"What a pair of beautiful legs," Daniel thought as he watched Ada walk away. Ada was the most memorable character for him in the Resident Evil games, and everyone knew why.
Unfortunately, the current situation left Daniel with no energy to focus on Ada. With his life at stake, admiring a beautiful woman was the least of his concerns. The phrase "a beautiful death is still a death" was just a saying to entertain women.
"Sigh." Ada's appearance also made Daniel lose interest in going to the police station. So far, although it seemed like Daniel had done a lot of preparation, in reality, he had done nothing concrete—everything was just thoughts.
His age, combined with the fact that this was a city controlled by Umbrella Corporation, meant he couldn't take any preemptive actions and had to wait for the crisis to come, responding as it unfolded.
"Wesker, you bastard." In the underground lab of the mansion, Chris and Jill glared at Wesker, their faces filled with rage.
They never imagined that everything was a conspiracy and that their captain was one of the masterminds behind it.
Wesker, the captain of S.T.A.R.S. Alpha Team, was highly respected by team members, including Chris, Jill, and even Rebecca. Unfortunately, it was all an act.
"You've done well. Now let's see how you fare against this new bioweapon," Wesker said, activating the device containing the Tyrant.
This was the perfect moment to stop Wesker, but Chris and Jill, still thinking of their past camaraderie, hesitated and didn't shoot.
But then something unexpected happened. The Tyrant used its claws to impale Wesker.
Chris and Jill were stunned.
"Run." Chris snapped back to reality, firing at the Tyrant while leading Jill out of the lab.
As the Tyrant pursued them, the supposedly dead Wesker groaned and stood back up in the now-empty lab.
"Looks like the plan succeeded. Heh heh heh." Wesker clenched his powerful fist and removed his sunglasses, revealing blood-red eyes as he laughed triumphantly.
Wesker's success was not without reason. To fully integrate the virus and gain immense power, he had risked his own life.
He had gambled on death and resurrection to fully merge with the virus.
Even with the Surgical Fruit's abilities, Daniel wouldn't dare to take such a gamble. A single mistake could mean actual death.
But Wesker had won his bet.
"Spencer, I'm ready." Hearing the alarm blare around him, Wesker moved swiftly, appearing in front of the computer terminal with astonishing speed.
"Damn." Seeing the "Access Denied" message on the screen and hearing the alarms, Wesker reluctantly left the lab, escaping the soon-to-explode mansion.
"What happened?" Daniel muttered as he saw helicopters flying into Raccoon City. Over the past few days, he had seen several helicopters.
"What did you say?" In the police chief's office, Chris angrily grabbed the chief by the neck and pinned him against the wall.
The reason was simple: after Chris and the others returned to the Raccoon City Police Department, they told the chief everything Umbrella Corporation had done, but the chief accused Chris of joking.
When Chris demanded that Umbrella's executives be arrested, the chief ignored him.
Not only the chief but also the rest of the police force didn't believe Chris. The idea of viruses and bioweapons seemed impossible to attribute to Umbrella.
The chief demanded evidence from Chris, but Chris couldn't provide it since all evidence had been destroyed.
Both the training facility and the mansion, as indicated by Rebecca, were now ruins.
In this situation, Chris, Jill, and Rebecca, the last surviving members of S.T.A.R.S., had to leave the police department. Most of the officers vouched for them, preventing the chief from arresting them.
"What are you doing? Didn't I tell you to arrest those three?" After Chris and the others left, the chief received a phone call.
"I couldn't help it. Forcing the issue would have aroused more suspicion among the officers," Chief Brian said, wiping sweat from his forehead, speaking humbly.
"But don't worry, no one will believe what they say." Brian added.
"Hmph," the person on the other end snorted and hung up.
"Sir, we have intel that they've contacted the military." In a secret underground base on the outskirts of Raccoon City, a person in a room filled with computers suddenly called out.
"Damn it, they must be eliminated. Send in the special operations unit. They must not survive." The S.T.A.R.S. teams were created by the US government to combat rising terrorism and large-scale urban crimes, with members mostly drawn from elite police, military, and security personnel.
Chris was once an elite in the military, an Air Force member who left due to a disdain for war and joined S.T.A.R.S. Because of this, he still had connections in the military.
Funded mainly by corporate sponsorships, companies had significant influence over S.T.A.R.S.
In a capitalist society, money could buy power. Not only could corporations influence S.T.A.R.S., but even prisons could be privately operated, leading to early releases due to overcrowding.
Tony Stark kept his Iron Man suits because he was the CEO of Stark Industries, one of the nation's top individuals.
Similarly, as one of the world's leading companies, Umbrella Corporation had its own private security forces: UBCS (Umbrella Biohazard Countermeasure Service) and USS (Umbrella Security Service).
In a capitalist world, private security companies flourished, with Blackwater and Silver Sable being notable examples.
Umbrella's private forces consisted of top mercenaries from around the world, trained at Umbrella facilities before officially joining, ensuring their unquestionable prowess.
The structure of Umbrella's private forces was similar to S.T.A.R.S., with Alpha, Beta, and other teams, each member an elite.
Due to their ruthless methods, they were even more formidable than S.T.A.R.S.
"Yes, Beta Team will execute the mission immediately." Orders were promptly given.
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"Doctor, hand over the G-virus." In the depths of Umbrella Corporation's underground laboratory, five heavily armed soldiers surrounded William Birkin, who was originally the master of this lab.
"Never." Despite being held at gunpoint, William's first instinct upon hearing someone demand his life's work was to protect it.
Rat-a-tat-tat.
Before William could touch the container holding the G-virus, the surrounding soldiers opened fire. William could only let out a scream before falling backward onto the lab table, shattering the test tubes and equipment on it.
"Sorry, Doctor." The leading soldier said this to the fallen William before checking the silver alloy case on the lab table. Confirming the contents were their target, he locked the case and picked it up.
"Objective secured, retreat." The five soldiers quickly moved towards the lab door.
"I won't let you succeed." Just as they left, the supposedly dead William woke up. Despite being shot dozens of times, he was still alive, an incredible feat.
William grabbed a syringe containing the G-virus. After a moment of hesitation, his eyes filled with determination, and he injected himself with it.
Roar.
As the G-virus entered his body, William let out a roar, his body beginning to swell.
"William, no!" Annette, who had rushed over after hearing the gunfire, cried out when she saw what was happening.
"William!" After a brief hesitation, Annette ran to another lab to get the G-virus antidote.
"Head to the control room immediately, activate the self-destruct system, and then evacuate." The team carrying the G-virus received new orders from their superiors.
"Understood." The team leader nodded.
Bang, bang, bang.
At that moment, the ground started shaking. The team turned to see a monstrous creature charging at them.
"Open fire!" The leader barely finished his command before being thrown against the wall by the creature, knocking him out and sending the case flying.
Rat-a-tat-tat.
The other soldiers fired at the creature, but the bullets seemed to have no effect. Though these were elite mercenaries, they panicked in the face of a monster impervious to bullets and were quickly taken down.
After dealing with the soldiers, the creature ignored the G-virus case on the ground and walked towards another part of the lab.
"Damn it, William. Deploy the UBCS. I want that G-virus back," shouted an Umbrella executive, watching the scene through the mercenaries' body cameras. He angrily slammed his fist on the table and issued orders.
Through the cameras, it was clear that the creature was William Birkin.
"Yes, sir."
"William, it looks like you failed. But this works out perfectly." In a secret room, Wesker watched the scene on a screen and smirked.
"You can act now. The G-virus is at..." Wesker made a call and gave the virus's approximate location to the person on the other end.
"Understood," came a woman's deep voice.
"Be quick. The UBCS is being deployed en masse, and Sergei has messed up everything. This city is no longer safe," Wesker warned.
"Spencer, it seems even God wants your end this time. I don't need to lift a finger. Now I just need to wait patiently," Wesker mused, his sunglasses reflecting a red glow in the dark.
"Requesting backup! Requesting backup!" Despite their advanced equipment, the USS unit suffered heavy casualties upon entering the underground lab. They underestimated William's mutated strength.
Moreover, the lab's automatic defense systems, along with Lickers and Hunters released by William's rampage, wreaked havoc.
Annette activated the defense system and sealed the lab, giving the mercenaries no chance to escape.
To prevent the mutated William from escaping and seeking Sherry, Annette used her authority to trap William in the lab, sacrificing many researchers and guards.
Annette's actions also temporarily thwarted Umbrella's higher-ups from accessing the lab doors, despite their higher clearance.
Umbrella had taken precautions to prevent bioweapon leaks. Each lab was equipped with a self-destruct system to eliminate evidence and ensure bioweapons didn't escape.
Umbrella's executives weren't fools or madmen intent on destroying the world. They researched bioweapons for profit and personal agendas, not to annihilate humanity.
Even when attempting to seize William's G-virus, they planned to activate the self-destruct system afterward, eradicating all traces. What they didn't foresee was William's mutation.
The executives had envisioned killing the traitor William, retrieving the G-virus, destroying the lab, and eliminating any survivors at the mansion. This would have contained the virus outbreak, allowing Umbrella to recover elsewhere.
This whole situation stemmed from the Ecliptic Express incident, initiated by Marcus. If not for his leech virus attack on the train and training facility, Umbrella's actions might have remained secret, and Raccoon City would still be the happy place it once was.
The zombie and Cerberus attacks around Raccoon City were also Marcus's doing, dragging the city into chaos.
James Marcus was one of Umbrella's founders, betrayed and assassinated by Spencer, Wesker, and William Birkin years ago.
The reason was simple: Marcus conducted virus experiments on Umbrella employees, a line Spencer, Wesker, and Birkin weren't willing to cross. They still performed human experiments but didn't target their own staff, a dangerous practice given the employees' families and connections.
Umbrella had always conducted human experiments since its inception, targeting overlooked groups like vagrants, illegal immigrants, and orphans. Partnering with the government provided a steady supply of prisoners for testing, negating the need to risk using their staff.
Billy, a death row inmate, was sent to Raccoon City as a test subject, though Marcus's attack inadvertently saved his life, leading to his demise at Billy and Rebecca's hands.
Now, it was William's turn to face Umbrella's betrayal, dragging Raccoon City down with him.
"Damn it, those bastards. Cough, cough." In a remote castle, Spencer, sitting in a wheelchair and connected to an IV, almost spat blood upon hearing the latest report from his subordinates.
Umbrella had grown into a global enterprise with numerous branches and secret bases. Now, just as their plan neared completion, this disaster struck. Spencer was furious, especially since his time was running out.
In this world, Umbrella's story differed significantly. Spencer and his two partners had brought the Progenitor Virus to Dr. Abraham Erskine, a renowned scientist of their time.
Dr. Erskine's genius led to the creation of the Super Soldier Serum, resulting in Red Skull and Captain America. The plan was to mass-produce super soldiers to fight the fascists' advanced weaponry.
Unfortunately, Dr. Erskine was assassinated after Captain America's transformation, leaving no formula behind, just one vial of serum.
Scientists failed to reverse-engineer the serum from this vial, wasting it in the process.
However, they did create a weaker version, far inferior to the original but the best they could achieve, though it posed significant risks.
While many focused on Dr. Erskine's serum, Spencer and his partners turned to the Progenitor Virus, knowing it was key to the serum's creation.
Umbrella was founded with this knowledge, but despite enormous resources and efforts, Spencer never replicated the serum's side effects-free benefits.
Spencer's true goal was immortality, hoping to become a god ruling humanity through virus research.
As time passed with little progress, Spencer grew increasingly desperate, relying on Umbrella's advanced science to sustain his life, a temporary fix at best.
In this context, Umbrella's potential collapse was less concerning than the halt of their research.
Spencer's rage was compounded by Dr. Erskine's secrecy with the serum formula. After Red Skull's transformation, Spencer sought Dr. Erskine, who rebuffed him.
Spencer, however, was a resourceful man. After his initial anger, he quickly devised a plan to mitigate the crisis and minimize Umbrella's downfall.
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