Zongman: Evolution Paradise

Tap the amusement park icon on your wrist, and you'll see the same familiar words.

[Trial World: City of the Dead]

[Trial Mission: Survive for Seven Days]

[Current World Difficulty: lv1~lv3]

[Players are encouraged to explore the mission independently to achieve higher ratings.]

"Let's remove the word 'prepared' first, and think about it again after we become official players."

Jolyne never pushes herself too hard. As a second-generation human with a cheat code, once she becomes a full-fledged player, improves her mental strength, and remembers all the events from her previous life, how could she not navigate this paradise?

"What player?" Saeko Busujima and Shizuka Marikawa, wrapped in bath towels, walked out of the bathroom hand in hand, surrounded by steam.

Looking at the two of them instinctively, Jolyne couldn't help but ask, "Don't you have any suitable clothes?"

Saeko Busujima is 174cm tall, while Shizuka Marikawa is 176cm tall, far exceeding the country's average height. Obviously, the towel is not long enough.

"I don't want to wear clothes after taking a shower, it'll make me feel sticky." Shizuka Marikawa blushed and collapsed onto the sofa, seemingly having fainted from soaking in the bath.

Saeko Busujima helped Shizuka Marikawa straighten her towel and said apologetically, "Jolyne, please go in and take a bath too. There isn't enough hot water, so we'll have to use our bathwater."

"Ah."

Jolyne entered the bathroom, which was filled with the scent of lavender, and the purple and black fabrics were still there.

Jolyne took off her clothes. The family bathtub was a bit small for Jolyne's size; the water level only reached her chest, and she couldn't submerge her whole body.

As for the two women's bathwater, Xu Lun felt that there was too much shower gel and it was too fragrant, but he didn't have any other feelings.

Just as Jolyne was about to fall asleep in the bath, the bathroom door opened.

"Ms. Juchuan, is there something you need?"

Jolyne stared in surprise at the figure that walked in, wondering if it had come to collect the clothes.

"I'm here to help Jolyne take a bath."

With a blush on her face, Shizuka Marikawa casually untied her bath towel and stepped into the bathtub.

"Hey, I thought Jolyne's hand was still wrapped in bandages, so she probably couldn't take a bath by herself, which is why I came to help."

Shizuka Marikawa straddled Jolyne's lap, her voluptuous figure completely exposed to him.

As she wriggled restlessly, her beautiful face drew closer to Jolyne, and a wave of alcohol fumes washed over her.

Although Jolyne knew that Shizuka Marikawa was a bit of a ditz, he didn't expect her to be this clumsy, especially since he didn't have the protagonist's aura in this anime.

No, I don't need it.

"Mr. Juchuan, you must be drunk."

"Hey, I've only had one drink."

"Just call me Shizuka."

-

Jolyne, with a dark expression, wrapped Shizuka Marikawa in a bath towel and carried her out. Nothing strange happened between them; the guy simply intended to help her take a bath and even fell asleep in the bathtub in the end.

"Have you finished washing?"

Saeko Busujima sat on the sofa, having changed into a black dress, her azure eyes full of smiles.

"I'm all done washing up. Aren't you going to rest, Busujima-kun?"

"You must be exhausted after all that has happened today."

Jolyne remained unfazed. He hadn't done anything to Shizuka Marikawa, so he naturally felt no guilt in the face of Saeko Busujima's gaze.

"I can't sleep, so I'm planning to wait for Shizuka to go to sleep together," Saeko Busujima said, sounding a little downcast.

But she quickly regained her smile, and asked in a slightly seductive tone, "Would you like to come along, Jolyne?"

"No need, I need to take care of my wound."

Jolyne didn't fall for Saeko Busujima's temptations; if he actually went, his accumulated goodwill would probably drop by more than half.

"Do you need any help?" Saeko Busujima asked.

"Although I'm not as skilled as Teacher Juchuan, I can still do some simple bandaging."

"I can do it myself. As for Busujima-kun, could you please help Mr. Marikawa get back to his room to rest?"

It wasn't that she was afraid of Saeko Busujima seeing her wounds. She was a very smart girl with a strong sense of boundaries. Even though Jolyne's figure, appearance, and cultural background clearly had flaws and were out of step with the times, she didn't question Jolyne.

Instead, they formed a tacit understanding, but only Shizuka Marikawa still treated him as a student.

Saeko Busujima was very strong, and carrying the drunk Shizuka Marikawa upstairs didn't put much strain on her.

Xu Lun opened Professor Ju Chuan's medical kit and rummaged through the medicines.

Iodine, cotton swabs, and that strangely shaped ointment.

Jolyne removed the bandages, and it must be said that although the medicine made by Teacher Juchuan was strange in appearance, it was indeed very effective, and granulation tissue had already grown from the wound inside.

Following the steps taken by Professor Ju Chuan, the wound was treated again and then bandaged.

Jolyne closed the first-aid kit, but saw a familiar logo on the cover.

An umbrella-shaped logo made of red and white.

Jolyne silently reopened the medicine box, and on a box of cold medicine, it was clearly written: This medicine was developed with the participation of the Umbrella Corporation.

Chapter 9 Umbrella Corporation

Umbrella Corporation?

resident Evil?

He's very familiar with this game!

This so-called trial world is actually a patchwork of different worldviews.

Since the anime is set in a world similar to Resident Evil, there must be an Umbrella Corporation base in Tokoname City, Japan. After all, one of the Umbrella Corporation's headquarters is in Tokyo, and it's possible that the virus in this anime was developed and released by this company within its own world.

But what's the use of knowing that?

Although he was physically fit, he couldn't withstand the guns and cannons of the Umbrella Corporation's combat forces. Moreover, Umbrella had used viruses to create various monsters, which was clearly beyond the difficulty of a trial mission.

Since his trial world is called City of the Dead, and not Resident Evil, it proves that the Paradise mission did not intend for him to raid the Umbrella Corporation.

[Trial Mission: Survive for Seven Days]

[Players are encouraged to explore the quest independently to improve their quest rating.]

In other words, this is a plus.

If he takes down the protective umbrella, his mission score will be ridiculously high.

The first day ended amidst the screams that echoed through the city.

-

"Eh, Umbrella Corporation's assets in Tokoname City?"

Saeko Busujima was making breakfast when she looked at Jolyne with a strange expression.

"Why ask this question?"

"Well, I suspect this company released the virus."

Jolyne didn't hide anything from Saeko Busujima. If nothing unexpected happened, he would definitely launch an operation targeting the Umbrella Corporation in the next few days.

Whether there will be an opportunity to take action against the protective umbrella remains to be seen.

"A protective umbrella company? Spreading the virus?"

Saeko Busujima pondered Jolyne's words. At first glance, they seemed absurd—why would a pharmaceutical company want to destroy humanity? But Jolyne didn't seem like the type to make baseless accusations.

Pharmaceutical companies are secretly villains trying to control the world, and it seems that's how it's portrayed in movies.

“I don’t know much about it, but you can ask Shizuka. I remember Shizuka seemed to have worked for Umbrella Corporation,” Saeko Busujima told Jolyne.

"Shizuka Marikawa?"

Jolyne couldn't imagine what it would be like for Shizuka Marikawa to work for Umbrella Corporation.

Since Shizuka Marikawa hadn't gotten up yet, Jolyne couldn't wait to find out and pushed open Shizuka's door.

"Teacher Ju Chuan, Teacher Ju Chuan."

"Had breakfast?"

Shizuka Marikawa lay on the tatami mat, opened her sleepy eyes, saw Jolyne, and even took the initiative to rub against her.

"Mr. Ju Chuan, I heard that you used to work at Umbrella Corporation."

Jolyne pinched Shizuka Marikawa's face to bring her back to her senses.

"Stop!"

"Umbrella Corporation?"

"The hospital where I did my university internship was there."

"where?"

-

"right here."

Shizuka Marikawa opened her phone, found a map of Tokoname City, and showed it to Jolyne.

"here?"

This hospital appears to be a landmark building in Bedok City, quite conspicuous, located in an affluent area by the sea.

"Shall we go take a look?"

Saeko Busujima asked Jolyne.

"I really want to go."

I have a strong feeling that this hospital is likely the base of the Umbrella Corporation, after all, Shizuka Marikawa has the luck of a protagonist.

"Hey, Nanri Kaori's house seems to be around here."

Shizuka Marikawa looked at the map and suddenly spoke up.

Who is Nan Lixiang?

"She's my friend."

Shizuka Marikawa tilted her head back and thought for a moment.

"Moreover, it seems she has weapons at home, as well as a very large vehicle."

"arms?"

Jolyne thought for a moment, and realized that there seemed to be such a scene in the original plot.

"Then let's go to Professor Ju Chuan's friend's house first."

"Let's go now."

Saeko Busujima packed some supplies and put them in the off-road vehicle.

The city was filled with a deathly stillness and decay, with abandoned cars and debris piled up on both sides of the streets, and the air thick with the stench of decay.

Bedhouse City has mostly returned to quiet, with only a few zombies wandering around aimlessly.

From time to time, glances drifted from the buildings along the roadside; those were from surviving members. The first wave of zombies had ended, and if they could work together, they could gradually clear out the zombies.

Unfortunately, this is a patchwork world view. If a group of warriors named Alice hadn't appeared, it's unlikely that the apocalypse would have ended.

Jolyne opened the car window, reached out and grabbed a zombie that pounced on her, sucking it into the workshop.

A zombie suddenly disappeared from Jolyne's hands.

Saeko Busujima glanced at Jolyne with some shock, but didn't ask any further questions, instead suppressing her doubts.

As for Shizuka Marikawa, she was driving and simply didn't see it, but given her personality, even if she had seen it, she probably wouldn't have been surprised, which reminded Jolyne of her deskmate.