Chapter 76

Attack

Nick Fury didn't have much say in the Security Council anyway; basically, nobody listened to him, since they were the ones who paid for his services.

Moreover, he didn't really care about this matter, otherwise he wouldn't have filed it so casually. After all, compared to his secret research, Umbrella killing a few animals was nothing.

As for the enhancement effect, Nick Fury wasn't too concerned. After all, no matter how strong he was, he couldn't beat that woman, right?

Of course, they still wanted it. Nick was thinking of waiting until Umbrella had finished products before going to them, otherwise he would have to find a way to raise funds to support another group of researchers.

As for whether Umbrella will hand over the enhancement technology, Nick is even less worried. As long as he has the technology, he can make it. Moreover, Coulson and Tony have a decent relationship, and the information he received after their last contact suggests that cooperation is not out of the question.

For various reasons, Nick did not take immediate action against Umbrella, but instead filed the case.

Because he didn't take it very seriously, Nick Fury didn't speak at the Security Council meeting, treating the operation merely as a deal to get funding from the Security Council.

But from Pierce's perspective, the photos he brought back were of a completely different meaning. According to Zola's research, the H virus was extremely effective, turning a person who had been paralyzed in bed for many years and whose muscles had atrophied into an invincible warrior.

However, after the H virus broke through a certain level of enhancement, it suddenly became completely uncontrollable. The Predators created saw everyone as aliens. The laboratory had changed three waves of researchers, and the experiments could not continue. They could only temporarily treat the H virus as a reserve technology, waiting for further development, or use the semi-finished product to create terrorists.

However, the animals in the Umbrella laboratory building were clearly controllable, and their morphology did not change much. Growing a size larger was not a significant change. In contrast, Zola's animals had developed extra organs, which began to challenge the rationality of the experimental staff.

Ultimately, at Pierce's urging, S.H.I.E.L.D. began organizing an attack on Umbrella to seize the experimental data.

Initially, S.H.I.E.L.D. wanted to take over the lab directly from an official perspective, but it's clear that now that Umbrella has a military background, this approach has become ineffective.

After all, this is in the United States, where the military has a much more legitimate background than S.H.I.E.L.D., an agency regulated by multiple countries. If Nick Fury really angers the military, he fears they might just send regular soldiers to surround S.H.I.E.L.D.

During this period, Coulson was tasked with monitoring Umbrella Corporation and, through various means, basically figured out Umbrella's security situation.

The experimental building, which was originally easy to enter, has become a fortress. In addition to the difficulty in accessing the security passages, the security personnel are also suspected of being equipped with various heavy weapons.

Coulson looked at the list of weapons that had been stolen from Stark Industries and supplied to Umbrella Corporation.

"Are they planning to fight another war in the Middle East? Umbrella has stockpiled enough weapons to arm an entire brigade."

For the first time, Nick Fury felt that he hadn't been greedy enough. The little bit of wealth he had painstakingly hidden away, excluding the advanced technology, was about the same as what Umbrella had just been established.

After obtaining Umbrella's weapons reserves, Rumlow's squad remained quiet for a long time. After all, if these weapons were to be used in a war, it would likely turn into a siege battle that could take ten days to half a month to win.

However, an opportunity soon arose. Coulson, who had been monitoring Umbrella, noticed that the number of security personnel had decreased, especially since he hadn't seen Eric for several days.

Last time during the Marbury biohazard crisis, after Hawkeye met Eric, he reported Eric's situation, and S.H.I.E.L.D. also clarified the composition of Umbrella Corporation's armed forces.

Eric is the leader of the armed forces. Since Eric has disappeared, it is certain that most of the security personnel are not at the company. This is a good opportunity to take action.

To be on the safe side, Coulson also arranged for people to conduct tests on several occasions during this period, such as luring reporters to sneak in, hiring corporate spies to gather intelligence, and tricking thieves into going in to steal things.

After several attempts, it was finally confirmed that Eric was not at the Umbrella Corporation, and many of the security personnel were also absent. In fact, due to the shortage of security personnel, a reporter even managed to reach the vicinity of the experimental building during several attempts.

Ultimately, the reporter was unprepared and unable to pass through the security checkpoint. He was apprehended by the returning security personnel and taken to the police station.

S.H.I.E.L.D. was well-prepared today, with Coulson, who was in charge of the peripheral interference operation, preparing plenty of surprises for Umbrella's security department.

Meanwhile, Rumlow, who was in charge of the action team, obtained a batch of powerful weapons to prevent a protracted battle and wasting time.

An explosion rang out from the gates of the Umbrella Corporation, putting the entire company on high alert.

Wesker in the office building was on a video call with Tony at the time, giving a work briefing.

"Boss, the new scientific advisor Samuel is really capable. Since his laboratory is not yet built, I took him to visit the T0 laboratory. Just by watching the experimental process, he put forward some very useful ideas, which greatly improved the weaponization of T0."

"Well, we can consider having him participate in the T-virus experiments, but the main thing is to build his experimental building as soon as possible so he can carry out his experimental projects and fully guarantee his needs." Tony added at this point.

"By the way, when participating in the T-virus experiment, do not reveal his name to the researchers, especially Ross's people."

"Then I'll discuss it with Samuel and we'll use a code name in the lab."

"Code name, how about this, the chief scientific advisor, let's call him 'Big Boss', what do you think?" Tony said, suddenly having an idea.

What could Wesker say? He clapped, of course, and said, "Very good codename. I think Dr. Samuel will like it."

Since it wasn't his own name, Wesker naturally wanted to please his boss. As he spoke, he even had the Red Queen change all of Samuel's information to "Big Boss." That's called efficiency, and that's the kind of person the boss likes.

After finishing their small talk, the two got down to business, and Tony asked...

"Any leads on the recent harassment of the company? It can't all be reporters or thieves, can it?"

Wesker said helplessly, "Although the investigation seems to have found no one behind it, that's precisely why it feels wrong, because Umbrella doesn't have much of a reputation right now, and shouldn't be attracting so much attention."

"Strengthen security. Eric has already gone back and should arrive today."

"Okay, don't worry, I'll keep an eye on Umbrella Corporation." Wesker finished expressing his stance and had just hung up the call when the alarm went off, and the Red Queen appeared on the screen.

"The company gate was smashed, and a vehicle carrying natural gas has started leaking."

"What's going on? Where did this natural gas vehicle come from?"

The Red Queen dutifully played the surveillance footage from the entrance, showing a natural gas delivery vehicle passing by the company gate.

The company gate was built on the road that originally led to the Marbury community, so it is connected to the municipal road and it is normal for trucks to pass by.

But Wesker, watching the Red Queen's commentary, cursed, "Normal my foot! Normally, if a stray dog ​​is blocking your way, you don't drive it over, but instead ram into my gate."

After venting his anger, Wesker called security: "Send someone to sort this out."

But the security department's response gave Wesker a headache.

"Sir, there are people conducting illegal rock candy transactions outside the wall. It seems like they've encountered a double-cross and a fight is about to break out. We are on our way to stop them."

"Stop what? You're not a cop!" Wesker said irritably.

"But they've already brought out the explosives. It's very close to the wall, and inside is our hangar, which also contains non-aircraft fuel."