Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 447 Endless Darkness Branch, Change Its Direction
The next morning, Claire woke up in a daze.

She hugged the quilt and turned over in bed until she touched something and suddenly woke up.

"……Um!?"

Claire sat up suddenly, only to see that what she was holding in her hand was her usual little pillow.

This was not a problem, but Claire used her sleepy head to recall some thoughts and remembered that she had fallen asleep leaning against Li You in the living room last night?
Why am I in bed?
She turned her head again and saw the red jacket hanging on the coat rack next to her.

As for Li You, of course he would not be in the bedroom.

Claire paused until his brain fully recovered from its torpor, then he got out of bed and began to clean himself up.

“—Squeak.”

After a while, Claire, dressed neatly, walked out of the room, and then saw Li You still sitting on the sofa last night, as if he had not moved.

But at this moment, he was also doing something that Claire couldn't understand - he was holding a weathered-looking battle axe and throwing it into the burning fireplace.

As soon as the axe was thrown into the fire, it melted quickly like ice, but it did not turn into water vapor. Instead, it scattered ashes and fell at the root of the spiral sword.

There was already a thick layer of ashes in the fireplace, and it seemed that more than one or two weapons had been thrown into the fire.

After doing this, Li You turned around and smiled at Claire: "Are you awake?"

Claire nodded, and didn't ask whether it was Li You who carried her in. Instead, she asked with concern: "Did you rest well? This sofa is not suitable for sleeping..."

Li You waved his hand and said, "It's okay. I'm in good health and full of energy."

He was telling the truth. Not to mention that his collector's suit with the lion skin belt could give him almost endless energy, his current physique alone was already extraordinary, so not sleeping for a few days was not a big problem. Last night, he was very tired and relaxed next to Claire, so he took a nap.

Claire knew that Li You would not force herself, so she did not say much, and instead asked curiously: "What are you doing...?"

Li You smiled and said, "This is one of my gains this time."

The spiral sword inserted in the fireplace was naturally the Fire Sword that Wuming Ashes gave him at the end. Because he had the ability to turn other weapons into firewood to strengthen himself, Li You was trying them one by one, throwing all the weapons he didn't need into the fireplace and burning them.

After all, after his trip to the world of Dark Souls III, his backpack was filled with all kinds of weapons, so many that it was almost full. Including those system weapons that he had obtained in the past and were no longer useful, they were just right for feeding.

Therefore, system weapons such as Broken Steel Claws, Broad Blade Sword with Chain, Abyss Spear, etc., as well as special weapons obtained from the Dark Souls world, such as the Ice Dog Hammer and the original Dancer Magic Sword, which were used against various BOSSes and elite enemies, have all been fed to him by the Spiral Sword, and it was a good opportunity to clean out his backpack.

Now, apart from his main weapon, what he has retained are those commonly used by his companions, such as the Broken Priest Naginata, the samurai sword Aku, the gilded greatbow, the Black Knight Greataxe, the Moren Greatsledgehammer...all of which are relatively useful.

Of course, he also retained some other special equipment, such as the Crystal Old Man's Razor, the Sage's Candlestick, the Anri Sword, the Sun Straight Sword, the Executioner's Greatsword, etc.

Because the Fire Sword actually has a certain property conflict with the Collector's Suit he is wearing. The more the Fire Sword eats, the stronger it becomes, but the Collector's Suit requires it to be used as a weapon rack, and the more weapons it hangs on it, the stronger it becomes.

So Li You thought about it for a while and decided that in addition to the weapons they were going to use, they could also keep those weapons that had beneficial effects when worn on the body or could provide BUFFs, and burn the rest.

The axe that Claire had just seen thrown into the fire by Li You was the last weapon to be used to add fuel to the fire. It was Clayton's dragon-slaying axe.

The Fire Sword is not compatible with all weapons. It must be a powerful weapon, that is, either one with special effects or a soul weapon.

Of course, it’s not that you can’t throw ordinary weapons in, but after throwing them in, you will only get a pile of ashes and nothing else. The Fire Sword will not be strengthened either.

Now that he had just completed the "adding fire", Li You took a look at the status of the spiral sword.

[Fire Sword (Add Fire +2): The swords used by the incarnations of the Fire Lords who inherited the original fire are made from the fragments of the spiral sword burning in the original fire, and have great potential.]

[Weapon Features: Gather firewood. Stab the sword into the ground to ignite the flames, and you can throw the weapon with special power into the fire as firewood. The sword will gain some of the power of the weapon as firewood, and you can also unlock the corresponding form.]

[Unlocked forms: long sword, knife, staff, gun, battle axe, hammer. ]

【解锁中形态：大斧（2/5），大弓（2/3），战戟（1/4），大剑／特大剑（21/50）。】

Compared to the original four basic forms, there are two new forms. The unlocked forms with simplified names represent that all weapons in that category have been unlocked.

For example, "刀" means that it can be transformed into a scimitar, a large curved sword, and a samurai sword, and "锤" means a sledgehammer and a small hammer.

Li You was still very satisfied with this progress.

The more special items to be unlocked are the greatsword and the extra greatsword. These two are counted as one category, and the unlocking progress is calculated based on the total number of all weapons thrown into flames.

In addition, the Fire Sword also gained some of the abilities of those special weapons, as well as the "Add Fire +2" enhancement. Now the Fire Sword can release all the combat skills of the absorbed weapons. As for Add Fire +2, it is actually the unique way to calculate the enhancement of this weapon - it does not need to be enhanced by the hands of a blacksmith, just burning the weapon will do.

Of course, Li You did not explain so many confusing things to Claire, even she could not understand. He just briefly explained the characteristics of the Fire Sword, and this was enough to make Claire marvel.

"There are such strange weapons... Can guns add fuel to the fire?"

Li You smiled: "I wish I could throw the guns in there too, but unfortunately I can't."

Claire was just asking out of curiosity, and shook her head when she heard it: "Okay, then why don't you pack up? We can get ready to go."

Li You naturally had no objection. He reached out and pulled the spiral sword out of the fireplace. The flames in the furnace went out instantly, but the thick layer of ash that had accumulated remained, faintly flashing with a metallic luster.

The spiral sword turned into a black and red iron stick with spiral patterns, no more than one meter long. After Li You waved it twice in his hand, he threw it into his backpack.

"Let's go."

……

"Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness", this CG series is not long, with only four episodes in total. The plot is also very simple. It is a story about Leon and Claire trying to stop a high-ranking official of the US military who has bad intentions and tries to use biological weapons to cause trouble. The inner content wants to express the conflict of ideas between anti-biological fighters with different positions.

The idea is good, but the problem is that the screenwriter's plot structure, character logic and motivation are all a mess, and the characterization of the protagonist Leon is suspected of destroying his character or being OOC, which makes this CG short drama extremely poor in viewing experience.

Not to mention the confusing operations and divine logic of several key characters, at the end of the series, Claire and Leon had a dispute over a chip that recorded evidence of the military's abuse of biological and chemical viruses. Claire wanted to make the contents of the chip public, but Leon decided to conceal the matter for the sake of the US government and "stabilizing the overall situation", and the meeting between the two ended unhappily.

Of course Li You had watched this drama before traveling through time, and after watching it he felt as if he had been fed a huge bowl of gluttony.

But unfortunately, this plot is considered the official history of the biochemical universe after all, and Li You just happened to come back at this point in time, so he couldn't pretend not to see it even if he wanted to.

In fact, he was not too worried. Apart from anything else, the Leon in this world would never do something like hiding the key evidence because he blindly believed that the US government would do better and better. It didn't seem to be a problem for him to solve this incident.

But since Claire has discovered clues and decided to take the initiative to get involved, Li You will certainly not let her face it alone.

Therefore, Li You adjusted his mentality slightly and began to make arrangements.

——After half a day.

Yellow sand was flying, the uneven sandy ground was undulating, and gravel was splashing up from under the tires from time to time and falling into the distance.

Several cargo SUVs with the Trasever logo came along the road and finally stopped after a bumpy ride. Li You, Claire, and Trasever rescuers arrived at the refugee camp set up by the international coalition in Panenstein.

From afar, white tents of all sizes were connected together, with scattered electric poles and water towers among them. The refugees in the tents looked at the group of newcomers without any fear, but instead with some anticipation on their faces.

Claire, the team leader, got out of the car first, had a familiar conversation with the international joint staff who came to greet them, and went through the necessary procedures, while the other members of Trasefer were sorting the relief supplies in an orderly manner and moving the boxes to the designated storage location.

The only thing that seemed a bit out of place was that V was also among the group. Like everyone else, she was holding two boxes and lined up to carry supplies.

Li You: "..."

Although, if you wanted to, you could move all these trucks of supplies in ten seconds at most, right?
Of course she certainly couldn't really do that, but Li You still felt it was a bit strange watching her busying around - if it was Edge it would be about the same, she was always active in aid activities.

Unfortunately, Yuzu and Aggie didn't come this time. After they came out of the companion space, Louis and Emma naturally took them to the underground area for a physical examination. It was said that the two research madmen seemed to have new results during this period. That is, V, who heard that Li You was going to lead the team with Claire, didn't even have time to chat with AI Anqi, and followed without thinking.

Li You had a headache at the time, but Claire waved her hand and said, "Come on, anyone can come!" Then she added V to the team.

So at this moment, Li You had no choice but to help Claire with the work.

Some time passed.

In the open space next to the refugee camp, small tables for providing food for the refugees have been set up. Trasefer and the staff of the International United Nations prepared them together. The thin refugees of different heights, holding metal trays, lined up in an orderly manner to get their meals.

Further in the open space, several children with white and brown skin were happily kicking a patched gray-white leather ball.

In the largest tent in this area of ​​the refugee camp, Li You, Claire and V were listening to a report from a Trasefer advance member.

She was a member of Pananstein who came to the last aid activity and has stayed here since then. She is also a member of the secret department of Trasever.

"...According to our observations, there are still traces of the biological virus rampant here. We privately interviewed several people who survived the early days of the war, and according to their descriptions, many of them had seen the scene of 'cannibalism'."

As she spoke, she paused, picked up a rough drawing board from the table at the back, opened it, and placed it in front of Li You and the other two.

Just as Li You was about to lower his head, Claire and V came over from the left and right, staring at the painting which was actually quite abstract. If Li You lowered his head a little more, he would immediately bump into them.

In desperation, he simply stopped moving. Anyway, he only took a glance at the painting and knew what it was.

On the rough and uneven drawing paper, colorful brushstrokes were used to outline a picture that looked like hell on earth.

The bloodstained "people" opened their mouths wide, waved their hands, and tore at their companions. In the crazy movements and the illumination of the bonfire in the background, their faces became distorted, like evil spirits, and the few people who were caught and bitten by these people wailed in despair.

It has to be said that although the brushstrokes of this painting are rough, it is extremely charming, and even reproduces the distorted expressions and movements of people in the environment at that time.

Even people who know nothing about biological and chemical events would feel a chill when looking at this painting. Experts like Li You and Claire could tell at a glance that this painting was a scene of zombies attacking people!
This painting was the one that Claire used to discover the problems of the Panenstein War in the original plot. This time, it was taken by the members of the secret department and placed in front of them.

Claire looked up, her face very serious: "Orphine, where did you find this painting?"

Orphine was the young woman in front of the three people. She had a golden ponytail, short bangs, was tall, and had a capable temperament, but her skin was somewhat rough and dark due to wind and sun.

After hearing what Claire said, she replied, "It was a child among the refugees. He seemed to be frightened and refused to speak. We found this in his belongings."

"Combined with the information I got from other refugees, I suspect that the traces of biological and chemical weapons on the Pananstein battlefield came from... the US military."

Claire's eyelids twitched, but she didn't say anything. Li You nodded slightly.

If he remembered correctly, in the biological universe, when launching armed intervention against Panenstein, the US military seemed to have found an excuse that a certain Eastern power was involved. However, everyone who knew about biological weapons knew about it. Li You didn't need to rely on his status to suppress anyone. The people of Trasever had their own judgment.

After a moment's thought, Claire nodded, and Orphine opened the tent curtain and walked out.

Claire took a deep breath and said to Li You: "Although Orpheus is just guessing, she is always cautious and would not say such things if she is not sure enough."

Li You understood: "What do you want to do?"

Claire replied: "Since it is related to the US military, let's contact Leon first! See if he has any relevant information."

Li You had no objection, as Leon was one of the main characters in the series Infinite Darkness. He flipped through the documents on the table and said, "If the biochemical crisis here is related to the US military, then this major general... oh, he is already the Secretary of Defense. This Minister Wilson is the biggest suspect, right?"

In fact, Li You knew very well, who the suspect was, it was this guy!

He spoke now, on the one hand to remind Claire, and on the other hand to organize his thoughts.

The original Endless Darkness plot was too confusing, and was mixed with some taken-for-granted descriptions of the great Eastern country. Li You had no intention of getting involved in all that, let alone letting people run wild at his doorstep.

Since he had decided to intervene in this incident, it was natural that he had already considered how to maximize the benefits. Not only for himself, but mainly for his comrades in the biochemical world and for Trasever.

Claire also nodded and said, "If it is really as we speculated, then this Wilson is at least an insider! After we contact Leon, we will go to the United States."

"I have a familiar press secretary in the White House named Spencer. Maybe I can get some information from him."

V suddenly interrupted: "If you want confidential information, why not give it to me? With the cooperation of the prosthetic puppet, I can easily crack the protection network of this era..."

Claire glanced at her and said nothing. Li You shook his head gently: "Don't underestimate the technological level of this world. There are many amazing inventions that can shock you."

V spread his hands and didn't comment.

Li Youze thought of two other key characters in the original plot, Jason, who, like Leon, now works as an agent in the White House, and Shen Mei.

These two people are both under the command of Defense Minister Wilson, but they are not on the same page with Wilson. Instead, they both want to kill this man. As for the reason, it all started from the Panenstein battlefield six years ago.

Six years ago, Wilson was the U.S. Major General in Panenstein. At that time, Umbrella had not yet collapsed, but it was struggling due to the liquidation and accusations of the international community.

Just at that time, Tri-Union Corporation took advantage of the situation and plundered Umbrella's assets through various means, and soon took over from them as the leader in the global pharmaceutical industry.

It was also at this time that Tri-Union Corporation gained control of Umbrella's former South African research institute, where the origin of all biological viruses, the birthplace of the Sun Staircase Flower, was located.

This is also the prelude to the plot of the fifth part of the Resident Evil series. In that year, Tri-Union had just begun to study the Progenitor virus, which required a lot of experiments. It happened that Wilson of Panenstein was very interested in biological weapons in order to gain merit, and these two inhumane parties immediately hooked up.

Tri-Union provided Wilson with experimental drugs, and Wilson selected some soldiers, injected them with injections, and sent them to the Panenstein battlefield to win merit for himself.

Everything was going well, but obviously, in this kind of "as long as nothing unexpected happens" situation, something unexpected will definitely happen in the end.

Wilson's secret team was on their way back from a battle when their helicopter was shot down by local resistance forces, resulting in heavy losses. The local resistance brought the survivors back to the camp and celebrated, but they did not realize that the faces of the soldiers who had lost the control of the inhibitors began to become hideous...

That night, a small-scale biochemical crisis broke out in the resistance camp, and the scene of hell reappeared in the world.

The only survivor of the disaster was a little boy who was trapped under the rubble and escaped - he was also the author of the painting that Li You and his friends saw.

Oh, where did Shen Mei and Jason go?
Their story is also very simple. Jason was leading his "Mad Dog" team at the time, not far from the team that was injected with the virus.

Jason valued his companions very much. Even though Wilson ordered them to evacuate, he still landed with his team members to search and rescue, but they ended up encountering a biological disaster.

In this conflict, the Mad Dog Squad was inevitably infected and had to rely on Wilson's inhibitors to survive. So this team was promoted by Wilson as "Pannanstein's heroes", but in fact became his lackeys, doing all kinds of dirty work for him.

As for Shen Mei, her story is even simpler. She and her brother Junxi are both Chinese Americans who joined the US Army to participate in the Battle of Panenstein. Shen Mei served as a liaison, while Junxi... was a member of the Alpha II team who was injected with the virus and the only one rescued by the Mad Dog team - although he had mutated when he was brought back.

At the end of the story, Shen Mei and Jason both became Wilson's trusted subordinates and became presidential agents. But they were actually looking for evidence to expose Wilson's crimes to the public.

All this continued until the last member of Jason's team chose to commit suicide by shooting himself because he could not bear the burden...and the story of endless darkness officially began from here.

Recalling all this, Li You narrowed his eyes slightly.

Jason and Shen Mei are in opposition to Leon and Claire in the series because they have different ideas. In the end, they both died, and the way they died was very outrageous.

In Li You's opinion, these two people are not bad people. They have their own value and maybe they can be used.

But in that case, some arrangements must be made in advance.

So thinking of this, Li You took out his "Global Communication" smartphone from the system backpack and dialed a familiar number.

“…Hello? Leon?”

(End of this chapter)