Chapter 16: Doctor

MA5BICWS.

Length: 97.5 cm.

Height: 27.5 cm.

Magazine: 60 rounds.

Caliber: 7.62×51mm AP-FMJ.

AP-FMJ.

Armor Piercing - Full Metal Jacket, a full‑metal‑case armor‑piercing round.

The projectile uses a lead‑antimony alloy or other metals to increase density and mass, allowing it to withstand the propulsive force upon firing without wear or deformation.

When striking a high‑density target, such as a human body, it produces a 'rolling' effect that causes deep, widespread muscle tearing, severs arteries, or shatters bones.

Rate of fire: 900 rounds per minute / 15 rounds per second.

Accuracy: medium.

Effective lethal range: 300 m.

The MA5B features a stockless design, made of titanium alloy and polymer.

It can be equipped with various modifications, including a suppressor, grenade launcher, standard flashlight, and additional ammunition types.

The upper part of the weapon has an added electronic module that displays remaining rounds in the magazine, sight direction, assisted aiming, and other functions.

The MA58 offers good stability; its design from the outset considered the harshest combat conditions, so jams are extremely rare.

"Hmm… not bad, not bad."

Sui Bian looked at the relevant data displayed on the computer screen and couldn't help but sigh softly.

Although the MA5B still uses real ammunition rather than a highly sci‑fi energy weapon, its reliability and craftsmanship far surpass all firearms on the market.

Equipped with AR-FMJ projectiles, the MA5B can inflict 'ripping' damage on biological targets at medium to close range.

Later.

Sui Bian changed into gray dress pants, a black shirt, and brown leather shoes, slipped two USB drives into his pockets, took the MA5B in one hand, left the dormitory, and headed straight for the central lift on the second floor.

Riding the lift to the third level of the Mother Nest, he walked through corridors so tidy they reflected light, and Sui Bian arrived at the high‑tech weapons development area.

Passing through a massive gate into the development zone, Sui Bian could sum up this place in a single word.

Huge.

The space is extremely spacious.

The floor, walls, and even the ceiling are white, the lighting is bright, and the area houses a full range of machine tools across various specialized workshops.

Walking the aisles, Sui Bian could still see many prototype weapons.

Such as the infantry railgun from the reboot of Bio‑Shock 3, or the 'Power Armor' mounted on a nearly three‑meter‑tall dummy, among others.

When Sui Bian took over the Mother Nest, he had already reviewed the detailed data and description of that 'Power Armor', a custom Tyrant T‑103 model.

The goal was to give the Tyrant T‑103 sufficient defensive capability to counter ground armor or low‑altitude weapons.

Adding Power Armor to the Tyrant was a concept proposed by the Mother Nest, but the board did not provide enough support.

On one hand, existing technology is not mature enough to solve the energy problem; on the other, the funds are burning too quickly.

Therefore, the board favored the proposal from the Paris headquarters and the Sixth Research Institute, the 'Revenge Goddess' project, which is the boss in Bio‑Shock 3—

Stalker.

Sui Bian, after taking over the Mother Nest, did not discard the Power Armor plan, but suggested to the head of high‑tech weapons development that the armor's target be shifted from the Tyrant T‑103 to humans.

After all, the current Tyrant T‑103 can be mass‑produced, and its cost is not high for Umbrella, allowing it to be classified as a disposable weapon.

Moreover, the Tyrant T‑103's intelligence still lags far behind humans, so there's no need to mount expensive Power Armor on a disposable weapon.

At that moment.

Sui Bian turned left into the Power Armor workshop and saw six researchers in white lab coats busy at work.

Four sat at a row of computers on the right side of the workshop, analyzing and recording experimental data, while two stood before the prototype Power Armor, whispering to each other.

Five of them were aged between 20 and 30, young, energetic, and most notably, had thick hair.

But the researcher standing before the prototype Power Armor, labeled 'Mediterranean Sea', was markedly different from the other five youngsters.

He wore black rectangular glasses, was about fifty years old, of Chinese descent, and about seventy percent of his remaining hair was white.

This 'Mediterranean Sea', Dr. Wang Zhaofeng, is the head of the Mother Nest's high‑tech weapons R&D department.

Born in 1946, he is 52, an American of Chinese heritage.

His parents were Chinese students who studied abroad in the 1930s; due to various factors (temptations), they ultimately chose to stay in the United States.

Wang Zhaofeng's parents even participated in core projects for the U. S. military, providing considerable assistance to the Allied victory in the latter part of World II.

Inheriting his parents' intellect, Wang Zhaofeng was admitted to Georgia Tech at 14, entered MIT for graduate studies at 17, and began his PhD at 19.

Unlike his parents, Wang Zhaofeng seems not to like the United States much and strongly wishes to return to China.

For such top talent, the U. S. government and military could never allow him freedom.

Thus, on October 30, 1985, the CIA placed Wang Zhaofeng under house arrest.

Until January 23, 1991, Umbrella's U. S. branch negotiated with the CIA, using deeper arms‑cooperation as leverage, and successfully recruited Wang Zhaofeng to work at the Mother Nest.

The Mother Nest's Power Armor, railgun, and other prototype weapons were all overseen by Wang Zhaofeng.

When Sui Bian first saw Wang Zhaofeng's detailed profile, the thoughts in his mind were nothing but "Whoa" and "Awesome."

If the game's storyline were followed, this brilliant man's ultimate fate would be infection by the T‑virus, turning him into a mindless walking corpse—a nameless minor monster in the game.

Returning to the present.

Wang Zhaofeng and the others, upon seeing Sui Bian enter the workshop, set aside their tasks and gathered around him.

Especially when Wang Zhaofeng saw the MA5B in Sui Bian's hand, his eyes seemed to flash, he lifted his left hand to push his glasses frame, and, with an indescribably excited tone, asked:

"Mr. Sui… may I have a look… at that gun in your hand?"

"Of course, that's why I came." Sui Bian also smiled, then handed the MA5B to Wang Zhaofeng.

Wang Zhaofeng took the MA5B, began to fiddle with it carefully, and as he opened the electronic component, displayed a very novel expression and evaluated:

"The barrel proportion is excellent, the empty weight feels very comfortable, especially this electronic component… hmm, not bad, not bad."

Saying that, Wang Zhaofeng handed the MA5B to the assistants nearby to continue studying, and then asked Sui Bian, who was standing not far away:

"Mr. Sui, which institute produced this prototype gun? The Paris headquarters? Or the Sixth Research Institute?"

"None of them." Sui Bian smiled and shook his head lightly, then took two USB drives from his trouser pocket and walked toward a row of computers on the right side of the workshop.

He said, "Doctor, follow me, I have something to show you."

?

"Alright."

Wang Zhaofeng, somewhat puzzled, followed Sui Bian to the computer, ready to see what Sui Bian was up to.

But when Sui Bian inserted the USB drive into the host and displayed its contents on the screen, the Doctor's expression became completely unsettled.

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