Raccoon City

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100%.

System load complete.

This system is currently assisting the host in replacing the original body...

Replacement complete.

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

Replacement complete.]

Inside a typical American apartment bathroom, complete with a bathtub, shower curtain, no windows, and only a small, dilapidated vent.

Sui Bian, wearing loose black shorts and a white short-sleeved shirt, stood before the vanity mirror.

As he listened to the cold, detached voice in his ears, he watched through the mirror as his height, facial features, and hairstyle changed at a pace visible to the naked eye.

Soon, these changes finally ceased.

In the mirror, he saw a man with sharp, rugged features, bright eyes, thick eyebrows, and a neat, short haircut. His skin was a healthy, tanned wheat color, and his height had returned to approximately one meter eighty-two or eighty-three.

Seeing this, he turned and walked out of the bathroom. He opened the door to reveal the standard layout of a single-occupancy apartment.

An integrated living room and kitchen, a sofa and television, sliding doors leading to a balcony with floor-to-ceiling windows, and an open bedroom door.

Sui Bian walked over and sat on the sofa, turning his head to gaze at the night view outside the window as he fell into deep thought.

First, the transmigration.

He had originally been a basketball enthusiast in China; after all, it was perfectly normal for a guy to carry a basketball while getting into a fight.

Sui Bian just hadn't expected some guy in a pickup game to throw a deliberate elbow while he was going for a layup, causing him to lose his balance and land on the back of his head.

The next time he opened his eyes, he was lying in the bathtub of this bathroom.

Second, the original owner of this body.

The original owner shared his name and surname, was also Chinese, and even looked somewhat similar to him.

After his parents died in an accident, this guy couldn't wait to sell off the family property, hire an agent, and head to Raccoon City in the United States to study abroad.

Financial freedom allowed him to indulge in everything available, and a year ago, he had become addicted to drugs. He ultimately died in the bathroom from an overdose; otherwise, Sui Bian would never have transmigrated into this body.

Finally, that emotionless system...

Wait a minute...

Raccoon City?

[Currently scanning the world where the host is located, please wait...

Scan complete.

Upon detection, this world contains a massive number of anomalies that pose an extremely high threat to the human species. If left unchecked, the human species will face total extinction in the near future.

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

"..." Sui Bian didn't know how to comment on this.

Through the original owner's memories, he knew that the current time was the early morning of May 28, 1998, and that he was, in fact, in Raccoon City.

This meant he was in the world of Resident Evil. As for whether it was the game or the movie version, Sui Bian hadn't yet figured that out.

Calming his somewhat rapid breathing, he asked the system: "Tell me, what exactly are these 'anomalies' you mentioned?"

[Anomalies are creatures, events, objects, or spaces that exceed the cognitive understanding of ordinary people.

They are akin to the plots of sci-fi, horror, supernatural, or mythological films the host watched in their previous life.

While friendly or neutral anomalies may exist, according to this system's assessment of this world, hostile anomalies are in the majority.]

"It seems there isn't just the Infected, but other things as well. Well, my luck is truly something else," Sui Bian muttered with a self-deprecating smirk.

After venting, he leaned back against the sofa, staring at the ceiling with a complex expression.

Accidental death, transmigration, receiving a system, and now finding himself in a world filled with danger.

Sui Bian was overcome with a mix of emotions.

However...

The transmigration had already occurred. No matter how unwilling he was, no matter how much he resented that guy with the elbow, he had no choice but to accept reality.

Once he had come to terms with it, Sui Bian decided to continue "viewing" the original owner's memories, preparing to figure out whether this version of Raccoon City leaned more toward the movies or the games.

Within seconds, Sui Bian obtained the most crucial piece of information.

It was the Raccoon City Times from yesterday, which had run a headline report on a case where a woman was attacked and killed by a wild beast.

Furthermore, in the past few days, there had been news related to "cannibalism," "ghouls," and the like.

In the Resident Evil movies, the entire process—from Umbrella sending personnel to investigate, to the escape of the Infected and Lickers from The Hive, to the total paralysis of the city—took only a little over ten hours.

In the games, it was because similar attacks became too frequent that the Raccoon City Police Department dispatched the S.T.A.R.S. team to investigate the mountain area in July.

As for the exact date, Sui Bian, a half-baked fan of the series, simply couldn't remember.

Sui Bian, having confirmed that this Raccoon City leaned more toward the game version, said to the system in his mind, "System, initiate a draw."

[Acknowledged, initiating the first draw...

Congratulations Host, you have obtained the highest control authority over the Red Queen and the White Queen (these are the Red Queen and White Queen from Umbrella Chronicles, unrelated to the films).]

"Artificial intelligence?" Sui Bian was taken aback.

The Red Queen and the White Queen were Umbrella's artificial intelligences, possessing processing and analytical capabilities that were ahead of their time.

The Red Queen was the most impressive.

After all, the first film had left a deep impression on people's hearts and was a childhood nightmare for many viewers, while the Red Queen in the games had even played Albert Wesker for a fool.

The White Queen in the games, however, was only mentioned and had almost no presence.

After a moment of composure.

Sui Bian asked again, "How should I command them?"

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

When the Host uses the aforementioned devices, you will be able to converse with or issue commands to the Red Queen and the White Queen.]

Hearing this, Sui Bian rose from the sofa and headed toward the bedroom.

He walked inside.

Ignoring the clutter in the room, he turned on the light, went straight to the computer desk against the wall, pulled out the chair to sit down, and started up the vintage computer.

Accompanied by the slight noise emitted by the tower, Sui Bian waited patiently for about a minute and a half.

Finally, the speakers emitted the classic startup sound of Windows 95, and the CRT monitor displayed the Windows 95 interface.

Seeing the low-resolution icons with obvious pixelation, the taskbar, and the mouse cursor, Sui Bian felt a sense of daze, as if he had been instantly transported back to his childhood, playing with the screensavers on Windows XP.

At this moment, he also noticed two triangular icons.

One white.

One red.