83: Hive Open

At the same time!

While Li An was once again causing a huge commotion on the bottom floor of the Hive, Dr. Isaacs in Raccoon City was already in a state of chaos.

The alarm, which had only been quiet for an hour, blared again within the Umbrella Corporation, making everyone agitated. But there was nothing they could do; this was the company's highest level of crisis alert. They could only force themselves to stay alert and track the latest news from the Hive.

"What happened?"

At this moment, Dr. Isaacs was holding an emergency meeting, but the reappearance of the highest alert forced him to temporarily interrupt the agenda and contact the head of Hive monitoring to inquire about the latest situation.

"Just now, the magnetic field data inside the Hive suddenly spiked for a few seconds, but it has calmed down now."

"Sir..."

The next second, just as the person in charge was about to continue speaking, Isaacs on the other end hung up the communication.

At the same time!

On the top floor of the Umbrella Corporation in Raccoon City, Isaacs was meeting with a group of Umbrella high-ranking personnel. Isaacs sat at the head of the table, and Albert Wesker, famous from Resident Evil, was also among them.

After hanging up the phone with the person in charge, Isaacs's face darkened as he glanced at his colleagues around him. The crisis inside the Hive was expanding, and he needed to control the situation from deteriorating further. He could no longer wait.

And now, he needed to get the consent of these high-ranking personnel present. After all, although he was a high-ranking member of Umbrella, the authority of those present was not much lower than his. Therefore, the decision to open the Hive required unanimous approval to proceed!

Isaacs casually tossed his phone onto the table in front of him, then slowly straightened up, looking at his colleagues on both sides as he spoke.

"You all heard it just now; the Hive's alert has been triggered again."

"We must know what's happening inside the Hive, and to prevent the situation from worsening, we must open the Hive immediately."

"We can't wait any longer. Including that last alarm, it's already the 31st time this month."

"I propose we open the Hive immediately!"

Isaacs's voice slowly rose. He emphasized the seriousness of the situation; time waits for no one. They had to curb the spread of this situation as quickly as possible.

"Agreed!"

"Agreed!"

...As Isaacs stated his position, the Umbrella high-ranking officials present immediately voted. The situation with the Hive had indeed reached a point where it had to be resolved.

Therefore, opening the Hive was imperative!

After the top-level meeting concluded, a cleanup team of up to three hundred people immediately set off. They drove out from within the Umbrella Corporation, heading towards the entrance of the Hive located beneath Raccoon City.

Among them were top military personnel, scientific experts, and medical staff. It was clear that the Umbrella Corporation intended to resolve the crisis hidden within the Hive in one go.

However, what no one could have imagined was that the situation inside the Hive had actually spiraled out of control. This group of people was destined to go in and never return. The day the Hive entrance opened would be the day they met their demise.

One hour later!

Clatter, clatter, clatter!

In an unknown location beneath Raccoon City, as power was connected, the boundless darkness was suddenly illuminated by light. Under the cover of light, the majestic structure hidden in the darkness finally revealed its true form.

The Hive entrance!

The thick, specially made steel door stood between heaven and earth. On one side of the door, a group of people quickly walked forward. They were dressed in white, wearing special uniforms, and holding electronic devices. They were clearly scientific experts.

And the leader of this group also stepped to the front at this moment. Military personnel, fully armed, stood all around him. These personnel were his guarantee against the arrival of a crisis!

As the person in charge delegated by Isaacs, the leader watched the team that had already started working. After looking around and confirming that the surroundings were safe, he then looked at the scientific experts who had been waiting by the door for a long time and said,

"Open the door."

With the command given, the scientific expert who had been standing by the door immediately pressed the last character on the keyboard.

The next second, a huge roar erupted.

Rumble!

The sealed door finally opened at this moment. The loud sound of the door opening instantly spread far and wide, even reaching across most of the Hive.

Roar!

The huge commotion caused by the opening of the door immediately attracted the attention of the wandering zombies inside the Hive. The moment the Hive entrance opened, countless zombies moved. They all turned around in the darkness, looking in the direction of the Hive entrance.

However, those standing outside the Hive entrance at this moment were completely unaware of all this.

"..."

Several minutes after the entrance opened, the entrance remained silent. Almost everyone stood ready, holding their breath, aiming their guns into the entrance.

"First squad, enter!"

After observing for several minutes, the leader immediately gave the order.

This was a plan established from the beginning: teams would enter the Hive in batches. The first few teams, composed of military personnel, would clear obstacles and dangers for the scientific and medical personnel who would enter later.

"Understood."

The next second, as the leader's voice fell, a squad immediately stepped out from the group and cautiously advanced into the entrance.

And as this squad entered, scientific personnel outside also monitored real-time data with instruments, providing protection for the entering squad!

Beep, beep, beep!

However, just then, when the squad had only advanced about a hundred meters into the entrance, a piercing alarm sounded from the scientific personnel's handheld instrument. Before the scientific personnel could carefully examine what had happened, they saw a change in the biological monitoring image on the instrument.

"This, this, this..."

"What the hell is that!!!"

Roar!

Just as the scientific personnel outside the door watched the image on the instrument change in horror, the entering squad finally encountered the approaching zombies. One squad member, in a state of panic, was grabbed by a zombie and had his neck instantly bitten off.

Splatter!

In an instant, blood gushed out. As the zombie devoured him, the splashing blood stained the entire bodies of the surviving members crimson, causing them to freeze on the spot.

Such a terrifying scene completely stunned everyone in the entire squad!

Tat-tat-tat!

The next second, someone reacted first, instinctively pulling the trigger and firing at the zombies. But because they didn't know the zombies' weak points, most of the bullets hit the chests of the attacking zombies, knocking them over.

However, as long as a zombie's spine or head was not destroyed, it was practically an immortal being, and a single squad could not possibly stop the charge of the zombie horde.

And so, when the squad members reacted and opened fire, the surging horde of corpses instantly overwhelmed them.

At this moment, the zombies were unleashed!

The doomsday crisis had finally begun!