12. Bio Research

Hearing Ben screaming, Cindy, who was still lying and blinking her strange eyes, immediately stood up. Ben, who saw Cindy approaching the monitor screen and watched her closely, shuddered in horror. Cindy's red eyes looked bizarre!

The others had the same thoughts. They had gotten used to Cindy's black eyes and suddenly seeing a striking change in her eye color. Burning red, like coral pea.

Cindy was aware of the unsettling feeling among her teammates, but she was unconcerned. Her red eyes stared at the monitor screen without blinking watching the Death Squad swim swiftly toward the ship. The pack leader was swimming in front.

Cindy's eyes change led to another ability. She was able to predict in detail the direction where the Death Squad intended to go. They intended to enter through the same hole in the hull that they escape from.

It's weird! Why do they want to go enter through there? Cindy frowned.

Everyone was confused. Cindy just got weirder. What was wrestling in the mind of the red-eyed girl?

"They are sent by something! Or something is controlling them! They are not attacking us. They want to take something from the laboratory," Cindy's low voice was heard clearly by everyone.

Ran didn't bother to ask how she knew all that. After being stung by a strange and poisonous thorn the other day, Cindy's behavior was unpredictable.

"So, what should we do now Cindy?" Tet jumped in before Ran had a chance to ask the same question.

"We must stop them! We must prepare ourselves before they are here. The laser gun can hurt them. But there is only one. It won't be enough. Meanwhile, the electric field shields on this ship can be extinguished if they intend to crash themselves and sacrifice half of their number," Cindy explained.

Everyone was captivated by Cindy's detailed and orderly explanation. It was as if Cindy was a director who knew exactly how the story went.

At least now they knew what was coming. They had absolutely no doubts about Cindy's strange abilities. And they must solve the problem of how to prevent the Death Squad from taking something from the laboratory. No one knew what it was and whose order did they follow.

Ran made a quick decision.

"Ben, Tet, you guys know best about computers. Find a way how we can get into the laboratory first before the Death Squad arrives. As soon as possible!"

Ben and Tet looked at each other. They understood the order, but...

Ran knew what was going on in their minds, "I know you guys are thinking about what they're looking for. Don't worry about that. Once we open the vault door, we figure out what they want before they get there."

Ben and Tet didn't ask any more questions. The two quickly ran to the laboratory below. Cindy waved her hand and turned to Rabat and shouted,

"Wait! You guys need me downstairs. Rabat please watch the screen that monitors the movement of the Death Squad. Let us know if they come in before us."

"Alright, Cindy. Tet, take this laser gun. You need this down there more than we do here."

Everyone was on to what they were supposed to do. The situation was precarious. There was no point in prolong discussion.

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Meanwhile, the Bio Research Charly Ship was extremely busy. People gathered in the boardroom of the ship staring at two large monitor screens alternately. One monitor showed a large dot that was stationary. And also small dots that were quickly approaching the big dot.

The other monitor showed the view from an underwater camera of a shuttle submarine

"Captain, the Death Squad is still about 1 Nautical Mile from the Bio Research Alpha. In a few minutes they will reach the Bio Research Alpha," a ship's officer, in uniform, reported to a large, grim-faced man who was intently looking at the monitor screens.

"Wait! Order them to slow down. I don't want to lose half of that precious army just to shut down Bio Research Alpha's electric shield. But if there's no other choice, just break through their shields and grab the target right away. Half of them is still useful to us. It's just that Lady Boss will be furious if she finds out we blew up a few tens of millions of dollars." The ship's captain gave orders without turning away.

"Speed ​​up our shuttle submarine. Enable the stealth mode now. They must not be aware of the existence of the shuttle," the captain ordered.

Few people who received the orders saluted and immediately carried out their du ties. A military discipline that was uncommon in a research ship that usually comprised of scientists with more laid-back attitudes.

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Ben and Tet concentrated on a quick investigation of how to open the laboratory door. They were busy reading the manual they found. Meanwhile, Cindy was focusing on observing the finger and cornea scanners carefully. Cindy's red eyes seemed to be scanning something invisible to the naked eye. She could see traces of previous use.

For the first time Cindy smiled. Got it! The traces of the code on the finger scanner were very clear to her eyes. While the cornea scanner showed the reflection of the last pair of eyes that opened the door.

Cindy came forward. Her finger pressed the finger scanner. The laboratory door slid open with a subtle sound. However, Ben and Tet could still hear it, and they both were taken aback. Cindy was far ahead of them.

But that was just the first layer of doors! There was another door that looked even more solid and thicker than the first door.

Cindy did the unexpected again. She put her eyes in front of the cornea scanner, and...the second door slid open!

Ben and Tet were about to hastily find out what the Death Squad was after in the laboratory. But then they looked at each other and smiled realizing their foolishness. They both turned to Cindy.

"Cindy, what are the people who control the Death Squad looking for?"

Cindy smiled. She had thought about it for a while and already figured it out after a quick scan of the large laboratory room.

"Not what but who. Look!" Cindy approached a tube that was still closed not far from where she was standing. Then she pointed the tube while looking at Ben and Tet.

"Gosh! She is so beautiful!" Tet couldn't help exclaiming loudly.

"You're right Tet. This woman is gorgeous and her body is so sexy. But look at her fingers. Ugh!" Ben replied to Tet after paying close attention for a moment.

Cindy laughed. The woman in the tube had nails like eagle.

"This is what they're looking for. They'll take this tube. Look at this count down number," Cindy tapped an indicator in front of her. 1d12h45m00s.

"Uh, what does this mean?" Tet just stared at the confusing code.

Cindy lightly tapped Tet's arm.

"You two only notice how beautiful she is. You missed any other clues." Tet could only grin. Ben looked at Cindy questioningly.

"It's a countdown, mate. Within 1 day, 12 hours, 45 minutes, this super dangerous beautiful creature will wake up from its cryonic process," Cindy sneered back at Tet.

Super dangerous? Again, Ben and Tet looked at each other. Could a woman as beautiful as this be super dangerous?

This time Cindy burst out laughing.

"You know? This beautiful and sexy woman is five times more deadly than the terrifying Death Squad!"

Ben and Tet nodded like cockerels.

"We talk too much, mate. Let's unplug all this fake wire. We must get the tube out of the lab and close it immediately before the Death Squad arrives," Cindy warned her two friends, who still looked shocked by this discovery.

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The two of them removed all the wires connected to the tube of the super dangerous beauty. It turned out that the cables that were previously thought to be life support were indeed mere camouflage. Because once all the cables were unplugged, the little life monitor was still on. Including the countdown numbers that remained stable.

As Ben and Tet concentrated on lifting the canister out, there was a loud noise from outside the ship.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Several explosions were heard. Followed by groans of painful death.

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