Video Games: Starting From Resident Evil

"But how did they know we would come?" Yakor recalled the timeline, then frowned.

"Don't know, but I have a guess, this time it's probably a trap. Engels's appearance is to lure us here." Aiden said.

Yakor was somewhat confused, "But they are not our opponents. This is completely courting death."

"That's hard to say." Aiden shook her head.

"You also saw those tide-like mechanical lifeforms just now, they should have obtained authority to command those mechanical lifeforms, otherwise there's no way to explain why there are so many mechanical lifeforms here."

"Since that's the case, after taking down that Engels, let's retreat." Yakor glanced at that Engels, under the siege, it was already covered in wounds, barely holding on.

"Afraid we can't. Don't forget what's under our feet." Aiden stomped hard on the ground, reminding Yakor.

Upon hearing her reminder, Yakor looked again at 2B and nodded, "Right, once that thing comes out, they absolutely won't leave."

Then she sighed, "Knowing full well it's a trap, but still have to jump in. They... have become smarter."

"So next, we can only take it one step at a time." As she said this, a bitter smile rose on Aiden's face.

As the two were speaking, that Engels being besieged by YoRHa androids let out a sound similar to a wail. Amid piercing steel-scraping noises, it collapsed heavily to the ground.

"Confirmed, enemy large-scale mechanical weapon, lost all functions." 2B slashed downward with her blade and said coldly.

However, just as her voice fell, that Engels's power reactor suddenly restarted. Then, under the confused gazes of the crowd, strong electric currents surged all over it.

"Retreat quickly, it's going to self-destruct!" Seeing this scene, Aiden shouted.

But because they had entered the city on foot this time, without any vehicles, seeing that time was running out, Aiden could only command aerial combat robots to stand in front of the androids.

Boom!

With an earth-shattering bang, the aerial combat robots were directly blown into scrap metal, while Aiden and the androids hiding behind them, though not seriously harmed, were still blown dozens of meters away by the shockwave.

When Aiden got up from the ground and looked toward the site of Engels's self-destruction, there appeared a deep pit nearly a hundred meters wide.

Looking at the deep pit, the androids marveled at the power of that mechanical weapon's self-destruction, while Aiden sighed at the strength of human-era technology, even after thousands of years, the sewer and water supply systems still remained intact, still functioning.

Of course, this wasn't the main focus. The key was, beneath the pit, an underground passage appeared.

Then Aiden and Yakor looked toward 2B and the others. And just as the two looked over, the support pods of 2B and 9S suddenly lit up with dazzling red light.

"Red alert... Beep... Detected danger signal... Authority level, highest. Already reported to the Bunker Command."

Looking at the signal given by the pod, 9S said in shock, "This... this is... detection of alien signal? How is this possible?"

As an android produced in recent years, this was his first time encountering an alien signal. If not for his excellent core, he would've crashed on the spot.

Likewise, the other YoRHa androids also wore expressions of disbelief. To them, aliens were already equivalent to myths.

———

At the same time, in the orbital Bunker, inside the Bunker's command center, urgent alarm sounds rang out nonstop. The androids in the command center sat down in a panic, eyes fixed on the screen in front of them.

"This... how is this possible? The aliens, who haven't appeared for hundreds of years... actually appeared... and they're right underneath the City Ruins..."

Commander White looked at the message on the screen, face grave, eyes wide in shock.

Although androids didn't need oxygen, she still took a deep breath, trying to calm her suddenly accelerating core reactor. Then, she calmed down and said to the communications officer beside her, "Connect to the YoRHa units on the ground. I want direct communication."

"Understood, Commander." The communications officer immediately replied.

Just as the YoRHa androids were thrown off by the sudden alien signal, Commander White's voice came from 2B's pod.

"This is Commander White. Now issuing top-priority order, I order all YoRHa squad members on the surface to immediately investigate the precise source of the signal."

"Attention, Aliens are the creators of mechanical lifeforms. As long as we eliminate them, this long war will end. So please, don't miss this opportunity."

"Also, this mission's priority is the highest. All YoRHa squad members must go all out to complete it... Everyone, victory is within reach... Glory to mankind..."

———

"Top priority... Command reacted really fast!" After hearing Commander's voice message, 9S sighed.

2B nodded, "After all, it's aliens. Other than the humans on the moon, probably nothing concerns Command more than this."

Then she said, "9S, can you detect the exact signal source?"

"Based on the signal reaction, I've already marked the location on the shared map. It should... be inside the passage below." 9S walked to the edge of the pit, glanced down, and said.

"If that's the case... let's go down and take a look."

2B then looked at Aiden, "This matter concerns the outcome of the war, I need your help."

Aiden nodded. At this point, of course he wouldn't refuse. And even if he did, 2B and 9S would still go down.

He didn't care what happened to 9S, but he did care about 2B. And thinking of the earlier speculation, he felt this matter wouldn't be as simple as the game's plot.

"Thank you." Seeing Aiden nod, 2B smiled at him, then turned and jumped into the pit.

Aiden and the others followed right after. Upon landing at the bottom of the pit, a deep, dark underground passage appeared before them.

Without needing instructions, 2B and 9S's pods activated their lights, illuminating about ten meters ahead.

Guided by the lights, the group followed the winding underground passage deeper and deeper...

———

Soon after Aiden's group entered the tunnel, Adam and Eve appeared at the pit's edge.

Eve excitedly said to Adam, "Brother, they've gone in. Let's go too."

"Don't rush, my dear brother. Let's wait until they've seen our creators." Adam smiled, and in his eyes flashed a string of complex code.

And right after that code vanished, the mechanical lifeforms across the City Ruins almost simultaneously received the gathering command, then surged toward the pit like a tide.

At the same time, in the river on the outskirts of the City Ruins, over ten giant mechanical weapons, Engels, stepped forward heavily toward the city.

———

[Underground Tunnel]

After more than ten minutes, the group reached the end of the tunnel.

After passing through three electronic gates in a row, they entered a space full of sci-fi ambiance.

In every corner of this space glowed a blue, faint light, making everyone feel as if they were in another world.

"This place... looks like a hibernation room." Upon reaching a circular platform via the passage, A2 softly said, looking at the devices nearby that resembled hibernation pods.

As if to confirm her words, right after she spoke, a series of venting sounds rang out in the space. Then, everyone saw those suspected hibernation pods slowly open around the platform.

"These are..."

Once the pods opened, even Aiden was shocked by what lay inside.

Inside each pod was a massive biological corpse, entirely brown, terrifying in appearance, with limbs somewhat resembling plant roots.

"Really ugly." Aiden frowned, those root-like limbs reminded him of tentacles.

"They're very ugly indeed... but they seem already dead?" A2 braved herself to step forward, she didn't feel any life signals, clearly long dead.

2B also stepped forward, examined for a while, then puzzled said, "So, who exactly are they? Are they... the aliens?"

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