Board Thread:Lores/@comment-29781728-20170411024122

Camera recovered by Scout Team #5, transcribed by P. Dot

Febuary 13th - 8:13 PM

Scout 1 [Member of Panthers Division]: We're (rumbling in the distance) going out - checking the area in the hopes that we can take down a few more Stalkers* and Elementals, as well as recovering some more scrap metal for the factory.

Raining out, though. Rain might cover up our gunshots and footsteps a little bit better, however, so there's that.


 * Stalkers is a common nickname for Leapers. They stalk you from the shadows and then take you out silently.

Scout 2 [Member of Panthers Division]: Got your mags and backpack?

Scout 1: Yep, where's [CHIEF NAME REMOVED].

Chief [High Ranking Member of Watery Division]: Right here. Let's make this quick, there's that new threat roaming around. Yell at me no matter what if you see a blue glow.

Both Scouts: Yes sir.

[Salute off camera]

Rain pounds on the ground and camera (located inside chief's helmet). Footsteps are muffled. Sound of a slide being pulled back is heard.

Scout 1: Two to the left!

Gunshots.

More footsteps for about thirty seconds.

Chief: Costco car garage to the left.

A large door slides open. The camera is filled with darkness.

Chief: Flashlights on.

A slight illumination fills the room - tires are littered about, large shelves are toppled. Chief glances at a corpse, and quickly looks away. Coughing.

Scout 2: (Yelling) TWO BEHIND!

Gunshots - more rapid, full-auto.

Chief: Damnit, you've probably attracted a few more. There's no way there's only two in here.

A few careful footsteps.

Interrupted by the sound of an echoing, distant explosion, along with grunting.

Chief: TO THE LEFT! WE HAVE TO GET OUT OF HERE!

Running - rapid footsteps, pounding against the floor.

Suddenly, the camera is filled by a burst of bright light. You can almost feel the heat.

Chief: FIRE! TAKE IT OUT BEFORE IT EXPLODES!

Sizzling flames, and more rapid footsteps, except both scouts and the chief are not running.

Scout 1: I shot it 5 times with my AK, sir. We'll probably be able to get back out before it regains stamina.

Chief: You idiot! You don't know what this means, we've just made a horrible mista-

The entire garage is filled by angry, loud screams, accompanied by the sound of crackling electricity.

Chief: RUN FOR YOUR LIV-

The camera's view flies in the air, and chief is cut off mid-sentence. Crackling sounds fill the air, along with horrified screams from the scouts. The camera's view rests on a club, surrounded by glowing blue light, and a mutilated arm.

Scout 2: WHAT THE HELL DO WE DO? WHAT DO WE DO? WE HAVE TO GET OU-

Another explosion follows, and one scout is gone.

Rapid footsteps accompanied by the sound of angry grunting move past the camera.

Gunshots are heard.

The camera continued to record until it ran out of battery - about thirty more minutes. Scout 1 returned to the base traumatized, with no more mags left, and a bite in his leg. He was killed two hours later, after he was able to say goodbye to his friends and told a few researchers about what happened.

The camera was recovered a week later, after many hours of scouting in the area.

It is assumed the Charged Brute, along with others, is still out there, roaming around the city. Likely hiding around one dark corner, able to kill dozens of survivors in seconds. With no warning at all.

Let this serve as a grave reminder that the SANI is always evolving. It is the most dastardly foe humanity will ever face.

And yet we will still beat it. 