The Umbrella Conspiracy by Perry S. D. Resident evil (Game)

Author:Perry, S. D.,Resident evil (Game) [Perry, S.D.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781781161883
Publisher: Random House Publisher Services
Published: 2012-08-08T00:47:00+00:00

ELEVEN

Barry and Jill stood in the covered walkway by the puzzle lock, breathing the clean night air. Beyond the high walls, the crickets and cicadas hummed their ceaseless song, a soothing reminder that there was still a sane world outside.

Jill’s brush with disaster had left her light-headed and somewhat nauseous, and Barry had gently led her to the back door, suggesting that the fresh air would do her good. He hadn’t found Chris or Wesker, though he seemed certain that they were still alive. He brought her up to speed quickly, retracing his meandering path through the house as Jill leaned against the wall, still taking deep breaths of the warm air.

“…and when I heard the shots, I came running.” Barry rubbed absently at his short beard. He smiled at her, a somewhat hesitant grin. “Lucky for you. Another couple of seconds, you would’ve been a Jill sandwich.”

Jill smiled back gratefully, nodding, but noticed that he seemed a little… strained, the humor forced. Odd. She wouldn’t have figured Barry as the type to tense up in the face of danger.

Is it any wonder? We’re trapped here, we can’t find the team, and this entire mansion is out to get us. Not exactly a laugh-riot.

“I hope I can return-the favor if you ever get in a tight spot,” she said softly. “Really. You saved my life.”

Barry looked away, flushing slightly. “Glad I could help,” he said gruffly. “Just be more careful. This place is dangerous.”

She nodded again, thinking of how close she’d come to dying. She shivered slightly, then forced the thoughts away; they needed to be concentrating on Chris and Wesker. “So you do think they’re still alive?”

“Yeah. Besides the shell casings, there was a whole trail of those ghouls in the other wing, all with clean head shots; gotta be Chris—though I had to splatter a couple more of ’em upstairs, so I figure he holed up somewhere along the way…”

Barry nodded toward the copper diagram set into the wall. “So, was this star crest here already?”

Jill frowned, a little surprised at the abrupt change of topic; Chris was one of Barry’s closest friends. “No. I found it in another room with a trap. This place seems to be full of them. In fact, maybe we should look for Wesker and Chris together—no telling what they might’ve stumbled into, or what else could happen to either of us.”

Barry shook his head. “I don’t know. I mean, you’re right, we should watch our step—but there are a lot of rooms, and our first priority ought to be securing an escape. If we split up, we can try to find the rest of these crests, and look for Chris at the same time. And Wesker.”

Though his demeanor didn’t change, Jill had the sudden distinct impression that Barry was uncomfortable. He had turned away to study the copper diagram, but it almost seemed as if he was trying to avoid eye contact.

“Besides,” he said, “we know what we’re up against now. As long as we use a little common sense, we’ll be fine.

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