Chapter 1: Novice Village Raccoon City
1998—
In Colorado, Raccoon City,
A city with complex terrain, surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only one side open to the outside world. In the 19th century, it was a major battleground in the Midwest during the American Civil War. Due to its unique environment, the development of this area was severely limited, but this semi-enclosed environment perfectly met the requirements for the pharmaceutical Umbrella Corporation to establish a covert research platform.
Starting in the 1960s, the Umbrella Corporation invested heavily to assist in the modernization of the area, transforming this border town, which originally had only tens of thousands of people, into a fully-equipped industrial city. With over half of its citizens being Umbrella Corporation employees, Raccoon City effectively became the private base of the Umbrella Corporation…
Even so, Under the excellent welfare provided by the Umbrella Corporation, the citizens here still loved the city and the Umbrella Corporation. It didn't matter whose private property Raccoon City truly was, as long as they could gain a little benefit from it, that was enough.
And the famous Umbrella Corporation's Raccoon City,
Is also the most famous infinite novice village rumored in the Crossing (transmigrator) community. This is because any novel in the infinite flow genre will use Raccoon City as a novice village for transmigrators to train. There's no other reason… it's simply that the difficulty of Raccoon City is very suitable for ordinary people just starting out.
And our protagonist,
Javier Li, is also one of them—!
As a mixed-race Chinese-American in his background profile, Javier was also dispatched to this famous novice village, Raccoon City, for training. It's just a pity… although his name is Javier Li, he isn't the big oaf from Dark Souls who swings a Great Dragon Tooth around. There's no Ada Wong here either, only a rather noisy, mischievous loli.
"Hey! Javier,"
"What are you spacing out for? Let's go… one more patrol and we can get off work. I just don't know what to eat later; I'm still agonizing over it. Hey! Are you listening to me?"
Beside Javier stood a petite loli… uh… a little girl. She had a cute, doll-like face, neat and delicate short, choppy hair, a dark green short shirt, a white tactical bulletproof vest over it, dark grey tactical pants and tactical shoes, and a pistol strapped to her waist. Her face was always beaming with a youthful, cheerful smile, like a tomboy.
At this moment, she was chattering beside Javier. This was the famous Rebecca Chambers, an important character in the Resident Evil series, and one of the protagonists in the Resident Evil 0 series.
Although her chest had the volume of a cream jello,
It was still small and not enough to look at. Coupled with her eighteen years of age and cute, doll-like face, it was understandable for Javier to call Rebecca a loli. After all, he genuinely wasn't interested in this little sister for the time being.
"I say…"
"Rebecca, can you stop buzzing in my ear? As members of Raccoon City's special tactical unit, S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team, we should be prepared for danger in times of peace and always remain vigilant. Let's not just talk about getting off work all the time."
Facing Rebecca's chattering, Javier reached out and pressed down on the little girl's head, pinching his brows and saying irritably. He was already helpless about being sent to Raccoon City. Could she let him, this weakling, have a moment of peace?
Javier Li,
Is the guy in front of him, with short black hair of Asian descent, a delicate and youthful face, deep eyes, and a thin shirt with the standard S.T.A.R.S tactical vest? He is rumored to be a 19-year-old police shooting prodigy, dispatched to Raccoon City to serve as a member of the special unit S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team due to his outstanding talent.
Although it seems unlucky… this body's initial template seems pretty good. He's slightly more handsome than our encounter magnet, Leon S. Kennedy.
Ahem…
This is definitely not narcissism.
What is certain is that Javier is a transmigrator, one of those American vagrants, Japanese high school students, and Chinese transmigrators. He was fortunately sent to the world of Resident Evil. In his previous life, he was an avid fan of the Resident Evil series—just a fan, not a player, because he was the type who played extremely poorly but loved and hated it at the same time.
Therefore…
When he was truly sent to this world,
Javier wasn't particularly excited, but rather speechless, because Raccoon City might seem like a novice village, but its danger level is actually not low. Especially since Raccoon City involves the plots of Resident Evil 0, 1, 2, and 3, which can be very troublesome.
So, after seeing the cute little loli Rebecca, Javier wasn't busy trying to 'conquer' or tease her. Instead, he was desperately recalling the plot, trying his best to take precautions, and then save his own life—
"…"
"The current timeline is April 1998, summer, which means… in May, the Resident Evil 0 storyline will officially begin. Frequent violent murder and cannibalism incidents will occur in the Arklay Mountains outside Raccoon City. At the same time, the most famous Yellow Train incident in Resident Evil history will also happen."
"The cause is one of the Umbrella Corporation's founders, James Marcus, who, in retaliation against the other two Umbrella Corporation members who killed him—Oswell E. Spencer and Edward Ashford—and his two very filial apprentices, William Birkin and Albert Wesker, fused with his self-created Leech Queen T-Virus and launched an attack on Raccoon City and the train in the Arklay Mountains."
"He spread the T-Virus containing Leech DNA, attacking countless innocent civilians to lure Umbrella Corporation personnel, setting a trap to retaliate and wipe them all out—"
Recalling this,
Javier marveled that his mind was still sharp. He still had nearly three months until the true start of the plot, which meant S.T.A.R.S would only begin their investigation in July.
That's enough time to properly adapt to this new body, and also to thoroughly memorize and familiarize himself with the environment of Raccoon City, so he doesn't get lost and fail to escape when Raccoon City is nuked. That would be too embarrassing!
"Hmph hmph…"
"You talk a good game, but Javier… your lazy, dead-fish eyes don't seem to have any persuasive power. You're the laziest person in our S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team. It's you who talks about getting off work all day, and that's how you infected me with this bad habit!"
Facing Javier's words,
Rebecca couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, grabbing Javier's ear and twisting it hard, then grgrumbling indignantly. This jerk really had the nerve to say that! When they became partners, he was the one who was constantly muttering about getting off work in her ear. Now he was actually starting to lecture her!
How ridiculous—!
And facing Rebecca's complaints,
Javier awkwardly scratched his head. He hadn't expected the original body's owner to be even lazier than him.
Looking at the quiet streets around him,
Raccoon City was still peaceful and harmonious, with people living and working happily. It was a beautiful and prosperous city, and there was absolutely no need for him and Rebecca, members of the S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team, to get involved in anything. The so-called patrol was just a clock-in.
So…
As if he had thought of something,
Javier decided to slack off at work and sneak away early.
"Hey, Rebecca,"
"How about we go to the Raccoon City shooting range today? You wanted to see my shooting skills, right? Today I can make an exception."
Javier drew the Glock 22 pistol from his waist, shook it in front of Rebecca, and said playfully.
Glock 22—
One of Glock's representative firearms, the Glock 22 is very popular among American police officers.
Its design was inspired by the Glock 17, the progenitor of Glock firearms, making it simple, convenient, and practical.
It is all matte black, fires American .40 S&W handgun rounds, has a magazine capacity of 15 rounds, and boasts good lethality at close to medium ranges, as simple to use as a revolver.
It is one of the most favored firearms by American police, and it is also Javier's sidearm.
However, looking at this compact firearm, Javier, who was well aware of the dangers in the Resident Evil world, immediately began to despise it.
This low-powered firearm might be sufficient for dealing with criminals in everyday situations, but it seemed utterly insufficient for zombies, especially when facing some mutated creatures.
If he had the chance, Javier would definitely replace his sidearm.
At the very least, he would feel secure only if he were fully armed with a Magnum, a handgun powerful enough to shoot down large beasts, which would be sufficient to deal with those zombies.
Meanwhile, listening to Javier's joking words, Rebecca immediately became interested and nodded in agreement without hesitation.
Anyway, it was just skipping work, and it wasn't their first time doing it.
On the contrary… Rebecca was very curious about Javier's shooting skills.
After all, Javier had been exceptionally admitted to S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team with the title of a shooting genius.
S.T.A.R.S—also known as the "Special Tactics and Rescue Service"—was established by the Raccoon City Police Department to cope with serious criminal cases, terrorist activities, and extreme criminal activities in the city's increasingly complex environment, while also being responsible for assessing situations.
Simply put, it was a special forces team organized by the police department itself.
Although they did not have the training and recognition of a regular army, their strength should not be underestimated.
S.T.A.R.S itself was funded by the Umbrella Corporation, so… before truly knowing the truth, the current S.T.A.R.S was a special team specifically serving Umbrella.
To join S.T.A.R.S, the difficulty was naturally not low; it was not something ordinary police officers could participate in.
Strict assessment requirements had to be met, and Javier, this Asian hybrid, joined S.T.A.R.S Bravo Team by virtue of his excellent shooting talent.
It is said that during the assessment that day, Javier was exceptionally recruited with a perfect shooting score and was proficient in using various firearms.
This made Rebecca very curious about what was so amazing and mysterious about this scoundrel who was only one year older than herself.
Shooting talent?
Could he even make bullets curve and use the legendary 'gun-shaking' technique…?
In response, Javier awkwardly waved his hand.
He had no idea that his predecessor's physical abilities were so strong.
He just hoped he wouldn't make a fool of himself when they arrived at the shooting range.
If he missed the target, Rebecca, that little girl, would probably mock him for a whole year!
Meanwhile… S.T.A.R.S in Raccoon City was also divided into two special operations teams, namely Alpha and Bravo Teams, each consisting of 6 members.
Javier and Rebecca were part of the Bravo Team.
Due to Javier's addition, the original 6-person Bravo Team was expanded to 7 members.
Aside from Rebecca and Javier, the Bravo Team, led by Captain Enrique, could be said to be entirely composed of useless minor characters, most of whom became cannon fodder.
In contrast, Alpha Team had three members with protagonist halos among its 6 members: the famous Chris Redfield, one of the protagonists of Resident Evil, the elder brother of the 'Chris' family, a true man and tough guy, a major plot character who runs through most of the Resident Evil world's main storyline, and extremely prone to causing trouble for teammates.
If you don't have a protagonist's life, you should definitely stay away from this elder brother, or you will die miserably.
The other is the big boss behind the scenes in Resident Evil, Albert Wesker, a Matrix inheritor, who often likes to wear sunglasses to show off.
He is also the captain of Alpha Team.
His reputation is even more outrageous; he had already fused the Progenitor Virus with his body early on, and finally, he wanted to use the Uroboros virus to filter and evolve humans, becoming the 'kami' of the new world.
Unfortunately, villains die from dragging things out.
He was ultimately hit by two RPGs and fell into volcanic magma, his fate unknown…
The last one is the great beauty in Resident Evil, Jill Valentine, with her alluring figure, memorable blue tube top and ultra-short hip skirt, plus her incredibly long, fair legs that make one's tongue wag.
Ahem… Jill is undoubtedly the dream 'tissue girl' in the eyes of countless Resident Evil fans.
At the same time, in the Resident Evil world, she is also one of the characters who runs through a great deal of the storyline.
It can be said that… the small Alpha Team contained so many big-shot level characters; it was truly a den of hidden dragons and crouching tigers.
So Javier also understood why he was suddenly assigned to Rebecca's Bravo Team.
It was probably to balance the combat power of the two teams, after all, the other side was so overpowered, and the Bravo Team, apart from Rebecca, seemed to be mostly weaklings.
But at the same time, Javier was also very glad that he did not join Alpha Team.
Alpha Team had Wesker and Chris, two protagonists whose names began with 'Chris.'
Being with them, if one's fate wasn't of the 'lone star of destruction' level, they would likely be 'cursed to death' by their passive abilities.
Even if Javier was quite confident in his ability to recall the plot, he still couldn't resist the curse attacks of Chris and Wesker!
So… Rebecca, this girl, might be annoying with her chattering, but at least she's very safe, isn't she?
Chapter 2: The Shooting Genius Who Missed the Target
Raccoon City—Shooting Range
In Raccoon City, there was a rare outdoor shooting range, with a shooting distance of about a hundred meters, where many metal targets were placed.
It was operated by a white-haired old man who owned a gun shop, an elderly firearm enthusiast.
When Javier first came to Raccoon City, he bought a lot of firearm equipment, so he was considered an old customer here.
As for why they didn't go to the police station to play?
Are you kidding… they were skipping work at this time!
If they got caught, they would probably get another scolding, so it was better to play on their own.
"Ding-dong—!"
"Good afternoon, Hock, how's business today? Pretty good, huh? Hehe, I'd like to borrow your shooting range to test some guns.
That should be fine, right?"
Pushing the door open, the wind chimes on the door jingled, and Javier quickly greeted Hock, who was minding the shop, trying to get on his good side.
Meanwhile, looking at the gun shop, which was small but fully stocked with various weapons, even Rebecca, who had followed along, was slightly surprised.
She hadn't expected such a quaint and exquisite little shop in Raccoon City.
Many firearms that had served in World War II hung on the walls, suggesting that the shop's owner must be a retired veteran.
In a corner, an old man with white hair sat wearing a baseball cap, adjusting his reading glasses back and forth.
He was squinting at a yellowed book, frowning whenever he couldn't make out the words.
Upon seeing customers enter, he slowly put down his book.
However, observing that the visitors were Javier, that brat, Hock said impatiently:
"…"
"It's you again, you scoundrel.
Last time you conned a gun and several bullets out of me, and now you're planning to freeload again.
What 'borrowing the shooting range to test guns'?
I think you two are just skipping work to sneak out and play.
When did the S.T.A.R.S get so idle?"
After seeing Javier, Hock then noticed Rebecca beside him.
Both were members of the famous S.T.A.R.S in Raccoon City, almost universally known.
But seeing that it was currently working hours, Hock hardly needed to guess to know that the two were busy skipping work to sneak out and play.
Hearing this, Javier and Rebecca both smiled awkwardly.
Rebecca was originally a good kid, but ever since Javier led her astray, she gradually developed a lazy mindset, always slacking off, being late, leaving early, and clocking out.
Of course, she still had a sense of justice, but if there were no missions, she would immediately turn into a slacker.