Chapter 29

That figure's speed was simply too fast, and its sudden appearance made it impossible for even Tang Cheng, let alone the grieving Alice, to make out what it was. It only vaguely looked like a creature walking on all fours.

Alice had originally intended to retrieve the tracker's head, but after the battle with the tracker, her strength was already depleted, and the severe fracture in her left arm reminded her that she was not in a condition to fight. In this state, not only was it unlikely that she could catch up to that black shadow, but even if she did, it would only be a death sentence.

Although Alice was in extreme grief and anger, she was still a rational person. In the end, she gave up the idea of retrieving Matt's head and simply squatted beside the tracker's corpse, her head lowered in silence.

A wave of sorrow spread through the air, and even the usually carefree Tang Cheng couldn't help but feel a bit sad. He gritted his teeth, enduring the pain that felt like his body was being torn apart, and sat up, sighing, "Although Matt's body isn't intact, at least you can still see his remains. Don't be too sad; if Matt knew, he wouldn't blame you."

I couldn't even find the fragments of those people's limbs. Compared to me, you are much luckier.

Feeling the heavy atmosphere, Tang Cheng instinctively recalled something, but he quickly shook his head, pushing those memories aside, and tried to look at the situation with a slightly more cheerful perspective.

Speaking of the poor man Matt, it's not clear whether Alice is naturally unlucky in love or if the director believes that horror movies don't need romantic elements. Every man who has been with Alice has met a bad end. First, her ex-husband was eaten by a crawler, then Matt, who truly fell in love with Alice, didn't escape death either. In the third part, the male mercenary who fell in love with Alice also ended up self-detonating. It was truly a tragic fate.

In this aspect, Alice's destructive power is comparable to the legendary Miss Yangko, whose kiss of death means death for anyone she kisses.

Fortunately, I'm not interested in flat-chested women, so I shouldn't be affected by Alice... Thinking of this, Tang Cheng felt much more relieved.

"Sorry," Alice suddenly said softly, though it wasn't clear whether she was apologizing to Matt or to Tang Cheng. After saying this, her face regained its determined expression, and she stood up and walked towards Tang Cheng.

"Is your injury okay?"

"Of course, do you know who I am! This minor injury can't even make me frown." Tang Cheng said confidently, but his nearly distorted expression due to pain was not at all convincing.

Alice, knowing his eccentric personality, didn't say anything more. She nodded, and the two of them immediately headed towards the city center elementary school.

A few minutes later, a series of hurried footsteps came from ahead. Under the dim streetlights, several figures ran out from the right street. They were Tang Ya, Rebecca, Lu Xiaotian, followed by Su Xiaoqing pulling a girl they hadn't seen before, and finally, Jill and a male mercenary... The seven of them looked panicked, as if they were being chased by something.

When Tang Cheng and Alice saw them, they also noticed Tang Cheng and Alice, and they were overjoyed: "Tang Cheng, Alice! Great, we're saved!"

"Your faces look like you're going to a funeral. Did you encounter Godzilla?" Tang Cheng asked.

"If it were Godzilla, it would be better... Now isn't the time to talk. Let's find a safe place to hide first." Jill shouted, occasionally looking back.

Tang Cheng didn't know what had happened, but seeing the nervous expressions of these people, he didn't ask any more questions.

A moment later, they arrived at a parking lot. After looking around and finding no abnormalities, they quickly ran into a large bus and collapsed into their seats, looking utterly exhausted.

Tang Cheng casually closed the door and asked, "So, can you tell us what happened now?"

"We... encountered monsters..." Tang Ya panted, but after a few words, she was already out of breath. In the end, it was Jill, who still had some energy, who explained the situation to Tang Cheng.

Earlier, when Tang Cheng and Alice were dealing with the tracker, Jill and the others had driven to the city center elementary school to find Dr. Ash's daughter, Angie. At first, everything was normal, and the challengers, including Tang Ya, weren't worried about encountering any danger. After all, the tracker wouldn't come after them, and their combat strength was sufficient to handle most situations.

Indeed, with Jill, Rebecca, and Li Guodong, they could even fight against crawlers. They found Angie hiding in the school and also met the mercenary Carlos, who had also been hired by Dr. Ash to find Angie.

However, just as they were about to leave the school with Angie, trouble came.

They encountered a dozen zombies.

If they were just ordinary zombies, they wouldn't have posed any threat to the group. But the zombies they encountered were not the slow-moving kind... These dozen zombies mostly retained their appearance from when they were alive. Although they looked green and fanged, they weren't as bloody and terrifying as other zombies. They resembled Chinese zombies or vampires more closely!

Moreover, these zombies moved very quickly, even more agile than ordinary zombie dogs, and their strength was more than twice that of regular zombies. They could walk on all fours, and when they pounced like leopards, the threat they posed was comparable to that of a crawler.

The challengers immediately realized that these were probably mutated zombies.

The female journalist who was with them was caught off guard and had her head bitten off by one of them.

Hearing this, Tang Cheng and Alice exchanged a glance... Wasn't this the black shadow they had encountered earlier?

After that, Jill and the others fought while retreating. After some sacrifices, they managed to trap the zombies temporarily by using Su Xiaoqing's magic book to alter the terrain and finally escaped.

Of course, most of them were injured during this time. The black man LJ, who, in the movie, had zero combat ability but maxed-out luck and survived until the third part, was also killed by these zombies.

"So, what about Li Guodong? He didn't die, right? Why didn't he come with you?" Alice asked.

At this question, everyone's expressions changed. Tang Ya and Su Xiaoqing's eyes showed a hint of fear and hatred, and Rebecca gritted her teeth and said, "He's a traitor!"

Jill sighed and continued, "After we escaped from the zombies' pursuit, Li Guodong suddenly kidnapped Angie, saying he wanted to join Umbrella Corporation. Although Carlos and I managed to rescue Angie when he was off guard, he... used Angie's life to threaten us and took away the few alchemy potions I had left and Su Xiaoqing's magic book."

Alice was shocked, "He actually wants to join Umbrella Corporation? Doesn't he know what kind of organization Umbrella Corporation is? They won't accept him. Is he crazy?"

"Yes, he is indeed crazy," Carlos nodded, confirming.

Li Guodong might indeed be crazy, but from Tang Cheng's perspective, Li Guodong's choice was feasible. After all, they, as challengers, were different from the characters in the plot. Their goal was not to fight against Umbrella Corporation but to leave Raccoon City before the nuclear bomb arrived. It didn't matter who they left with.

As long as Li Guodong had something that could attract Umbrella Corporation, he could use it to negotiate. Even if they didn't trust him, as long as they took him out of Raccoon City, his goal would be achieved.

Whether it was Tang Ya's gold coin, Su Xiaoqing's magic book, or Li Guodong's own confusion bell, these items were attractive to Umbrella Corporation. Before Umbrella Corporation uncovered their secrets, they likely wouldn't kill Li Guodong.

So, relatively speaking, Li Guodong's approach was not only not stupid but also very smart. Tang Ya and the others, however, were stuck in the blind spot that "Umbrella Corporation is the enemy" and didn't think about using Umbrella Corporation.

Actually, if Tang Cheng just wanted to survive, he might have chosen a similar approach, but to him, that would be too boring.

"Let him go. If he wants to join Umbrella, let him. We'll stick to the original plan..." A moment later, Alice stood up from her seat. As she spoke, she pressed her right hand on her left and, with a firm squeeze, the sound of a bone cracking was heard as she reset her fractured arm. This scene made Jill and the others break out in cold sweat.

"Time is running out. We can't afford to delay any longer. Everyone, get ready. We need to head to the place Dr. Ash told us, seize Umbrella's helicopter, and leave Raccoon City before the nuclear bomb arrives and... before those zombies catch up!" Alice said solemnly. After experiencing the pain of losing her love, she now had a leader's demeanor.

But just as she finished speaking, a heavy footstep came from outside the station.

Everyone's faces changed.

"Drive!" Alice shouted.

Jill quickly jumped into the driver's seat and started the car. At the same time, there was a loud thud, as if something heavy had landed on the roof, causing the metal to dent deeply.

Everyone instinctively looked outside and saw a dozen zombies crawling towards them.

They were surrounded!