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{Chapter: 164 Queen Ada}
White Queen sat in the helicopter, her expression unreadable as she looked at William.
"People from the corporation arrived here," she stated. "The survivors have either been killed or have gone missing. Alice, Claire, and the others have been captured."
William nodded, his gaze unwavering. "I know."
"Perhaps we can find answers at the main test site of the Umbrella Corporation in the Kamchatka Strait," White Queen suggested. "William, I highly recommend that you go there."
William gave a small smile. "The little lady speaks wisely, and her words echo my own thoughts. D@ddy will make sure to reward you."
He reached out, picked up White Queen, and pressed a kiss to her cheek.
"You perverted d@ddy!" White Queen scowled, her tiny hands rubbing furiously at the spot where he'd kissed her, trying to wipe away the saliva.
William chuckled, placing her back on the seat. "Time to move. We're heading to the Kamchatka Strait."
With that, he climbed into the helicopter. The rotors roared to life, and the aircraft lifted off, leaving behind the massive ship as it sped toward the distant horizon.
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Sunlight streamed through a large window, illuminating a square-shaped room. A beautiful woman clad only in white underwear lay on the bed. Slowly, her eyes fluttered open, and for a moment, a haze of confusion clouded them.
"Get up! Hurry! We're late! The alarm hasn't gone off yet, and Becky is still asleep. Miss Anderson is going to be furious. You know what will happen if we send them late."
The urgent voice of a man pulled the woman from her daze. She turned her head, seeing him bustling about just outside the bedroom door.
She sat up, blinking at him. "Baby... are you okay?"
The man immediately walked in, concern in his eyes as he sat down beside her. "I'm fine. What about you?"
"I'm okay. I'll go wake Becky." The woman quickly got out of bed.
Downstairs, a young girl sat at a small table, diligently working on her homework with a pen in hand.
The man approached her, setting a phone down beside her. "I've charged your phone."
The little girl looked up at him and made a few quick hand gestures, communicating without words.
The man sighed. "Becky, you know Miss Anderson wants you to speak while signing."
The girl hesitated for a moment before nodding. "Thank you, Dad," she said, signing the words as she spoke.
"You're going to be late!" the woman called from the side.
"Damn! I need to get going!" The man sprang up and rushed toward the door.
But before he could leave—
"ROAR!"
A grotesque, bloodstained zombie lunged into the house, its rotting jaws clamping onto the man's arm.
He let out a pained shout as he was thrown to the ground, struggling against the ravenous creature. "Take Becky and run! NOW!"
The woman wasted no time. She scooped Becky into her arms and turned toward the exit—but more zombies surged through the open doorway. The horde swarmed in, an unstoppable tide of death and decay.
And yet, there was something deeply unsettling about this family. The man and woman looked exactly like Alice and William...
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At the central control room of the Umbrella Corporation, two women stood face to face in tense confrontation.
One of them, clad in a sleek black bodysuit, was unmistakably Alice. Her piercing gaze was locked onto the woman opposite her—a striking beauty dressed in a crimson dress with a daring thigh-high slit.
Alice held a black saber, the blade's edge resting against the other woman's neck. "You're late."
The woman in red remained composed, her voice cool and even. "My name—"
"You're Ada Wong," Alice cut in, narrowing her eyes. "An agent of the Umbrella Corporation. One of Wesker's top operatives. I know exactly who you are. Now tell me, why shouldn't I kill you right now?" She pushed the blade forward slightly, emphasizing her point.
Ada didn't flinch. "I no longer work for the company. Wesker isn't with them anymore either."
Alice scoffed. "I don't care."
"If you kill her, you'll never learn the truth," a voice suddenly interjected.
Alice's eyes flicked toward the massive screen in the room, where a familiar face had just appeared.
"Wesker," she muttered, her expression darkening.
"Be a good girl and put the knife down," Wesker said smoothly.
Without hesitation, Alice hurled the saber straight at the screen, the blade embedding itself deep into the glass.
A moment later, Wesker's face flickered back to life on another monitor. "Alice, it's so good to see you again."
Ada exhaled slowly. "I eliminated everyone in the control room and let Wesker hack into the main system. We disabled the security protocols so you could escape your prison."
"We came to rescue you," Wesker added.
Alice let out a bitter laugh. "Rescue me? That's not your style. Why would you help me now?"
"Humanity is on the brink of extinction," Wesker replied. "Our only hope is to work together. We're also searching for William. Do you know where he is?"
At the mention of William's name, Alice tensed, her fingers twitching slightly. "I don't know," she admitted. "But I'm not leaving until I understand what's really happening here."
"You are currently inside the main test site of the Umbrella Corporation."
Alice's eyes narrowed. "Then why do I remember being in Tokyo?"
"What you saw was only a fabricated city structure," Ada explained. "It's not just Tokyo. This facility contains simulations of New York, Moscow, and more."
Alice shook her head. "But I was just outside. I saw the sky."
"Did you really?" Ada challenged.
"It was dark."
"This facility is an enclosed structure, 300 meters high. The ceiling is coated in black to keep the environment perpetually dim—an ideal setting for certain… creatures."
"But it was raining," Alice pointed out.
"Weather control," Ada explained. "We can generate rain, snow, wind—whatever conditions are required."
Alice frowned. "Why would Umbrella build something like this?"
Wesker smirked. "The answer is simple. The Umbrella Corporation's main revenue comes from selling bioweapons. Naturally, they needed a way to test them without creating real-world chaos. So, they built this facility, a perfect battleground to simulate outbreaks."
He continued, "They recreated the heart of New York City, unleashed a virus outbreak, and demonstrated it to the Russians—who were all too eager to purchase it. They then simulated an outbreak in Moscow and sold it to the Americans."
Alice's expression darkened. "And in Tokyo?"
"Sold it to the Chinese," Wesker replied.
Ada added, "Simulated an outbreak in China… and sold it to the Japanese."
Alice clenched her fists. "And so the cycle continues."
Wesker's voice remained chillingly casual. "Every nation wants power. Umbrella just provides the means, while the world's governments keep bidding higher. It's a never-ending cycle of destruction and profit."
Alice exhaled sharply, pulling out two machine guns. "Then I say it's time we put an end to it."
"Hold on," Ada cautioned. "We're not on land. The sun will rise in one minute. Take a look."
She gestured toward a viewing panel.
"This facility is built in the Kamchatka Strait, at a former Soviet submarine dock. After the Cold War, Umbrella expanded it into what you see now. No one has ever escaped from here."
Alice tightened her grip on her weapons. "Then I guess we'll be the first."
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