Chapter 9

Alice spoke in English, and although Tang Cheng didn’t understand English, he could clearly comprehend her meaning. Although it was somewhat unexpected, it wasn’t too surprising, as it could be explained by the language translation system built into the cycle world.

After all, in the current Resident Evil world, as long as one knew a bit of English, there wouldn’t be any communication issues. However, if one day they entered a world like World of Warcraft or various fantasy and mystical worlds, would they need to know Elvish, Dwarvish, divine languages, or even demonic languages? Ordinary people wouldn’t have a place to learn such languages.

If they couldn’t even communicate, completing tasks would be virtually impossible, which clearly wouldn’t fit the style of the cycle world. If the cycle world had a built-in language translation system, then there wouldn’t be any problems.

Therefore, Tang Cheng understanding English wasn’t too out of place, but Alice calling out his name and displaying a joyful expression as if she had seen a comrade who should have died alongside her was quite strange.

Director, this isn’t what was agreed upon!

Even Tang Cheng couldn’t help but comment, and the expressions of the others were even more evident, with their eyes wide open in shock. At this moment, Alice’s gaze shifted to the five of them, and she said with relief, "It’s great that you’re all alive."

As she spoke, Alice instinctively tried to get up, but as mentioned earlier, she was connected to several test tubes. Moving only made the tubes tug, causing a sharp pain that made her cry out, her body trembling slightly.

"Don’t move around; the anesthetic should have worn off," Tang Cheng immediately reached out to hold Alice’s shoulder, his expression once again calm. If Alice only knew him, it would indeed be very out of place, even making him doubt if he had ever been to the Resident Evil world before. But since she knew the others as well, he had a rough idea of what was going on.

"Although it will be painful, please bear with it." As he spoke, Tang Cheng’s other hand already gripped the test tube inserted into Alice’s temple and pulled it out forcefully...

"Ahh!"

The test tubes inserted into Alice’s body were each about the thickness of a little finger and were inserted quite deeply. Tang Cheng’s pull directly brought out a patch of blood... If there had been anesthetic, it might have been better, but now the anesthetic had clearly worn off, and the intense pain was evident, causing Alice to cry out loudly, her body trembling violently.

The five people behind her were equally shocked.

Tang Cheng, however, showed no pressure, moving quickly. In a short moment, he had already removed all the test tubes from Alice’s body. She, under this series of stimuli, was still in pain, her body curled up, trembling like a person having a seizure, her eyes rolling back.

"Is... Is she okay?" Su Xiaoqing, feeling the same pain, asked with concern.

Tang Cheng replied calmly, "She’s fine. Her physical condition far exceeds that of a normal person, and such injuries aren’t enough to threaten her. Right now, she’s just protecting herself from the intense pain. Once the pain subsides, she’ll be fine... By the way, I saw a few clothes hanging in the corridor outside. Who can go get them?"

"I’ll go," Lu Xiaotian volunteered.

A few minutes later, Lu Xiaotian returned with a white lab coat. By this time, as the pain gradually subsided, Alice had stopped trembling, and her expression had returned to normal.

Tang Cheng took the lab coat from Lu Xiaotian and threw it to Alice, "Use this for now. We’re leaving here next."

"Thank you." Alice took the lab coat and put it on, then got off the bed and said to Tang Cheng, "By the way, how did you escape from the Hive?"

Upon hearing this question, Tang Ya’s expression changed... After a brief surprise, the intelligent Tang Ya had already analyzed the situation: Alice knew them not because they had actually met, but because the cycle world had given them these identities. Of course, it was just an identity.

In Alice’s memory, these six people had definitely experienced the events of Resident Evil 1 with her, or could be considered her comrades-in-arms. Therefore, upon their first meeting, Alice had given them a considerable degree of friendliness and trust. However, this trust would change based on their actions, such as this question.

Their identities in this world were entirely fabricated by the cycle world, so they had no idea what had happened in Resident Evil 1. However, Alice knew, and if their answers didn’t match her memory, it could make her suspicious, leading to unpredictable consequences.

At least in Tang Ya’s view, if a normal person faced this question, they would likely stutter and not know how to answer, which would be enough to make Alice suspicious. Of course, Tang Ya had no doubt about Tang Cheng’s adaptability; she was just worried that he might act recklessly.

However, it turned out that Tang Ya’s worries were unnecessary. Tang Cheng shook his head, looking serious, and sighed, "Sigh, it’s a long story. In any case, being alive is a blessing, and I really don’t want to recall those things."

Hearing this, Alice also sighed, "Yes, if I could, I wouldn’t want to remember those terrifying things either."

"By the way, are you the only one who survived?" Tang Cheng then asked.

Tang Cheng naturally knew the answer, but to fit his current identity, he had to ask.

Alice shook her head, her face showing a hint of sadness, "Matt also escaped with me, but we were ambushed by Umbrella Corporation right after we got out. They injected me with something, and I passed out. When I woke up, I saw you all."

"Ah." Tang Cheng nodded, looking as if he understood.

Then Alice asked, "How did you find me?"

"Oh, about that..." Tang Cheng was about to make up a lie, but before he could finish, a low, guttural roar suddenly echoed in their ears, coming from the corridor outside, accompanied by the sound of footsteps.

Everyone’s expressions changed instantly.

"What’s happening?" Alice’s brow furrowed, her expression suddenly serious. She would never forget the sound she had just heard.

"Sure enough, they’re here." Only Tang Cheng remained calm, "Although it’s a bit faster than I expected, this development is normal... Here."

As he spoke, Tang Cheng pulled out a rifle from behind him and threw it to Alice. He then took a step forward and rushed out the door, and... bang, a gunshot rang out.

When the others came out of the room, they saw a zombie lying on its back in the corridor about ten meters away, a bullet hole clearly visible in its forehead.

Tang Cheng, walking forward, said without turning back, "I think the zombies are starting to surround us. We can’t waste any time; let’s leave here quickly."

"Why are there zombies here?"

"Why are there zombies here?"

Two voices spoke simultaneously, and the two speakers, Tang Ya and Alice, looked at each other.

Tang Ya was puzzled because when they arrived, they hadn’t seen any zombies around, and they had been careful not to make too much noise. In theory, it was impossible to encounter a zombie attack here. As for Alice, who had just woken up, she didn’t know about the zombie crisis in the city.

However, Tang Cheng didn’t answer them because he had already rushed to the entrance of the research facility. Looking outside, even he felt a bit uneasy.

The street outside was already crowded with zombies, numbering at least several hundred, and more were approaching from the side streets and alleys.

As soon as Tang Cheng appeared, the zombies immediately surrounded him.

"What... What’s going on?" After Tang Cheng reached the entrance, Alice quickly followed, shocked by the scene.

Then Li Guodong, Tang Ya, and the others came out.

Alice, being a seasoned veteran, was only surprised by the sudden appearance of so many zombies in the city, but she wasn’t overly afraid. However, the new challengers were different.

Living in a peaceful environment, they had known they were in a dangerous world, but they had never seen so many zombies. This wasn’t a movie; these were real, living zombies that could eat them at any moment... Just thinking about it made them feel an overwhelming fear.

Except for Li Guodong, who was slightly more composed, Tang Ya and Lu Xiaotian were pale with fear, and Zhang Yi and Su Xiaoqing were so weak that they could barely stand.

Tang Cheng, however, paid no attention to them, rushing in the direction with the fewest zombies and saying, "Follow me! We need to break out."

"Break... break out?" Hearing Tang Cheng’s words, Zhang Yi’s face became even paler. In the midst of so many zombies, they were supposed to break out, "How is that possible? With so many zombies, how can we possibly break out? I think we should... stay in the research facility..."

"Ha ha." Before he could finish, Tang Cheng turned around and gave him a half-smile, "Young man, you’re too naive. Right now, we’re facing a few hundred zombies. If we don’t leave, we might face thousands or even the entire city’s worth of zombies. Even if the research facility’s defenses can keep the zombies out, it’s only a matter of time before..."

"Watch out!" Suddenly, Alice pointed behind Tang Cheng and shouted in alarm.

Tang Cheng turned around just in time to see a zombie lunging at him with its arms outstretched. The distance between them was less than thirty centimeters, making Tang Ya and the others extremely nervous, and Alice raised her rifle, ready to shoot.

But before she could fire, Tang Cheng’s body shifted slightly, narrowly avoiding the zombie’s attack. His right hand, holding a gun, quickly reached out, grabbed the zombie’s hair, and pulled it down, while his left hand, holding a military knife, swung down.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the headless zombie’s body slowly fell to the ground, and Tang Cheng casually threw the head to Zhang Yi and the others, smiling, "So, if you don’t want to die, follow me."

After saying that, Tang Cheng weighed the military knife in his hand and charged forward again.

Bear Grylls’ military knife, indeed, lived up to its reputation!