Scarlett didn't answer. Instead, she yanked open the door. As it creaked on its hinges, headlights from multiple vehicles flooded the dim room, their beams cutting through the darkness like knives. Several black vans screeched to a halt just outside. The sudden roar of gunfire erupted, reverberating through the night as armed soldiers poured out of the vehicles. The Axe Squad.
Scarlett's breath hitched as she watched them unleash a torrent of bullets into the horde of monsters. Flames erupted as the creatures were engulfed in fiery death, their grotesque forms flailing wildly before collapsing.
Without wasting a second, Scarlett slammed the heavy iron door shut with a grunt, sealing the room off just in time to prevent anyone from being caught in the deadly crossfire.
