Chapter 26

As night deepened, the city seemed even more silent, with only faint firelight and a few scattered lights illuminating it. But such light did not bring vitality to the city; instead, it made its desolation more palpable.

Raccoon City was already dead.

This was a fact that all those still alive in the city could confirm.

Tang Cheng and his group had to advance into the city to escape this already dead place. Although they encountered some scattered zombies and crawlers along the way, their numbers and strength were not a threat.

In fact, with their current combat capabilities, they would be fine as long as they did not face thousands of zombies or more than ten crawlers. However, they had not encountered any Nemesis, which made the non-challengers among the characters somewhat anxious.

After all, without finding the Nemesis, they could not further confirm the movements of the Umbrella Corporation. However, thinking about Alice and Rebecca, who had fled for their lives to avoid the Nemesis, they felt a bit strange and exchanged wry smiles.

At this moment, a public telephone booth on the side of the road suddenly rang, its sound piercing and jarring in the silent night, startling everyone.

Tang Cheng was closest to the phone booth and was the only one who could remain calm. He walked up to it but did not pick up the phone; instead, he pressed the speaker button... because he knew who was calling and what it was about, and he did not want to repeat it to Alice and the others after listening.

At the same time, a voice came from the phone, speaking bluntly: "My name is Ash, and I am an important researcher at the Umbrella Corporation. I can help you leave this city, but you must help me find someone."

"Who?" Alice asked.

"My daughter, her name is Angie. She is currently at the elementary school in the city center. If you find her, I can get you out of this city before dawn."

"You can?" Jill frowned, not trusting the Umbrella Corporation, "And a little girl like your daughter, alone in the school, might already be..."

"She is still alive, I am certain of it," the person on the other end of the phone interrupted before she could finish, "If she is really dead, or if you do not find her, then you will die here."

Tang Cheng narrowed his eyes, "Are you threatening us?"

"You can interpret it that way. At dawn tomorrow, the Umbrella Corporation will destroy this city with a nuclear bomb. If you do not want to die, follow my instructions. You have no choice."

"Fine," Tang Cheng smiled, "If that's the case, we will all die together. But before I die, I will find your daughter and shoot her!"

With that, Tang Cheng immediately hung up the phone.

"You... What are you doing?!" Tang Cheng's decisive and sharp behavior frightened everyone, especially the four challengers, Li Guodong and the others, because they knew that Dr. Ash was their only hope of leaving the city, and Tang Cheng's actions were like cutting off everyone's hope.

"Because his attitude was too arrogant. He was asking for help but spoke in a condescending tone. Anyone who threatens me must die," Tang Cheng said calmly, but his tone was clearly more arrogant than Dr. Ash's.

"But what if you anger him and he refuses to help us?" Rebecca worried, as the path he mentioned seemed easier than dealing with the Nemesis.

Tang Cheng laughed, "No problem. In his heart, his daughter's life is more important than ours. Although he is one of our hopes for leaving Raccoon City, we are his daughter's only hope for rescue. He will know what to do."

Sure enough, as if to confirm Tang Cheng's words, the phone rang again soon.

Tang Cheng answered the call and said loudly, "Speak your business quickly, or get lost."

Everyone: "..."

Dr. Ash on the other end of the phone was silent for a few seconds before saying, "I apologize for my earlier attitude. I am sorry. But please understand the feelings of a father worried about his daughter's safety. Can we talk now?"

"That's better. If you had said that earlier, there would be no problem. Not just your daughter, even if she had a pet husky, I would save it for you."

"My daughter does not have a dog."

"Then a cat?" Tang Cheng continued, "A girl should have a pet. If not a dog, then a cat. If not a cat, then a ferret. And the pet's name should be Chibi or Yuno, to prepare for her becoming a magical girl in the future. What do you think?"

Listening to Tang Cheng's rambling, Alice and the others were really anxious.

Dr. Ash probably could not take it anymore and, after a few seconds of silence, said, "Do you not plan to change the person talking to me? I think both of our time is limited."

"Tang Cheng, be serious!" Alice said sternly.

"Alright, alright," Tang Cheng did not want to anger everyone and had to compromise with these people who lacked a sense of humor, putting on a serious face and saying, "Dr. Ash, we understand the terms of this deal. Next, I need the exact location of the elementary school in the city center and the nearest station, so we can find your daughter as quickly as possible. You know, our time is running out."

"What kind of person is he?" In the back, seeing Tang Cheng's quick change in attitude, Jill could not help but ask Tang Ya quietly.

Tang Ya had a helpless expression, "Sometimes a genius, sometimes a madman, and most of the time, an unreasonable lunatic."

Jill looked at Tang Cheng, then at Tang Ya and the others, and finally sighed, "You must be very hard-pressed."

Tang Ya was speechless.

While the two were discussing, Tang Cheng had already received all the information he needed from Dr. Ash, who then said, "Thank you, everything is in your hands."

Just as he was about to hang up, Tang Cheng quickly asked, "You really don't plan to let your daughter have a ferret?"

Beep... beep... beep...

The phone only emitted a busy signal.

Tang Cheng shrugged indifferently, turned to the group, and said, "That guy is really impolite, hanging up on me. Let's not save his daughter, then?"

No one paid attention to him and walked straight toward the car.

Tang Cheng, feeling a bit embarrassed, did not mind.

A moment later, the group arrived at the parking lot Dr. Ash had mentioned. Most of the cars there were in good condition, and there were also many high-end cars. However, for convenience, they chose a minivan that could accommodate ten people, and Jill drove, heading toward the elementary school in the city center.

On the way, Tang Cheng, sitting in the passenger seat, was about to sing, but after a few lines, he was suppressed by the girls' disdainful looks.

"Women, sigh..." In the end, the helpless Tang Cheng could only close his eyes and sleep.

"Hey!" After a while, a stranger's voice came to Tang Cheng's ears, and the car paused slightly, as if it had stopped. Opening his eyes, Tang Cheng saw a black man standing by the car window, saying to Jill, "Beautiful lady, do you remember me? You saved me at the police station. I am not a zombie, and I have not been bitten. Take me with you."

Jill sought the group's opinion, and no one objected, so Rebecca opened the car door.

The black man eagerly got into the car and introduced himself, "Thank you all. Meeting in such a place is truly a coincidence. My name is Jason Ray. You can call me LJ in informal settings."

The group responded indifferently, and even those who did not want to speak nodded, but Tang Cheng did not turn around at all, occasionally glancing out the window.

Thus, the minivan continued to move forward. After about five minutes, Tang Cheng's eyes widened, and he shouted, "Stop the car!"

Jill instinctively hit the brakes hard, and the inertia made everyone in the car suffer, instinctively exclaiming in shock.

"What happened?"

"Zombies?"

"Damn! Again?"

"Haha, you finally came to me," Tang Cheng did not answer but had an excited look on his face. He quickly opened the car door and rushed out, "I have to do something important. Finding the girl is up to you!"

The group had no idea what was happening and just stared at Tang Cheng's back in a daze. Alice, after a few seconds of hesitation, suddenly realized something, her face changed, and she quickly rushed out of the car, chasing after Tang Cheng, shouting, "Wait! Tang Cheng, it's too dangerous for you alone..."

"This... What's going on with them?" Jill turned around, looking at the group with a blank expression, unsure whether to drive or not.

Of course, no one could answer her, as they were just as confused.

However, after a moment, Rebecca reacted and muttered, "Perhaps... the Nemesis."

"The Nemesis?" The group's expressions changed, "You mean they sensed the Nemesis's presence and went to deal with it?"

"Probably... that's the case," Rebecca was not sure.

"Then let's go help them." Jill was about to get out of the car.

"Wait!" Rebecca quickly stopped her, "The Nemesis is too strong. With our strength, it is hard to fight it. Before we joined you, the three of us also encountered the Nemesis, and I was a burden to them. If we go, we will only be a hindrance."

"Is that so?" Hearing this, Jill hesitated.

Rebecca nodded, and the others also agreed, "Yes, leave the Nemesis to Tang Cheng and Alice. Even if they cannot win, they should be able to save themselves. We will follow Tang Cheng's instructions and find Dr. Ash's daughter."

Jill, being a decisive person, did not hesitate after hearing this and immediately started the car.

And just as the minivan drove away, Tang Cheng had already encountered the Nemesis!

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