Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 190 Suspicion
"Should I continue monitoring those important officials?" Zhan Lan asked, walking behind Mu Xiang.

Mu Xiang nodded: "Let's continue... Although they are just small fry in this matter, the inside information we get from them is still of some value."

"Alright then, I'll leave my safety to the three of you." Zhan Lan smiled, remaining within the protective circle of Mu Xiang and the other two. Apart from her eyes being closed, the four of them looked no different from any other young people out for a stroll.

This subtle difference goes unnoticed in Raccoon City today… everywhere are so-called protesters, and the police are haphazardly deploying manpower from one source to another. With external support blocked, most officers are even forced to wear riot gear and rely on shields to hold off these violent criminals.

It was obvious that their defenses wouldn't last long... In fact, the police lines were constantly retreating southward. Occasional unrest within the so-called safe zones in the south kept mobile police forces on their toes.

After all, the so-called violent criminals they were facing weren't just shouting slogans; they were looking for food...

"Plan changed, no more contact with Jill for now..." Mu Xiang analyzed the intelligence Zhan Lan had gathered in real time using their shared mental energy, while simultaneously searching for various internal network messages on his phone. Although Umbrella Corporation had cut off all communications, it had no impact on this far-ahead future technology.

Zheng Zha made way for the fleeing civilians and asked curiously, "Why don't we make contact now? Just like you said before, this is like the opening scene of Resident Evil 2..."

Mu Xiang shook his head: "It is indeed the plot at the beginning, but as I said, given the timing of the T-virus's outbreak, it's unreasonable for the city to fall in a single day in the movie... So the Main God might extend the timeline of the Raccoon City incident. And now it seems that the Main God did just that."

"After all, we weren't thrown into Resident Evil 2 by the main god... so it's not surprising that it unfolds in a reasonable way," Mu Xiang added.

Zhan Lan smiled as she explained things to Zheng Zha and Ba Wang, since she was the one who gathered the intelligence: "Actually, when I first watched the movie, I didn't understand what Jill was doing at the beginning... Was she casually fighting monsters on her way to work and making a quick decision to run away, or did she already know something?"

“I just figured out from the communications between the mayor and the bureau chief to Umbrella Corporation that Jill was in Raccoon City to organize the investigation into Umbrella Corporation… The investigation reports she submitted to her superiors were actually handed over to Umbrella Corporation.” Zhan Lan touched her forehead.

Zheng Zha suddenly realized: "No wonder... after all, the mayor and the bureau chief were both promoted by the Umbrella Corporation."

“That’s right, so in the game Resident Evil 3, Jill is the Nemesis’s main target… Heh, to put it bluntly, they want to silence her.” Mu Xiang smiled disdainfully. “According to their plan, the Nemesis will take advantage of the chaos to hunt down STARS members, and Jill will be on the 28th… We just need to pay attention to the timing, rescue Jill, and reveal our identities.”

[You can't end up like in some infinite flow novels, where you don't even have an identity and expect someone to take you away, can you?]

Mu Xiang wasn't talking about "Infinite Terror," no, that's not it.

Zhan Lan said with a grin, "The Supreme God has arranged things convenient for us... According to my investigation, Jill and the others have already investigated the Hive incident. There are even photos of us pinned to the wall of her house."

These words were obviously directed at the group of people who had experienced "Resident Evil" together, which made Zheng Zha both laugh and cry: "That's why we got so into the role."

Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses: "So my deduction should be correct... Jill is a teammate arranged for us by the main god. When we officially enter the plot, we will need to connect with her. Alice should be a mission target, which is why she was blocked by the main god... At that time, we should go to find Alice with Jill, since Jill has also collected information about Alice."

The hotel they had stayed at was now in a danger zone and, in principle, uninhabitable. Although the group wasn't afraid of the zombie attacks, the constant activity of the infected was unsettling, so they followed the instructions of the Raccoon City police and continued their evacuation southward. "So, Jill is probably oblivious to what's going on around her right now, busy organizing data and preparing to leave Raccoon City... right? She's in a semi-retired state, which fits her character in the movie." Zheng Zha scratched his head. "And the reason the Main God is delaying Jill's return to the scene?"

Mu Xiang was on his way back from the occupied area when he heard Zheng Zha's question in the mind chain, and he gave an affirmative answer.

These past few days, due to the constant changes in their residences, the group has been unable to find a place for quiet meditation. In fact, Mu Xiang had no intention of meditating anyway... He and Zheng Zha would occasionally visit certain experimental bases within Raccoon City.

Their sole purpose is destruction.

The sheer number of experimental facilities within Raccoon City is appalling. It would take a considerable amount of time to evacuate all researchers and key data and destroy all evidence. This is likely one of the reasons why the nuclear launch has been repeatedly delayed. In addition to the time spent on compromises between the Umbrella Corporation and the White House, the company also has its own procedural considerations.

Since they need to destroy the existing experimental base, Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha will just lend them a hand...

With the help of the Mind Chain, Mu Xiang guided Zheng Zha, and the two always appeared at the evacuation time of a certain base... They did not go on a killing spree, but they specifically targeted key items of the Umbrella Corporation. They would take what they could openly, and destroy what they could not in front of everyone with a punch or a kick.

The two seemed afraid that Umbrella Corporation wouldn't know of their existence... Mu Xiang had Kryptonian blood, which naturally granted him the ability to hypnotize himself, making it difficult for ordinary people to see his face clearly, whether in person or on surveillance. However, in these operations, Mu Xiang deliberately deactivated this ability, allowing Umbrella Corporation to see his face.

Needless to say, Zheng Zha didn't have the ability to hide his face; he just needed to go all out.

According to these employees' reports to Umbrella Corporation, the two men were not only incredibly strong, capable of destroying all kinds of equipment and supplies with ease, and able to slap anyone who tried to approach them, but they were also mentally unstable... often laughing and shouting things like "William Birkin" in the middle of a commotion.

Based on this intelligence, Umbrella Corporation quickly launched an investigation into Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha... They soon discovered that Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha were the last employees to disappear during the Hive incident, and after nearly a month of vanishing, they returned to Raccoon City under false identities.

The "William Birkin" they were chanting was clearly the genius who developed the G-virus, kept it secret, and frequently contacted the military... Could it be that after the military discovered William Birkin's murder, they sent agents to find Dr. William? And coincidentally, they encountered the Raccoon City incident triggered by a leak from William's lab...

Judging from their mental state and inhuman strength, could they have been injected with the G virus and are being used by the military? Just from the videos and their accounts, their combat power is enough to beat up any kind of tyrant.

Moreover, both the mysterious disappearance of Mu Xiang and others at the end of the Hive incident, and the subsequent high-tech destruction of Hive, suggest that a behemoth may be lurking around Umbrella Corporation. If we were to pinpoint what that behemoth is, the military, which both cooperates with and rivals the company, is undoubtedly a prime suspect.

Umbrella Corporation is a giant in the shadows of the world. If there really is a force that has never been seen or heard of before that can take away a group of people out of thin air and bring out super high technology that does not exist in the world on the surface... then it is best if it is the military or something similar, otherwise it would be even more terrifying.

For a time, the Umbrella Corporation was filled with suspicion towards the military... Were these guys pretending to be weak while waiting for us to slip up?
But they then had to send more people to search for the G virus and deploy more bioweapons, such as the Tracker and the Tyrant...

The most direct cause of the Raccoon City incident in the original Resident Evil comics was actually the leak from William's lab. However, combining various descriptions, such as the Arklay Mountains being a major source of the leak, Raccoon City was already riddled with holes. Here, we take a parallel explanation: the Arklay Mountains, the Hive, and William's lab all had problems.

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