Anomalies

SCR 050: Pneumo Psychosis

After I defeated SCR 037, Rook and I walked into the space between our front bridges. Knowing about the past SCR 037 is true makes me hate Ozma even more. Rook opened the iron door of the room in front of us, and all that was inside there were just various types of firearms and other military combat equipment

“Perfect.” Rook murmured beside me. Rook entered the room first then followed by me. My eyes looked around the area until my attention was diverted by a flamethrower located on an iron table. I walked up to the flamethrower and as soon as my memory of Danny resurfaced. I put my hand down and felt the long barrel of the firearm. My cheeks were moistened by flowing tears. I immediately swept my cry and turned to look at Rook who was busy filling his shotgun with bullets.

“Hei Rook.”

“Hmm ?”

The atmosphere became silent for a moment.

“Did you hear me say about SCR 037 that killed Danny ?”

Rook immediately stopped his current activities and turned his head towards me. In his face was not seen even a sad or lost face.

“I saved you after finding out that Danny died.” Rook replied. The atmosphere was silent again. I picked up the flamethrower on the table in front of me and turned to face Rook.

“Hei, Rook. Can you teach me to use flamethrower?” ask me in a loud voice. Rook who had just returned continued his busyness turned to look at me again. He then sighed and walked up to me.

“You really look like Danny.”

“Huh ?”

Rook did not reply and immediately took the flamethrower out of my hand. It only took him half a minute to teach me how to use this weapon. After a few minutes of preparation, we finally came out of this room with much better gear. I'm currently wearing the same protective suit as Rook. And don't forget I've also been taught the basic theory of using firearms by Rook, just need practice now.

Rook and I walked through an area full of micro-computer walls. I don't know what this place really is, which must be some of these microcomputers have just exploded and have now emitted smoke. It looks like this is an area that was reached by the SCR 012 explosion. What I'm puzzling about is how the bridge in this area was also not destroyed by the explosion ?

While I was still looking at the new area around me, Rook stopped suddenly when he saw a warning sign attached to the wall. 'WARNING: FORBIDDEN AREAS, TOXIC GAS LEVELS ARE VERY HIGH'. That's how the warning goes. Rook immediately picked up and put on the gas mask he had taken just now and took his shotgun to stand guard.

“While there is no toxic gas here right ?” my lament.

“Eva, here we have a habit of 'do it before you see it' and it always works.”

“Town deh.”

When I took my gas mask, a very strong breath suddenly sounded from behind. Rook and I looked back, but there was nothing. The breath sounds louder and clearer. I put up my gas mask and took my flamethrower. Those hoarse breaths continued to haunt our ears. Until in the end, the figure behind the mysterious breath was revealed himself. The mysterious person ran staggering while continuously trying to pull something out of his chest. With his breath tight, his complexion pale, and a mysterious red crystal plugged into his chest, the person finally managed to spit out a yellow liquid from within his mouth. It is disgusting, I said in my heart. The mysterious man then walked towards us. His breathing is now back to normal. He hurriedly walked towards us with his face smiling with relief, before finally, he fell to the floor and his breathing became congested again. The condition of the man became worse. He started coughing so hard that he let out the yellow liquid again. As he once again stared at us, his facial skin had peeled off and his eyes were almost out. I raised my flamethrower, but it was held by Rook's left hand.

“Why ?” I asked Rook.

“SCR 050 victims are harmless.” Rook replied. He then pushed me back and let the mysterious man run past the two of us before finally running towards the right towards the wider area. The big smile that the man put up. It was clear that that person was still maintaining his consciousness as a human !

Rook then walked followed by me. At the end of the day, a nightmare was clearly visible in front of us. A room full of bridges and stairs to and fro, not to forget also filled with a hallway that is connected to this room, making the possibility of a surprise attack even greater.

“Rook, I hate this room.”

“Same, I too.” replied Rook. After all, there was no other way but to pass through this room to return to the top. Rook who first dared himself to set foot into an area room full of bridges and stairs then turned to the right. He shook his head as a sign that there was nothing there. It may be a good sign or it may be a bad sign. I then looked to the right, and the man who ran towards us had indeed disappeared his tracks somewhere.

“She dropped herself.” Rook said surmisingly. That's all the possibility. Otherwise, it is just a supernatural phenomenon and it is unlikely to happen.

“Hei we have to be fast right?” tell me to get out of this place immediately.

“True also.”

Rook and I started walking followed by a silent atmosphere without the slightest sound. Until finally the peace was disturbed when the sound of shortness of breath was heard very clearly in both of our ears. I looked back for a moment, and that's when our eyes caught three people running staggering to the point of almost falling under the bridge.

“What are they doing this !?”

I had lifted my flamethrower but not so when I saw them torture themselves continuously. Some hit his head against the wall, hit his own face, and hit the floor of the bridge with both hands. They really look like crazy people.

“Eva ! As long as we don't attack them, they won't strike back either!” rook exclaimed who was also being overwhelmed by the SCR 050 crowd who continued to run towards him.

“Omong blank what is it !? Now I'm being attacked by a fool again!!”

Rook looked back and found me being scouted by the SCR 050 crowd. Suddenly, I found a SCR 050 trying to open my pants. I also immediately grasped the hand of the SCR 050 person while enduring embarrassment.

“M - Mesum !!”

“Forgot my words that Eva said ! Attack them !” exciting Rook.

I immediately grabbed the commando knife stored in my pants pocket then stabbed their heads one by one. Once freed, I took my gun and fired at the SCR 050 that raided Rook.

“Still, Eva.” sahut Rook. I think everything has passed, but it's not. Rook who kept staring at me made me start to look around. It turned out that it was not because the SCR 050 raid had ended, but because they were all watching me at the moment. I shuddered in horror and turned back to Rook asking for an answer. Rook remained silent as if he had no solution to the current situation. Our eyes were diverted as a bright white gas rose to reveal its presence, as if to say that I was in danger right now. Rook began to follow the poisonous gas slowly rising and blocking the sight of the SCR 050 towards me. And when the poisonous gas had completely covered the SCR 050s, Rook immediately shouted at me.

“Now, run !”

I immediately ran after Rook to climb the stairs in this room. From behind the poisonous gas that looks so thick like a fog, I can hear the SCR 050s who started to rampage and start hitting the floor they were on. Not only did it block our vision, this gas also started to puncture into my body. I can feel it getting into my skin, then burning me from the inside.

“Rook, do we die by this gas ?” my many.

“Not going. I don't let us both die by this damn gas.” Rook said as he continued running followed by me. These SCR 050 people are then getting crazed. Like an ape, they jumped from top to bottom here to catch me. Rook is forced to replace his shotgun with a hammer. He kept hitting the SCR 050s that were blocking our way.

I don't know how long we've been walking, which we must have been stuck in a room full of these very random stairs. I can't take it anymore. My body started to weaken, and the poisonous gas around us started to enter my body even more strongly. I started to cough and my breath became a little tight. I could feel the blood coming out of my mouth. My vision eventually also began to blur. It only takes a few seconds it looks like I'm going to die.

“Rook ........ I.”

“Eva, survive !”

Rook's voice sounded faintly faint. I with a little bit of my awareness saw him trying to hold back the horde of SCR 050 that kept running towards me with all his ability. In the end, he pulled my hand and moved away from the pursuit of SCR 050 behind us. I tried my best to keep my consciousness from falling into the lower realms. In the end, we both arrived at a white door. My condition which was currently in a critical state forced my instincts to go straight inside that door. But Rook pulled me out instantly and closed the door while holding it back. I was also made aware by another batch of SCR 050 who ran out and asked us for help to let them all out of the room behind that door.

“Eva, can you help me hold this bastard ?” ask Rook to me. I just nodded and immediately ran towards that door and held it back. Thanks to all the energy I put out right now, my consciousness finally returned to the surface. But that doesn't mean I'm cured of the effects of the poisonous gas. My bloody cough got worse and my breathing became shorter.

“Rook, will I turn into them after this ?”

I started coughing again and spitting more blood out of my mouth to seep out of the gas mask I was wearing. Another batch of SCR 050s began to swarm us. Now is my chance to survive.

“Tamatlah our history.” murmured me while trying to take a deep breath. But Rook shook his head, as if he was rejecting the fate that we would both die cornered here, or maybe only I would die.

“That won't happen as long as I'm here !” he slipped his hammer between the door's handle holes using his own hammer, instantly preventing the door from reopening. Rook then pulled my hand and ran back up the thousands of bridges whose paths kept going up and down.

“Don't give up Eva ! Hang on !” rook yelled at me while running. I don't know how long we've been running, I can finally see the other door. After forcing my body continuously, I finally reached the limit that I was able to cross. I had to stop and cough again. Blood kept coming out from inside my mouth and right now my entire body was filled with pain.

“Rook..... My chest....... Aaaakh !”

I immediately fell face down by a feeling like being stabbed with a sword that appeared suddenly attacking my chest.

“Sick.”

I could feel as Rook lifted my body then carried it, muttering.

“A little more.”

My eyes again became blurred, and my consciousness began to disappear again. In the end, Rook and I managed to reach that door.

'Finally, done as well' I said inwardly as I closed my eyes.