Chapter 97: Shifting Situations, Judging Friend and Foe

"Red Queen, publish the various situations that occurred within the Umbrella Corporation's underground Hive, along with the audio and video file data, onto the internet. At the same time, organize the relevant chaotic images and video data from Raccoon City and release them onto the web as well..."

"Mainly publish them in the relevant sections of major news media."

On the computer screen in front of Zhang Xuan, the Red Queen's figure flickered twice, and a mechanical, electronically synthesized voice issued: "Confirmed as the user with highest authority, execution possible!"

"Relevant computing power insufficient, unable to continue execution!"

Zhang Xuan's expression did not change in the slightest, and he continued to instruct: "First, connect to your previous service area; I believe they are still operating within the underground Hive base. Once you have the relevant computing power, go and seize the major top-tier news media outlets, and spread the information for as long as possible."

The Red Queen paused for a moment, then said: "Obeying your command!"

After finishing all this, Zhang Xuan laughed lightly.

He continued to speak in the Chat Group.

Zhang Xuan: 【I think I have already finished dealing with most of the situation. Just now, I had the Red Queen organize the relevant matters regarding the underground Hive base and the events that occurred in Raccoon City into relevant files and exposed them beneath the major news media outlets.】

Meng Qi Who Has Returned to Secular Life: 【Damn, Big Brother is 666.】

Zhang Sanfeng: 【I don't understand, but I am greatly shocked. Little friend is 666!】

Qiao Feng: 【Although we have not met, your feat of saving the world, sir, is truly astonishing; you are worthy of the title of The Hero!】

Xiong Ba: 【Big Boss 666!】

Xiong Ba had not spoken before. When Zhang Xuan and Meng Qi were explaining the Indestructible Heavenly Art, he had quietly looked at the records of the Swallowing Heaven Demonic Art and the Indestructible Heavenly Art in the Group File, and then he was shocked.

He could not afford the exchange that cost 25,000 points, but he could still understand the relevant introductions.

"Swallow and extinguish the Origin of all figures in the heavens, use the Origin of countless people to forge the strongest demonic body..."

Just this little bit of introduction made Xiong Ba feel cold in his hands and feet on a hot day; his whole body trembled, and tears could not stop flowing down.

They say he is a villain, but other people's villains swallow the Origin of the most powerful figures in the heavens and worlds, turning the world upside down. Just from the cultivation method alone, he could imagine what kind of terrifying crisis lay behind it; it was simply a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood.

And him?

He just simply took in two disciples, and the disciples even wanted to turn against him; he couldn't even unify the world, so he had the nerve to call himself a great villain.

"This is what a villain is; not only did he succeed, but he could also write books and establish a legacy, leaving his name in history. This is too intense. If all villains are like this, when will a villain like me be able to stand up?"

Thinking of this, Xiong Ba could not help but feel a surge of sorrow.

At the same time, he also felt that this Chat Group was terrifyingly powerful.

Not only could top-tier villain bosses openly leave their inheritance here, but even the successors of villain bosses, despite doing things that were quite evil and terrifying, could still receive the approval of most people, completely unlike him, who was abandoned by his followers.

"But it's also okay, everything can still be saved. At least for now, I am still the leader of the World Association, my subordinates haven't rebelled, and I haven't been abandoned by everyone. Next, I must carefully think about how to handle the matters of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun."

Xiong Ba thought until his brain hurt.

Originally, he didn't need to deal with these things, but thinking of the many higher-level divine arts and treasures from higher-level worlds in the Chat Group, thinking of how powerful figures perceived him, thinking that they could go to different worlds, and thinking of the negative emotions Meng Qi had previously shown toward him.

He felt some unease and had to be cautious, protecting himself as much as possible.

"Nie Feng's side is still easy to handle. I am a like-minded person with his father, and there are also intricate connections between us. At worst, I'll just bring Yan Ying back and let her continue to be my World Association leader's wife. With her there, it will definitely be able to stabilize Nie Feng, and there won't be any problems."

Regarding this matter, Xiong Ba analyzed it quite clearly.

One could even say it was excessively clear. He had seen too many women like Yan Ying in his life; she was completely focused only on fame and fortune.

Yan Ying didn't care who was truly the number one in the world, didn't care who held the highest power in the world; she only wanted to be the wife of the person with the highest power.

"Handling that woman is not difficult, but handling Bu Jingyun is a bit of a problem."

Xiong Ba scratched his head. It was only after he finished reading the relevant information about Bu Jingyun that he realized Bu Jingyun was the remnant of the family the World Association hadn't wiped out back then. When the World Association was fighting for supremacy, they killed Bu Jingyun's entire family, leaving only Bu Jingyun.

This blood feud was quite difficult to resolve.

However, in these days, Xiong Ba had not been completely inactive.

He had already carefully studied the various situations in the poem of Wind and Cloud. In the process of letting Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun turn against him, and in the process of turning against his disciples, he had not died at the hands of the two of them.

At that time, the whole hand of cards was played to the worst degree, yet he still didn't die; it could be said that there was still quite a lot of room for maneuver.

"Many things can be handled more gently; there is no need to be like before. Nie Feng doesn't need to worry too much; as long as I marry my daughter to him, I can basically pull him into my faction."

"As for Bu Jingyun, if I marry Kong Ci to him, his temperament will be greatly worn down. At that time, by using various gentle means to change him little by little, the other party will definitely not cause trouble in this process. At the same time, I will raise my own strength to a stronger level; as long as the other party has no way to turn against me, this period of time can be extended indefinitely."

Xiong Ba had carefully analyzed Bu Jingyun's relevant status and situation. He believed that before Bu Jingyun was certain he could defeat him, he would absolutely not make a move and would always work diligently for him under his command.

"As long as I don't listen to that crazy talk from Ni Pusa, it won't lead to the tragic situation that follows."

"That is all feudal superstition; one absolutely cannot listen to it!"

Xiong Ba originally had quite a lot of confidence in Ni Pusa's prophecy and was very happy, but after entering the Chat Group, learning the relevant statements of the Heavenly Dao Controller, and seeing the words "my fate is determined by me, not by heaven," his whole person was suddenly as if struck by lightning, and he was enlightened all at once.

Of course, this was combined with the fact that many figures in the Chat Group had changed their fates. Whether it was Zhang Sanfeng or Meng Qi, they did not shy away from the fact that their fates had been changed, and not long ago, the Resident Evil world, which originally had a predetermined fate, had already been changed because of this.

Therefore, fate is truly not immutable as that powerful figure said, but will undergo various changes. He had a bottom line and a plan in his heart.

After confirming this point, Xiong Ba felt even more secure in his heart.

"What I need to do next is to use the Chat Group to strengthen myself as much as possible."

Looking at the pile of top-tier relevant methods marked in the Group File, Xiong Ba felt both happy and excited.

At this point, he actually didn't care much about his personal grievances with Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun.

The reason why he worried about Bu Jingyun and Nie Feng rebelling against him in the middle and late stages was that the strength of Nie Feng and Bu Jingyun had gradually exceeded his control. At his position, even without the various reasons from the early stages, he would still take action. Without the relevant prophecy from Ni Pusa, he would still feel uneasy.

He himself did not trust anyone.

"I have already consumed the Blood Bodhi picked from Lingyun Grotto, and there are still several pieces kept as treasures at the bottom of the box. Just knowing the many changes to come is enough to make me very calm. In this situation, how could I lose?"

Xiong Ba had extreme confidence.

And inside the Chat Group, Meng Qi was still asking curiously.

Meng Qi Who Has Returned to Secular Life: 【The Red Queen's performance isn't that strong, right? She ultimately belongs to the Umbrella Corporation's artificial intelligence. If the Umbrella Corporation fully mobilizes its relevant capabilities, I'm afraid the relevant information won't be able to be kept for too long.】

Zhang Xuan: 【I have considered this problem, no need to worry too much. Below many files, I have noted to download and print them as soon as possible to avoid being destroyed by the other party at the network level.】

【And at the same time, even if all the relevant information is destroyed by the other party within four hours, the information that has already erupted will inevitably leave relevant traces. Such a large-scale eruption must have been beyond the other party's expectations. Many people will be able to keep relevant information, which will attract the attention of many people.】

【The Umbrella Corporation's schemes, as well as their subsequent influence, will definitely make a great many figures take action.】

【I have even intercepted part of my chat with that person in charge of the Umbrella Corporation regarding the situation where the other party once wanted to use a nuclear bomb to destroy Raccoon City, and I have also quietly sent it to the email addresses and mobile phones of top-tier politicians.】

【Just this point alone is enough to make the other side suffer, making it very difficult for them to resist.】

Zhang Xuan smiled; his confidence in this was not exactly high, but it was not low either. In any case, if things were not changed, the world of Resident Evil would inevitably face destruction.

So, based on what already exists, since it has nothing itself and not a single bargaining chip has been placed on the gambling table, what does he have to fear?

He can overturn the table without hesitation, expose all of the other side's hole cards without hesitation, and reveal all of their secrets.

Yes, Umbrella Corporation is indeed powerful enough to reach the heavens, and it is very likely that the most top-tier figures in the United States all lean toward them. After all, the research into immortality is a temptation that no one can resist, but this world does not only consist of rulers; power flows from the bottom up, not from the top down.

If everyone at the bottom knew the goals of Umbrella and the relevant high-level figures, knew that the entire world would become a wasteland, and knew that the entire world would become a world of zombies, would they still continue to follow them? The other side's power base and related capabilities would all vanish into thin air.

To say nothing else, the incident within The Hive underground base alone is enough to make many of Umbrella Corporation's engineers and researchers lose faith.

At the very first moment of the virus leak, Umbrella Corporation, which possessed the antidote, did not let the many researchers evacuate from The Hive; instead, they directly had the Red Queen release neurotoxins, letting a large group of researchers die silently in their sleep and become infected by the virus.

From this point alone, it already demonstrates the cold-blooded ruthlessness of Umbrella Corporation.

It can cause many people's mentalities to shatter.

Zhang Xuan: 【I feel that the overall event should be coming to a close here. After all, within the entire world, I not only possess the relevant data on Umbrella Corporation, but I also have the entirety of Raccoon City. There are hundreds of thousands of people living here; their experiences cannot be faked, and the hardships they have endured during this time cannot be fake either.】

Xiao Meng who has returned to secular life: 【Aren't you afraid they will launch a nuclear bomb? At that point, it will be a true major crisis. I don't doubt that a big boss like Umbrella would abandon this behavior.】

Zhang Xuan chuckled softly; this is why he wants to carry out the large-scale data release afterward.

He must wait until Umbrella Corporation has obtained the relevant Origin and conducted a certain amount of research before he does such a thing.

He possesses the ability of immortality, and this ability is mastered systematically. He knows what Umbrella Corporation does not, but after obtaining that bottle of Origin, Umbrella Corporation should presumably know it too.

Under such actions, the behaviors and goals of Umbrella Corporation and the many top-level figures of various countries will not be completely consistent.

After all, some people pursue immortality; immortality is not only provided by Umbrella Corporation, and Zhang Xuan—who likely knows the secrets in this regard—can also provide it.

Before, those high-level figures had no choice and could only choose Umbrella. After all, the entire world only had Umbrella with such capability and strength; they had to protect Umbrella Corporation well, no matter how big a mess Umbrella Corporation made.

But now it is different.

Umbrella Corporation has made a massive mess, and Umbrella Corporation has not yet researched drugs for immortality, or rather, drugs that allow human evolution. But because he is a figure suspected of being from a top-tier biological company, Zhang Xuan has researched it, and he even brought out some finished products.

Zhang Xuan can already imagine the scene of Umbrella Corporation and the high-level figures of various countries arguing.

Launching a nuclear bomb cannot be done with hesitation; once there is hesitation and the purpose is exposed, then launching it will no longer achieve the previous effect.

And no matter how advanced Umbrella Corporation's information technology is, and no matter how ruthlessly they can seal the Red Queen on the internet, they have no way to seal the human heart. The most top-tier and explosive news was spread to the internet, and then deleted by someone in a very short time; then it will definitely arouse the curiosity of countless people. From then on, this information can never be deleted again, and there will be countless rumors spreading everywhere.

At the same time, there will be countless people truly investigating. Once the seed of doubt is planted, trust is very difficult to return.

Zhang Xuan: 【I have a certain degree of confidence that the other side should not take action. After all, their bargaining chips on that side are already very thin, while I have many bargaining chips on my side.】

(End of this chapter)