There were already zombies in the drainage system, and the Red Queen had led them around in circles to lure the zombies wandering about over to them.
Xu Long had known what the Red Queen was planning all along, but he had not exposed her.
There was no point saying anything, and it would only make the others suspicious of him.
"Get up there, quickly!"
At Xu Long's shout, everyone began climbing up in an orderly fashion. As for Spence, who had time to worry about him?
"You... why..."
Watching everyone quickly climb onto the pipe, Spence's eyes nearly split at the corners as he roared at Xu Long, "Why are you targeting me?!"
"Did you really think nobody knew what you'd done?"
Xu Long leaned close to Spence's ear. "You stole the T-virus and the serum to fulfill your dream of getting rich, then smashed a test tube containing the T-virus, turning all the researchers and animals in the Hive into monsters."
"You... you..."
Spence's face filled with terror when he heard Xu Long's words.
He had done it without anyone knowing, everyone in the Hive had died, and he himself had only just remembered...
[Hidden mission: 7, expose Spence! Complete! 300 points awarded!]
Not bad, not bad. Just about what I expected. It really was a hidden mission!
Xu Long marveled inwardly. By the look of things, he was going to clear Resident Evil 1 in a single run.
Seven hidden missions, a full 3,700 points-the equivalent of what other people earned scraping by through ten E-Rank Worlds.
And that was not all. Xu Long suspected that wiping out all the zombies, Zombie Dogs, and Lickers was another hidden mission.
Saving all the mercenaries was another hidden mission as well.
Make no mistake, this world where the whole globe risked their lives was just that brutal.
In a world like Spider-Man, surviving earned only 300 points, while Hokage Ninja offered just 500.
The greater the difficulty, the greater the reward.
Take Resident Evil: any wound was enough to kill, and the threat of death hung over them at every moment.
In a world like this, merely staying alive was incredibly difficult, let alone uncovering the plot.
Xu Long had torn straight through the plot of Resident Evil 1 on this trip. He wondered what kind of final rating he would get.
At least an A-rank, surely!
Xu Long kicked Spence to the ground, then leaped up and grabbed the angle iron overhead. He tensed his abdomen and climbed onto the pipe in an instant.
"Over here!"
Matthew Addison called out, then pushed open the cover overhead.
The drainage system beneath the Hive was the Red Queen's trap, so their only choice was to head up.
There were zombies up above too, but there was considerably more room. More importantly, they would not take a wrong turn up there.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The moment Xu Long climbed out from underground, a series of gunshots rang in his ears.
Without the slightest panic, Xu Long drew his gun and fired.
The Type 54 pistol in his hand had already fired over a hundred rounds. Under normal circumstances, the mercenaries around him should have noticed something was wrong with the number of bullets.
But that was not the case. Even if Xu Long fired wildly in front of them, none of the plot characters would suspect a thing.
Such was the Main God's power. Resetting an entire mission world was effortless, let alone dealing with a mere gun with unlimited ammunition.
"Have you pinned down our location?"
Matthew raised his hand and shot a zombie ahead of them in the head, then asked the question.
"Yes. We're about a hundred meters east of Dining Hall B, less than three hundred meters from the final exit."
Kaplan spoke.
"Dining Hall B? Let's hope nothing goes wrong."
Matthew frowned deeply. Dining Hall B was the only way in or out of the Hive; there was no way around it.
Relax. I already blew up the biggest nasty surprise, the Licker. At most, there'll be a few Zombie Dogs, Xu Long thought, not forgetting to fire a few more shots.
Under Xu Long's barrage, all the surrounding zombies were wiped out, earning him eighty-three points.
Everyone else had run out of ammunition and could only fight hand-to-hand.
Fortunately, none of them were weaklings. Even Matt, the least capable of the bunch, could take on three at once.
"Dining Hall B is just beyond here. Everyone, be careful."
They gently pushed the door open and proceeded cautiously.
Fortunately, Xu Long had already blown up that Licker. There were still quite a few in the remaining cryogenic chambers, but they would not wake up anytime soon.
"Good, keep moving!"
Matthew Addison closed the door and let out a long breath.
They had passed through the second-to-last door, and the train was a little over a hundred meters away. Once they reached it, they would be safe.
But Matthew had rejoiced a little too soon, because more than a dozen Zombie Dogs were already waiting for them.
As the Hive's artificial intelligence, the Red Queen had always carried out her duties rigorously.
She absolutely would not allow these people to leave the Hive, even if they had not been bitten by zombies.
After the T-virus entered the body through the air, its ability to survive increased greatly.
Even in dried, contaminated blood, it could survive for more than eight hours.
The group had plenty of contaminated zombie blood on them. Once they left the Hive, whether it got into a sewer or a trash can, there was a high chance it would cause an infection.
"Be careful. These things are a lot tougher than those corpses!"
As Matthew Addison spoke, he tightened his grip on his dagger.
"Woof!"
Without the slightest hesitation, the Zombie Dogs attacked at the sight of the living people, driven by the craving in their hearts.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Three shots rang out in rapid succession, blowing a dog's head apart.
Zombie Dogs were much faster than zombies. Even Xu Long, who had inherited the mercenary JD's experience, needed several shots to hit a vital spot once.
"There are too many. We need to break through, fast."
As Alice spoke, she drove a vicious kick into a Zombie Dog's belly.
Bang!
A bullet struck the Zombie Dog between the eyes, blasting out a large chunk of tissue.
[Killed a Zombie Dog. 200 points awarded!]
After killing the Zombie Dog, Xu Long kept firing.
With his support, the others faced danger at every turn but were saved at each critical moment, so nothing serious happened.
"Woof!"
"Woof!"
Three Zombie Dogs emerged from a corner, all of them targeting Rain.
"Damn it!"
Rain cursed, her body trembling slightly.
She could handle one, but if all three came at her together, she was bound to get hurt.
In a place crawling with the virus, getting hurt meant death.
Rip!
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Her alloy dagger tore open a Zombie Dog's neck, killing it on the spot.
Xu Long, providing support from the side, shot another Zombie Dog in the head.
But this time, three Zombie Dogs had attacked together, and one was left unopposed.
I'm done for!
Facing the rabid, vicious Zombie Dog, Rain steeled herself. Just as she was about to fight for her life, a tremendous force suddenly struck her shoulder.
Bang!
Her body slammed hard against the ground, but she narrowly avoided the Zombie Dog's attack.