A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 348: Chapter 272 Unexpected Reunion (Wishing everyone a Happy New Year, Stay Healthy)_1

“Huh……..”

A woman robed in her white lab coat sat at the table, staring at the screen in front of her with a stern expression.

“Professor Chambers.”

At that moment, a voice rang out, followed by another woman with platinum hair joining her side.

“How are things going?”

“At the moment, it’s uncertain, I just hope it can be effective.”

The woman shook her head, looking at her assistant next to her.

“Of course, Sherry, this wouldn’t have been possible without your help.”

“This is what I should do.”

Upon hearing the professor’s praise, Sherry responded with a slight smile before lowering her head again.

“This is the sin my father left to this world, it’s up to me to eradicate it…..”

“This is not your fault.”

Seeing her assistant falling into self-loathing once again, the professor extended her hand, gently patting her shoulder.

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“You were just a child back then, and you were a victim too.”

“But if it wasn’t for my father producing the T-virus, none of this would have happened…..”

As Sherry spoke, she turned her gaze onto the data displayed on the screen. The nightmare that occurred that night had completely changed the course of Sherry’s life. Afterwards, she was adopted by the family of Claire. Although Claire and Chris wished for Sherry to grow up as a normal person, Sherry never let herself relax. She studied hard, made it to college, specializing in Life Sciences. Sherry wanted to suppress the demon let out by her father with her own hands.

Due to her excellent records, she became the assistant to Professor Rebecca Chambers, together researching the T-virus vaccine. She indeed made significant contributions during the research.

Even so, Sherry’s usual mood was still quite down. When she thought about how the virus plaguing the world was produced by her own father…her feelings were anything but uplifting.

“This time, we will definitely resolve everything.”

Rebecca gently patted Sherry’s shoulder, understanding the weight her disciple held on her shoulders. Sometimes, it was so heavy Sherry found it hard to breathe. Maybe, everything would change once the vaccine proved to be effective.

“——————!!”

However, at that moment, all of a sudden, the lights went out, plunging the whole room into darkness. Even the computer’s power was cut off. Then, an iron window dropped down, sealing off the entire laboratory.

“What happened??”

Seeing this, both women were taken aback. However, before they even got a chance to react, a pungent odor hit them right in the face. The next moment, they both felt a severe pain throughout their bodies, causing them to kneel on the ground.

“What…is…this…!”

“It’s the virus… someone has released it into the facility…”

Rebecca gritted her teeth, helping Sherry to stand up.

“Hurry, to the bio lab… if the vaccine works…”

“Yes…!!”

Luckily, the bio lab where the vaccine was produced was not far. Soon, they both helped each other to the bio lab. Rebecca opened the door, followed by charging inside. She stumbled over to the syringes storing the vaccine, taking two and injecting herself and Sherry with it. Afterward, she collapsed onto the floor — after a while, their breathing gradually became stable, and the black swellings inside their skin disappeared.

“Huh…!!”

After a while, they both regained their breath. Then, Rebecca quickly went to the device, downloaded the stored data, and looked around.

“Looks like the laboratory has been attacked, we need to leave immediately.”

“Yes.”

They both left the bio lab. However, at this moment, a whimpering sound came from the corner of the wall. Hearing this noise, both Rebecca and Sherry felt their hairs stand on end. At this moment, their memories seemed to travel back to that recurring nightmare.

“Pro, professor…”

“I know…”

Hearing Sherry’s words, Rebecca gulped, and they both tiptoed towards the corner. When they arrived, they saw that not far away, a researcher was on the ground, gnawing at another colleague’s corpse.

“……”

Seeing this, both of them involuntarily gasped for air. But at this moment, the door next to them was suddenly swung open, and several zombies rushed towards them with howls!

“Watch out!”

Rebecca pushed Sherry aside and kicked one of the zombies, sending it flying. But at this moment, other zombies also jumped at Rebecca from another side.

“Huh—————!!”

At the same time, Rebecca saw an arm sweeping past her like a siege hammer, hitting the zombie that was jumping at her, making its head explode, the fragments flying all over the place. She looked back in surprise and saw a tall, terrifyingly brawny bald man standing not far behind her. His left hand was still clutching a zombie’s head, pressing it against the wall. Before the zombie could react, the bald man’s left hand suddenly clenched, instantly crushing the zombie’s head.

“Who are you?”

Staring at the terrifying existence, a tall figure unlike any human before, Rebecca was scared to death. On the contrary, Sherry, her eyes gleaming, bolted towards him without hesitation.

“Uncle Tall!!”

“Hmm? And who might you be?”

Looking at the woman who’d pounced on him and held him tight, Duanmu Huai was dumbfounded. He had just initiated a mission, dived in and immediately found himself in a sealed facility full of zombies—so his first reaction was to fight first, assess later, leading to him saving these two women. However, this woman seemed quite familiar, what’s the deal?

“It’s me, I’m Sherry, Sherry Platinum!”

“Sherry?”

Hearing the woman’s response, Duanmu Huai was taken aback and began to carefully examine her. The Sherry he remembered was still a little girl over a decade ago. Had she grown up into a young woman now?

You could compare this to…

My goodness, she’s grown up so much in such a short time? How rare…

No wonder they said the vaccine was developed. It might have taken at least… ten years?

“But seriously, what’s going on here? I arrived to find zombies everywhere. Has the virus leaked again?”

“No, it’s not a leak!”

At this point, Sherry became agitated and said.

“Our research facility was attacked. They even released toxic gas through the ventilation system…”

“I see… So where should we go now? Protecting the vaccine-maker and the data is a priority, right?”

“The data’s safe, but they might seize the opportunity to attack the database…”

“I understand. Lead me there.”

“Alright, please follow me.”

Finishing this sentence, Sherry hurriedly led Duanmu Huai towards the database, while Rebecca followed nervously, staying close to Sherry.

“Sherry, he is…”

“Don’t worry, Professor, Uncle Tall is a good person. He might look intimidating, but he’s not bad. I believe he will help us.”

“Um……”

Rebecca was not sure whether to believe Sherry’s word, but now that she had given her assurance, she had no choice but to trust Sherry.

Soon, the three of them reached the door to the database. Rebecca extended her hand and unlocked the fingerprint lock before swooping the door open. Inside, they saw a woman in black leather clothing, her back facing them, busy with her work.

“Who are you?!”

The instant Rebecca saw the woman in leather, she cried out loud. The leather-clad woman quickly turned around, drew her gun, and pointed it at them. At that moment, Duanmu Huai stepped forward, shielding Rebecca and Sherry, and quickly pulled them back!

“Bang, bang, bang!!”

At the same time, bullets were fired and bounced off Duanmu Huai, shielding Rebecca and Sherry behind him.

“Come at me, Bitch!”

Duanmu Huai clenched his fists, blocking the doorway, and stared at the woman in leather. He originally thought she was a villain, but looking closer, she didn’t seem to be one. But since he didn’t recognize her, he planned to take her down!

There were no exits in this place. As long as he blocked the exit, the woman had no choice but to confront him directly!

Seeing that bullets were useless against Duanmu Huai, the woman’s face changed slightly. She drew a grenade and hurled it at Duanmu Huai, who caught it with his right hand.

“Boom!!!”

The next moment, the grenade exploded in Duanmu Huai’s hand. When the smoke cleared, Duanmu Huai was still standing unscathed. Only his glove has been shredded by the explosion. No scratches could be found on his skin whatsoever.

“————-!”

Upon witnessing this, the woman’s eyes became intense. She quickly drew a dagger from her waist and pounced at Duanmu Huai. However, just as she lunged, Duanmu Huai grabbed her wrist and flung her aside!

“Thud!!”

The next moment, the woman was slammed heavily onto the ground by Duanmu Huai. He then stepped on her, breaking her spine and pinned her down.

“Who sent you?”

Duanmu Huai stared at the woman in leather and coldly asked. She didn’t utter a word, just glared back at him.

Facing the silent leather-clad woman, all Duanmu Huai did was clench his fists and punched her in the head!

“Bang!!”

The woman’s body shuddered and then fell limp as if made of rubber.

Duanmu Huai stood up, dusted off his hands, and walked out of the database.

“I couldn’t get anything out of her, so I took her out. Check if you can find any clues on her.”

“Uncle Tall, you’re still as formidable as ever…”

Looking at Duanmu Huai, Sherry sighed. Meanwhile, Rebecca looked at Duanmu Huai as if he was some sort of a monster.

Is he still human after withstanding bullets and a grenade?

“Click, click, click, click, click, click!!”

Then, they heard hurried footsteps from the other end of the hallway. Hearing this, Duanmu Huai glanced towards the corridor and turned away.

“It seems your reinforcements have arrived. I’ll be leaving.”

“Wait, Uncle Tall, won’t you stay?”

“I’m not interested in troublesome things. I’ll find you later. So, I’m leaving.”

After saying that, Duanmu Huai turned to leave. Just as Sherry was about to stop him, they heard a voice from the end of the corridor.

“Are you guys okay?! Any injuries!”

Hearing this voice, Sherry instinctively turned around. But when she turned back, Duanmu Huai had already vanished from sight.