Chapter 53 Taking Stock of the Spoils, Massive Gains!

What on earth does a freely walking god of the network even mean?! (Looking up at the sky at a forty-five-degree angle.JPG)

While other artificial intelligences were utterly helpless against local area networks, the primary reason was that those networks simply severed the electronic pathways completely!

With not even a road left, how could one possibly walk in?

Yu Fei had no way to walk either—he skipped across!

As long as it was within a five-hundred-meter range, he could forcibly bypass the broken path and reach the other side.

This was something fixed mainframe-based artificial intelligences could never accomplish.

An unconstrained god of the network was the true god of the network!

"Avery, what should we do next? Why don't we simply launch an attack and capture the Umbrella Corporation building in Raccoon City!"

Inside the abandoned factory.

Amidst the battlefield of blood and fire, James and the others looked at Yu Fei with gazes filled with deep reverence.

How could they not feel awe after personally experiencing such a legendary and monumental battle, watching Yu Fei single-handedly annihilate a thousand enemies and witnessing his superhuman abilities with their own eyes?

Of course, alongside that reverence, a spark of fervor—no, more accurately, fanaticism—ignited within their hearts!

Didn't you see Kaplan already talking about capturing the Umbrella Corporation building?

Just a few hours ago, Kaplan was one of the staunch supporters of the "avoid conflict" faction!

Now, in the blink of an eye, he dared to talk about assaulting the Umbrella Corporation building. If that wasn't fanaticism, what was?

Upon hearing this, the first reaction of the others was not shock, but rather casting burning gazes toward Yu Fei.

Matt even immediately stepped forward and spoke up.

"Avery, if we can capture the Umbrella Corporation building, you can have me do whatever you want from now on!"

Thinking of his younger sister who had died a tragic death because of the Umbrella Corporation, his eyes were filled with burning hatred.

"Capture the Umbrella Corporation building?"

A thoughtful look appeared in Yu Fei's eyes.

That didn't seem entirely out of the question...

Right now, Wesker had been airdropped into Raccoon City and immediately threw Cain into the "Nemesis" project, seemingly intending to forge him into the new Nemesis.

Although Yu Fei believed his current strength surpassed that of Nemesis, if they really succeeded, it would likely become a troublesome affair.

However...

"We still can't strike right now!"

After deep contemplation, Yu Fei ultimately rejected this tempting proposal.

"Although Raccoon City currently appears to be completely cut off from the outside world, the Umbrella Corporation is an exception—they still retain the ability to communicate with the outside!"

The cross-sea bridge was guarded by them, and it was entirely staffed by Umbrella Corporation personnel.

Furthermore, through infiltrating the Umbrella Corporation's information network, Yu Fei discovered that outside of Raccoon City, there was still a dedicated team of Umbrella operatives stationed on standby.

They served as a relay station, transmitting information from within Raccoon City at any time.

"Once we capture the Umbrella Corporation building, the Umbrella headquarters will immediately realize that the situation in Raccoon City has completely spiraled out of control. There's no telling what kind of extreme measures they might take then!"

"We still have to wait!"

"The best time for us to conquer the Umbrella Corporation building will be after Tony Stark finishes researching the genuine antidote!"

"Huh?!"

Matt frowned, somewhat dissatisfied with this outcome, yet he was not a person entirely devoid of the bigger picture.

What if a frantic Umbrella Corporation released the T-virus upon the entire world regardless of the consequences?

As much as he desperately wanted to avenge his sister immediately, his inner conscience would never allow him to do so at the cost of countless lives.

"Then we'll just let those scum live a little longer!"

Matt said with suppressed hatred.

Yu Fei glanced at Matt, pondered for a moment, and added a reassuring remark.

"Rest assured, it won't be much longer!"

He still had great confidence in Tony Stark's capabilities.

"Then what should we do next..."

"Let's find a place to rest first!"

An ordinary three-story residential house.

"Right here will do," Yu Fei said.

"Right here?"

Alice frowned slightly.

This place probably belonged to someone, didn't it?

Yu Fei explained, "The family who lives here has already gone out of town on vacation. There's not a single person inside right now. We'll just stay here temporarily for a day and leave some money behind afterward."

"......Very well."

Hearing this, Alice said no more.

Although Yu Fei had been calling the shots along the way, they were genuinely exhausted and desperately needed a place to rest.

There was no need to even consider hotels; even though they no longer cared much about Umbrella at the moment, they still didn't want to expose their whereabouts completely to the enemy's field of vision.

A residence—specifically an unoccupied residential home—was indeed the most suitable place for them.

Click!

With a thought in Yu Fei's mind, the front door unlocked from the inside out.

"Let's go."

Alice: "......"

"Your ability is far too convenient!"

"It's alright, I suppose," Yu Fei replied casually.

"Find yourselves a place to rest, and make sure not to mess up the place!"

Even though they could now be considered as "forcibly breaking into a private residence," it was an absolute necessity. If they were to trash the place on top of that, it would simply be going too far.

The others nodded and proceeded to find spots to rest.

Only Yu Fei remained behind in the first-floor lobby.

"Aren't you going to rest?" Alice asked with a hint of surprise.

"I'll rest right here. Don't worry about me," Yu Fei said, patting the sofa beneath him.

"Alright then."

Alice said nothing more, suppressed a yawn, and headed upstairs to rest.

The lobby quickly fell silent.

"System!" Yu Fei chanted inwardly in his mind.

A pale blue, translucent panel materialized before his eyes.

Host: Yu Fei
Physique: 2.5
Spirit: 2.4
Superhuman Skills: Psychokinesis Lv.1 (0/10), Super Strength Lv.1 (0/10), Super Durability Lv.1 (0/10), Super Regeneration Lv.1 (0/10), Super Speed Lv.1 (0/10)
Skills: Hand-to-Hand Combat Lv.3 (MAX), Marksmanship Lv.3 (MAX), Computer Science Lv.3 (MAX), Throwing Lv.2 (0/100)
Merit Value: 4 wisps / 85 points
Event Merit Value: 1232 points

It was plainly obvious that Yu Fei's system panel had undergone massive changes compared to before!

Take the event merit value for instance; that recent fierce battle had directly brought Yu Fei an income of over twelve hundred points.

Even if Yu Fei were to settle the rewards right now, he would acquire an entire wisp of merit value along with over two hundred merit points, which could undoubtedly be considered a colossal harvest!

"Not bad!"

Yu Fei was quite satisfied with this outcome.

It fully justified the immense energy he had previously spent setting up that scheme; this harvest of over a thousand event merit points was unquestionably worth it.

As for the previous fifteen wisps of merit value... those were obtained through opportunistic means and were not comparable to rewards earned through hard work and planning.

If you were to ask Yu Fei which kind he preferred—