Starships of All Realms Online

Chapter 5 Contact, Conversation

At the motel, the flock of crows in the sky did not disperse because of the flames. After the flames disappeared, the remaining crows gathered again and rushed towards Carlos and Alice in the open space.

"Whoosh~ Bang!"

At that critical moment, a shell flew directly from the sand dunes behind the hotel and landed among the crows.

As the shell exploded, a huge fireball appeared among the crows, and the intense burning annihilated all the remaining crows.

Carlos, who was below, also felt very uncomfortable, experiencing difficulty breathing and shortness of breath.

"Thermobaric bomb!"

Having combat experience, Carlos immediately understood what was causing the explosion in the sky.

"Bitch, I hope I don't get killed too!"

Knowing the power of thermobaric bombs, Carlos was also very nervous at this moment, but seeing that the fireball was confined to the flock of crows and then disappeared, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing that the crows had been completely wiped out, everyone then looked at the sand dunes not far away.

Everyone was shocked when they saw who it was.

The person in front of them was wearing an exoskeleton armor, like a futuristic warrior.

"Who are you!"

Seeing Fang Heng approaching, Claire stepped forward and asked.

"A survivor, are you with the Claire Racing Team?"

"Yes, I am Claire."

"Great, finally we see living people."

"Are you a survivor too?"

Seeing Claire's questioning gaze, Fang Heng didn't care. His equipment didn't make him look like a survivor at all.

"Don't get me wrong, I found this in a military base. There were too many zombies there, so I just grabbed this piece of equipment in a hurry and escaped."

Although the excuse was lame, Claire could tell that the person in front of her didn't mean any harm, so she didn't investigate further.

"Thank you so much for your help. What are your plans for the next step?"

"Hey, I don't know yet. By the way, can I join your team? In this world, it's too lonely to be alone. If I can't find anyone else, I guess I'll just end it all."

"Yes, welcome to the team."

"Thank you. By the way, my name is Fang Heng."

As far as Claire was concerned, she welcomed Fang Heng as long as he didn't harm the convoy, regardless of who he was. After all, with the world in ruins, there weren't many normal humans around, so it wasn't easy to meet one.

With Fang Heng joining them, everyone started cleaning up the scene.

After everything was cleaned up, everyone looked at the dead people with sorrow on their faces.

However, Fang Heng's arrival also attracted many people, and Carlos was very envious of Fang Heng's exoskeleton armor.

After all, as a man, I have little resistance to these things.

Alice had already been settled in by now, and was being taken care of by Kemat. Fang Heng, Claire, Carlos, and a few others sat together and chatted.

It is worth mentioning that Fang Heng no longer needs to worry about trace amounts of viruses from the outside world. After analysis by the intelligent system built into the armor, these trace amounts of viruses cannot have any effect on him.

However, these viruses can spread rapidly after a living organism dies, turning it into a zombie.

Therefore, every dead human must be shot in the head to prevent them from becoming new zombies.

At this moment, Fang Heng had already put away his helmet, and everyone could see his handsome face.

"Fang, I never expected you to be from the East."

"Sigh, I was planning to travel here, but I've ended up stuck here."

"Fang, think positively. Now that you've met us, you've made new friends."

It must be said that humans are sometimes visual creatures. Although Claire was still wary of Fang Heng, her wariness lessened considerably when she saw his handsome face.

"By the way, Carlos, who was that woman from before?"

"Her name is Alice. She escaped from Raccoon City with me, but we later split up in Detroit under the Umbrella Corporation. This is the first time we've met again."

Hearing Carlos's words, Claire nodded. It was clear that the relationship between the two was not simple, but she did not ask any further questions.

"We lost a few more men today. I don't know what will happen next. We're running low on supplies, and we can't get into the big cities. Sigh."

At this moment, Claire once again presented the situation of the convoy to everyone. The reason she called Fang Heng along was because Fang Heng's exoskeleton armor looked so futuristic, and she wondered if he might have any way to help them.

Seeing Claire's expression, Fang Heng immediately understood.

Claire's little scheme wasn't hard to guess, and Fang Heng spoke up as well.

"Now that I've joined the team, I naturally have to consider the team's interests. However, I also have my own private space, which I can guarantee will not cause any damage to the team, but I also don't want to cause any misunderstandings due to some bad behavior."

"Of course, don't worry. Our team's primary task is survival, and such a thing won't happen."

"Alright, in that case, I'll talk about what I'm good at: combat, maintenance, and modification—I'm good at all of those."

"Really? That's great!"

Claire and Carlos were delighted to hear that Fang Heng could repair and modify equipment.

After all, most of the team members were children and minors, and the rest were combat personnel. The only real technical personnel was Maggie, who was also skilled in computers.

Seeing Claire's delight, Fang Heng was speechless.

According to the development history of the Resident Evil world, Western technology is indeed quite advanced now, but the so-called "happy education" prevents many people from mastering a skill or having sufficient knowledge.

Therefore, Claire's convoy had to keep moving, searching for supplies, and struggling to survive.

After a brief conversation, as darkness fell, the group began making arrangements for their overnight stay.

The next day at dawn, after a quick tidy-up, the group arrived at the tombstone where their fallen comrades were buried.

"Does anyone else have anything to say?"

After feeling sad for a while, Claire also asked the others.

LJ also stepped forward at this moment. He was also very saddened by Betty's death and knelt down in grief before Betty's grave.

Fang Heng, who was behind him, couldn't help but twitch his lips when he saw this.

To be honest, this LJ is really hypocritical. Not only did he get bitten, but he also made a woman stand up to him when fighting off the crows. Fang Heng didn't have a good impression of this kind of person.

However, since I've just joined this team, there are some things I can't say outright.

After all, he was just an outsider to the team.

Soon, Alice woke up, and the group began discussing where they were going.

After some debate, it was finally decided to go to Alaska (I won't go into the details of the conversation to avoid making up figures).

However, before that, they need to go to the casino to gather some supplies.

After all, they had already searched through all the surrounding towns over the past six months, and now the only way to obtain supplies was to go to the big cities.

Just as everyone was preparing to take action, Fang Heng also found Alice.

"Alice, do you have time to chat?"

"sure."

Alice looked at Fang Heng as he approached, then at Carlos, and nodded.

"Carlos, you should come too. There are some things we need your help with."

"good!"

Soon, the three of them arrived at a corner, looked at each other, and Fang Heng was straightforward.

"Alice, actually, my goal in coming here this time is you."

Upon hearing Fang Heng's words, Alice was startled and immediately assumed that Fang Heng was from the Umbrella Corporation. She stood up, drew her gun, and pointed it at Fang Heng.

"Oh, don't get me wrong, Alice, I'm not with the Umbrella Corporation."

"Then explain it clearly!"

"Of course, my ultimate goal is to protect the North American branch of Umbrella Corporation."

"Where are you going? Forgive my bluntness, but even with your impressive gear, the chances of you breaking in alone are slim."

"You don't need to worry about that. I just need to know the location of their base."

"You've come to the wrong person. I don't know their location either."

"No, you don't need to know. They will come looking for you, and then you'll know their location. After all, they've tampered with your body and can pinpoint your location."

"You knew that too?"

"It's a very simple human body scan. There's a chip in the location of your skull and spine. They can use this to see your visual image on a computer from a certain distance. They can also control you directly via satellite and make you shut down."

Upon hearing Fang Heng's words, both Carlos and Alice were utterly shocked.

"Does Umbrella Corporation even have this kind of technology?"

"As a multinational giant, never underestimate the power of the Umbrella Corporation. You can say the Umbrella Corporation is bad, but you can't say it's weak."

"Is there any way to avoid this?"

"This is very simple, I'll just install a firewall for you. By the way, to ensure the plan goes smoothly, I won't block the visual observation function, but you will also be notified if someone shares your vision from the background."

As he spoke, Fang Heng stretched out his hand, and a holographic projection appeared in his palm, displaying lines of code.

"Actually, this chip is also a very good thing for you. If you can control it yourself, you can download a lot of data into your brain, learn this knowledge, and then use this knowledge to rebuild human civilization after you destroy the Umbrella Corporation."

"How can I take control?"

"Here's what we'll do. You don't know much about computer programming, so I'll make you a controller first. It will give you priority control and basic editing capabilities. This way, when you deal with Umbrella Corporation later, you'll have a certain computer advantage and won't have to worry about being controlled."

"Okay, thank you!"

At this moment, looking at Fang Heng, Alice felt very grateful. With her telekinetic abilities, she was very perceptive and knew that Fang Heng had come with good intentions.