"Doctor"

MA5B ICWS.

Length: 97.5 cm.

Height: 27.5 cm.

Magazine: 60 rounds.

Caliber: 7.62 x 51mm AP-FMJ.

AP-FMJ.

Armor Piercing - Full Metal Jacket, a full-metal-jacket armor-piercing round.

The bullet was made of lead-antimony alloy or other metals to increase its density and mass, allowing it to withstand the force of firing without wearing down or deforming.

When it entered a high-density target, such as a human body, it produced a "tumbling" effect, causing extensive deep muscle tears, severing arteries, or shattering bones.

Rate of fire: 900 rounds per minute / 15 rounds per second.

Accuracy: Moderate.

Effective lethal range: 300 meters.

The MA5B had a bullpup design and was made of titanium alloy and polymer.

It could be fitted with various modifications, including a suppressor, grenade launcher, standard flashlight, and more types of ammunition.

The top of the gun had an additional electronic module that displayed the remaining rounds in the magazine, the direction of the compass, assisted aiming, and various other functions.

The MA58 was highly stable. From the outset, it had been designed with the harshest combat environments in mind, and it rarely jammed.

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"Mm... not bad, not bad."

Looking at the information displayed on the computer screen, Sui Bian couldn't help murmuring in admiration.

Although the MA5B still used conventional ammunition rather than overly futuristic energy weapons, its reliability and craftsmanship far surpassed those of every firearm on the market.

With AR-FMJ rounds, the MA5B could inflict devastating, "shredding" damage on biological targets at close to medium range.

Then.

Sui Bian changed into gray slacks, a black shirt, and brown leather shoes. He put the two USB drives in his pocket, took the MA5B in one hand, and left his room. Reaching the second-floor corridor, he headed straight for the elevator at its center.

He rode the elevator to the Hive's third floor and made his way through the spotless, gleaming corridors to the advanced weapons development area.

Passing through a massive security door and entering the development area, Sui Bian could sum up the place in a single word.

Huge.

The space was vast.

The floors, walls, and even the ceilings were white, and the area was brightly lit. It contained a full range of machine tools and workshops for different tasks.

As he walked along the passageways, Sui Bian could also see many prototype weapons.

For instance, the Railgun from the Resident Evil 3 remake, or the "Power Armor" mounted on a nearly three-meter-tall mannequin, among others.

When Sui Bian took over the Hive, he had read the detailed information and description of that "Power Armor." It was a custom-made model for the Tyrant T-103.

The aim was to give the Tyrant T-103 enough defense to withstand ground-based armor or low-flying aircraft.

The concept of equipping Tyrants with Power Armor had come from the Hive, but the board had not provided enough support.

For one thing, the existing technology was still too immature to solve the energy problem. For another, the costs were piling up too quickly.

Therefore, the board was more inclined to back the proposal from Paris Headquarters and the Sixth Research Institute: the Nemesis Project, or the boss from Resident Evil 3—

the Pursuer.

Sui Bian had not scrapped the Power Armor project after taking over the Hive. However, he had instructed the head of the Hive's advanced weapons division to change its intended users from Tyrant T-103s to humans.

After all, Tyrant T-103s could already be mass-produced, and their cost was not high for Umbrella. They could be treated as disposable weapons.

Moreover, Tyrant T-103s were still far less intelligent than humans, so there was no need to put expensive Power Armor on a disposable weapon.

Just then.

Sui Bian turned left and entered the workshop where the Power Armor was being developed. Inside, he saw six researchers in white lab coats hard at work.

Four sat at a row of computers on the right side of the workshop, analyzing and recording experimental data. The other two stood in front of the Power Armor prototype, quietly discussing something.

Five of them were between twenty and thirty years old: young, energetic, and, most importantly, blessed with thick hair.

The "Mediterranean" researcher standing in front of the prototype, however, was clearly different from the other five young people.

He wore black, square-framed glasses and looked to be around fifty. He had an East Asian face, and seven-tenths of the hair he had left was white.

This "Mediterranean" was Dr. Wang Zhaofeng, head of the Hive's advanced weapons research and development department.

Born in 1946, he was fifty-two and a Chinese American.

His parents had been Chinese students studying in the United States in the 1930s. For various reasons (temptations), they had ultimately chosen to remain in America.

Wang Zhaofeng's parents had even worked on core projects for the US military, making a considerable contribution to the Allies' victory in the latter stages of World War II.

Having inherited his parents' intelligence, Wang Zhaofeng had been admitted to the Georgia Institute of Technology at fourteen, entered MIT for graduate studies at seventeen, and earned his doctorate at nineteen.

Unlike his parents, Wang Zhaofeng did not seem to like America very much. Instead, he very much wanted to return to China.

The US government and military would never let such a top talent go free.

So, on October 30, 1985, the CIA placed Wang Zhaofeng under house arrest.

It was not until January 23, 1991, that Umbrella's US division negotiated with the CIA, using deeper cooperation on arms deals as leverage. They successfully recruited Wang Zhaofeng and assigned him to work at the Hive.

The Hive's Power Armor, Railgun, and other prototype weapons had all been developed under Wang Zhaofeng's direction.

When Sui Bian first read Wang Zhaofeng's detailed file, all he could think was, "Holy shit," followed by, "That's incredible."

If events followed the game's storyline, this remarkable man would eventually be infected by the T-Virus, becoming a mindless walking corpse and just another nameless monster in the game.

Back to the present.

When Wang Zhaofeng and the others saw Sui Bian enter the workshop, they set aside their work and gathered around him.

Wang Zhaofeng, in particular, stared at the MA5B in Sui Bian's hand, his eyes practically sparkling. He pushed up his glasses with his left hand and asked, barely able to contain his excitement:

"Mr. Sui... could I take a look at... the gun you're holding?"

"Of course. That's exactly why I came." Sui Bian smiled and handed the MA5B to Wang Zhaofeng.

Wang Zhaofeng took the MA5B and examined it carefully. As he switched on the electronic module, he remarked with visible fascination, "The proportions of the gun are excellent, and its weight without the magazine feels just right. This electronic module in particular... mm, not bad at all."

As he spoke, Wang Zhaofeng handed the MA5B to his assistants to examine. Then he turned to Sui Bian, who stood a short distance away, and asked, "Mr. Sui, which research institute made this prototype? Paris Headquarters? Or the Sixth Research Institute?"

"Neither." Sui Bian smiled and shook his head, then took the two USB drives from his pocket and walked toward the row of computers on the right side of the workshop.

"Doctor, come with me. There's something I'd like you to see."

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"All right."

Puzzled, Wang Zhaofeng followed Sui Bian to the computers, ready to find out what he was up to.

But when Sui Bian inserted the USB drive into the computer and displayed its contents on the screen, the doctor's expression changed completely.

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