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Its my first try on writing something and also English is not my mother language so please don't be harsh on me :)) Henry Kowalski was a junior grade programmer with few hobbies but with grand future dreams. After headhunted by Triad Corporation. He was more than sure about those dreams.. (the process of rewriting, editing and polishing released chapters never ends)

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12 Chs

Losing a bet can save one's life

"that's the thing I just lost a bet to do errands work damn Charlie what you got me into.. and everything is dandy and all but what's happening ?"

# Your complaints have been forwarded and will be investigated as soon as possible to answer your question. The main artificial intelligence Adam, of the complex, does not respond to the calls.

# Since the main server, sub-servers, and security servers cannot be reached, Otawa Complex's internal emergency protocol has activated the "Emmy" system. There are a few possibilities, the first is, that in Placebo, there is a catastrophe class accident i.e earthquake, an Arc reactor malfunction explosion occurred and because of it said servers cannot be reached at the moment, another possibility Placebo is under attack by unidentified enemies.

"wow. Just lost a bet, got hit at the back of my head, and now learning the whole island got burned down? Some kind of prank or what?"

# Unfortunately not, Employee #100045324-004, While the shock you're going through is understandable, I ask you to hide, don't move and don't make a sound, and don't try to do anything if you want to survive, because of some employes with "violent tendencies" and having "Abnormal strength "is approaching your position.

While Harry Kowalski tries to understand what is said and what is happening, he freezes for a moment in some stupor, after hearing some noises near him, he hides behind the closet next to him.

"Lying on that cold floor works wonders... all the damn muscles hurt like hell. But of course, going to listen to you my dear Emmy, Whatsup with the "violent tendencies and abnormal strength" ? well it's better than sorry later"

Harry Kowalski got behind the closet, dragging his aching body for cover, and began to follow the direction of the footsteps.

As the footsteps came closer, a person appeared behind the desk closest to the entrance, on which different computer equipment was placed, who seemed to be searching for something with sudden head movements. Although he couldn't see the man's face due to the insufficient ambient lighting, he seemed quite normal as far as he could see.

After waiting a little longer and seeing more clearly, Harry was about to stand up by taking support from the side of the closet where he was hiding to go to the person in front of him, and he was startled by the footsteps of a high-heeled shoe that seemed to belong to a woman.

Deciding to wait for the second person, who was approaching with a more hasty walk than the previous one, Harry changed his place behind the cabinet a little as quietly as possible so that he could see the entrance better.

After 5-6 seconds, which seemed much longer for Harry, the second person appeared a few meters behind the man who was still searching for something around the table in front of the entrance. Not noticing that the second person that was coming, which quite surprised him, those footsteps were next to impossible not to hear.

Harry, is still troubled by not being able to see the two people at the entrance.

"Why don't those goddamn emergency lights illuminate better," muttering. Harry froze when he saw the person he assumed to be a woman approaching the other at incredible speed and leaping at him.

What Harry saw was more than shocking. A woman who jumps on someone larger than her with unexpected speed. At the last moment, the man he had jumped on raised his arm to protect himself, but his arm was broken by the woman like a thin tree branch. While these are acceptable in a movie. What happened in front of his eyes in real life made him question the truth. While Harry was still trying to figure out what had happened, he saw the woman pull the arm she had just broken towards herself and then tear it away from the man's body.

After seeing this, he thought, "I'm not dreaming and it's not a goddamn dream, if so, it's not just a dream, it's a nightmare."

It was the sound of chewing that stopped his thoughts. The woman bit the neck of the man whose arm she had somehow cut off, bit off a large piece of the man's neck, and started chewing it.

The breathing of Harry, whose hands and then his whole body began to tremble, accelerated.

- What's going on there, what power was that! what-why and how does it do it. Emmy!!!! Answer me

# Before answering your questions, Emmy recommends that you leave where you are first. Proceed to Lab 4C. Move to the corridor to your right. After reaching the end of it turn left and move 12 meters and turn right. 10 meters forward and enter the first room on your right. For answering your question; The current analysis is inconclusive due to incomplete information, There is no sign of aggression in the attribute information of the personnel you meet. Violent behavior is not local and spreads very quickly. Concussion and power loss from the explosion 6 hours ago disabled many systems, system sensors, and most security cameras. This prevents me from analyzing the situation and producing a solution. To complete the Information recovery task assigned to you; It is recommended to reactivate the currently closed security system. If you choose to do so, Emmy will guide to you the necessary places, By the way for your information your sixth person is assigned to this task. But your predecessors failed.

- uhh you are right I don't want to be another victim and die at the hands of that woman too and be eaten by her

Harry Kowalski took one last look of disgust at the couple on the ground and tremble more. The woman was still biting madly and chewing and swallowing the pieces she had torn from the unfortunate man.

- The truth. How can you accept that? What would have happened to me if I hadn't seen her and approached them. She could have broken my arm or neck with that kind of force or ripped off whatever she wanted.

While trying to be silent as possible Harry Kowalski moves toward to location Emmy pointed to.

- I never imagined that scouting battlefield experience in the war scenario games that I played would be useful like this. By the way, what do you mean by the explosion? Oh, that explains why this place looks wrecked. What kind of explosion effect this place this much I wonder and what's up with that woman never heard or seen anything like that before!

# As you have been informed a few mins ago. analysis still inconclusive.

"Okayyyy Nowwww... Why should I try to go down to the bottom floor to get some research data and move it somewhere safe? While saving my ass by heading upstairs is the more logical solution? I'm not a soldier, I'm not a security guard. I'm not a hero, Also pretty sure I'm not a superhero at all? Why me ?"

# As an employee of the Triad Corporations you must carry out this task

"Bite me. Not a good reason to endanger my life. Shoot me a better reason.. or I'm going up"

# You will be rewarded handsomely

"No dead man can spend money. I just saw a woman bite a man to pieces and eat him."

# If you think logically. You are on an island owned by the corporation you work for... Probably that said corporation knows something happened to this island and sends its search & rescue teams. So the only way to leave this island is controlled by that corporation. . Do you think the rescue teams of the corporation will do their best to save a normal software engineer, or do you think someone with important data has a better chance? Of course, before we go there.. leaving you to need to stay alive without my or corporation other devices help, are you sure of your chances? do you wanna bet on your life?

"Aww.. hmm Yeah a handsome reward is good"

"Well next question who was my predecessors and what happened to them ?"

# First Employee who was assigned to this task was a Lab Assistant of the same project from Lab #2 Research Second Assistant Employee #100045321-01f He didn't listen to my advice and tried to communicate with one of the Abnormal behavior patterned employees and bit to death

"Wow.."

# Second was Genesis Lab Security Department Employee #100042831-042 while listening to my primary advice but ignoring the rest and moving towards to mainframe he got surrounded by Abnormal behavior patterned employees and torn apart

"so if I did not listen to you like earlier. My ending will be the same huh.."

# Third was Genesis Lab Administration Department Employee #120024171-0a1 She panicked after an encounter similar to yours. She dropped down from stairs to 3 floors down

"okay okay. Enough "mission taker" and 'employee number number number' are there any other possible mission takers if I met with my end somehow

if there are we should get together right ?"

# The said proposal was the end of the Fourth and Fifth employees As they were walking downstairs they made a lot of noise due to the argument among themselves, attracting the attention of Abnormal behavior patterned employees you may guess what happened after that and for your information you are kind of last hope for this mission. Other employees in Otawa Complex Floor 3 with "normal" behavior patterns don't have a similar survival chance as much as yours. Other floors have a few more Employees, but without similar abilities, like yours, they are going to lose their lives too