67: Add one more person and enter the hive

Boom!

Finally, as the elevator plummeted and then slowly came to a stop, only a dozen seconds passed. As the elevator doors opened, Li An and his group finally arrived at the platform for entering the Hive.

This was the only entrance to the Hive. They needed to take a railcar, travel through a long underground tunnel, and eventually enter the Hive itself.

The group did not linger. Upon reaching the platform, Kaplan took the lead, stepped out of the team, and immediately entered the railcar to begin his inspection.

"No power. Facilities need to be checked and repaired."

As squad members, Kaplan and James's cooperation was seamless. Kaplan only had to speak, and James knew what to do.

"Rain, go check the equipment."

"J.D., you watch them."

James immediately spoke, directly assigning the tasks.

"Be careful."

Upon hearing this, Rain looked at J.D. and then walked towards the lower entrance of the railcar.

"Hehe, you'd better behave yourselves."

"Otherwise, my bullets don't have eyes."

At this moment, Li An just wanted to observe his surroundings, but the next second, J.D. jabbed his cheek with the muzzle of a gun, which instantly displeased Li An, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.

Meanwhile, Rain had already reached the bottom of the railcar. After carefully inspecting the equipment, she found that the lack of power was due to a loose connection, and she quickly reset the power supply.

"Done."

Rain's voice came from below. James immediately stepped forward and pulled Rain up.

"Then let's go."

"And Asian, don't cause trouble!"

After pulling Rain up, James first spoke to Kaplan, then turned his gaze to Li An.

He had naturally witnessed the conflict between Li An and J.D., but Li An was, after all, just an outsider. Therefore, he directly warned Li An.

Hmph!

Upon hearing this, Li An scoffed inwardly, but because his goal had not yet been achieved, he did not want to waste words with James at this moment. Now was not the time to turn hostile.

On James's side, seeing that Li An did not contradict him, a satisfied expression appeared on his face, and then he nodded slightly to Kaplan.

Whir!

Buzz~

The next second, Kaplan started the railcar. Powerful electricity began to take effect, slowly moving the railcar deeper into the Hive.

"Once inside the Hive, as long as you behave, you can move around temporarily."

"I'm warning you beforehand, the Hive contains many dangers. If you want to die, then go on your own."

As the railcar started, James slowly approached Li An and Matt. His face was grim and dangerous as he stared directly at Li An and Matt.

James's intimidation didn't affect Li An much, but Matt next to him instinctively tensed up. He was a genuine ordinary person, entering the Hive only to find his sister Lisa and evidence of the Umbrella Corporation manufacturing the virus.

Although he wanted to expose the Umbrella Corporation's criminal evidence, he didn't want to die either.

So, after the shock, Matt instinctively looked at Li An. He could never forget the terrifying aura Li An had exuded not long ago, a suffocating sense of oppression.

If danger truly arrived, Matt could only think that perhaps staying by Li An's side was the safest way.

As he pondered, when Matt's gaze fell on Li An, Li An, feigning obedience, nodded repeatedly. At this moment, he was too lazy to talk to James. He only waited to enter the Hive before acting on his own.

At that point, he wouldn't need to pretend anymore.

"Good that you understand."

Seeing Li An become more compliant, James showed a satisfied expression. But when he looked at Matt, he found that the man was staring intently at the Asian in front of him, which instantly displeased James.

However, before James could say anything more, the railcar, which had been moving at high speed, gradually slowed down.

The Hive, they had arrived!

Whir!

As the railcar stopped smoothly, the tightly sealed, thick doors slowly opened after a strong burst of air pressure.

Without hesitation, James led his people out of the railcar. Once inside, focusing on guarding Li An and Matt was clearly not suitable, as they had more important work to do.

Therefore, James had warned Li An and Matt on the railcar beforehand, telling them to behave, while they would focus on investigating the Hive incident.

"Check the surroundings, prepare to open the Hive entrance."

After entering the Hive platform, James immediately issued new orders. They had to remain vigilant at all times, ready for any potential danger.

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

"Understood!"

The STARS Squad members responded in succession, immediately fanning out to check their surroundings. Kaplan went to the entrance door, attempting to connect to the system to open the Hive's doors.

"Hey, Captain."

"There's something new here."

However, not long after the STARS Squad members dispersed, J.D. reported a situation.

Upon hearing this, everyone except Kaplan rushed towards J.D.'s position.

"What happened?"

James was the first to arrive at the scene and immediately saw J.D. and an unknown man lying on the floor.

Spence!

Almost instantly, James recognized the man's identity. Spence was not only Alice's fake husband but also a security officer for the Umbrella Corporation. He and Alice had hidden in the mansion by pretending to be married, living there as caretakers.

"Wake him up."

The moment he saw Spence, James thought of many things, but ultimately, he couldn't figure out why Spence was here.

"Alright."

Slap, slap, slap!

At this, J.D., upon hearing James's command, immediately slapped Spence several times. Stimulated by the pain, the unconscious Spence gradually regained consciousness.

"Who are you?"

"What do you want?"

The awakened Spence immediately saw the people surrounding him and showed a panicked expression. Alice, standing among the crowd, also had an expression of wanting to speak but holding back.

But in the end, Alice said nothing, only watching Spence get up on his own and, under James's firm demand, eventually choose to accompany them.

Li An, hidden in the crowd, looked at the newly awakened Spence and realized that this person had probably also inhaled the gas, and had temporarily lost his memory.