[Bond relationship with Sherry Birkin "Siblings" has increased to "Appreciation", rewards are available for collection.]
[Bond relationship with Sherry Birkin "Siblings" has increased to "Trust", rewards are available for collection.]
After a hot shower to wash away his exhaustion, Asa lay on the bed and gladly claimed the rewards.
[Congratulations on obtaining the assault rifle "grizzly commander", equipped with a grenade launcher, 200 rounds of 5.56mm ammunition, and 20 grenades; it has been added to the system inventory.]
The "grizzly commander" looked very similar to one of the main weapons in Sherry Birkin's route in Resident Evil 6. Its real-life prototype was close to the FAL series of assault rifles, but it did not use 7.62mm ammunition.
With the grenade launcher equipped, he now had both single-target and area-of-effect capabilities.
Not bad, not bad.
Asa admired the assault rifle in his system inventory but chose not to take it out for inspection.
The reward for the "Trust" tier had not yet been claimed.
[Congratulations on obtaining a "New World Ticket"; it has been added to the system inventory.]
What!? A New World Ticket!?
Asa sat up subconsciously, seeing a golden ticket lying quietly in the system inventory.
Can it drop just from reaching the Trust level?
Was it good luck, or were rewards from higher bond levels even rarer and more precious?
Asa had no way of knowing.
However, with just one New World Ticket, the current predicament could be completely resolved.
He didn't have enough clearance to obtain virus samples.
He wanted to escape the research facility, but he feared it would instantly alert the higher-ups at Umbrella Corporation, leading to a city-wide manhunt.
Before he had formed any combat capabilities, Asa did not want to become a thorn in the side of several bosses; the New World Ticket undoubtedly gave him a new choice.
He would gain the power to change his current situation in the New World, and then return to the main world to push the plot forward and romance female characters.
Anyway, when heading to the New World, time in the Resident Evil world would pause, so to ordinary people, Asa would not have changed.
So what was he waiting for?
No, he actually had to wait a moment.
Regardless of his physical condition after traveling to the New World, human energy was limited. It would be better to sleep for one night, recharge his energy, and start the new adventure tomorrow morning.
Speaking of which, Annette Birkin was truly stingy. Asa had grown close to Sherry Birkin, yet she hadn't established any bond relationship.
Even "Appreciated Junior" would have been fine.
Asa wasn't picky.
However, Asa didn't know that what Annette Birkin currently saw in William was his genius brain. No matter how top-tier Asa appearance was, without the intelligence and knowledge to match it, Annette Birkin simply treated Asa as a nanny.
Lost in thought, Asa gradually drifted off to sleep.
Deeper within the underground research facility, an argument was ongoing.
"You shouldn't have let a researcher wander around outside."
William's face was livid, his tone stiff.
His wife handing their daughter over to a pretty boy at the research institute to take care of—this news had been told to him by Wesker, which made William's pale face take on a greenish tint.
Morality and ethics had long been thrown away when they started using the orphans from the Raccoon City orphanage for human experimentation, but that didn't mean William could tolerate betrayal from those close to him.
Just as he had betrayed Marcus, the teacher who had cultivated him for many years, William also feared that one day he would be stabbed in the back by those closest to him.
Although he suspected he was being cuckolded, William still initiated the questioning on the grounds of a security leak.
"William, how long has it been since you cared about your daughter?"
Annette Birkin asked with a cold face. The two had indeed spent a time of harmony, but now they were like strangers, with the only remaining warmth maintained by their daughter, Sherry Birkin.
"Furthermore, Asa academic level is very poor. I have observed him; his level is at most sufficient to record daily data, and his clearance is also very low. Perhaps he doesn't even know what we are researching."
Annette Birkin's explanation made William's expression soften. William knew what kind of person Annette Birkin appreciated; there was absolutely no possibility that his wife would fancy that kid.
"For the first time in years, I saw Sherry Birkin laugh so happily."
Annette Birkin sighed.
Perhaps they really had done something wrong?
But the development of the virus could lead all of humanity toward a new era.
It had to be said that Annette Birkin was still somewhat human, while William's paternal love could only be awakened under the stimulation of the G-Virus's reproductive desire.
"As long as you can guarantee that the kid doesn't know anything and keeps his mouth shut and won't say things he shouldn't, do as you please." William waved his hand. "I still have to continue my research."
"Hmph."
Annette Birkin snorted coldly and turned to leave.
The next day.
Asa got up early, and after washing up, he clicked on "Random World Ticket" with a solemn expression.
As long as it wasn't a world view like Warhammer, Dark Souls, Junji Ito, etc., which he absolutely couldn't go to, anything else would do!
The golden ticket emitted a dazzling light in the system space, and then it became brighter and brighter.
The sound of an impassioned cello rang out, pouring out like a confession, starting with a suppressed low murmur until it reached a fierce explosion at the climax.
"The Rebel Path."
[New World unlocked. Please name this world or proceed to the New World.]
"Name it, 2077."
The impassioned music was none other than one of the famous tracks from "Cyberpunk 2077," the background music for when the protagonist V single-handedly storms Arasaka Tower.
His luck wasn't bad. Although the upper limit in the 2077 world view was locked, compared to the Resident Evil world, it was still at a crushing level.
[Naming successful. Proceed to the world "2077"? A suitable identity will be automatically generated for you.]
"Yes."
As the thought fell in his mind, the brick walls of the research facility instantly turned gray-white, remaining motionless as if a pause button had been pressed.
Asa vision went black.
...
Cold, shaking.
As if he had been thrown into a cement mixer for three days and three nights after a hangover, Asa subconsciously dry-heaved the moment he woke up.
However, he didn't vomit anything; his stomach was completely empty.
Only then did Asa realize he was lying on a bed, his lab coat replaced by a leather jacket and cuffed cargo pants.
"Good morning, come to Atlanta, search for a happy life. This is Atlanta, the city with the lowest crime rate in the New America. Atlanta Morning News is now reporting for you..."
The holographic radio beside him was automatically playing a broadcast channel.
Asa clicked it off with a snap.
A few minutes later, Asa figured out his situation.
Year 2073, Atlanta, H8 Skyscraper resident in the Buckhead district, Asa.
Crossing between two worlds did not bring Asa any new memories or changes. His current body was a pure natural human, rare in the Cyberpunk world view, having never touched any cybernetic modifications, not even having a neural link.
This couldn't exactly be considered good news. Being stared at by passersby like they were seeing a rare beast was one thing, but if Asa modified his body in the 2077 world, would his body still be the original version when he returned to the Resident Evil world?
[Welcome to the New World. Go With the Flow has been restored to its initial state.]
Remembering the characteristics of the talent [Go With the Flow], Asa opened the system panel directly.
On the panel, [Virus Adaptor] had changed back to [Go With the Flow], and the system prompted that this ability would change back after Asa returned to the original world.
[New ability converting!]
[Congratulations on obtaining a new ability, Infinite Overload!]