(C) 1996 Serge Segal
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LABYRINTH
Dead bodies scattered in pieces, dead
his eyes turned into gaping holes, dead
hands stretched into the void that soon, the broken machine gun
burst, leaving the body and with the champ to fall in the mud,
dead legs gave way and disappeared in the bombing - devoid of
support fell dead, but still dragged their dead fingers to the
living. Living wiped sweat from his brow and grinned. Field
machine gun "MK-125 plus a bunch of grenades - that's all you
need to get into the" forbidden zone ", otherwise referred to
as the "Labyrinth." Oh, and - Anti-Radiation Tablets, the stock
for 48 hours. Otherwise - the death, no, worse, life after
death, but life with only one meaning: kill the living ...
Living poked heavy boots a dead head. No sound. With awareness
of their own superiority of live proudly threw back his head and
unhurried march went a step forward. Lantern, mounted on the
barrel machine gun, snatched from the dark shadowy walls of
black bricks. somewhere visible not yet sedenye rats remains
dead. Map argued that the way to the surface, away from the
shelter, located in the the end of the Labyrinth, in the north.
Despite the title, lost in the maze was tricky: was built by
people even before the explosion, he was designed to treat the
newcomers to the Vault from the surface right on the spot, near
the entrance. But a direct hit missiles is quite spoiled the
layout of the Labyrinth, and, moreover, has led to the
emergence of the Dead: losers who could not get out of the maze
during the first ten minutes, and patriots who laid down their
life-saving women and children. How would
Anyway, they had bad service people Vault: a lack of men
capable of fight with the dead, build, repair equipment has
maselenie Vault to semi-wild existence. Knew all this living,
formerly a captain who called Alex Norman. He is one of the
first Maze left after the explosion, bringing with him his
army. And he was cursed for survivors that did not die there,
rescuing the weak, incapable of life of patients, mutant
children and other carrion. Now, Alex Norman saved
their lives, struggling to the surface. All
his predecessors were in the maze.
some of whom he personally shot during a recent bout.
Thirty years since the Bang
Land has long been not shaken by the terrible
weapons of the opposing sides, and a chance that on the surface
world. In Anyway, the captain preferred to die
there than here, being torn apart
descendants of those whom he had saved thirty
years ago.
It is necessary, to organize their own government
Here, under the earth, and dare to punish him,
despite the fact that only thanks to him and
his detachment, these miserable rat remained alive and were not
the same as the population Maze.
A ray of light suddenly illuminated the grinning face of rat.
Alex shuddered, and, ashamed of his own fear, he sent all of
the animal. He is happy for a while watched his suffering, but
then turned around and went further.
After a few meters, he ran into
steel hatch. Map assured that this input
in sickbay. Alex believed in the map, but just
case highlighted the torch plate and saw this - the inscription
on the door reads: "The medical bay." Below has been attributed
clumsy handwriting: "Engineer Smith. 12.04.
2017.
Name was familiar, something reminiscent of, but what Alex
could not, nor trying to remember. He pressed the knob and
pushed the door. He silently resisted, opening look smeared
with blood korodor. Alex pulled the grenade from his belt and
threw her into the hallway and abruptly slammed the door. There
was a explosion, which blocked the inhuman screams. The captain
smiled, and pushed the door, vprygnul easily inside.
Broken body parts lying around
hatch and one of the doors.
Alex calmly walked down the corridor, seeking the path of the
dead, vyprygnuvshego of the side chambers. In the hands of the
corpse he surprised to see "Magnum" 45 kalibra.Kapitan stooped
to the body, not taking his eyes off Chamber found the weapon
hand and raised him. Suddenly, a bracelet on the dead hand
zapischal.Ranshe than the captain knew what he was doing, he
rushed into the house across the street. When he fell on the
cold floor near the chamber door, leaning against a dirty wall,
he felt funny. Such a peep published booby-trapped
5 seconds before the explosion.
Reaction, so it is! .. Alex tried to
up and was thrown to the side of the door terrible explosion.
Darkness ...
When he awoke, he found right in front of a gloomy face with
bulging eyes and a fresh scar on his cheek. Captain recoiled in
horror, clutching a machine gun and I suddenly realized - an
ordinary piece of mirror. He tried to rise. It turned out,
though and with difficulty. The clock showed that he was lying
unconscious for a few seconds. Now they
forever will show this time - the mechanism was flawed.
Haversack, which saved the life of Norman, burned to the
ground. Alex found Anti-Radiation on the floor a few pills and
swallowed them all. It is surprising that grenades on the belt
did not detonate. Captain gently out of the chamber and run
continued his put.vremeni remained small: either it will come
to the surface, or forever remain here. Remained only a pack of
Anti-Radiation pills in a breast pocket - it will be enough for
max 4 hours. But do not worry, in his 1954
Captain was a good athlete, and the path
that he had to overcome before
took away half an hour, not more.
From the darkness, toward Alex, moved chtoto great.
The captain stopped and pulled the trigger gun. Turn lit
corridor, bullets dug into a giant, who bellowed in terror and
took to their heels. Norman threw after him grenade, and the
giant had disappeared in the flames of the explosion.
Suddenly, the captain realized that someone was pulling him
from behind. He spun while striking out butt. Dead man's head
was separated from the body and shattered, spraying the brain.
Norman kicked the headless corpse, and went after the giant to
the surface ...
Soon he found his hand. The body apparently lay somewhere
nearby, but Alex did not look for him. If the giant is still
alive, so much the worse for himself. After a few steps captain
stumbled upon a fork.
Map burned, but for thirty years, he learned it by heart and
knew that I must go to the left. The tunnel was cleaner and not
as smeared in blood. Corpses were not. "Obviously, dohliki not
come here," thought the captain. Over the cause of this strange
Conduct think he did not. Someone strong arms wound around his
neck and pulled Alex up. He directed the muzzle toward the
aggressor and fired.
There was a snap, and the captain felt that his hands looked
up razzhalis.On - Blood dripping from the ceiling, and the
hole was seen a dead woman with bared mouth.
Suddenly she disappeared, as if its someone
dragged.
The captain swore and hurried down the
corridor.
On the left the door opened, but he did not
looked back. Thrown a grenade had done its
thing - a piece of wall with a door smashed explosion.
Ahead of light appeared.
Alex quickened beg.Na he moved down some shade. The captain
opened fire on the move, sending one bullet after another in a
silent crowd. Then, a few grenades, he clear the road, and
continued to run. One thought struggled in the brain - to
survive! Someone grabbed his leg, the captain ran bay
this hand strong blow palm. Someone's teeth bit into eggs, but
soon their owner lost his head, the captain struck her like a
ball and it broke the wall.
Escape, only to escape towards the light, to
to the surface. A few minutes later he was at half-broken steel
door. It barely kept a miracle surviving plaque "Exit." Below
sported the word "engineer Ivan 13.4.2017. "A maniac one" -
thought kapitan.On out of his pocket before stockpiled charge
TNT, put it in the fuse, set a bomb under the door, turned on
the clock mechanism and ran around the corner. On his back ran
half-naked girl, trying to gnaw their teeth at his throat.
Waste reception, he threw it through himself. She had no time
to stand up - a powerful explosion ripped it apart. The captain
smiled. Again women! Even in the sanctuary, many of them did
so, trying to avenge their husbands killed in the blast. But
now the way is free! .. The captain came out ...
It has long been forgotten by the wind hit him in the
litso.Poverhnost! Now he is free, and certainly find survivors.
Yes, here they come! Attracted by the explosion, sent
passers-by to him, ragged and dirty, but with a smile on the
lips - Dead in the Labyrinth never ulybalis.Aleks smiled
otvet.Lyudi pulled him their hands, and suddenly he realized:
their faces did not have feelings, they just smiled dead
smiles. The captain touched the closest point to a man, and he
tried to bite off his finger. Alex shot his head, then withdrew
shoulder gun, pointed it at the crowd and pulled the trigger.
Dead bodies scattered in pieces, dead
his eyes turned into gaping holes, dead
hands stretched into the void that soon, the broken machine gun
burst, leaving the body and, with the champ, to fall into the
mud, dead legs gave way and disappeared in the bombing,
deprived of support fell dead, but still dragged their dead
fingers to the living. Live smiling ...
