Chapter 2: The Huge Humanoid Shadow
In the police car, Yang Ren looked down at his hands.
It was ordinary, very white and tender, with only some inconspicuous calluses at the base of the thumb.
Before on the road, and just now at the gas station, he captured zombies...?
To be precise, it doesn't seem to be a grappling move, but just some simple tripping and subduing moves.
And how come that zombie was sent flying backwards by just one kick from me?
"What happened?"
In the passenger seat, Claire asked the split driver about the situation.
"I don't know what happened either... I hope my colleagues at the police station can tell me."
They said helplessly.
"Wait…you're a police officer?"
Upon hearing that the man was actually his brother's colleague, Claire's eyes lit up.
"Yes, but today is my first day at work. My name is Leon S. Kennedy, what's yours?"
A faint smile appeared on Lyon's face and he looked back at Yang Ren.
"Claire Redfield!"
"Nicholas Young."
Lyon continued to ask:
"Do you live nearby?"
Claire replied:
"No, I came to Raccoon City to look for my brother. He has been missing for a month. He is also a policeman."
Yang Ren, or Nicholas Yang, replied:
"I just remember that I seemed to be going to Raccoon City to do something..."
"But I had a car accident on the way and I can't remember anything..."
At this point, Claire suddenly remembered that Yang Ren's cuffs were still bleeding.
"Is your hand...really okay?"
Yang Ren looked down at the bite marks on his arm.
The bleeding from the wound was much less, but the large tooth marks still looked hideous and terrifying.
"fine…"
Having said this, Yang Ren still pulled his sleeves down calmly.
Claire looked in the police car's storage box and quickly found a small medical kit.
"Here! Take care of the wound on your face."
Yang Ren took the medical kit handed over by Claire and looked at Claire's beautiful eyes which showed a little worry, and was a little dazed.
"Sorry... I yelled at you at the gas station..."
Yang Ren absentmindedly treated the wound on his face. He wiped the wound with the alcohol cotton, but he didn't feel any pain.
Oh, it’s iodine, no wonder it doesn’t hurt.
Now his face has turned into a postmodern painting with black and red patches.
“Puff—”
Claire looked at Yang Ren's abstract face and couldn't help laughing.
"It's okay... I don't mind~"
The atmosphere in the police car suddenly became much more relaxed.
Yang Ren secretly looked at Claire's delicate and youthful face through the rearview mirror.
The fawn was hit and killed in the atrium.
……
As the police car drove past a road sign with the U.S. Department of Justice's iconic red and white umbrella.
At the end of the road, the outline of a city gradually emerged.
There were fires everywhere and thick smoke that even rain couldn't put out. It looked like the end of the world.
As the police car drove into Raccoon City, neatly parked vehicles began to appear on both sides of the road.
Occasionally there would be one or two corpses on the roadside, but there were more staggering and staggering zombies on both sides of the road.
The radio kept broadcasting messages asking the surviving citizens to seek refuge at the Raccoon City Police Department, where supplies and help were provided.
A strange feeling suddenly appeared in Yang Ren's mind.
It's like a silk thread that suddenly connects to your brain and then dances around in your skull, making you feel numb and tingling.
This feeling is so wonderful~
Hearing the sound of a car, the zombies on the roadside instinctively stretched out their hands to pounce.
But with Leon's "superb" driving skills, all the zombies and abandoned vehicles along the way were "avoided".
As the sound of the car faded away, the zombies returned to their normal state, wandering aimlessly on the roadside.
“It’s just too unreal…”
Looking at the devastated scene outside the window, Claire slowly leaned back onto the cushion from which she had been sitting.
"The Raccoon City Police Department is just ahead. They must know something."
Leon said while driving.
"Okay, but...what if we're the only ones left? What if there are no other survivors..."
Even the optimistic and cheerful Claire was worried about the situation in the city.
"No... No way, there must be other survivors in such a big city."
Before Claire finished speaking, Yang Ren in the back seat continued:
"I was in a car accident when I was hit by a police rescue vehicle coming from the direction of Raccoon City."
"Before I passed out, I heard a female voice calling me, but then she seemed to see that I had lost consciousness and didn't take me with her..."
The two people in the front seat had serious expressions.
We were about to arrive at the police station, but things were not going as planned.
There were a large number of abandoned vehicles on the road ahead, which were linked together and directly blocked the entire street.
The police car was forced to stop and Lyon put on the brakes:
"Looks like we'll have to walk over there."
Claire sat up straight and looked out the window with a serious look.
Two zombies on the roadside were eating a corpse with relish. Hearing the sound of the engine, two gourmets gradually stood up.
"I guess we'll have to run."
"I agree."
Claire said, and Yang Ren agreed.
Before anyone could open the car door, a zombie suddenly pounced on the passenger window and banged on it frantically.
"what--!"
Claire was startled by the sudden attack and leaned back while subconsciously stretching out her arm to block it.
At the same time, a large number of zombies pounced on the driver's seat, the back seat, and even the trunk.
The entire chassis of the police car was slightly lifted by the impact.
"Leon, back up quickly!"
Claire urged.
Suddenly, a dazzling white light appeared on the road behind.
Everyone looked back and saw a huge tanker truck approaching.
Reincarnation messenger from another world!
“What’s going on…?”
The tanker truck continued to move towards the group of abandoned vehicles without losing power.
This also includes police cars on the route.
"Claire, Nicola, get out of the car!"
"quick!"
Even though Yang Ren knew that he would most likely not die from the collision.
But that was in the game, and Leon and Claire were in the front seat, and now he was in the back seat!
All three tried hard to open the car door, even using their shoulders to push against it.
But the zombies outside were too strong and could not be pushed open.
"I can't get out!"
Claire shouted anxiously.
On the tanker truck, the driver covered his bleeding shoulder with one hand and operated the steering wheel with the other, looking dazed.
Looking at the police car in front, the driver's pupils gradually turned white, and the last bit of consciousness was about to disappear.
When the driver was less than 20 meters away from the police car, he finally couldn't stand the invasion of the virus and suddenly turned the steering wheel.
The truck lost control and crashed into the roadside. After hitting a parked vehicle, the front of the car turned towards the police car.
But at this time, the front of the car and the trailer behind it were seriously out of balance.
"Hold on tight!"
Leon yelled.
Claire immediately put her feet against the center console.
Yang Ren subconsciously hugged the passenger seat.
Bang-!
The tanker truck hit the rear of the police car, pushing it forward about ten meters and crashing into an abandoned vehicle on the side of the road.
Then the entire tanker overturned, leaving a large amount of sparks.
After a dizzy spell, Yang Ren felt as if his brain was shaking and he fumbled to open the car door.
Leon and Claire also gradually calmed down, opened the doors and left the police car.
After stumbling a few steps, the police car suddenly exploded, but fortunately everyone had already gotten out.
The huge explosion and the cold raindrops hitting the face gradually sobered people up.
Everyone's eyes turned to the overturned tanker truck.
As if they realized something, everyone hurried away from the scene again.
boom--!
He had just taken two or three steps when an even bigger explosion occurred in the tanker truck.
The shock wave threw Claire flying, and her back hit the door of a car.
Yang Ren had no cushion and was blown seven or eight meters away, rolling on the ground for several times before stopping.
After Claire recovered, she saw Yang Ren groaning on the ground with a look of frustration on his face, so she quickly came over and held out her hand:
"Are you ok?"
The latter subconsciously took the hand she extended and stood up with his other hand.
Icy, cool, soft, tender, smooth, and moist... (10,000 three-character adjectives omitted here)
Now even if it's not good, it has to be good.
“It’s not a big deal…”
Yang Ren had a look on his face that said "I'm not dead".
The fire separated the three people, Yang Ren and Claire on one side, and Leon on the other.
"Nicholas, Claire, are you all right?"
Leon's loud shout came from the other side of the fire curtain.
"We're fine, what about you?!"
Claire answered just as loudly.
"I can't stay here any longer, it's too dangerous!"
On the roadside, a large number of zombies that were blown away by the aftermath of the explosion gradually stood up.
There were even a few that looked like Ghost Riders, with flames all over their bodies, walking towards Yang Ren and Claire.
"You go first! We'll meet at the police station!"
As Claire answered, she took out her gun, shot a zombie in the head as it walked up to her, then turned and ran.
At the same time, he turned around and called Yang Ren to follow:
"Come on!"
Yang Ren also took out his gun and followed Claire.
A large number of car wreckages were abandoned on the roadside, and the burning fire could not be extinguished even by rain.
From time to time, zombies would lie on the ground and eat corpses, and the whole street was in a mess.
“It’s like the end of the world…”
After entering an alley, Claire couldn't help but sigh.
There was a zombie leaning against the entrance of the alley, and there was a small fire burning next to it, but the zombie was not burned.
Claire simply ignored the zombies and trotted through the alley.
When it was Yang Ren's turn, the zombie suddenly woke up and reached out to grab Yang Ren's ankle.
"Fuck!"
Yang Ren immediately emptied the magazine directly at the zombie's head like a frightened person.
It passed away peacefully.
Kicking the zombie's body away with disgust, Yang Ren walked through the alley and finally saw the police station not far away.
The three glowing words "RPD" above the gate seemed to be shaky in the rainy night and did not look that safe.
Claire had already entered the police station's big iron gate and was waving to Yang Ren.
"Nikola! Run!"
Yang Ren was slightly confused and looked back. He saw a large group of zombies following him at some point.
Just like a group of fanatical fans.
"Fuck me!"
Yang Ren burst out with the speed to run 3 meters in 1000 minutes and rushed into the big iron gate at the critical moment.
Claire immediately locked the big iron gate, leaving a large group of zombies outside banging on the iron gate.
I have never run so fast in my life.
In my previous life, I was an even more fragile college student.
"You run really fast!"
Claire supported her waist with one hand and spoke while panting slightly.
Yang Ren held his knees and gasped heavily, feeling like his heart was about to jump out of his throat.
"It was a close call... I was almost caught..."
Just as the two were about to push open the door and enter the police station lobby.
It seemed very far away, yet it seemed just overhead. A voice like the whisper of an ancient god came from above:
"STAAAAA~~~.RS"
Hearing this voice, Yang Ren's body trembled and he subconsciously raised his gun and aimed at his head.
As a result, he just happened to see a huge human-shaped black shadow passing through the gap between the treetops above their heads and leaving the police station.
"What's the matter, Nicholas?"
Yang Ren looked nervous and serious, but Claire seemed not to hear the voice.
"Didn't you hear anything?"
While answering, Yang Ren was still aiming at the direction where the black shadow left.
Claire looked in the direction Yang Ren was heading, but found nothing.
"No, what's wrong?"
she replied.
“…Maybe I’m under too much pressure and am hallucinating…”
After a moment's silence, Yang Ren lowered his head and answered absentmindedly.
Claire frowned slightly, then smiled warmly and patted Yang Ren's arm:
"Don't worry, we will survive!"
Hearing this, Yang Ren raised his head slightly and met Claire's clear light blue eyes.
All the negative emotions disappeared and he nodded gently.
The two pushed open the door and came to the police station lobby. Claire tried to shout:
"anyone there?"
Claire's voice echoed in the empty hall, but no one answered, not even a single person was in sight.
Only the various supplies and some medical equipment piled against the wall proved that this place was once a shelter.