"Henry, take Mike with you. The rest of you, clear a path to the vehicles. No matter what happens, keep moving forward and don't look back. Find the source of all this and take care of it. I trust you all to handle the rest. And please, don't hold Micheal responsible for what's happened. It's been a pleasure knowing each of you." With a broad grin, Yoshi addressed his friends, drawing his sword from a reaper's skull as he charged toward the oncoming Reapers, not pausing for a response."Yoshi, hold on!" Henry called out in an attempt to stop him, but Yoshi had already dashed into the sea of Reapers, unleashing his abilities to their fullest extent. He executed a combined attack, drawing on all the powers of the group that he had copied. With this strategy, all the Reapers appeared to charge at him to strike, as though he had attracted their attention."We can't leave him behind; we have to go back for him," Bai insisted, determined to assist Yoshi, but his brother restrained him, a sor

"Whirrr, Whirrr." Mike stared at the bodies before him, the muffled screams echoing around him like a ringing bell, yet his gaze remained fixated on the holes in their heads. Suddenly, similar memories began to flood his mind. He was still lost in this state when he felt a thick, heavy hand grab him."Mike! Snap out of it. They're gone. We need to move; the others can't hold them off much longer." Henry's deep voice pulled Micheal from his thoughts. He quickly shook his head, attempting to refocus on reality. Turning to see Bai and Hei unleashing a barrage of bullets on the Scrapers, and Racheal igniting an inferno of flames against them, Micheal suddenly felt something snap inside him."Go, I've got this," Michael said to Henry before turning back and rushing over to where the others stood."You guys leave, I'll hold them off," Micheal said to his teammates, who paused, staring at the lightning pulsing around his whole body. They could feel the intensity and power emanating from Miche

Few minutes into a fruitless search, the team found themselves at the base of the stairs leading to the next floor. They had traversed the conference rooms, cafeteria, storage rooms, maintenance areas, and employee locker room, yet uncovered nothing—only more lifeless bodies. This left them questioning the veracity of the enigmatic figure's claims."Do you believe that guy was being honest when he claimed there would be no enemies?" Henry inquired of Micheal, who was lost in thought, also grappling with the same question."He does not appear to be bluffing based on what we have observed, but we can't afford to take any chances. We're moving forward but stay alert for any hidden dangers or ambushes. We can't completely trust the words of someone who has done this to an entire area," Michael replied with a sigh. They then moved up the stairs to the next floor, which was the data storage floor. This floor housed the lab items storage unit, medical facility, a library, experimentation area

[7 minutes earlier] "Wake up, wake up," Henry heard Racheal's voice urging him to rise. He rose unsteadily, immediately noticing Racheal's panicked expression, which alarmed him at once."What's the problem, Racheal?" Henry inquired, standing up with a frown."Micheal's gone; he left this," Racheal replied, holding up a Walkman with a note attached that read, 'Play me.'"Dammit, he's gone back to the zone," Henry cursed, memories flooding back as he recalled how Michael had zapped them all to sleep."Come on, what's all the commotion about?" Hei awoke in a state of confusion and promptly smacked his brother on the arm, which roused him from sleep as well."Micheal is gone," Henry said to the brothers who were about to start fighting. Once they heard him, the drowsiness in their eyes disappeared instantly, and they also remembered what had happened."We need to return for him. But wait, where is

"Ugh, my head and my eyes, what time is it, Bai? Huh" Hei yawned, awakening to the sensation of his hands bound behind his back. He noticed that he was standing and, as he glanced around, he saw that the others were in the same predicament as him. In the center of the lab, they were all bound, at the center of the room was a massive motherworm. This creature was linked to several tubes that intermittently delivered worms to another tube, which then injected them into their Octo host."Huh, why isn't this working?" Hei let out a frustrated groan after attempting to use his ability, only to find it ineffective."Don't waste your energy trying; those cuffs around your arms and neck are inhibitors for your abilities," Henry's voice floated over to Hei, who only now noticed the restraints binding his neck and arms, holding him in place."What is this place? What happened?" Hei inquired, attempting to piece together his hazy recollection of the event