Infinite Terror: Infinite Reversal

Chapter 215 Catching up
“I knew it… how did Lyon and Claire manage to get in…” Mu Xiang looked at the mental scan shared by Zhan Lan, “There was a blockade a long time ago, so how were they able to get in on the night of the 29th?”

At this moment, a gap appeared in the National Guard's and Umbrella Corporation's lines of defense... a virus outbreak had occurred at one of the camps.

Upon hearing this news, Mu Xiang's heart skipped a beat... If this camp was the place where they handed over the survivors, who knew what Zheng Zha would do.

Because of this virus outbreak, the White House's relief faction and the Umbrella Corporation clashed again, with the relief faction accusing the companies of outdated quarantine methods, while the companies accused the relief faction of inadequate oversight. Meanwhile, a rookie police officer and a college student happened to run in from a highway that had been unblocked.

[Such a long incubation period? Could it be that the Umbrella Corporation has pulled some stunt again?]

Looking at the blocked area in the mental scan, Mu Xiang couldn't help but sigh at how poor the level of this was... Not to mention that Leon and Claire, who were completely clueless, were able to swagger in, it wouldn't be surprising if some zombies ran out of the gaps.

In that case, the zombies on the rainy highway in the game's opening cinematic make perfect sense...

"You can't stop people from running in from outside, and you can't stop zombies from running out from inside. What have you sealed off?" Mu Xiang couldn't help but wonder.

Zhan Lan said with a grin, "Looks like they're not very professional either."

Mu Xiang smiled wryly upon hearing this and finished the compressed food in his hand. After a day of adjustment, the group had transformed the Mother Nest into a refuge.

With Mu Xiang's advanced privileges, control of the Mother Nest easily fell into his hands... Of course, this is the character's explanation in the story; in reality, he used a mobile phone.

Following the battle between the special forces and William, the Mother Nest sustained some damage. However, after thoroughly studying the structure of the entire underground laboratory, Mu Xiang took the opportunity to design the defenses. Areas where the built-in defense systems were damaged were personally guarded by Mu Xiang, Zheng Zha, and others. In this way, the Mother Nest could be considered impregnable.

Although William couldn't be detected by mental scanning, with Mu Xiang and others guarding the area, it wouldn't be easy for William to sneak in.

There's still one question: what happened to William's wife, Annie? She has a significant role in the game; she evaded capture by the special agents, wasn't killed by the newly mutated William, later helped Claire, almost drove Ada Wong to her death... oh, and even shot Leon. This part has been mentioned in countless games.

Mu Xiang had previously told Jill the original storyline through his own experiences, but he didn't know the true situation in this world. Logically, Annie should still be in the Mother Nest, and Mu Xiang's suggestion to return was also an attempt to unite with her.

However, she wasn't in the base... This left Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha somewhat bewildered.

When they actually tried to check the surveillance footage, they found that it had been deleted... This had its pros and cons. After all, with the real surveillance footage gone, the interpretation of William's death was entirely in Mu Xiang's hands; but now they couldn't find Annie either.

“From Yani’s perspective, it might be to prevent herself from being found by the Umbrella Corporation…” Mu Xiang pushed up his glasses. “Of course, it’s also possible that something more complicated has happened.”

Zheng Zha scratched his head: "For example?"

Mu Xiang sighed: "For example, Annie was also infected with the G virus at that time... The main god did not say that G William was the only boss."

"Then what do we do? Wait?" Zheng Zha glanced at Jill, who was recording videos of the survivors in a laboratory across the street. "Wait for them to come knocking on our door?"

Mu Xiang shook his head: "We can't wait, there are too many variables... Regardless of whether William's family has a side story, Annie's disappearance is unusual, which means a part of the plot has been changed. Letting these unstable factors run wild, I'm afraid Leon and Claire will get killed, that would be a loss." Zheng Zha was stunned for a moment: "Then where do we start?"

"Hank!" Mu Xiang snapped his fingers and stood up. "My dinner time is over. You can continue eating... After you finish, guard the shelter."

Seeing Mu Xiang about to leave, Zheng Zha sat up abruptly, forgetting the snacks in his hand: "Why is it Hank?"

Mu Xiang adjusted his glasses: "Hank is the only survivor of the special forces team, and the special forces team had video recordings of the mission!"

“Instead of waiting for Leon and Ada Wong to run all the way here to get the agent team’s video, I might as well just get it from Hank…” Mu Xiang shrugged. “Besides, do you think I would let Leon and Claire follow the original storyline?”

Zheng Zha paused for a moment, then said urgently, "Wait, wait a minute! If you do this, Leon and Ada won't be able to meet!"

Mu Xiang turned around and looked at him in surprise: "Yeah, but what does it have to do with me?"

"Uh……"

After instructing everyone to guard the shelter, Mu Xiang left directly along the dedicated railway. This was also a key guarded area. Although Mu Xiang and Zheng Zha could run on their own, they would need to use this train to take the rest of the people with them.

With Zhan Lan's mental scan, Mu Xiang quickly caught up with Hank... Hank's escape speed was actually very slow, after all, he didn't have a map, let alone a mental scan, so he could only heal his injuries, fight monsters, and slowly run away.

Mu Xiang looked at the communicator in his hand. The Umbrella Corporation would probably be surprised to see the tracking signal reappear.

After obtaining the communicator, Mu Xiang first used his phone to trace it in reverse, and then put the communicator into his bracelet. This caused the tracking signal to be lost... The Umbrella Corporation would definitely think the communicator was destroyed, and now that the signal had reappeared, it was exactly what they wanted.

The location of the shelter must not be revealed... but I need you to come find me.

Hank was still running along the sewers. He had received a support signal, but the problem left for him was how to get to the Raccoon City Police Department. There were too many dangers on the ground—the Nemesis, the Tyrant, and the two G-virus-infected monsters were all beyond his capabilities.

So he had to find the Raccoon City Police Department through the sewer system... which was unavoidable.

Mu Xiang was also helpless about this. Walking through the sewers while playing the game was one thing, it was just dark; but now he had come here, just asking for trouble. With his mysophobia, spending even a second in such a dark, damp, and smelly place was torture... This was perhaps the biggest challenge of this mission.

So after catching up with Hank, Mu Xiang knocked him unconscious from behind, stole the G virus and the recorder, and left.

"Uh, you should still make it in time..." Mu Xiang looked at Hank on the ground and gave a strange smile. "Forget it, just wait for him to wake up on his own. Anyway, you're lucky to be alive."

(End of this chapter)