22 Ch. 22 When a plan goes sideways...part 1

The Na ring contained an abundant amount of food and water. Bread, cheese, jerky, and some snacks; rich in both quality and quantity. There was also enough water to last them several days. But just to be safe, they split the food and water into seven portions. Everyone received enough to last about three days.

Xuan put Kris's portion on the table. "This is your portion. As long as you proved you are useful to this group and not our burden, then this food and water belongs to you. Furthermore you will also become a member of our group."

With his head down, Kris took the food and water silently. Then he moved to the side and started eating by himself.

The others also ignored him and started eating their own food. After half a day of running and fear, they were hungry and thirsty. Finally now that they obtained some food and water, which were also in a good amount, they started rushing through the meal.

Xuan suddenly asked, "Right, since we have time, tell me, how did you kill that Alien? Im rather curious." Zheng told his story and then they began the discussion again...

Zheng sighed. "How are you planning to isolate the Aliens? Just send someone out to bait them?"

Xuan pressed some buttons on the control panel while eating. After a moment, a map of the spacecraft appeared on the screen.

"We are in room 27. According to my deduction, and the way those four people and the Alien were going, the Queen should be at Warehouse 1 or 2. The monitoring system around that place malfunctioned, probably corroded by the Alien secretions. I remember in Alien Resurrection, the Queen will secrete a substance similar to spider silk when its laying eggs. This substance is also highly acidic, though not as strong as their blood."

"Thats why the isolating walls, monitoring system, and even the lights malfunctioned around that area. We can only control the isolating walls from room 16 and beyond. Ive already noted them in the map. The green area is under our control."

Everyone looked carefully at the screen. The green area occupied most of the spacecraft, the red area went from room 1 to 15.

Xuan sighed. "Maybe you are feeling lucky that the Aliens corrosion only got up to room 15 whereas the arsenal is room 17. But I have to tell you the bad news. Rooms 16 and 17 are on the left and right sides of room 15 respectively. We cannot put down the walls on the hall connecting room 15 and 17. If we are to get the weapons, the Aliens from room 15 can hunt us freely."

"That's also the reason for the bait plan. We need to lure the other four Aliens, aside from the Queen, to the halls beyond room 17 then isolate them. Then we can find a safe path to the arsenal. I said it before that I wont treat human lives so lightly. Even though this plan has a high risk, it directly affects whether we can survive this movie or not. We can not allow anything to go wrong with this plan."

Zheng stared at the red and green screen for a while, then he sighed. "What if only one or two Aliens come to us? Wouldnt the plan fail?"

Xuan smiled, but it was Lan who answered him. "Actually theres a way to lure the Aliens over. Remember when we got chased by them? How did they know we were there? And they didnt give up no matter what its smell."

Zheng clicked. "Right, smell. The Alien blood has a very strong scent. Once the other Aliens smell this scent, they would rush over. You mean we will lure them with this scent?"

Xuan nodded. "We still have six grenades. If we bind them together three at a time, it will be powerful enough to damage a stage three Alien. Once one of them is injured, the others will come. And once they step into the hall beyond room 17, we will put down the wall. Kris can also use the blast from the explosion as cover to run away. This is the whole plan."

Even though its dangerous, its not a hopeless situation. Zheng finally felt relieved. Yet a hint of hideous emotion filled the eyes of Kris, who had been sitting silently with his head down the whole time. He was gripping his hands so tight; his nails cut into his hands and when the blood was about to dripto the ground, he wiped it on his shirt. Zheng didn't continue to lookon but Kris did this a couple more times.

After everyone had eaten, Xuan turned on all the channels of the monitoring system. The big screen was split into many little sections. Xuan kept waving his hand in the air as if he was painting something. He stopped after quite a while, and his face turned pale as if realizing something and turned towards Kris. But then he collected him self and said "Okay, I've memorized the order at which the walls will come down. The Alien nearest to us is in room 22, theres also another one going in the direction from room 20 to 19. If we attract its attention within five minutes, then we can isolate one of them while baiting the other one over. Then we will execute the plan."

Zheng looked at Kris and sighed. "What should we do?"

Xuan pressed some buttons on the control panel, then stood up. "In one minute, the wall outside this room will open up. Ive already scheduled the order the rest of the walls will come down. Lets go. We will go out now and I'll explain to you guys the details."

Kampa bound the six grenades together into two sets of three. The wall slowly lifted. They could see the dents, craters, claw marks, and scratches on the walls and floor. Those walls were made of steel! The scene terrified them.

Xuan took the grenades, then pointed at the hall. "You will stand on the other side of this hall. From there you can see up to 100 meters in a straight line. Once the Alien comes from the other side, you will activate the grenade and throw it. I had Kampa modified the grenades to reduce their delay before detonating. It should detonate midair so you must run immediately after you throw it. Remember you have to turn left at every intersection."

Kris said with his head down, "Then what about this isolating wall leading to the control room? Will it come down after I go outside?"

Xuan nodded. "Yes, this wall will come down after you go out. I will open it again one minute after I hear the explosion. According to your running speed, there is enough time for you. Oh right, in order to attract the Alien, you will need some fresh blood. In short, your mission is to just run along the left."

Then Kampa threw the AA12 over to Kris since after all this time is was not effective against the aliens tough exoskeleton he could still use it to get their attention. Xuan also handed him the grenades. As Kris took the grenade, everyones heart tensed. Zheng even saw Zero move his hand to his back, he was holding onto the desert eagle. Zheng wasn't aware that Jie gave Zero the gun.

To everyones surprise, Kris turned around calmly without uttering a word. As they let out a sigh of relief, he suddenly turned around again and threw a grenade over them targeting the bulk doors over there head.