33: Raccoon City

It was early morning.

Joa and Polaris groggily opened their eyes.

After washing up and getting dressed,

the two of them went together to the open ground where they had rewarded their warriors last night.

On the way, Joa recalled the plot of Resident Evil, and the things that could be plundered and scavenged.

In the World of Resident Evil, on September 23, 1998, Raccoon City's Water supply was infected with the T-Virus.

Almost all citizens drank tap Water containing the T-Virus.

On September 24, the first infected individuals, or zombies, appeared.

In the following days, Raccoon City's 100,000 citizens were successively infected and turned into zombies.

The Raccoon City Police Department, hospitals, zoos, and other shelters and human gathering places successively fell.

It wasn't until September 28 that the Umbrella Corporation Europe branch dispatched Nemesis, also known as the Pursuer, an evolved form of the Tyrant after being injected with a parasite.

This terrifying bio-weapon, possessing simple independent consciousness and the ability to choose combat methods based on the situation, was deployed for the first time in actual combat.

It was sent to Raccoon City to eliminate the STARS special forces of the Raccoon City Police Department.

It pursued Brad and the beautiful Jill.

The Resident Evil 3 Remake that Joa played before he transmigrated started from here.

Then, on September 29, Leon, nicknamed the Vehicle Killer, Li San Guang,

drove his disposable off-road vehicle to a gas station outside Raccoon City and met Claire.

The Resident Evil 3 Remake starts from here.

'System, after fusing with the Progenitor Virus, will we still be attacked by zombies?'

"Yes."

'Hiss!'

The system's reply made Joa scratch his head unconsciously.

The Tyrant deployed by the Umbrella Corporation to the Raccoon City Police Department was manageable; a few Rocket launchers could take it down.

Moreover, Joa didn't plan to go to the Raccoon City Police Department; there was nothing valuable there.

But that Pursuer was troublesome.

That guy was chasing Jill all over Raccoon City.

In his human form, he could withstand anti-tank Rocket launchers, and ordinary bullets were completely useless.

His defense and self-healing speed were quite abnormal.

After the second-stage mutation, his defense would be greatly enhanced.

In the third stage, he was immune to conventional firepower; only large electromagnetic cannons could break his exoskeleton.

Even using khanjali's electromagnetic cannon to blast the Pursuer might not completely eliminate him.

He was quite hard to kill.

There was no need to worry about Dr. William, who mutated with the G-Virus; he only operated in the laboratory, and Leon would take care of him.

'With the current physical fitness of the warriors after fusing with the Progenitor Virus, with a maximum strength of a dozen tons and a maximum jump height of less than 100 meters, they can't possibly defeat the Pursuer.'

'If we accidentally encounter the Pursuer and Jill during the scavenging process... we might lose some people.'

'And after the full infection, there will be 100,000 zombies in the city.'

'It seems that personnel cannot be too spread out at that time, and sufficient firepower must be ensured.'

After gathering all his warriors,

Joa put away all kinds of supplies.

Only a few troop transport helicopters remained.

He then led everyone towards the seaside.

The distance from Africa to America was not short; if they flew helicopters, they would all fall into the sea halfway.

Therefore, they could only transfer to East University's warships by the sea.

Those warships that America's radar couldn't detect.

After sailing at full speed for more than ten days, they finally reached America.

The group then transferred to helicopters on the coast.

After half a month of hassle,

Joa and his team finally arrived at the mountains near Raccoon City on September 22nd to set up camp.

Raccoon City was surrounded by mountains on three sides, and he deliberately chose a location furthest from the mansion in Resident Evil 1.

'Tomorrow, Raccoon City's Water supply will be infected.'

'Now, we just need to quietly wait for Raccoon City to fully break out in Resident Evil, for all citizens to be infected, and for the army to leave.'

'Then we can go in and scavenge for valuables.'

If Raccoon City didn't completely fall, Joa wouldn't have the opportunity to plunder valuables.

You know, the government of this World was still functioning normally.

Resident Evil only broke out in specific places.

If they went in to rob banks now, they would be facing not zombies, but the army.

Which side is easier to deal with is obvious.

As for the lives of Raccoon City citizens?

What did that have to do with him, Joa?

'Given the situation after Raccoon City falls, it's too dangerous to scavenge for technology in places like Umbrella Corporation branch offices and underground research Bases.'

'As for antiques, they're all at the Raccoon City Police Department, where there's a Tyrant and Leon; it's better to stay far away.'

It wasn't that he feared the Tyrant, but mainly Leon, the Vehicle Killer.

Joa's helicopters and fighter jets were all money.

If they appeared in Leon's line of sight and were seen, they would explode due to his vehicle-killing ability, and he would be heartbroken.

'It seems I can only take some hard currency like gold this time.'

'I hope there's more gold in the Raccoon City bank vaults.'

After informing everyone of his goals and the potential dangers in Raccoon City,

the group quietly observed the changes in Raccoon City.

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Five days passed in a flash.

Raccoon City completely fell, and all 100,000 citizens were infected.

Located on three sides by mountains, with inconvenient transportation, it was almost isolated from the World.

Before the Umbrella Corporation saw it as a suitable hidden experimental site, it was a large rural area.

But after Umbrella Corporation settled here, Raccoon City rapidly developed into a city.

However, due to population issues, there weren't many banks in Raccoon City, and they weren't even shown in the game.

When Joa first arrived here on the 22nd, he sent people to survey Raccoon City.

The entire Raccoon City had only two banks, located in the city center, in a competitive relationship.

After the disaster, these two banks became shelters for citizens, gathering a large number of them.

However, they ultimately could not escape the fate of turning into zombies.

"You've all seen the situation, right?"

"Raccoon City has completely fallen, and the roads are blocked with wrecked vehicles."

Mid-mountain.

A relatively flat area.

Everyone was using binoculars, observing the situation in the city.

"Next, we'll split into two teams: one team will follow me, and one team will follow Lorna."

"Our target is the bank vaults."

"Do not drink Raccoon City's Water! Do not eat Raccoon City's food!"

"Don't be soft-hearted!"

"While doing your best to complete the mission, ensure your own safety."

"Yes, Sir!"

Joa scanned the crowd, nodded in satisfaction, and then gave the order.

"Begin action!"

Four helicopters, carrying 199 warriors, split into two teams.

They flew into Raccoon City.

Time was short, and the task was heavy.

They had to seize the time to scavenge for gold.

On September 29th, Congress would pass the order to drop a nuclear bomb on Raccoon City.

On the 30th, Raccoon City would be nuked.

Joa and his team had to clear all the zombies in the banks and scavenge the gold from the vaults before the 30th.

Once it was nuked, this place would become a radiation-filled wasteland.

He didn't plan to come only once; if he ever needed money in the future, he might return here at some point.

Therefore, before the nuclear bombing, they also had to evacuate to a safe place.

He didn't want to be at the center of the radiation when he came here next time.

Although Joa would likely no longer fear nuclear radiation by then, who could really say for sure?