CHAPTER 479: CHAPTER 470: WAR, ON THE VERGE

Ten minutes later, within the Desert Base.

The Red Queen suddenly appeared in Dr. Isaacs’ bedroom, reporting the situation of Alice and others with an utterly mechanical voice.

"Damn it! Why are you telling me this now! They’ve already copied all the data!"

Dr. Isaacs, with a fierce expression, leaped from his bed still in pajamas, angrily staring at the Red Queen and ominously said: "It must be your doing! Without your help, Alice could never have obtained the top-secret data of Umbrella Company!"

"Doctor, according to the system’s rules, I do not have the authority to interfere with Alice’s actions. This is the highest rule you set yourself: The Red Queen has no right to interfere with the actions of any highest authority, as long as it does not violate the interests of humanity."

The Red Queen’s voice was still mechanical.

"fu.ck!"

Dr. Isaacs slammed his fist on the bed furiously, the yearlong hunter now pecked blind by the geese.

The Dr. Isaacs of more than a decade ago could never have imagined that he would become so ambitious, no longer the genius doctor who once wholeheartedly planned for the welfare of humanity.

"Red Queen, as the creator, I command you to go offline! Hand over all main system permissions to me, and give another part to the spare master control system!"

Dr. Isaacs took a deep breath, his expression turning exceptionally cold and cruel.

The Red Queen could no longer be trusted, and now he had to take matters into his own hands!

"As you wish, sir."

The Red Queen let out an imperceptible sigh, and the twisted image of the red little girl abruptly ceased, disappearing from the spot.

All authority within the base was handed over to Dr. Isaacs, and the rest of the mundane matters were controlled by the inflexible, non-human artificial intelligence master control system.

This was Dr. Isaacs’ contingency measure, a fallback he had prepared in case the Red Queen ever betrayed him!

After Dr. Isaacs obtained command authority over all Umbrella Company bases worldwide, he rushed to the Central Hall without even having time to change out of his pajamas.

"Satellite, show me Alice’s location!"

Dr. Isaacs was operating swiftly at the conference table, his eyes flashing with a cold glint, and a trace of ruthless coldness in his gaze.

My things, are they that easy to take?

Today, you are doomed to die!

"Satellite locking on the target, notify all Biological Armies dispatched by all bases to turn around, halt progress toward Raccoon City, tighten the encirclement, kill them!"

Dr. Isaacs ordered with a fierce expression, coldly commanding.

"Command being issued, please wait..."

The stilted voice of the master control system sounded, and although it wasn’t as powerful as the Red Queen, it would at least unconditionally follow any of Dr. Isaacs’ commands.

At the same time, the Biochemical Giant Beast Army and Clones Army that had set off days ago had received new operational targets from the satellite.

"Swish~!"

"Swish~!"

"Swish~!"

On the vast plains, the eyes of the dense crowd of Clones Army and Biochemical Giant Beast Army warriors all flickered with the red Umbrella logo, looking eerie under the night sky.

[Confirm combat target, lock onto enemy position.]

[All forces retreat, encircle! Annihilate!]

"Roar~!"

Tyrants and Butchers alike let out a long howl to the sky, issuing a deafening roar as they turned and ran wildly.

The zombie hordes that had been following the Biochemical Giant Beast Army were ruthlessly destroyed and shattered by the U-turning Biological Army!

Bodies strewn everywhere, blood flowing into rivers!

No zombie, not even the wild Lickers, could resist the mighty Biochemical Army.

The head-on war with Wanyan Company was about to erupt!

...

Three hours later.

Raccoon City, Hive Base.

"Captain, the Red Queen system has been detected to disappear, and global satellites are left unprotected. The current master control system’s firewall is within the range of our technological invasion!"

Some Demon Servants turned to Zhang Kailei and loudly reported.

"Good, start the invasion of the Umbrella Company’s satellite right away... No! I will do the hacking myself, Charles, you come with me!"

Zhang Kailei said firmly.

"Yes, Captain!"

Charles quickly agreed, seated in his wheelchair; his hands flew over the keyboard, lines of code cascading down like waterfalls.

Ten hours later, Zhang Kailei and Charles had stealthily installed backdoors within the satellites under the control of the Umbrella Company and had established a connection with the satellite signals.

"Bring up the footage of Qin Jiuluo’s team and Alice’s squad, and also give me an update on their status."

Zhang Kailei continued to issue orders methodically.

The scent of war was spreading, and everyone became tense.

This was the first campaign against other planes of existence by forces from Demon Island, and they absolutely could not fail!

"Swish~!"

The computer screens inside the Hive Base switched again, over thirty screens showing a multitude of high-definition satellite angles, focusing on the two teams.

"Captain, the vanguard squad of three thousand Demon Warriors led by Captain Qin is less than three hours away from Alice’s squad. Meanwhile, Alice’s squad will encounter the Umbrella Company’s Biochemical Army in the next two and a half hours!"

A Demon Servant sitting in front of the computer replied gravely.

"Zing! Swish~!"

The computer screen changed again, showing crisp high-definition images of the dark masses belonging to the Umbrella Company’s Biochemical Army.

They covered the hills and plains, extending as far as the eye could see!

There were tyrants equipped with various high-tech weapons, ferocious Butchers wielding alloyed giant axes, endless swarms of special zombie dogs, and a vast number of Clones of Alice and Dr. Isaacs.

"The known number of the Biochemical Army is estimated at over three hundred thousand! The count is still ongoing!"

A Demon Servant reported, "We’re unable to complete the strength analysis yet, but the strength of this batch of clone troops is estimated to be between B-level and A-level. The strength of the Biochemical Beasts might be lower, but not less than B-level!"

Three thousand A+ level Demon Warriors facing an army of over three hundred thousand Biochemical troops, and among them are one hundred thousand A-level clone troops!

The disparity in strength was too great, it could even be said that Qin Jiuluo’s chances of success were very low!

After all, S-level is not invincible; once the enemy numbers increase, they could bury Qin Jiuluo under sheer mass!

This was going to be a tough battle!

Zhang Kailei narrowed his eyes; he understood deeply that this was the first head-on confrontation between Wanyan Company and Umbrella Company!

If played well, they could crush the Umbrella Company in one battle, but if mishandled, both sides would be drawn into a protracted war unless Bai Yan personally took action!

But the master has clearly decided to let go and not intervene. This is a test for me, and I must not let the master take action!

Moreover, for the master, the suppression of the planes is too dangerous; how can the body of the master, worth its weight in gold, be put in jeopardy because of us!

No, I must ensure the losses are minimized!

Zhang Kailei made up his mind in an instant.

No matter the outcome of the battle, the data on Alice must be safely returned to the Hive; this was a crucial move!

As long as the data is in hand, even if the battle is lost, Wanyan Company can steadily consume the Umbrella Company in subsequent operations!

Habitually leaving a way out for himself, he always considers the worst-case scenario.

This was the distinct thought characteristic that distinguished Zhang Kailei from Chen Yudong.

"Jiuluo, speed up, and escort Alice back at all costs! The enemy is strong; be careful! I can only help you distract the satellite strikes and high-tech remote missiles and nuclear bombs, but you’ll have to face the frontline battle! I authorize you, if necessary, to let some Demon Warriors stay behind!"

Zhang Kailei sent a brainwave, conveying his command to Qin Jiuluo.

"Understood!"

Qin Jiuluo’s voice was brief and harsh.

If it came down to that, the Demon Warriors assigned to stay behind would surely face certain death!

"Ensure your own safety!"

Zhang Kailei couldn’t help but add.

In this battle, he did everything he could to plan and restrain the powerful Umbrella Company, but the danger factor for Qin Jiuluo’s team and Alice’s squad was still very high.

Nothing else mattered because the gap in the number of soldiers on both sides was simply too great.