Chapter 8
Chris wiped the perspiration from his forehead, he hadn't expected such a difficult fight. They were all exhausted & running low on ammunition. Reload time was almost asking to be killed & the creatures seemed to have a very high tolerance to their firepower. Chris fired another shell into one of the creatures as it stretched it's long neck towards him, the creature fell to the floor, dead. The strong blast at such close proximity to it's head was apparently too much, even for these extremely resilient creatures. He sighed in relief & looked back to Claire, she nodded that she was okay & went back to firing at the creatures. Wait a minute, if headshots work with the shotgun, would they work with the handgun too? If I used a three round burst, it might be enough to kill these things. Worth a try I guess. Chris put his shotgun on his back & quickly grabbed his handgun, taking aim at the closest creature's head, he fired three rounds consecutively, to his surprise & relief, the creature was killed instantly. Their heads were their weakness.
"Claire! Switch to your handgun, use three burst headshots." Chris yelled, glancing at her briefly, only to ensure she had heard him. Claire nodded & also started to use the technique. Suddenly the fight didn't seem so challenging. A further five minutes & the fight was over. The group collapsed on the floor in exhaustion, checking their reserves once they had caught their breath.
"Glad that's over compadres." Carlos said, still out of breath.
"I could agree with that. That was so difficult, I wasn't sure that we would pull through." Jill said after.
"I think we probably all had the same thought." Claire added.
"We'll rest for ten, fifteen minutes, then carry on. Make the most of it." Chris said, he then collapsed back on the floor, taking his own advice. The rest was much needed by all the group, the problem being making everyone get up again when it was time to go. Hopefully the lure of being able to leave the facility would be enough for them all.
Wesker led Leon to the partitioned area in the main hall, Leon was very withdrawn since the 'accident' in the power room. Wesker smiled to himself, everything was going exactly how he had planned it. Once they arrived, Wesker ushered Leon into the room & closed the door.
"You think the others are dead too?" Leon asked in a somewhat dead tone.
"The S.T.A.R.S?" Wesker asked in response. Leon nodded & looked around the room.
Wesker smirked at Leon's reaction before answering him. "Knowing Redfield, I expect they're fine. The exercise was to lower their ammunition & to tire them out a little."
Stupid boy, he has no idea what is going on here. I shouldn't complain though, it does make things much easier for me. Not long now & this will be finished & the dead man returns to the shadows. As long as you live S.T.A.R.S, I'll be there. You will die & I will have my revenge. Wesker smirked again before replacing his poker face & waiting for the S.T.A.R.S to return. Just when they thought they were safe & free of this place, he would show them how wrong they were.
Chris wiped the perspiration from his forehead, he hadn't expected such a difficult fight. They were all exhausted & running low on ammunition. Reload time was almost asking to be killed & the creatures seemed to have a very high tolerance to their firepower. Chris fired another shell into one of the creatures as it stretched it's long neck towards him, the creature fell to the floor, dead. The strong blast at such close proximity to it's head was apparently too much, even for these extremely resilient creatures. He sighed in relief & looked back to Claire, she nodded that she was okay & went back to firing at the creatures. Wait a minute, if headshots work with the shotgun, would they work with the handgun too? If I used a three round burst, it might be enough to kill these things. Worth a try I guess. Chris put his shotgun on his back & quickly grabbed his handgun, taking aim at the closest creature's head, he fired three rounds consecutively, to his surprise & relief, the creature was killed instantly. Their heads were their weakness.
"Claire! Switch to your handgun, use three burst headshots." Chris yelled, glancing at her briefly, only to ensure she had heard him. Claire nodded & also started to use the technique. Suddenly the fight didn't seem so challenging. A further five minutes & the fight was over. The group collapsed on the floor in exhaustion, checking their reserves once they had caught their breath.
"Glad that's over compadres." Carlos said, still out of breath.
"I could agree with that. That was so difficult, I wasn't sure that we would pull through." Jill said after.
"I think we probably all had the same thought." Claire added.
"We'll rest for ten, fifteen minutes, then carry on. Make the most of it." Chris said, he then collapsed back on the floor, taking his own advice. The rest was much needed by all the group, the problem being making everyone get up again when it was time to go. Hopefully the lure of being able to leave the facility would be enough for them all.
Wesker led Leon to the partitioned area in the main hall, Leon was very withdrawn since the 'accident' in the power room. Wesker smiled to himself, everything was going exactly how he had planned it. Once they arrived, Wesker ushered Leon into the room & closed the door.
"You think the others are dead too?" Leon asked in a somewhat dead tone.
"The S.T.A.R.S?" Wesker asked in response. Leon nodded & looked around the room.
Wesker smirked at Leon's reaction before answering him. "Knowing Redfield, I expect they're fine. The exercise was to lower their ammunition & to tire them out a little."
Stupid boy, he has no idea what is going on here. I shouldn't complain though, it does make things much easier for me. Not long now & this will be finished & the dead man returns to the shadows. As long as you live S.T.A.R.S, I'll be there. You will die & I will have my revenge. Wesker smirked again before replacing his poker face & waiting for the S.T.A.R.S to return. Just when they thought they were safe & free of this place, he would show them how wrong they were.