Before you all seek death, shouldn't you ask for my permission first?

"The people at the Umbrella Corporation are completely out of their minds!"

"They're actually handing out firearms directly to over a thousand gang members!"

"Do they have any idea what kind of consequences this will bring?!"

Hearing James's account, Alice couldn't help but scold them repeatedly.

Those were gang members!

Even without guns in their hands normally, they still dared to commit crimes everywhere.

Now, with a gun in every hand, what kind of earth-shattering things would they do?

"Does Umbrella want to turn Raccoon City into a second Hell's Kitchen?"

Hell's Kitchen was famous far beyond just New York. Thanks to the advanced state of the city's media, this paradise of crime had gained a certain level of notoriety throughout the United States, and even the entire world.

"Umbrella Corporation even released the T-virus and is ready to destroy all of humanity—is there anything they wouldn't dare to do?"

Rain patted Alice on the shoulder and said in a teasing tone.

"Optimistically speaking, Raccoon City might not even become a second Hell's Kitchen before it becomes a city of the undead first!"

Alice opened her mouth, speechless.

Given her understanding of the Umbrella Corporation, they might actually be thinking along those lines!

Distributing firearms to over a thousand gang members was indeed an extremely poor decision, one that could even shake Umbrella's rule over Raccoon City.

With a lethal weapon in hand, the urge to kill arises naturally.

Previously, the reason Umbrella was able to firmly control both the underworld and the upperworld of Raccoon City, besides their vast wealth, was due to one very important factor.

—They possessed an overwhelmingly powerful private militia!

Twenty assault teams equivalent to special operations units, and at least four armed helicopters. Combining these two elements was more than enough to easily suppress both the criminal underworld and legitimate society.

Now, Umbrella had lost three-quarters of its assault teams, and all four armed helicopters had been single-handedly blown up by Yu Fei. Their own strength could be said to have been reduced to the absolute minimum.

Under such circumstances, to go and distribute firearms to over a thousand gang members...

"That is, unless these gangsters still don't know Umbrella's current situation; otherwise, they'd probably start a rebellion right this instant!"

Kaplan chimed in.

A light flashed in Alice's eyes.

"Can we tell them the truth, make them turn against the Umbrella Corporation, or at least stop them from making an enemy of us?"

If possible, she really didn't want to fight them... That would cost countless lives!

Yu Fei turned his head to glance at Alice. She certainly had a bit of a savior complex at times.

Before Yu Fei could speak, James broke Alice's illusions with a cold voice.

"That's impossible!"

"The first thing they'll do the moment they see us is open fire! We'll barely have any chance to speak!"

"Even if we did get the chance to speak, why on earth would they believe us?"

Alice fell silent for a long moment.

"...Alright."

She silently tightened her grip on the gun in her hand, her gaze gradually turning resolute.

She did harbor a slight savior complex, but she wasn't blind. Once enemies and allies were clearly defined, she would show no mercy whatsoever when it came to taking action.

In the original sequence of events, Spencer—who had shared the bond of marriage with her—was ultimately finished off by a single bullet from her own gun!

James glanced at Alice, then turned his gaze to Yu Fei.

"Avery, based on my observation, we are about two hundred and thirty meters away from them. If you intend to deal with them using the same method as before, I'm afraid it won't be very ideal..."

As he spoke, his eyes drifted toward the nearby time bomb, and recalling his previous experience, he gritted his teeth.

"Here's what we'll do! In a moment, I'll step out to draw their attention and lure them over, and then you make your move!"

In his mind, although Yu Fei's throwing capability was formidable, its effective range was only around a hundred meters.

Now, a distance of over two hundred meters clearly exceeded Yu Fei's capabilities.

To achieve a similar effect, someone had to act as bait and lure them closer!

"Huh?"

Yu Fei looked at James with a hint of surprise.

Those thousand gang members were all armed with guns!

Acting as bait under such circumstances—how was that any different from walking to one's death?

Before he could say anything, the others eagerly chimed in.

"Captain! Let me go!"

"Captain! You should let me go instead! I run fast!"

"What does running fast have to do with this?! You need to actually draw their attention! I'm experienced in this, let me do it!"

...

"Enough! Stop arguing!"

James rebuked in a low voice, then stated with an unyielding attitude.

"This is an order! If I die and fail to achieve the objective, Rain goes next. If Rain can't do it, then Salinas... and so on down the line!"

"...Understood, Captain!"

Seeing this, the few assault team members had no choice but to agree.

"What about me? It's not like I'm afraid of dying!"

Matt stepped forward, expressing his dissatisfaction.

The way you all talk makes it sound like you're the heroes and I'm nothing at all!

"Count me in too!"

Alice also stepped forward.

"My abilities are no worse than yours!"

James looked at them, paused slightly, and said,

"After they die, it'll be your turn!"

"That's more like it!"

Matt seemed satisfied with this arrangement.

Although Alice still wanted to vie for an earlier spot, she was clearly denied.

"Before you all decide to throw your lives away, shouldn't you ask about my plan first?"

Looking at this group of high-spirited individuals who had already prepared themselves for a heroic demise, Yu Fei didn't know whether to feel amused or exasperated.

"Huh?"

The high spirits of the group came to an abrupt halt.

James gave two dry coughs and asked in a low voice,

"Avery, then what is your plan?"

"My plan is—you just wait here!"

James: ???

Alice: ???

Matt: ???

...

Abandoned factory.

The distribution of firearms to the thousand gang members was complete, and every single one of them now possessed a weapon of their own.

Seeing this, Kanter prepared to open a remote live stream so that Cain could watch personally.

"Captain! Assistant to Director Cain just sent me a message asking me to remind you of something."

"Hmm? Remind me of what?"

"Nothing major, just to get them to straighten up their postures and not be too chaotic!"

"Ugh!"

Kanter swept his gaze around the surroundings.

Fine!

Director Cain was already in a bad mood to begin with. If he were to see these gang members currently in such a disorderly mess, who knew what he would think!

"Give the order. Have the gang leaders straighten out their respective formations. At the very least, make them line up neatly!"

"Understood, captain!"

The order was passed down.

Although some gangsters were somewhat reluctant, faced with the overwhelming dominance of the Umbrella Corporation, they didn't dare to say much.

Before long, the thousand gang members had arranged themselves into a simple square formation, roughly thirty men wide and thirty men deep.