Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 186 Before the Outbreak
Not only were the people who followed unable to respond, but even Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan didn't react immediately.

"Have you seen the Resident Evil movies?" This question was directed at the others, and the answers were almost always affirmative.

Mu Xiang snapped his fingers, causing the wine glass some distance away from him to sway: "There's a very interesting detail in the movie. After the mercenaries were killed by the laser portal, Alice and the others shut down the Red Queen... but when they returned and restarted the Red Queen, there was nothing left in the laser portal."

Liu Xi nodded slightly: "So what? I thought this was just one of countless bugs."

"Actually, this is a tribute to the memory cleanup feature in early Resident Evil games... Whenever a player finishes cleaning up a scene and enters a new scene, the original scene is reset," Mu Xiang said. "The purpose is simply to free up memory and reduce data processing. When the player returns to the previous scene, there are no corpses left on the ground."

“No wonder Kaplan said in the movie, ‘The bodies are all gone…’” Liu Xi said thoughtfully. “You mean, you encountered the same thing back then?”

Zhan Lan shook her head: "No, Mu Xiang changed the plot of the movie... so we didn't hear those words, nor did we see them with our own eyes. But I can recall what happened in the movie..."

“I told you, I went back to Resident Evil once… and there really was nothing left in the laser tunnel.” Mu Xiang shrugged. “We were talking about the movie, so besides the movie characters, who else died in the laser tunnel?”

Zheng Zha was taken aback, then uttered a name that had been long forgotten: "Mu... Gang".

At this point, Zheng Zha seemed to lose his appetite, and he silently put down his chopsticks.

"Looks like you're still traumatized..." Mu Xiang smiled faintly. "I remember you almost threw up back then."

Zheng Zha's face was somewhat pale. Even though he was already so powerful... he still felt both physically and mentally uncomfortable when he recalled what seemed like only a short time ago.

Zhan Lan's expression changed slightly. She was silent for a moment before saying, "You mean, Mu Gang's body is also..."

"Yes." Mu Xiang nodded without hesitation.

Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan exchanged a glance and both sighed... The other team members roughly understood and fell silent. As for the other family members... they also felt somewhat uneasy.

"You're quite good at picking your timing... saying it when you were almost finished eating," Zhang Heng said, trying to smooth things over.

Mu Xiang did not respond; he simply looked at everyone and said, "Mu Gang... is a reincarnator just like us. But in the face of the rules and characteristics of any movie world, he is just like a piece of data in a game that can be deleted at any time."

"In fact, we are still essentially the same now. Everything we do is essentially about survival, nothing more," Mu Xiang said calmly. "I hope everyone will never forget this... and never forget to change this."

Zheng Zha's complexion returned to normal. He poured wine for everyone, and then he and Mu Xiang were the first to raise their glasses:

"Never forget."

The next day, Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha, Zhan Lan, and Ba Wang stood below the main god, preparing to enter "Resident Evil".

They still have side quests that can unlock the Resident Evil world... but with their current strength, they don't need to worry too much.

“We should be able to encounter the plot of Resident Evil 2…” Mu Xiang said. “To ensure that this world is relatively safe for vacationers, and also to ensure that we can find work, placing the time between the first and second movies is a good choice… and this is not difficult for the main god.”

At Mu Xiang's request, the four of them stood hand in hand and exchanged thirty days to return to Resident Evil. Although the scene seemed a bit strange in front of the others, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha explained that it was the way to ensure they could enter at the same time.

Before the beam of light fell, the four had different thoughts. "Mu Xiang's hands are so soft... he really is still a child at heart," Ba Wang thought to himself.

"How come the Overlord's hands are so big... bigger than mine. Uh, why are Zheng Zha's hands sweaty?" This is Mu Xiang.

Zheng Zha held Mu Xiang's hand with his left hand and Zhan Lan's hand with his right hand. Then he suddenly felt a pain in his back... It was the feeling of being stared at by a little girl: "Damn it, what else can I do?" Thinking this, he let go with lightning speed and grabbed Zhan Lan's wrist.

"What's wrong with Zheng Zha now... Wow, so much sweat." Zhan Lan was taken aback.

When the four of them awoke from their half-dreaming state, they found themselves on a bustling street.

This was the location Mu Xiang had chosen: outside the Raccoon City Police Department.

"It hasn't started yet..." Zheng Zha let go of his hand and said softly.

Mu Xiang and Zhan Lan wiped Zheng Zha's sweaty hands on his clothes, and then Mu Xiang said, "We can't be sure when it will start yet... but it will definitely be within a month."

“I do hope the plot will start in a few days…” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “After all, only three weeks have passed since the plane crash at the end of Resident Evil 2 and Alice’s awakening. If time allows, we might be able to go and save Alice or something… Of course, we can also change the whole thing, but that depends on whether the God of War allows it.”

"So what do we do now?" Zheng Zha scratched his head.

Mu Xiang snapped his fingers: "Same as always, find a hotel nearby... I'll hack into the network now, and then we can take a look at Umbrella Corporation's internal network."

Under Mu Xiang's guidance, the four quickly found a place to stay, and then Mu Xiang began to review the internal documents of the Umbrella Corporation.

"I need to check first whether there are still zombies in the hive... otherwise it would be a bit ridiculous." Mu Xiang shrugged. "When I went back, I slaughtered my way through the hive."

A few minutes later, Mu Xiang put down his phone and clapped his hands: "Everyone, I have something to announce..."

All three looked at Mu Xiang, whose face showed a mixture of amusement and exasperation.

"Well, the bad news is... the Hive does retain traces of my destruction, and the team from the movie will enter it tomorrow, but they won't be in any danger." Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. "After all, I've already killed all the Lickers. If they can be wiped out by the remaining zombies and break through the defenses, I'm not sure what will happen."

"So, there won't be any virus leaks?" Zheng Zha scratched his head.

“The good news is this… This world not only has the settings from the live-action movie, but also the settings from the game.” Mu Xiang waved his hand. “There really is an Arklay Mountains north of Raccoon City, and according to internal information, the Arklay Mountains had problems as early as May… which happens to be the plot of the games Resident Evil 0 and Resident Evil 1.”

“It’s September now…” Zheng Zha recalled the date he had casually checked earlier.

“That’s right, September is the plot of Resident Evil Outbreak,” Mu Xiang spread his hands: “So the Raccoon City outbreak is unstoppable. If we convert it to a live-action movie, it will soon be the plot of Resident Evil 2.”

Your understanding of good and bad news seems a bit off... The three of them wiped their sweat in unison.

(End of this chapter)