Resident Evil_ Extinction - Keith R. A. DeCandido [66]
“But—?”
“But there’s going to be a price.”
“Name it.”
“You have to guarantee me that you’ll bring this corporation down.”
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The bullet flew threw the air as if in slow motion, firing from the muzzle in a puff of smoke. Angie’s eyes widened, yet she didn’t seem all that surprised. She’d always had a maturity far beyond her years.
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“Who the fuck are you?”
“My name’s Alice. We’re not safe in here. That fire will spread.”
“No shit. I’m Sergeant Peyton Wells of S.T.A.R.S. This is one of my best people, Officer Jill Valentine.”
“I’m impressed that you stayed in town.”
“Protect and serve, that’s what we do.”
“Weren’t you suspended?”
“Yeah. I saw zombies in the Arklay Mountain forest. Everyone thought I was crazy.”
“At this point, we’re all a little crazy.”
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The bullet flew threw the air as if in slow motion, firing from the muzzle in a puff of smoke. Angie’s eyes widened, yet she didn’t seem all that surprised. She’d always had a maturity far beyond her years.
Then the bullet tore into her flesh.
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“Get out of here, Carlos! Get him some medical help, but leave here now.”
“Not without you.”
“Yes, without me. Just trust me, okay? If you don’t leave now, more than King and Angie will be dead.”
“Angie’s dead?”
“Yes! They killed her. And they’ll kill you, too. Get out of here! Go, now!”
“Fuck it, Olivera, she wants us gone, let’s be gone! We already lost Burton and King, we can’t—”
“We can’t lose her, too. If we do—”
“You’ve already lost me, Carlos. Just go!”…
The bullet flew threw the air as if in slow motion, firing from the muzzle in a puff of smoke. Angie’s eyes widened, yet she didn’t seem all that surprised. She’d always had a maturity far beyond her years.
Then the bullet tore into her flesh, rending her adorable face into mulch.
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“What do you think you’re doing?”
“He’s wounded. The infection’s spreading.”
“I’m fine.”
“You should take care of him now.”
“He’s my friend.”
“I understand, but it’ll be more difficult later. You know that.”
“No! If it comes to that—I’ll take care of it myself.”
“As you wish. It’s nothing personal. But in an hour, maybe two, you’ll be dead. Then, minutes later, you’ll be one of them. You’ll endanger your friends, try to kill them—maybe succeed. Sorry, but that’s just the way it is.”
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The bullet flew threw the air as if in slow motion, firing from the muzzle in a puff of smoke. Angie’s eyes widened, yet she didn’t seem all that surprised. She’d always had a maturity far beyond her years.
Then the bullet tore into her flesh, rending her adorable face into mulch, drilling through her skull.
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“It’s a long shot.”
“What’s the alternative? We can sit on our asses and run from the feds. The longer we wait, the easier it’ll be for Umbrella to cover this up. We gotta get people picking at the scab before it has a chance to heal.”
“It’s done.”
“What’s done?”
“I put the video online—all the footage of Raccoon City and your confession. I had to put it in two separate bits, since the website I’m using only lets me put up videos two minutes at a time.”
“Angie, if they can trace it—”
“They can’t. I used an untraceable e-mail address and used one of my father’s programs to mask the IP address. No one’ll know where it came from.”
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The bullet flew threw the air as if in slow motion, firing from the muzzle in a puff of smoke. Angie’s eyes widened, yet she didn’t seem all that surprised. She’d always had a maturity far beyond her years.
Then the bullet tore into her flesh, rending her adorable face into mulch, drilling through her skull, splattering cranial matter, flesh, and bone all across the back window of the SUV.
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“I can give you the code, but first you must do something for me.”
“What do you want?”
“One of your group is infected. I require her life for the code.”
“The anti-virus is right there on the platform—it’s right there!”
“I’m sorry, but it’s a risk I cannot take.”
“She’s right. It’s the only way. You’re gonna have to kill me.”
“No.”
“Otherwise we all die down here.”
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The bullet flew threw the air as if in slow motion,