Because he was thinking about these questions, Jill and the resolute Darren Russell, who was hiding in the warehouse and had locked himself inside a cargo box, were talking, while he stood quietly to the side, recalling when the first appearance of monsters other than zombies happened in the story.

As soon as he exited through another door of the warehouse, Louis Carter saw a zombie dog on the other side of the iron fence.

Chapter 3: The Pursuer

In his memory, zombie dogs didn’t appear this early, did they?

But after glancing at the zombie dog on the other side of the fence, which kept scratching but couldn’t get through, Louis Carter realized why he didn’t remember a zombie dog showing up here.

It should be that, in the game’s story, this zombie dog never actually attacked the protagonist, and was simply a background element on the other side of the fence. When watching playthrough videos, as long as the actions in the video were fast and smooth enough, he might not even notice this zombie dog.

“What are you doing?”

In Jill’s eyes, Louis Carter was just standing there staring blankly at the zombie dog across the fence. She thought Louis Carter was scared by the zombie dog covered in rotting flesh. “Don’t worry, this fence is very sturdy.”

“I think I’ll feel safer if I just kill this thing.”

Louis Carter didn’t explain that he wasn’t scared. He drew the longsword from his waist again and thrust it straight into the gaping maw of the zombie dog.

The sharp blade easily pierced the zombie dog’s skull, killing it cleanly and decisively. At the same time, Louis Carter once again saw a glowing orb emerge from the zombie dog’s corpse and quickly shoot into his left hand: Agility increased!

“Coconut fiber!”

He shouted inwardly. Louis Carter could now confirm that this monster-killing reward cheat was categorized by monster type. That meant as long as he encountered different types of monsters, he could quickly become stronger.

This situation made Louis Carter feel like a character in a role-playing game: kill monsters, gain experience, level up, improve personal attributes to become stronger, and then defeat even stronger monsters for more experience.

Although there was no character panel or anything like that to let him clearly see the rate of growth, as long as all his attributes kept increasing, even just improving his physical fitness would eventually make him superhuman.

“No wonder Myron said only the legendary hero can defeat the demon king. This cheat is really powerful.”

He glanced back at Jill and saw that her expression hadn’t changed, so it seemed only he could see the glowing orb.

He casually wiped the blood off the blade on a rag nearby, then explained to the other two, “I just can’t feel at ease knowing that thing is behind us.”

This explanation made sense, but the more experienced Jill still offered her advice: “There are monsters everywhere in the city now. Avoid them if you can, and save your strength and ammo for more critical moments.”

She glanced at the longsword at Louis Carter’s waist. “When facing isolated monsters, using a blade is actually a good choice.”

Talking as they moved forward, the three of them soon reached the parking lot.

The lights here flickered, and the corners were pitch black. The three of them advanced cautiously and finally arrived in front of the elevator.

Although Raccoon Town had fallen into chaos, water and electricity were still being supplied. But as soon as the elevator doors opened, two zombies rushed out, startling them.

Jill reacted quickly, immediately raising her gun and shooting, killing both zombies.

As an elite of the Raccoon City Police Department who had also received training with the Delta Force, Jill went from surprise to counterattack and killed the zombies in an instant, using only two shots.

From this, Louis Carter confirmed one thing: although this was a game setting, it leaned more toward the real world—zombies’ weakness was their heads, and a bullet to the head would kill them.

In the real world, unlike in games, an ordinary handgun wouldn’t need several shots to kill a zombie. One bullet was enough to take them out.

“Hurry to the rooftop. If we take too long, the helicopter might just leave.”

Bradley Harris didn’t want to stay here for even a moment longer. He was desperate to get on the helicopter and fly out of Raccoon City—this place had become a living hell.

Louis Carter turned and kicked down a zombie that had been attracted by the gunshots, then quickly rushed into the elevator.

They took the elevator up to the rooftop of the parking lot. The helicopter was circling in the air, and when the pilot saw the three of them, he immediately called out to them, signaling them to move forward to the open area.

It looked like hope of escaping this hellish city was right in front of them, but Louis Carter knew things wouldn’t be that simple. He could only control his pace, following behind Jill, who was running at a steady speed.

In the Resident Evil story, whether in the movie or the game, helicopters were practically cursed vehicles, crashing in all sorts of ways.

This time was no exception. The helicopter was descending toward the open area of the rooftop, and then, right as Bradley Harris’s face lit up with joy, it was hit by a rocket and exploded into a massive fireball.

“No!”

Bradley Harris’s scream was heart-wrenching—anyone could hear the despair in that cry.

“Bradley Harris!”