Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

(They're jumping straight into the South America arc.)

Chapter 108! Arrival in South America

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After hanging up the phone, Shen Ye didn't go straight back to his rented apartment. Instead, he bought a map of South America.

To be honest, he had never been there before. Although he had seen countless reports about South America on TV or in videos, he would be completely clueless if he actually went there. He had to familiarize himself with the place beforehand.

However, after he bought the map, he immediately made a new discovery.

Although Resident Evil, Black Lagoon, and Jormungand are all based on the real world, they include some cities that are different from those in his memory, such as Roanapur, which does not exist in the real-world country of T.

More importantly, he didn't know which city the Labres family was located in, nor could he find the meeting point for Leon and Krauser in Operation Javier on the map, a place called Cloud Serpent Village.

After all, South America is so vast that it's impossible for a map to be marked with such detail.

"It seems I can only go to South America first, and then look for something slowly," Shen Ye thought helplessly.

After putting the map away, Shen Ye returned to his rented room.

Five days passed in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Balalaika would invite Shen Ye to drink at the newly renovated Yellow Flag Bar every night.

On the day of boarding, Shen Ye had just arrived at the designated boarding point when he saw a familiar car parked next to the dock.

"Hi!" The car door opened, and Balalaika got out of the car, greeting Shen Ye as she walked towards him.

"Why are you here?" Shen Ye looked at Balalaika and asked curiously, "Weren't you very busy these past few days?"

"Even though I'm very busy, I still wanted to see you off." Balalaika said matter-of-factly, "Levi and the others are still out there and haven't come back yet. I was worried that you would be unhappy leaving all alone, so I came to see you off."

"It's not that bad," Shen Ye said nonchalantly, but his heart was in turmoil.

"You're just saying that, aren't you?" Balalaika stared at Shen Ye's face for a while before saying, "After you go to South America, will you still come to Roanapur?"

"I think... I probably will." Shen Ye wasn't sure either. If the South American storyline ended, he would probably return to reality directly. Then, who knows when he would be able to enter this world again.

"Should it be? Then it's possible." Balalaika nodded. "In that case, I'm relieved."

As she spoke, she walked up to Shen Ye, straightened his collar, glanced at the cargo ship behind him, and said, "I know you're not going to South America for tourism. After what happened last time, I knew you must have encountered some stories we don't know about. So, please be careful this time you go to South America."

“I will.” Shen Ye paused for a moment, then patted Balalaika’s hand, which was still on his shoulder, and said.

Just then, the cargo ship behind him suddenly sounded its horn, seemingly reminding him to board.

So, Balalaika gently nudged Shen Ye: "You should go."

Shen Ye nodded and turned to walk towards the boarding stairs.

But after walking only a few steps, I heard Balalaika humming a song softly behind me: "I remember there was a small town in the provinces, peaceful, quiet, and melancholic..."

Upon hearing this song, Shen Ye slowed his pace. He knew it was a song from the old SL.

I have wandered all over the world my whole life.

As Balalaika hummed the climax of the song, Shen Ye had already boarded the ship. He turned around, waved to Balalaika, and called out, "Don't worry, Balalaika, even those who wander far and wide sometimes look back to relive old memories."

Upon hearing Shen Ye's words, Balalaika smiled.

He'd actually heard this song before...

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The journey from Southeast Asia to South America is a long one, taking about a month.

During this period, Shen Ye basically stayed in the cabin, except for going up to the deck to get some fresh air after meals.

Of course, the cargo ships do not go directly from Southeast Asia to South America. They will stop in countries and cities along the way, so Shen Ye will take advantage of the stop time to enjoy different city scenery.

For the past month, he's been like a real tourist.

A month passed quickly.

South America is so close.

That night, the cargo ship docked in a port city called Barranquilla, an important port in Colombia.

After disembarking from the ship, Shen Ye took a taxi directly to a nearby hotel to rest. He planned to gather more information the next day after he had recovered.

He knew that Robert had been a member of the Colombian Revolutionary Army, which was why he decided to start there.

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The next day.

Shen Ye got up early and had breakfast at a restaurant near the hotel.

The breakfast was quite special, consisting of dishes that Robert had once prepared for him.

"Rice, beans, fried bananas, smoked sausage, um, just as Robert made, only the taste is a bit better." Shen Ye said after taking a few bites.

As he was eating, he suddenly heard a conversation between several people of Indo-European descent who were also having breakfast nearby.

“Alvaro, I heard from others that someone discovered a monster inland,” said a fair-skinned boy.

"Monster? What kind?" asked a young man with yellowish skin.

"There are green creatures that look like frogs magnified dozens of times, and there are also giant piranhas."

"Are you kidding me?"

"It's true. Girls often go missing there, and there are rumors that they've been eaten by monsters," the fair-skinned boy said confidently.

"I still don't believe it, Franco, don't listen to those rumors."

“It’s not a rumor,” the fair-skinned boy named Franco quickly said. “It’s true, there really are monsters.”

But his companion didn't believe him at all. He quickly finished his food, wiped his mouth, and ran away, shouting as he ran, "If you want me to believe you, pay for my meal."

"You can't do this, Álvaro." Franco was getting impatient. He was a poor guy, and the other party had invited him. He had no money at all.

But seeing that his companion had already disappeared, Franco could only force a smile and say to the shopkeeper who came to collect the money, "Um... I don't know him."

But how could the boss believe it? He had just seen them eating together, and was about to reprimand them when a hundred-dollar bill appeared in front of him.

"I'll pay for his meal," Shen Ye said, shaking out the Franklin bill.

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Chapter 109! News

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Upon seeing the hundred-dollar Franklin note, the restaurant owner's expression immediately changed; one second he was furious, the next he was all smiles.

"Sir, you are such a kind person." He rubbed his hands together, took the banknotes, and said ingratiatingly.

"It is truly an honor for him to meet you."

Shen Ye waved his hand, then asked the boy named Franco, "Are you full?"

Franco hesitated for a moment, then shook his head. He was only sixteen or seventeen years old, the age when he was still growing.

"Then give him another serving, make it more substantial, with plenty of meat," Shen Ye said, pulling out another bill.

"Please wait a moment." The boss smiled even more broadly, took the money, and went to make arrangements.

"Sir, what's wrong?" Franco looked at Shen Ye nervously.

"Nothing, I just wanted to ask you something." Shen Ye pointed to the chair, gesturing for him to sit down and talk.

Although Franco was a teenager, having spent a long time in Colombia, a country rife with chaos, he could tell that Shen Ye was no ordinary person. So he asked, "Are you asking about those monsters?"

Shen Ye paused for a moment, then smiled and nodded: "I enjoy communicating with intelligent people."

As he spoke, he took out a stack of banknotes from his system space, which was at least tens of thousands of M gold, and pushed it in front of Franco.

"Tell me everything you know, including where you got it from."

Looking at that stack of M gold, Franco would be lying if he said he wasn't tempted, considering that North America is right above Colombia.

This money would not only allow him to live a comfortable and wonderful life in Colombia, but it might also allow him to travel to North America and enter the place that many "people" want to go.

However, he was an honest man after all. He raised his hand, then withdrew it, and finally said, "I only want the reward I can get."

"It's okay, as long as the information you give me is useful enough, all this money is yours," Shen Ye said nonchalantly.

“Well… alright then,” Franco nodded and said.

“I have a friend who’s with the Colombian Revolutionary Army. They were chasing a traitor when they went deep into a gang leader’s territory. That’s where he saw those monsters,” Franco said briefly.

"A traitor to the Colombian Revolutionary Army?" Shen Ye was taken aback. This was the only thing he noticed. He remembered that Robert was from the Colombian Revolutionary Army and had defected because of ideological differences.

"Are you interested in this?" Franco asked.

"Ah, no, I was just curious." Shen Ye shook his head and then asked, "Besides that, did your friend tell you anything else? Like, where did that traitor go?"

“I’m not too sure about that. I only heard him say that the traitor sought the protection of the Labras family, one of the thirteen most prestigious families in South America,” Franco said. “However, I’ve heard that the family has fallen on hard times.”