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“But does this beetle have an auditory organ? How should I control it?”

At that moment, it struck Feng Luo that the beetle was certainly an AI . But could it understand his commands? And cooperate with him during fights?

As soon as he thought of that, he felt a sudden tremor in his head . It seemed as though a message was being transmitted to his mind . He experienced a friendly and pleasing sensation .

“So, this is ‘mental link’?”

Feng Luo looked at the dancing Golden Beetle on the table in awe . He had thought the mental link could only be used between the Golden King Beetle and ordinary beetles, but apparently, it also worked on him—the pet’s owner .

According to the description he had previously read, the mental link was not just for transmitting messages but could also share the vision and hearing of the Scout Beetle . For a Sniper like him, this was beyond awesome!

“Level up! Level up!”

Feng Luo already had a smug look on his face . He quickly stood up and prepared to level up—something that he had wanted to do for a long time . Whether it was for him or the pet, leveling up was imperative .

Ding…

However, at that moment, someone contacted Feng Luo through the communicator .

“What’s up?” Feng Luo answered the communicator; Mu Wu was on the other line .

“Don’t tell me that you have forgotten,” he said . “You promised the boss that you would help with the last phase of the building mission . This mission shouldn’t begin until a few days later, but Lu Chen decided to make hay while the sun was shining . He went ahead to the center and accepted the mission today . ”

Feng Luo frowned . He remembered that he had “sold himself” in exchange for the Desert Eagle . He had volunteered for the clearance mission previously, so he still had to keep his word in completing this mission asked of him .

“What mission was that?” he asked .

“The Federal Bureau of Investigation suspects that a biopharmaceutical company was working in collusion with the prison that carried out human testing on prisoners . They need someone to investigate their secret manufacturing base . ”

“A biopharmaceutical company?” said Feng Luo .

“To be exact,” Mu Wu said into the communicator, “it doesn’t just involve a biopharmaceutical company . In fact, it’s a conglomerate including the field of medicine, medical hardware, mechanics, biochips, and some of the most advanced technologies . It is said that they even have a security department consisting of thousands of people . The company has close ties with many federal senators and even high-ranking officers in the military, so the FBI can’t conduct an official investigation on them without a warrant . Hence, they have entrusted this matter to the players . ”

“As expected, they’re using some big shots for protection,” Feng Luo chimed in . “It always happens, in every era and in every form of governments!”

He knew the company was already at fault without the need to investigate them . Otherwise, they wouldn’t have entrusted this to the players .

“Oh, you know about the Umbrella Corporation? Mu Zi has mentioned it to you before?” Mu Wu sounded a bit confused from the other end of the communicator .

“No, I was only giving an example—” said Feng Luo to clarify, but he cut himself off . His voice went up a notch . “Hold on… What did you say? The company is called Umbrella?”

“Yes! Umbrella . Why? What’s wrong?” Mu Wu obviously found this strange . It was rare for Feng Luo to sound so surprised .

“No… This is not right!” Feng Luo said repeatedly .

He suddenly recalled the time when he had been scanning through the CCTV in the Silver Leaf Island military camp . There had been a logo on some boxes that were being carried by the two researchers dressed in lab coats . Stripes of red and white—wasn’t that the logo of the Umbrella Corporation in Resident Evil?

No wonder he felt deja vu; he had never expected Resident Evil to appear in this game!

Crap… thought Feng Luo . Resident Evil… T-virus infection and… Alice?

At first, Feng Luo thought of a scene from the Resident Evil movie—the one about the apocalypse and a bunch of zombies .

Then he thought of something else . The movie actually based on the video game Resident Evil . For some reason, it had turned out to be more iconic than the movie .

No! It could be Chris, Ada Wong, or Leon!

Since there were Zergs from StarCraft, he wasn’t too surprised by the appearance of Resident Evil . After all, they were both classics in another world . But this was a reference to Resident Evil! And he didn’t know if it was based on the settings of the video games or the movies .

Feng Luo was familiar with the Resident Evil series, both the video games and movies . This was because an American from California—one of the members of the mercenary groups Feng Luo had had a long-term partnership with—had been a big fan of Resident Evil . He’d collected various posters, videos, novels, PS3 video games, and even pirated versions of the video games .

Feng Luo had played this bloody, thrilling game, which also had scary scenes every once in a while, with his fellow mercenaries . The excitement and anxiety experienced while playing the game would sort of ease their tension, especially when they came across a grim reaper .

As for the movie, he certainly had not had time to watch it in the cinemas . He had only watched it parts on his computer during his leisure time . Hence, whether this was a setting taken from the movie or the video game, Feng Luo had a sort of prophetic advantage .

However, Feng Luo thought that it wouldn’t be much use relying on prophecies . After all, War was quite a flexible game . The involvement of players would probably alter the storyline .

At the moment, this advantage was no doubt still helpful . At least he knew about the Umbrella Corporation and what they were up to . He also knew what monsters he would encounter in this mission .

Feng Luo was thinking, yet it didn’t stop him from asking Mu Wu, “Hold on, for this mission… how many of us are participating? Do I know anyone? ”

“Not many,” Mu Wu replied . “15 including you . Most of them are from the head office, but there are three that you know of . Mu Zi was selected because of his talent . Also, he just got a rare new graded recon meter yesterday . Plus, Sister Rui volunteered, and the boss approved . What I’m trying to say is, at least you won’t feel too lonely in this mission . ”

Mu Wu jokingly placed emphasis on the word “lonely . ”

“Lastly, Chen Ao Tian, who died the day before yesterday, was also on the list, but I’m guessing you’re not fond of this acquaintance . ”

“Two Machine Gunners,” said Feng Luo . “Are we getting ready for crossfire? When does our mission start?”

“We still have ample time,” said Mu Wu . “Tentatively, it begins in three days . We will depart at 7:00 p . m . !”

“Three days? That’s not so bad!”

The frown that Feng Luo had immediately disappeared . He had been worried that he wouldn’t have time to train his pet . Nonetheless, he had an idea .

Lin and Aike seemed to have something on the Umbrella Corporation, and he had Lin’s contact information . Plus, he hadn’t accomplished the mission of helping Lin with the W-virus . This was a good time to get in touch with her .

W-virus . T-virus . Judging from the similarities in names, it seemed as though they might have some connection . Even if there wasn’t a connection, at least Lin would probably know a little about the T-virus . And, just to be safe, he might as well get some antivirus serum from Lin to prevent the disease .

“Oh yeah . One more thing,” Mu Wu added . “The equipment dropped by the Boss Spray Beetle which killed during the clearance mission has been certified . One of them is a Level 40 rare SUA combat suit . I figured you could use it . Forget about it if you don’t want it!”

“Send it over!” Feng Luo immediately dismissed Mu Wu’s attempt to take away the equipment he deserved .

SUA combat suits . They were probably the same series of armor that Sister Rui wore but with slightly lower attributes . At any rate, its level was behind her suit .