Chapter 20 - 20. haunting memories

Although time consuming. But fortunately, Chris was able to treat them all. Including Hans who was almost critical due to holding back the wound too much.

"You'll be fine, kid. Just rest.."

"Thank you, captain!"

After taking a short break, he decided to look around for clues.

"At least I can find out where the passengers are here. Hang in there, everyone."

Chris tries to find out through the computer Douglas left behind. File after file he searched carefully.
Some files cannot be accessed because some kind of virus is installed to block login access. But finally he managed to find out the location of the passengers of the ship, including Arthur Howard. They were indeed on the 2nd floor, while Arthur was in cabin 037 on the 3rd floor. Not only that, he also managed to open access to communication and radio signals, though not completely. Unfortunately, he can't access anything else because it's also blocked by a virus. Chris wanted to get back on deck and quickly open up the communications and radio room. But...

"This is HQ! We received an emergency message. At this time, reinforcements will be arriving soon. Estimated 3 minutes. Anyone copy?"

It turns out that all this time HQ has been moving by sending reinforcements. They cannot send communication messages due to the blocked signal. But for some reason, the communication signal this time sounded quite clear.

"This is Chris! I can confirm there is a passenger ship on the 2nd floor not far from the cruise restaurant. Arthur Howard is in cabin 037 on the 3rd floor. I can't go there at the moment because 4 people are injured on the 1st floor. I need medical assistance. And be careful with the obstacles because they are still after the passengers. And also there are still many BOWs that cannot be found."

"Copy that! Stay alert until reinforcements will arrive at your place."

Chris is relieved that reinforcements are arriving. Even so, he felt very strange towards radio communication. While he was communicating with HQ, for some reason he seemed to hear another disturbing sound.
Despite the oddity, all he could do for now was tend to the injured and guard them until reinforcements arrived.

"Listen to me, kid. Reinforcements will be here. For now, let me standby here. While you can sleep."

Hearing that, Campbell could do nothing but close his eyes and rest.

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(You haven't changed, sir. Back then, you were willing to help us despite your injuries, as well as your tiredness. Even now, you still want to help us. Even though right now you have such a heavy wound that it's bringing you down. I really wish I could help you even though only a few.)

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Sadly..
Incidents have started.

An explosion occurred that shook the ship. Chris tried to hold on as long as the shaking lasted. Even Hans tried to protect Rachel even though she was quite weak.

"Hans, are you all right?"

Unfortunately, when he approached Hans, the second explosion had occurred. Feeling that something was wrong, Chris tried to find out the location on the computer earlier. Too late, unfortunately. The computer is no longer working. No matter how many times Chris tried, he always failed.
Even worse. Chris heard a hysterical scream. How could he not, he immediately took his weapon. Because the scream he heard earlier came from a man, it had turned into a BOW. Moreover, the victim was someone he knew before.