers.
"Give me a status of their personnel." U-Child ordered.
"About 700 Brazilian military troops stationed on site sir, with about ten M60 Patton tanks on standby, and twenty-three helicopters sir, fifteen for transport and seven for combat. Estimated 7,500 civilians located on site as well." An agent sitting on one of the desks relayed the information, turning to face U-Child.
"Perfect," U-Child answered with a slight chuckle of anticipation, "then let's not waste any time."
A small town of Sao Ararujo, which had an estimate of about 8,000 civilians, turned into a victim of a bio-terror attack about two or three weeks ago. From out of nowhere came about 100 canine creatures that attempted to invade town, causing over 200 civilian casualties in mere hours. The police had barely managed to contain the situation before the government had to intervene and send military troops for support.
Fearing another possible attack, the head council and the mayor requested for additional troops to be stationed for help. Acknowledging the request, the government sent more military forces to keep the town secure, wanting to ensure that no more civilian casualties would occur in the hands of bio-terror. Some victims, injured, some even infected, were sent to a medical facility in Natal specifically to get vaccinations and cure to prevent further infections and injury. Unfortunately, all victims that were placed there had died as well, by ruthless terrorists. With the attack known to the public, the government wasted no time to ensure military personnel was sent to be stationed around major cities to prevent even more tragedies from happening.
Sao Araujo's perimeter was secured by military personnel patrolling the area, with a few military vehicles and stationary guns placed in the case of an emergency station. It was around 2 AM at night, but the military never rested. Roads from the outside was barricaded in the case of another attack. Remote TNT bombs were also planted in the event something got anywhere near the area.
Two soldiers chose to take a quick break to go for a smoke, taking a seat on folded chairs near the perimeter. Patrolling late at night was not their ideal way of trying to get themselves paid, and for them, smoking was a brief stress reliever. Technically speaking, they weren't supposed to take breaks like this. If any superior officer caught them, they would likely be put into some trouble, but they decided not to care. They'd take a quick smoke and just go back on patrol.
Little did they know, that the smoke break would actually be a very short one.
They heard rustling sounds coming outside of the perimeter, to which the soldiers quickly turned around and upholstered their weapons in case something was approaching. They cautiously approached the source of what they heard; it came from a grassy field that was on the side of a main road heading towards the city. Turning the flashlights on for better vision, they were unable to locate any living creature, be it human, a domestic animal, or a B.O.W., that put them on alert. They stopped at the road, contemplating on whether they should enter the field or not, should it be a trap. Looking at each other, they gave quick nods before setting foot.
They heard growls. Not one, not two. Several.
The two soldiers looked at their feet, making sure they weren't stepping on anything suspicious. One of them let out a quick yelp when he fell on to something, to which the other soldier quickly ran over to see his comrade. He wasn't hurt, but surprised. He fell on to what seemed like a burrow trail, unsure what they were made by. Both of them pointed their flashlights to where the trail was headed, and they heard sounds of footsteps scurrying through.
A canine creature, flesh and skin torn off, with devilish red eyes was approaching them with clear hostile intent. The soldiers opened fire, and the creature died after a few shots, falling only a few distances away from its prey and spilling its blood on the trail.
Unfortunately, that was not the only one.
Several more of the same creatures penetrated from underground. They came in hundreds, thousands, maybe even more digits. Shocked, the soldiers attempted to flee and fight back, but it was no use. The two were eventually overwhelmed, pounced, and mauled to their deaths.
All military personnel heard the gunshots and the screams, and immediately went back to their posts. Manning as much equipment as they could, they began bombardment to try to take out as much of the B.O.W.s as they could. While there were substantial B.O.W. casualties, they never stopped coming.
Making matters worse were new B.O.W.s that emerged, these ones of larger stature with green skin, razor sharp teeth and claws on their fingers. Another set of creatures, crawling at the speed of light with no eyes but sickeningly long tongues, came out of the burrow trails and began their attacks on to the city. Some landed immediately to civilian territory and unleashed hell, catching all civilians and combat personnel off guard.
The perimeter was eventually overrun and breached, forcing the military personnel to retreat into the city. Some were killed during the retreating process, but an attack chopper came to fire off heavy ammunition to kill as much of the B.O.W.s as it could. It temporarily gave breathing room to the military personnel and all civilians that came on full alert and began to retreat as well. Within just mere minutes, civilian casualties became alarmingly high, and transport helicopters were on full standby in an attempt to transport as many civilians to safety as they possibly could. The city hall was where everyone had retreated to, and civilian evacuation began, all the while the police and military forces held off the incoming B.O.W.s to keep them safe.
Things were going well for the military thanks to the attack helicopters unleashing hell from the air. With their lock on missile capabilities and lightning fast machine guns attached to the side, the B.O.W.s were starting to see several casualties on their side as well, although that didn't dwindle the numbers that were approaching. Tanks were manned on standby to fire off their main canons to kill off the monsters as well, and any survivors for each wave were finished off by the marines on the ground.
What the military had not been expecting was that their airspace was about to be invaded as well.
Two transport helicopters successfully loaded civilians into the vehicle, and immediately flew off to safety. The pilots and civilians believed that they were safe, but a few minutes later, about five winged B.O.W.s were chasing them from their six. Spitting acidic substances to the tails, they made short work of the engines and the two choppers were downed, killing a good majority of them on board. Any survivors were finished off by the grounded B.O.W.s that overwhelmed them in seconds.
Everyone witnessed the helicopters being shot down by the new set of B.O.W.s, and all aviation combat were focused on to them instead of the B.O.W.s coming from the ground. With the number of winged B.O.W.s increasing by the minute, all transport and combat personnel in the air were eliminated, only leaving the grounded forces to hold their ground against the incoming B.O.W.s. All marines fired their guns while the tanks took out several of the B.O.W.s with each shot, but with only so much equipment and damage being dealt, the B.O.W.s made short work and breached their final line of defense. The tanks were overrun by the winged B.O.W.s, as they moved too fast for the canons to take full aim and fire. The marines were also overrun, as all incoming B.O.W.s either clawed or bit through them one by one.
In only 4 hours, all human life on Sao Araujo ceased to exist. The city became a B.O.W. territory.
After only a few short hours since the attack, every major news outlet around the world had broadcasted the major shock in South America. Every countries and cities now turned into full alert, beginning military patrol around every major cities around the world. With such an attack becoming an alarming threat, there was only so much that kept the citizens from fearing for their lives in the case of another bio-terror attack.
Another 10 hours since the attack was covered, a video clip went viral throughout the globe. In the video was a man wearing a full helmet visor and a never-before seen uniform, attached with full body armour to display his readiness for combat. The man never minced words in his speech.
"For all those that have seen the attack that has happened today," the man spoke, with a mechanical voice calibration system disguising his true voice, "that was just a short demonstration of what we are truly capable of."
The video then went to show a bird's eye view of the now ruined Sao Araujo, where B.O.W.s ran rampant across the city. Buildings caught on fire with smoke trail coming out, as well as massive amount of human dead bodies lying across the field.
"We are Umbrella Children," as the man said the name, Umbrella Corporation's icon flashed into the screen, before showing the man again, "we will do what Umbrella could not have accomplished, and what Neo-Umbrella never will accomplish. We will attack other major cities across the globe to our own discretion. You have all been warned."
The video went into static, and after, there was nothing more than a blank, black screen to be shown.
36 hours later…
"We got intel from officials in Natal. Their reports indicate that there are likely connections to the terrorist attack that happened at the International Biohazard Prevention Centre from the city, evidenced from the similar outfits worn by the perpetrators and the man shown in the video," A BSAA Agent spoke inside a Seahawk helicopter, where six other BSAA Agent have sat down for the briefing as well. The speaker had a small tablet that he held to show other members a series of pictures taken from the facility, as well some taken by bystanders.
"The place is currently in lockdown, but we got authorization from the government to investigate the facility. Best to search out for evidence before we can try to dissect where these guys are coming from," The speaker finished, before shutting down his tablet.
The man was in his 40s, a seasoned veteran in combat… particularly against Bioweapons used for mass destruction. Having survived catastrophic events before, he was more than willing to put an end to this terrorist group's schemes once and for all. He also had a stake in this mission as well. His only remaining family, his younger sister, had gone missing since she had been reported to have last been seen from the facility.
Chris Redfield was more than ready.
"No hostiles?" A BSAA Agent asked as he raised his hand to get Chris's attention.
"No telling. Local authorities came in to investigate, and they never heard back from them since. Which is why we are here." Chris replied as he looked at the BSAA Agent in question. No other BSAA Agents asked a question ever since, although their facial expressions showed various emotions. Some showed anxiety, others showed annoyance.
"We go in there and we figure out what the hell went on there, and see if there any connections between this incident and the massacre at Sao Araujo," Chris continued, "We all stick together and we'll be alright."
"Alright boys, we're landing in 30 seconds. Stay sharp, we're on bingo fuel and I'm going to have to leave you boys for a while. Contact me if you need anything." The helicopter pilot announced from the radio, to which Chris simply nodded in acknowledgement.
Shortly after, the helicopter landed on top of the facility. All BSAA Agent aboard quickly got off and scanned the area for hostiles, and once confirmed that the LZ was safe, they headed towards the only door located on the roof. The agent rallied up around the door, and Chris put one hand on the door. He looked at everyone and motioned to get ready, and after 5 seconds, he pushed the door open as the other BSAA Agents walked in with their weapons ready. Chris followed the last BSAA Agent to enter, and soon they were in. After cautiously descending a set of stairs, they opened the door to the first available hallway they could access, and breached through the door as well.
Little did they know that just around the corner, a red skinned B.O.W. heard intruders enter. It let out its long tongue towards the direction where the BSAA Agents were at, ready to pounce and attack at any moment's notice.
To be continued…
I made this chapter rather short… I'm unfortunately sick and need to rest, but I also wanted to publish some content as soon as possible! Please leave reviews for me, as all reviews would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.