Chapter 16

In the selection instance, which can be called a "hodgepodge," Umbrella Corporation was not the only one researching viruses.

Gentek, a research organization under the Blackwatch troops in America.

Secretly mastering the "Redlight virus mother" in "Hope Town" for many years, researching more controllable "Blacklight viruses," and even creating super soldiers with human body modification; these things are not secrets to the true upper class in America.

There are also some secret biochemical laboratories that rose by cannibalizing Umbrella Corporation's legacy, which have also achieved significant results.

For example: special infected Boomer, Hunter, Smoker, Charger, Spitter, Jocker, Witch, Tank.

(Specific pictures can be searched: the eight special infected in the *Left 4 Dead* game series.)

Another example is a research institute in the Middle East that developed a biochemical virus with action capabilities exceeding human limits (*World War Z* series).

Unfortunately, none of the above "research results" have any effect on extending lifespan.

The powerful "old vampires" naturally look down on their "achievements."

As long as they are still in the category of carbon-based life forms, they cannot make much of a splash in front of information-based firepower coverage.

Therefore, Meng Yi's "longevity invitation" was widely sought after.

The "old vampires" waiting to die in despair saw a glimmer of dawn before sunrise and rushed into Meng Yi's arms.

……

The Blackwatch troops, possessing biochemical modification technology + large-scale modern firepower support, killed all the crooked infected bodies on the surface of Raccoon City; even earthworms had to be cut vertically, and eggs had to be shaken until the yolk broke.

Conventional zombies?

Precision headshot, crawl for me!

Special infected?

Machine gun strafing, crawl for me!

"B.O.W. Tyrant"? Licker? Tank?

Tank main gun coverage, missiles, rocket launchers washing the ground, continue to crawl for me!

The highly mobile Blackwatch cleared a safe passage to the entrance of the Raccoon City underground hive, and this underground train track also resumed traffic.

Regardless of consequences, regardless of gains and losses, spending a high price to air-transport train materials, and assembling them with high efficiency; this shows how strong Blackwatch's execution is, and how impatient those "old vampires" are.

Meng Yi slept for a full day and night, and his drained energy was still not made up.

Time waits for no one; the "young vampires" came to visit in groups, and Meng Yi could no longer continue to recuperate.

"Chairman Bai, representatives of 27 financial groups, led by the Morgan financial group, are already waiting for you in the reception room."

Artificial intelligence Red Queen said in a soft tone.

She was just about to wake Meng Yi, but the "biological clock" Meng Yi set for himself sounded first.

"Hmm, let them keep waiting; now they are the ones coming to beg us."

"I'll wash up first, and go to the reception room to see them in half an hour."

Meng Yi's scattered pupils condensed, he raised his hand and rubbed his dull cheeks hard, and said indifferently.

"Yes."

"By the way, notify Alicia Marcus to go to the laboratory."

"Yes."

……

Waking up, bathing, shaving, dressing, all in one go.

Except for the bloodshot eyes and the lingering fatigue, Meng Yi restored his appearance from a week ago, put on his white lab coat, and came to the reception room.

Having been left out for half a day, the young vampires were not impatient or angry.

Instead, their faces were full of smiles, and they greeted the "Chairman" enthusiastically; this shows how excellent their cultivation is.

True heirs of large financial groups who have received elite education may have car racing, playing with stars, and debauchery.

But they know clearly who can be offended and who cannot.

What's more, before leaving, the elders at home repeatedly warned them, which led these young vampires to not dare to be presumptuous in front of Meng Yi.

Meng Yi nodded slightly, considering it a greeting to the young vampires, and then looked at the black computer screens one by one, looking at the "old vampires" hiding in the darkness.

"I don't like red tape, and polite greetings can be avoided."

"I know the purpose of you gentlemen coming here, and you know it even better."

Hearing Meng Yi say this, the young capitalist wolves decisively stopped talking, and an old voice came from the speakers in front of a dark screen.

"Chairman Bai is straightforward, that's good!"

"Everyone is very busy, and we have paid a high price to get to where we are today."

"How will Chairman Bai prove that he has mastered 'life-extension technology'?"

As soon as these words came out, heavy and rapid breathing sounds came from many dark screens.

The old vampires all suppressed their eagerness and waited patiently for Meng Yi's answer.

Another "exhibition match" of Firefly vs. Tyrant, or Wesker's clone vs. Tyrant?

That won't do.

Old vampires don't scatter eagles without seeing rabbits.

If they cannot see "longevity" with their own eyes, the young vampires are now humble and polite in front of Meng Yi, but the force of the old vampires' punches later will be just as extreme and ruthless.

Meng Yi shook his head and smiled, saying indifferently: "Let's go to the laboratory; I'll perform a surgery on the spot and let you witness it with your own eyes, how about that?"

"Good!"

"Chairman Bai is generous!"

"Bright!"

"Let's do it!"

……

Twenty-seven young vampires were disinfected, put on biochemical protective suits, and followed Meng Yi into the laboratory used a few days ago.

The live broadcast equipment transmitted to the old vampires scattered all over the world through military satellites without delay.

Meng Yi pointed to the old woman lying on the test bench and explained in a flat tone: "Her name is Alicia Marcus; most of you should know her father, one of the three founders of Umbrella Corporation, James Marcus."

"That guy, I know something about him."

Someone answered.

"I heard that Marcus's girl had progeria; I thought she was dead, but I didn't expect her to be alive."

Someone revealed more inside information.

Meng Yi raised his palm, borrowed the tools handed over by Dr. Isaacs, and walked to the test bench leisurely.

"Alicia Marcus, who suffers from 'progeria,' is only in her twenties, but her physical condition is almost equivalent to that of an elderly person in their seventies or eighties."

"Today, I will cure the so-called 'progeria' and let you all see how an old woman returns to youth."

The gene modification surgery began.

The young vampires stood in a row, silent like scarecrows in a wheat field, and no one shouted bitterness or fatigue.

The old vampires canceled their health plans and watched Meng Yi's operation without blinking.

……

Practice makes perfect.

Meng Yi, who was skilled, performed the surgery for the second time and only took seventeen hours to complete it.

Fusing the castrated version of "Longevity Gene Type I," Alicia Marcus on the test bench had her loose skin become smooth and delicate, returning to the prime of her life.

And she looked younger than her actual twenty-seven years, looking only seventeen or eighteen.

"I? This! My God!"

"Uncle Bai, you! You..."

After the anesthesia, the awakened Alicia exclaimed, breaking the seventeen-hour silence.

Meng Yi nodded and picked up a laser pointer to point to Alicia's physical state monitored in real-time by medical equipment.

"Gentlemen, I know you don't understand the data, and you don't have the patience to listen to me popularize science slowly."

"To summarize briefly, you will each get a copy of the relevant physical data later; take it back and find someone to look at it slowly."

"Alicia Marcus has returned to youth, her cell telomeres have extended to a certain extent, and her theoretical lifespan limit has been increased to two hundred years."

"!"

"Two hundred years!!"

"My God!"

Without sleep for seventeen hours, the old vampires, who should have been extremely tired, were full of excitement.

Witnessing the miracle with their own eyes, they were completely crazy!