The squad leader's decision made all masked soldiers went into action. They might involve themselves in devious and evil schemes. Still, when the situation changed for worse, and the plan failed, they had to ensure not fall into the abyss with the dead.
"!?" Angie rushed to move quickly when she was targeted by the masked soldiers.
"Uraa!" Zayn rushed to his feet, and punched the lower abdomen of a nearby masked soldier before grabbing the rifle.
"Then, I shall show no mercy! Kill them all." Zayn responded coldly and opened fire at the masked soldiers, aiming for chain headshots.
"Kill him!" The squad leader also opened fire, targeting Zayn.
"Move!" Zayn ran to avoid the hail of bullets, but Angie moved like an assassin capable of running on walls to avoid a hail of bullets.
*Bam* *Bam* *Bang* *Swoosh* *Slash*
A shootout ensued. The death battle breaks out between over thirty masked soldiers and a scientist couple.
*Slash*
Angie beheaded one more masked soldier, then rushed off to kill another.
"She's an assassin with unbeliavable abilities!? Shit, is she a spiderwoman or something!?" A masked soldier grumbled with fear that was starting to bloom. His comrades fell one by one by that girl alone!
Not to mention, Zayn kept moving and shooting like a fearless man. The masked soldiers were forced to take a cover while trying to bring down the girl.
"!!!" Several masked soldiers were surprised to find the death reaper suddenly appearing behind them, decapitating them without responding with anything.
Zayn was just a distraction while killing a few, but the real threat was the girl! Unfortunately, that realization came too late.
Zayn and Angie killed more than half of the masked soldiers in less than twenty seconds. Still, one desperate masked soldier suddenly took the unconscious little girl hostage.
"Don't move, or I will shoot this little girl dead! Throw your rifle." The masked soldier pressed his gun's muzzle against the little boy's head.
"Hmph!" Zayn threw his rifle because the bullets had run out. He had no significant sentiment to that little girl, but he had promised to save her and take her to a safe place.
"Shoot him!" The masked soldier who captivated the little girl called out to his comrades.
*Bam* *Bam!*
Several consecutive shots were fired towards Zayn.
"!?" Zayn saw an opportunity to strike when the one holding Grisella was slightly off guard. He throws a paralyzing dart, then runs with a dead soldier to protect him from the hail of bullets.
No bullets landed on him, thanks to the meat shield.
"Ha!" Zayn punched the masked soldier in the face and freed Grisella from that bad guy. He shot that masked soldier dead, then looked around. The gunshots strangely stopped all of a sudden.
Angie was there, standing among the dead masked soldiers. She was clean, not even sweaty or stained with blood. However, her daggers were bloody red, and the fresh liquid kept dripping.
She was the MVP, and singlehandedly killed almost all masked soldiers by utilizing her agility and fast movements.
"Angie, are you all right? These bad guys are plotting against us." Zayn rushed over to Angie and checked if she was hurt.
"..." Angie just nodded, but she didn't look happy with their current situation.
"Worry not, I'll take care of the rest. Thanks for your quick action, Angie. If you don't take the first move, I can only think a surprise attack plan with fifty fifty risks. Thank goodness we're okay. You're truly a lifesaver." Zayn breathed a sigh of relief.
Angie responded with another nod. She felt pleased to receive her share of praise and compliment, but she then suddenly raised her foot and stepped on a masked soldier's hand that suddenly moved.
"Guh!" The injured squad leader hissed in pain when he was about to take his gun to shoot that scientist couple.
"I deliberately made my shot miss your vital organs. Tell me, who was involved in your scheme? Professor Tyler was killed by his disciple, Quinn Gordon?" Zayn grabbed the squad leader's hair and asked with a solemn expression.
"You have no place to return. Even though we died here, you have been branded as a criminal with grave crimes at the base. Keke, you will be hunted down and sentenced to death." The squad leader answered in a hoarse voice full of hatred.
"You underestimate my worth. If they are too stupid to discover the truth, then I no longer need their cooperation. We can leave New Jersey and call it done. But, you bad guys, the human traitors, no longer have any right to live. Be a good person if you have another chance to live." Zayn took a gun and shot dead the last masked soldier.
"Okay, now what do we need to do about them before dealing with more complicated matters that await us in the base? The knock out gas has disappeared. I wonder why we weren't affected by that." Zayn stood up and rubbed his head. He then rushed to take care of their situation in the crime scene.
"!~" Angie felt proud. That kind of unconscious gas was only designed for ordinary people, while she and Zayn were not wholly human.
She could say they were half-monsters who kept evolving into superior lifeforms. Those lowly humans were lucky to receive a quick death after plotting against Zayn and her. Those humans deserved to sentence to a more brutal and painful death, to be honest.
Moments later, Zayn splashed some water on the soldiers who were still unconscious. He needed their help to take care of the rest and salvage their situation later.
*Gasp!*
The soldiers returned to their senses one by one. They felt confused and short of breath for a moment, but a flashback of the event before they fainted soon came to mind.
"Are we dead? Wait, this hurts."
"We are still alive."
"Those bastards drugged us and are about to kill us?"
"No, those bastard plotting a rotten plan. We are but pawns of their rottenness."
"Where are those rotten masked soldiers!? This daddy shall slaughter them!"
"Haha, save your breath for later. Now get up and help me deal with our current situation. Captain Steven, Rico, everyone... we need to have a word. Ugh..." Zayn dryly laughed and hissed in pain when he moved.
He just realized his arms and shoulders were injured, maybe because of the friction of the bullets that hit him? He wasn't as capable of avoiding it as Angie was.
Zayn then gathered everyone to discuss what had just happened.
"It's not good, but it's not the worst. We can use your authority to salvage the situation, Zayn. I'll take care of the scenario if you please. However, it was completely unexpected. The one that was supposed to save humanity, was rotten from the inside like a monster without a conscience." Steven sighed when he saw the dead masked soldiers. Among them was Quinn, Professor Tyler's disciple.
"Yeah, I didn't expect this either. I wish they could be better, but there are still some bad ones." Zayn also sighed.
"If Professor Tyler is killed by his disciple, then this could be a factor of decline in the field of research and discovery."
"Tch, that rotten beast deserves to be tortured before being put to death!"
"We need to act fast. We are now branded as criminals."
"Yes, we must immediately rectify this slander with an undeniable truth. I'm curious about who is behind these rotten dogs. Quinn couldn't have pulled everything by himself, right?"
"That could be possible, but we can only do it gradually. These people are mixed members of the anti-zombie force like us."
"Stop talking, and start moving. Wrap the dead bodies to body bags. We'll use them as evidence." Steven immediately ordered everyone to carry out his orders.
"In that case, I'll leave the matter of our defense scenario up to you, Captain Steven. I'll do what I can when we get to base. If the situation cannot be salvaged, then we have no other choice but to leave New Jersey." Zayn raised his hand then turned around. He needed to get back to the car to treat his wound.
"Haha, I don't think that will happen. Although some of those old timers are imbeciles, there are still some wise men." Steven waved his hand.
"Angie, can you please take Grisella to the car? She's still unconscious. It seems the knockout gas inflicted a worrisome effect on her. She doesn't have the same body defenses as us, adults." Zayn turned to the side, asking Angie for help.
"..." Angie was silent for a moment. She wiped her daggers clean with a fabric, then sheathed them before nodding in understanding.
She dragged her cheese backpack and carried Grisella like a bag of potatoes.