“It” was fleeing within the darkness of the evening.

For “it” that is aware of true darkness, the darkness of the evening exterior isn’t a hindrance.

That home isn’t its dwelling anymore.

I wish to go dwelling…… I wish to go dwelling……

Nevertheless, “it” has misplaced an excessive amount of blood.

Regardless of the stinging warmth it feels from its wound, its physique and limbs develop colder and colder.

I wish to go dwelling……

Again to that heat place……

“It” staggers in direction of a constructing that stands out within the darkness of the evening.

Nevertheless, there was a wall surrounding it.

A wall that, if it had been in good bodily situation, it may have leapt over with a single soar.

Nevertheless, it was hopelessly excessive for “it”, whose consciousness was beginning to be hazy……

At that second, “it” all of the sudden smelled the scent of blood, stimulating its urge for food.

Blood…… I would like it……  Blood…… Flesh…… Meat……

The scrumptious scent…… It wafts from that giant iron cylinder……

And thus, going into the cylinder, “it” began consuming carrion earlier than finally dropping consciousness.

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[How scary. I hope they catch the culprit as soon as possible.]

Machida, a safety guard who had come to work after shrugging off his household’s pleas to not go due to the hazard, regarded up on the helicopter flying overhead and anxiously muttered.

He’s grateful to the corporate for persevering with to make use of even individuals like him who held no particular abilities.

Moreover, the corporate has many staff who’re youthful and extra succesful than he’s.

And so, Machida believes that it’s the job of the aged to guard the younger.

Machida not too long ago obtained a forklift license.

It’s in order that he can contribute to the corporate in any manner he can.

“”

[It’s time like this that I have to do my job as usual.]

Following his traditional routine, Machida used the forklift to load a number of drums for “dangerous animal carcasses disposal” that had been positioned exterior the gate onto a transport cart.

The President had arrange these particular drums for this function, which made it a lot simpler to take care of the animals that bumped into the fence.

[Safety first after all.]

In keeping with the work process guide, if there’s an open drum, the contents will fly out and trigger an accident, so it’s vital to verify it.

Following the procedures, Machida checked the drum and correctly closed the unfastened drum lid.

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[Good grief. The police are very energetic in the morning, aren’t they?]

Hiroki was woke up by the roar of search helicopters flying over early within the morning, and after washing his face and getting dressed, he headed to the bar slightly early.

[Many of the employees weren’t able to go home last night…… I guess there would be plenty of coffee brewed already.]

Thankfully, Hiroki had stocked up a considerable amount of espresso beans as a passion.

[Morning.]

[Good morning……]

There have been a number of occasions as many staff as traditional hanging out on the bar.

The colour of tiredness was deep in all their faces.

[What, you couldn’t sleep? Was there not enough futon in the security room?]

The safety room was presupposed to be geared up with sufficient sleeping baggage, water and meals for the variety of staff in case of a catastrophe.

[No…… It’s just that, isn’t it scary that a murderer who could break through a police siege had escaped and was left on the loose?]

[That’s right. Those who could sleep through that are the ones that are strange.]

The staff had been speaking in regards to the horrible incident recently.

[That aside, what are we gonna have for breakfast? We do have emergency food ration bars for disasters.]

[I guess…… there would be no delivery around at the moment huh.]

[I don’t think so. Even the morning papers weren’t delivered earlier.]

Along with the truth that the corporate is contained in the police emergency line, they’re in a distant space, and even the staff are afraid to exit of firm premises.

Even when they had been to order meals for them delivered, they’d be refused.

Nevertheless, even when they did come, they’d really feel too sorry for the part-timers who needed to make these deliveries.

It will be dangerous for his or her conscience to make them danger their lives for a 1200 yen an hour job.

[I’ll ask the contractor to deliver the lunches to come earlier, and I’ll increase our orders. Since it’s an emergency, we’ll pay for it out of company funds.]

That is the restrict of the measures that may be taken.

The benefit of their firm is that they don’t have to fret about an excessive amount of meals loss and waste.

Nevertheless, that isn’t one thing vital for the time being, for there’s an vital take a look at that will likely be developing later.

★　★　★　★　★

The take a look at, titled “Superior Waste Disposal Monitoring Check”, is a essential take a look at for MCTBH’s future methods, or so Ishida stated.

[To put it simply, this is a test to see if there’s any leakage or dispersal of waste, solid or liquid, that is difficult to treat at existing facilities.]

It was arduous to make out the colour of Ishida’s face, as he was wearing a full protecting gear usually seen in biohazard films, however his voice rings out loud and clear.

Due to the delicate nature of the take a look at, Ishida and Hiroki are the one two individuals close to the opening.

[The construction work has been completed to prevent anything from leaking outside, right?]

[Yes. It was simple construction work after all. With that, the negative pressure room is ready.]

The concrete field masking the opening continues to be beneath building, so a number of the metal body is simply lined with metallic sheets, however the primary piping for a detrimental stress room has been accomplished.

In services that deal with poisons and pathogens, air-con is designed to maintain some rooms at a barely diminished atmospheric stress, which is also known as detrimental stress.

The air stress is saved slightly decrease within the room in order that air can are available in from the surface however not exit.

Conversely, in meals processing and precision equipment factories, optimistic stress rooms are designed in order that air can depart however not enter.

That is to stop the entry of wonderful mud and micro organism.

The outlet is provided with a detrimental stress room as a result of disposal of gear hazardous to people.

Nevertheless, the detrimental stress piping system right here is completely different from that of peculiar services.

In a standard facility, polluted air that enters the room is handed via a number of filters to scale back it to a innocent focus earlier than being exhausted to the surface, however right here, the air is just compelled into the opening as polluted air.

In different phrases, the air is sucked into the room and disposed into the opening. In a stupidly handy manner, not having any filters.

In brief, what that they had put in of their facility was simply an air pump.

[It’s foul play that this is all that’s needed to complete the construction.]

Ishida stated, astounded.

For this reason all of the chemical plant corporations, stricken by the price of cleansing up the contaminated liquid waste and contaminated air that may inevitably be produced as soon as the ability is up and working, are wanting to associate with MCTBH.

[Well then, let’s get started.]

Hiroki lifted up the color-coded drums for the take a look at one after the other and threw them into the opening.

In the meantime, Ishida recorded it in a notepad.

It was apparently simpler to file with a pen than with a keyboard when sporting protecting clothes.

[Aren’t they heavy?]

Ishida requested Hiroki after he had thrown three extra drums into the opening.

[Not really. Well, it’s hard to move in this outfit.]

A drum filled with liquid…… How a lot did it weigh once more? About 300 kg? Possibly slightly extra.

In any case, it doesn’t appear that heavy for Hiroki.

Hiroki continued on, lifting up the drums and throwing it down like a machine.

[Ahh.]

Nevertheless, all of the sudden feeling a distinct response within the drum he was carrying, Hiroki reacted.

[Is something the matter?]

[……I felt a strange sensation. It felt as if something inside moved.]

[Errr, that drum…… is a carcass disposal drum. The sensation is different from  that of a drum filled with liquid, so it may have shifted inside.]

Ishida checked the information in his hand and spoke in regards to the contents of the drum.

[I see. That certainly felt like that was the case.]

The mere tossing of the drums, which was labeled as an Superior Waste Disposal Monitoring Check, continued for the subsequent two hours, after which ended uneventfully, with solely the exterior sensors monitoring the drums on the hour.

When Hiroki went out of the constructing, a police helicopter was nonetheless circling noisily within the sky.

[I want to drink a beer and go to bed. I hope the police will catch that culprit as soon as possible.]

As he took off his protecting gear, Hiroki muttered to himself.

★　★　★　★　★

That evening, Hiroki had one other dream.

Within the often deafening silence of the jet-black world, a fierce wrestle was happening.

Within the Kingdom the place “they” crawl round, rejoicing of their prosperity, a international physique had been thrown in……

The sound of mincing meat and the bottom being tread on is drowned by the sound of buzzing wings.

“It” and “they” swung their claws, stomped with their toes, bit with their sharp jaws, and pounced on every different for their very own survival……

“It” was large, a thousand occasions greater than “them”……

“They” had been a large number, assaulting “it” with numbers over 1,000,000……

It wasn’t attainable to say who was the winner of the brief, however livid wrestle……

The battle between measurement and numbers gave the impression to be tilted in favor of numbers, however the surrounding polluted ambiance induced “these” with poor gasoline alternate potential to fall one after the other.

Nevertheless, “it” additionally misplaced quite a lot of blood within the wrestle exterior, weakly falling down on the bottom……

The polluted air and water which might be repeatedly thrown down from the heavens ruthlessly washed away the weakened “it” and “them”.

Quickly, the nice and cozy place turned silent and solely the darkness of the place remained once more.

Head deeper……

Head deeper……

Even deeper……

Even deeper……

Hiroki thought he heard one thing calling to him in his dream.

Due to this, he was in a position to get up the subsequent morning in a peaceable and nice temper once more.