Sic transit gloria mundi
Siobhan listened with a grim expression on her face when the head researcher relayed what they had ascertained. Powerful tissue regeneration, the possibility that the zombies could keep going for decades, perhaps even more...all engineered.
"Elixir of life," said grimly. "What's this, pathway to immortality, superior race of supersoldiers. Looks like someone took a page out of old Shadow's book. He wanted force-using zombies," she shuddered a bit, considering this.
If someone had been deliberately messing around and engineering this virus, then there was no telling as to what grotesque creatures they might face. They had already ascertained that they were smart. And now Cira, Sarge and Zero had descended down to the lower levels, deeper than she and Tegaea had gone, and that had been quite rough already.
It was then that she noted the flare of activity on the holographic projectors, the glow of the red light. Sirens howled as the perimetre was breached.
"Colonel, we're under attack, they're storming the elevator...under heavy fire...aaah," a message came in from one of the troopers standing guard at the elevator before the connection was cut.
Dozens of red dots appeared on the holographic map, indicating zombies. They had managed to fight their way up the elevator and were swarming them now. At the same time the map showed a smaller group of hostiles that was already on the upper levels, coming out of wrecked buildings from that party of the city considered safe.
"Guess we gotta cut science hour short!" Siobhan called to them, grabbing her boltgun and lightsabre to storm out of the building. The beleagured Omega troopers had taken up position behind cover and were laying down volleys of bolts and blaster fire at their attackers. Bringing up her boltgun Siobhan pumped out explosive rounds, blowing creatures apart, but she herself came under blaster fire when they drew closer, and so her lightsabre flared to life as she surged onward to engage.
"Elixir of life," said grimly. "What's this, pathway to immortality, superior race of supersoldiers. Looks like someone took a page out of old Shadow's book. He wanted force-using zombies," she shuddered a bit, considering this.
If someone had been deliberately messing around and engineering this virus, then there was no telling as to what grotesque creatures they might face. They had already ascertained that they were smart. And now Cira, Sarge and Zero had descended down to the lower levels, deeper than she and Tegaea had gone, and that had been quite rough already.
It was then that she noted the flare of activity on the holographic projectors, the glow of the red light. Sirens howled as the perimetre was breached.
"Colonel, we're under attack, they're storming the elevator...under heavy fire...aaah," a message came in from one of the troopers standing guard at the elevator before the connection was cut.
Dozens of red dots appeared on the holographic map, indicating zombies. They had managed to fight their way up the elevator and were swarming them now. At the same time the map showed a smaller group of hostiles that was already on the upper levels, coming out of wrecked buildings from that party of the city considered safe.
"Guess we gotta cut science hour short!" Siobhan called to them, grabbing her boltgun and lightsabre to storm out of the building. The beleagured Omega troopers had taken up position behind cover and were laying down volleys of bolts and blaster fire at their attackers. Bringing up her boltgun Siobhan pumped out explosive rounds, blowing creatures apart, but she herself came under blaster fire when they drew closer, and so her lightsabre flared to life as she surged onward to engage.
