Chapter 87 - End of the Bio-Hazard Crisis

"Whew..." Tina took a deep breath, feeling her tension ease as she boarded the escape pod with Claire, Chris, and Piers. The final showdown had been nothing short of thrilling.

Claire managed to find three different types of potions, and after injecting the destructive agent into the Chios, Piers and Chris located some heavy weapons. Since the Chios was not fully developed, the four of them managed to exterminate the last zombie and escape in the pod. The final gameplay footage showed the hatch opening and a helicopter outside searching for them.

"It's over, it's over... next should be 7 and 8, right?" Tina leaned back in her chair with some fatigue. She had been playing the game intensively since she entered the internet cafe. There was quite a bit of plot in RE 6, but in realism mode, multiple storylines developed simultaneously, making the experience feel faster.

It's not a big problem though! After clearing the game, Tina was most excited about picking her reward. However, she froze when she entered the reward selection page.

"Boss..." Before she had a chance to wave her hand, Liu Yuan, who had been standing behind her and watching, said directly, "You have the Gastrea Virus Potion Package for this reward. This is the one you need. For the rest, pick the unlimited ammo version of Ada Wong's Love Bazooka!"

"Hey hey hey? Unlimited ammo?"

"I don't know! It's an old Resident Evil tradition—unlimited ammo. Choose it. The rest is random. And remember to collect the hidden rewards."

"Hidden rewards?" Tina perked up.

Liu Yuan explained, "The Resident Evil series is special. If you pass through 1 to 6, including other episodes, after the final chapter, it counts as a perfect pass. The Ethan line is separate."

Tina listened to Liu Yuan's explanation while choosing the game rewards. As Liu Yuan said, she needed to get the potion against the Gastrea virus. She looked at the effects: the Fusion Agent maintained the Cursed Child's characteristics and gave it enough power. The destructive agent could completely destroy the Gastrea Virus, reducing the infection rate to less than one percent, ensuring it wouldn't recur naturally.

However, if the infection rate was over ten percent, it would have irreversible effects.

The Neutralizer Inhibitor could reduce the Gastrea Virus's activity by more than ten percent, keeping it in human form and reducing the infection rate by about ten percent, though the power of the Cursed Child would be halved.

The cost of making it was very low. Tina estimated that with a mature production line, a potion could cost less than a hundred dollars. As long as she didn't harm or overuse her powers, the infection rate wouldn't change for ten years. Even if it increased, it could be lowered with a neutralizing agent.

The three potions could be used in conjunction, fitting Tina's needs perfectly. "Phew, I can relax now."

Next, Tina chose a Rocket Launcher with Unlimited Ammo, an Anti-Material Sniper Rifle with Unlimited Ammo, and the Perfect C Virus. In past games, whenever there was a Perfect Virus to choose from, Tina would always pick it. The effect was too good; any Cursed Child injected with the virus could balance the viruses in their body and greatly increase their combat power.

"I'll use it when I get back. It just so happens that there's been a bit of chaos lately..."

The Tokyo area where Tina was located was about to be attacked by Gastrea, and there was a lot of mess to deal with. After receiving the pass reward, Tina also saw the final hidden reward.

"Whether or not to synchronize the Resident Evil world with the player's time scale. When the player leaves the game, the game's time flow will be reduced."

The moment she saw this, Tina stood up excitedly.

"Calm down~" Liu Yuan pressed her shoulder and said, "Hidden Achievement: from the first chapter to the end, you can get this reward without dying once. But remember, as for Ethan's plotline, with your current power, you can already stop it outright, can't you?"

"Boss! Thank you!!!"

"You're thanking the wrong person. This is the result of your own efforts. Enjoy the 'game' world that belongs to you."

Liu Yuan left.

'Realism mode', 'Reality'.

If it can't be a real world, then what is real?

Finishing the realism mode's third difficulty is very hard, not to mention passing all the content in a row. But after passing, this world can be treated as another world that belongs to you, allowing you to experience another life's adventures.

This also allows the player the benefit of going to the final ending with those who they have fought together. Of course, if you can't accept aging and the final end, you can choose not to enter the game. The flow of time within the game would be very slow, with only a few days passing within a few years in reality.

...

Tina was very happy, a state that lasted until she got home when Kayu Senju poured cold water on her. "Tina, don't forget the situation outside."

In an instant, Tina calmed down. The situation outside was dire, with legions of Stage Five Gastrea gathered on the outskirts of Tokyo. The entire Tokyo region was plunged into chaos due to the Gastrea besieging the city.

"Indeed, Kayu, how is the progress on your side?"

"We have successfully contacted eighty percent of the peripheral Cursed Sons in the entire region. It's just that everyone's mental age is too young..."

The average age of the Cursed Sons was around ten. The peripheral ones, being abandoned, had slightly higher mental ages, but only marginally. Many couldn't even read; those who could were in the minority.

"We need the assistance of Seitenshi. But before that, Kayu, find a way to move the base. I'll find a way to contact Miss Seitenshi. She's the administrator of the Tokyo region and has the intention and capability to enact the 'Cursed Child Act.' We need to help her. This time, we might even need to put on a good show."

"Yes!"

Tina had a city map in front of her, labeled with most of the outlying Cursed Sons she could find. With the invasion of Gastrea imminent, these companions might be treated inhumanely. Living through the world of Resident Evil could be more than just fighting zombies. She hypothesized in the crisis of the RE world as an example of how the Cursed Chidren should gain human rights.

A rash resistance would make Tokyo, or even the entire Japanese region, target the cursed children, reducing their chances of turning the tide. There were three major tasks she needed to do now:

1. Guide public opinion to gradually reverse the negative impression of the Cursed Children on the Internet, emphasizing that they are also human beings and not contagious after using inhibitors. Change the public perception through speeches. Engage those with normal cognition, such as in the civilian police and initiator organizations. About half of the civilian police treat the initiators as family members, especially orphaned civilian police, who can be brought into the cause.

2. Lead by example, providing the Cursed Children with significant developmental direction. Education must be prioritized. After experiencing the Bio-Hazard crisis, she understood the importance of literacy. Much machinery requires intelligent operation, and without literacy, even basic operations are impossible.

3. Unite leaders like Seitenshi who are interested in changing the situation of the Cursed Children. Enact laws from the top down to change their situation.

All three tasks should be pursued simultaneously to completely change the Cursed Children' situation. The first two were already underway; now, she needed to contact Seitenshi. However, the potions and formulas in her possession could never be exposed, especially the destructive agent. At the very least, it shouldn't be handed over before the Cursed Children's treatment is advanced.

After all, this was considered a period of stability. The number of people dying daily due to Gastrea was likely fewer than those dying in traffic accidents. At this point, it was not suitable to reveal the destructive agent.

But the fusion agents and neutralizers...