Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 448: Washington in the Biochemical World, side quests

The country of beacons, a suburb of Washington.

late at night.

A jeep drove slowly along the boulevard.

With a slight squeaking sound from the tires, the jeep stopped on the side of the road, opposite which was an old wooden house.

This wooden house was the only building in the area, and there were no people for miles around. The house itself was already weathered, with the roof, exterior walls, and porch all showing signs of mottled cracks, and even a window facing the road was broken and had not been repaired.

The car door opened, a pair of slippers stepped down, and stood firmly. The visitor looked at the broken window, then walked towards the house.

The wooden door, whose paint had dried and peeled off, was not locked but ajar. Although it was late at night, there was no light in the entire wooden house, as if no one was there.

However, that was not the case. In the deepest room of the hut, there were bursts of sobbing and whimpering, as well as the sound of objects falling and colliding.

If ordinary American citizens with simple folk customs heard it, most of them would probably be able to judge from their rich experience that it was the sound of scattered bullets rolling and colliding.

The visitor immediately slowed down his pace.

The person in the house did not notice the visitor. His sobbing and whimpering gradually became hoarse, and finally turned into a roar like a wild beast, but it was suppressed and only groans could be heard.

Then, there was the subtle sound of a bullet being loaded. Although the sound was not loud, it was clearly audible in the silent night.

Hearing the sound, the intruder immediately stopped hiding and strode into the room!
Inside the room, a short-haired, slightly plump man in military uniform was sitting on the sofa, holding a civilian shotgun in his hand and pointing the gun at himself.

At night, he was still wearing sunglasses and his clothes were neatly dressed, looking like he was going to the battlefield. But at this moment, veins on his face and forehead were bulging, almost bursting his skin, and tears of despair were flowing from his eyes under the sunglasses.

Seeing someone breaking in, the man moved his head, but still did not turn away. He just stared at the black muzzle of the gun in front of him and was about to pull the trigger!
The intruder was also shocked when he saw this, and immediately rushed out without thinking!
His feet brought up wisps of transparent energy, and his speed was so fast that it seemed like a catapulted launch. As his jacket lifted up, a delicate sword-shaped pendant on his waist flashed, and then turned into a purple sword, and flew out even faster!

"Pfft-"

The sword came in an instant, and the man in military uniform and sunglasses was stunned, watching the gun in his hand being cut off by the suddenly appeared sword as easily as cutting fruit. The intruder immediately rushed over, pulled him off the sofa, and pressed him to the ground!

"I'm sorry, but you should get some sleep first!"

The man in the military uniform and sunglasses tried to struggle of course, but even though his physical strength was enhanced, he was pinned down by the man and was completely unable to break free. He felt an irresistible force from the arm that was holding him down.

“You… wuwu, ahhhh!!”

The man in sunglasses wanted to speak, but he only uttered one word, and the rest of his words turned into a crazy roar!

At this moment, a needle suddenly pierced his neck. As the medicine in the syringe was injected into his body, the man in sunglasses struggled twice and fell into a deep sleep. The symptoms of suspected mutation on his face also eased.

"Huh... Li You never said it would be this exciting."

The intruder was relieved when he saw that the man in sunglasses was unconscious, and he let him go and stood up. A ray of moonlight came in through the window, illuminating his profile.

With his blond side-parted hair and sculpted face, he looks sharp yet elegant.

Leon S. Kennedy.

Beside him, the purple sword floated in the air. The yellow eye-like gem on the hand guard actually blinked, and then vibrated and made a sound:

"So, this guy has mutated too? Then I can chop him up, right? Okay?"

This is naturally Leon’s “partner”, the Demon Sword Night Song.

In response to Ye Ge's request, Leon shook his head as a matter of course: "No, Li You called me specifically to ask for help. He didn't come here to kill people, but to save people. If you kill him, won't our trip be in vain?"

Ye Ge was somewhat dissatisfied: "I can't kill this thing? But I'm hungry!"

As he spoke, Ye Ge flew around the room, waving his sword in the air several times, cutting several pieces of furniture into large and small pieces.

Leon was not afraid of Yege, but stretched out his hand. Seeing this, Yege also flew into his hand obediently.

Leon pressed the blade of Ye Ge's sword and said, "Don't worry. After I finish here, I will go to Pittsburgh soon. A terrorist attack has also occurred there. You can go on a killing spree then."

Ye Ge did not reply, but the sword shook, obviously very satisfied with it. Then, it flashed with light, turned back into a small pendant, and flew back to Leon's waist.

Leon looked at the man lying at his feet, took out his cell phone and made a call.

"…Hello? Li You? I've taken care of the things you asked me to do. But if you hadn't told me, I would never have thought that one of the 'Heroes of Pananstein', a member of the Mad Dog Squad, would live alone in a place like this and be infected."

After not seeing him for a while, Leon seemed to have become more talkative.

"...Really? OK, I understand. I'm going to the airport next, so I can drop him off on the way."

As he was talking, he suddenly raised his voice: "...You and Claire are coming to Washington? That's great! Unfortunately, I may not have much time recently... But I have asked Hannigan and Shirley for the things you said you wanted to check before. They will have news."

“…Okay, that’s it.”

Leon hung up the call.

He looked at the room that was messed up by Ye Ge again and shook his head.

"Sorry, man, but I'm not paying for these."

As he spoke, Leon leaned over, picked up the unconscious man in sunglasses with one hand, and carried him on his shoulders. He carried the man easily and walked out of the cabin.

……

Panenstein, refugee camp.

It was late at night in the United States, but here it was morning and the sun had just risen.

Li You, Claire, V, and the members of Trasever simply spent one night in a tent near the refugee camp. After all, they came to carry out aid activities and naturally would not complain about the bad environment.

Of course, Li You could choose to return to his companions' space and adjust the settings, so that he could live quite well, but there was no need for that.

Early in the morning, Claire got up early and took everyone to the refugee camp to help.

Li You and V were a step slower, and Ben was about to catch up, but then he received a call from Leon.

His global communication smartphone can connect with people anywhere on the earth, whether making or receiving calls, after all, it is produced by the system.

After listening to Lyon's explanation, Li You felt a little relieved.

He was afraid that Leon would be too late, because in the original plot, he only knew that this person had committed suicide recently, but he didn't know the exact time. If he was not careful, he would be late.

The man who wanted to commit suicide was the only survivor of the Mad Dog Squad, except for the captain Jason. If he died, Jason would be completely overwhelmed.

Although taking him away was not the best option, he still had to be sent to the Trasever office for treatment.

With him around, Li You will have more options on how to deal with Jason's problem.

V saw him hang up the phone and said, "Washington... I really want to see what Washington in this world looks like. And... Night City."

Li You laughed: "Of course, it's possible, but the history of this world has been different from your world for a hundred years, and Night City doesn't even exist. You may be disappointed."

Li You remembered seeing someone else dug up something in the past. According to the map settings, the location and terrain of Night City roughly corresponded to a place called Morro Bay on the California coast in the real world.

But it is obvious that neither Saburo Arasaka nor Richard Knight existed in the world before he traveled through nor in the biochemical world. In addition, Night City was created by land reclamation, so even if V really went to see it, he would most likely see a wasteland or a seaside town.

After hearing this, V's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't answer.

Just at this moment, Claire opened the curtain and walked in again.

"Li You, everything has been arranged. We can go to Washington with the delegation of the Panenstein Provisional Government."

Li You nodded upon hearing this.

Don't be surprised why several unofficial civilian rescue organizations can go to the United States with the delegation of the provisional government. The functions of Trasever have never been limited to disaster relief, but also include many related matters, including post-disaster reconstruction.

In the original CG series, Claire came here not only to lead the team to transport supplies, but also to discuss the establishment of temporary hospitals and schools in Pannenstan, so she was more or less an important figure. Later, she used the relationship of the delegation to go to the White House.

In this world, Trasever's abilities are stronger than in the original world line, and he can do more things. Naturally, Claire has more confidence to get on the plane of the Panenstein delegation.

But thinking of this, Li You paused. Why did it sound like this was all just to take advantage of someone else's plane? It couldn't be that...

Since the trip was set, Li You also told Claire the news from Lyon. Claire nodded repeatedly: "That's great. Saving this person will increase the possibility of finding the manipulator behind Panenstein's biological weapons... Leon is worthy of it!"

Because he had already decided to intervene, Li You took Claire to "analyze" the logic behind the matter last night.

It is known that the US military deployed biological and chemical weapons on the battlefield of Panenstein, and the major general stationed in Panenstein in the past few years is now the US Secretary of Defense Wilson. Putting these keywords together, we can naturally lead to the "Heroes of Panenstein" - the Mad Dog Squad. After all, they were personally received and commended by Wilson, and then became heroes.

Then, following the relevant information of the Mad Dog Team, it is not difficult to find that the original six-member heroic team has now only two people left due to suicide. Therefore, Li You naturally asked Leon, who was far away in the United States, to visit the only remaining member of the team except Captain Jason.

The reason why it is so complicated is not that Li You wants to be a riddle teller. Besides, with Claire's trust in him, she will never explore the source of his information.

It was purely between him and Claire now. Everything else that should be known was already known, including the matter of time travel. The only secret that Li You had concealed until now was that he had traveled through time and space, and that was all in the game world.

Li You doesn't want anyone around him to know that they were all just "game characters" to him.

It was from this standpoint that Li You deliberately took a detour and told Claire the truth of the matter.

Now everything is arranged. We just have to wait for the day when the delegation of the Panenstein Provisional Government goes to the United States - which naturally won't be too long.

Just at this moment, the system prompt finally arrived.

【Ding! 】

[The triggering conditions have been met. Do you want to accept the side mission? 】

Li You: “Sure.”

【Ding! 】

[Accepted the side quest: Endless Darkness. ]

[Mission content: In early 2006, the biochemical world was still undercurrent. As the members of the Mad Dog Squad who had made great contributions in the Pananstein War continued to die, Captain Jason and his ally Shen Mei began a long-planned operation. And their boss Wilson also had his own plan...]

[Task requirements: In the "Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness" event, participate in the biochemical incident caused by Wilson, Jason, and Shen Mei, and decide the outcome of this incident and the three people. ]

[Task reward: unknown. 】

[Task time limit: None. 】

[Failure penalty: None. 】

[System Note: During the period of accepting the mission, the countdown to stay in the basic world will be suspended and will be restarted after completion. 】

[Side mission accepted. 】

The side quest is accepted and completed.

Li You nodded secretly, and then said to Claire: "We must also be prepared. Since this involves the US military and biological weapons, it will definitely not be peaceful."

Claire nodded and patted her jacket gently. "Don't worry, I'm prepared! The things you sent are all packed here."

"Okay." Li You nodded.

After the brief exchange, Claire left the tent again, but before leaving, she glanced at V covertly.

Of course V did not miss her little action. His eyes flashed, and after thinking for a while, he came back to Li You.

Li You was originally looking through the detailed report submitted by Orphine from the secret department, in case he had missed some details that were not mentioned in the original series or that were different between this world and the original world line, but he suddenly felt something, and V was already beside him.

"...Hmm?" Li You looked over with some surprise.

V looked at him and suddenly asked very gently, "What did you give Claire before?"

Li You: "?"

……

The actual time was about two days later.

Still in the suburbs as before, an old pickup truck wobbled along the road.

The dream catcher hanging on the rearview mirror inside the car kept shaking with the vibration of the car body, and the sound of news broadcasts came from the car radio.

"…The State Department announced today that members of the Panenstein Provisional Government have arrived at Dulles International Airport. They are scheduled to meet with the U.S. government to discuss future U.S. assistance to Panenstein. After that…"

"Squeak-"

The pickup truck stopped at about the same place as Leon's, and a bearded man with a blond crew cut got out.

The man was burly, and his physique looked not much different from that of Krauser, but he wore a straight, high-end suit. Even though the suit was tailor-made, it still made his temperament look quite out of place against his muscular body.

This burly man, who has different ideas about himself and his clothes, is the captain of the Mad Dog Squad, "Panenstein's Hero", Jason.

He was holding a small brown paper bag in his hand. His pair of light-colored pupils in his deep eye sockets scanned around, and when he found nothing unusual, he walked into the cabin.

Everything was normal at first, and Jason had gotten used to the mess in his subordinates' homes. But when he walked into the deepest bedroom, he was stunned.

The bedroom was in a mess. The bed, sofa, and wardrobe were all shattered by sharp blades. There was even a shotgun cut in half on the ground, which made Jason's pupils tremble.

With a "click", the brown paper bag in his hand fell to the ground, and several needle-shaped silver containers rolled out of it.

"No, no no..."

Jason was trembling all over and kept mumbling.

“Bill, Bill——!!”

He seemed like he was crazy and was about to rush out to find someone, but as soon as he turned around, he was stopped.

Jason turned around, took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and then observed carefully.

"The house was in disarray, but there was no blood anywhere."

He picked up the gun from the ground and took a look. The cut was clean, but Jason was concerned about the bullets scattered on the small table and on the ground.

Combining the positions of the cutting marks around, which vaguely surrounded the small sofa in the middle, Jason reconstructed the situation at that time in his mind.

Although he didn't know who or what left these horrific cut marks, at least he was sure that Bill should have been standing in front of the sofa.

"There's no blood, and no other signs of a struggle... Was Bill taken away? Who would do this, and what did he want to do?"

Since it was a matter of life and death for an important subordinate, Jason tried his best to stay rational and think quickly.

"Could it be Wilson? Has our affair been discovered? Or... No, this is a serious matter. I have to contact her."

As he spoke, Jason pulled out a cell phone from his clothes and dialed a number.

"——Shen Mei? Something happened, Bill was taken away!"

……

At about the same time, Li You, Claire and V were on a bus from Dulles International Airport to the White House.

They will rest in the surrounding area for one night and then consider their next move depending on the situation.

Li You had just read the message that Leon had sent earlier, and said to Claire, "It's unfortunate. Leon is in Pittsburgh right now. A terrorist attack happened there recently, so he won't be back until tonight at the earliest."

Claire sighed upon hearing this: "I've heard about this before... It's because things like this keep happening that we have to do our job well and never let those behind the scenes succeed!"

Li You smiled and nodded: "That's right."

"Well, Leon also said that the White House has scheduled a return trip for him tonight, and it is said that there is a new mission to be issued... Interesting."

He thought about it and sent another message to Leon. Claire was a little curious, and Li You showed it to her without hesitation.

"You asked Leon to be careful when he returns to the White House tonight?"

"Yes. According to Shirley's information, the one who will be carrying out the mission with Leon this time is the 'Hero of Pannstein' Jason. I'm sure we can find something from him."

Claire agreed: "Indeed."

V's head came closer and said, "Let me see too."

Li You was too lazy to care and just let her look around while he looked towards the city in the distance.

"...Gathering at the White House, a presidential mission?"

He smiled and said, "It looks like Leon's Kruren Aura will be activated again tonight."

"Huh? Why should I say it again?"

(End of this chapter)