Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

However, now that Sephiroth has appeared, some of the higher-ups have different opinions.

“I think the issue of Sephiroth’s reappearance is more important. Avalanche is just a small, insignificant organization that can’t amount to much,” a senior member suggested.

"Do you know where Sephiroth is? And how did he appear? You've seen the video too. His terrifying strength is much harder to deal with than Avalanche. I think we should deal with Avalanche first. We should pick on the weakest link." It was Heidegger who spoke. He said this after glancing at the Shinra president's expression. As the Shinra president's confidant, he knew what the president was thinking.

Although Sephiroth is powerful and has attracted the interest of the Shinra president, he is not currently considered a threat to Shinra. This is because everyone in Shinra's upper echelons witnessed last night that Sephiroth's target was not Shinra, but someone in the avalanche.

More importantly, Sephiroth appeared and disappeared suddenly, leaving them powerless to do anything about it. It would be better to deal with Avalanche, whose hiding place they had already figured out, first.

As Shinra's president's most trusted confidant, Heidegger's words immediately lowered the volume in the conference room. Heidegger continued, "According to Tucker's investigation and reports from our informants, most of the Avalanche members are hiding in the Seventh District..."

“Seventh Street is very large, and we haven’t figured out their exact hiding place yet.” Before Heidegger could finish speaking, the director of Tuckers interrupted, “Please give us some more time. It’s not too late to take action after we have investigated the situation.”

“Once you’ve investigated, the people from Avalanche will definitely cause even greater damage. Who will be responsible then? You?” Heidegger looked coldly at Zeng. As the head of the security department, every action of Avalanche was like a slap in the face to him. He hated Avalanche more than anyone else.

"So what do you think we should do?" Shinra's president suddenly asked. He did want to deal with Avalanche first. Even though he saw those people as just a bunch of flies, what Avalanche was doing was shaking Shinra's foundation. As someone in a high position, he naturally knew what was important.

“It’s simple. We don’t need to care where they’re hiding. We’ll just send people to wipe out everyone in the Seventh District, just like we did in some areas of Wutai before.” Heidegger smiled and made a throat-slitting gesture, but his smile was extremely cruel.

"Although there will definitely be some wrongful killings and some who escape, we can definitely make them lose most of their members," Heidegger added.

Upon hearing his words, the entire conference room fell silent instantly, even the sound of breathing ceased. Apart from the Shinra president, most of the senior executives looked at Heidegger with fear in their eyes.

This guy... he really dares to think that way!

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Chapter 207! Shinra's Burial Plan

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After a brief silence, someone stood up and objected: "No, absolutely not! How many people are in Avalanche? How many are in the slums? To kill all the poor people in the entire Seventh District to deal with Avalanche, Heidegger, you are a demon."

"So what if I become a demon to maintain Shinra's rule? Besides, they're just a bunch of lowly commoners. It doesn't matter how many die. The world has no shortage of poor people anyway," Heidegger said with a sneer, his gleaming teeth clanging like guillotines as he spoke.

He then stood up and faced the silent Shinra president, saying, "Mr. President, as long as you nod, I will take men to the 7th district of the slums tonight and kill them all."

The Shinra president remained silent, and everyone held their breath as they watched him intently. Now, if he spoke, he would decide the life and death of countless people in the slums of District 7.

After a while, just as the atmosphere in the conference room was becoming increasingly tense, the president of Shinra finally spoke.

“No, if news of the massacre of the poor gets out, then anti-Shinra organizations around the world will have even more reason to oppose Shinra, and the number of people opposing Shinra will only increase,” the Shinra president said, shaking his head.

Hearing this, many people breathed a sigh of relief, and Heidegger also sat down with an embarrassed smile.

“However…” Shinra’s president then added, “The people from Avalanche have been too arrogant lately. We have to teach them a lesson.”

Heidegger was delighted and stood up again to ask, "So, how does the president plan to teach them a lesson?"

"You just said that most of the people involved in the avalanche are hiding in the 7th district of the slums and can't be identified in a short time, right?" The Shinra president turned to ask Zeng.

Zeng nodded: "They live among the poor, so it's hard to tell them apart."

“So let’s just kill them all, once and for all.” The Shinra president glanced at Heidegger. “But instead of sending people to kill them, we’ll dismantle the pillars of the seventh district of the disc, let the disc crash down, bury the entire seventh district of the slums, and then we’ll announce that it was an avalanche that did it, in order to completely destroy Mako Reactor No. 7 and the upper district.”

As Barrett mentioned earlier, the upper district is like a sour, rotten pizza, divided into eight areas like the slums, connected by overpasses. Falling into one area will not affect the others at all.

"But... wouldn't the losses be huge?" After a moment of silence, one of the Shinra executives, still stunned by the Shinra president's "generous spending," asked.

"Moreover, repairing the disc and clearing the slums will also take a lot of time and resources. President, let's think of another way?"

"Hmph, why bother with repairs and cleanup? Does Shinra lack those resources?" Shinra's president said disdainfully. "Even if Midgar is destroyed, we can build ten more identical cities, no, even larger ones. As long as we can maintain Shinra's rule, what does it matter if we sacrifice a little?"

"That's settled then, Heidegger. You figure out the specifics of how to proceed."

After speaking, the Shinra president stood up, walked to Heidegger's side, patted him on the shoulder, and then left the conference room.

"Please rest assured, Mr. President, I will complete it perfectly," Heidegger said respectfully, bowing deeply.

The moment the conference room door closed, Heidegger straightened up and coldly glanced at the Shinra executives present: "Gentlemen, please do not go home to rest tonight. Stay at your posts and await orders. I hope everyone will do their utmost for the long-term rule of Shinra."

After saying this, Heidegger left, leaving the Shinra executives looking at each other in bewilderment before slowly departing the conference room.

Scarlett was the last to leave, her face grim as she hurried to her office.

As she pushed open the office door, she waved to Yuffie and Sonon, who were chatting inside, and then took out her phone and dialed a number.

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Seventh Street, Seventh Paradise Bar.

Worried about Shen Ye's safety, Tifa paced back and forth in the bar. Jesse, on the other hand, sat in a corner, staring blankly at her.

Although the two women managed to calm down for a while after Barrett's comforting words, it was almost evening and Shen Ye still hadn't returned, so they both started to feel uneasy.

Suddenly, the phone in the bar rang. Tifa immediately rushed over, picked up the phone, and was about to speak when Scarlett's voice came from the other end.

"Tifa, don't speak yet, wait until I finish speaking."

Hearing Scarlett's anxious tone, Tifa swallowed back the words she was about to say. Then she heard Scarlett say, "You immediately notify your organization's people... and Shen, and tell them that the Shinra president is preparing to send people to dismantle the pillars of the Seventh Slum, so that the disk will fall down and bury the entire Seventh Slum."

"Shen is still alive." After hearing Scarlett's words, Tifa first noticed that Shen was still alive, and then screamed, "What did you just say?"

But by then Scarlett had already hung up the phone, and Tifa could only hold the receiver and process the terrifying news.

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Shinra acted swiftly. While Shen Ye and Alice were still on their way to Seventh Heaven, a large number of Shinra soldiers appeared at various intersections in Seventh District by helicopter. Then, under the pretext of guarding against and preventing Avalanche members from escaping, Shinra broadcast a message to prohibit anyone from entering or leaving the area.

At the same time, the evacuation operation of the Seventh Disc also began. Although most of the residents of the Seventh Disc were ordinary Shinra employees, they were difficult to train as technical resources. Even the large and powerful Shinra did not intend to waste them like garbage.

Seeing the helicopter flying overhead, Shen Ye and Alice felt a pang of anxiety and sped up again. When they arrived at the Seventh Heaven bar, only Tifa and Marlene, who had been brought there by Barrett for Tifa to look after, were inside.

"Shen, thank goodness, you're really alright." Although Tifa had been restless since hearing Scarlett's message, she calmed down instantly upon seeing Shen Ye return safely, and immediately jumped into his arms.

"Where are the others?" Shen Ye patted Tifa on the back and asked.

“Jesse informed Barrett and the others that they’ve gone.” Tifa lifted her head from Shen Ye’s embrace and said, “Scarlett just called and said that the Shinra president is preparing to send people to dismantle the pillars of the Seventh Disc.”

“I already know.” Shen Ye sighed, then released Tifa and said, “You and Alice take Marlene and leave here first.”

"And what about you?" Tifa and Alice, who had already picked up Marlene, asked in unison.

"I'll go stop the disc from falling," Shen Ye said coldly, taking out his pistol.

Chapter 208! The Seventh District Pillar Defense Battle (Part 1)

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Since the motorcycle was left at the No. 5 Mako Reactor, Shen Ye had to walk to the pillar of the Seventh District. However, he hadn't gone far when he saw someone riding a motorcycle by. Shen Ye rushed up and pulled the person off the motorcycle, then took out a large amount of money from his system space and threw it in the person's face.

"If we can escape, let's get a new one."

After saying that, Shen Ye got on his motorcycle and sped off towards the Seventh Pillar.

However, he noticed that although he left Tifa behind, Black Fila did not appear, which surprised him.

But thinking too much can affect one's mood, so Shen Ye simply put all his questions out of his mind and then twisted the motorcycle throttle all the way to the floor.

When Shen Ye arrived near the Seventh Pillar, the battle to defend it had already begun. Barrett, having received the news, was leading Biggs and others up the spiral staircase on the pillar. Beside them were some unfamiliar faces, all of whom were members of the Avalanche Main Council.

Armed with all sorts of weapons and chanting slogans to protect the planet and the Seventh Pillar, they charged forward fearlessly, vying for control of the pillar with the Shinra soldiers guarding it.

Above and beside the pillar, several helicopters circled, broadcasting the avalanche and the firefight between Shinra soldiers to the slum dwellers while shouting messages to those caught in the avalanche:

“Listen up, you people of Avalanche! We know your target is the Seventh District Pillar. We will not let your plot succeed. We will protect the Seventh District Pillar with our lives. Shinra will never yield to your threats and terrorist attacks. Now, please leave the pillar immediately. I repeat, now, please leave the pillar immediately.”

"Stop talking nonsense, you bunch of bastards." Barrett, panting from climbing the stairs, heard the shouts from the helicopter and knew exactly what they meant—they wanted to pin the blame on Avalanche. Enraged, he raised the machine gun on his arm and opened fire on the helicopter.

However, this kind of shooting had no effect on the helicopter. On the contrary, the scene was edited out and broadcast live, which made the poor people in the slums even more convinced that the avalanche was coming to bomb the pillar of District 7.

In an instant, people watching the live stream throughout the slum began to hurl insults, including the residents of the controlled Seventh Street. Little did they know that the avalanche was desperately trying to save them.

Although Shinra was better prepared than Avalanche, which had hastily organized its own forces, many platforms on the pillars had been breached by the relentless attacks of the fearless Avalanche members. However, the cost was that the number of Avalanche's main members following Barrett and his team was decreasing.

At this moment, Shen Ye had already begun climbing the stairs. He was extremely fast, and in the blink of an eye, he had already climbed more than ten floors. But for the pillar that was nearly three hundred meters high, this was just the beginning.

Moreover, as he continued upwards, Shinra soldiers noticed him. Seeing that he was not wearing any Shinra uniform, they mistook him for someone from the avalanche and fired at him.

In the past, Shen Ye would not usually kill, after all, in his view, the low-level employees and ordinary soldiers of Shinra were just trying to make a living. But now it's different. They are accomplices who are preparing to destroy the Seventh District, so Shen Ye doesn't hold back at all and draws his gun to shoot at them.

The firepower of the revolver was weak, but the revolver in Shen Ye's hand was an epic-level revolver. Although it was not enough to deal with beings like Sephiroth, it was a good tool for clearing out ordinary Shinra soldiers. After one round of shooting, more than a dozen Shinra soldiers returned to the Stream of Life - no, they should be extracted by the Mako Reactor and turned into free electricity for Midgar to squander.

Not only Shinra soldiers noticed him, but also the surrounding helicopters. Some of these helicopters were Shinra armed helicopters with powerful firepower. Seeing that Shen Ye was heading upwards and no one could stop him, they immediately prepared to unleash their firepower on him.

However, while the armor of the Barrett arm wheel could withstand the attacks, it was as fragile as paper in front of the psychic waves fired by Shen Ye. Before the armed helicopters could even fire, they were shot down by the psychic waves that filled the sky.

"That guy, it's that guy! Quickly push up the price, that guy has his eye on us."

On another armed helicopter high in the sky, Reynolds and Rudd from the TAX were sitting. After seeing Shen Ye easily shoot down several armed helicopters, they turned their gazes to them, screamed in fright, and steered the helicopter upwards.

"Tch, they run pretty fast."

Shen Ye regretfully put down his revolver. His eyesight was excellent, and he saw the two people sitting in the helicopter. Thinking that killing them might change some of the plot, he was prepared to take them out. But he didn't expect these two guys to be so clever. He had just raised his gun when they escaped.

Shaking his head, Shen Ye continued upwards. After climbing a few more flights of stairs, he suddenly noticed a fat man falling from a platform a few floors above.

It's Weggie.

Shen Ye's gaze sharpened, and he immediately reached out the stairs and grabbed Weggie's arm with lightning speed. However, Weggie was too fat, and it was a fall from a great height. Even with Shen Ye's physical strength, he was almost pulled down by the force of the fall.