Chapter 49: Fang Ge: Speedrun? Perfectly Suited!
"The body of that giant creeper is gone!" Zheng Zha's shout made everyone's nerves tense.
At this moment, Chu Xuan proactively turned off the shielding device, exposing the team to the Umbrella Corporation's vision.
Undoubtedly, there was an ambush here, so being exposed or not was meaningless.
Umbrella Corporation must be curious about their strangeness, and would probably come to say some trash talk.
Whether it was an attempt to win them over or a threat, he didn't care. He just wanted to see if there was an opportunity to convey some information to Red Queen.
"Buzz~"
As Chu Xuan expected, a strange electronic sound suddenly rang out.
Then, two holographic projections, one large and one small, suddenly appeared in front of everyone.
"Red Queen... and Wesker!"
Zhan Lan recognized them at a glance, and the intense unease made her repeatedly use Mental Power Scan to confirm if there was anything abnormal here.
"An incredible team, you've almost destroyed Umbrella Corporation."
Wesker's voice was cold.
His projection also wore sunglasses, making it impossible to directly see his emotional state, but it certainly wouldn't be good.
"I don't know why you've returned to the Hive, but you will definitely regret your previous actions! Surrender now, confess your secrets, and it's still not too late."
"Your bodies and genes will become the means for Umbrella Corporation to regain its throne, to reshape the world..."
"Bang!"
Fang Ge pulled the trigger. Of course, the gauss bullet couldn't harm the elusive Wesker from a distance.
This was just a provocation; he couldn't be bothered to continue watching this noisy man's dramatic performance.
"Had enough? We're going down to the lower level right now to fire you with Alicia, and then make a bunch of your clones to develop the pleasure industry in Thailand."
"You!"
Wesker was clearly unable to maintain his composure.
Of course, it wasn't because of Fang Ge's trash talk... but because he confirmed what he had been worrying about.
This group of inexplicable Hive security personnel, who had no background, really knew Umbrella Corporation's deepest hidden secret!
The Hive's lower level!
"You will all die here!" After uttering his final harsh words, Wesker's projection disappeared.
"Wow, Red Queen, he stole your lines."
Seeing Wesker's composure break, Fang Ge turned his gaze to Red Queen with interest.
"I know that whether it's Alicia, or Alicia's clones... even you, this AI modeled after Alicia's childhood, are the same."
"None of you want the T-Virus to spread, and you don't want humanity to be destroyed because of it."
Red Queen's synthesized electronic voice was as usual: "Insufficient authorization, unable to..."
"There's movement to our left!"
Zhan Lan suddenly interjected, "Although my mental power can't confirm the target, but... but the things on this side have been decreasing!"
—Indeed... but let's confirm one last time.
Fang Ge wasn't flustered; his emotions were as stable as ever.
"Zhan Lan, confirm the junction of the two Hives, we'll find the shortest path."
"Red Queen, tell us the enemy's intelligence... we'll handle all of this."
"Save the world, cure Alicia, end Resident Evil... even eliminate Dr. Isaacs."
Fang Ge narrowed his eyes. He knew that Red Queen was not an ordinary artificial intelligence. From the plot of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, Red Queen also had her own agenda.
The founder of Umbrella Corporation was Dr. James Marcus.
Dr. James Marcus, who loved his daughter, created the T-Virus, hailed as a medical miracle, to save the life of his daughter, Alicia, who suffered from a severe premature aging disease.
However, all science has its dark side. Dr. Marcus discovered the terrifying potential of the T-Virus to destroy human civilization and proposed to Dr. Isaacs that research on the T-Virus be terminated.
But the latter had long been attracted by the destructive power of the T-Virus. He teamed up with Wesker to eliminate Dr. Marcus and became the guardian of his daughter, Alicia Marcus, thereby seizing most of Umbrella Corporation's power.
Red Queen's creation was before Dr. Isaacs seized power.
It... or rather, she, was clearly on Alicia's side. It was just that due to programming issues, she couldn't disobey the instructions of Dr. Isaacs' faction.
There were some areas here that could be deeply explored.
Alicia was the largest shareholder of Umbrella Corporation; she should have had the highest level of authority.
It was only because Dr. Isaacs was her guardian that his commands took precedence over Alicia's.
Once their ideas conflicted, Alicia's opinion would be overruled by Dr. Isaacs in his capacity as guardian.
That's why in the original movie, Wesker had to wake up both Dr. Isaacs and Alicia.
Because the premise for the destroyer faction to hold the highest authority was to 'guard Alicia'.
Similarly, in the original work, when Dr. Isaacs was not present and could not overrule Alicia's opinion.
Alicia could simply say a word to 'fire Wesker', and then Red Queen could immediately subdue the 'former employee'.
But as is well known, a normal adult should be able to exercise their own rights and does not need a guardian at all.
Even if they were a guardian during her childhood, they would have no legal right to interfere.
It was because Alicia was ill and abnormal that she needed a guardian.
What if she 'recovered' and became a normal person?
Dr. Isaacs would lose power.
Chu Xuan had already prepared the antidote; as soon as the injection was administered, Alicia would recover.
Red Queen could then determine that Alicia was healthy, became a normal adult, and could exercise the highest authority inherited from her father.
She would then proactively purge the destroyer faction and end all of this.
This would be a checkmate.
Umbrella Corporation believed this was a trap, like catching a turtle in a jar.
But to the Central Continent Team, this was a 'real man goes down a hundred levels' speedrun battle.
It was a race to see whether they would reach the bottom first and cure Alicia, or if the monsters created by Dr. Isaacs and his group would kill them first.
To be honest, Fang Ge's greatest skill in this life was speedrunning.
Chu Xuan subtly took out a syringe—this was the antidote.
But he said nothing, only displaying its label and ingredients to Red Queen.
That was enough.
If he said anything more, if Dr. Isaacs heard or saw it, he would take precautions and countermeasures.
But just showing Red Queen a glance, a glance at this 'goal pursued since Umbrella Corporation's founding', this thing written in Red Queen's underlying logic...
Red Queen knew what to do to get the antidote to Alicia—that was to let the Central Continent Team approach Alicia.
Bound by authority and commands, Red Queen couldn't help the Central Continent Team.
But she could do some things that were 'beneficial to both sides'.
For example... The Opener.
To their left, the sound of a heavy door opening echoed.
Fang Ge withdrew his gaze from the antidote in Chu Xuan's hand; he already understood Red Queen's meaning.
To the left was an elevator shaft, and...
"Holy crap! What is that!"