Time: Day 4 after the spread of the virus

51% of the total number of infected people

As of 10 p.m. that night, half of New York's residents had been infected, especially in Manhattan, where the quarantine area was expanding and full of rampaging and bloodthirsty infected people and their nests.

Despite Black Watch's efforts to stop the spread of the virus, its location in a world-class metropolis and its dense population, coupled with the constant spread of new sources of infection by the mother body, have made it ineffective.

In addition, the original Alex also caused them a lot of trouble.

Fortunately, the Black Watch higher-ups adjusted their strategy in time, turning passive into active, allowing all units 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 is effective in stopping the spread of the virus and killing infected people, and it is harmless to ordinary people who are not infected.

The cleansing plan went beyond imagination, and in just two hours, a third of the nests on the map were uprooted, and the infected were killed and injured.

However, to Blackwatch's surprise, only the mother Elizabeth is actively resisting on the Infestation's side, and Alex, who has always liked to sabotage their operations, never appears.

The reason for this is simple, Alex is injured.

A few hours ago, after exiting Karen's residence, Alex immediately rushed to the nearest nest of the infected.

While collecting genetic samples in the depths of the lair, he suddenly encounters an uninvited guest.

Captain Cross.

He receives a tip-off from Karen, carrying parasitic drugs to capture Alex.

Cross is the most elite group of soldiers on Black Watch, arguably the toughest ordinary person Alex has ever seen.

But in the final analysis, he is still just an ordinary person.

After a few rounds of fighting, the captain fell to the upper hand, and then used a stratagem to feign defeat and lure Alex into pursuit.

When the time came, he said the key word as Leon taught: Pennsylvania Station.

As mentioned earlier, Alex will have a splitting headache and fall into pain once the memories are triggered.

Seeing that the plan worked, Captain Cross immediately took advantage of the situation and injected the parasitic drug into his body.

I thought that the mission was successfully completed, but I didn't want to turn my head and shout, so I let Alex escape.

Captain Cross could only report the situation to his superiors with chagrin.

At the same time, Alex, who escaped, had the same situation as Leon, many abilities could not be used normally, and in the face of the encirclement and suppression of more and more black watch soldiers, he could only flee in embarrassment.

Finally getting rid of the pursuers, his first reaction was to find his sister Dina to find out what was going on with him, but as soon as he arrived at the hiding place, he saw the broken hut.

Naturally, my sister was nowhere to be seen.

Alex's mood suddenly fell to the bottom, and he anxiously checked the scene of the crime, trying to find the clues left behind.

Then, I saw the news about Hope Town on Dina's computer.

Just as Alex pondered the cause and effect of this, dozens of hunters suddenly appeared near the hideout, but instead of rushing up as usual, they chose to fight, as if they were deliberately delaying time.

For some reason, Alex remembered something Leon had said earlier.

"All infected are under Elizabeth's control."

The hunter with his head full of killing has such an abnormal behavior, there must be someone behind the manipulation, so Dina's whereabouts at this time are obvious.

It was Elizabeth who took her!

Alex was convinced that he was right, but he didn't know Elizabeth's exact location.

But there is one person who knows for sure.

So he hurried in the direction where Cullen was.

As for the group of hunters, although he is in a very bad state now, it is not something that dozens of hunters can easily handle.

When he arrived at his ex-girlfriend's residence, Karen was not there, but Leon had been waiting for a long time.

"You're finally here, Alex, and if I don't see you again, I'm going to look all over New York."

Excitedly, Alex grabbed him by the collar: "You know that right, what about my sister?" Where did you get Dina? ”

"Dina?" Li Ang's face was full of innocence and puzzlement: "I'm just here to deliver you vaccines." ”

Alex also showed a puzzled look: "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 the two of us, and I took the time to get two vaccines, and I thought of sending them to you as soon as possible." ”

Alex was stunned for a moment after hearing this, and let go of him with a little embarrassment: "Could it be that I misunderstood you?" ”

Then he asked, "Are you sure you don't know about Dina?" ”

Li Ang could only take out the prepared vaccine, saying that he was really not lying, and asked curiously: "I heard Cullen say that Dina should be your sister, right?" Something happened to her? ”

Alex nodded in frustration: "It's me who didn't protect her." ”

Subsequently, the ins and outs of the situation were roughly explained.

Li Ang looked suddenly enlightened: "It was definitely Elizabeth who did it, and that group of hunters only listened to her orders!" ”

"It's a pity that I broke up with her, otherwise I can help you find out what is going on."

Because his tone was so sincere, Alex didn't doubt it 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'll go to her myself!" ”

Li Ang glanced at the sarcoma behind him: "I suggest that you solve the parasitic problem first and then think about the next step." ”

Alex thought about his current state and felt that it made sense.

Grab the vaccine on the table and get the shot.

What he thought was very simple, with his current physical condition, his strength was less than half of usual, and Li Ang could do it directly if he wanted to, and there was no need to make a fake vaccine in one fell swoop.

And Li Ang didn't expect him to be so upright, so he hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop: "That's not how the vaccine is used!" ”

Under Brother A's blank gaze, he described the correct use of the vaccine, and then said:

"You go find a suitable hunter to absorb, I'll take advantage of this time to try to help you confirm Dina's location, and when you're well, let's go find Elizabeth together!"

Speaking of this, Li Ang stopped talking, his expression tangled, as if he had not finished speaking.

Seeing this, Alex hurriedly asked, "What else did you not tell me?" ”

Li Ang hesitated for a while, and seemed to have made up some kind of determination, and took out the last parasitic drug: "The snatch from the Black Watch is estimated to have a miraculous effect on Elizabeth as well." ”

"Now I'll give it to you for safekeeping, but remember not to be impulsive, and be sure to wait for me to come back with you."

Alex took the medicine and looked at it carefully: "You trust me so much? ”

"Who else can I trust?" Leon asked rhetorically.

Alex suddenly remembered something: "Where's Karen?" ”

Leon sighed and replied, "I don't want her to get involved in my friend's house outside the city." ”

"You may not know it, but she has been targeted by Black Watch for a long time, and she has been imprisoned for a while."

Alex said, "I know, I absorbed an officer who remembers the scene when Cullen was arrested, but I don't know what happened after that. ”

Li Ang pretended to be eating: "She is like this and still wants to help you, to be honest, I am a little envious." ”

Alex suddenly looked embarrassed when he heard this: "That. Me and her are over, you don't have to worry, and I dragged her down, and I have the opportunity to say sorry to her on my behalf. ”

Li Ang patted Brother A's shoulder generously: "It's okay, it's all trivial." Time is pressing, and I think it's time for you to go. ”

"Elizabeth should be at her brood in the West End, and we'll meet there in an hour."

The two are separated at this point, Alex goes to solve the parasite, and Leon says he is looking for clues, but in fact he is looking for Karen.

Back at the Red Crown base, it is learned that Karen is taking care of Dina, who has been injected with some sort of tranquilizer and has been in a coma.

Leon used Randall's identity to break away from the Black Watch soldiers, and saw the two of them with their true faces.

Seeing him again, Karen felt unusually happy and showed a special kind of dependence, but not for a lover or family, but more like a dog seeing its owner.

It was as if a well-defended base could not give her a sense of security, but Leon could.

Leon said that he was puzzled, obviously he didn't do anything.

"Tell you something, you must remember!"

"You were caught here by Blackwatch, and you happened to meet Dina, who had the same experience."

"How you were caught, what you experienced in the middle, make it up yourself."

"Last but not least, you've never betrayed Alex, understand?"

After hearing these words, Karen instantly appeared in irrepressible ecstasy.

She knew very well in her heart that Leon was saving her life.

"Thank you!" Karen excitedly threw herself into Leon's arms and cried bitterly: "I don't know how to repay it. ”

Li Ang was very face-saving and didn't push her away at the first time.

Let her hug her for a while before saying, "I can only help you get here, and if Alex notices the problem in the future, you will be considered unlucky." ”

"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, I will try my best to satisfy." ”

Seeing that she was so sincere, Li Ang reluctantly made a request.

"Be good friends with Dina, the more you trust you, the better."

Karen was inexplicably disappointed, but she immediately agreed, and promised: "I will definitely let her live without me!" ”

Li Ang was silent for a long time before he opened his mouth to persuade: "You can control it yourself, but you must pay attention to the scale." ”

"Where do you want to go?" Cullen blushed and retorted in shame, "I mean friends, good friends who can't live without them for a lifetime!" ”

"Oh." Leon responded perfunctorily.

"Then Black Watch will stop sedating Dina, and when she wakes up, you'll join her in waiting for Alex to save you."

Karen said, "Understood." ”

After almost explaining it, Leon expected that there was also new progress on Brother A's side, so he hurried to the next target location———— Elizabeth's lair.

(End of chapter)