Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

As EO mercenaries whose main combat force consists of retired veterans, they have demonstrated excellent combat skills.

Although their numbers were small, under the cover of armored vehicles and helicopters, they occupied nearly a third of the city of Roanapur in just over half an hour.

They encountered no resistance whatsoever. The gangsters and city police who used to bully others ran away faster than rabbits when they saw them. This made the mercenary colonel leading the team feel as if he had used all his strength but hit a cotton ball.

"A gang is a gang after all; they can't compare to a regular army," the colonel thought disdainfully, biting into a cigar.

But just then, his walkie-talkie rang.

"Colonel, our helicopter formation has encountered an unknown force of about a dozen helicopters."

"Then what's the point of reporting? Direct the ground air defense forces to shoot them down," the colonel said.

"But those helicopters weren't carrying any weapons, and they didn't have any hardpoints on their fuselages. Each helicopter just had a container hanging from its bottom, like a transport plane, as if it were transporting something into the city... Wait, those helicopters lowered the containers and blocked the only way for our ground troops."

"Trying to stop us with containers? How naive!" the colonel sneered.

"They're just a bunch of gangsters, with no experience in urban warfare. Hmph, tell the ground troops to teach them a lesson and have the armored vehicles tow away all those containers."

"receive."

……

"What a grand display!"

On the balcony, Shen Ye watched the armored vehicles rumble past and the infantry following behind, and let out a sigh.

Are they the same people who are targeting you?

Behind him, Robert asked him questions as he selected weapons from the boxes Shen Ye used to store ammunition.

"Uh, it doesn't seem like it. The markings on them... um, I don't think I've ever seen them before."

Shen Ye's understanding of EO came only from a single search on Baidu, and it was only after watching Black Lagoon that he developed that interest.

Therefore, Shen Ye was also unfamiliar with those mercenaries.

Robert stopped what she was doing and looked at Shen Ye with a puzzled expression.

If Shen Ye said that these people were there to deal with him, she would definitely not hesitate to arm herself and prepare for battle.

But after hearing Shen Ye say that he didn't know either, she hesitated.

In the past, she would never have thought this way; she would have simply eliminated all enemies. But now it's different. She has to consider the Gebrs family and can't afford to make any more enemies.

Thinking of this, she got up and walked towards Shen Ye, but she did not put down her weapon and was still carrying an RPK light machine gun.

……

inner city.

Moscow Hotel.

Balalaika sat at her desk, answering a phone call with a serious expression.

On the sofa in front of him, Zhang Weixin and Xianhua from the Triads were also looking at her with solemn expressions.

"Balalaika, several local gangs have gathered their men here. What are your plans?"

Balalaika spoke a few words into the phone before saying to him, "No arrangements. I don't expect those bastards to do anything. Just don't cause trouble."

She meant what she said, and it wasn't just about those small gangs in Roanapur; it was also a warning to Zhang Weixin, telling his men not to cause trouble.

Zhang Weixin understood the meaning behind Balalaika's words, but he wasn't angry. He knew that while Balalaika was certainly no match for him in terms of pure combat strength, her subordinates were far less capable than her former SL veterans. So he simply nodded.

Just then, they heard the roar of a helicopter overhead.

Balalaika's adjutant immediately shouted, "Captain, please go to the basement immediately. They're probably going to bomb us."

Balalaika was about to nod when the office door was suddenly kicked open.

One of her men rushed in and shouted, "Captain, a dozen helicopters carrying containers flew by."

"Not an enemy armed helicopter?" the adjutant asked in astonishment.

"No." The man shook his head.

Just then, the phone in Balaleka's hand rang again.

"Captain, some helicopters that appeared out of nowhere have dumped some containers in the middle of the street. The mercenaries are using armored vehicles to tow the containers away."

"Continue to observe."

"Yes."

After hanging up the phone, Balalaika fell into deep thought; she was somewhat confused about how things had unfolded.

The sudden appearance of the mercenary group, as well as the helicopters that did not belong to the mercenary group, were things they had not detected.

"Shen, what kind of person have you messed with?" Balalaika rubbed her temples and muttered.

……

(I was planning to write three chapters, but I just can't keep up.)

Chapter 85! Defeat!

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On the other side, EO mercenaries at various intersections, under the command of their officers, prepared to use armored vehicles to open the containers blocking the center of the street.

On one of the streets, as several mercenaries were hanging up the prepared grappling hooks, suddenly, a sound like air leaking came from inside the container. Then, with a click, the mechanical lock on the container opened automatically, and the container door slammed to the ground with a bang.

The mercenaries were startled by what they saw, and took a few steps back, guns raised, staring at the dark box.

"You, go take a look." Because of the time, the sun had already set, and the officer in the armored vehicle couldn't see clearly what was inside the box either, but he didn't want to go down himself, so he just pointed to a mercenary.

The mercenary who was called looked annoyed, but dared not disobey. He could only grumble inwardly as he walked into the container.

"It should be nothing, right?" The mercenary muttered as he took out his flashlight.

But when he shone the flashlight into the box, he froze.

"A monster...a monster."

The next second, a strong sense of fear made him throw away the flashlight, turn around and run, shouting as he ran.

The mercenary officer who heard his shout looked at him in confusion, still yelling, "Monster? What monster, you..."

Before he could finish speaking, he witnessed a horrifying scene.

One after another, large creatures resembling skinned frogs sprang out of the container. Their enormous limbs allowed them to easily catch up with the fleeing mercenary, and then, with a swing of their sharp claws, they tore the mercenary to pieces in a mere instant.

"Damn it." The mercenary officer in the armored vehicle couldn't believe his eyes. Even though he had fought in many battles over the years, this was the first time he had ever seen such a creature. After a brief pause in thought, he came to his senses and roared the order: "Fire! Fire now!"

In fact, without his order, the EO mercenaries, who were also seeing these strange creatures for the first time, had already pulled the trigger.

However, as the most cost-effective BOW in the future, the Lickers are surprisingly intelligent. They seem to know the power of bullets, so instead of foolishly charging into them, they use their greatest advantage—their mobility that ignores any terrain—to run on the surrounding buildings and then attack the terrified mercenaries from angles they cannot imagine.

In less than a minute, nearly half of the mercenary squad had died at the hands of the Lickers.

Their counterattack only killed a few, and the main damage came from the old armored vehicle produced during the Cold War that accompanied the infantry.

The deaths of many of their comrades utterly shattered the remaining soldiers with fear. Some chose to flee, while the rest rushed toward the armored vehicle, wanting to get inside.

But the officers in the armored vehicle had already retreated inside and closed the doors.

The mercenaries who couldn't get in were filled with despair. They cursed loudly before dying in the Lickers' attacks.

……

Logically speaking, a mercenary army composed of retired veterans should be very powerful, after all, they have a wealth of combat experience.

Unfortunately, thanks to the excellent matchmaking system in Africa, they, who were used to fighting counterinsurgency wars in Africa, collapsed under the siege of hundreds of Lickers, and the streets were filled with fleeing mercenaries.

In contrast, the native inhabitants of Roanapur who had hidden themselves were much luckier. Years of experience had enabled them to prepare sturdy shelters, and apart from a few unlucky individuals who curiously opened their doors to peek, most of the residents were not attacked by the Lickers.

"Captain."

Inside the Moscow hotel, Balalaika answered the phone again.

"What's going on outside?" Balalaika asked. She had heard gunshots and explosions, but they didn't seem to be related to them.

"I...I'm not quite sure either," her subordinate stammered. "The people observing ahead said that the mercenaries seem to have been attacked by monsters."

"A monster?" Balalaika was taken aback for a moment, then remembered what Shen Ye had once said.

"Yes, they look like frogs magnified dozens of times. They're very fast, and they won't die even if you shoot them dozens of times in a row." The subordinate's voice was filled with fear.

“No creature is immortal.” Balalaika encouraged his men. “Keep on guard. If those monsters come this way, use the fortifications to take them down. Don’t forget the skills you learned in the army.”

"clear."

After hanging up the phone, Balalaika looked at Zhang Weixin and Xianhua, who were both looking bewildered, and slowly said, "Get ready, we're probably going to go on stage soon."

Then she glanced at Xianhua, especially at the scabbard on her leg, and said, "You'd better bring a few guns with you."

"Why?" Xianhua asked curiously.

"Because...we are facing monsters that even guns might not be able to kill."

……

"what happened?"