Chapter 11

"Alice!"

This sudden change startled everyone. Amidst the cries of alarm, Li Guodong and the others, who had been resting nearby, immediately ran over... This wasn't because they were particularly concerned about Alice's life, but rather because as the most powerful character in the plot, if anything happened to Alice, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Take the previous escape, for example. Without Alice, apart from Tang Cheng and Li Guodong, who might have had a chance to escape, the other four would likely have met their end.

"The aftereffects of the T-virus, she should be fine soon," Tang Cheng said calmly, as he had always been. Although he had seen the movie "Resident Evil" a long time ago and had forgotten most of it, he remembered some important details clearly, such as Alice's current condition.

In the original movie, there was a scene where Alice, shortly after waking up from the research facility, convulsed due to the T-virus. Of course, the actual reason was that the T-virus was transforming her body, causing some inevitable reactions, but it wouldn't affect her life.

Hearing this, everyone felt somewhat relieved. They vaguely remembered that this condition only lasted for less than a minute before stabilizing.

However, this time, Tang Cheng was wrong.

As one minute, two minutes, three minutes... five minutes, and even ten minutes passed, Alice not only didn't recover but seemed to worsen. She convulsed uncontrollably, her wrist muscles protruded, and she foamed at the mouth, as if she were about to die at any moment.

"This... Didn't you say she would be fine soon?" Su Xiaoqing, looking worried, said to Tang Cheng, "I think something is wrong."

Tang Cheng frowned. This situation was very different from what he remembered. Was it really just an aftereffect?

Thinking about this, Tang Cheng instinctively squatted down, held Alice's shoulders, and turned her body. At that moment, Alice's eyes were lifeless, and it seemed she could no longer feel anything.

Right at that moment, the cold voice in the six people's minds sounded again: "Special side mission triggered. Due to the imperfect activation of the Alice Plan, the T-virus in Alice's body has mutated. Please reach the second research facility within ten hours and obtain the mutated antibiotic to suppress Alice's mutation. If the mission is successful, each challenger will receive 500 survival points. If the mission fails, Alice will lose her mind and mutate into a Tyrant."

"Note: Due to the activation of the special mission, the special worldview of this world has been activated."

What is this?

After hearing this, everyone was both shocked and confused, even Tang Cheng was stunned for a few seconds.

"Could it be because we rescued Alice early?" Tang Ya immediately said.

Tang Cheng nodded, "Most likely. In the original movie, Alice was able to wake up because a high-ranking executive of the Umbrella Corporation activated the Alice Plan, deliberately placing her here for their experiments. However, we rescued Alice first, meaning the Alice Plan was not officially activated..."

"This..." Hearing this, Tang Ya was speechless. She had thought that rescuing Alice early would be a shortcut, but now it seemed to have brought even more trouble.

As for the second research facility, it didn't exist in the original movie. How were they supposed to find it? Raccoon City wasn't small, and looking for something they had no memory of was like searching for a needle in a haystack, especially the mutated antibiotic.

If they failed to find it, Alice would mutate into a Tyrant... Although Tang Ya didn't know what a Tyrant was, just the name suggested it was not a good thing, perhaps even more terrifying than a Hunter. If that happened, they would be doomed!

"There can't be any shortcuts in this world. In my view, this world is very realistic and straightforward. You get what you pay for, and danger and opportunity coexist. For example, we obtained equipment and enhancements that are impossible in the real world, but in return, we face dangers that don't exist in the real world. We found a strong ally in Alice, but in return, we have to bear the troubles she brings... In other words, in this world, we can never be in a completely risk-free position," Tang Cheng said.

Tang Ya was moved, "So, the reason we encountered the zombies earlier was also...?"

Tang Cheng shrugged, neither confirming nor denying.

Seeing Tang Cheng's reaction, the perceptive Tang Ya understood. She lowered her head, full of regret, and said, "I'm sorry. If I hadn't suggested rescuing Alice, we wouldn't have encountered such trouble. Perhaps it would have been best to follow the plot from the beginning."

"You can't blame yourself. We're all new here, and no one knew the rules of this world. Besides, the idea to rescue Alice wasn't just yours," Su Xiaoqing comforted her, but inadvertently pointed a finger at Tang Cheng.

Tang Cheng nodded indifferently, "Alright, I'll take half the blame."

"Ah!" Su Xiaoqing realized her mistake and quickly waved her hands, "I... I'm not blaming you. I mean, everyone has a responsibility in this situation..."

"Enough, arguing about who's right or wrong is meaningless now," Li Guodong interrupted, though he might not be as intelligent as Tang Cheng and Tang Ya, he showed a good captain's demeanor, "So, let's not waste time on this. What's most important now is what we should do next. Should we take Alice to the second research facility, or find another way?"

As he spoke, his gaze swept over everyone, finally resting on Alice, who was being supported by Tang Cheng.

At this moment, perhaps because the special mission had been triggered, Alice's abnormal condition had stopped, but she hadn't regained consciousness and was in a coma.

With Li Guodong's words, the scene fell into silence.

To be honest, no one wanted to carry a burden, especially in such a dangerous world. Earlier, Alice's combat ability was outstanding, and everyone welcomed her presence, but now... If she didn't wake up before they obtained the antibiotic, carrying her would be a huge burden.

They couldn't even protect themselves, let alone a comatose person.

Moreover, if they couldn't find the antibiotic and Alice mutated into a Tyrant, the consequences would be unimaginable.

If they left her behind, as long as they stayed far away, even if Alice became a Tyrant, she wouldn't threaten them. After all, failing this side mission wouldn't directly cause their deaths.

Abandon Alice!

Although no one said it, the idea was already spreading.

"Um, I'll take Alice to the second research facility," after about half a minute, Tang Cheng suddenly lifted the unconscious Alice and said.

Everyone looked at him, and Li Guodong asked seriously, "Are you serious?"

"Of course."

"Can you explain why?"

"The reason is simple. Without Alice, how will we leave Raccoon City?" Tang Cheng smiled.

"Uh!"

Everyone was stunned. After a moment, Zhang Yi hesitated and said cautiously, "Can't we rescue the doctor's daughter and have her help us leave?"

Tang Cheng laughed, "Rescuing the doctor's daughter isn't hard. If he can contact us and give us detailed directions, with our combat abilities, we can easily rescue her. But what about after that? Are we supposed to seize a helicopter guarded by dozens of armed personnel? Oh, and there's also the Hunter."

"Even in the movie, Alice and her team failed to seize the helicopter and were all captured. They only managed to escape Raccoon City thanks to Matt's betrayal. With our group... I think suicide would be more practical."

Hearing this, everyone was speechless.

"So, Alice is essential. Of course, if you're really worried, I won't force you. I can go alone..."

"That's not what I meant, Brother Tang. You're underestimating us," Li Guodong quickly said, "As the captain, I have a responsibility to consider everyone's safety, but since your reasoning is sound, we can't abandon her. It's better for us to act together."

Tang Cheng glanced at him, "So, we're going to the second research facility, then?"

"Um... Yes!" Li Guodong nodded after a moment.

As for the other four, Zhang Yi was Li Guodong's loyal supporter, so he would follow. Tang Ya had her own judgment and, with the reasons Tang Cheng had explained, had no reason to object. Su Xiaoqing and Lu Xiaotian clearly wouldn't leave the team.

With the decision made, Tang Cheng casually handed Alice to Li Guodong, "Then, I'll leave her to you. I'm not strong enough to carry her."

You knew you weren't strong enough, yet you said you'd go alone?

Li Guodong silently complained but took Alice, as his physical condition wouldn't be much affected by carrying her.

After deciding on the next step, everyone started gathering food and water. As the saying goes, "An army marches on its stomach," and this was essential. The special dimensional backpacks made the task much easier.

During the search for food, Tang Ya came to Tang Cheng and whispered, "Thank you."

"Huh?" Tang Cheng looked at her, puzzled.

Tang Ya smiled bitterly, "I was the one who first suggested rescuing Alice. When I learned that carrying her would bring unpredictable dangers, I wanted to abandon her... To be honest, I found my own baseness quite repulsive. Fortunately, you convinced me not to act against my conscience, so, thank you."

"You're overthinking this, Miss Mobile," Tang Cheng said, looking at her as if she were an alien, "Abandoning someone for your own sake is a natural thing, where's the baseness in that?"

"But Alice has helped us..."

"So what? It's a dog-eat-dog world. I hesitated a lot about whether to abandon Alice."

Tang Ya looked at him curiously, "Didn't you say you weren't afraid of anything?"

Tang Cheng was confused by her logic, "What does my fear have to do with whether I want to abandon Alice?"

"Because carrying Alice is very dangerous," Tang Ya said matter-of-factly.

Tang Cheng scratched his head, feeling puzzled, "So, what's the connection?"

"Uh!" Tang Cheng's continuous questions confused Tang Ya, "Then, why did you hesitate?"

Hearing this, Tang Cheng looked sad, "To be honest, I was very interested in Alice's mutated form. In this early Resident Evil world, where the only high-level mutants are Crawlers and Hunters, the idea of a Tyrant... Wow, the only Tyrant I know is a regular third-year elementary school student, so I really wanted to see her mutate."

"Huh?" Tang Ya was stunned.

"But after much consideration, I ultimately decided against it."

"Why?" Tang Ya asked instinctively.

Tang Cheng's eyes lit up, and he said enthusiastically, "Because I'm more interested in the special worldview, like the possibility of eating zombies, whether it's feasible to tame female zombies, the battle between magical girls and tentacle monsters, and the possibility of human gigantism. Oh, if zombies can have children, what do you think they would give birth to... Hey, where are you going? I'm not done yet..."

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