69: Bloody corridor!

As Kaplan's words fell, James immediately saw a crack appear in the tightly closed door in front of him. He instantly raised his hand to grasp the huge doorknob and pulled it hard towards him.

Boom!

With a huge creaking sound, the door was pulled open instantly, and then a dim corridor appeared before everyone.

"You and Kaplan stay outside."

"We're going in."

Seeing the door open, James first looked at Alice and spoke, then looked at his other two team members, who happened to be one man and one woman.

The area where the Red Queen was located was the final area. Although Alice was also one of their own, in James's opinion, she was far from qualified to enter the most core final area. Therefore, he left Alice here, both to prevent her from entering and to have her stand guard and protect Kaplan, the computer expert.

The next second, as his words fell, James immediately began to move. He walked in front, gun in hand, with his two other team members following behind him. The three advanced directly in a staggered formation.

Boom!

However, at this moment, an unexpected event occurred.

As the three walked straight into the dim corridor, the door behind them suddenly closed. This sudden scene immediately startled James, and he quickly shouted to Kaplan through the communication channel.

"Kaplan, what's happening?"

"Why did the door suddenly close?"

"It's nothing, Captain. This should be part of the Red Queen's self-defense mechanism, but there's no danger. Just keep moving forward."

Soon, Kaplan's voice came through the communication channel. Kaplan, who was outside, was constantly typing on his computer, analyzing the situation.

"Keep observing."

Upon hearing this, and receiving Kaplan's reply, James's expression immediately relaxed. After instructing Kaplan to continue observing the situation, he led his two teammates to continue advancing.

However, due to the abnormal situation of the door closing by itself earlier, James's pace was not fast at this time. The three held their guns, constantly scanning their surroundings, guarding against any danger that might appear at any moment.

"Hmm?"

"What is that?"

After James entered the corridor, Alice had been peering through the door's window, watching James and the others inside. At this moment, she suddenly saw a faint light appear at the far end of the corridor, and this faint light was continuously growing larger at a visible speed.

At the same time.

"Captain!"

Inside the corridor, after Alice saw the faint light appear, the three people in the corridor also noticed something was wrong. The faint light that suddenly appeared on the walls on both sides of the corridor rapidly grew larger, eventually merging to form a laser beam.

Danger had arrived!

Zzzzt!

Under the gaze of the three, the moment the beam formed, it began to move, quickly approaching them.

Whoosh!

Seeing this, James and his two companions were immediately startled. They were not afraid of powerful enemies wielding firearms, but they were terrified of this unknown danger.

Swish!

The beam's speed was extremely fast. At this moment, James and the other male team member, who were in front, reacted very quickly, directly making a rapid evasive maneuver just as the beam was about to hit them, thereby avoiding the beam's attack.

However, the female team member who was at the very back was in a terrible situation. Because her view was obstructed by the two people in front, she couldn't observe the situation clearly. As a result, the incoming beam swept across her neck, and she immediately froze in place.

Puff!

An extremely subtle sound immediately rang out. After cutting through the female team member, the beam disappeared directly at the end behind her.

The scene immediately froze.

Immediately after, James and the other male team member turned to look behind them. Their original intention was to check on the female team member's condition, but then they saw an incredibly horrifying scene.

Splurt!

Under the gaze of James and the male team member, a line of blood slowly appeared on the neck of the wide-eyed female team member. Then, a column of blood erupted, simultaneously sending the female team member's head flying and drenching James and the male team member in blood.

"Ah!!!"

Seeing this, Alice, who had been constantly monitoring the situation outside the door, immediately screamed, and her body couldn't help but retreat several steps.

At this moment, Alice was suddenly shocked to her core by this bloody scene. In an instant, fragmented memory images appeared in Alice's mind. She... seemed to be recalling certain memories.

"Damn it, Kaplan! What the hell is this thing!!!"

"Bastard."

At this moment, facing the sudden death of the female team member, James and the other male team member were also thoroughly frightened. At the same time, James urgently shouted Kaplan's name.

"Damn it, it's changed, everything has changed!"

"The Red Queen's self-defense mechanism is changing. I need time. I can turn this off."

Facing this sudden slaughter, Kaplan outside the door immediately appeared somewhat flustered. He continuously typed on the keyboard while responding to James.

"Hurry!"

"As soon as possible!"

"Damn it, it's coming again!!!"

Just then, as James was urgently pressing Kaplan to hurry, the male team member standing beside him suddenly let out a startled cry. At the end of the corridor in front of them, the faint light appeared again, then grew to form a beam that could cut through everything.

And what made James even more despairing was that this time, not one, but two beams formed!

"Bastard!"

"Damn it!"

The two immediately cursed, but at this moment, they had no time to think. The moment the beams formed, they furiously approached them. They could only concentrate fully on dealing with the impending danger.

Finally, James looked upwards, and using his powerful core strength, he straightened his body to avoid the beam's cut. However, although he himself dodged the beam, his personal dagger was not so lucky, being cut in half and falling to the ground.

At the same time, the other male team member was even unluckier. He wanted to avoid the cut by using the distance between the beam and the ground, but he never expected that the beam would suddenly shift down a few inches as it approached him. The male team member, unable to dodge in time, was cut by the beam, directly being split into two halves.

"Hurry!"

"How much longer? They can't hold on anymore!!!"

Outside the door, Alice, seeing another person die tragically on the spot, immediately shouted at Kaplan.

Seeing James in such a dangerous predicament, Alice also couldn't help but panic at this moment.

"Soon, very soon. Give me one last minute."

Upon hearing this, Kaplan frantically typed on the keyboard without looking back. The Red Queen's self-defense mechanism changing was something he hadn't expected. He needed time; he needed to figure out the principle.