Chapter 191
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They arrived just barely in the nick of time despite having run the entire way with just a few things.
Alec didn't even flinch when he realized that they'd come back with a whole other person rather than a lot of belongings like Joseph tried to imply.
It made more sense when he thought about it this way, but the slightly shifty way that Joseph avoided his gaze made him think of various things.
Fine. It was of no consequence even if they were bringing another person with them.
There were a few startled shouts when the pressure from Sircela increased as Dominique's familiar descended sharply from the skies, swooping down and bringing them away.
With Sircela's magic, bringing them onto its back was no trouble to it.
Before long, they were already on their way, seated comfortably.
"Boss, this is my other daughter, Amanda," Joseph nervously introduced.
Alec only nodded briefly at Amanda with a slight smile before he eyed the man, causing him to sweat profusely.
"You shouldn't leave out something so important when you're relaying information," Alec chided.
"Yes, boss!" Joseph cried out, saluting him. "I won't do it again!"
Alec was baffled, while Dominique just glowered menacingly at the man who didn't even have the decency to flinch at his glower.
-
Karen was hacking into the lab's computer with a speed that she would never have imagined herself doing. It was something that she never thought she'd be able to do before the end days descended upon them, but she was enjoying it a lot.
Compared to her previous hobby of video games and surfing the web, this felt a lot more productive and useful in the long run.
Being able to work like this made her feel like she had a mission. Like she was an integral part of the team.
With the last tap on the enter key, everything unfolded before her, her efforts paying off. It was gratifying in a way that doing her homework hadn't been before the world went to shit.
"Whew," Karen said, wiping off the sweat from her forehead.
Her eyes glanced across the screen, reading rapidly.
There were various things that they'd already learnt before, so she discarded them, only leaving behind any new information that they might need.
"Hm?"
"What's up?" Liam's voice came from behind her.
Karen pointed at an open page. "Here. It looks like this lab has something from the meteorite that's been stored underground."
Lukas looked at the place where she was pointing to, making an inquiring sound in the back of his throat. "Blueprints."
"Ah, give me a moment."
Karen rapidly tapped on a few keys, bringing up the blueprints of the lab, even managing to find the 'hidden' blueprints that was the underground storage.
"The only problem is that to get inside uses a retina scanner and fingerprint, but there's no one in the labs that is still alive. They're all zombies already. I can hack into computers, but stuff like that is too advanced for me right now," Karen said with a frown.
They fell silent at her words.
Liam broke the silence. "Let's go take a look first. There aren't any security measures like the other labs, right?"
Karen checked. "Nope," she said, popping the 'p'. "It's all clear. The only thing is that if you don't clear the scans, the resulting alarm will wake up the entire neighbourhood and attract all the zombies to this place."
Lukas was already heading down to the basement, leaving Liam and Karen to scramble to catch up with him.
"Do you want me to take a shot at it after all? This is the first new piece of information that we've found in a while. Even if I do fail, we should be able to get out of dodge before we meet any trouble."
Liam's lips curled into a smile when he saw Karen ramble on. It was quite nice knowing that Karen had developed enough to be able to feel confidence in herself – something that had been sorely lacking since bullies picked on her in her childhood.
With her newfound confidence, Karen seemed like she almost glowed when she worked on acquiring information for them via the computers.
Lukas grunted, causing Karen to roll her eyes.
Seriously, it just seemed like this half of her friend circle just grew less talkative over time instead of more talkative.
On the upside, she could now distinguish what he meant by various grunts. This one meant 'no need' or 'I have it covered'. Of course, she could be wrong, but she didn't think so.
It was just a common door in the basement that didn't appear any different from the other doors.
Like the rest of the basement doors, there was a scanner outside of the doors. Since each door looked like the same thing, it was only with the help of the blueprints that they were even able to distinguish which door to target.
Just as Karen was about to take a crack at the scanner to unlock the door, Lukas already made his move.
His magic roiled within him, focused entirely on his hands. The lights in the place flickered violently as Lukas used his magic, slamming his fist directly onto the scanner. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.
Karen's mouth dropped open. "Seriously, Lukas!?" she said with pure exasperation.
Lukas grunted.
Liam snorted. "What did you expect, with big brother's personality? You know that he doesn't like troublesome things. Since you aren't able to do it, do you really expect that he'd just give up?"
"True. But still! I was still going to try!"
On cue, the alarms within the place started blaring, red lights flashing throughout the place.
The sound was no doubt going to attract the zombies from all directions even if it was in the middle of the day.
"Lukas, you crazy idiot!" Karen shouted at him as she raced back up the stairs. There were still things that she needed to copy from this lab. Especially when it seemed like there were things going on here that didn't in other places.
The twins rushed into the place; Lukas having punched down the door with sheer brute strength like the brute that he secretly was inside despite his cool appearance.
Inside, there was a metal box that was rather large.
Liam and Lukas worked together, tugging the box with them as they hauled it up the stairs at record speed.
Karen was taking a crack at the alarm sensors. Even if she wasn't able to crack the scanners to bypass security yet, she was definitely able to shut off the alarms just fine.
She wished Lukas told her what he was going to do in the first place. She would have been able to shut off the alarms *before* they got triggered. Karen resolved to give him a sound scolding after this.
The alarms shut off, and Karen gave a sigh of relief. Even when the red lights were still flashing, there were no more alarms blaring.
The three hauled themselves outside with quick speed, where the jeep was waiting for them. Not for themselves, but for the still rather vulnerable scientist that was waiting for them.
They'd just barely managed to trust her enough not to run away. Besides, it wasn't like she could ditch them with the jeep. By now, they'd realized that there were strange things going on with that jeep.
Natalie was nervously sitting in the back, eyeing the zombies that were ambling towards them from all directions. She huddled to make herself smaller, face pale. She still couldn't get used to the difference between the zombies out here and those that had been in the lab.
Lukas loaded the metal box into the back. It was rather heavy for whatever was inside.
Within three minutes, they were already driving off into the distance, running down zombies left and right with their sentient jeep.
They were only able to do this because this city was completely empty of people. City J that had been completely wiped off from the face of the map had comparatively fewer zombies than the rest of the world because most of the bodies had already been disposed of before the virus hit.
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They arrived just barely in the nick of time despite having run the entire way with just a few things.
Alec didn't even flinch when he realized that they'd come back with a whole other person rather than a lot of belongings like Joseph tried to imply.
It made more sense when he thought about it this way, but the slightly shifty way that Joseph avoided his gaze made him think of various things.
Fine. It was of no consequence even if they were bringing another person with them.
There were a few startled shouts when the pressure from Sircela increased as Dominique's familiar descended sharply from the skies, swooping down and bringing them away.
With Sircela's magic, bringing them onto its back was no trouble to it.
Before long, they were already on their way, seated comfortably.
"Boss, this is my other daughter, Amanda," Joseph nervously introduced.
Alec only nodded briefly at Amanda with a slight smile before he eyed the man, causing him to sweat profusely.
"You shouldn't leave out something so important when you're relaying information," Alec chided.
"Yes, boss!" Joseph cried out, saluting him. "I won't do it again!"
Alec was baffled, while Dominique just glowered menacingly at the man who didn't even have the decency to flinch at his glower.
-
Karen was hacking into the lab's computer with a speed that she would never have imagined herself doing. It was something that she never thought she'd be able to do before the end days descended upon them, but she was enjoying it a lot.
Compared to her previous hobby of video games and surfing the web, this felt a lot more productive and useful in the long run.
Being able to work like this made her feel like she had a mission. Like she was an integral part of the team.
With the last tap on the enter key, everything unfolded before her, her efforts paying off. It was gratifying in a way that doing her homework hadn't been before the world went to shit.
"Whew," Karen said, wiping off the sweat from her forehead.
Her eyes glanced across the screen, reading rapidly.
There were various things that they'd already learnt before, so she discarded them, only leaving behind any new information that they might need.
"Hm?"
"What's up?" Liam's voice came from behind her.
Karen pointed at an open page. "Here. It looks like this lab has something from the meteorite that's been stored underground."
Lukas looked at the place where she was pointing to, making an inquiring sound in the back of his throat. "Blueprints."
"Ah, give me a moment."
Karen rapidly tapped on a few keys, bringing up the blueprints of the lab, even managing to find the 'hidden' blueprints that was the underground storage.
"The only problem is that to get inside uses a retina scanner and fingerprint, but there's no one in the labs that is still alive. They're all zombies already. I can hack into computers, but stuff like that is too advanced for me right now," Karen said with a frown.
They fell silent at her words.
Liam broke the silence. "Let's go take a look first. There aren't any security measures like the other labs, right?"
Karen checked. "Nope," she said, popping the 'p'. "It's all clear. The only thing is that if you don't clear the scans, the resulting alarm will wake up the entire neighbourhood and attract all the zombies to this place."
Lukas was already heading down to the basement, leaving Liam and Karen to scramble to catch up with him.
"Do you want me to take a shot at it after all? This is the first new piece of information that we've found in a while. Even if I do fail, we should be able to get out of dodge before we meet any trouble."
Liam's lips curled into a smile when he saw Karen ramble on. It was quite nice knowing that Karen had developed enough to be able to feel confidence in herself – something that had been sorely lacking since bullies picked on her in her childhood.
With her newfound confidence, Karen seemed like she almost glowed when she worked on acquiring information for them via the computers.
Lukas grunted, causing Karen to roll her eyes.
Seriously, it just seemed like this half of her friend circle just grew less talkative over time instead of more talkative.
On the upside, she could now distinguish what he meant by various grunts. This one meant 'no need' or 'I have it covered'. Of course, she could be wrong, but she didn't think so.
It was just a common door in the basement that didn't appear any different from the other doors.
Like the rest of the basement doors, there was a scanner outside of the doors. Since each door looked like the same thing, it was only with the help of the blueprints that they were even able to distinguish which door to target.
Just as Karen was about to take a crack at the scanner to unlock the door, Lukas already made his move.
His magic roiled within him, focused entirely on his hands. The lights in the place flickered violently as Lukas used his magic, slamming his fist directly onto the scanner. Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www.webnovel.com for visiting.
Karen's mouth dropped open. "Seriously, Lukas!?" she said with pure exasperation.
Lukas grunted.
Liam snorted. "What did you expect, with big brother's personality? You know that he doesn't like troublesome things. Since you aren't able to do it, do you really expect that he'd just give up?"
"True. But still! I was still going to try!"
On cue, the alarms within the place started blaring, red lights flashing throughout the place.
The sound was no doubt going to attract the zombies from all directions even if it was in the middle of the day.
"Lukas, you crazy idiot!" Karen shouted at him as she raced back up the stairs. There were still things that she needed to copy from this lab. Especially when it seemed like there were things going on here that didn't in other places.
The twins rushed into the place; Lukas having punched down the door with sheer brute strength like the brute that he secretly was inside despite his cool appearance.
Inside, there was a metal box that was rather large.
Liam and Lukas worked together, tugging the box with them as they hauled it up the stairs at record speed.
Karen was taking a crack at the alarm sensors. Even if she wasn't able to crack the scanners to bypass security yet, she was definitely able to shut off the alarms just fine.
She wished Lukas told her what he was going to do in the first place. She would have been able to shut off the alarms *before* they got triggered. Karen resolved to give him a sound scolding after this.
The alarms shut off, and Karen gave a sigh of relief. Even when the red lights were still flashing, there were no more alarms blaring.
The three hauled themselves outside with quick speed, where the jeep was waiting for them. Not for themselves, but for the still rather vulnerable scientist that was waiting for them.
They'd just barely managed to trust her enough not to run away. Besides, it wasn't like she could ditch them with the jeep. By now, they'd realized that there were strange things going on with that jeep.
Natalie was nervously sitting in the back, eyeing the zombies that were ambling towards them from all directions. She huddled to make herself smaller, face pale. She still couldn't get used to the difference between the zombies out here and those that had been in the lab.
Lukas loaded the metal box into the back. It was rather heavy for whatever was inside.
Within three minutes, they were already driving off into the distance, running down zombies left and right with their sentient jeep.
They were only able to do this because this city was completely empty of people. City J that had been completely wiped off from the face of the map had comparatively fewer zombies than the rest of the world because most of the bodies had already been disposed of before the virus hit.
They arrived just barely in the nick of time despite having run the entire way with just a few things. Alec didn't even flinch when he realized that they'd come back with a whole other person rather than a lot of belongings like Joseph tried to imply. It made more sense when he thought about it this way, but the slightly shifty way that Joseph avoided his gaze made him think of various things. Fine. It was of no consequence even if they were bringing another person with them. There were a few startled shouts when the pressure from Sircela increased as Dominique's familiar descended sharply from the skies, swooping down and bringing them away. With Sircela's magic, bringing them onto its back was no trouble to it. Before long, they were already on their way, seated comfortably. "Boss, this is my other daughter, Amanda," Joseph nervously introduced. Alec only nodded briefly at Amanda with a slight smile before he eyed the man, causing him to sweat profusely. "You shouldn't leave out something so important when you're relaying information," Alec chided. "Yes, boss!" Joseph cried out, saluting him. "I won't do it again!" Alec was baffled, while Dominique just glowered menacingly at the man who didn't even have the decency to flinch at his glower. - Karen was hacking into the lab's computer with a speed that she would never have imagined herself doing. It was something that she never thought she'd be able to do before the end days descended upon them, but she was enjoying it a lot. Compared to her previous hobby of video games and surfing the web, this felt a lot more productive and useful in the long run. Being able to work like this made her feel like she had a mission. Like she was an integral part of the team. With the last tap on the enter key, everything unfolded before her, her efforts paying off. It was gratifying in a way that doing her homework hadn't been before the world went to shit. "Whew," Karen said, wiping off the sweat from her forehead. Her eyes glanced across the screen, reading rapidly. There were various things that they'd already learnt before, so she discarded them, only leaving behind any new information that they might need. "Hm?" "What's up?" Liam's voice came from behind her. Karen pointed at an open page. "Here. It looks like this lab has something from the meteorite that's been stored underground." Lukas looked at the place where she was pointing to, making an inquiring sound in the back of his throat. "Blueprints." "Ah, give me a moment." Karen rapidly tapped on a few keys, bringing up the blueprints of the lab, even managing to find the 'hidden' blueprints that was the underground storage. "The only problem is that to get inside uses a retina scanner and fingerprint, but there's no one in the labs that is still alive. They're all zombies already. I can hack into computers, but stuff like that is too advanced for me right now," Karen said with a frown. They fell silent at her words. Liam broke the silence. "Let's go take a look first. There aren't any security measures like the other labs, right?" Karen checked. "Nope," she said, popping the 'p'. "It's all clear. The only thing is that if you don't clear the scans, the resulting alarm will wake up the entire neighbourhood and attract all the zombies to this place." Lukas was already heading down to the basement, leaving Liam and Karen to scramble to catch up with him. "Do you want me to take a shot at it after all? This is the first new piece of information that we've found in a while. Even if I do fail, we should be able to get out of dodge before we meet any trouble." Liam's lips curled into a smile when he saw Karen ramble on. It was quite nice knowing that Karen had developed enough to be able to feel confidence in herself something that had been sorely lacking since bullies picked on her in her childhood. With her newfound confidence, Karen seemed like she almost glowed when she worked on acquiring information for them via the computers. Lukas grunted, causing Karen to roll her eyes. Seriously, it just seemed like this half of her friend circle just grew less talkative over time instead of more talkative. On the upside, she could now distinguish what he meant by various grunts. This one meant 'no need' or 'I have it covered'. Of course, she could be wrong, but she didn't think so. It was just a common door in the basement that didn't appear any different from the other doors. Like the rest of the basement doors, there was a scanner outside of the doors. Since each door looked like the same thing, it was only with the help of the blueprints that they were even able to distinguish which door to target. Just as Karen was about to take a crack at the scanner to unlock the door, Lukas already made his move. His magic roiled within him, focused entirely on his hands. The lights in the place flickered violently as Lukas used his magic, slamming his fist directly onto the scanner. Find authorized novels in Webnovelfaster updates, better experiencePlease click www.webnovel.com for visiting. Karen's mouth dropped open. "Seriously, Lukas!?" she said with pure exasperation. Lukas grunted. Liam snorted. "What did you expect, with big brother's personality? You know that he doesn't like troublesome things. Since you aren't able to do it, do you really expect that he'd just give up?" "True. But still! I was still going to try!" On cue, the alarms within the place started blaring, red lights flashing throughout the place. The sound was no doubt going to attract the zombies from all directions even if it was in the middle of the day. "Lukas, you crazy idiot!" Karen shouted at him as she raced back up the stairs. There were still things that she needed to copy from this lab. Especially when it seemed like there were things going on here that didn't in other places. The twins rushed into the place; Lukas having punched down the door with sheer brute strength like the brute that he secretly was inside despite his cool appearance. Inside, there was a metal box that was rather large. Liam and Lukas worked together, tugging the box with them as they hauled it up the stairs at record speed. Karen was taking a crack at the alarm sensors. Even if she wasn't able to crack the scanners to bypass security yet, she was definitely able to shut off the alarms just fine. She wished Lukas told her what he was going to do in the first place. She would have been able to shut off the alarms *before* they got triggered. Karen resolved to give him a sound scolding after this. The alarms shut off, and Karen gave a sigh of relief. Even when the red lights were still flashing, there were no more alarms blaring. The three hauled themselves outside with quick speed, where the jeep was waiting for them. Not for themselves, but for the still rather vulnerable scientist that was waiting for them. They'd just barely managed to trust her enough not to run away. Besides, it wasn't like she could ditch them with the jeep. By now, they'd realized that there were strange things going on with that jeep. Natalie was nervously sitting in the back, eyeing the zombies that were ambling towards them from all directions. She huddled to make herself smaller, face pale. She still couldn't get used to the difference between the zombies out here and those that had been in the lab. Lukas loaded the metal box into the back. It was rather heavy for whatever was inside. Within three minutes, they were already driving off into the distance, running down zombies left and right with their sentient jeep. They were only able to do this because this city was completely empty of people. City J that had been completely wiped off from the face of the map had comparatively fewer zombies than the rest of the world because most of the bodies had already been disposed of before the virus hit.
