“Three months from now, during special forces recruit selection, I can bring your agents into the laboratory. In exchange, I want your country to concentrate research efforts on studying, cultivating, and globally distributing the ultimate antibody…”
Chong paused for a long time, and the office fell into silence.
“To obtain the antibody, we’ll spare no cost,” Deputy Director Guo said solemnly. “Do you have any other requests?”
Chong’s gaze was slightly unfocused, seemingly seeing through the layers of clouds under Country C’s sky, glimpsing a secret, unknown memory from years ago.
After a while, he spoke under the other’s anxious gaze, saying calmly:
“That day, I saw someone I knew from many years ago here.”
The sky was overcast, with a raging storm.
Chong grabbed his briefcase, smashing the zombie-like passenger lunging from the front seat, splattering brain matter. He strode out of the business class and kicked open the cockpit door. The pilots rose unsteadily from their seats, releasing hungry, irritable roars. Chong broke their throats with one hand each, placed the briefcase by his feet, pressed seven or eight buttons on the control panel, and gripped the control stick with his teeth.
Boom!
The plane violently shook, red lights flashing on the instrument panel, luggage falling wildly in the cabin.
Chong’s hand pulling the control stick was covered in protruding blue veins, but to no avail. The engine erupted in flames in the sky, followed by billowing black smoke, with the sky continuously rotating and descending before the cockpit window.
“SHIT!
Sinan cursed out loud, bending down to pick up the freezer box. Suddenly, a sharp pain shot through his wrist as the not-yet-fully-dead pilot zombie bit him, immediately drawing blood!
Bang bang bang! Bang bang bang!! Hammering sounds came from outside the door as zombies were forcefully pounding on the cockpit’s safety door!
Sinan broke free from the pilot, looked around, and tried to force himself to stay calm. The violent descent continued to shake, and he steadied himself, searching everywhere before reaching up to the cockpit ceiling and swiftly pulling out a spare parachute pack.
The cockpit door was about to collapse under the zombies’ assault. Sinan strapped on the parachute pack and slammed the freezer box hard against the glass – Bang!
