Hiroko Minazumi, prototype cyborg, part 9 - "Getting business done"

"Yeah, it's me again. Things weren't going well. As I was lurking the laboratory complex, I heard some kind of horrifying scream nearby - "TEKKELI-LI TEKKELI-LI", and then from the corner its source showed itself, completely silent. It was like that slimes I have met earlier, ooze-like. But it had uncountable eyes and has growing-then-disappearing appendages. And it was huge, filling the entire hallway. Terror-stricken, I ran as fast as possible, as far away as I could, closing every door behind. Let's hope, that it woudn't be able to burst through them. On the other hand, I made safe other parts of the complex, luring brainless... zombies? on beams of cutting light, killing slime globs and luring bots to closed rooms. Ah, I forgot to mention... I realised, I can sence working electronic devices. Gosh, I reek of electricity too. Even walls and flooring can't block this sence - really helpful, you know? That even helped me to find exit from the complex. I need to leave it, as my food source is thinning. I lost most of my weight. And unfortunately I haven't found any means to pull all this faulty metal junk. Not a single one autosurgeon. I wonder, if such thing even exits, or it was just my sleep delirium. Well, at least operating theaters exist here, but more as a containment some brutal looking monsters.

Trying my luck, I forgot to turn my headlamp off, and went up the stairs. Carefully. I sensed something there. Peek around the corner first- "HOSTILE DETECTED" - then air exploded in machine gun fire, hitting and destroyed my headlamp and hit me in the head. Lucky me, it was only grazing hit, not breaking my skull, and I was fast enough to get out from the line of fire. Honestly, that happens on reflexes. Well, good news, the thing doesn't seem to have night vision or move around. I tested it, extending my arm into its field of view, where it could see me before. Bad news - it blocks the passage to the gates. Maybe it would be possible for me break through walls... - I was right back there, walls were tough, but not impossible. So, now you know, how I returned back and started to work on pickaxe and sledgehammer - I read the recipe in book, where it says, that you can mine with those tools. That was quite long and boring - not really what you want to hear in details. But one detail is important. Because I searched complex again and more thoroughly, I found a file with my numbers on it. It was in a hidden floorsafe, along with 3 other files. But they all were marked as "CLASSIFIED" and contains only one sturdy rubbered hard-drive each. No names, no other information, nothing. And my laptop (finders keepers!) couldn't read it. And found out, that TEKKELI-LI seems to be not alone. They are multiple. And they consume everything, that is lying on the floor or benches. I even got up enough courage to get close and make a photo - thats how bored I got.

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Photo: Tekkelili and angery boi

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Now here am I - busted out from this godforsaken place. With some neat skills and self-made equipment. I feel even weaker than usual now, no idea, why. Through the hole in the wall I made, I went out, hoping to meet someone sane. And first, who I met, was man in army equipment. He walked slowly to me, I tried to speak with him. As he doesn't seems to react, my hopes was broken - from his mouth was dripping dark saliva. I smashed his skull with my quarterstaff. But it doesn't matter. It also happened outside, and I am probably last "sane"(?) person. And I probably won't be able to speak with anyone anymore..."