Infinity, progressing from Arasaka

Although it's incongruous that the M2, an old relic, is being used by the 'Terrorist Mobile Unit' among so many outdated weapons from Arasaka, Military Science, and even Nokota, but who cares?

Vera can't build smart weapons or individual electromagnetic weapons right now, so she'll just have to make do with what she can use for now.

There's a reason why the M2 heavy machine gun is considered a family heirloom of the US military.

"Have the publicity department package these Raccoon City footage clips."

After glancing a few more times at the delayed footage of the USF Mobile Force rescuing and receiving survivors in western Raccoon City, Vera picked up the microphone and issued instructions to her office secretary.

"This scene, the one where the mother and daughter are saved from the jaws of a bloodthirsty zombie at the last second, is quite good. The angle, the lighting... and the little girl's upward gaze are perfect."

Since we've decided to break away from Umbrella and go it alone, we naturally need to demonstrate the qualities that distinguish our new Umbrella in California from the old one: commitment, integrity, and honesty. The old Umbrella was averse to all three, but my Umbrella in Vera is!

Even a little bit is still a little bit.

"Director, the drones have detected multiple transport helicopters from our European headquarters. Headquarters personnel have already intervened in Raccoon City."

Just as Vera was distracted by the footage of the USF rescuing survivors, the voice of USF4 Captain Andrelov brought her back to the center of the scene. The footage captured by the drone was being moved by the frontline personnel.

In the light rain, several transport helicopters bearing umbrella-shaped logos hovered prominently atop a building in Raccoon City, seemingly having unloaded some items and taking off in preparation for departure.

"The Trackers, the Tyrant? Or some other force? The timing is ahead of schedule, and the scale is huge? That old bastard Spencer should know about my moves."

Vera pondered for a moment, picked up the microphone, adjusted the channel, and said, "Be on high alert. It's highly likely that this is a BOW being researched by headquarters in Paris. We are currently in a state of hostility with headquarters in Paris. Repeat, state of hostility."

Then, she paused for a moment.

“Mr. Redfield, your partner may be in mortal danger.”

...

a few minutes ago.

"Umbrella's bastard!"

Jill Valentine's voice pierced the silent apartment building along with the No. 12 shotgun shell.

With a scream, the lock was picked and the unlucky man in the lead fell backward, hit in the face by a lead bullet at close range, blood splattering all over his body. As he fell, his finger unconsciously pulled the trigger, and bullets flew everywhere.

"Fuck! Get cover!"

"That STARS bitch is inside!"

The person behind cursed angrily, while at the same time, Umbrella's UUTU (units responsible for cleaning up the mess) soldiers wove a dense net of fire with submachine guns and rifles, instantly covering the narrow space inside the doorway.

The tables, chairs, beds, and cabinets in the room were smashed to pieces, with wood chips and cotton wadding flying everywhere.

After firing her first shot, Jill executed a tactical roll, taking cover behind a load-bearing wall. At that moment, she instinctively tightened the shoulder strap of her backpack. Chris had said on the phone that Umbrella was there to destroy evidence, and she had to protect herself…

Just then, out of the corner of her eye, Jill saw two Umbrella soldiers lean out and throw two round objects in. Without thinking twice, she lunged into the half-open bathroom.

boom!

As the grenade exploded, shrapnel flew everywhere. Jill scrambled to her feet and crouched behind the door, ignoring the ringing in her ears. She took two stun grenades from her tactical belt, pulled out the safety pin, threw one out the window, stood up, and immediately rolled out of the bathroom after the stun grenade exploded.

boom!Boom!

Some people screamed because they couldn't get out of the way in time.

Using one hand to continue blocking the door with the barrage of shotgun blasts, Jill released the clips of the last stun grenade with her other hand and threw it outside. Then, without any intention of lingering, she kicked open the living room window and jumped onto the building's external metal emergency staircase.

"Damn it, she's trying to escape! Chase her!"

Da da da--

Da da da--

Bullets lashed against the old, rusty steps of the fire escape, sparks flying. Jill had no time to catch her breath and could only leap down into the blind spot directly below the wall.

thump.

Using the pile of garbage as a buffer, Jill rolled forward to absorb the force.

"Cough...Ptooey!" The pain from the friction on her shoulder blade made her involuntarily let out a muffled groan. Suppressing the nausea brought on by the stench of corpses in the air, she plunged into the alley.

Coming straight at us—"Roar!"

In the alley, drawn by the commotion of explosions and gunshots, the middle-aged zombie woman, who had been moving unsteadily, immediately sprang to life upon smelling the fresh flesh and blood, and pounced on Jill.

boom!

Jill dodged the zombie that lunged at her, first kicking it to the ground, then shooting its head to pieces.

For her, the irrational zombies were far too easy to deal with compared to the wickedness of human nature.

"She's in the alley!"

asshole!

The shouts from behind made Jill's face turn even uglier. In this hellish place, Umbrella still wanted to get rid of her, and on the street across the alley, seven or eight zombies were closing in on her step by step.

Just as Jill was caught in a dilemma, click! "Come here!" The side door was opened, and a disheveled man pulled Jill inside.

Bang! The door slams shut.

"Thanks..." Jill was about to apologize when she suddenly noticed the Umbrella logo on the newcomer's shoulder and shouted angrily, "Umbrella bastards!"

"Hey, calm down, I just saved you."

A man dressed as a mercenary, who certainly didn't look like a regular soldier, quickly spread his hands and said, "I'm Carlos from UBCS."

"What's the difference?"

“At least I’m not with them. We were deployed here to save the civilians,” Carlos shrugged. “But I didn’t expect things to get this bad, it’s too chaotic…”

Thump! Thump! The sound of banging on the door rang out.

The man quickly waved his hand, "This is not the time to talk, let's leave first. I only noticed them sneaking around this way by accident, so I followed out of curiosity. I never expected they were here to kill you, beautiful lady. What heinous crime have you committed?" He said as he walked away.

"Do not make jokes!"

Jill said with dissatisfaction, "If we're talking about divine wrath and popular resentment, it should be you Umbrella!"

"I don't understand any of this. I'm just a mercenary."

Carlos jogged along, saying with a self-deprecating yet helpless tone, "How could the owner explain to the dog why it was asked to fetch the frisbee?"

"..."

Jill remained silent for a moment, then, remembering Chris's comment that he was also with a Umbrella unit, she said, "Why don't you come with me to the west of the city? Umbrella's troops will come to meet me."

"what?"

Carlos was stunned for a moment.

What's going on here?

Wasn't it just that Umbrella's secret forces were trying to eliminate you? You don't trust me, an Umbrella UBCS member, and I haven't received any orders. Now you're saying that Umbrella forces will be there to meet you in the west of the city?

Wait, let me think about this, it's all so confusing.

Is Umbrella having internal strife?

Ta-da!

Thinking this, Carlos quickly ran to the end of the building, opened the door, and shouted, "Oh no!" Jill, who was following behind, was tackled by Carlos before she could react. Just as the two of them fell, a rocket suddenly flew over their heads.

Boom!

The interior furnishings were blasted to pieces, and scorching smoke filled the air, with wall dust and rubble falling down.

"Cough cough cough, what the hell is this thing?"

Carlos rolled over, raised his head, and looked horrified.

Outside the door, on the other side of the street, a tall monster draped in a black robe lowered the rocket launcher in his hand. The faceless and eyeless face, wrapped in black bandages, was looking at him, or rather, at Jill beside him.

Boom!

Another loud bang, and another tall monster in a black robe jumped down from the roof, crushing a car to pieces, letting out a ferocious roar and blurry, distorted words.

“STARS...Evidence...Destroyed..."

Thump~ Thump~

With a heavy stomp of his foot, the towering monster moved and began to run, roaring like a heavy chariot.

"My God, miss, what have you done?"

"Damn it, stop staring! Umbrella's bio-weapons, run!"

Jill took off running, and turning her head, she could even see the deformed, heart-like veins on the monster's face writhing. Huh?! What was that?

Suddenly, Jill saw a small flying object with a tiny propeller land directly on the monster, and then, boom—!

The explosion of flames compressed the air instantly, then expanded at an astonishing speed. Burning pieces of clothing flew wildly through the air, and Jill was so shocked by the impact outside the door that she staggered and stared wide-eyed.

Then, another small flying object landed, hovered outside the door, and even made a sound.

"Jill? Is that you, Jill?"

"Chris?!"

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Chapter 030 All fear stems from—