Mechanical Skeleton Alien Lifeform Resident Evil

Late autumn in Western Europe was often shrouded in haze, with biting winds and persistent drizzle that left the soil sodden and mired in mud.

At this very moment...

Rat-tat-tat!

Boom! Boom!

Gunfire and artillery blasts echoed inside and outside the city, while violent explosions sent soil and rubble flying into the sky.

"Soldiers! Kill them! The alien beasts are retreating!!"

"Hahaha! Did we actually win?!"

"Follow our metal bitches!!"

Simultaneously, war cries signaling victory erupted across the battlefield.

Looking down from the air, one could see soldiers in black tactical gear and mechanical exoskeletons advancing slowly toward the west—the city center—relying on the visual and targeting assistance provided by their individual equipment.

The buildings on both sides of the main road were riddled with holes, some collapsed into ruins. There were almost no intact corpses on the road; limbs, torsos, and even internal organs torn away by brute force and sharp blades were scattered everywhere.

Even if they had won, it was a pyrrhic victory.

Amidst the chaos, a signpost reading "Cathédrale de Verdun: 3 kilometers" revealed that this war-torn city was Verdun, located in northeastern France.

As for the retreating "enemy"...

Hiss!!

They emitted shrill, piercing screeches.

They moved rapidly, appearing to roll, though in reality, they were using numerous tentacles to grip the ground in alternation. Their heads resembled fish with mouths agape, begging for bait.

However, their mouths, eyes, and the gaps between their tentacles emitted a distinct orange glow, indicating the presence of some core organ within their bodies.

Facing the incoming bullets, these creatures either relied on agile movements to dodge or used their tentacles to form makeshift "bone shields" to attempt to tank the attacks.

Pop! Pop!

When bullets struck their bodies or bone shields, they didn't spray blood; instead, they shattered and burst.

Once a bullet pierced and destroyed the core organ hidden within them, they would struggle violently for a moment before quickly stiffening and dying.

Given these characteristics, the "enemies" were less like biological organisms and more like living weapons.

The "enemy" was retreating in defeat, and the human soldiers were pressing their advantage; the outcome of this battle seemed decided.

As the perspective gradually rose to a height of a thousand meters, the image appeared somewhat "blurry." Gradually, one could discern that the image was actually composed of neatly arranged, tiny "glowing squares."

Moving further away, it became clear that this was a display screen.

The screen continued to play the battle unfolding in Verdun, with information such as "Falcon-1" and "1993/06/05/17:42" displayed in the top left corner.

Moving further away...

And further...

One could see inside a makeshift tent, where three Atlas mercenaries sat behind a console of numerous monitors and various military instruments, observing, recording, or operating something.

In fact, two hours ago, an advance team equipped with fully sealed suits and breathing apparatuses had begun exploring the world behind the first space gate.

Following that, the advance team established a wired base station to "link" the two worlds and resolve the issue of real-time communication.

With communication secured, the advance team pushed deeper.

After some investigation, combined with the results from deploying a large number of drones, it was determined that the other side of the "gate" was also Earth. However, judging by the equipment of the human soldiers there, it was clear that their overall technology was significantly higher than that of the "main" Earth they originated from.

The location behind the space gate was an abandoned village thirty kilometers south of Verdun.

Shifting focus away from there, leaving the tent, and looking around, the once-empty underground space was now piled high with equipment crates marked with a red "Λ".

Even though golden flames burning eternally around stone pillars provided light, Atlas had installed complete lighting and power generation equipment here, and had even set up numerous tents and air-conditioned mobile units to provide accommodation, research, and recreation for the personnel.

It seemed that Atlas intended to gradually turn this place into a permanent base.

At this moment, Sui Yang, having changed into a black tactical uniform, was walking toward the first space gate. He was accompanied by several heavily armed Atlas mercenaries, as well as Lieutenant Jack Krauser and a group of U.S. soldiers.

"Lieutenant Krauser," Sui Yang said as he walked. "As I said before, everything you know is an illusion. There are no superheroes or supervillains; the vast majority of them are just a bunch of addicts injected with a drug called Compound V. You and your men are admirable warriors, and I happen to need talented people like you to assist me, to assist Atlas, and even to assist humanity in dealing with threats like Vought. Of course, talking only about ideals is a bit of a scoundrel's game. Please rest assured, you will receive more pay and benefits, and your families will also benefit from this. I look forward to our future cooperation."

In contrast, Jack Krauser and the U.S. soldiers still looked somewhat dazed and confused.

It couldn't be helped; anyone receiving such a massive amount of world-shattering information in a short time would begin to "doubt their existence."

For instance, the superheroes they admired and envied turned out to be selfish bastards who enjoyed rape, drug abuse, and slaughter.

Then there were the space gates leading to other universes and worlds, and the sudden transition from being military personnel to private mercenaries—all of it nearly "overloaded" their brains.

The reason Sui Yang valued these U.S. soldiers, or rather Jack Krauser, was because his appearance, service record, and age matched those of Major Krauser from the Resident Evil 4 Remake, who eventually became a boss after being backstabbed by the U.S. high command.

It was precisely through his military connections that Sui Yang had accessed the relevant information, which led to his intention to recruit him and mobilize the entire special operations platoon to follow his orders.

As long as sufficient benefits were provided, the upper echelons of the U.S. military would naturally be happy to hand people over, especially since Atlas was one of their primary partners.

Sui Yang was already well-accustomed to seeing characters from games and films appear before his eyes; among the many orphans he had adopted and was preparing to train as agents, spies, and investigators, there was even a Chinese girl who loved wearing red.

The reason for recruiting Krauser and the others was simple: beyond executing combat missions, they were needed to assist Atlas in training new recruits. Perhaps in the future, some blonde guy with a parted hairstyle would become one of Krauser's students.

As for the situation on the other side of the portal, Sui Yang happened to be very familiar with it. The so-called "enemy" was none other than an extraterrestrial species—

Mimics.

Based on the equipment of the human soldiers captured by drones and the Battle of Verdun, the world on the other side of the gate was, in all likelihood, the film version of Edge of Tomorrow.