Time: 4 days after the virus spreads
51% of the total number of infected people
As of ten o'clock that night, half of the residents of New York had been infected, with the situation in Manhattan being the most serious. The quarantine zone was getting bigger and bigger, and violent and bloodthirsty infected people could be seen everywhere, as well as the nests where they gathered.
Although Black Watch tried its best to prevent the spread of the virus, due to its location in a world-class metropolis, dense population, and the fact that the virus mother kept spreading new sources of infection, the operation had little effect.
In addition, the original body Alex also caused them a lot of trouble.
Fortunately, Black Watch's top management adjusted their strategy in time, turning passivity into initiative, allowing each unit to use heavy firepower such as thermobaric bombs to eliminate the infected at all costs.
At the same time, the armored forces were equipped with a newly developed gas weapon called 'blood poison'.
It can effectively stop the spread of the virus and kill infected people, and is harmless to ordinary people who are not infected.
The cleaning plan went smoothly beyond imagination. In just two hours, one-third of the nests on the map were uprooted, and the infected suffered countless casualties.
However, what makes Black Watch strange is that on the infected side, only Elizabeth, the mother body, is actively resisting, and Alex, who always likes to sabotage their actions, has never appeared.
The reason for this is simple, Alex was injured.
Back in time a few hours ago, Alex immediately rushed to the nearby infected lair after coming out of Karen's residence.
While collecting genetic samples deep in the lair, they suddenly encountered an uninvited guest.
Captain Cross.
He received a tip from Karen and brought parasitic drugs to capture Alex.
Cross is worthy of being one of the most elite soldiers in Black Watch, and can be said to be the most powerful ordinary person Alex has ever seen.
But in the final analysis, he is still an ordinary person.
After a few rounds of fighting, the captain fell into a disadvantage, and then used a strategy to pretend to be defeated, luring Alex to pursue the victory.
When the time was right, he said the keyword as taught by Leon: Pennsylvania Station.
As mentioned before, Alex will have a splitting headache and fall into pain once his memories are triggered.
Seeing that the strategy was effective, Captain Cross immediately took advantage of the situation and injected the parasitic drug into his body.
I thought the mission was successfully completed, but when I turned around to call someone, Alex actually escaped.
Captain Cross could only report the situation to his superiors in frustration.
At the same time, the escaped Alex suffered the same situation as Leon. Many of his abilities could not be used normally. Faced with the encirclement and suppression of more and more Black Watch soldiers, he could only flee in confusion.
After finally getting rid of the pursuers, his first reaction was to find his sister Dina to find out what happened to him. Unexpectedly, as soon as he arrived at the hiding place, he saw the shattered hut.
Naturally, my sister was nowhere to be seen.
Alex's mood suddenly hit rock bottom, and he anxiously checked the crime scene, trying to find any clues left behind.
Then, I saw the news about Hope Town on Dina's computer.
Just as Alex was thinking about the cause and effect, dozens of hunters suddenly appeared near the hiding place, but they did not rush forward as usual. Instead, they chose to fight, as if they were deliberately delaying time.
For some reason, what Li Ang said before came to Alex's mind.
"All infected are under Elizabeth's control."
If a hunter with a mind full of killing behaves so abnormally, someone must be behind it, so Dina's whereabouts at this time is obvious.
It was Elizabeth who captured her!
Alex firmly believes that his judgment is correct, but he does not yet know the specific location of Elizabeth.
But one person definitely knows.
So he quickly rushed in the direction of Karen.
As for the group of hunters, even though he is in a very bad state now, it is not something that just a few dozen hunters can easily handle.
When they arrived at his ex-girlfriend's residence, Karen was not there, but Li Ang had been waiting for a long time.
"You are finally here, Alex. If I don't see you again, I will search all over New York."
Excited, Alex grabbed his collar: "You know that, right, where is my sister? Where did you guys take Dina!"
"Dina?" Li Ang looked innocent and puzzled: "I'm just here to deliver the vaccine to you."
Alex also looked puzzled: "Vaccine?"
Li Ang acted just like the real thing: "Yes, vaccine. Black Watch has specially developed a parasitic drug for infected people. I guess it must be used to deal with us. It took time to get two vaccines. The first I will send it to you as soon as possible."
Alex was stunned after hearing this, and let go of him with a slight embarrassment: "Did I misunderstand you?"
Then he asked again: "Are you sure you don't know about Dina?"
Li Ang could only take out the prepared vaccine and said that he was really not lying, and asked curiously: "I heard Karen say that Dina should be your sister, right? Something happened to her?"
Alex nodded in frustration: "I failed to protect her."
Then, the ins and outs were roughly explained.
Li Ang looked like he suddenly realized: "It was definitely Elizabeth who did it. Those hunters only obeyed her orders!"
"It's a pity that I broke up with her, otherwise I could help you find out what happened."
Because his tone was so sincere, Alex had no doubts at all, and was even a little moved: "Thank you, I appreciate your kindness. You just need to tell me where Elizabeth is, and I will go to her myself!"
Li Ang glanced at the sarcoma on his back: "I suggest you solve the parasitic problem first, and then consider the next step."
Alex thought it made sense when he thought about his current state.
Grab the vaccine on the table and take the shot.
He thought very simply. With his current physical condition, his strength was less than half of his usual strength. If Li Ang wanted to harm him, he could just do it. There was no need to go through the trouble of getting a fake vaccine.
But Li Ang didn't expect him to be so upright, and hurriedly reached out to stop him: "That's not how vaccines work!"
Under Brother A's blank gaze, he explained the correct usage of the vaccine, and then said:
"You go find a suitable hunter to absorb. I will take this time to help you confirm Dina's location. When you are better, let's go find Elizabeth together!"
Speaking of this, Li Ang hesitated to speak, his expression was tangled, as if he still had something to say.
Upon seeing this, Alex hurriedly asked: "Is there anything else you haven't told me?"
Li Ang hesitated for a while, then seemed to have made up his mind and took out the last parasitic drug: "The one I snatched from Black Watch will probably have a miraculous effect on Elizabeth as well."
"Now I will leave it to you for safekeeping, but remember not to be impulsive. You must wait until I come back to go with you."
Alex took the medicine and looked at it carefully: "You trust me so much?"
"Otherwise, who can I trust?" Li Ang asked.
Alex suddenly remembered something at this moment: "Where's Karen?"
Li Ang sighed and replied: "It's a friend's house outside the city. I don't want her to get involved again."
"You may not know that she has been targeted by Black Watch for a long time and was imprisoned for a period of time."
Alex said: "I know, I once recruited an officer, and he remembered the scene when Karen was arrested, but I don't know what happened after that."
Li Ang pretended to be amused: "She's like this and still wants to help you. To be honest, I'm a little envious."
After hearing this, Alex suddenly looked embarrassed: "Well, she and I are over, you don't have to worry, and I was the one who dragged her down. If you have a chance, I can say sorry to her on my behalf."
Li Ang patted Brother A on the shoulder magnanimously: "It doesn't matter, it's all trivial. Time is running out, I think it's time for you to set off."
"Elizabeth should be at her nest in the West End, where we will meet in an hour."
The two were now separated, and Alex went to deal with the parasite. Li Ang said he was looking for clues, but in fact he was looking for Karen.
Returning to the Red Crown base, they learned that Karen was taking care of Dina, who had been injected with some kind of sedative drug and had been in a coma.
Li Ang used Randall's identity to drive away the Black Watch soldiers, and then saw the two men with their true colors.
Karen felt extremely happy to see him again and showed a special kind of dependence, but not the kind of dependence on a lover or family member, more like a dog seeing its owner.
It seemed that even the heavily defended base could not give her a sense of security, only Li Ang could.
Li Ang said it was puzzling because he obviously didn't do anything.
"I tell you something, and you must remember it!"
"You were caught here by Black Watch, and you happened to meet Dina who had the same experience."
"You can make up your own details about how you were arrested and what happened in the process."
"Last and most important, you have never betrayed Alex, do you understand?"
After hearing these words, Karen instantly felt uncontrollable ecstasy.
She knew very well in her heart that Li Ang was saving her life.
"Thank you!" Karen excitedly threw herself into Li Ang's arms and cried bitterly: "I don't even know how to repay you."
Li Ang was too proud to push her away immediately.
He let her hug him for a while and then said: "I can only help you so far. If Alex notices something goes wrong in the future, you will be in trouble."
"That's enough." Karen consciously left the man's arms and said gratefully, "Thank you again for your help. If you need anything from me, please tell me in time and I will try my best to satisfy you."
Seeing her sincerity, Li Ang reluctantly made a request.
"Become a good friend with Dina. The more I trust you, the better."
Karen was inexplicably disappointed, but she agreed immediately and promised: "I will definitely make her unable to do without me in this life!"
Li Ang was silent for a long time before he persuaded: "You can take control of it yourself, but you must pay attention to the scale."
"Where are you thinking!" Karen blushed and retorted in embarrassment: "I mean friends, good friends who can't be separated for life!"
"Oh." Li Ang responded perfunctorily.
"Black Watch will stop injecting sedatives into Dina next. When she wakes up, you will wait with her for Alex to rescue you."
Karen said seriously: "I understand."
The explanation was almost the same. Li Ang expected that there was new progress on Brother A's side, so he hurried to the next target location——Elizabeth's lair.
(End of chapter)
