UBER ZOMBIE [6]

There was no warning. The skinny man merely raised his gun and fired. There were cries of horror from the captive group as blood erupted from the ragged wound that appeared in Jin's back. Arms outstretched, she was thrown forward, as if hit with a sledgehammer, and crashed down onto her face. Her body convulsed for a moment and then relaxed as the life went out of her.

There was a moment of stunned silence. Xian Mei's face was etched with shock, her mouth open in disbelief. Purna's eyes burned with anger. Logan spun round to face Charon, his face blazing red.

'What the fuck did you do that for?' he yelled. 'You killed her! You fucking killed her, you murdering fuck!'

With vicious intent, Charon swung the gun round, aiming it at Logan's face. 'I'll shoot you too if you don't shut your mouth.'

Still somewhat dazed, Sam struggled up into a sitting position and spat out a mouthful of blood. Looking numbly at Jin's motionless body, he said in a low voice, 'First chance I get, I swear I'm gonna fucking kill you.'

'Is that so?' sneered Charon. 'In that case, I'd better make sure you don't get that chance, hadn't I?' Then he swung away from Sam and pointed his gun at a fresh target. 'Get back, Colonel,' he warned.

While everyone had been reacting to Jin's death, White had moved forward and plucked the vial from the girl's lifeless hand. He held it up in front of him now, looking at it with something like wonder. Ignoring Charon's warning, he turned and walked back to his wife.