Chapter 20 Nightmare Night
After walking for a distance on the suburban road of Raccoon City, the group successfully got a taxi.
Before parting, Shirley returned Claire's red leather jacket to her, and they left their contact information with each other.
After learning the causes and consequences of the Raccoon City tragedy, Leon and Elliot took the initiative to protect Annie and Shirley.
Of course, Lyon also took the initiative to apologize to Yang Ren.
After all, he had confronted Yang Ren in the mother nest before and almost shot him.
Yang Ren and Claire first went to Philadelphia in the eastern United States to the University of Pennsylvania.
My own life experience is still a mystery, and I have nowhere to go.
Then I can only stay with Claire temporarily.
Someone smiled as if his evil plan had succeeded, but I won’t say who it was.
Fortunately, Claire doesn't seem to care that her original identity is "former unknown senior staff member of Umbrella".
After all, even if there really is such an identity...
Judging from Yang Ren's current actions, it cannot be said that he has retired from the underworld, but he has at least changed from a biochemical activist to an anti-biochemical activist.
Although he is now a cyborg...
Raccoon City is located in Colorado in the western United States, a bit far from Pennsylvania.
It just spans half of America.
……
"Yang... wake up, we're home...!"
After a bumpy ride, Yang Ren was awakened by Claire in a daze.
When I stood up and looked, it was already dark.
Claire on the side looked at him lovingly, with a red mark on her originally fair shoulder.
I actually slept on Claire's shoulder the whole way!
This time, I am enjoying the tofu.
"I didn't expect you to be able to sleep so well~"
The sight of Claire covering her mouth and laughing softly made Yang Ren feel a surge of lust.
So cute and spicy!
After getting off the car, I followed Claire to her residence.
This is a rental house, not far from the University of Pennsylvania, only a 20-minute walk away.
After entering the room, Claire took a nice bath.
After all, it had been through the sewer before, and although it had been slightly cleaned and dried in the disinfection room of the mother nest, it still had some smell.
Yang Ren sat in the living room and took a quick look around the room.
About 50 square meters, two bedrooms and one living room, with independent bathroom.
The overall style is simple, with some decorations that are obviously for little girls, and the furniture is also neatly arranged.
Listening to the sound of water coming from the bathroom, various images began to emerge in Yang Ren's mind unconsciously.
Vertical grip... barely holds.
After a while, Claire came out after washing, with a palm-sized ruby.
Yang Ren's eyes widened immediately.
It was brought out when she was wearing tight jeans before, and her hair was indeed slender, straight and as white as snow.
The size is moderate, probably around a B cup, but quite round, just the type I like…
No...! Such a big red gem!
What are you thinking? She came out wrapped in a bath towel, and if you think wrongly, you will be dragged out and beheaded!
This gem was the one that Yang Ren had taken from the scepter of the king statue in the police station.
If Claire hadn't brought it out, Yang Ren would have actually forgotten about it.
Feeling Yang Ren's burning gaze, Claire ran back to her room with a red face.
I also took a shower and changed into some unisex clothes available at Claire's.
He looked at Claire's closed door, thought for a moment, and then entered another bedroom.
He pounced onto the bed, turned over and lay on his back in the shape of a "Tai" character, and began to think about the direction of the plot.
(Note: The protagonist's understanding of the plot of each biochemical work is the same as the author's when the book was first published.)
(I have only played the remakes of RE2.3.4 and RE7, and watched all the CG movies. I have only heard a little about the other plots and don't know any details.)
If nothing goes wrong, the storyline of Resident Evil: Code Veronica will begin in a few months.
At that time, Claire will infiltrate Umbrella's research institute in Paris in search of Chris.
Then I was taken to an island called...Lock Kingdom...?
It seems that the island is a place that Umbrella uses to train USS troops and detain serious criminals.
But in fact, Yang Ren is not very interested in the Veronica virus.
And since I haven’t played Veronica, I’ve only roughly read some other biochemical fan fiction and chronicles in my previous life.
All we know is that the Veronica virus seems to be a combination of the genes of the ancestral virus and the ancient queen ant.
An ecological structure similar to that of an ant colony is equivalent to having an endless army of infected people.
Anyone infected with the virus will eventually obey the orders of the "Queen Ant".
But this is not what Yang Ren wants.
After all, he is not like Wesker:
"Humanity is heading towards extinction every moment. Infecting the entire world is not destruction, but salvation."
What's the point of me destroying the world?
Are you going crazy at the air?
I feel like it’s better to be with Claire… ahem.
As he thought about it, he suppressed his violent energy with an uncomfortable look on his face and fell asleep again...
……
Boom——!
"what!"
Claire woke up suddenly with a dull thunder.
I subconsciously reached out and wiped my forehead, only to find that my hands were covered in sweat.
My body was wet and sticky, and even the bed sheet beneath me was soaked.
"Is it a dream..."
Claire took a deep breath, trying to calm herself.
Just now... she dreamed that she was back in Raccoon City, that place that was like hell on earth...
She saw screaming people biting each other madly, their faces and bodies covered with blood and wounds.
A large number of zombies came from all directions, chasing her with bared fangs and claws, as if they wanted to eat her alive.
And she could only follow Yang Ren and run desperately, trying to escape from this terrible scene.
Claire shook her head, trying to get those horrific images out of her mind.
I turned my head and looked out the window, only to find that it had started raining heavily outside without me noticing.
The big raindrops hit the window glass violently, and from time to time there was a dazzling white light across the sky.
Claire, unable to calm down, left the room and went to the living room to pour herself a glass of water.
After drinking a glass of cold water, the tense and depressed feeling was immediately dispelled.
Before returning to her room, Claire took a look at Yang Ren's room.
"How about...sleeping with him...?"
With a strange idea that came out of nowhere, Claire gently placed her hand on the door handle.
But after thinking for a moment, he still didn't have the courage to turn the cold door handle.
Behind the door... was Yang Ren, who was also holding the door handle.
The powerful perception brought by T+NE-γ woke him up when Claire screamed.
It was the same nightmare, but in the dream he had no gun, no T+NE-γ ability, and could only run with Claire as they were chased by a large group of zombies.
In the end, due to exhaustion, he could only watch in despair as he and Claire were thrown down together and torn into pieces bit by bit...
He had already sensed movement behind the door, but he also did not turn the doorknob.
It wasn't until he heard Claire close the door on the other side that he let out a deep sigh.
……
1998年10月1日，早上7:00
The U.S. military launched a "sterilization operation" in Raccoon City.
A tactical nuclear bomb carried by an F-22 Raptor fighter jet was dropped into the center of Raccoon City.
In an instant, Raccoon City and its surrounding areas were destroyed.
A lot of negative information about Umbrella was suddenly exposed on the Internet, including that it was suspected to be the culprit of the Raccoon City tragedy.
The company was immediately pushed to the forefront of public opinion.
Public opinion is one thing, and on the other, Umbrella Corps is still struggling with Nemesis’ disappearance.
The Umbrella European Institute No. 6, which is responsible for the development of Nemesis, is now really anxious.
Originally, they were so proud of themselves for creating such a successful BOW (biological weapon).
Funds and resources are allocated in huge amounts!
This accident turned them into clowns, their status plummeted, and the entire European branch was put into cold storage by the company.
Since Nemesis entered the Raccoon City hive, they have lost all control over it.
Only through the visual chip it was seen killing the G creature which was said to be a mutation of Dr. William Birkin.
After the Clock Tower Square, even Nemesis could not be seen. It can be said that the situation was completely out of control.
The damage caused by BOW out of control is extremely huge.
Especially for something like Nemesis, whose tentacles can secrete the T virus, it is basically a walking source of infection.
Moreover, its combat power is extremely strong, and if there are few people and poor equipment, it will be impossible to catch it.
If it carries all the equipment, an entire National Guard combat battalion would not be enough to defeat Nemesis.
It would be fine if Nemesis was destroyed by that nuclear bomb.
But it was clear that it had left Raccoon City before the nuclear bomb exploded.
If it is allowed to enter other cities, it will definitely cause a second or even a third Raccoon City tragedy.
To this end, Umbrella mobilized a large amount of manpower and material resources to conduct a carpet search within a 100-kilometer radius around Raccoon City, but found nothing.
The company had no choice but to give up and asked surrounding cities and regions to be vigilant and report any trace of Nemesis immediately.
……
Sleep until you wake up naturally.
The next day, when they got up early to meet each other, they both found that the other's face was not very good.
After a simple breakfast, the two planned to go out together to dispose of the ruby.
According to preliminary estimates, this ruby is at least 200 carats and is as big as a palm.
This size is really outrageous. The normal size of a diamond ring worn on a finger is only about 1-5 carats.
Finally, after being appraised by an auction house, it was found to be pigeon blood red, 250 carats, and of an incredibly high purity.
It was bought by an unknown wealthy man for $5000 million.
After all, such a large pigeon blood ruby is very collectible.
On average, one carat costs as much as $25!
98 million US dollars in 5000, according to the exchange rate of US dollars, is about 4.13 million RMB.
According to the purchasing power at that time, if converted into the current (2024) RMB value, it would be about...
66 million yuan.
Not only Claire, Yang Ren had never seen so much money in his life.
At the same time, Yang Ren also required the auctioneer and the buyer to strictly keep the information confidential.
He didn't want to be shot at by the USS.
After all, he can easily wipe out the USS troops, but Claire can't.
And if the enemy is armed with heavy weapons, or directly sends an armed helicopter to attack with rockets...
That's also a Bad End.
The other party is also very knowledgeable.
After receiving the money and delivering the goods, they disappeared from the world.
After buying some daily necessities and electronic products, Yang Ren took Claire to the suburbs of Philadelphia.
Because he felt that Zhui Zhui had followed him all the way from Raccoon City and was now in the suburbs of Philadelphia!
As for why Claire went?
Actually, it was because the lighting was too dim that day and I couldn’t see Zhui Zhui’s bald head clearly.