Chapter 128: 124. Within Naval base
"Six days. Six days to get here after the second phase began." Dexter replied.
He seemed to be in an interrogation room made out of metallic walls.
Both his hands were cuffed and were on the table and on the other side of the table was a man in black suit staring at him sternly.
The man had short black hair which was quite rough, his dark eyes were piercing and unwavering, worthy of his status as a soldier.
"How old are you? Are you strong?" The man asked, his voice echoing in the silent room even if he spoke normally.
"20 years old. Strong? I know a bit of martial arts? So yeah, I am quite strong, but not too much." Dexter looked down as a scene replayed.
A giant, octopus creature which crashed their car on a bridge.
"And what about the others. Your friends?"
"Family." Dexter corrected as he looked up to the man again and he blinked his eyes.
"Oh, good then." The man nodded as he closed his eyes for a brief second, finally taking his eyes off of Dexter.
But it wasn't long before he--
"I'm Kabal. Naval officer and veteran at seaborne combat." The man said and Dexter's brows raised.
Seaborne combat was something which was invented by the Russians during world war 3. Soldiers, on jet boards, fighting on the water, it was very brilliant and clever.
"Here, this camp. It's the only stronghold for Nigeria. We've developed a lot compared to before. I hope you can consider to join the defense squad." The man said as he gave Dexter a red rectangular card.
"And remember... That we know your family " the man added and Dexter frowned as he watched the man walk away.
Dexter sighed tiredly as he rested his back on the seat and looked at the ceiling.
'Its been rough coming here. Everything is so strict.' He thought. 'But without laws there's chaos. With chaos, everything will fall apart.'
Dexter sighed.
*Clack*
The door clicked as it opened and a woman in a professional black suit walked in. Her long black hair reminded him of Beatrice, and her glasses gave her a professional feel.
What Dexter was surprised about was that she was very calm, not like the others outside who seemed to be always frightened.
"Mr Dexter. Please come with me. I'll lead you to a sick bay where your wounds would be attended to." She said and Dexter looked down to see the deep cut beside his waist which seemed to sting a bit as his face contorted.
He stood up and followed her from behind. They left the interrogation room and headed out into a very wide, open field filled with people, the floors were made of concrete and the air was chilly.
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"You're quite the man." The woman said as she gazed back at Dexter.
"Pardon?" Dexter blinked.
"You don't seem to be hurting from the wound, it seems bad." She said while looking at him but his coat was covering the wound.
"I've had worse so yeah." Dexter only said and soon, they reached a real hospital which looked to have five floors and inside was better than the last camp's.
"What's making the place run?" Dexter asked as he noticed that there seemed to be functioning electricity.
"That's classified." She said before finally guiding him onto a large, long hall filled with beds and he was guided to sit on one bed.
"A doctor would be with you soon. Take off your coat." She said before finally walking away.
'There won't be any scientific explanation for vampire healing.' Dexter thought as he dismissed his coat and layed down.
"Looks bad."
"Hm?" Dexter turned to see a skinny guy with a bandage on his head on the bed beside his.
"You're new here. Makes me wonder how you made it." The guy said and Dexter just layed down in the bed and covered his body with the blanket.
"I barely made it." Dexter mumbled and then a man with bald head, wearing a lab coat came in.
"Hm. Dexter I presume. Coordinator says you have a very bad waist wound." The doctor said and then he attempted to pull the sheets down but Dexter didn't let him.
He raised a brow and looked at Dexter and then...
"Don't worry about me. You've already bandaged me up and attended to me. Now go attend to someone else." Dexter said while looking straight into the doctor's eyes and the doctor nodded before walking away.
"Already?" The guy beside him was confused.
"Hey, what did he say?"
"That I'll be fine in a few hours." Dexter replied and the guy nodded.
They layed on their respective beds in silence, letting time pass. The only sounds around where the sounds of the footsteps of other patients.
"I'm Mark by the way." The guy said as he turned to Dexter but Dexter only nodded.
"I know this place seems different from the rest of the outside world, but trust me, really strange shit happens here." Mark said with a sigh.
"I was on my own. I was in their research facility and I decided to explore. Seeing people turning into scary creatures has traumatized me." Mark said and Dexter frowned as he turned to look at the skinny man.
"Scary creatures?" Dexter asked.
"I see that one piqued your interest." Mark chuckled. "I was only able to see one. He had pitch black skin and a long, thin tail with a pointy edge. His teeth was like a set of nails, and his eyes were pitch black. He also looked to be in pain at that time." Mark said and Dexter sighed as he looked upwards.
'Seems like the doing of scientists.' Dexter thought as he closed his eyes and focused on listening to what others around him were saying.
*WAAAAA!!!*
*WAAAAA!!!*
*...!!!*
Loud alarms blared all around the camp and Dexter covered his ears as he was focused on his ears at that time.
"Hm? It's quite early." Mark said and Dexter looked at him with a frown.
"The hell is going on?" Dexter asked as he tucked himself in again.
"Since this is the last camp, strong creatures always come here. There's a monster attack every two to three hours." Mark said as he yawned.
"You don't seem to be worried about it." Dexter said as he tried looking out a window.
"That's because the soldiers here are quite capable." Mark smiled and closed his eyes.