The Mission

[Since the host has set taking control of Umbrella as his initial goal, the system hereby issues its first mission.

Mission: Seize control of the underground research facility in Raccoon City, the Hive.

Time limit: 60 days.

Mission success: 150 points.

Mission failure: No penalty.]

At those words, Sui Bian realized that even without a mission from the system, he would still have wanted to take control of the research facility codenamed the Hive (NEST).

Besides the T-Virus and G-Virus, it housed all sorts of advanced technology and top-tier talent. Its director in particular—

William Birkin.

Although most players' first impression of the guy was that he was an annoying boss infected with the G-Virus, there was no denying Birkin was a genius among geniuses. He was also the father of the G-Virus.

Oswell E. Spencer, one of Umbrella's founders, had even hoped to use the G-Virus's properties to evolve into a god and achieve his ultimate goal of eternal life.

If Birkin hadn't been a traitor, he might really have helped Spencer complete his evolution.

[The challenge mission is as follows.] Just then, the system continued in Sui Bian's mind:

[Mission: Kill or capture the Leech Queen, James Marcus, in the Arklay Mountains.

Time limit: 60 days.

Mission success: 200 points.

Mission failure: No penalty.]

'Marcus?' Sui Bian froze.

James Marcus was one of Umbrella's founders. He had perfected the T-Virus with the help of leeches.

But Spencer wanted to claim Marcus's research for himself, so he egged on Marcus's two students, Birkin and Wesker—the perfect pair of traitors—to murder their mentor.

Marcus was shot by a private Umbrella unit while conducting an experiment. As he lay dying, he saw his two students standing alongside the unit.

However...

A sample of the Leech Queen had entered Marcus's body. Birkin and Wesker hadn't even bothered to check before dumping Marcus's corpse in the sewers and calling it a day.

After twenty years, Marcus and the virus had fused perfectly. He became a hermaphroditic Leech Queen—and the boss of Resident Evil 0.

"See? This is what happens when you don't put another bullet in them, dismember them, or cremate them," Sui Bian blurted out.

Then Sui Bian looked at the vial of serum. He gripped it in his right hand, lifted it to eye level, and examined it for a moment before asking the system:

'System, there are two things I want to know. First, do I have to inject the entire vial of serum for my body to change?

'Second, if I inject the serum, could this world's researchers extract more of it from my blood?'

[Yes. Furthermore, this serum is exclusive to the host and cannot be used by anyone else.

Yes.

However, extracting serum from blood is extremely difficult. Only top experts in fields such as biology and chemistry can produce serum without side effects.

Note: This serum is for intramuscular injection. Host, do not inject it intravenously.]

'All right, got it.'

After hearing the system's concise reply, Sui Bian followed the original owner's memories and found the "medical" kit in the bedroom.

He unzipped it.

Ignoring the plastic cases of "pills" and the ampoules of "liquid," he took out a disposable alcohol swab.

He returned to the desk, tore open the wrapper, and wiped the skin over the front of his left shoulder with the swab.

He tossed the swab into the wastebasket under the desk, removed the serum's protective cap, and injected it without a second thought.

With a hiss—

The moment the needle entered his muscle, the injector dispensed the serum automatically.

After pulling out the needle and tossing the injector into the wastebasket, Sui Bian leaned back in his chair and gazed up at the ceiling, quietly feeling the changes the serum brought.

!

It took less than a few seconds.

Sui Bian felt his body start to heat up. Then his muscles began to twitch, followed by an unbearable itch, as if ants were crawling over his bones.

But he could grit his teeth and endure it, keeping his hands from scratching at his body. After all, this wasn't the kind of discomfort caused by excruciating pain.

The whole process lasted about two minutes. Only then did Sui Bian, drenched in sweat, relax his tense nerves.

His physique showed no obvious change. He was still fit, somewhere between average and muscular.

After taking a few deep breaths, Sui Bian felt drained, as if he had just finished an intense workout. At the same time...

He was ravenous.

He was starving!

With no time to properly experience the advantages of being a "Super Soldier," Sui Bian sprang to his feet and ran toward the living room without even putting on his slippers.

He rushed into the living room and fixed his gaze on the refrigerator against the wall.

He hurried over and reached out with his right hand to yank open the refrigerator's Cold Storage Room door.

But with a loud CRASH!, Sui Bian actually tore the door off.

And it weighed nothing to him. It felt as light as holding a few sheets of paper.

"Grrr..."

!!

His stomach growled. With no time to think, Sui Bian gently set the door on the floor and began devouring the food in the Cold Storage Room.

He shoved anything edible into his mouth and chewed and swallowed: sandwiches that hadn't expired yet, half a sausage, whatever he could find.

He suddenly choked...

Rather than drink unboiled water, he took a glass bottle of lemonade from the Cold Storage Room.

He used the nail of his right thumb as a bottle opener, popped the cap, and drained it in one go.

Then he looked at the refrigerator door beside his right foot and nodded with satisfaction.

There was no need to test it. His strength already surpassed that of an ordinary human. As for his running speed and stamina, they were surely on par with the Super Soldiers in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.

If not for the system's reminder that the serum was exclusive to him, Sui Bian might have considered having the top talent replicate it in large quantities after taking the Hive.

But then he reconsidered.

Keeping himself safe had to come first. Only after that should he think about building an army of Super Soldiers.

To put it selfishly, Sui Bian wanted to survive, and his Super Soldier physique would greatly improve his chances of doing so.