Chapter 10: The Inevitable Shutdown of Red Queen
“Time is short; we need to take a detour now.”
Upon receiving his subordinate’s report, James sighed and reluctantly gave the order.
This mission was fraught with setbacks.
The direct path to the central control room was flooded, and the alternative route involved a long detour, taking twice as long and passing through B Restaurant.
Thanks to Fang Ge’s information, they had been carefully observing the bodies in the water.
A few bodies indeed showed “abnormal movements,” possibly due to residual “electrical signals” at play.
However, James believed another possibility was more likely—that the bio-virus had already turned these people into “zombies.”
They needed to quickly get to the Red Queen’s server room, copy the evidence and data, and then return to the surface to report.
Once this mission was over, he should just retire early and open a veteran’s BBQ joint in Luton; there was nothing wrong with that…
He wasn't the only one with such thoughts.
“F*ck, this is definitely my last mission! After this, I’m going fishing!”
JD rarely uttered such profound words, prompting everyone to agree; after this job, they would all go home and retire.
Rain, who was close to him, even offered to go with him.
—It was like a general on a stage, with flags stuck all over his back.
The main group retraced their steps, taking a long detour. After about several tens of minutes, they stopped outside an iron gate.
Chu Xuan didn't even bother with pleasantries this time, directly taking Kaplan’s computer.
Faster than last time, the iron gate opened with a clang. Immediately after, the few people in front cautiously entered with their guns drawn.
What greeted their eyes was a vast hall with dozens of small containers, each several cubic meters in size, and thick pipes running all over the floor.
A chilling aura continuously emanated from the containers, making even an ape like Zheng Zha shiver involuntarily.
The temperature was only one reason for the shivers; thinking about the contents of the refrigerators made Zhan Lan’s scalp tingle.
Anyone who had seen Resident Evil 1 knew this was the warehouse where the creepers were frozen. Fang Ge had deliberately counted them in his past gaming experiences: there were exactly seventy of them.
Once the main computer shut down, seventy creepers would become the most terrifying bio-weapons!
Of course, they were also seven thousand points walking, and Fang Ge knew the “local optimal solution” here.
Now, if five tubes of T-Virus antidote were injected into the core of the refrigeration unit, once Red Queen shut down and the temperature returned to normal, the evenly distributed antidote would reactivate through the pipes, enough to kill the creepers.
This was a method Chu Xuan hadn't even dared to consider, as he wasn't sure about the dosage.
Fang Ge, however, could confidently state that it was possible to farm, but unnecessary.
Firstly, there were only six tubes of T-Virus antidote in the boxes, serving as a guarantee for error tolerance, and Fang Ge had other uses for them.
Secondly, doing so would only yield 6900 reward points; the last creeper would mutate, becoming a special individual comparable to a Tyrant, and gaining the ability to reproduce. If not dealt with immediately, the creepers would quickly multiply again.
The Infinite World is very strict; when the difficulty increases, no single reward point is innocent.
To eliminate the evolved special individual, the safest way is to find a sacrifice immediately—the most suitable would be the “little fatty” Reincarnator who didn't appear in this instance.
Being both a small boy and a fatty, true to his name, if the antidote were injected into his body and fed to the super creeper… the super creeper would disintegrate from within as if exposed to nuclear radiation.
Currently, everyone in the team was indispensable; from a holistic perspective, the return on investment was not high enough.
“According to the map, this is B Restaurant,” Kaplan said with uncertainty.
Anyone seeing this sight would not believe it was a “restaurant.”
“Zhang Jie, you’re in charge of security for this area, right?” James remembered the identity Chu Xuan had fabricated for Zhang Jie and turned to ask him.
“Uh…”
Zhang Jie pondered for a moment, then chose to shake his head repeatedly, replying ambiguously:
“It’s true I’m responsible for this area, but because of the nerve gas, I don’t remember exactly what’s inside—only that it’s extremely dangerous.”
Matt interjected, “Maybe there are some secrets hidden here, secrets the company doesn’t want the outside world to know…”
Fang Ge reached out and tapped the refrigerator, a gesture that made Zhan Lan’s pretty face lose color.
—When she wasn't in love, she was still too timid. He needed to find a way to increase her favorability.
Using a playstyle like “Nine Gates of Imprisonment,” team building became very important.
When necessary, Fang Ge would sell his looks.
When he was eight, playing Stardew Valley, he already knew how to juggle multiple relationships. Weren’t feelings with NPCs just a pretense?
It was no big deal; after all, speedrunners had no morals. To put it bluntly, they were scumbags; as long as it helped with speedrunning, Fang Ge could love anyone.
The Infinite World has a high degree of freedom; even Chu Xuan could be gender-bent and fall in love after being “f*cked.” What else wasn't possible?
Fang Ge pointed at the instrument’s code, feigning thought:
“I recognize this model of freezer; it’s usually used to hold bio-weapons.”
“Bio-weapons? Are you saying there are xenomorphs or Hulks in there?”
Kaplan’s face turned ugly, and he clicked his tongue repeatedly, “How safe is this containment method? They won’t suddenly break out, will they?”
Fang Ge’s answer was reassuring: “No, not as long as the power isn’t cut… Since there are such unspeakable things, there shouldn’t be anyone else around normally.”
Kaplan first breathed a sigh of relief, then, still uneasy, continued to ask, “What if Red Queen is shut down? If the main control computer is off, won’t the equipment stop working properly?”
“Another computer can temporarily replace Red Queen’s functions… It just needs a little modification.”
Chu Xuan calmly offered a solution that sounded quite absurd.
Kaplan immediately questioned, “Are you serious? Red Queen is a supercomputer; how could an ordinary computer replace it…?”
Chu Xuan stated lightly, “What if it only controls the power and this specific area? Other less dangerous areas can be abandoned. I am confident in this.”
“His skills are better than yours! Just learn from him,” JD patted Kaplan’s shoulder, his eyes seeming to say, “You can’t do it.”
“Okay! Okay! I can try too!” Kaplan’s face flushed.
—Brother, he was joking; you actually believed him!
Only Fang Ge and the others knew Chu Xuan was purely spouting nonsense. He said that only to make the mercenaries continue their actions.
This was part of Chu Xuan’s plan.
The Infinite World was a game project started in 2025, finally making its debut after ten years.
By then, the Resident Evil film series had long since concluded.
According to the plots of the subsequent Resident Evil films… especially the final chapter, everything that happened in the Hive was to ensure the T-Virus leaked and infected the entire world.
Similar events would occur at Umbrella Corporation bases worldwide. It was Umbrella Corporation’s deliberate instigation that allowed the T-Virus to sweep across the globe in just a few years.
Spence breaking the virus, and even the mercenaries’ actions… all of this was part of the plan of Umbrella Corporation’s high-ranking officials, especially Dr. Isaacs.
They wanted to destroy humanity, purify the Earth, and then use a special airborne antidote to kill all the zombies, finally becoming the “Gods of the New World.”
From the beginning, everything was not an accident, but intentional!
This whole charade was merely a means of shifting responsibility, concealing the conspiracy, and a “pretext” to deceive Umbrella Corporation’s mid- and low-level personnel.
Since it was intentional… if the plan didn't go smoothly, there would definitely be a backup plan.
According to the plot’s chronological logic, Umbrella Corporation’s high-ranking officials were all in stasis in the hidden lower levels of the Hive.
Red Queen in the upper levels of the Hive was programmed to prevent the T-Virus from leaking.
Did the high-ranking officials in the lower levels of the Hive have no countermeasures?
The answer was no.
In the old version, Fang Ge had repeatedly prevented the mercenaries from shutting down Red Queen. When they returned, the Hive’s upper-level power system would malfunction, and Red Queen would still be forced to shut down for at least 30 seconds until the backup power was activated.
Whether it was the Main God’s intervention or Umbrella Corporation’s grand scheme…
In short, these few people could not change the outcome of the “virus leak.”
What Fang Ge and the others could do now was just save a few more mercenaries.
“Alright then, that saves us time searching for survivors… Let’s keep moving.”
Captain James clearly remembered his mission.
Investigate the cause of Red Queen’s malfunction, shut down Red Queen, and rescue survivors.
Now, a few survivors had been rescued, so there was something to report to his superiors.
As for the cause of Red Queen’s malfunction… by watching the surveillance, they would know the whole story.
If Red Queen’s actions truly had a reason, proving that the supercomputer had not malfunctioned, then there would be no need to shut down Red Queen.
The group continued forward, passing through several more steel doors. Then, they arrived at a central computer control room, where, due to Red Queen’s interference, it was also impossible to directly control the entire laboratory.
Kaplan pulled out all the stops, bringing out three laptops. This time, he was very sensible and proactively gave one to Chu Xuan.
Their fingers clattered on the keyboards, and a moment later, the door slowly opened, revealing a dim passage inside.
Which was the famous…
Laser corridor!