Before the voice in Aiden Psycho's mind had faded, a string of text slid past his eyes.
[After the three-second countdown ends, teleportation will begin. Please prepare yourself, Host.]
"Hey, wait a bit, let me put on a coat..."
[Three.]
[Two.]
[One.]
[Beginning teleportation.]
As soon as the system prompt disappeared, a flash of white light swept across the bedroom, and then, Aiden Psycho lost all consciousness.
He didn't know how much time had passed.
Aiden Psycho opened his eyes. The headache and dizziness caused by teleportation made him frown uncontrollably, but he still forced himself to look around, discovering he was lying on a bench in a park. The surrounding scene seemed somewhat blurry, but the real touch of the bench made him realize that everything just now was not an illusion.
"I really transmigrated."
Aiden Psycho sat up straight, looked at the surrounding scenery, and clenched his fists with some excitement.
But very quickly, an indescribable panic spread in his heart.
Although being able to transmigrate into a story world was indeed his dream, now that it had come true, the unfamiliar environment and unpredictable ending made him feel a little flustered.
Of course, this was just the natural emotion humans produce when facing the unknown. After taking a few deep breaths, the feeling of panic slowly faded away.
He sat on the bench and rested for a while. Once the headache and dizziness subsided, Aiden Psycho stood up, preparing to leave this place and explore the story world.
But just at that moment, the semi-transparent light screen appeared before his eyes again. This time, the light screen showed the story introduction and the task he needed to complete in the world he was in.
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[Story World: Resident Evil]
[Story Type: Tech, Thriller, Horror]
[Story Introduction: Under the construction of Umbrella Corporation, Raccoon City became a rising industrial city, especially focused on biopharmaceuticals. However, the limitless development of biotechnology and the internal power struggle within Umbrella caused a terrifying virus to spread around Raccoon City.
On July 23, 1998, Bravo Team of Raccoon City's elite police unit S.T.A.R.S. was sent to investigate the Arklay Mountains, then lost contact with Raccoon City Police Department.
On July 24, Alpha Team of S.T.A.R.S. departed for Arklay Mountains to investigate the reason for Bravo Team's disappearance...
And you, as a traveler from a mysterious Eastern country, are unintentionally drawn into this incident...]
[Reminder: Due to the Host's entry, the story world will experience a butterfly effect and some fluctuations may occur.]
[Main Task: Leave Raccoon City alive before the nuclear bomb arrives.]
[Mainline Task One: Mansion Incident (Not Triggered)]
[Friendly Reminders:
Reminder One: After all tasks are completed, rewards will be given based on the Host's story participation level.
Reminder Two: Tasks are not mandatory, failure has no punishment.
Reminder Three: Please participate in the story as much as possible to gain more rewards. Only by becoming stronger can you explore more story worlds, and also fulfill the wish you haven't said aloud.]
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After reading the story introduction and the tasks, Aiden Psycho felt a bit happy. He hadn't expected that the first world would actually be the so-called rookie village of the infinite flow—Resident Evil. Although from the introduction it seemed like the game version was the main setting, compared to the movie version, the game's plot was richer and more thrilling.
Also, based on the mission requirements, it seemed the freedom level was very high, and as the system said, there were no mandatory requirements. Meaning, if he wanted, he could leave Raccoon City right now.
That was entirely achievable.
But he wouldn't do that. After all, it wasn't easy to get a chance to experience a story; he didn't want to give up like this. Besides, just like the system's final hint said, he did have a wish he hadn't spoken aloud—so no matter what, he wouldn't just complete this casually.
'But that being said, even if Resident Evil is called the rookie village of infinite flow, the danger level is still high. If I want to participate, I must be fully prepared. The most important thing is to obtain enough weapons and gear.'
Aiden Psycho thought while walking out of the park.
However, whether it's those terrifying B.O.W.s or the Umbrella security guards that will appear in the future, both could threaten his life.
Not to mention the T-virus that spreads across the city after the Mansion Incident ends. Those infected citizens and the pervasive virus are even more dangerous and deadly.
As he was thinking, Aiden Psycho had already left the park and entered a street.
There were quite a few pedestrians on the street. Most were shopping and working as usual.
Although in recent months, many tourists and hikers had died around Raccoon City, under the mayor and police chief's appeasement and deliberate concealment and deception, no major panic had occurred.
This was also why Raccoon City later became hell. If the upper ranks of Raccoon City hadn't accepted Umbrella's bribes, the losses probably wouldn't have been so serious.
"Sigh." Standing by the roadside, Aiden Psycho looked at the passing pedestrians and felt a bit sorry for these innocent citizens. But he couldn't do anything, so he just sighed slightly.
Fortunately, the downcast feeling didn't affect Aiden Psycho for long. Some things, if they couldn't be changed, could only be accepted. What he had to do now was figure out how to get involved in the upcoming story.
The Mansion Incident.
But before getting involved, he had to prepare some things.
First, he had to get enough weapons. Sufficient weapons were essential to survive in Raccoon City. Maybe he could kill zombies barehanded, but there was no way he could take down a Tyrant with his fists. He wasn't the game's protagonist and didn't have any plot armor.
Next, he needed to find the exact location of the mansion. After all, this wasn't a game. There was no minimap, and no textual hints.
Of course, compared to getting weapons, finding the mansion wasn't a difficult task.
Because when he first came onto this street, Aiden Psycho had already asked a passerby for the time. It was only a little past 4 PM. There was still time before Alpha Team departed.
Later, he could follow the helicopter that Alpha Team rides to roughly find the mansion's location.
That is, if he could keep up. But that was something to consider after he got a gun.
As for how to get a weapon... Aiden Psycho touched his pocket, then shook his head helplessly.
As he was used to paying with his phone, he didn't have a single cent of cash on him. Even if he did bring money, this was America. RMB wouldn't work here. Even if someone accepted it, he couldn't possibly use a stack of bills from the year 2000 in 1998.
"Looks like I'll have to use special methods."
After thinking for a moment, Aiden Psycho had an idea. A plan to get a gun quickly formed in his mind.
That is, he planned to engage in an ancient profession. One that basically needed no skills or cost.
Robbery.
Of course, he didn't plan to rob pedestrians for money to buy a gun. That was too troublesome. So he planned to skip that step entirely.
He was going to rob a gun store directly.
There are many gun stores in America. So many that you could run into one just walking randomly. Some supermarkets even sell guns.
But Aiden Psycho didn't just pick one at random to carry out his plan. That would be too risky. After walking through several streets and carefully comparing multiple gun stores, he finally settled on one that was relatively easier to hit.
This gun store had no surveillance at the entrance. The location wasn't exactly remote. In fact, it might even be considered bad, because not far away was the Raccoon City Police Department. But fortunately, there weren't many pedestrians around, and under the cover of "hidden in plain sight," plus the recent killings in the area, there were no police patrolling here, making it easier to succeed.
After choosing the target, Aiden Psycho didn't go in immediately. There were customers inside, quite a few, actually. So he had to hide in a corner across the street and occasionally peek to check.
After waiting about half an hour, the sky had darkened a bit, and the customers finally left. Aiden Psycho looked left and right, confirming no one was paying attention, then walked toward the store and pushed the door open.
As soon as he entered, a middle-aged, burly white man behind the counter opened his arms warmly, "Welcome, my honored customer, welcome to Robert Kendo's Gun Store. This is the best gun shop in Raccoon City. I'm sure we have something you'll love."
The enthusiastic store owner made Aiden Psycho feel a little awkward. He was even considering picking another target when suddenly, the name Robert Kendo sounded familiar.
Squinting in thought, Aiden Psycho remembered and muttered in his heart, 'Ah, so it's that gun store owner. The one who participated in the S.T.A.R.S. gun bidding. I remember he had a daughter.'
Although Robert Kendo was just a side character, and in the old Resident Evil games he died shortly after appearing, his story was quite touching. So Aiden Psycho had some impression of him, and some fondness too.
But fondness was fondness. When it was time to act, he had to act. He didn't have the luxury to pick a new target.
'Just think of it as taking payment in advance, 'Aiden Psycho thought, 'Once the Mansion Incident ends, I'll find a way to help him and his daughter leave safely.'
With that thought, Aiden Psycho felt more at ease. He walked to the counter, looked around the store like a normal customer, then turned to Robert and said, "Hey, buddy. I've always been someone who's against using violence, but right now I really need something that can save my life..."
"I get what you mean, kid. Lately, things have been making everyone uneasy." Before Aiden Psycho finished, Robert Kendo smiled understandingly. He glanced at Aiden Psycho, then took a shotgun from under the counter and placed it in front of him.
"M870. Remington's most classic shotgun. It's the best self-defense weapon. Believe me, every American has one behind their bedroom door, ready to blow an intruder's head off at any time."
"This is exactly what I need. It's beautiful." Aiden Psycho nodded, acting extremely delighted.
"Of course. You can treat her as your closest partner. She's more reliable than your wife." Robert winked at Aiden Psycho.
Aiden Psycho looked deeply at Robert and nodded but didn't say anything. Then, pretending to be someone inexperienced with guns, he handed it back and said, "Um... can you teach me how to use it? You know, I've always hated the gun lobby, so I never learned how to use them."
"Of course I can." Robert Kendo was a warm person, especially with customers. He took the shotgun, leaned half his upper body over the counter, and pointed to the fore-end, "This here is the fore-end, which is also the feeding mechanism. All you need to do is—"
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