Resident Evil Volume 1 Chapter 24
surging beats. He took a deep breath, then another, and after a moment, his heart slowed down to a more normal pace. The shrieks of the crows gradually grew distant, blown away on a softly moaning wind. Jesus, how dumb can I get? Stupid, stupid. He'd stormed out onto the deck looking for a fight, looking to avenge the deaths of the other S.T.A.R.S. and been shocked into stupidity by what he'd found. If he hadn't let himself get so freaked out by Forest's death, he would have made the connection sooner between the birds and the types of wounds and perhaps noticed the gather- ing flesh-eaters that had watched him from the shadows, looking for their next victim. He headed for the door back to the main hall, angry with himself for going into a situation unprepared. He couldn't afford to keep making mistakes, to let his attention wander from what was in front of him. This wasn't some kind of a game, where he could push a reset button if he missed a trick. People were dying, his friend…
