Chapter 1054
The Church, The Meeting
It even happens to be flush with the sign of a shopping mall on the side.
Jill clearly remembered that just two days ago, she and her colleague had a cup of black coffee with double the sugar in this mall.
However, before Jill could react to the situation, she felt a sense of weightlessness, like she was in free fall.
Jill was able to hold back thanks to her good mental fortitude.
But the other Black police officer and the female reporter were a different story.
In the hands of Saito Hajime and Zhao Yingkong, it emitted screams like those from a roller coaster.
Of course, the same goes for the two new girls.
Chen Zilong and Zhu Wen each grabbed one of them.
Although Zhu Wen wasn't as amazing as Li Xiao and the others, she could still leap nearly ten meters high in one bound.
In a city where the average building is less than two stories high, it's practically like walking on flat ground.
This is the change that occurred after everyone reached the Foundation Establishment stage.
Zhang Jie and Chu Xuan behind him did the same, but they walked with even more ease.
"So why not just use the Green Goblin skateboard? Or even the flying broomstick would work!"
Looking at Zhang Jie, who had raised the question, Chu Xuan said in a pause:
"In the horror movie, the time interval between the outbreak of the T-virus in Raccoon City from the uncontrolled Hive and the nuclear bomb falling is 54 hours, which is two days and six hours."
"This timeframe includes everything that happened in Resident Evil 1."
"The main mission requires us to find Sherry and get her out of Raccoon City before the nuclear bomb lands, giving us roughly 24 to 18 hours."
"Saving Sherry and taking her away from Raccoon City are things we can't change, but the timing of the nuclear bomb's landing can be indirectly affected."
Because of the mental link, Chu Xuan's words also resonated in the hearts of the other members of the Central Continent Team.
But even so, no one understood.
Perhaps knowing his teammates' situation, Chu Xuan shook his head and continued:
"You can think of the entire Raccoon City as the first large-scale group experiment site for the T-virus."
"If it continues to exhibit this highly contagious nature and the characteristic of being easily killed by firearms, then the original plot will not change in any way."
"But what if a group of people suddenly emerges from this group who are suspected of being infected with the T-virus and thus gaining superhuman physical evolution?"
"These superhumans are not only immune to the T-virus, but they can also leap dozens of meters in a single bound and wield weapons with sufficient destructive power. What would they do?"
“They would try to arrest one or two, but the number has reached dozens.”
"They'll just assume the experiment was a success because of an accidental leak!"
"Although we can't fool them for too long, it's enough to delay the launch of the nuclear missile, giving us more time to maneuver."
Zhang Jie then asked, "Why can't we use the Green Devil skateboard?"
Chu Xuan sighed but still said, "There is a slight possibility that the T-virus can evolve into a body containing powerful strength, but it absolutely cannot evolve into futuristic technology like the Green Goblin skateboard."
Zhang Jie gave an awkward smile: "You said it would take dozens of people to make this judgment, but we don't even have ten people in total, do we?"
Chu Xuan replied, "Don't forget, there's another me in this city."
"He can think of everything I can think of!"
"There should be white and black people in the Demon Team, and I should also have them demonstrate certain abilities to reduce the problem of the team being all Asian."
Upon hearing this, everyone was taken aback.
They haven't even met yet, and the two Chu Xuans have already joined forces?
At this moment, Li Xiao's voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.
"Alright everyone, we're almost there!"
With a muffled thud, Li Xiao landed on the ground again.
Looking up, a few hundred meters away on the street, there was a Catholic church.
Jill landed, looked at the spiderwebs cracking the bricks beneath Li Xiao's feet, shook her head, looked behind her, and murmured:
"Ten kilometers, and you're there in three minutes?"
"So this is some kind of anti-gravity technology?"
Li Xiao smiled and replied, seemingly unrelated to the question, "Ahem, Officer Jill, I think you can let go now."
After saying that, Jill realized that she had been clinging to Li Xiao out of fear.
Moreover, because the two are the same height, they are pressed together perfectly in some places.
This has caused Li Xiao to not dare to look back now, because he regretted it while on the road, thinking that he should have let Ying Kong do it!
What Li Xiao didn't know was...
If this horror movie weren't a team battle, and if it weren't for the presence of a demon team, a certain young girl would have already lost her temper.
Seeing the awkward expression on Li Xiao's face, Jill showed no embarrassment whatsoever.
He even turned his head and wanted to kiss Li Xiao, of course, on the cheek.
However, just as she made that move, Li Xiao, like a startled bird, instantly vanished from the side of the open-minded female protagonist.
Li Xiao let out a tense breath.
"Hahaha, interesting, really interesting!"
Zhang Jie's voice preceded his figure.
However, when a certain girl looked over, Zhang Jie shut his mouth.
Although he has not yet fought against Zhao Yingkong, who has fully recovered.
However, Zhang Jie had a premonition that without using the Lotus Lantern, he would most likely be no match for this person, and would likely suffer a terrible defeat.
As soon as Saito landed, he suggested via the mental link, "Wait, should we hide the newcomers for a bit?"
"Even with a one-kilometer distance limit, they could still hide in a building near the church, right?"
"We can't just take the new recruits to meet the Demon Team directly, can we?"
After he finished speaking, most of the Zhongzhou team looked at Chu Xuan.
This person did not disappoint: "No need, they won't lay a hand on newcomers."
Saito wanted to ask for the reason, but Chu Xuan did not give him the chance.
"Let's go, everyone, I think they should have arrived by now."
As he spoke, countless mechanical flying insects, barely visible to the naked eye, gathered toward the AI in Chu Xuan's hand.
Li Xiao rubbed his temples, his gaze sweeping across the church a hundred meters away before looking to both sides.
Uncertain opening:
"Wait, wait, Chu Xuan, are you sure you really don't need to prepare anything?"
"How about we have Zhu Wen possess Zhang Jie first, or take out those two magic weapons first?"
Chu Xuan gave a stiff smile, trying to reassure the Central Continent team, and then said:
"No need. Zhang Jie's mental power is limited to one kilometer, and the Demon Team's will inevitably be the same."
"As for the preparations you mentioned, there's absolutely no need for them."
"If two reincarnation teams want to unite or cooperate, the most difficult part is the initial meeting and testing each other's strength."
"After all, whether you're a newbie or a veteran, the goods are all tied to side quests and reward points. Nobody would mind getting a little more of something with a clear price tag."
"Cooperation can only proceed when it is determined that the opponent cannot be killed in a short period of time, or without paying a certain price."
"The other me will skip this process, so there's no need to worry."
To be honest, the content of that sentence was a bit strange, but everyone understood what it meant.
Li Xiao let out a breath and finally chose to believe Chu Xuan. He nodded and took the lead in walking forward.
When they were about ten meters away from the church door, Zhao Yingkong, who was originally at the back, had already stood next to Li Xiao.
Jill and the other two, along with the two newcomers, were placed in the middle of the group, while Zhang Jie and Chen Zilong walked on either side.
Chu Xuan was always the last one.
They seemed unconcerned about the demons inside the church, or perhaps they had prepared a trap.
As the distance continues to close.
There was nothing unusual about the church.
However, Saito Hajime, Cheng Xiao, and the others all felt a strange, inexplicable sense of disorientation.
It was so quiet.
Survivors, zombies, and crows all seemed to have vanished.
Sometimes, the absence of any unusual features is the biggest unusual feature.
The church door, made of dark walnut wood, is a symmetrical archway, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom.
The gate features clear, thick wood grain, edged with a matte black sheet metal. At its core, in the center, is a simple Holy Grail design.
When Li Xiao reached out to touch the pattern, he was stopped by a hand.
Then Zhao Yingkong took a half step forward and pressed down on it, pushing it away forcefully.
The door creaked open in response to the sound in the darkness.
The interior of the church was not dark.
Although there was no electricity, there were quite a few candles inside.
The first thing that caught the eyes of the Zhongzhou team members was the stained glass window high up in front of them.
The candlelight in mid-air illuminated the patterns on the glass, making them appear vivid and lifelike.
Looking down, you see a straight central passageway, its floor paved with off-white marble.
Compared to the mess outside the church, this place was so clean it was almost reflective.
At the end of the passage was the altar, where a man dressed in black, who appeared to be a priest, stood with his back to them.
Below the altar are symmetrical and neatly arranged solid wood benches on both sides.
Seven indistinct figures, their backs to the viewer, sat on the bench to the right.
Besides the seven, a beautiful woman in a red dress leaning against the wall seemed to have heard the door open and turned her head to look over.
The moment Li Xiao saw her clearly, he knew that this must be the female lead from the first movie.
Alice.
(So the character the Demon Team is associated with is Alice?)
Li Xiao's gaze quickly swept upwards.
A bronze chandelier hangs in the center of the church, with a ring of lit white candles above it.
Behind the altar stands a simple wooden cross, without any extra decorations.
The interior walls of the church are clean white, with narrow windows high up.
Several simple cylindrical pillars stood in the corner.
A faint woody scent filled the air.
This church seemed to belong to a different world from Raccoon City, which had already been infected by the T-virus.
The first to step onto the passage were Li Xiao and Zhao Yingkong, who stood side by side.
Then came Saito, dressed in monk's robes and draped in a kasaya, and Cheng Xiao, sitting on his shoulders.
Next to him is Zhang Jie, who is carrying a Desert Eagle.
Behind them stood Zhu Wen and Chen Zilong, a perfect couple with their long pink hair tied back.
Next up are Jill and her two main characters, along with two newcomers who are completely clueless about what's going on.
The last members of the group were the silent Zero and Chu Xuan, who took out another apple to eat.
A flurry of footsteps echoed in the church.
Li Xiao's gaze shifted from the altar to the figure at the very edge of the bench.
Even from just half a back view, Li Xiao recognized who this person was.
Zheng Zha!
To be more precise, it should be a clone of Zheng Zha.
However, I don't know why, compared to that meeting in The Matrix...
This clone seems to have undergone another change.
It's as if the hostility and emotions within me have somehow diminished or become more restrained.
Otherwise, Li Xiao should have been able to sense that evil force as soon as he entered the door.
However, the next moment, after seeing the second figure next to Zheng Zha, Li Xiao knew the reason.
He first felt Zhao Yingkong's small hand grab his arm.
Then I saw the figure next to Zheng Zha stand up.
After seeing it clearly.
Everyone on the Zhongzhou team instinctively stopped.
There's no way to stop.
Because this person is none other than Zhan Lan, who sacrificed her life to save Zheng Zha in the previous horror movie.
The clone Zhan Lan stood up, her gaze sweeping quickly across the room.
She looked at everyone in the Central Continent team, and her breathing became slightly disordered.
Zhan Lan asked, "So, Xiao Honglu and Zhang Heng are dead?"
"But this is for the best, otherwise Mingyanwei, she..."
Li Xiao calmed himself down and exhaled: "Zhan Lan, when did you join the Demon Team?"
"I?"
"It was after the first death."
"That is, in The Matrix, I thought it had just been resurrected, but... never mind."
Zhan Lan shook her head and didn't continue speaking, instead looking behind Li Xiao.
"Brother Jie, it's been a long time."
Zhang Jie straddled the Desert Eagle on his back and also showed a smile.
"It has indeed been a long time..."
Just then, the figure next to Zhan Lan, closest to the aisle, turned his head slightly.
A pair of eyes met Zhang Jie's.
Looking at Zhao Yingkong next to Li Xiao and Zhang Jie behind her, the clone Zheng Zha knew that Chu Xuan had calculated correctly again.
These two are why the Central Continent Team was still able to rival them even after losing four veterans, including the captain.
Zhang Jie and Zheng Zha looked at each other.
After a moment of silence, Zheng Zha remained expressionless:
“I remember you telling me that the scars on your face were a testament to the deaths of every comrade-in-arms, which is why you wanted to keep them…”
"We meet again, Zhang Jie!"
As Zheng Zha spoke, he touched his face with his hand, his expression blank and stiff.
Zhang Jie looked at Zheng Zha and Zhan Lan, both of whom had complicated expressions.
And it was at this time.
The figure on the altar turned around.
It was none other than Chu Xuan from the Demon Team.
"Everyone, please sit down."
The voice was so familiar that even Li Xiao and the others thought it came from the person behind them.
Li Xiao nodded as he looked at the demon Chu Xuan on the stage.
As Li Xiao walked forward, his gaze also fell upon the figure behind the demon Zhan Lan.
(Are there eight people besides Alice?)
It seems like there aren't any new faces?
That makes sense, though, because the Celestials and Demons teams are different from the others, they probably don't have many newcomers.
The Dechai and Mingyanwei I saw last time are nowhere to be found. Are there three other veterans instead?
Just as Li Xiao was taking a look.
The members of the Demon Team also turned their attention to the Central Continent Team.
The burly Scandinavian man couldn't help but shudder when he saw Zhang Jie.
After all, the scene in The Matrix was still fresh in his memory.
Zhang Jie gave what he thought was a friendly smile and even greeted him.
After the first few members of the Zhongzhou team sat down, Chu Xuan, who was in last place, stood below the sacred platform.
Two identical beings stared at each other, oblivious to everyone else around them.
Both the Demon Team and the Central Continent Team fell into absolute silence at this moment. (End of Chapter)