Venture to the Unknown

Cig

"Does that man Jenson really have to buy cigs on this part of the city?" Sean asked

"I don't know, I barely know the guy but he showed me enough proof that he currently works for WIC." Arthur said

"Mister Mackelson loves doing this kind of thing to annoy people so just get close your eyes if you guys mind this scenery!" The driver said with a cheerful voice

The two at the back just looked at each other as they were surprised that the driver they have seems to be deeply related to Jenson. They expected that the WIC is a wasteful kind of company that just uses as much resources as they have but it seems that their expectations were completely wrong.

"Do you even work for WIC?" Arthur asked

"Wherever Mister Mackelson work, I also work. I mean with him around, I don't have to worry about my monthly salary and heck tax is not even a problem to begin with." The driver said

"Is your salary that big that tax isn't that much of a problem?" Sean asked

"Uh no! I don't pay taxes as the banks would probably trace me or our hideout." the driver replied

"Well fuck." Sean said in shock as he didn't expect that such a driver who drives a Royce won't pay taxes.

Out on the store, Jenson has just bought his favorite cigarette and was about to pay at cashier but it seems that the store clerk has been infected just by looking at the stiff posture and the blood coming out of its eyes. Jenson just left his payment on the cashier and took off the store.

Jenson lit up his cigarette as he came out of the store. He decided to stay on the sidewalk for a while to enjoy the scenery of the chaos that is happening in front of him. He put the cig on his mouth and hums a child song.

Jenson is about to walk back to the car until a thief a has bumped onto him making him drop to the ground. The person who just bumped onto him is wearing a mask and that person seems to have just dropped a huge bag. The person hurriedly runs back to the bag but Jenson didn't let him. Jenson pulled the bag and smack it the person's face unmasking him, revealing a middle aged man.

"Sir, I don't want any trouble! I really need the money for my wife!" The man pleaded with his voice shaking.

Jenson who was pissed off due to him being hurt has let the man go. He doesn't really felt like fighting some old especially now that he needs his body at its best condition.

Jenson just stared at the scenery in front of him and he felt like he wants to laugh but at the same time he doesn't want to as he can see quite a lot kids crying in pain. He feels like those kids doesn't deserve such fate but he also knows that he doesn't have the power to save them.

Walking back to the car, Jenson quickly signaled the driver to keep going and so they did. The scenery from the next streets they have passed by is no different than the ones that they came from. No matter where they look there will always be blood covering the streets, people running around, kids screaming in pain and random people who were weak enough to be paralyzed by the virus.

They had arrived in the place where they are supposed to meet the other members of the expedition. Just by looking at the entrance, they knew how powerful and rich the company that hired them is. The gates were made from pure metal, there are motion censors on every nooks and crannies, camera that are equipped with small tranquilizers that are manually controlled in the security room were all covering the outside.

The gates went down like flip cards being pulled down and Sean thought that this place must be inspired by a science fiction.

They entered the premises and the first thing they saw are people wearing hazmat suits cleaning splattered blood on the grounds and walls.

Sean's eyes rolled and saw a body sat down on the ground with its eyes that looked like it has been popped out. The body's arm moved and it seemed to have pointed its finger on him. Sean felt the chills go down his spine and just decided to look away.

"If you're not used to seeing this kind of thing, you can quit now. Maybe there is more of that to where we're going." Jenson said

"It's not like its terrifying, I just found it unusual that he is pointing his finger at me and on top of that, he also seems to have his eyes gushed out." Sean said

"According to the file CDC showed me, those weren't exactly gushed out eyes, they are more of a pushed in or rather sucked in eyes." Arthur said

"So he wasn't blind?" Sean asked

"Yep, his field of vision were just covered in blood." Arthur replied

The three were dropped off in the staff parking lot where there doesn't seem to have that much car. Jenson walks in front of Sean and Arthur again and their pace is incredibly slow.

They were about to enter the main building but a Irish men with brownish hair and a thick beard came storming out of the glass door. He looks really furious and was about to commit a g******e but it seems that he's not that friendly making him uncapable of making allies.

"Mackelson!" The man shouted

"Oh hey there, Gustave!" Jenson greeted

"Uh you know him?" Sean asked

"Of course, he's my employer." Jenson replied

"Why the f**k did you kicked the CDC agent sent with you to pick up Arthur King! Now look!" Gustave raised a folder containing papers "I have to deal with this crappy paperworks indicating that we aren't signing off the contract!" Gustave shouted

"What contract?" Arthur asked

"The one saying that we will accept their help in any means possible." Jenson said