Chapter 50: Safety Guidelines
Before long, the group returned to the vicinity of the small path.
Following the dense forest for another few hundred meters, the view suddenly opened up.
There was a large building in the clearing, surrounded by a ring of iron fences.
This was the Hawkins National Laboratory.
Hopper looked surprised; he never knew the town had such a place.
But at this time, the laboratory was in darkness, and even the guard post at the entrance was empty.
William activated [Night Vision] and "saw" a dark force emanating from the periphery of the laboratory.
"There really is a problem here," he thought.
William signaled everyone to stop and whispered.
"Before we act, do you remember the safety guidelines?"
Everyone looked at each other and nodded.
Along the way, this priest hadn't stopped, constantly analyzing various situations they might encounter.
"Very good, please repeat them once, starting with Officer Bob."
Bob was a little nervous seeing everyone looking at him.
He adjusted his hat brim and said: "Uh... absolutely no acting alone, don't even think about it."
William nodded with satisfaction: "Next."
Chief Hopper shrugged: "At no time should you have excessive curiosity."
"Next."
"If you encounter cats, dogs, or other animals behaving abnormally, showing strong resistance to entering a certain space, it's best to respect their opinions!"
"If someone behaves strangely, be sure to stay away immediately and ensure that the other party is always within your line of sight."
...
The officers spent a full 5 minutes repeating the safety guidelines.
Most of them were easy to understand, all to maximize avoidance of danger.
But strange rules such as "respect the opinions of cats and dogs" confused the officers.
They unanimously had a thought—this priest has a persecution complex.
In short.
After deepening the impression on the officers again, William signaled to start the operation.
Under Hopper's lead, they walked toward the laboratory gate.
William took Emma and two officers to a clearing in the laboratory.
This place was filled with power escaping from the Upside Down.
One of the facilities was damaged, exposing the passage below, and some black fur remained at the entrance.
William guessed that the Demodogs escaped from here.
He immediately took out various holy artifacts.
And instructed the two officers to bring containers with salt water and some fresh meat.
These were materials prepared in the town.
To ensure the safety of residents, William had prepared a large number of holy artifacts in advance.
Before coming to the laboratory, he had arranged for the officers to distribute them.
At this time, every household in the town was on high alert.
And he planned to set a trap here to attract the monsters roaming in the town and catch them all in one go.
...
On the other side, Hawkins Town.
A group of Demodogs wandered in the dark.
One of them stopped.
It raised its nose and sniffed the air; there were many fresh prey nearby.
Drip... drip...
Droplets of saliva fell to the ground.
It couldn't suppress its instinctive desire.
But at this time, a whisper came into the Demodog's mind, and its "instinct" was erased at this moment.
Then it became much "calmer."
Similar situations occurred with other surrounding Demodogs.
At this moment, they had a new goal—tear the prey apart completely.
The Demodogs moved their limbs again.
But compared to before, the order became stricter this time.
With their natural perception ability, they quickly screened out houses with more prey.
In the darkness, the gathered figures dispersed.
At the same time, several rats crawled out of the sewer.
Night was the time for them to travel.
And the garbage produced by humans was the most delicious food.
One of the rats just crawled into a pizza box.
In the next second, sharp teeth pierced its body.
Crunch... crunch...
In just a moment, the rat was bitten to pieces, bones and flesh mixed together.
But the Demodog didn't swallow it; instead, it spat it on the ground.
But strangely.
After these "flesh and bone mixtures" landed, they wriggled slowly along the ground as if alive.
There were several such meat piles on the road.
They gathered together, piecing together a body through some kind of power.
This thing had multiple tentacles and a long, narrow head, looking quite eerie.
But not long after, this body turned into a flesh and blood mixture again.
Obviously, this flesh and blood alone was not enough to support that power.
More, more flesh and blood was needed!
At this moment, the Demodogs received orders one after another and rushed toward the houses.
Iron fences were bitten to pieces instantly, offering no resistance at all.
Not to mention those wooden doors!
Bang... Bang...
But when the Demodogs hit the wooden doors, they were instantly repelled by a force.
Some of them even lost their legs because of this.
A trace of "doubt" appeared in the eyes of these monsters; this was obviously not "expected."
They tried several more fierce attacks, but the result was the same.
Seeing the prey within reach but untouchable, the heads of several Demodogs exploded instantly.
It seemed that a certain consciousness was expressing dissatisfaction.
So, a new command arrived again—find those who are alone.
The Demodogs dispersed and wandered around the houses.
But until they searched the whole street, they found no one.
At this time, inside each house.
Sofas and wooden tables were piled at the door, and a crucifix hung on the door.
And the residents inside were fully armed, gathered in the living room.
Even going to the toilet was done in groups.
Not long ago, when they received the request from Chief Hopper and a priest, they thought it was some kind of drill.
After all, the town had always been peaceful.
But out of trust in the sheriff, they still made arrangements according to the priest's request.
And when monsters really appeared at their doors, people realized the danger.
They thought there would be scenes of monsters breaking in and casualties everywhere.
But people were surprised to find that the previous arrangements worked.
Front doors, back doors, windows everywhere in the house.
Without exception, the monsters' attacks were blocked.
On the street.
The number of Demodogs decreased a lot.
A considerable part of them turned into flesh and blood mixtures because of the "anger" of a certain consciousness.
Seeing that they couldn't attack for a long time, the remaining Demodogs also stopped moving.
They all looked in the same direction.
There, they smelled the scent of raw meat.
In the next moment, the command was conveyed immediately—return to the laboratory.
So, in the darkness.
These monsters left quietly.
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Hawkins Laboratory.
Fourth Floor, Laboratory.
Dr. Brenner wore a protective suit and carefully operated the tools in front of him.
He took some liquid from a container and dripped it into a transparent glass box.
Inside was a fluid black shadow, sampled from the fallen underground research room.
Not long ago, when these things poured out from the "entrance," the entire laboratory fell into danger.
According to normal procedures, Brenner should contact his superiors.
Minimize the impact before the crisis spread.
But in this way, his future would undoubtedly be ruined.
Human experiments were a felony in North America, and he had already made substantial progress in "superhuman" research.
To protect his life's work, Brenner made a decision against his conscience.
Of course, his conscience only existed for a few seconds before the decision.
Many laboratory staff paid with their lives for this.
And the remaining people were gathered by Brenner on the fourth floor to reduce more accidents.
He also tried to close the entrance.
But in those black shadows, no electronic equipment worked.
The guards sent couldn't even distinguish directions.
After suffering several losses, Brenner decided to try other methods.
Like right now, when the black shadow absorbed those liquids again, he understood he had failed again.
"Damn it!"
Brenner cursed angrily.
At this time, an alarm came from the surveillance video on the first floor.
A small team of police officers appeared in the corridor.
Brenner narrowed his eyes.
He had the data of all residents in Hawkins Town.
So he quickly recognized Chief Hopper's identity.
Judging from the other party's expression, they had obviously discovered the anomaly in the laboratory.
This meant the matter might be exposed.
Brenner absolutely would not allow this to happen.
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