Raccoon City

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System loading complete.

The system is assisting the host in replacing the original body's...

Replacement complete.

Replacing the host's original physical traits and genetic information...

Replacement complete.

Inside a typical Western-style apartment bathroom with a bathtub and shower curtain, no windows, and only a tiny, broken exhaust vent.

Sui Bian, wearing loose black shorts and a white T-shirt, stood in front of the vanity.

As he listened to the emotionless voice by his ear, he watched in the mirror as his height, face, and hairstyle visibly changed.

Soon, the transformation finally stopped.

The man in the mirror had rugged features, bright eyes and straight brows, and a neat short haircut. His skin was a healthy wheat color, and his height had returned to around six feet.

Seeing this, he turned and walked out of the bathroom. Opening the door, he found the standard setup of a one-bedroom apartment.

The living room and kitchen shared an open layout, with a sofa and television, a sliding door leading to the balcony and a floor-to-ceiling window, and a bedroom with its door open.

Sui Bian went over and sat on the sofa, turning to gaze at the nighttime view outside as he fell into thought.

First, there was the transmigration.

He had been a basketball-loving Chinese guy. Getting into a fight while carrying a basketball was perfectly normal.

What Sui Bian hadn't expected was that, during a pickup game, some guy would elbow him while he was going for a layup. He'd lost his balance and hit the back of his head on the ground.

When he opened his eyes again, he was lying in a bathtub in the bathroom.

Next, there was the previous owner of this body.

The original owner had the same name as him and was also Chinese. They even looked somewhat alike.

After his parents died in an accident, the guy had eagerly sold off the family assets, then immediately found an agency and gone to study in Raccoon City, America.

Financial freedom let him indulge in every pleasure he could find. A year ago, he'd gotten hooked on drugs, and eventually died of an overdose in the bathroom. Otherwise, Sui Bian wouldn't have transmigrated into his body.

And finally, there was that emotionless system...

Wait...

Raccoon City?

[Checking the host's current world. Please wait...

Check complete.

The world contains a large number of anomalous phenomena that pose an extreme threat to the human species. If they are not brought under control, humanity will be completely wiped out in the near future.

Given the high level of danger in this world, the system will grant the host three free draws. Would the host like to use them?]

"..." Sui Bian didn't know what to say.

From the original owner's memories, he knew that the date was May 28, 1998, just after midnight—and, damn it, there was a Raccoon City.

That meant this was the world of Resident Evil. Sui Bian still couldn't tell whether it was based on the games or the movies.

After taking a moment to steady his somewhat ragged breathing, he asked the system, What exactly are these anomalous phenomena you mentioned?

[Anomalous phenomena are organisms, objects, items, or spaces beyond the scope of ordinary human understanding.

They are like the scenes found in science fiction, horror, bizarre, and mythological films the host watched in his previous life.

Some anomalous phenomena may be friendly or neutral, but according to the system's assessment of this world, most are hostile.]

"Looks like it's not just zombies. There could be other things, too. Yeah, I'm really lucky," Sui Bian said sarcastically.

After that, he leaned back on the sofa, his expression complicated as he gazed up at the ceiling.

Unexpected death → transmigration → acquiring a system → a world full of danger.

Sui Bian was awash in conflicting emotions.

But...

The transmigration had already happened. No matter how unwilling he was, or how much he resented the guy who'd elbowed him, he had no choice but to accept reality.

Once he'd come to terms with it, Sui Bian decided to keep "watching" the original owner's memories, hoping to figure out whether this world's Raccoon City was more like the movies or the games.

In just a few seconds, he learned something crucial.

Yesterday's Raccoon City Times had run a front-page story about a woman who'd been mauled to death by a wild animal.

And in the past few days, there'd also been reports about "people eating people" and "ghouls."

In the movies, the whole process—from Umbrella sending people to investigate, to the Infected and Lickers escaping the Hive and bringing the entire city to a standstill—took just over ten hours.

In the games, similar attacks had become so frequent that the Raccoon Police Department didn't send the S.T.A.R.S. team into the mountains to investigate until July.

Sui Bian, a half-baked Resident Evil fan, honestly couldn't remember the exact date.

Having confirmed that this Raccoon City leaned more toward the games, Sui Bian said to the system in his mind, System, do one draw.

[Understood. Beginning the first draw...

Congratulations, host. You have obtained the highest control authority over the Red Queen and White Queen (the Red Queen and White Queen from Umbrella Chronicles, unrelated to the movies).]

Artificial intelligence? Sui Bian was taken aback.

The Red Queen and White Queen were Umbrella's artificial intelligences, with processing and analytical capabilities far beyond their time.

The Red Queen had left the strongest impression.

After all, the first movie had made a lasting impression on viewers and given many of them childhood nightmares. The Red Queen in the games had even outsmarted Albert Wesker.

But the White Queen was only mentioned in the games and had almost no presence.

After taking a moment to collect himself.

Sui Bian asked again, How do I give them commands?

[You need a device capable of connecting to the internet, such as a mobile phone, personal computer, or laptop.

When the host uses one of these devices, he can speak with the Red Queen and White Queen or give them commands.]

Hearing this, Sui Bian got up and headed toward the bedroom.

He went inside.

Ignoring the mess in the room, he turned on the light and went straight to the computer desk against the wall. He pulled out the chair, sat down, and started up the computer, which looked like it belonged to another era.

As the computer tower made a bit of noise, Sui Bian waited patiently for about a minute and a half.

Finally, the speakers played the familiar Windows 95 startup sound, and the CRT monitor displayed the Windows 95 desktop.

Seeing the low-resolution icons, taskbar, and mouse pointer, all with obvious pixelation, Sui Bian felt dazed, as if he'd suddenly gone back to his childhood, when he used to play around with the Windows XP screensaver.

That was when he noticed two triangular icons.

One white.

One red. ```