Chapter 7: The First Glimpse of the Great Villain

Meng Yi flips the folder to the last few pages. The first thing that catches his eye is a photo of a badge combining an eagle spreading its wings and a golden pentagram, with the name Black · Watch (Blackwatch) marked below.

"A biochemical virus leak occurred in Raccoon City, and the American special department · Blackwatch blocked all entry and exit routes of Raccoon City at the first opportunity, controlling the virus in a corner of Raccoon City from the source."

In the photo, soldiers in full black combat uniforms, wearing optical visors and gas masks, holding M4A1, HK416, and other firearms, drive tanks and armored vehicles, crashing through the zombie horde.

Helicopters loaded with heavy firepower spray fire snakes, and wherever they pass, limbs are broken and black blood flies.

Zombie infected rush to their deaths one after another, falling in swathes like wheat harvested in a field.

Steel fortresses built at every exit of Raccoon City are fully equipped with heavy machine guns, grenade launchers, rocket launchers, missile vehicles, etc.

The steel torrent of tanks and armored vehicles displayed in the wilderness can make one feel the terror of the modern military just by looking at the photo.

As long as they are carbon-based lifeforms, how large a caliber of artillery can they withstand? How large a yield of missile can they eat?

"Military?"

Luo Ji gasps; colliding flesh and blood with a steel torrent—even suicide wouldn't be like this.

Fleeing Raccoon City, which is full of infected, and seeking help from Blackwatch?

Luo Ji, as a "Wallfacer," knows very well the strictness of the military and what kind of destructive power a major country can erupt with in a crisis.

Let alone how dangerous it is to flee Raccoon City, even if they really found Blackwatch, what would greet them would definitely be machine gun fire.

What are three survivors?

Who knows if you are carrying a virus?

Killing them all to eliminate future trouble is the optimal solution.

Even if they luckily escaped Blackwatch's "greeting," they would have nowhere to hide from the subsequent screening as three black-listed people.

Check their bodies, wow! You are actually not afraid of the virus's influence?

The result of the abnormal physical state caused by semi-digitization being discovered.

That would be too wonderful; thank you for God's gift, a VIP seat in the biochemical laboratory!

After a few words from Meng Yi, plus some psychological hints, Luo Ji gives up the most wrong option.

"Alas, it seems we can only live in Raccoon City for a month."

"I hope the time since the biochemical crisis incident isn't too long, and we can still find basic living supplies in the city."

For a time, Luo Ji cannot help but feel cold-hearted.

But he quickly cheers up and begins to study how to survive.

He has a reason to pass the selection dungeon.

His lover, relatives, and hometown are all bonds he cannot untie, and they will become the motivation for him to persist.

"Little brother White Devil, let's look for supplies in this building. We have to survive for a month, and acting together is at least some kind of support."

Hearing Luo Ji's invitation, Meng Yi shakes his head.

"No need for such trouble. A cunning rabbit has three burrows; how could a giant company that can research biochemical viruses be gone so simply?"

Facing a composite biochemical world, the memories of his past life can only provide superficial reference value.

Plot? There is no "plot" in the real world.

Brain-dead decisions to highlight the hero's individual heroism are even less likely to happen in the think tanks of the Eagle Sauce.

The Eagle Sauce is evil, but the Eagle Sauce is not stupid.

Alice, Leon, Chris, Jill, Claire, Ada Wong, Hunk, Wesker, Alex...

What do these familiar "protagonists" count for in the face of the grand trend?

Let alone the "protagonists" who are like tool people, Umbrella Corporation would be gone when it should be gone.

Opposing an entire civilization with one's own strength—Umbrella is far from qualified.

It would need the Shinra Company of *Final Fantasy*, the Weyland-Yutani Corporation of the *Alien* series, the Vault-Tec Corporation of the *Fallout* series, the Concordance Extraction Corporation of *Dead Space*, or the monster-like SCP Foundation.

"The building we are in has train tracks leading to the Hive built by the Umbrella Corporation in Raccoon City."

The mental probe just now has constructed a three-dimensional model of the nearby area in Meng Yi's mind.

The movie version of *Resident Evil* mentioned that a large group of Umbrella executives were sleeping in the Hive in Raccoon City, along with various human dignitaries who were trying to board the "Noah's Ark" to go to the "New World."

What a luxurious "gift package." If it were really like this, Meng Yi could eat until he's full!

Using the trend to unite and coordinate, playing chess behind the scenes, turning hands into clouds and covering hands into rain—this is the basic cultivation a Paradise player should have.

Being a beast waving its claws and fighting alone is too inefficient, not to mention too inelegant.

Being a grandson in the Warhammer worldview, he didn't dare to use his psychic power unscrupulously for fear of attracting the attention of the Warp's Greater Daemons.

In the selection dungeon of the biochemical world, well...

He has had enough of a life of fear; he decides to abandon meaningless etiquette, and from today on...

Just as the world background mentioned, the "demon" has already broken free from the cage.

Meng Yi stands up and tidies his clothes, walking toward the main door blocked by furniture with big strides.

After a little thought, Meng Yi pauses his steps, turns his head to look at Luo Ji and the girl in the corner who is in a daze, and asks:

"I have some ideas to verify at the Hive, the source of the virus. Do you want to come with me?"

It is not a sudden attack of the Virgin Mary; helping others when he has the ability is just a small effort, but the key is that he doesn't hate Luo Ji.

Also, leaving Luo Ji and that girl in the outside world might become an unstable factor that drags him down.

If they are captured by the sweeping soldiers of Blackwatch, his existence will be exposed.

The plan that has not yet been unfolded will inevitably increase in difficulty, which is very likely to affect the final harvest.

All hidden dangers must be nipped in the bud at the beginning.

Since he doesn't want to "prove the Dao through slaughter," it is imperative to disguise the two "teammates" and bind them by his side to "protect" them.

Of course, if the two "teammates" can provide some help, the generous Dr. Meng will not be stingy, sharing some side results is enough for a Tier 1 player to eat until full.

The lower class seeks survival, the middle class seeks wealth, and the upper class seeks power; Meng Yi chooses all of them.

His fingers under his sleeves move slightly, and mental interference is ready to go. He is waiting for the "teammates'" answer, waiting for the "teammates" to make the right choice.

Luo Ji's voice is a bit dry: "The source of the virus? Little brother White Devil, this is too extreme, right?"

"Hahaha, extreme? The bigger the wind and waves, the more expensive the fish; risk and return are often proportional."

Meng Yi smiles, and with a slightly provocative "persuasion," says:

"Mr. Wallfacer, or should I say Mr. Luo Ji, what is your choice?"

"Live through a month in mediocrity, continue to muddle through the next mission, and then die in a ditch one day without knowing when?"

"The 'Evolution Paradise' is not a charity; even if you are lucky enough to survive, you won't escape the 'great liquidation' of the 'promotion trial'."

"To survive in this world, only the word 'strive' matters. If there is any mistake, weakness is the original sin!"

Before Luo Ji could answer, the silver-haired girl curled up by the window raised her head for the first time.

The beautiful blue-pink eyes turned from confusion to thoughtfulness, whispering softly: "Weakness is the original sin?" ===== CHAPTER 8 =====