Meeting a Fellow Countryman, Then Shooting Him in the Back (Newbie Begs for Monthly Tickets!)

In the first-floor lobby, Jill followed horror movie convention and proposed a rather suicidal plan. "I suggest we split up. Alice searches the first floor, Xiao searches the second, and I'll take the basement."

"Splitting up is how the whole team gets wiped out. Wouldn't it be better for us to stick together?"

Jill looked at Xiao Miao. "Time is tight. The sooner we find the doctor's daughter, the sooner we can get out of the city. The nuke won't wait for us."

Xiao Miao immediately understood. "Not a problem. I can already sense it. The doctor's daughter is in one of the classrooms on the second floor. We just need to kill our way there."

"But..."

"Don't worry!" Alice cut Jill off and patted her shoulder. "Leave it to Xiao and me."

Jill: "..."

Even though she had already said it, she still wanted to say it again: I was here first!

Alice led the charge, Xiao Miao followed close behind with his gun raised in vigilance, and Jill brought up the rear as the three-person team headed straight for the second floor.

Perhaps their footsteps were too brazen. The moment they reached the second floor, they ran headlong into five Zombie Dogs.

Large patches of fur had fallen from the dogs, exposing dark red, blackened muscle. Their cloudy white eyes were utterly lifeless, and their mouths had split all the way to their ears as they kept snarling at the group.

The five Zombie Dogs had actually retained their hunting instincts. They worked together, slowly closing in on the three from five directions.

Roar—

Low growls rumbled from the Zombie Dogs' throats. They lowered their bodies, their claws scraping against the floor with a piercing screech.

This was the posture they took before attacking.

The next second, all five Zombie Dogs attacked at once. Their rotting bodies erupted with utterly unnatural strength as they lunged at Xiao Miao and the others at terrifying speed.

Then...

Rat-a-tat-tat! Rat-a-tat-tat!

"Yip yip yip~~~"

After a burst of gunfire, all five dogs dropped dead on the spot. Their forward momentum carried them across the floor, dragging out dark red streaks of blood as they let out pitiful whines before falling silent moments later.

Xiao Miao secretly shook his head.

He still preferred the dogs when they were wild and unruly.

The gunfire alerted the zombies in the building. Roars came from several nearby classrooms and echoed through the empty corridor, pushing the horror atmosphere to the limit.

"Roar!"

"ROAR!!!"

Growls sounded one after another. Moonlight streamed into the school building, casting shadowy figures onto the corridor walls.

Xiao Miao and the other two raised their guns in vigilance, their sights trained on the corridor corner. Under their watchful eyes, a group of little children rushed out of the classrooms, baring their teeth and claws as they pounced at them.

The children's bodies had been relatively well preserved. Their once carefree faces were now filled with the purest desire to feed.

Alice's marksmanship was exceptionally precise. Every shot was a headshot, and she did not waste a single bullet.

Xiao Miao's shooting was average, but his physique strength of 5 allowed him to keep his gun steady. His Lv. 3 S.T.A.R.S. Gunfighting Technique came into play. As he continuously pulled the trigger, Xiao Miao's shooting experience rapidly increased, and his headshot rate rose significantly.

[Ding, skill level increased!]

[S.T.A.R.S. Gunfighting Technique lv3 → lv4]

The system notification sounded beside his ear, but Xiao Miao had no time to check his panel. After putting a final zombie down with a precise headshot, he immediately swung his gun toward a classroom window.

"Who's there? Come out!"

At the same time, a red laser shone out from behind the window. The red dot swayed from side to side before finally settling on Alice's chest.

Clearly, the person behind the window considered Alice to be the greater threat.

The classroom door opened, and four figures walked out in single file. Two wore Umbrella Corporation task force black combat uniforms, one was a Black man in casual clothes, and as for the last one...

Xiao Miao's gaze shifted. The last person appeared to be a Traveler of All Heavens!

Like him, the other man was Chinese, and he might even have come from Shanghai City.

Because he was wearing none other than a Multi-functional Special Combat Uniform Set openly sold in Shanghai City!

Xiao Miao had wanted to buy one too, but it was far too expensive for him.

It seemed this guy came from a wealthy Household!

When fellow countrymen met, one shot the other in the back!

There was no peace treaty between Travelers of All Heavens. It was perfectly normal to stab each other in the back, and some people especially loved screwing over their own kind while acting meek and submissive before natives.

Xiao Miao raised his guard to the utmost, but his gaze did not linger too long on that man.

Both sides aimed their weapons at each other. The Black guy on the other side was the first to crack.

"Hey, brothers, we're all human here. Can we all calm down?" The Black guy raised his hand in a French military salute and walked between them.

The two sides remained locked in a standoff for several more seconds. In the end, the two task force members on the other side took the initiative to lower their guns, and Xiao Miao's group followed suit.

The atmosphere eased slightly. The handsome task force member in the lead spoke first. "You're being too reckless. Gunfire will attract a lot of zombies."

Xiao Miao frowned. "We can't help it. We're in a hurry."

"In a hurry?" The Black guy's eyes widened. "It's already the apocalypse, and you're still working overtime for capitalists?"

The handsome task force member picked up on something. "Wait, you're here to rescue someone too? Dr. Ashford's commission?"

Xiao Miao nodded. "You too?"

"Yes, us too."

The Black guy shrugged helplessly. "All right, looks like Dr. Doom hired more than one group."

With the matter out in the open, the atmosphere became even more harmonious. Everyone shared the same goal, and cooperation was possible. They introduced themselves one by one and gained a basic understanding of each other.

The two task force members were named Carlos Olivera and Nikolai Zinoviev.

Their names might not have rung any bells, but Xiao Miao recognized Carlos's face. In his previous life, he had seen it countless times while scrolling videos.

Light the bomb before lighting the cigarette, one puff better than becoming an immortal—that was him, the man who took the most satisfying drag in the world!

There was a Fate Die above his head, but Xiao Miao's fate value had run dry, so he had no intention of checking it.

As for Nikolai Zinoviev, no information could be found about him. He was a standard background character.

The Black guy was named Lloyd Jefferson. He had a great personality and a natural gift for comedy. Even when he spoke, it sounded like he was rapping.

The final Traveler of All Heavens was named Bai Zhou. His talent ability was unknown, but he looked very rich.

Bai Zhou and Xiao Miao's gazes met for a moment. Both guessed the other's identity, but neither said anything.

The two groups gathered together. Of the seven people, only the Black guy had little combat ability. With everyone's firepower combined, sweeping through the entire school building would be no problem.

And that was exactly what happened.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

After taking out the little zombies blocking their path with three shots, the group found Angela Ashford, Dr. Ashford's daughter, in the last classroom at the end of the corridor!

The little girl had been badly frightened by the gunfire. When they found her, she was curled up and trembling in a crack between the corners.

Xiao Miao, Carlos, and the others took turns trying to comfort her, but the little girl refused to come out from her hiding place until Jill stepped forward.

The astonishing curve pushed up by Jill's strapless top instantly reminded the little girl of the days when her mother was still alive. She obediently crawled out and threw herself into Jill's arms, rubbing against her. For a moment, waves surged and shook violently.

The classroom camera quietly rotated, its lens focusing on the group.

At the Umbrella Corporation base outside Raccoon City, Dr. Ashford sat in a wheelchair and quietly watched the surveillance footage. A smile curled across his lips. "Everything is going according to plan. We can proceed to the next stage!"

His precious daughter was finally about to be safe!

"Everything is going according to plan. We can proceed to the next stage!" In another room of the base, Major Cain watched the surveillance footage as well and slowly spoke.

His trusted subordinate behind him acknowledged the order, turned, and left the room.

The sound of helicopters taking off rang out continuously. Large numbers of task force members who had just completed their missions replenished their ammunition and boarded helicopters to reenter Raccoon City.

"Travelers of All Heavens... There are actually other worlds in the universe? This is wonderful! And the Alice Project needs to accelerate. No, I need to go in personally!"

With so many of his plans and his bright future at stake, Major Cain could not put his mind at ease. He intended to personally take part in the operation and micromanage it.

But before setting out, he needed to deal with a certain restless cripple first.