Remaining points: 0
Strength: 10
Constitution: 12
Agility: 12
Intelligence: 20 (+1) (Apocalypse Baptism complete, mental barrier breakthrough!)
Perception: 14
Overall score: 68 (+1)
Apocalypse: None
Skill: 1. Firearms Mastery: Intermediate
2. Military Combat Skills: Beginner
3. T-Virus Enhanced Adaptability: Beginner
Special Ability (Half-Awakened State)
Mind Impact (Imitation): An algorithm jointly constructed through the Red Queen Motherboard and Apocalypse Combat System, forming a Mental Field. Reduced power, effective range of 5 meters, usable once.
Kevin's eyes were bloodshot. Even with the external cognitive support system taking most of the burden off him, this kind of overloaded brain computation was still deadly for him.
"Move!"
The commander held Alice in his arms and strode forward. As he bent down to avoid the horizontally swiping claws, he happened to step within five meters of the mutant.
At his explosive shout, Ada and Leon, the most alert among them, saw the commander's bulging eyes leaking bloody tears and felt their scalps go numb.
Without hesitation, they grabbed Jill, who was still standing there waiting, turned, rushed into the elevator, and shut the hidden door.
At the same time, ripples spread through the air. Even the alloy floor cracked as though it had been torn and crushed. The mutant, which had opened its huge mouth and prepared to eat, was sent flying by the concentrated Mental Shock.
"Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!" The densely packed sickly yellow eyeballs all over Dr. Isaacs's body burst at once, continuously spraying yellowish fluid.
The enormous body embedded deep in the steel wall twitched irregularly from time to time, like a lab rat whose main nerves had been severed.
"Go!"
The Red Queen Motherboard, flickering with electric sparks in Kevin's hand, slipped to the ground. The commander only managed a difficult growl before his body tilted backward and he completely lost consciousness.
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Bastards, Come Save the World with Me!
Somewhere in the Acre Mountains.
"Boom!" The metal door disguised as a mountain rock flew open. The elevator shot into the air amid the blast wave, then crashed onto the grass and shattered into pieces.
Fortunately, everyone was a well-trained elite. Their instinctive defensive movements meant they suffered little injury.
But just as the group climbed to their feet, the ground not far away collapsed and sank in huge sections. Shattered rocks even shot in every direction.
The Hive! It was finished!
Breathing the surface air again felt especially precious to them.
Because many people had already been buried in the grave called The Hive. They would never again have the chance to see tomorrow's sun rise as usual.
"Cough, cough..." Perhaps due to the external stimulation, Kevin, who had been unconscious, quietly woke up. But his head remained muddled, and needle-like pain washed over him in wave after wave.
At the same time, the satellite phones everyone carried began ringing urgently.
Kevin refused the team's request for him to rest and immediately answered the call.
Mayor Warren could not possibly know the exact time the rescue team had escaped The Hive. The fact that they received a call the instant they emerged meant there was only one answer.
Someone in Raccoon City had been constantly trying to reach this mixed unit. In other words...
The situation in the city was not looking good!
"Did you bring it back? One hundred and thirty-seven people in the quarantine zone have already developed symptoms. Although the snipers safely killed them all, there are still at least five thousand seriously ill patients lying in the hospitals!"
"I can't just kill every last one of them! We can't hold out much longer here!"
The moment the call connected, the frazzled Mayor Warren impatiently asked about the antidote. He did not even have the presence of mind for polite questions about whether everyone was safe.
"We have the antidote. We'll immediately head to the city center to release it and hold the line!"
Upon hearing that, Mayor Warren collapsed into his chair in relief. Just as he was about to massage his temples to ease his mental fatigue, a guard's report came from outside.
"Mr. Mayor, another twenty-eight infected people have developed symptoms in the East District. Should we shoot them?"
Mayor Warren nodded painfully. "Authorized!"
Before the antidote arrived, the East District absolutely could not descend into chaos. No matter how heavy the blame, he had to bear it.
I hope it's not too late... Warren clasped his hands together and prayed devoutly to God.
At the same time, after tossing the satellite phone to Jill, Kevin asked everyone about the time and other details.
"What time is it now? How long until the helicopters from the military garrison outside the city arrive?"
"Seven thirty in the evening. We have thirty minutes left..." Jill answered first.
"As for the helicopters, it takes fifteen minutes from the military garrison to here, then roughly thirty minutes to the city center. So a round trip will take at least forty-five minutes..."
Leon, who had once ridden with the American soldiers, recalled his earlier conversations with them and stepped forward with the answer.
In another thirty minutes, Raccoon City would reach the first peak of mass symptoms among the T-Virus Infected. At least ten thousand people would be heading off to have tea with Satan by then.
What was more, amid the chaos, it was hard to say whether these stabilization forces could contain the spread of the infected.
Forty-five minutes... What a problem... Why did that bastard Pursuer have to shoot down the plane for no reason?!
Kevin immediately felt a headache coming on. But in the next instant, he looked back over the surrounding Acre Mountains, rubbed his chin, and raised the antidote.
"If we shatter the antidote here, could it cover all of Raccoon City in around thirty minutes?"
Ada shook her head slightly, rejecting the commander's plan.
"Hard to say. The surrounding mountains and forests would block it, making dispersal more difficult. The airflow is poor too, so the result is unpredictable..."
At that moment, Leon glanced at the three captives on the ground and timidly raised a hand.
"This Wolf Pack Squad managed to infiltrate the terrain of the Acre Mountains without a sound, and they weren't harassed by The Pursuer earlier. There should be a helicopter on standby nearby..."
Kevin slapped Leon on the shoulder, joy shining in his eyes. He had nearly forgotten about these people...
Earlier, Dr. Isaacs had been paralyzed, and The Hive had been about to self-destruct.
Not only had the team rescued Kevin and Alice, but to obtain the elevator activation code, they had simply brought the surviving Wolf Pack Squad members along as well.
"Where is the helicopter? Please take us there!"
Leon had not entirely shed his habit of reasoning things out. Even when questioning Wolf Mom Ruper, his tone remained fairly calm.
But all he got was Wolf Mom's cold snort. Her teammates had not died directly at Kevin's hands, but they certainly could not be separated from some bastard who was rotten to the core.
Kevin held down Leon's shoulder and slowly stood. His signature sinister smile made the rookie cop silently mourn for the defiant captives.
"Tsk, tsk. Carena Lespruss, former French Special Forces member. After joining Umbrella, you personally formed the Wolf Pack Squad. Quite an impressive record..."
"I heard you accidentally killed your abusive husband for your daughter. You must love her very much, right?"
"Did you think that with Umbrella's protection, we wouldn't be able to find your child?"
"If news of your capture and leaked information reached Umbrella's upper management, which operating table do you think your daughter would be lying on?"
At first, when this fierce mother wolf heard her real name and past exposed, she could not help baring her teeth.
But the vicious scheme this bastard had devised against her daughter left Wolf Mom looking as though her spine had been pulled out, her expression utterly dejected.
"Grim Reaper Hank, Four Eyes Kyoko Yamaya? It seems I don't need to give either of you a grand introduction?"
"Let's go, bastards. Come save the world with me."
The three remaining Wolf Pack Squad members felt a chill rise in their hearts as they faced the smiling demon before them.
As mercenaries, having their information exposed meant death would soon follow.
They could not afford to provoke this man...
Three minutes later, everyone safely boarded a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter parked in a mountain hollow. Barry, who had once served in the U.S. Air Force, naturally volunteered to take the pilot's seat.
"We have around twenty-five minutes left. We wasted too much time. I'm afraid we won't make it before the first large-scale wave of T-Virus symptoms..."
Jill closed her eyes in pain. Faced with this time gap, they had no solution left.
"Don't worry. I just thought of a better idea."
Kevin patted Jill's shoulder reassuringly, then took coffee candy from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, chewing to stay awake.
"Barry, head directly for the military garrison outside Raccoon City. At the same time, have Raccoon City urgently send over a batch of silver iodide shells within fifteen minutes!"
Their long-standing trust made Barry immediately carry out the order.
Amid the roar of the rotors, Ada was the first to grasp the commander's intention, her eyes sparkling.
"Conduct large-scale artificial rainfall from the military garrison?! Great idea!"
The others were all amazed. Raccoon City lay at a lower elevation and backed against the Acre Mountains. Its climate was relatively humid, making it easy to create the conditions for artificial rainfall.
And even if large-scale precipitation did not occur, the strong winds before a thunderstorm could accelerate the spread of the antidote.
Then, as long as they mixed the antidote into the silver iodide shells and used the ground forces' anti-aircraft artillery to bombard the clouds above downtown Raccoon City, they could eliminate the crisis before it erupted!
"Don't call me... I'm tired... Let me lean on something. I need to nap..."
Even after swallowing half a bottle of coffee candy, Kevin could not resist the drowsiness signals from his brain. He groggily leaned to the side, fell over, and went to sleep.
Ada watched the policewoman catch the commander's upper body before she could and revealed a hint of playful amusement in her smile.
A faint blush appeared on Jill's face. Then she gritted her teeth and gently placed the commander's head on her pressed-together thighs.
Accompanied by steady breathing, the Black Hawk helicopter roared toward the military garrison.
At that moment, a black figure stepped out of The Cabin in the Woods, speaking in a pitying yet mocking tone.
"If you do not even deserve the right to be human, then what exactly is the purpose of your evolution, Doctor...?"
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The Battle Royale of the Mother Tyrannosaurs
"Cannibalistic demons have appeared in Raccoon City, and Umbrella Corporation is the true culprit!"
"A massive tremor came from the Acre Mountains last night. According to relevant experts, it was caused by the collapse of Umbrella's underground laboratory..."
"Thousands of stray cats and dogs in the city have been innocently detained by the Raccoon City Police Department, sparking serious protests from animal protection organizations..."
"Mayor Warren actually ordered the shooting of Raccoon City residents. The families of the victims have filed lawsuits, and Mayor Warren will be held accountable..."
Kevin put down the newspaper and leaned against his pillow, enjoying the morning breeze after the rain. He no longer had any interest in Raccoon City's ensuing struggle.
Although the crisis had been eliminated, Mayor Warren, who stood at the forefront fighting Umbrella Corporation, was probably having a rough time. After all, his opponent was a massive multinational corporation.
A centipede did not stop wriggling even after death.
Even with the evidence Kevin and the others had obtained, completely dismantling Umbrella would still be extremely difficult.
However, judging from the fact that no nuclear missile had flattened the area last night, the shrewd Mayor Warren was certainly no pushover.
And from the news filling the newspaper's pages, it was clear that Mayor Warren had already more or less brought public opinion under control. At the very least, he could remain invincible.
All that remained was to watch the show...
As for stirring up trouble, Kevin would not even need to worry about it. A large group of "conscientious industry figures" would step up to take sides and make things difficult for Umbrella Corporation.
After all, Umbrella had monopolized the enormous profit pie of pharmaceuticals and biotechnology for far too long, and its conduct had been ugly.
"The apples this season taste pretty good. Let me peel one for you..."
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