The Sixth Level (Secret Apocalypse Book 2) Read Online Free PDF Page A
Author: James Harden
called the press conference.
Basically, it was to put to rest the rumors and internet chatter about the Oz virus and the situation in Australia. He never actually mentioned my video but it was obvious that's what he was talking about.
Ultimately, they wanted to clear the air and make sure everyone was as well informed as they could be.
Gee, what a nice guy.
He gave the crowd and the cameras a nice warm, friendly smile. This guy was good and he was getting into a rhythm now. I noticed that his hands had stopped shaking.
"So first things first," he said. "We need to give you all a bit of back ground information on the Oz virus. From certain classified intelligence reports we know that the virus was developed by a network of extremely advanced and extremely dangerous terrorist splinter cells in the late 80's early 90's. We don't know who exactly created it or where it originated from. What we do know is that an earlier strain of the virus was used in the first Gulf War. Again, we don't know who used it. But we saw firsthand the devastation. It had a one hundred percent kill rate. No one survived. We kept this hidden. It was classified above top secret. We didn't want anyone, especially our enemies, or other terrorist cells to even know that this virus existed. We were providing support and security to an organization who had taken on the arduous task of trying to develop an anti-virus, and a vaccine against this weapon. As you know, to develop a cure you first have to understand the virus, how it acts, how it survives. We were close to a break through when we had a containment failure in a research facility in Australia.
"Our biggest fear has always been that one of our enemies would develop a weaponized version of the virus. And as such it is our top priority to develop a cure. We have always taken the utmost precaution and safety measures in our research facilities. The containment failure was an unforeseen tragedy."
I sat their shaking my head. They were lying. At least, I think they were lying. They were so good at it even I started to doubt myself. Now they sounded like the good guys, like they had taken on this terrible burden. They sounded like they were protecting the entire world.
It was genius.
A reporter shouted a question from the back. They didn't wait for question time or even raise their hand. They just blurted it out. The voice was full of fear. "Is the virus airborne!?"
"No," The PR guy replied. "In its present form, the virus can only be transmitted through blood or saliva."
Another reporter raised their hand to ask a question. "Who is the mystery organization you are working with to develop an anti-virus?"
"That's classified."
"What were the details of the intelligence reports about the use of the virus in the first Gulf War? How was it contained back then?"
"That's classified. Please, Ladies and gentlemen if we could keep this moving along we have a lot of information to get through. There will be a full Q and A session at the conclusion of the conference. We have a lot of ground to cover. As you know, the secondary objective of this press conference is to announce the Military's plan to rescue Maria Marsh. She is the only person on record who has shown any resistance to the Oz virus."
The same reporter kept up his aggressive line of questioning. "How do we know that claim is true?"
"To be honest we don't know," the PR guy answered. "And we won't know until we can run some definitive tests on her."
"So we're going to risk soldier’s lives on an unsubstantiated rumor?"
"We have it on good authority that Maria Marsh is not only resistant to the Oz virus but that she is completely immune. Considering what she could mean for our research I'd say she is definitely worth the risk."
"Who’s authority?"
"Rebecca Robinson has given a detailed eye witness report. We are acting on her authority."
Suddenly the heat was on me. I could feel all the cameras, the microphones and
Basically, it was to put to rest the rumors and internet chatter about the Oz virus and the situation in Australia. He never actually mentioned my video but it was obvious that's what he was talking about.
Ultimately, they wanted to clear the air and make sure everyone was as well informed as they could be.
Gee, what a nice guy.
He gave the crowd and the cameras a nice warm, friendly smile. This guy was good and he was getting into a rhythm now. I noticed that his hands had stopped shaking.
"So first things first," he said. "We need to give you all a bit of back ground information on the Oz virus. From certain classified intelligence reports we know that the virus was developed by a network of extremely advanced and extremely dangerous terrorist splinter cells in the late 80's early 90's. We don't know who exactly created it or where it originated from. What we do know is that an earlier strain of the virus was used in the first Gulf War. Again, we don't know who used it. But we saw firsthand the devastation. It had a one hundred percent kill rate. No one survived. We kept this hidden. It was classified above top secret. We didn't want anyone, especially our enemies, or other terrorist cells to even know that this virus existed. We were providing support and security to an organization who had taken on the arduous task of trying to develop an anti-virus, and a vaccine against this weapon. As you know, to develop a cure you first have to understand the virus, how it acts, how it survives. We were close to a break through when we had a containment failure in a research facility in Australia.
"Our biggest fear has always been that one of our enemies would develop a weaponized version of the virus. And as such it is our top priority to develop a cure. We have always taken the utmost precaution and safety measures in our research facilities. The containment failure was an unforeseen tragedy."
I sat their shaking my head. They were lying. At least, I think they were lying. They were so good at it even I started to doubt myself. Now they sounded like the good guys, like they had taken on this terrible burden. They sounded like they were protecting the entire world.
It was genius.
A reporter shouted a question from the back. They didn't wait for question time or even raise their hand. They just blurted it out. The voice was full of fear. "Is the virus airborne!?"
"No," The PR guy replied. "In its present form, the virus can only be transmitted through blood or saliva."
Another reporter raised their hand to ask a question. "Who is the mystery organization you are working with to develop an anti-virus?"
"That's classified."
"What were the details of the intelligence reports about the use of the virus in the first Gulf War? How was it contained back then?"
"That's classified. Please, Ladies and gentlemen if we could keep this moving along we have a lot of information to get through. There will be a full Q and A session at the conclusion of the conference. We have a lot of ground to cover. As you know, the secondary objective of this press conference is to announce the Military's plan to rescue Maria Marsh. She is the only person on record who has shown any resistance to the Oz virus."
The same reporter kept up his aggressive line of questioning. "How do we know that claim is true?"
"To be honest we don't know," the PR guy answered. "And we won't know until we can run some definitive tests on her."
"So we're going to risk soldier’s lives on an unsubstantiated rumor?"
"We have it on good authority that Maria Marsh is not only resistant to the Oz virus but that she is completely immune. Considering what she could mean for our research I'd say she is definitely worth the risk."
"Who’s authority?"
"Rebecca Robinson has given a detailed eye witness report. We are acting on her authority."
Suddenly the heat was on me. I could feel all the cameras, the microphones and
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