Evil Unbound (Litrpg)

Chapter 8

Del and the group of the marines moved out of the supply room. They traveled into the next building which look like a kitchen mess hall. The lights were on and it looked like the people here left in a hurry. There were food and drinks on the tables. The chairs were moved on the tables and some of the furniture were broken.

"Okay guys, let's spread out. You two move to the back kitchen. If you see anything, call out. New recruit, be careful. Don't get yourself killed. We haven't seen the aliens yet."

He followed the the soldier towards the left and moved toward the back of the kitchen area. They pushed through a set of double doors. He saw an opened area with a large wood table for cooking food and preparing for and a large five burner stove and grill. Everything was stark white and clean. Food implements, cutting knives and utensils were laid out on the wood table. On the right side was a gigantic white refrigerator. There was a partially cooked scrambled egg in a pan. The fire was turned off.

The marine next to him said, "Be careful. Watch our backs. There might be something still here. Check your sensors. It should work in this building."

Del checked his sensors and didn't see anything moving beside the marines.

The marine said, "You don't have the latest sensors. Look at this."

The soldier showed him his sensors which was attached to his arm. It showed the area in the back with its furnishings and food implements in 3D and also footprints and handprints. Del didn't have this his own sensors.

The marine said, "Don't worry about that."

The soldier went over to the cutting board elected the cut tomatoes and the celery and well as the lettuce. He was peering around there looking at something that Del couldn't see. He moved closer to the marine.

Del saw on his 3D screen small footprints like six in all on the table at different intervals which moved down the floor and also the walls.

Soldier pressed on to his comm. "Hey, we are inside the back area by the kitchen. He found some unusual prints."

He heard garbled static and silence. They both moved back into the dining area. He saw scattered against the tables and on the walls fresh blood. Several of the soldiers were gutted dying on the floor. Del was surprised at the level of detail in this game. The dead soldiers and blood looked so real.

He saw something in the corner of his eyes. He couldn't see it. It moved too fast. Del wished he had the upgraded sensors because he couldn't see it register on his screens. Del took out his gun started to shoot. He saw something along the walls and shot at it. He hit something. The marine next to him yelled as he was gutted and then decapitated.

Del turned to see a large creature rise up before him. It was blurry as if the alien was in a static field. The last thing saw before he was killed was a large claw striking at him.

Then on the screen it read. "You died! Game over. Play again? Yes or No."

Del shook his head. What the hell just happened? He hadn't died in the game Stricker Blast in a long time. He sat back in his chair. Dell was tempted to go back into the game but then he saw a timer on the screen. He forgot about the timer. Only newbies saw this. He cannot start a new game until another hour. Del shook his fists.

He saw the time. It was seven pm. He been playing for hours but it felt like only one hour. Getting up from his chair, he stretched. He needed to get something to eat, but he looked in his wallet to find the two business cards he was given last night. He was smashed last night and almost forgot about it. Scanning the card, he saw the phone number. Yet, he decided to wait. He wanted to a bar and get some drinks. He would get something to eat before he went to the bar.