Chapter 13: Firepower Insufficiency Syndrome

The Cadre Training Institute looks like a large vacation villa; its exterior resembles a Western mansion, but it is considerably larger than a mansion.

The group arrives at the main gate of the building.

Han Ke leads three Alpha Squads to charge into the building first, followed by Sui Bian, then the STARS‑B Team and SWAT.

The Cadre Training Institute's lobby.

The space is spacious, the lighting dim, the décor leaning toward classic style, and a portrait of Ma Ku Si hangs in the center, hardly different from the one in the Biohazard 0 remake.

"Uh… um…"

The moment they step into the lobby, a hollow moan is heard.

The "corpses" that had been lying in corners or other rooms, upon hearing the commotion caused by the group's rush into the lobby, stagger to their feet, raise their arms, and lurch toward the people.

These corpses…

…or rather, they should be called zombies.

They wear tattered clothes, their skin rots, eyes a ghastly white; some even lack parts of tissue, with bones and internal organs exposed.

"Ugh… vomit!!"

The youngest member of the STARS‑B Team, Richard Aiken, upon seeing a zombie dragging its intestines toward them, finally could not hold back and vomited.

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Aiken's vomiting caused the other STARS‑B members and the SWAT personnel present to feel a wave of nausea.

The Zombie Dogs are tolerable, but even with mental preparation, the sight of zombies still delivers a strong visual shock.

The Uncanny Valley Effect reaches its peak.

However, Han Ke and Alpha show no sign of panic.

After all, the USS trained on Lockford Island includes exercises against various B. O. W. s, and zombies are the easiest to deal with.

"Alpha." Immediately, Han Ke raises his left hand and issues the order, his voice muffled by his mask: "Eliminate the Mutated Targets in the surface building."

"Yes." The Alphas respond in the same muffled tone.

"Bang! Bang!" Soon after, precise gunfire echoes throughout the building.

"Puff… pop!" and heads are pierced and blown apart by bullets.

The zombies cannot even emit a wail before their second death.

"Guys! Form squads of four, assist the allies in taking out these pitiful guys!"

At that moment, the STARS‑B Team leader Enri Ke Ma Li Ni also gives an order, then raises his Remington M970 and pulls the trigger at a zombie.

"Yes!"

The STARS‑B members and the SWAT personnel also respond in turn, then begin to sweep each room of the building.

Sui Bian stands in the center of the lobby, arms crossed over his chest, listening to gunfire from all directions, waiting for the group to clear the entire building.

12:43.

Thirteen minutes after the clearing operation began, both the mansion and the Cadre Training Institute's surface structures have been emptied.

In the game, players feel no safety while exploring these two buildings, always fearing the next room.

The logic is actually simple—

"Firepower Insufficiency Syndrome."

The player‑controlled character has scarce ammunition, exploring alone in an unfamiliar setting, which breeds intense fear.

However, once the player clears the game and obtains a weapon with unlimited ammo…

All B. O. W. s and bosses become a breeze.

Alpha, STARS, and SWAT, plus Sui Bian, total sixty‑two people to deal with the anomalous creatures in the two facilities.

The numbers and firepower give them the advantage; there is no fear at all.

The greatest threat B. O. W. s pose to combat personnel is viral infection and assimilation, but fortunately everyone has been injected with the T‑Virus Vaccine, greatly increasing the tolerance margin.

Therefore, compared with armed thugs and terrorists, the unarmed B. O. W. s are actually easier to handle.

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12:44.

Cadre Training Institute.

The clearing team reconvenes in the lobby and prepares to descend into the underground facility to completely eliminate the anomalous phenomenon of Ma Ku Si in the Cholera Mountain Area.

Suddenly.

"Sir, RPD (Raccoon City Police Department) said it's best to split up when entering the Acre Research Institute."

Sui Bian's Bluetooth earpiece on his left ear receives a report from an Alpha second lieutenant, who is commanding the two squads operating in the mansion.

"Split up?"

Hearing that, Sui Bian furrows his brow.

Immediately, he raises his left hand, presses the earpiece, and replies: "Tell those RPD folks that if they don't want casualties, they should follow your command."

"Yes, sir."

After ending the conversation with the lieutenant, Sui Bian turns his head to Marini, who stands to his left, and says in a deep voice: "Captain Marini, we are about to go deep into the underground research facility. The internal routes are labyrinthine; to avoid major casualties, please have your RPD obey our command."

Marini replies without hesitation: "Of course."

Having served as a police officer for over twenty years, Marini naturally understands the gap between their RPD and Alpha, so he gladly accepts Sui Bian's request.

"Thank you." Sui Bian gives Marini a slight nod.

Ensuring neither side splits up, Sui Bian uses his earpiece to speak directly with Hong Hou, having her act as a 'tour guide' to direct both parties.

Hong Hou also tracks James Marcus's whereabouts, currently inside the main control room of the Cadre Training Institute's underground facility.

The Red Empress also locked onto James Marcus's whereabouts, currently located in the main control room of the underground facility of the cadre training center.

When Sui Bian and Hank and others entered the underground facility, Marcus had tried to use the control permissions of the main control room to create obstacles for Sui Bian and the others.

The Red Queen, who possessed higher permissions, stopped all of Marcus's operations and also completely sealed off the main control room.

Sui Bian and the others who entered the underground facility, with the Red Queen's assistance, swept each room, laboratory, and level one by one to ensure no hidden dangers remained.

The underground facility's layout resembled that in the game, but the space was more spacious, which benefited Sui Bian and the others' clearing efficiency.

During this period, they were simply using basic attacks against the underground facility's mutated employees and B. O. W.

13:16.

It has been 46 minutes since the two squads arrived in the mountain area to carry out the clearing operation.

The Acre Research Institute, overseen by the lieutenant, Chris, Barry, and others, has already been cleared, and the Tyrant T-002 Model, the final boss of Biohazard 1, is dead beyond death.

Before its 'birth', it endured a simultaneous barrage from more than thirty people, including armor‑piercing incendiary rounds, fragmentation grenades, mortars, and even a four‑shot burst from an M202‑type 66 mm rocket launcher.

In short, it died in a terribly gruesome state.

Meanwhile, Sui Bian also encountered James Marcus.

13:17.

The underground facility of the Officer Training Center.

Inside the main hall outside the main control room.

It resembles a small underground plaza, with screens displaying virtual scenery and ventilation systems on both sides, originally intended for the employees here to relax and rest.

And the main control room's gate is located at the very center of the far end of this hall.

At this moment.

Hank's three Alpha squads, Marini's six‑person STARS-B Team, and ten SWAT members kept a distance of over ten meters from the gate, forming a fan‑shaped formation with their muzzles aimed at the gate.

(End of Chapter)