Chapter Summaries

Xu Yue explained the T-Virus and the zombies inside The Hive, reassuring the group that the Red Queen was still containing the outbreak. As they headed toward the Red Queen, Zheng Zha noticed the Lickers in their cryogenic containers and warned the others that something was inside.

• The mercenaries continued down the stairs with the Zhongzhou Team, while James kept Zhang Jie with the squad and separated the other Reincarnators.
• Xu Yue told James and the others that the T-Virus had leaked and explained that the Red Queen had been trying to stop the infection from spreading.
• Xu Yue revealed a zombie behind the glass and explained how the T-Virus kept infected bodies moving after death.
• Xu Yue urged the group not to waste ammunition and led them toward the Red Queen while she was still containing the infected.
• The group passed through the supposed dining hall and found rows of cryogenic containers; Zheng Zha suspected Lickers were inside and warned the others despite Zhang Jie's glare.

Xu Yue warned the mercenaries about the frozen Lickers and demonstrated the strength of his bodyguards, while Zheng Zha’s attempts to speak up only made the group more suspicious of him. The group reached the Red Queen’s computer room, where James ordered Zheng Zha dragged into the laser corridor.

• Xu Yue explained that the crates held T-Virus test subjects intended as biological weapons, and K subdued Lein when she attacked him.
• Xu Yue urged the group to think carefully before restarting the Red Queen, and Zheng Zha suggested destroying the crates before drawing suspicion onto himself.
• Lein knocked Zheng Zha down, handcuffed him, and assigned Zhang Jie to guard him.
• Kaplan hacked open the Red Queen’s computer room, and James led several mercenaries inside.
• Zheng Zha tried to warn the others that something was wrong, so James ordered two mercenaries to drag him into the laser corridor.

Zheng Zha was trapped in the Death Passage, but Xu Yue stopped the Red Queen’s laser attack and joined the mercenaries in confronting her. The Red Queen warned that rebooting her could unleash the T-Virus, and Xu Yue revealed why Umbrella would eventually reopen The Hive.

• A mercenary punched Zheng Zha, leaving him too weak to avoid the lasers as the Death Passage sealed behind him.
• Zheng Zha’s mental strength broke through under pressure, and the Main God awarded him a B-rank horror side-quest Plot Point.
• Xu Yue told the Red Queen to stop attacking, and she halted the laser and opened the passage door.
• The Red Queen warned James and the others that rebooting her could release the T-Virus and trigger a worldwide outbreak.
• Xu Yue explained that Umbrella personnel would eventually reopen The Hive to perform its final isolation procedure.

Xu Yue persuaded Red Queen to let the group clear the laboratories and led them through practice against ordinary zombies before confronting the living infected. The group prepared to thaw a single experimental subject, but Red Queen's explanation that its steel shell was only an eggshell left them uneasy.

• Xu Yue convinced Red Queen not to reboot and instead to open the laboratories so the group could eliminate the infected inside.
• Alice and James agreed to help, while Xu Yue stopped Zheng Zha from volunteering the Zhongzhou Team to fight the living infected.
• Xu Yue and Alice killed zombies washed out of a laboratory, and the mercenaries and Zheng Zha practiced on the remaining infected.
• After the group gained confidence, Xu Yue proposed facing the living infected, and James insisted that they release only one at first.
• Red Queen said she would thaw one experimental subject in the dining hall and explained that its steel shell was an eggshell it would leave after hatching.

Xu Yue and the mercenaries faced a Licker after the Red Queen thawed Number One, while the Zhongzhou Team watched from the rear. The Licker survived their gunfire, and Lein’s grenade damaged two freezing pipes, leaving the room shrouded in freezing fog and risking the release of more monsters.

• The Red Queen began thawing Number One and warned everyone to protect Xu Yue, but Xu Yue joined the mercenaries on the front line.
• Number One burst out of its freezing chamber as a Licker and evaded the mercenaries’ concentrated gunfire while shrugging off rifle rounds.
• Xu Yue criticized the mercenaries, and Lein threw a grenade to hurt the Licker or drive it into the open.
• The Licker slapped the grenade toward two freezing pipes, where it exploded, injuring the creature and releasing liquid nitrogen into the room.
• The spreading white fog reduced visibility and raised the danger that two more monsters could emerge from the damaged pipes.

The mercenaries and the Zhongzhou Team struggled to track a Licker in the cryogenic mist, and it killed two people before Xu Yue killed it with a rifle and a stomp. Three more Lickers then emerged, and Xu Yue prepared to show everyone how to fight them.

• The mercenaries chose to attack the Licker, and Xu Yue told Red Queen to shut down the cryogenic pipes.
• The Licker sneaked behind the group, killed the chubby little man and the middle-aged woman, and wounded Zhan Lan with a ricochet.
• Lein warned Xu Yue about the Licker behind him, but Xu Yue beat it down and shot its head before his bodyguards could intervene.
• Xu Yue criticized the group for failing to target the Licker's head, then three more Lickers emerged and charged toward the crowd.
• Xu Yue calmly told everyone that the trick to surviving Lickers was to kill them.

Xu Yue killed four Lickers in a rapid demonstration of how to fight them, then prepared the others to begin their own exercises. Zheng Zha worried about infection, but Xu Yue revealed that he had a vaccine and took out its case.

• Xu Yue shot the ceiling-crawling Licker and charged at the two others, killing one with an M16 and holding the second back with an MP5 and grenade launcher.
• Xu Yue crossed the cryogenic chambers and killed the wounded ceiling Licker by striking it with his M16 and pinning it to a wall with a tactical knife.
• Xu Yue explained that melee weapons could help when enemies got too close, then told the others it was their turn to practice.
• Zheng Zha warned Xu Yue about the virus, and Xu Yue showed him the vaccine case he had carried in his backpack.

Xu Yue injected the raw virus and vaccine, unlocked the First Tier Gene Lock, and recovered enough to test his increased combat strength. The Red Queen refused to let the group leave while Xu Yue remained, forcing the Zhongzhou Team Reincarnators to stay in The Hive.

• Xu Yue accidentally injected himself with the raw virus, then used the vaccine after the virus began spreading through his body.
• Xu Yue unlocked the First Tier Gene Lock and assessed its boost to his combat strength and the weakness that followed.
• Xu Yue recovered with chocolate and nutrient solution, then decided to stay and test his new abilities against the Lickers.
• The Red Queen ordered Xu Yue to leave and barred the group from touching the remaining Lickers, but Xu Yue insisted on staying.
• Zheng Zha asked the Red Queen to let the Zhongzhou Team Reincarnators leave, but she said they had to protect Xu Yue and closed the main entrance.

Xu Yue fought four thawed Lickers barehanded, revealing his terrifying strength to the mercenaries and the Zhongzhou Team. After killing them, he ordered the Red Queen to thaw more Lickers so he could push himself toward unlocking the second stage of the Gene Lock.

• Xu Yue ordered the Red Queen to thaw all four Lickers at once, despite the mercenaries' objections.
• K, James, Alice, Lein, and the others offered to fight alongside Xu Yue, but backed down when he asked for two more Lickers to be thawed for them.
• Xu Yue dropped his gun, dodged the first Licker's attacks, and killed it with a palm strike to the head.
• Xu Yue incapacitated the second Licker, crushed the third against a freezing chamber, and killed the fourth by punching through its mouth and skull.
• After finishing off the last wounded Licker, Xu Yue suffered intense physical exhaustion and ordered the Red Queen to keep thawing more, determined to unlock the second stage of the Gene Lock.

Xu Yue unlocked the second stage of the Gene Lock after killing the Lickers, then left the Hive with the survivors. At the exit, Cain welcomed the group and arranged for Alice, Ryan, and Matt to be detained, then secretly infected them with the T-Virus.

• Xu Yue killed the last three Lickers and unlocked the second stage of the Gene Lock, then refused another vaccine injection.
• After recovering with the group's high-energy food, Xu Yue watched Zheng Zha and the others disappear and leave the scenario.
• The Red Queen guided the survivors to an exit sealed by Umbrella personnel, where Cain offered them a vacation in Hawaii; Xu Yue instead chose to rest in Raccoon City.
• Cain detained Alice, Ryan, and Matt for observation while James and the other mercenaries accompanied Xu Yue around Raccoon City.
• After Xu Yue left, Cain ordered his personnel to inject Alice, Ryan, and Matt with the T-Virus stock solution.

Takahashi and Suzuki met in Raccoon City to plan their Punishment mission and identified Umbrella researcher Charles Ashford as a possible target. Cain learned that Takahashi had accessed Umbrella personnel files and ordered his subordinates to monitor him.

• Takahashi and Suzuki reunited after lifting the mission’s Cognitive Confusion and discussed their restricted abilities and Umbrella Corporation’s power.
• Takahashi shared police records showing that Charles Ashford was a senior Umbrella researcher with police protection and lived in Raccoon City.
• Suzuki agreed that Charles could be a suitable assassination target, though the pair still lacked information about the mission’s two special abilities.
• Cain received a report that Takahashi had conspicuously accessed and printed files about Umbrella personnel.
• Cain identified Takahashi Kojiro and told his subordinate to keep watching him.

Xu Yue learned that Reincarnator Takahashi Kojiro was in Raccoon City and went to meet him with a group of mercenaries. Cain monitored Xu Yue’s movements while continuing the biological-weapon experiments.

• Xu Yue reviewed information about Raccoon City and noticed that Takahashi Kojiro, a civilian police officer, had arrived there.
• Xu Yue left the hotel gym with James and other mercenaries to visit the bar where Takahashi Kojiro was gathering company information.
• Cain learned where Xu Yue was going and ordered his staff to watch the meeting closely.
• Cain returned his attention to the experiments on Ryan and Matt as researchers installed control chips and considered obtaining more samples.

Xu Yue confronted Takahashi Kojiro and the other Reincarnators at a bar, revealing that he knew they had been investigating the Umbrella Corporation. Takahashi posed as a police officer and environmental activist, while the group secretly planned to deceive Xu Yue and exploit the meeting for information.

• Takahashi Kojiro and the other Reincarnators discussed how to obtain benefits from their mission target, an Umbrella Corporation higher-up, before killing the target to complete the mission.
• Xu Yue arrived at the bar with K, James, and other bodyguards, while the Reincarnators on the dance floor watched the group warily.
• Xu Yue introduced himself as an Umbrella Corporation senior consultant and said he was interested in the Reincarnators' investigation.
• Takahashi Kojiro and the others privately decided Xu Yue likely did not know their real objective and planned to deceive him and pry out company secrets.
• Takahashi introduced himself to Xu Yue as a Raccoon City police officer and a member of the environmental organization Blue Whale, intending to use the identity as cover.

Xu Yue tricked Takahashi Kojiro and the Reincarnators into signing Umbrella Corporation employment contracts, then used them as test subjects for the T-Virus and vaccine. After they awakened the first stage of the Gene Lock, the Hive Reboot Plan began, leaving the Reincarnators unaware that they had become part of Umbrella’s experiment.

• Takahashi Kojiro accused the Umbrella Corporation of developing biological weapons and demanded product trials, while Xu Yue pretended their production was limited.
• Xu Yue called Cain, who arranged contracts for the six Intruders and seventeen veteran Elite Reincarnators and had them taken to a laboratory.
• Cain and the other researchers found that the Reincarnators responded well to the T-Virus and vaccine, and their Super Soldier Program advanced.
• The Reincarnators awakened with the first stage of the Gene Lock and discussed using their new strength to pursue further enhancements.
• Cain ordered the Hive Reboot Plan to begin, and an advance team entered through the isolation door.

After learning that The Hive had opened early, Xu Yue ordered Umbrella Corporation to contain Raccoon City while turning it into a two-week testing ground before a planned nuclear strike. The infection spread despite the lockdown, and Xu Yue remained in the city, directing Cain to deploy S.T.A.R.S. and insisting he was immune to the T-Virus.

• Xu Yue realized the Reincarnators' materials had likely accelerated The Hive's opening, but the Zhongzhou Team and Demon Team would still arrive in about two weeks, when a nuclear bomb was expected to destroy Raccoon City.
• Xu Yue told Cain to evacuate people, seal off Raccoon City, and use it as a testing ground for two weeks before disinfecting it with a nuclear bomb; Umbrella's leadership approved the plan.
• Umbrella Corporation evacuated its top talents, built isolation walls around the city, restricted movement, and cut off communications while telling residents a contagious disease was spreading.
• Cain reported that the virus had leaked and infected cases were appearing across the city after sewer rats carried it, despite the rapid containment response.
• Xu Yue ordered Cain to deploy S.T.A.R.S. to kill infected people and said he would remain until testing was complete, claiming he was immune to the T-Virus.

After the Reincarnators received the first stage of the Gene Lock, they discovered that a zombie outbreak was beginning in the quarantined city and started preparing to survive it. Xu Yue learned that the virus had spread and focused on adapting to his second-stage Gene Lock enhancements.

• Takahashi Kojiro and Suzuki suspected the laboratory had a hidden agenda after it released them with the first-stage Gene Lock and little more than tracking requirements.
• Suzuki read about the influenza quarantine, and two Reincarnators witnessed a Black man survive gunshots, attack a police officer, and reveal himself as a zombie.
• The Reincarnators concluded that the infection was already spreading beyond the authorities' control, then returned to their group and organized teams to gather weapons, ammunition, food, and vehicles.
• James and his team cleared and secured Xu Yue's hotel after seeing a man bite people, and James warned the units over the radio that the virus had spread.
• Xu Yue ended his second-stage Gene Lock state, ate to recover, and resolved to adapt fully to its permanent enhancements and reach the stage's peak.

As Raccoon City descended into chaos, Xu Yue trained his body by unlocking the Gene Lock, then left the hotel to survey the streets. He spotted a S.T.A.R.S. helicopter, whose crew noticed him standing atop a high-rise.

• Xu Yue used his Gene Lock repeatedly and ate large quantities of food while James's squad guarded the hotel and K's team helped prepare meals.
• News broadcasts reported the outbreak and advised residents to stay indoors and target undead creatures' heads, while Xu Yue suspected Cain had released the guidance to slow the city's collapse.
• Xu Yue told the hotel guards he was going out, then sprinted down the building's exterior and moved rapidly above the chaotic streets.
• Xu Yue surveyed the city, observed that panic and accidents were causing more destruction than zombies, and wondered why he had not seen any Lickers.
• Xu Yue heard a helicopter approaching and climbed to a rooftop, where Carlos Oliveira and the S.T.A.R.S. crew spotted him.

Carlos rescued Xu Yue from a rooftop in Raccoon City, where Xu Yue revealed the attackers were zombies and joined the S.T.A.R.S. helicopter crew. Meanwhile, Takahashi Kojiro led the Reincarnators toward The Hive, hoping to find a way to reach the second stage of the Gene Lock.

• Carlos ignored the pilot's warning, fast-roped onto the rooftop, and tried to persuade Xu Yue to step away from the edge.
• Zombies burst onto the roof, and Xu Yue kicked them aside and shot them in the head after Carlos hesitated.
• Xu Yue explained that the attackers were living dead, and Carlos confirmed the mission's supposed madness outbreak was actually a virus that raised corpses.
• Xu Yue boarded the helicopter with Carlos's squad and asked them to help locate several Reincarnators as zombies climbed toward the roof.
• Takahashi Kojiro and more than twenty Reincarnators advanced through the streets, having removed their trackers and learned about The Hive from captured disease-control personnel.
• Takahashi Kojiro led the group toward The Hive, hoping to discover a path to the second stage of the Gene Lock.

As the zombie outbreak overwhelmed the streets, Xu Yue left Carlos and the survivors heading for City Garden Hotel and ran toward The Hive. He arranged for the hotel to quarantine suspected infected people and prepare an escape route, while James organized its defenses.

• Carlos and the S.T.A.R.S. team struggled to defend civilians as ammunition ran low and the zombies kept coming.
• When an injured civilian turned, Xu Yue killed him and argued that the survivors' efforts were futile, while Carlos admitted the group could not hold out much longer.
• A radio message announced that City Garden Hotel could shelter survivors, and Carlos led the civilians there as the team covered their retreat.
• Xu Yue refused to join them and sprinted toward The Hive, telling Carlos that the injured and infected would become burdens.
• Xu Yue ordered the hotel to keep suspected infected out, prepare supplies and clear a route to the quarantine perimeter gate.
• James confirmed the orders and directed arriving S.T.A.R.S. members to reinforce the hotel's outer parking lot.

Xu Yue met the battered Reincarnators at The Hive and let them believe they needed his protection and Umbrella Corporation’s help to progress. As they escorted him through the city, Takahashi Kojiro learned that extreme despair could unlock later Gene Lock stages, and the group reached a cemetery church to rest.

• The Reincarnators fled The Hive after fighting powerful monsters, losing three people and using Takahashi Kojiro’s Wall of Incineration to hold the creatures back.
• Takahashi Kojiro approached Xu Yue, and the Reincarnators agreed to protect him while secretly planning to keep him under their control.
• Xu Yue claimed he could help them improve and promised to use his status to get them to safety if they obeyed his orders.
• The Reincarnators escorted Xu Yue through the city, fighting smaller zombie groups and avoiding larger ones as Takahashi Kojiro questioned him about unlocking Gene Lock stages.
• Xu Yue explained that later stages required reaching absolute despair and pushing the body to its limit, and Takahashi Kojiro realized the Reincarnators’ confidence in their own abilities had prevented them from breaking through.
• The group arrived at a cemetery church with few people and nearby zombies, intending to rest.