Chapter 106: Lost Song of the Deep (33)
The gate shook from the impact. They were close to breaking through, but if the enraged sirens outside managed to rush in...
Gao Jiang organized his thoughts and said, “We can’t continue like this; we need to fix these devices.”
He wanted to suggest that Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai go outside to deal with the sirens while he and his team guarded the control room and worked on clearing the area. However, he hesitated to speak up.
Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai didn’t even glance at him.
Gao Jiang stood awkwardly, feeling helpless. Ultimately, he had no choice but to lead his people into the side lounge, lock the door, and barricade it with cabinets, tables, and other furniture.
If the sirens broke through, it would be disastrous for the two outside.
With the control room now quiet, the sound of the door being hit grew louder. Ye Nianchu pulled her gaze away and leaned back in her chair.
Gao Jiang was right; there could be no more problems with the equipment.
After all the effort to restore it, she wasn’t going to leave it in someone else’s hands. That was out of the question.
As time passed, more sirens gathered outside, knowing that tonight was their last chance.
Ye Nianchu bit down on a piece of candy and glanced at the time. There was still more than half an hour until 4 am.
The sirens outside the control room began searching for other ways in.
The first to give way was the lounge window, which couldn’t withstand the repeated assaults from the sirens.
The sea wind howled through, lifting the curtains and sending shards of glass everywhere. A group of people rushed to block the broken window with anything they could find. Those who were slower had already been marked with several bloodstreaks.
“Damn it! They’re coming in!” someone shouted at the window.
With the lights off in the lounge, the only thing visible was the sirens’ glowing green eyes. The chaotic sound of gunfire began.
Gao Jiang ran to turn on the lights but accidentally touched something cold, wet, and fishy.
Startled, he quickly raised his gun. In his panic, he missed and got a few more wounds on his shoulder. Enduring the pain, he kicked away the siren and turned on the light.
“Quick, move the stuff behind the door!” Gao Jiang shouted.
A few people understood and hurried to move the cabinets blocking the door. When the sirens saw their plan, they surged toward the door. They had to split their forces to fend off the sirens and buy time.
It was incredibly frustrating to realize that their own defensive measures were now blocking their escape route rather than keeping others out.
Outside, the situation in the control room was no better. The sirens had already smashed open the door.
Ye Nianchu and Qin Mubai stood at the door with their long knives ready. They had sensed the commotion in the lounge and probably guessed that the sirens had broken the window to get in.
The gunfire inside had stopped, indicating that the group had likely run out of ammunition.
Before long, the lounge door was opened.
A bloodied Gao Jiang stumbled out, followed by two men who were injured to varying degrees.
They couldn’t let the sirens in.
Ye Nianchu switched guns and took down the sirens that had chased the others out. At the same time, she walked toward the group of fleeing players. Those who had run out in panic tried to hide behind her.
“Get out of the way.”
Her eyes darkened as she kicked down the fastest runner without a second thought; there was no time for hesitation.
Seeing Ye Nianchu, the sirens inside immediately changed their target.
Feeling that with these two drawing the sirens’ attention, they might be safe, Gao Jiang and his group felt a brief sense of relief.
Qin Mubai killed the siren in front of him with a knife and then glanced at a man who had just gotten up. He raised his hand and shot him in the center of the forehead.
The remaining few people’s faces turned pale with fear, and they quickly distanced themselves.