Chapter 54: Infirmerie
Compared to the atmosphere of the group before signing the paperwork, the attitude of the new students was downright gloomy as they continued making their way through the immense castle that was Hunter Academy.
After all, the students had just signed a contract which required them to relinquish their American citizenship while they attended the academy—instead becoming citizens of Hunter Island. Combined with the loss of their passports, it was difficult for the new students to not feel like they'd just made themselves hostages.
Alexandre was pretty certain that nobody else had the same foresight as him to make fake passports, which also meant none of them had done the same research as him. Of course, there were more than a few students for whom this wouldn't be an issue—their parents were extremely wealthy and could afford to shuttle their children off the island in a private jet if necessary.
At long last, the group arrived at the academy's infirmary ward. It could have been any other building within the castle's array of annex rooms, only distinguished by the large red cross on a white background displayed on one side of the door as a tapestry.
Elise opened the infirmary door. "Come!" she ordered with a shout.
Once more, Alexandre was the first to move. He stepped through... and then paused in shock.
Though the outside of the room had looked just as much like a medieval castle as the rest of the academy, the interior was a completely different world. It was an ultra-modern, sterile facility like you'd find in the best hospitals in the world, full of state-of-the-art equipment and staff who were suited head to foot in protective suits.
One of the new students nudged Alexandre and spoke in French, likely because he'd heard Alexandre's earlier remark in that language. "Ont direz Laboratoire arme bacteriologie!"
Alexandre nodded. He couldn't agree more with that statement. This did indeed look like a futuristic laboratory from some scifi movie where a super-disease was being researched.
Elise led the new students through the middle of the infirmary until she reached what looked like a temporary information center, likely erected for this purpose. "Here's today's batch," she said.