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

"Sizzle—"

The sickening sound of the electric current still echoed in the narrow channel.

The holographic projection of the little girl in red, appearing out of nowhere, stood before everyone without warning. Her electronic eyes, devoid of any whites, were like two bottomless wells, coldly staring at this group of uninvited intruders.

In this iron box hundreds of meters underground, filled with dead bodies, if this thing suddenly popped up, anyone with a slightly weaker mentality would probably wet their pants on the spot.

Although the special forces soldiers were highly trained, their palms were sweating. Their guns were instinctively aimed at the shadow that was impossible to hit. Rain's finger was practically pulling the trigger off; the fine layer of cold sweat on her forehead shone brightly in the corridor lights.

"Whether you're human or ghost," Rain's voice was a little tense, but her fierce edge remained, "if you don't want to take bullets, then get out of here!"

"You can't hit her, you idiot."

Kaplan, clutching the pile of equipment, shrank back, his face pale, his eyes fixed on the little girl, and explained in a trembling voice, "This...this is a holographic projection. It's the Red Queen; this supercomputer has materialized itself."

The Red Queen's gaze was fixed intently on He Yuanchao.

Her childish yet icy voice, devoid of any human warmth, exploded in the air.

"go out."

"This is not a place for you."

"If you don't leave, you will all die here."

The moment those words were spoken, the temperature in the passage seemed to drop several degrees instantly. An indescribable chill crept up the spine.

Captain Xue De's face was grim. Being threatened by a computer was an insult to a veteran, but in this Hive full of traps and mechanisms, every word the Red Queen uttered could become reality.

Just when the atmosphere was so tense it was about to explode.

He Yuanchao made a move.

Instead of being frightened, he chuckled as if watching a circus clown performance.

The laughter sounded particularly jarring and particularly—infuriating—in the silent corridor.

"Alright, little brat, save your breath."

He Yuanchao reached into his pocket, a movement that startled the special task force members next to him, who were afraid he would pull out a grenade.

result.

What he slowly pulled out was actually a lollipop.

This isn't ordinary candy; he brought it back from the previous world, the Bright Sword dimension he transformed into an industrial empire. The outer packaging even has the words "Dragon Tooth Special Supply" printed on it, and it's strawberry flavored.

With a "rip," the candy wrapper was torn open.

He Yuanchao stuffed the lollipop into his mouth, tilted his head, and looked at the little girl in red with a roguish expression.

"Who are you trying to scare?"

"Your logic tricks can only fool these muscle-bound, simple-minded mercenaries."

"Trying to kill us? Your defense system is practically crippled right now, isn't it? To block that 'T-virus,' you've used up most of your system's energy sealing doors, and I've locked the laser channels too. What else can you do? Overwhelm me with your data streams?"

The image of the Red Queen flickered noticeably.

It felt like someone had touched a sore spot, or like there was a lag in data processing.

On her usually expressionless face, a faint hint of... anger unexpectedly appeared.

"Who are you?"

Why can't I find your underlying code in my database?

"The access card you have is real, but I don't acknowledge it. You don't belong to Umbrella's core sequence."

"I am the steward here, and I have the authority to eliminate any unstable factors for the sake of the bigger picture."

"The bigger picture?"

He Yuanchao seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. With a lollipop in his mouth, he approached the holographic projection step by step.

The sound of leather shoes stepping on the tempered glass floor, "tap, tap, tap," each step felt like stepping on Red Queen's logic circuits.

He passed directly through the image of the Red Queen.

The interplay of light and shadow was magical, like passing through a layer of red mist.

He Yuanchao stood behind the Red Queen without turning his head, but his voice became somewhat cold, carrying an unquestionable aura of authority.

"So your so-called 'big picture' is just killing those five hundred-plus employees like chickens in this iron coffin?"

"Your so-called butler duties are just about covering up the company's shady dealings, even at the cost of sacrificing innocent people?"

"Stop with your fake algorithm."

"In this world, the real rules are never determined by cold, impersonal machines like you."

"It's a fist."

"It's a gun barrel."

"These are words that only those who survived have the right to say."

He Yuanchao walked to the tightly closed door of the main control room, reached out and gently patted the cold metal door frame.

"Xue De, what are you standing there for?"

"I've already unlocked the access control for you."

"Set up that jammer; I know you brought that thing."

"While I don't recommend burning it completely, it's still quite necessary to go in and have a chat with this little girl's true form about life."

Captain Xue De then realized what was happening.

Looking at He Yuanchao's calm and composed back, and then at the Red Queen who was still blinking in place and was obviously "logically broken", his admiration was almost overflowing.

Is this the aura of a Level 9 Inspector?

How can someone be sitting there eating candy and lecturing while facing such a ruthless supercomputer?

"Action! Quickly!"

"Kaplan, grab the stuff! Forget about that shadow!"

The special forces soldiers finally snapped out of their daze and charged inside, yelling as they went. Kaplan, carrying the heavy EMP (electromagnetic pulse) generator, dashed to the door like he was being chased by a dog.

The image of the Red Queen suddenly turned around.

That little face was filled with ferocity and anxiety.

"No! You can't go in!"

"If I lose control of the system, those things... those things will come out!"

"You can't afford the consequences!"

"You're committing suicide!"

Her voice grew increasingly shrill, even crackling with electrical current, making one's eardrums ache.

But nobody paid any attention to her.

In the eyes of these mercenaries, she was a crazy program who had killed five hundred people, a killing machine that only knew how to spout nonsense.

Only He Yuanchao's amused smile deepened.

"Those things?"

He certainly knew what the Red Queen was talking about.

Isn't that the former employee whose entire room was infected with the T-virus and turned into zombies?

And then there are the reptiles locked in cages.

If this were in a regular horror movie, it would be a total wipeout.

But a pity.

This round.

This isn't a bunch of screaming lambs that have entered this instance.

Instead, it was a Tyrannosaurus Rex that had been starving for a long time.

"Don't worry, little sister."

He Yuanchao took the lollipop out of his mouth and pointed at the red figure who was still issuing futile warnings.

"Now that Uncle is here..."

"The sky here will never fall down."

Even if it really collapses.

"I can talk back to you too!"

Done.

He Yuanchao pressed his finger on the door lock.

"Buzz—"

The door leading to the very heart of the Hive, where the Red Queen's motherboard was buried, slid slowly open to both sides with a dull mechanical sound.

The server room, filled with a futuristic feel, was revealed, but it was also about to determine the fate of everyone.

A chiller blast of air rushed out from inside.

It was pitch black inside.

Only the server indicator lights blinked, like eyes hiding in the shadows.

"Go in."

"The real show is just beginning."

He Yuanchao waved his hand and took the lead in stepping into this digital heart.

The special forces members followed closely behind, guns cocked and lights on.

Alice was the last to walk.

She paused as she passed the phantom of the Red Queen.

The image of the little girl was slowly fading, but those electronic eyes still held a chilling...pleading? Or perhaps...pity?

"You will all die..."

This was the last sentence the Red Queen left behind before she disappeared.

The echo lingered for a very long time in the empty passageway.