Chapter 7 - Sudden Attack
We entered a large, grand dining room. Guns raised we searched under the table and we examined the extravagant fireplace that seemed to be the highlight of the room. There was blood on the floor beside the fire pit. Captain Wesker told Officer Ryan to stay in the current room whilst he bravely went to explore the next area.
He put his gloved hand on the door knob and turned it slightly to the right. The door squeaked open and he exited the room, the door closing firmly behind him. He went down the left hand side of the corridor that was now mapped out before him.
There was a strong stench of rotting in the air. A sickly sweet scent that grew stronger the more he moved up the corridor. Pressing himself against the wall he covertly looked around the corner and saw a corpse with no face that he could recognize anymore. To his horror there was a creature from which the smell seemed to be emanating from. It seemed to be eating the corpses neck! The thing sensed that somebody was there and slowly began to rise. It turned around and faced him then began to slowly limp towards him, arms outstretched and it groaned at him. The S.T.A.R.S Captain span around and darted away from the thing. He burst back through the door to where the young Officer was. Startled she ran to his assistance.
"What? What is it?"
"There is a zombie coming after me." it came through the door slowly.
The Captain and Officer began to shoot at it. It slumped to the floor with the same sickening crunch as the others that the others made. They both decided to go past the zombie and into the hallway where the thing came from. They went past the corpse that the zombie was eating. The bodies head had detached from the actual body. They both went into the next area which indecently was another corridor. This area was very dimly lit with just a lantern in the next room. Officer Ryan made her way slowly down the corridor with her Captain closely behind providing back up if appropriate. There was a slumped body right next to the doorway that seemed to be dead. They ascended the stairs, attentive to their surroundings. In the next room there was a key and what appeared to be tracks for something to follow on the floor. Captain Wesker picked up the key and there was the sound of a metallic clank and from all angles statues with sharp spikes on them. They were advancing towards them at a medium pace. Officer Ryan grabbed the key back off her Captain and put it back into its slot on the floor. The mechanical device came to an abrupt halt and moved back into their original positions. Relieved, both Officers turned around the corner. There was a sound.
The wall up ahead began to crumble and collapse. From out of the dust emerged a creature that towered above them both. It opened its mouth and snarled at them. It then raised its weapon which appeared to be a large Gatling gun. It pulled the trigger and bullets began spewing out of the muzzle. They both ran for cover hoping that the thing wouldn't come down to follow them up the hallway.