Opening Moves (The Gam3 Book 1) by Cosimo Yap Page A
Authors: Cosimo Yap
Tags: Science-Fiction, adventure, Science Fiction & Fantasy, cyberpunk, TV; Movie; Video Game Adaptations
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few days worth of food and a med-kit, which is what I suggest you buy. Also, add me as a contact, so we can message each other while this thing is going on.”
A message popped up:
Thiago has requested to be added as a contact. Accept?
Accept.
Contact added.
“Ace has arrived. Get ready,” Thiago said, looking over Alan’s shoulder. Alan turned to see Ace emerge from the teleportation chamber. To his surprise, it looked like Ace hadn’t slept a wink, and had been doing some sort of physical activity, based upon the sweat on his brow.
Alan hurried over to the table Thiago gestured to earlier with the food and medicine. A drop down menu appeared before him, a list of items and their prices. He bought three packets of food, dark grey blocks of what looked like Jell-O for 10 credits each, a med-kit for 50 credits and a water bottle that somehow gathered water from the atmosphere and filled itself for 20 credits.
Opening up the med-kit, Alan saw it looked like a futuristic first aid kit with bandages and different gels for wounds. Alan hoped Eve knew what to do with this stuff.
Someone had suggested he take a first aid class at some point, but he’d always figure he’d have the internet and a hospital nearby. Alan shoved this stuff into the green backpack he’d scavenged from the house he started the Game at. He still had the combat knife the soldier had given him earlier in his pocket. Hopefully it would be enough for whatever it was they were going to face.
Another message popped up:
First Wave: Predecessor Scouting Hounds, Lvl 30
Enemies remaining: 20
Time until arrival: 1:20:54
The message included a 3D hologram of a massive beast the size of an SUV, covered in scars with huge protruding fangs. It sort of looked like a enormous bulldog to Alan, if the bulldog had brown bear fur, a cat’s jaw with saber-like teeth, and had been mauled a few times. Alan didn’t think his tiny knife would do much against this thing.
“Alright, everyone, it’s time to begin.” Thiago called out. “You all have your directions, let’s do this. Please update me with any new developments.”
Everyone nodded, the majority of them gathering around a metal device Alan assumed was the shield generator. Kitana got up from a cot, where she had been sitting down sharpening her katana, gesturing Alan over. Thiago went back to talking to Ace, who apparently hadn't been given any credits. Alan really wanted to know what Ace's abilities were and what had happened to him, but he had work to do.
He and Kitana stepped out of the room into a narrow concrete hallway maybe 20 ft long. There were two completely empty storage rooms on either side of the hallway. At the end was a set of concrete stairs leading upwards. At the top of the stairs they saw DaLong, next to the door to the bunker, trying to get it open. Alan hurried up the stairs to help him. DaLong looked over at him, but didn’t say anything.
With one huge heave, the rusty hinges finally budged, and the concrete swung backwards, revealing a foggy sky. They emerged onto the top of a grassy cliff, next to a road, surrounded by what looked like mostly woods to Alan. It was hard to tell though, as the fog blocked most of his vision.
Occasionally, Alan could see the red roof tiles of various buildings around him, and they were next to some sort of body of water to the west, but other than that he wasn’t able to make out much other than trees and vegetation.
“Are you going to stand here, or are you going to scout?” DaLong asked after a few seconds waiting.
“Just trying to try to see some landmarks. Let’s follow this road, see where it leads,” Alan said to Kitana, pointing in the direction away from the water. She nodded, and began jogging before Alan could say anything more.
***
As soon as the road stopped descending, it started ascending. There were hills everywhere, and they were killing Alan's legs. According to an old
A message popped up:
Thiago has requested to be added as a contact. Accept?
Accept.
Contact added.
“Ace has arrived. Get ready,” Thiago said, looking over Alan’s shoulder. Alan turned to see Ace emerge from the teleportation chamber. To his surprise, it looked like Ace hadn’t slept a wink, and had been doing some sort of physical activity, based upon the sweat on his brow.
Alan hurried over to the table Thiago gestured to earlier with the food and medicine. A drop down menu appeared before him, a list of items and their prices. He bought three packets of food, dark grey blocks of what looked like Jell-O for 10 credits each, a med-kit for 50 credits and a water bottle that somehow gathered water from the atmosphere and filled itself for 20 credits.
Opening up the med-kit, Alan saw it looked like a futuristic first aid kit with bandages and different gels for wounds. Alan hoped Eve knew what to do with this stuff.
Someone had suggested he take a first aid class at some point, but he’d always figure he’d have the internet and a hospital nearby. Alan shoved this stuff into the green backpack he’d scavenged from the house he started the Game at. He still had the combat knife the soldier had given him earlier in his pocket. Hopefully it would be enough for whatever it was they were going to face.
Another message popped up:
First Wave: Predecessor Scouting Hounds, Lvl 30
Enemies remaining: 20
Time until arrival: 1:20:54
The message included a 3D hologram of a massive beast the size of an SUV, covered in scars with huge protruding fangs. It sort of looked like a enormous bulldog to Alan, if the bulldog had brown bear fur, a cat’s jaw with saber-like teeth, and had been mauled a few times. Alan didn’t think his tiny knife would do much against this thing.
“Alright, everyone, it’s time to begin.” Thiago called out. “You all have your directions, let’s do this. Please update me with any new developments.”
Everyone nodded, the majority of them gathering around a metal device Alan assumed was the shield generator. Kitana got up from a cot, where she had been sitting down sharpening her katana, gesturing Alan over. Thiago went back to talking to Ace, who apparently hadn't been given any credits. Alan really wanted to know what Ace's abilities were and what had happened to him, but he had work to do.
He and Kitana stepped out of the room into a narrow concrete hallway maybe 20 ft long. There were two completely empty storage rooms on either side of the hallway. At the end was a set of concrete stairs leading upwards. At the top of the stairs they saw DaLong, next to the door to the bunker, trying to get it open. Alan hurried up the stairs to help him. DaLong looked over at him, but didn’t say anything.
With one huge heave, the rusty hinges finally budged, and the concrete swung backwards, revealing a foggy sky. They emerged onto the top of a grassy cliff, next to a road, surrounded by what looked like mostly woods to Alan. It was hard to tell though, as the fog blocked most of his vision.
Occasionally, Alan could see the red roof tiles of various buildings around him, and they were next to some sort of body of water to the west, but other than that he wasn’t able to make out much other than trees and vegetation.
“Are you going to stand here, or are you going to scout?” DaLong asked after a few seconds waiting.
“Just trying to try to see some landmarks. Let’s follow this road, see where it leads,” Alan said to Kitana, pointing in the direction away from the water. She nodded, and began jogging before Alan could say anything more.
***
As soon as the road stopped descending, it started ascending. There were hills everywhere, and they were killing Alan's legs. According to an old
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