Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 187 has begun.

“You probably haven’t played this series of games much…” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses, “so I’m analyzing some possibilities.”

Mu Xiang got up and picked up a desk calendar from the table: "It's September 22nd now. According to the game's timeline... that's exactly the day the Raccoon City police took emergency control of the city's water supply. This means that an infection has already occurred within Raccoon City."

"Don't be fooled by the fact that Raccoon City looks normal now; it's actually fraught with danger..." Mu Xiang tossed a calendar in one hand and his phone to Zheng Zha in the other.

A video was playing on the phone, and Zhan Lan and Ba Wang both leaned over to watch it.

"What's going on? Have there been a large number of infected people?" Zhan Lan touched her forehead.

The video is a shaky first-person perspective video showing a large group of "people" trying to break through the defense line. Police officers use batons, riot shields and other equipment to block and drive them away, while those who engage in extreme behavior are shot and brought to the ground.

Because the camera was shaking so badly and wasn't intentionally aimed at the faces of the group, not only Zhan Lan and Ba Wang, but even Zheng Zha couldn't see clearly.

Zhan Lan frowned and glanced at the video again: "When the police fired, it seemed they were aiming for non-vital areas like the legs... How could that possibly stop them?"

Mu Xiang shrugged: "That's impossible... Well, if you ask me, Western literature and art tend to portray police officers as saints."

Speaking of this, he thought of the Western COP in his own world... well, if the Raccoon City police had even half of their awareness of prevention, wouldn't it be wonderful to empty the magazines of zombies?

Zheng Zha touched the bridge of his nose: "I've played around with it a little, but not as much as you've researched... I'm guessing this video isn't from the city?"

“Correct, not bad, Zheng Zha, you’re using your brain…” At this point, Mu Xiang saw Zheng Zha’s blank eyes and was amused and exasperated. “You unlocked it already? Okay, let’s get back to the point. This is a video from northern Raccoon City.”

Mu Xiang continued, "This is the video that was handed to the mayor this afternoon... It's from the body camera of a police officer who has already died in the line of duty. In theory, law enforcement videos should be available on the Raccoon City police website, but in fact, this is still kept confidential internally."

"So, they knew the situation was serious... Otherwise, it wouldn't be a big deal to release it as part of a normal mass incident?" Zhan Lan took the phone from Zheng Zha's hand and said, "But perhaps there's a time lag issue?"

The overlord couldn't understand anymore, so he simply gave up and leaned casually against the table. His imposing body slumped against it, and the long table in the room immediately let out a mournful groan.

Mu Xiang smiled: "Your idea is correct... The higher-ups in Raccoon City actually knew there was a problem. In the game, the police knew it was an infection incident, which is why they urgently controlled the tap water—of course, it was too late. What's even stranger is that there will be a no-shooting order tomorrow... Just from the subtle foreshadowing, it's clear that there's collusion, or something like that being orchestrated by the Umbrella Corporation..."

Then he snapped his fingers: "But for us, we can't just let this go so easily... and that's what I want you to do: use your mental powers to scan and monitor the upper echelons of Raccoon City."

Upon hearing this, Zhan Lan smiled knowingly: "Leave it to me... Is there anything else?"

Mu Xiang turned to look at the cityscape outside the window: "Can your mental scan cover the entire city?" "Of course," Zhan Lan said proudly. "Although Raccoon City is much larger than the suburban city of Ju-on, scanning the whole city is still a piece of cake for me."

[As expected, the main god didn't pull off the ridiculous 600-kilometer-diameter Raccoon City stunt from the original story... Is it because it wasn't a team battle, or because there was no "author" intervention?]

“Alice should be in Raccoon City too… Zhan Lan, try scanning her.” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses.

Zheng Zha pushed up his bare nose bridge and looked at Mu Xiang: "So what kind of worldview does this world belong to? Is it from a game, a live-action movie, or a completely new worldview...?"

“Personally, I tend to think it’s the world view of the live-action movie, but with more details added,” Mu Xiang said. “I’d like to point out a few things. There are actually many details in the movie that weren’t filmed… That’s what the Resident Evil series was originally designed for fans. If you don’t know the game, you’ll be completely confused when you watch it for the first time.”

"First of all, the movie doesn't focus enough on the STARS, the Raccoon City government, and the police force, which leaves too much room for interpretation," Mu Xiang said calmly. "Why did Jill seem so familiar with the zombies when she first saw them in the movie, as if she had encountered them before? What role did the city government and police department play during the fall of Raccoon City? None of these questions are answered; we can only fill in the blanks with our imaginations."

"This is actually a very poor point in the film's narrative...so the film received very bad reviews when it was first released, as it neither catered to the general audience nor fully appealed to game fans."

Zheng Zha frowned upon hearing this: "You mean, these blank spaces can be completely filled in by the game's settings?"

“That’s right. The movie only touched on it briefly, and the director and screenwriter must have thought so too… Just because they didn’t film it doesn’t mean they didn’t consider it. Leaving the blank parts as is a common practice in movie adaptations.” Mu Xiang smiled as he said this. “In fact, in a real-world plane, this would be perfectly logical. And, based on the information I’ve found, that’s exactly the case.”

Zheng Zha thought for a moment and then said, "You mean, Jill experienced the mansion incident in the game version? That would explain her performance in the movie."

Seeing Mu Xiang nod, Zheng Zha pushed up his nose again: "So... there's more than one experimental base in Raccoon City? The Hive, Arklay Mansion..."

Mu Xiang shrugged: "Congratulations on discovering a key point... That's right, now it seems the worldview is much more complete. That is the role of Raccoon City... From the perspective of the game world, Raccoon City is practically Umbrella Corporation's private base. Under such circumstances, it makes sense to concentrate the construction of experimental bases here."

"Alice's awakening location at the end of the first movie was certainly not the Hive... but it was still in Raccoon City, which means there was definitely more than one experimental base."

Zheng Zha nodded: "That's right..." After saying that, he silently pondered again.

At this moment, Zhan Lan opened her eyes. Scanning the entire Raccoon City was a huge task, but her mental strength was also considerable, so while Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha were talking, she had already obtained some preliminary results.

"Alice was not found..."

(End of this chapter)