Courtyard House: I fish in the heavens, a professional bird abuser.

"drop--"

"access denied."

"Insufficient permissions".

The cold, electronic sound echoed in the corridor.

Kaplan, sweating profusely, typed away on the military-grade portable computer in his hand.

My fingers are practically sparking from typing.

But the heavy reinforced glass door in front of him, which could almost withstand the impact of a small nuclear bomb, remained completely still.

Not only that.

The electronic lock next to the door was flashing an unsettling red light.

It was as if they were mocking these overconfident intruders.

"What happened?"

"Kaplan, how much longer?"

Captain Xue De was getting a little anxious.

He kept glancing at his watch, then at the dark road behind him.

The unease of being watched grew stronger.

"Don't rush me, boss!"

"That damn Red Queen modified the underlying code!"

"She keeps resetting the encryption algorithm!"

"I untied the first layer, and she added two more!"

"This is like playing chess against a madman who can think a billion times per second. I... I'm going crazy!"

Kaplan wiped the sweat from his eyes, his voice trembling with tears.

This security system is the most insane he has ever seen in his life.

It's practically an impregnable fortress.

Rain, who was standing at the back of the line, was getting impatient.

She slung the gun over her shoulder, drew a military knife from her thigh, and said fiercely:

Why bother with all that trouble?

"Get out of the way!"

"Watch me pry this piece of junk open!"

Or we could just blow it open with explosives!

He Yuanchao leaned against the wall, a toothpick dangling from his mouth.

Watching these people perform a monkey show here.

Seeing Ryan's violent and maniacal appearance, he couldn't help but shake his head.

These soldiers.

His mind is filled with nothing but muscles and gunpowder.

If it were that easy to get in, Umbrella would have gone bankrupt long ago.

That door is connected to the sensors of the laser defense system.

If you forcibly break through, the entire area's defense mechanism will be triggered immediately.

At that time.

Forget about getting inside, the automatic defense machine guns overhead could easily wipe these guys out first.

"Alright."

"Get out of my way, all of you."

He Yuanchao spat out the toothpick from his mouth.

They walked up slowly.

The crisp sound of leather shoes on the floor interrupted the argument.

"Sir...sir?"

Kaplan looked up at him, completely bewildered.

"This...this is a confrontation at the code level, you..."

Does that mean you, an administrative official in charge of inspections, would understand this?

He Yuanchao remained silent.

He simply patted Kaplan on the shoulder with a look that said, "You're bad, but I don't blame you."

Then apply a little force.

They simply pushed the burly man, who was over 1.8 meters tall, aside.

He has incredible strength.

Kaplan felt as if he had been pushed by a bulldozer; he lost his footing and staggered back several steps before regaining his balance.

I was immediately startled.

Is this really an administrator? His grip is even stronger than Ryan's!

He Yuanchao stood in front of the control panel.

Unlike Kaplan, he didn't just grab a computer, plug in a cable, and obsess over it.

He simply reached for the keyboard where he entered the password.

From other people's perspective.

He's just talking nonsense.

Or perhaps they're trying some kind of universal password.

But in fact.

The system in He Yuanchao's mind was running at full speed.

[Ding! External firewall detected... Red Queen subsystem is initiating countermeasures...]

[Activate the god-tier hacker module.]

[A brute-force attack is underway... no, a dimensional reduction attack is underway.]

[Analysis progress: 10%...50%...100%]

In the blink of an eye.

What Kaplan found like an enigma was, in He Yuanchao's eyes, a simple string of numbers.

and.

The system not only cracked the code.

They even added a "backdoor" to the door's control program.

They forcibly suspended that damned defense program that automatically triggers the slicing laser whenever someone enters.

"In this world."

"Some doors don't need to be knocked on with force."

"You just need to know the right way."

He Yuanchao uttered this pretentious line.

Extend one finger.

He tapped a few keys on the keyboard.

His movements were graceful and fluid.

He didn't even glance at the screen.

He pressed the confirm button with his last finger.

"Buzz—"

A pleasant electronic sound rang out.

That door that left the entire task force helpless.

The electronic lock that always had its red light on.

It instantly turned into a reassuring green!

The sound of air pressure being released could be heard.

The heavy glass door slid open slowly to both sides.

It revealed the long, narrow, and deep passageway inside, which was entirely made of reinforced glass.

The end of the passage.

That's the main entrance to the Red Queen's server room.

Quiet.

A deathly silence.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at He Yuanchao as if he were a monster.

It's...open?

No computer used? No explosives used?

Did you just tap it a few times casually?

"My God..."

Kaplan stared wide-eyed, feeling as if his career had been devastated.

"Sir...how...how did you know the password?"

"This is a dynamically generated random password! It changes every second!"

He Yuanchao turned around.

He shrugged.

The expression on his face was absolutely infuriating.

"Dynamic password?"

"Oh, how would I know?"

"It might be because..."

"I think the firewall for this system was something I wrote when I had nothing else to do back then, and I just casually gave some pointers to two engineers."

"The algorithm they're using is too outdated."

"For me, it's as simple as a combination lock on a primary school student's diary."

That's quite a show-off.

Absolutely perfect.

Anyway, no one here can verify what he says, so he can exaggerate whatever he wants.

Moreover, with the endorsement of that so-called "level nine inspector," the more outrageous the story, the more likely these people are to believe it.

Captain Xue De's gaze toward He Yuanchao had changed from awe to admiration.

He's definitely a big shot.

These are the talents sent from headquarters!

He can crack locks with code, and he can also... cough cough, he hasn't shown his fighting skills yet, but with this special skill alone, this mission is a sure thing!

"What are you still standing there for?"

"Are you waiting for me to invite you in for tea?"

He Yuanchao pointed to the open door.

Xue De then realized what was happening.

"quick!"

"action!"

"A small team will go in first to scout ahead! Take that equipment with them!"

Xue Degang wanted someone to rush in with the pulse device used to shut down the Red Queen's main unit.

He Yuanchao reached out and stopped him.

"Wait a minute."

"This passage looks beautiful, but sometimes the more beautiful something is, the more dangerous it is."

"Although I opened the door, it doesn't mean that crazy girl doesn't have other tricks up her sleeve."

He Yuanchao didn't want these people to be chopped into pieces as soon as they went in.

These soldiers were a bit stupid.

But it's still quite useful as a meat shield and to draw zombie fire later on.

It's a shame they all died.

"You guys stay outside and keep watch."

"Kaplan, take your bag and come in with me."

"Xue De, come in too."

"And you, Alice."

He Yuanchao named these people.

"Me?" Alice pointed to herself, somewhat surprised.

"Yes, it's you."

"I feel your intuition is pretty accurate. Come in and keep an eye on things for me."

He Yuanchao did not offer any further explanation.

He took the lead and stepped into the laser tunnel.

Footsteps landed.

The ground lights on both sides of the passageway lit up instantly.

It illuminated this technologically advanced death trap.

If it's the original storyline.

The Red Queen has already started closing the doors and releasing the dogs, preparing to activate the laser network.

But at the moment.

Because of He Yuanchao's previous "suspend" operation on the system.

The entire passageway was as quiet as an ordinary corridor.

No laser.

There was no alarm.

Only the echoing footsteps of the crowd remained.

This left the special task force members, who had been anxiously preparing to face the deadly traps, with a feeling of disbelief, as if they had punched cotton.

Everything went too smoothly.

It went so smoothly that it was unsettling.

The group quickly reached the end of the passage.

It was an even heavier, black door leading to the Red Queen's core server room.

He Yuanchao stopped in his tracks.

They didn't rush to open the door.

Instead, he looked up at a holographic projection probe located above the passageway.

he knows.

The artificial intelligence that had been secretly observing, whose data was somewhat disrupted by his forced entry.

It's time to show up.

"Come out, Red Queen."

"Stop hiding."

"A guest has come from afar. As the host, shouldn't you come out and greet him?"

He Yuanchao spoke to the air.

The sound buzzed in the enclosed passage.

The others exchanged bewildered glances, wondering who the officer was talking to? Was he talking to that camera?

Just then.

"Sizzle—"

A hissing sound came from the air.

The lights in the corridor flickered suddenly.

Followed by.

In the open space in front of everyone.

A red laser beam appeared out of nowhere and shot down.

Countless light particles began to converge and weave rapidly.

Just a second or two.

A holographic image of a little girl in a retro red dress, with a pale face and empty eyes, suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Red Queen.

The ruler of this hive.

The iconic villain AI in the Resident Evil series.

They've finally made their appearance.

Her gaze swept right past Xue De and Kaplan, who were holding guns.

Instead, he stared intently at He Yuanchao, who was standing at the very front.

A hint of... appeared on the face of the seemingly harmless data model.

An extremely human-like question.

And be vigilant.

"Who are you?"

"Your access permission is not recorded in my database."

"But your operating instructions... supersede my underlying protocol."

The Red Queen's voice was childlike, yet it carried a cold, mechanical quality devoid of any emotion.

"This is not something you can do."

"This is cheating."

"I will not let you pass."

"It's dangerous here."

"You...you will all die here."