When Asa arrived in front of the mansion's main gate, the entire mansion had been completely locked down.
The doors and windows were all sealed off by a layer of steel armor.
Gunfire only left bullet holes on the surface. Asa did have military-grade plastic explosives on hand, but if he used them, the entire mansion would likely be blown to ruins on the spot.
Asa looked up; the windows on the first and second floors were all blocked, but the attic window remained open.
Coincidentally, Asa possessed the power that a certain white-haired uncle dreamed of.
Double Jump!
Power!
With his calf tendons exerting force, Asa first jumped in place, reaching a height of five meters, then engaged his cybernetic tendons to boost his body higher in mid-air.
Leaping through the air, just as he was about to fall, Asa grabbed onto the protruding window ledge of the attic with one hand.
Pushing off the wall with his feet, Asa took the opportunity to climb into the attic.
A perfect superhero landing.
Inside the attic, it was pitch black, so Asa activated the night vision mode of his Cyberoptics.
It was a small room filled with clutter, and other than Asa, there was no one else present.
Successfully infiltrated.
Just like when he explored the Training Facility with Jill Valentine last time, Asa set a few goals for himself.
Save or kill Lisa, who had turned into a monster.
Obtain experience points for killing monsters.
As for Ada Wong's favorability and bond, Asa decided to do his best to build them up.
Finally, build a good relationship with Carlos and the others.
Anyway, after saving them, they would definitely not be able to stay at Umbrella Corporation. Plus, given that they were portrayed as kind-hearted individuals, Asa considered whether he could recruit them in the future.
Fighting alone is indeed cool, but no matter how things develop, unless Asa fuses all the viruses or obtains Superman-like powers in other worlds, he cannot fight the entire world on his own.
Moreover, Asa was very interested in building his own protagonist team, so it was necessary to select talents who were loyal and aligned with his values.
Back to the main point: directly below the attic was the second-floor corridor. Asa landed lightly and used his Cyberoptics to scan for surveillance cameras.
Found them, on the ceiling of the corridor.
His Cyberoptics flickered with blue light as he uploaded the puppet program, took over the surveillance, and restricted the permissions—the whole process was smooth and practiced.
Through the surveillance, Asa could see Wesker and Nicholai in the underground base.
Have these two already colluded with each other?
Through the monitor, Asa saw the current state of the entire mansion.
The members of the UBCS Delta Team were shocked by the documents and puzzles scattered throughout the mansion. In addition to ordinary zombies, they also encountered a terrifying type of red zombie.
On the second floor, Asa withdrew from the surveillance.
He heard an unusual sound nearby; someone was walking around.
"Don't move."
The voice came from behind the corner, followed by the sound of a bullet being chambered.
It was Ada Wong.
Asa identified the owner of the voice; he quietly activated his optical camouflage and silently walked to the corner.
Behind the corner, two tall women were confronting each other.
One of them was the Ada Wong that Asa was familiar with. She was wearing a red dress, one of her thighs was exposed, a tactical strap was tied around her leg, and she was wearing high heels.
Her short hair was neatly parted on both sides of her cheeks, and the gun in her hand was pointed at the other person's body.
"Who are you?"
Although Ada Wong possessed all the information on the team members, she acted as if she didn't know the other person at all. The person who reveals their identity first is easily at a disadvantage in a conversation, and a veteran agent like Ada Wong would clearly not make such a mistake.
On the other side, a spirited woman with a single ponytail wearing a U.B.C.S. uniform was clearly on edge due to the situation inside the mansion. Her Glock G11 was also aimed at Ada Wong, and she was tightly guarding the door behind her.
She must be Karen Stewart, the team's information specialist mentioned in the files.
Asa had never heard this name in his previous life; she was likely just an ordinary team member who unfortunately perished during the Raccoon City crisis.
Ada Wong's poise during the confrontation was unforgettable. After they couldn't get any answers from each other, Ada Wong clearly showed some intention to back down.
She had come this time to search for T-Virus samples and the accompanying research data; it wasn't worth it to get into a conflict with these poor people who had come to test B.O.W.s.
"Um, can't you put down your guns and talk properly?"
Just as the tension between the two was easing, a nervous greeting came from the darkness.
There's someone else!
Both of them were shocked and turned simultaneously, aiming their guns at the corner.
Especially Karen; her communication signal was cut, her teammates' whereabouts were unknown, and she still had to look after the injured Lawrence. A mysterious Asian woman had just appeared, and now another mysterious person had popped up—it was impossible not to be nervous.
"Who's there!"
Karen asked first, and Ada Wong also raised her gun in alert. But as the person stepped out of the shadows, her eyes narrowed slightly.
The familiar face surprised Ada Wong even more.
The person who arrived was none other than Asa, who was now wearing a lab coat and walked out of the darkness with an unhurried air.
"Don't shoot, I'm a werewolf—pfft, I mean, I'm a good guy!"
"It's you? Aren't you a student?"
Ada Wong was the first to lower her weapon, her gaze sweeping intentionally or unintentionally over the name tag on Asa chest.
She hadn't expected that letting this boy hitch a ride on a whim would lead to meeting him again a month later.
She was absolutely certain that he was just a student; a veteran agent trusted her own judgment.
Ada Wong took out an ID, flashed it in front of them, and immediately put it away.
"FBI, here to collect evidence of Umbrella Corporation's biological weapons."
"Looking at you two, something incredible must have happened in this mansion, right?"
"Big sister, so you're with the FBI!"
Asa looked at Ada Wong with newfound respect and said, "I've long been disgusted by the company's human experimentation. Umbrella Corporation usually uses orphans and homeless people for experiments, and the virus leak has caused the deaths of researchers here—it's truly tragic and inhumane."
In this era, the FBI's reputation wasn't as loud as Ciai Nunnery's, but it had a better reputation. Upon hearing that Ada Wong was from the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Karen instantly breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her gaze to Asa and gestured with her gun, signaling for him to introduce himself.
"I'm a researcher from the Umbrella underground research base in Raccoon City, here to exchange knowledge with the people at the Arklay Laboratory. I just didn't expect that after coming in… sigh."
Asa expression darkened. As a salary thief for Umbrella Corporation, watching the entire Arklay Laboratory turn into a living hell made him feel particularly heartbroken.
"You, a researcher?"
Karen's gaze was full of suspicion; after all, Asa looked too young. She wouldn't even pick up someone like that at a bar, fearing that if she sat down with him, she might accidentally violate the Juvenile Protection Act.
"Yes. The monsters here are all infected with the T-Virus. Be careful not to get scratched, otherwise, you will also turn into the same kind of monster."
"In other words, what happened here also has something to do with you?"
Karen's expression became unfriendly, and Ada Wong stepped back slightly, shielding Karen in front of her.
"Screech!"
A slight noise, like the sound of wind blowing through a door.
Asa shook his head, suddenly pulled his right hand from his chest, and before either of them could react, he had already raised his gun and fired.
"Bang!"
A loud gunshot rang out in front of them, followed by the sound of flesh exploding behind them, and then the sound of a heavy object hitting the floor.
Karen was stunned at first, checking her body up and down before confirming that she wasn't the target.
The agent in the red dress was much calmer; the moment the shot was fired, Ada Wong was certain that Asa target wasn't her.
Looking back now, sure enough, there were two severed legs lying on the ground.
A Berserker Zombie—the product of the T-Virus re-eroding the body and completing its mutation after an ordinary zombie hasn't been thoroughly killed.
Its skin is dark red, its muscles are significantly enlarged, and its movement speed, attack power, and resistance far exceed those of ordinary zombies; it will actively dash and pounce on its target.
Only large-caliber firearms can knock it down before the Berserker Zombie pounces.
"Looks like you didn't clear them out thoroughly enough, hmm?"
Spinning his gun, Asa put away Comrades Hammer and said with a smile.