"Is that Rebecca?!!!"
Upon seeing this, Leon's face immediately lit up with joy, but his body dared not move an inch. He whispered, "That's great. It seems she successfully convinced the higher-ups of the Hyperspace Group."
However, Sheva Alomar, standing beside him, was completely stunned by Dr. Rebecca and The The Uninfected Squad's astonishing entrance.
"No, that blue door just now, was it the legendary… Portal???"
"Oh my god, magic isn't just a fairy tale, but something that actually exists?"
Sheva Alomar felt her Worldview was about to be overturned at that moment.
"Leon, it's great to see you're alright."
Dr. Rebecca breathed a long sigh of relief when she saw Leon's intact figure.
As former comrades who had fought side-by-side, no one understood better than her how dangerous the enemies Leon and the others faced daily were.
Dr. Rebecca then nodded slightly to the Captain of The The Uninfected Squad beside her, signaling that Leon and his companion posed no threat.
"Rebecca…"
Leon felt a surge of emotion as he watched the two super-soldiers who had been pointing their guns at him lower them after Dr. Rebecca spoke.
However, he quickly walked over, pointed at Jill Valentine's corpse, and eagerly asked, "Did the higher-ups of the Hyperspace Group agree to use that miraculous Revival Potion to save Jill?"
"Yes."
Dr. Rebecca nodded emphatically, then said with an expression full of admiration, "You'd never guess how generous and magnanimous my Boss is…"
As she spoke, Dr. Rebecca pulled a special syringe from her lab coat pocket, shook it at Leon, who was looking on expectantly, and said, "Here, this is the Revival Potion. As long as it's injected into Jill's body, she'll be alive again in just a few minutes!"
"Is… Is it that miraculous?"
Leon looked at the syringe in Dr. Rebecca's hand, swallowed the words 'that's it' with great effort, then looked down at Jill Valentine's corpse, which had been shattered by energy blasts, and asked uncertainly, "What about Jill's body? Can those severe injuries be repaired as well?"
"It should be possible, right?"
Dr. Rebecca scratched her head, somewhat unsure, as this was her first time using the Revival Potion. In fact, she didn't know much about this important strategic material, which was very precious even within the Hyperspace Group.
Fortunately, before she came, she specifically consulted her direct superior, Samuel Sterns, who developed the Revival Potion, about the specific method of use.
Uh…
As soon as she thought of her direct superior, Dr. Rebecca's smiling baby face stiffened, clearly recalling something unpleasant.
"What's wrong?"
Leon clearly noticed the subtle change in Dr. Rebecca's expression. After thinking for a moment, she said very seriously, "Leon, although Boss agreed to my request and is willing to help you and Jill, I'm sure you know without me saying how precious this Revival Potion is."
Leon subconsciously nodded. If the Revival Potion in Dr. Rebecca's hand could truly save Jill, then its value would be immeasurable.
If the Hyperspace Group were to put it up for public auction, this Revival Potion could potentially be hyped up to tens or even hundreds of billions of U.S. dollars.
And it would definitely be a situation where there's a market but no price!
After all, what billionaire could resist the temptation of 'an extra life'?
Therefore, Leon fully understood what Dr. Rebecca said.
It's no exaggeration to say that the actual value of this Revival Potion far exceeded the value that Jill Valentine, Leon, and others could create.
This was why Leon, even at the risk of injury or even death, had to find the cave Ricardo Elvin mentioned in the first place.
He wanted to slightly increase the value he could exchange.
But now it seemed that this alone was far from enough, so he asked in a deep voice, "Rebecca, I understand what you mean. Just tell me what price we need to pay to save Jill?"
Dr. Rebecca pursed her lips, a look of struggle flitting across her face, then said in a very formal tone, "It's actually very simple. You must ensure that after I save Jill, whether it's you, or Jill, or Chris, who is still missing for now, you all must voluntarily and without compensation join the Hyperspace Group in the future, and serve my Boss wholeheartedly!"
The 'without compensation' part, of course, was something Dr. Rebecca added herself.
She didn't do this to save Karl money, as Karl was famously 'charitable' in the hearts of all employees within the Group, and naturally wouldn't care about the future salaries of Leon and the others.
Dr. Rebecca said this only to lower Leon and the others' expectations first, thereby helping her friends integrate into the Hyperspace Group family more quickly.
"Huh?!"
Leon's expression immediately froze, his mouth wide open, as he looked at Dr. Rebecca in disbelief and asked, "Just… Just this one requirement? Is there nothing else?"
What he really wanted to say was: Joining the Hyperspace Group? What kind of requirement is that? This is clearly a one-sided benefit, isn't it?
Rebecca, well done!!
"No, that's it."
Dr. Rebecca seemed to understand Leon's micro-expressions, shaking her head with a smile, her voice full of pride and confidence as she said, "Loyalty… My Boss only has this one requirement for all employees!!"
Actually, Dr. Rebecca hadn't told Leon one thing.
That was, before leaving, her direct superior, Samuel Sterns, had sternly warned her that if, after using the Revival Potion to save Jill, Leon's trio were unwilling to join the Hyperspace Group, he would personally remove their brains and use them as Wetware for developing a new generation of 'intelligent robots' with autonomous consciousness.
Because Samuel Sterns could not accept any worthless losses.
In his view, that was simply a blasphemy against Boss's sacred majesty, so it must be punished with extreme severity!
Dr. Rebecca: Tsk tsk, listen, how cruel and bloody those words are!
Although Dr. Rebecca and Leon had been old friends for many years, given her understanding of her direct superior, Samuel Sterns, he was absolutely capable of doing such 'inhumane' things as removing people's brains.
That's why Dr. Rebecca would first tell Leon the corresponding requirements before starting the formal rescue.
If Leon agreed to this request, then it would naturally be a happy outcome for everyone.
She would directly use the Revival Potion to save Jill, and then a few good friends would work together in the Hyperspace Group, serving Karl diligently.
But if Leon really chose to refuse, then Dr. Rebecca would be helpless.
After all, the Revival Potion was an extremely precious strategic material, one that was hard to come by, and it was impossible for her to let Leon and the others use it for free just because of her connections.
In fact, Dr. Rebecca sincerely hoped that her good friends could join the Hyperspace Group, because… her boss gave too much!!
"I'm willing."
Without any hesitation, Leon immediately and decisively chose to agree.
Are you kidding? Hesitating for even one more second on such a good thing would be disrespectful to the rest of his life.
Leon's face showed a solemn expression, and he vowed confidently, "Rebecca, don't worry, I promise to find a way to persuade Jill and Chris to join as well."
One very important reason why Leon agreed so quickly was his deep disappointment with the BSAA Organization's despairing attitude regarding the decision to rescue Jill.
The BSAA Organization was no longer the united and loving small group that the eleven of them had created years ago.
Now, it had completely become the shape of the United Nations, so… it was time to leave!!
"Mm."
Dr. Rebecca smiled sweetly, then walked to Jill's corpse and injected her with the Revival Potion. Then she raised her hand and pointed to the Thunder Warrior standing guard nearby, gently reminding, "Leon, the Revival Potion will automatically take effect within about 5 minutes. You'd best use this time to introduce the situation here to the Captain of this The Uninfected Squad!"
"Then… I'll leave Jill to you for now."
Leon nodded, knowing it was time to show his 'value'. He then explained the general situation of the cave, the entrance to the Bio-Research Institute located deep within the cave, and the infected individuals previously encountered who were related to the Plaga Parasite, the Ouroboros Virus, and other bioweapons, especially the Executioner who could 'burst toxic fog' and cause other infected to undergo secondary evolution, as well as everything he had seen and heard along the way, to the Captain of The The Uninfected Squad.
However, due to ammunition supply issues, Leon and Sheva Alomar had not entered the Bio-Research Institute deep within the cave, so they knew nothing about the internal situation of the research institute.
But based on Leon's many years of experience, it was foreseeable that this Bio-Research Institute, which was likely directly linked to Albert Wesker and Trasel Pharmaceutical, would be extremely dangerous, filled with unknown biological weapons and viruses.
So Leon suggested that the Captain of The The Uninfected Squad immediately call headquarters and send more personnel and sufficient biohazard suits to ensure the upcoming operation was foolproof.
"Mr. Leon, thank you for the information."
Disease-Free Warrior Captain, over two meters tall with a resolute face, simply said "Thank you for your reminder" and then walked towards his squad members to begin issuing new combat orders.
"The three of you are responsible for clearing the remaining infected and any threatening organisms in this cave. Remember, leave no one alive…"
"The three of you are responsible for placing the Warp beacons around this mountain and guarding them before Boss conducts the formal Warp. Anyone or any creature illegally approaching here will be killed on sight…"
"You, stay here and protect Dr. Rebecca's safety!"
"The two of you, come with me into the research institute to clear out all potential biological weapons and infected individuals…"
"The operation time is set for after the rescued personnel awaken."
"Yes!!!"
As the orders were given, the other 9 members of The The Uninfected Squad immediately formed four combat teams, in a 3-3-3-1 combination, according to the Captain's task assignments.
This scene left Leon and Sheva Alomar dumbfounded.
Especially Leon, his gaze swept over Disease-Free Warrior, whose physiques were as robust as small mountains, and a strong sense of worry appeared in his eyes.
No, you three want to go into the 'Research Institute dungeon'? So everything I just said was for nothing?
After a slight hesitation, Leon walked towards the Captain of The The Uninfected Squad again, kindly reminding him, "Captain, I know your squad has extremely impressive combat power, but perhaps you don't have a very intuitive understanding of the biological weapons and bioweapons you are about to face.
Perhaps their combat power is far inferior to yours, but the infectivity of the viruses they carry is extraordinarily terrifying…
Even the slightest skin scratch during combat could lead to your soldiers being infected with the virus and, within minutes, hours, or even days, turning into killing machines completely out of conscious control, so…"
Leon's words were already quite tactful.
What he truly worried about was that once these well-equipped super-soldiers, whose height and physique were comparable to the T-103 Tyrant, became infected and turned into zombies.
That would undoubtedly be an unprecedented disaster, not only for Leon and the others but also for Disease-Free Warrior civilians in the Kijuju Autonomous Region.
Even the entire Kijuju Autonomous Region would completely turn into a living hell like Raccoon City.
Leon naturally didn't want to see that happen, which was why he was risking offending the other party to persuade them now.
However, after hearing Leon's words, the Captain of The The Uninfected Squad merely said, "Thank you for your reminder," and then completely ignored him.
Leon even detected a hint of disdain in the other party's eyes, as if what he was reminding them of was an utterly insignificant matter to The The Uninfected Squad.
"This…"
Leon felt a little anxious, fearing that the other party's arrogance would lead to a great disaster. In that case, he and Jill might be implicated by the failure of this operation even before they had a chance to join the Hyperspace Group.
But just as Leon was racking his brains to explain the severity of the situation to the Captain of The The Uninfected Squad, he suddenly heard Sheva Alomar's exclamation from behind him.
"Le… Leon, come look, Senior Jill… she's alive again!!"