"Had it started already?" Hearing the unceasing police sirens and ambulance wails from the streets, Shen Fei understood that the virus might have leaked.
Although he had always expected this, when it actually happened, Shen Fei was still stunned for quite a while. Then he turned and walked into the orphanage, taking out the weapon he had prepared earlier.
In truth, this so-called weapon was nothing more than a fruit knife. Guns were easy enough to obtain in America, but clearly, Shen Fei did not have that ability right now.
He had chosen a knife because activating the Op-Op Fruit's power required one, serving as a scalpel. Shen Fei did not know whether he would need a weapon to activate the Op-Op Fruit's abilities in the future, but he definitely needed one now.
Just as Shen Fei took the knife and prepared to leave the orphanage, Sister Lina ran in through the front entrance and quickly shut the main doors. The moment she saw Shen Fei, she immediately called out to him.
"You can't go out right now. There are a lot of rioters outside." Without another word, she grabbed Shen Fei and pulled him deeper inside. Shen Fei could only helplessly follow her back.
For Raccoon City Police Station and Raccoon City Hospital, today was an exceptionally difficult day, because there were countless rioters and injured people.
The people at the orphanage were soon gathered together by the sisters and staff to prevent any accidents. The previous accident had left the sisters and staff here deeply burdened by self-blame.
Looking at the fourteen children in the room, some of whom were only a few years old and could not even walk yet, Shen Fei could not help sighing deeply. He had been avoiding thoughts like this for the past few days. He wanted to help, but lacked the means.
Bang.
As some of the children cried and fussed while the adults tried to soothe them, the front doors were suddenly pushed open. Shen Fei looked up and froze for a moment, because he recognized the newcomers. They were Jill and Rebecca.
"Officer Jill." Sister Lina looked at the fully armed Jill and Rebecca in confusion.
"There's no time to explain. Come with us. This city is finished." Jill's right arm was still wrapped in bandages, with a faint bloodstain visible on them.
"What happened?" Sister Lina clearly trusted Jill deeply. Though she asked the question, she was already directing the others to get the children ready to move.
"It's hard to explain right now. Let's leave first." Jill's expression was extremely grave as she spoke.
Jill had never imagined that Umbrella Corporation would be insane enough to release the virus within Raccoon City. She believed Umbrella Corporation was behind the upheaval in Raccoon City.
After Jill and Rebecca escaped Umbrella Corporation's Strike Team, they had planned to hide and wait for Chris to return so they could regroup. But before Chris came back, Raccoon City had already suffered such a massive disaster.
After seeing the chaos in the streets, Jill's first concern had been Linna and the children at the orphanage. That was why she and Rebecca had come here.
"Move." The group quickly boarded a milk truck Jill had prepared in advance through the orphanage's back entrance. Once everyone was seated in the cargo compartment, Jill and Rebecca got into the cab and set off.
Looks like I got lucky. Shen Fei, squeezed into a corner of the cargo compartment, finally let out a breath of relief. With those two around, their chances of escaping had increased greatly.
Shen Fei was also somewhat worried about Sherry, but once he thought of Leon and Claire, he set those worries aside.
"Good thing Leon isn't driving, and Chris isn't here." In the Resident Evil game series, Leon was a notorious vehicle destroyer. Riding in any form of transportation with him required extreme caution.
As for Chris, he was famous for getting his teammates killed, especially male teammates. So far, the only person who had teamed up with Chris without anything happening was Leon.
"As long as I get out of this land of death, the world will be mine to roam." With the power of the Op-Op Fruit, Shen Fei was already filled with anticipation for his future life.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The continuous gunfire shattered Shen Fei's daydreams. The truck then came to an abrupt stop, followed by the sound of loudspeakers outside. Raccoon City had been sealed off.
The reason was simple: an unexplained infectious disease had broken out in Raccoon City, and no one was allowed to leave until its cause had been identified. Naturally, some people did not believe that explanation. And since this was a country where people could freely carry guns, a battle broke out.
The result, of course, was victory for Umbrella Corporation's Strike Team, which had sealed off Raccoon City. The difference in weaponry between the two sides was far too great. Once the people who had been shouting about leaving Raccoon City saw that the soldiers truly dared to fire, they immediately backed down.
Faced with this situation, Jill and Rebecca had no choice but to turn back despite their unwillingness. This time, however, they did not return to the orphanage. Instead, after winding through numerous roads, they arrived at a small villa far from the city.
"Jill, what exactly happened?" Linna immediately asked anxiously.
"We'll talk inside." Jill and Rebecca helped bring the children into the villa.
"That's what happened. Now we have to hold out until the military arrives." After briefly explaining the situation to Linna, Jill and Rebecca went outside to inspect the surrounding area.
Their experience at the Mansion had taught them that even if there did not seem to be anyone nearby, they still had to remain cautious.
"Rebecca, stay here and protect them. I'll investigate." In the villa's basement, Jill opened a Chamber of Secrets and took out a large number of weapons.
"This is...?" Rebecca stared at the weapons before her in surprise. She had never imagined there were so many weapons hidden here.
"This is where Chris rests." Jill gave a brief explanation.
As a STARS member in Raccoon City, Chris usually did not have much to do. After all, the city was far from major metropolitan areas, and ordinary problems were handled by the police. Aside from training, STARS members had plenty of free time. Chris had set up a Small Shooting Range in the suburbs where he could practice whenever he wanted.
Chris loved weapons. Claire's fighting skills and proficiency with firearms made that obvious.
"Be careful." Seeing Jill fully armed and ready to leave, Rebecca spoke with concern.
"Don't worry. You need to be careful here too."
"What the hell are you trying to do? Have you gone insane?" In the Police Chief's office at the Police Station, Brian rarely shouted so furiously into the phone.
"That isn't something you need to concern yourself with. Just do what we arranged for you to do. Someone will naturally get you out afterward. Then you can take a huge pile of green bills and go anywhere you want."
"That amount of money isn't enough anymore. Double it." Brian made an outrageous demand.
"No problem." With that, the call ended.
"Idiot." The person who had hung up revealed a cold smile.
"Big Sister Rebecca, can you teach me how to use a gun?" After Jill left, Rebecca guarded the villa's entrance alone. Shen Fei thought for a moment, then walked over.
"Use a gun?" Rebecca looked at Shen Fei in surprise.
"I don't know what happened, but judging from how you look and how things are, something major clearly happened. If I learn to use a gun, I can help you too."
Shen Fei was currently the oldest child at the orphanage. All the others were under ten years old. Most children around twelve had already left the orphanage.
"Alright." After thinking for a while, Rebecca immediately nodded in agreement. She took out a handgun, removed the magazine, and began teaching Shen Fei.
Shen Fei had never used a gun before, aside from toy guns.
"I never thought using a gun would be this difficult." After Rebecca's instruction, Shen Fei finally understood why headshots against zombies were so difficult in Resident Evil games and movies.
Hitting every shot was something that only happened in movies. It was not impossible in reality, but it was not something ordinary people could achieve. At the very least, it required a massive number of bullets for practice. Ordinary police officers and civilians could not possibly have such opportunities.
Claire was so capable because of Chris's strict demands.
Claire had originally resented her brother for forcing her to train in those things. Hand-to-hand combat was one thing—she could use it to deal with petty thugs—but marksmanship had seemed completely unnecessary. Only after she entered Raccoon City did she understand just how farsighted her brother had been.
However, Shen Fei did not need all that. With the Op-Op Fruit's power, he quickly became familiar with every component of a firearm. As for marksmanship, after practicing a few times, becoming an expert shooter would not be far off.
For ordinary people, a gun's recoil was difficult to overcome, but for him, it was no problem at all.
Shen Fei's learning speed greatly surprised Rebecca. At first, she had only intended to teach Shen Fei how to use a gun, but now she could teach him more deeply—not just firearms, but also some of STARS's combat methods and experience.
Although Rebecca looked somewhat delicate on the outside, she had passed STARS's assessment and fought her way out of the Training Facility and the Mansion. Real combat was the best way to improve a person's abilities.
Rebecca had fought a Tyrant, killed a Giant Serpent, and taken down the Leech Queen.
If Rebecca's strength were evaluated now, she was already at the level of a full STARS member.
While Shen Fei learned how to use firearms and studied STARS knowledge, Raccoon City was going through its most frenzied hour. Gunfire rang out everywhere.
Even more bizarrely, amid such chaos, there were still people taking advantage of the disaster to loot banks, convenience stores, and shopping malls. Their final fate was to join the zombie horde.
"Wolfpack is in position. The operation is about to begin." As Raccoon City sank into massive chaos, Umbrella Corporation had not given up its pursuit of the STARS members. Their most elite squad had been deployed, and its first target was Chris's villa.
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