I'll Die Anyway

"This is bad, Veronica can't fight against them on her own, she's not that powerful yet." The man who was holding onto the briefcase assessed the situation with a worried look. 

"What can we do to help?" Alan asked. 

"Nothing, hopefully, she can persist. Your friend is doing well, but if he continues firing at this rate, and missing, then he's going to be out of bullets real soon." The man replied. 

"What?!" Alan exclaimed, scared for Ezekiel's life. 

Ezekiel was the only person he had left from their settlement that was still alive, well, that he knew is still alive. He couldn't afford to watch him die. 

"Isn't there another gun?" Alan asked, holding onto the shirt of the man. 

"Well, there should be one in the van, since there was a guard there, but if your friend attempts to go there, he might be killed before he gets there. Once he's dead, we will all die." The man said. 

"Isn't it the same thing if he runs out of bullets?" Alan turned to look at the battle. 

Veronica was continuously being pushed away by the three Siliks she was fighting against, so there was nothing she could do. The Silik that was attacking Ezekiel was cautious, making sure not to be hit by the bullets. 

Ezekiel has been impressive so far, according to the man's assessment. He had been dodging some of the Silik's energy beam attacks, while also keeping it at bay as well. He had even managed to graze the side of the Silik's left arm with the bullet. For someone who hadn't engaged in such a battle before, he was even beyond impressive. 

"Hmm, good point." The man nodded after thinking about Alan's words, "But there's nothing we can do. Leaving this place is like a death sentence, and we might become a distraction to them, let's just watch for now." 

Alan turned around and tried to get out of the water dome, and to his surprise, he was pushed back by a mysterious force. 

"Damn it, only that lady can remove this thing." He complained while gritting his teeth. 

He was forced to watch the battle from the sidelines without interfering, it wasn't like there was any major thing he could do, he just didn't want to watch Ezekiel die before him.

Crash! Boom! 

"Ah!..." 

The sound of something slamming the ground reverberated across the road, followed by a shout of pain. 

When Alan turned to look at the source of the sound, he was appalled when he saw Veronica lying on the floor, injured. 

Even though it was in the middle of the night, the moon was hanging high in the sky, and they could see well within a few hundred meters of them. 

"Veronica!" The man with the briefcase yelled. 

The water dome around them suddenly blinked with a bright light before falling apart. 

Bang! 

A figure was soon sent flying, crashing into the group who were previously protected by the dome. It was none other than Ezekiel, on his chest was a large claw mark, luckily, it wasn't deep and was more like a graze.

However, that wasn't good news for Alan and the scientists. With Ezekiel out of the way, and Veronica injured, there was no one who could fight against the Siliks anymore. 

Veronica managed to stand up, but she was once again sent flying. Ezekiel lost consciousness the moment he was sent flying, so he knew nothing of what was currently going on. 

The man with the briefcase panicked, not sure of what to do. 

"Sir, what do we do?" Alan asked, frightened by the approaching Silik. 

"Nothing, we're dead." The man said, hope leaving his eyes. 

One of the scientists took the gun that was in Ezekiel's hand and started firing at the Silik, making it stay away, for now. But he realized to his horror that he was almost out of bullets. 

"Sir put yourself together, we still have that." One of the scientists with the man grabbed him, shaking him to get back to his senses. 

"But, who's going to use it? And, how can you be sure the person will survive? All the tests we have been conducting have always ended with the patient dying." The man said. 

"Besides, none of us here is an Awakened, and Veronica is too busy trying to stay alive." He added. 

"What are you talking about?" Alan asked hurriedly.

According to what he heard, there was a chance that they could use something that could help them, so why were they delaying?

"In here lies maybe humanity's greatest hope of fighting against the Siliks, but the issue is that we are not sure if it will work. Well, according to some results we ran, it should be safe, but we aren't certain yet since there isn't a live patient to use it on. Also, it can only be used on an Awakened." The man with the briefcase explained as he pointed at the briefcase. 

"Then what are you waiting for? Give it to me." Alan stretched out his hand. 

While they were speaking, the scientist using the gun soon ran out of bullets. 

The Silik started preparing an energy beam attack on its mouth that it would shoot out any second, yet the man with the briefcase was still contemplating. 

"But, you might die. As I said, it hasn't been tested yet. And from what we've deduced, if a none Awakened uses it, they will certainly die." The man warned. 

"Do we have a choice? Give it to me." Alan said. 

He would die anyway if he didn't use this thing, why not try it?

The other scientist didn't even argue with him, pressuring the man with the briefcase to give the injection to him. This was the only one they had made, and it took them years of theories as well as luck before they managed to make it. If it is truly going to work, but it was wasted on a worthless boy, then the scientists would be kicking themselves, even in their graves. 

Well, they wouldn't have a grave if this attack connects. 

Alan took the injection from the briefcase, staring at it, he knew his future lay on what happened after he took it. 

Just as the Silik was about to shoot out the energy beam, it was grabbed by an extended water hand that dragged it back. 

"What are you doing?" Veronica yelled when she saw Alan already injecting himself. 

By the time she finished asking her question, Alan had already emptied the content of the syringe into his body.