Suddenly, there are movements from behind us. Lysander and Luella. Like us, they are wearing fresh black skintight overalls.
“All completed,” Luella informs me.
I nod to her. Now, all that is missing is to sever that monster’s veins.
“Isn’t this the tentacle of that monster?” Lysander asks as he inspects the other door where the pulsing vein is.
“It is,” I answer.
“Then, shouldn’t we sever this now? To stop its feeding before we kill it?”
Suddenly, the double door behind us opens. I turn towards it and exclaim. Instinctively, I take a few steps backward. Mercina is kneeling on the elevator floor, her head is bleeding. There are soldiers on the service elevator with her. I count fifteen soldiers, fully armed.
She looks at me and mouths, “Sorry.”
I smile and look at their guns. She d
