72: The ancestral virus!

Li An left!

Kaplan shutting down the Red Queen was inevitable and also the choice of the World Will; this is the world of Resident Evil, and the outbreak of the virus is unavoidable. The Hive now resembles a Pandora's Box waiting to be opened, and Kaplan is the fated opener.

When this Pandora's Box opens, the ravenous zombies will also be unleashed. They need blood, they need fresher blood to moisten their throats.

But Li An now has more important things to do. In a laboratory within the Hive, there still remains a 'progenitor virus' mother sample.

progenitor virus!

This is a terrifying virus with a toxicity many times higher than the t-virus. The emergence of the t-virus originated from the progenitor virus, but the 'progenitor virus' here in the Resident Evil world is different from the 'blacklight virus' in the Prototype world.

The progenitor virus of the Resident Evil world was actually an ancient virus discovered by Edward Ashford, the sixth generation head of the Ashford family, and the young nobleman Oswell E. Spencer, in a composite plant called 'Stairway to the Sun' within the Gudipaya ruins in Africa.

This virus can cause genetic mutations in organisms, leading to loss of consciousness and possessing extremely strong vitality and resistance. Given the strange characteristics of this virus, the two decided to study it and named it 'progenitor virus'. Thus, the progenitor virus mother sample was born!

As for the 'progenitor virus' in the Prototype world, also known as the blacklight virus, its origin is somewhat frightening. It is a product that appeared at the birth of the Earth. In principle, the blacklight virus is not a virus, but the basis for the evolution of all life in the Prototype world. The original intention of the blacklight virus was merely to activate the unactivated genes within the user, serving as a form of auxiliary evolution.

Auxiliary evolution!

This is something the 'progenitor virus' of the Resident Evil world cannot achieve; it only causes the collapse and mutation of gene sequences, thereby transforming living beings into conscious-less living dead!

Coincidentally, Li An had voluntarily been infected with the 'blacklight virus' from the Prototype world, and he was quite curious about the 'progenitor virus' of the Resident Evil world, which shares the same name.

Of course!

He was merely curious.

If it weren't for the fact that his main quest item this time required this 'progenitor virus', he wouldn't want to look for this thing.

After all, the virus extracted from it alone created such a terrifying biochemical virus as the t-virus. So, as the mother of the t-virus, how terrifying must it be?

But now is not the time for Li An to choose. The 'progenitor virus' as a main quest item is something he must obtain.

After parting ways with Alice and Kaplan, Li An began searching within the Hive. From the quest brief, he only knew that the 'progenitor virus' was in a certain laboratory within the Hive, but he needed to find out which specific one himself.

Moreover, because the Red Queen had not yet been shut down and restarted, most of the passage entrances were still closed and inaccessible. The laboratories he could search were only a few, so he decided to first go to the laboratory where the t-virus was stored to check.

Perhaps there, he might find clues about the 'progenitor virus', after all, the t-virus originated from the progenitor virus.

While thinking, Li An quickly followed his memory to the outside of the laboratory where the t-virus was stored in the original work. However, at this moment, Li An suddenly felt a bit troubled. He looked at the thick door in front of him, hesitating whether he should force his way in.

However, after only a few seconds, Li An's hesitant gaze gradually became firm. Given the current situation, he seemed to have no time to deliberate. Kaplan was in the process of shutting down the Red Queen.

Once the Red Queen is shut down, all the zombies will escape. While searching the laboratories then would still be possible, it would waste a lot of his time, and what he lacks most now is time.

He needed to find the progenitor virus, and he could only search room by room. If he were to be stopped here now and wait until the Red Queen shut down before entering, it would undoubtedly waste a lot of his time.

Thinking of this, Li An immediately began to observe the room. He watched as he walked towards one side of the door, then entered another room next to the laboratory.

Pushing open the door, Li An stepped directly inside. What met his eyes was a huge transparent observation window. From here, one could see the situation inside the adjacent laboratory at a glance.

"Found it."

Upon seeing this scene, Li An smiled. He remembered that there was a scene in the show where a huge Licker, after continuously hitting the transparent observation window, directly entered the laboratory where Alice and others were hiding.

Without hesitation, after finding the spot, Li An directly walked to the front of the huge observation window.

Boom!

The next second, a terrifying booming sound instantly rang out. Li An, with a calm expression, punched the transparent window, immediately causing the window to roar incessantly. This was high-hardness glass, strong enough to be bulletproof.

In the original work, this transparent window even withstood more than ten violent impacts from a Licker before finally breaking through. It can be said that, if purely by human strength, it would be almost impossible to smash this window.

But at this moment, Li An only threw one punch, and as the window continuously roared, spiderweb-like cracks spread around the window at an extremely terrifying speed.

Crack!

At this moment, a sudden crisp sound was heard, and the transparent glass in front of Li An instantly shattered into pieces, falling to the ground with a rustling sound.

Bang, bang, bang!

In an instant, a large number of fragments fell to the ground, and with the breaking of this glass, there was nothing left to obstruct Li An's path.

At this moment, Li An pushed off with his knees, and with a light leap, he entered the interior of the laboratory.

Without stopping, after entering the laboratory, Li An began searching inside. He was looking for the progenitor virus sample; perhaps there might be some information here.

However, several minutes passed!

Li An slowly stopped his search, his expression somewhat grim as he looked around.

Nothing!

There was no information related to the progenitor virus here.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Suddenly, just then, as Li An was still somewhat annoyed about not finding any clues about the progenitor virus, the lights in the room suddenly flickered violently. Then, after a few seconds, the lights returned to normal once again.

As if nothing had happened.

However, Li An, who witnessed this scene, would not act as if nothing had happened. He slowly turned his head and looked at the entrance and exit of the laboratory. Unbeknownst to him, the previously tightly closed door had now silently opened.