87: Augustus Returns!

T10-Research Institute!

This was another hidden area not present in the storyline. The moment Li An locked onto its location, he turned and strode outside.

If he remembered correctly, before he came to this facility, the previous facility he visited seemed to contain a large number of blueprints and information about Umbrella Corporation's internal research institutes.

He planned to go back and find the information for the T10-Research Institute.

Whoosh~

Li An weaved directly through the buildings, leaping over one structure after another. At his current speed, briefly running along walls was effortless. To avoid getting entangled with zombies and wasting time, he chose the most direct method.

Of course!

On his way to the previous facility, Li An also summoned Harvester and Magic Spirit Dog. As a research institute, T10 was bound to contain a large number of elite zombies or other Bio-weapons. To ensure absolute safety, he naturally needed the assistance of Harvester and Magic Spirit Dog.

Roar!

Howl!

At this moment, in a part of Raccoon City, Harvester and Magic Spirit Dog both roared skyward. They sensed Li An's summons and immediately turned to rush towards his location.

Half an hour later!

Bang, bang, bang!

Li An expressionlessly blew off the head of the last zombie in front of him. He was currently standing at the end of a dimly lit corridor. Behind him lay a pile of zombie corpses, numbering at least over a hundred.

After killing the last zombie, Li An ignored the blood splattered on him and once again entered the facility.

Having been there once before, Li An was now familiar with the place. He walked directly towards a certain room in the facility. If he remembered correctly, that was where all the blueprints and detailed information about Raccoon City's research institutes were stored.

Roar!

Just as Li An entered the target room, a wandering zombie immediately noticed the movement and lunged at him.

However, Li An completely ignored it, simply dodging the zombie's attack with a quick movement, then continued towards the location where the data was stored within the room.

Seeing that Li An had avoided its attack, the zombie let out a roar, then prepared to charge at Li An again when a large hand suddenly landed on its shoulder.

Crack, crack, crack!

With a slight squeeze from the large hand, the zombie's shoulder was crushed. Before the zombie could react, it was lifted into the air and smashed against the nearby wall.

Boom!

Under the force of the powerful impact, the zombie's head exploded the moment it hit the wall, leaving a bloody mess splattered on the wall.

Witnessing this scene,

the Harvester, who had made the move, immediately felt a bit bored. He released his grip on the zombie's shoulder, allowing it to free-fall to the ground.

"Guard the door."

At this moment, Li An's voice came from inside the room. He didn't turn around. When the zombie charged at him, he had already sensed the presence of Harvester and Magic Spirit Dog, which was why he couldn't be bothered with the zombie and left it for Harvester to handle.

Inside the room,

the sound of rustling documents constantly echoed. Li An was quickly reviewing the research institute data related to Raccoon City's underground. He flipped through a large amount of information, and finally, after about ten seconds, he found the data for the T10-Research Institute.

"Location: Central Park, entrance..."

Li An quickly scanned the information on the documents, and soon memorized all of its contents.

After confirming that he had remembered correctly, he didn't linger and turned to walk out the door.

Crunch!

When Li An reached the doorway, he saw Magic Spirit Dog biting off a zombie's head and chewing loudly, making crunching sounds.

"Let's go."

Ignoring the Magic Spirit Dog that was eating, Li An simply called out to them and then took the lead, heading towards the target location.

Seeing Li An move, Magic Spirit Dog and Harvester immediately followed his pace, gradually moving ahead of him. This was to clear the path for him; almost no zombie could get within five meters of Li An.

At the same time!

As Li An led Harvester and Magic Spirit Dog towards the T10-Research Institute, Augustus, who had been missing for a long time, also appeared in Raccoon City at this moment.

He stood upright on the zombie-filled street, yet strangely, these zombies seemed to completely overlook him, ignoring his presence.

On the quiet street, only the occasional low growls of zombies echoed in the air. Augustus looked at the wandering zombies around him, then took a deep breath. He seemed to be savoring the scent of blood and slaughter in the air.

"This is the smell, this is the smell."

"These things seem to have the potential to destroy this world."

"But it's not enough, not enough!"

"I need to add more fuel to the fire; the current spread speed is still too slow."

Augustus sniffed the air, a look of ecstasy appearing on his face, followed by a surge of excitement. As an Aberrant, he instinctively knew what could lead the world towards destruction.

Although he had seen this species of zombie in the Hive before, he hadn't taken them seriously at the time. His attention back then was mostly focused on Li An.

Despite his initial defeat in the first clash with Li An, Augustus didn't care in the slightest.

He was an Aberrant; his power could be enhanced by destroying worlds. As long as a world entered its destruction countdown, he could absorb the energy released when the world's consciousness was destroyed, rapidly increasing his strength!

"Ah..."

"I'm already getting impatient."

"The scent of this city is truly captivating. I will condense the Seed of Destruction in this city; I will make this world enter its destruction countdown ahead of schedule!"

The next second, as his words fell, Augustus instantly vanished from his spot.

However, what no one noticed was that right where Augustus disappeared, a black spherical object was left on the ground. When a zombie walked past it, it accidentally kicked the sphere.

The sphere, as if sentient, immediately burrowed into the zombie's body the moment it was touched.

Crack!

A strange sound then emanated from within the zombie, growing more frequent. In just a few seconds, the zombie, into which the sphere had burrowed, completely disintegrated into a pile of rotting flesh.

However, at this moment, the surrounding zombies, who had been wandering, suddenly seemed to smell something delicious and turned around, their gazes fixed on the putrid pile of rotting flesh on the ground.