Slaughter Mode Activated

Chapter 48: Slaughter Mode Initiated

In a residential area near the edge of the city, Li Wei sat on a soft leather sofa, sipping coffee. The owner of this house was clearly a coffee enthusiast, leaving behind a stash of premium beans. Since one of the newcomers happened to work in a café, those beans had fallen into the hands of Li Wei and his group.

He could still feel the lingering pain in his left arm, but Li Wei paid it no mind.

Regenerative abilities, while rare, were not impossible to acquire, especially in game scenarios dominated by biotechnology. Once he obtained such an ability, his severed arm would grow back.

As for the "Slaughter Mode" mission—to kill five "Reincarnators" from the opposing faction—Li Wei already had his own plans.

"It's been a while, and you haven't introduced yourselves. State your ID numbers and abilities now so I can coordinate our action plan based on your actual capabilities. Of course, it would be even better if you could reveal your names!" Li Wei lifted the steaming cup with his only hand and took a satisfying sip.

The first to speak was the middle-aged man skilled in firearms. He gave a light cough and said, "I'll go first. You can call me Luo Cheng, ID 3980. Since I served as a military instructor in the real world, I'm familiar with firearms. I have some knowledge of basic combat, though I'm far behind our captain. If anyone wants to learn shooting or combat, I'm happy to provide guidance..."

The "captain" Luo Cheng referred to was Li Wei, and Zheng Yutong naturally became the vice-captain. Having witnessed the strength of both qualified individuals during the previous escape mission, the group had discussed it and decided to follow Li Wei.

The next to introduce herself was a woman with a sharp, professional haircut, her every movement exuding a unique, heroic spirit.

"Xue Yan, just call me Yanzi, ID 5609. My specialty is throwing knives; I've learned 'Throwing Weapon Mastery'..." As she spoke, she produced a small blade from nowhere and flicked her wrist, striking the doorknob a few meters away with pinpoint accuracy.

This girl is good! Li Wei and Zheng Yutong thought simultaneously.

"I'm Chen Dali, ID 7031. I used to carry sandbags at construction sites. My specialty... I suppose it's my strength, though Captain Li is much stronger than me. Haha, he can punch through a concrete wall with one palm, and I haven't undergone any enhancements!" the tallest young man among the newcomers said with a guileless grin.

Li Wei had already noticed the calluses on Chen Dali's palms and nodded in satisfaction. If this man proves trustworthy, I might consider letting him practice the 'Primordial Origin Skill' I took from Guo Jian, he thought.

"Yang Ming, ID 10421. I'm a businessman. I haven't undergone any enhancements!"

"Wang Xiaomei, ID 36090. I can brew coffee and cook a bit. I haven't undergone any enhancements!"

Once everyone had finished, a flicker of amusement crossed Li Wei's eyes. One of the people who had just spoken was clearly lying, but Li Wei didn't want to call it out yet. He would observe further; if that liar harbored ill intentions, it wouldn't be too late to eliminate the trouble then.

"Alright, let's discuss the second mission, Slaughter Mode. The explanation on the Yellow Paper is clear: the goal is to force us and the second batch of players into mutual slaughter. Regarding this mission, I have decided..."

An hour passed before Li Wei emerged from the house. Following him was a slender figure—Zheng Yutong.

"I've remembered everything you said. You must be careful yourself!" Zheng Yutong truly couldn't fathom what was going on inside this man's head.

He had just proposed splitting the seven of them into two groups, while he intended to return to Raccoon City alone. Zheng Yutong had initially disagreed, but she relented once Li Wei explained he was going to hunt for a regenerative ability.

Li Wei's left arm was a source of pain in her heart. She kept thinking that if she had returned faster, perhaps his arm could have been saved. Thus, she felt obligated to help him obtain that ability, and Li Wei had told her that if she wanted to help, she must follow his arrangements.

As he was about to leave, Li Wei suddenly remembered something and turned back.

"Keep a close eye on that fellow named Yang Ming. He wasn't telling the truth earlier. He claimed he had no enhancements, but my Eye of Perception detected that he possesses a skill called 'Viper Guard.' If he makes any suspicious moves, then..." Li Wei made a gesture, the meaning of which could not have been clearer.

Zheng Yutong nodded. She had spent more time in Shadow Street than Li Wei; dealing with a newcomer was well within her capabilities.

Climbing into a car, Li Wei started the engine.

He needed to return to Raccoon City in the shortest time possible. Since this was the Resident Evil game world, the legendary Umbrella Corporation had to exist here.

The T-Virus was a biological weapon created by this company. In the game, the corporation also possessed the even more advanced G-Virus. Li Wei's target was the G-Virus.

Wang Kai, the user with regenerative abilities he had encountered in the last mission, was a T-Virus enhancer. At the time, Li Wei had managed to pry some information about the Resident Evil world from him. Wang Kai had saved an Umbrella scientist during a mission, eventually obtaining a refined and improved version of the T-Virus from them. This improved strain didn't turn people into zombies; instead, it significantly boosted physical constitution and granted regenerative powers.

Since that was the case, why shouldn't he emulate Wang Kai?

According to his analysis, Raccoon City must house a secret Umbrella research facility. As long as he found it, there was a high probability of finding that improved T-Virus, or perhaps even the G-Virus.

Thinking of his lost left arm, Li Wei felt his anger flare up.

"Right, after killing Shao Yang, he dropped skill books and a Guardian Yellow Paper. How could I have forgotten that!" Parking the car, Li Wei took out the skill books and the Yellow Paper.

Li Wei only needed one glance at the information on the Yellow Paper to realize that Shao Yang's "net worth" was far more substantial than Guo Jian's.

"Guardian, ID 114, Status: Free, Storage Space: 38,000 points, Mental Power Potion x7, Fire Crystal x3, Thunder Crystal x3, +5 Add 12 Leather Armor Set, +3 Skeleton Staff, Blessing Gem x1..."

It was truly bountiful. Not to mention the points, the items in the Guardian's storage were things Li Wei had never seen before. The Fire and Thunder Crystals were likely raw materials for forging weapons and armor.

The +5 Add 12 Leather Armor set was undoubtedly the defensive gear Shao Yang had been wearing; he hadn't expected it to drop. As for the +3 Skeleton Staff, it was a weapon legendary to the MU World, used by mages.

Mages? Li Wei recalled that he hadn't encountered anyone with that profession in Shadow Street. Where had Shao Yang gotten all these things?

As for the Blessing Gem, it could increase the item level of equipment or weapons below +6 by 100%. It was absolutely a gem-type item that others would kill for.

Li Wei didn't hesitate and chose to fuse with Guardian 114. This time, he only gained a +3 increase to all four basic attributes. It seemed the more times one fused with another's Guardian, the less effective the attribute point gain became. No wonder Shao Yang's attributes hadn't changed much when he had met him.

After two fusions, Li Wei's attributes had reached Strength 30, Agility 21, Mental Power 26, and Constitution 16. His overall rating had jumped from D3 to C1.

Surging power filled his body, giving Li Wei unprecedented confidence.

What remained were the two dropped skill books. Li Wei already knew one was the terrifying attack skill "Mind Impact," while the other was called "Shift Displacement."

Both were mental-type skills. Li Wei didn't hesitate to learn them. Once the golden light faded into his body, he hurriedly checked the skill attributes.

"Mind Impact": Consumes 5 Mental Power. Drives mental force to attack enemies within a 15-meter range. Immense power.

"Shift Displacement": Can instantly teleport to any location the caster has previously visited (limited to the same plane of existence). Consumes 17 Mental Power.

Li Wei had already witnessed the power of "Mind Impact"—calling it a "cannon" was no exaggeration. As for the second skill, he wanted to test it immediately.

"Visualize the destination and the route, but it must be a place I have visited before, and then..." Li Wei followed the instructions and activated "Shift Displacement."

Suddenly, a massive suction force caused Li Wei to spin. He felt like a ball of yarn being pulled into a black hole the size of a ping-pong ball. The next second, Li Wei appeared on a rooftop.

"Where is this?" Seeing the scenery around him, Li Wei was stunned. This was the top of the building where he had first entered the Resident Evil world.

"How miraculous!" After confirming that he had successfully learned Shift Displacement, his heart raced. This skill likely belonged to the magic category. Although his current mental power allowed him to use it only once a day, its benefits were beyond doubt.

Just imagine, when trapped in a desperate, mortal situation, having Shift Displacement would allow one to instantly escape danger; it is absolutely the number one divine skill for fleeing.

It was already late at night, and the rooftop was completely deserted; the first batch of Reincarnators must have all found a way to leave by now. The night breeze blew gently, dispersing much of the stench from the city. Looking down from the rooftop, the horde of zombies surrounding the building had thinned out significantly, and Li Wei headed down the stairs.

In the stairwell from the twelfth floor downward, human and zombie corpses could be seen from time to time; in some places, the bodies were piled so high that passage was impossible. Fortunately, Li Wei had already grown accustomed to such bloody scenes. Upon reaching the first-floor lobby, everything he saw was stained a vivid crimson, with severed limbs and broken arms scattered everywhere, though most were left behind by the zombies.

"It seems that among the first batch of Reincarnators, there are quite a few with impressive strength."

Li Wei was not without a clue as to how to find the Umbrella Research Institute hidden within Raccoon City. He remembered from the game descriptions in the real world that this crisis was triggered because someone wanted to seize Dr. William's creation, the T-Virus. In the end, a dying Dr. William injected himself with the G-Virus, becoming a monster and killing almost all the armed personnel; that location was one of the underground research facilities.

Furthermore, it was a place that belonged to Dr. William!

Li Wei only needed to find the police department's population registration files to locate the properties belonging to Dr. William in Raccoon City, which would allow him to determine the location of that research institute.

So, the first step was to find the police station. Stepping out of the lobby, Li Wei immediately attracted the attention of a dozen zombies. These living dead, mutated by the T-Virus, had festering skin and let out low, guttural growls from their throats from time to time. An ordinary person would have been scared out of their wits, but the person they were facing this time was absolutely no ordinary human.

"Remote Cloud Piercing Palm!"

A zombie that was howling and lunging toward Li Wei was struck by the palm and torn into two pieces, and Li Wei's performance had only just begun.