Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 733 Before Entering the Master's Sea of ​​Consciousness
After a while.

After Aggie's attempts, he finally confirmed two things.

First, Li You’s idea is indeed feasible. They can integrate the gift into the core of the Night Demon’s lair to connect the Night Demon’s core spiritual network with the Fungus Master’s sea of ​​consciousness.

In other words, it is indeed possible to smuggle using this method.

But there is a second point, that is, this link is indeed unstable. This smuggling channel can only accommodate the spiritual consciousness of up to four people, and if you enter here, you must return from here, so anyone who enters here may be at risk of not being able to return smoothly.

At the same time, even without mentioning the stability of the channel, if a conscious body enters the fungus master's sea of ​​consciousness and "dies" inside, its consciousness itself will be absorbed, decomposed, and fused by the fungus master, which is equivalent to real death.

Li You had expected this and was not surprised. The question now was who to take with him.

In Li You's opinion, there are only a few candidates.

The four main characters of the biochemical group present included his companions, Kara, Yuzu, Edge, and V.

As for other people, Li You does not consider them due to various issues such as trust, risk, and ability.

After a little thought, Li You ruled out Kara first.

It has been said before that Kara has the strongest overall strength and the most means besides him, but she cannot use magic in the spiritual world, so this trip is obviously not suitable for her as a magician.

It makes the most sense to let Kara stay in the real world as a last resort insurance in case something unexpected happens.

Next came his companions.

Logically speaking, Youzi and the other two are bound to him through the system. If anything happens to Li You, they can't escape, so they are the most suitable to enter the spiritual world together.

But Edge is responsible for maintaining the connection between the Night Demon's Lair's core consciousness network and the Fungus Master's sea of ​​consciousness, and Yuzu's assistance is also crucial in this process, so the two of them are directly excluded.

As for V, Li You was not sure how much of her combat effectiveness, supported by her prosthetic body and magic power, would remain in the fungus master's sea of ​​consciousness, so it would be better to let her stay. If any accidents happened in the real world after they entered the fungus master's sea of ​​consciousness, she could also help Kara solve them.

So the candidates were left with the four main characters from the biochemical protagonist group.

From all aspects, they should be the most suitable candidates.

Born in this world, he has many years of experience in fighting bioterrorism and the will to defend his homeland. Even without his magic power and energy, he still possesses superhuman combat power. To be more mysterious, he may even have the halo of the world's protagonist that even Li You cannot perceive.

Aida should also be a member of the biochemical protagonist group, but she was excluded by Li You because she was not trustworthy enough.

As for Shirley and Jack, the new members of the sixth generation? The adults are still here, so how can they, the new generation, show up?
There is also Pierce. Li You doesn’t even know at the moment that he has already taken the initiative to join the BSAA. Moreover, even if he knew, he would definitely not let him go.

In the end, excluding Li You's own spot, there were only three positions left. After thinking about it, he excluded Claire as well.

This is definitely not because of selfishness...well, this is his selfishness.

But it doesn't affect anything. The four biochemical protagonists present have similar positioning and combat capabilities, and this is even more so after leaving out Li You's gift.

Now that the candidate had been decided, Li You was ready to speak.

But at this moment, Claire seemed to see through his thoughts and spoke first: "I want to participate."

Li You and Chris beside him were both stunned.

"...Don't talk nonsense, Claire, I'm not joking this time."

Li You was about to reject it when she said again: "So you really didn't plan to take me with you."

Now he was speechless.

"If you exclude me because of my combat capability, I have no problem with that. But this time, Kara, Yuzu and the others probably won't participate, right?"

Claire had actually guessed Li You's plan to a near-perfect degree. "Except for you, there are only three spots left. As expected, you will exclude me."

"If it's Kara and V who want to go, it's fine. I'm not as good as them in fighting. But if it's Chris and the others, I'm confident that I won't lose. So why don't you take me with you?"

"If you can give me a convincing explanation, then I have no objection."

Li You: "..."

What can he say?
Claire sighed as expected, "I knew it. So, I want to join this operation. Chris, Leon, Jill, can you give me a spot?"

Chris and the other two looked at each other, exchanged a few glances, and nodded in tacit understanding. Jill even said directly: "Then I will voluntarily withdraw and let Claire go - there should be a place for me, right?"

Li You could only smile bitterly. Could he still deny it?

He calmed himself down and said, "Claire, you are right. My original plan was to bring Leon, Chris and Jill, but this is for..."

Li You hadn't started to make up his story yet, and when he met Claire's unwavering eyes, he swallowed his words back.

He knew that even if he made up some high-sounding excuses, he would not be able to convince Claire.

So he just said it directly: "...Yes, I excluded you out of selfish motives. Claire, this trip is indeed risky, and I don't want you to participate."

Hearing this, the faces of the other people present couldn't help but fluctuate, but after hearing this, Claire smiled from the bottom of her heart.

"I'm very happy to hear that." The smile and joy in her eyes were completely undisguised, and everyone could see it, but her words did not waver, "But I still want to go."

"Everyone, can we talk alone?"

She said the latter sentence to Chris and the others, but no one thought it was a big deal and they all walked out of the room, leaving the space for the two of them.

In the laboratory, only Li You and Claire were left facing each other.

"Claire, you have no reason to do this." Li You sighed softly, "In my opinion, there is not much difference between letting you go, letting Jill go, or me going alone. But for you, this is a real risk."

"If I defeat Wesker and eliminate the threat to humanity, but come back to find that you have an accident, what do you think I will think?"

Claire didn't speak immediately. Instead, she thought for a moment and said in fluent Chinese, "'Every man has his share of responsibility for the fate of his country'. This is an old saying from your hometown. You are not from this world, and you are taking risks for us. Of course, I can't just watch."

Li You frowned slightly: "But it doesn't have to be you who goes. There is no reason for you to take such a risk." Being led by Claire, he also switched back to his native language. Claire looked at him with a smile on her face and shook her head again: "You are wrong again. Who said I didn't?"

"——You are my reason."

Hearing this, Li You was completely stunned.

……

After a while, when the door of the conference room opened again and everyone reentered, Li You had a calm expression on his face and said to everyone, "Then let's do as we said before. This time, it will be me, Leon, Chris, and Claire who will enter the consciousness world of the fungus master."

"I must emphasize once again that this mission is dangerous, and we don't know what the consequences of getting injured in the conscious world will be. Everyone involved must be careful and protect their own safety."

Leon, Chris and the others all looked calm, as if nothing had happened before, but Jill couldn't help but curl up the corners of her mouth and exchanged a look with Claire, eyes full of encouragement.

Li You: "...Well, that's it, we'll set off tonight, everyone get ready."

The scheduled time is not far away, and Li You’s so-called preparation is actually just the last small step.

He asked Leon, Chris, and Claire to take out their weapons and place them in front of them, and then he would use his magic to help them harmonize their magic.

For people who possess magic powers, this is just the basics of the basics. People like Kara, V, and Edge can carry their weapons with them and make them bigger or smaller at will. This is because they have already harmonized with the magic weapons and can manipulate them at will.

As for Claire and the others, except for Ye Ge who has self-awareness and can actively synchronize with Leon, the Red Land brothers and sisters both need Li You's help to complete this step.

Of course, even so, they themselves have no magic power, and cannot make the weapons as big or small as they wish, but after the blending is completed, the weapons and they are considered to be one, and they can use these weapons in the consciousness world of the fungus master - in theory.

It's the same as when Li You summoned the Echo Sniper Rifle in the illusion woven by Wesker, but did not destroy the illusion.

And if they try to activate the magic power contained in the weapons in the master's sea of ​​consciousness, it should be able to cause the consciousness world to squeeze them out.

Although exiting the consciousness world in this way does not guarantee that you will be able to return by the same route, it is at least better than dying in it and being absorbed by the consciousness of the fungus master, so this is a way to retreat in an emergency.

This is what needs to be prepared. Li You certainly can't let his comrades-in-arms act with him without certainty. This is the last guarantee.

At this time, Leon's Night Song, Chris's Arm Shield, and Claire's Anri Sword were placed flat in front of them. Li You released his magic power, mobilized the power of the three weapons, and guided them to entangle their respective masters.

Among them, Lyon's Ye Ge, who was self-aware, was not very satisfied at first and didn't want to cooperate. He shouted something like "You are trampling on my right to enter", and no one knew where he learned this weird saying.

However, Li You didn't waste any time talking to him. With a thought, the black dragon transformed by the Immortal Slash emerged. The moment the terrifying aura appeared, Ye Ge's consciousness was frightened and hid back in the deepest part of the sword, never daring to show up again.

Although Yege is a magic sword, it is obviously far inferior in level to the Undead Slasher spirit transformed from the remnant of Sakura Dragon.

In fact, the black dragon didn't even glance at Ye Ge. It just swam out lazily, hovered around Li You, and floated quietly.

After subduing the troublemaker, Li You used his magic power to smoothly help the three people reconcile.

Afterwards, he carefully explained the usage to Claire and the other two, and confirmed repeatedly that they had memorized it before he was done.

In this way, there is nothing else to worry about, and there is nothing else that can be used in the consciousness world of the fungus owner.

So at this point, everyone dispersed for the time being, rested, and waited for the opportunity to set off.

Edge and Yuzu stayed in this room. Yuzu assisted the nest core in absorbing the power of the gift, while Edge communicated with the Night Demon's mental network, preparing to connect to the sea of ​​consciousness of the fungus master.

Leon and Chris were a little impatient, so they decided not to use their strength, but only use their weapons to have a little sparring, which could be considered a rehearsal. Jill seemed to want to talk to Claire, but when she saw her standing next to Li You, she understood and followed Chris and the others.

As for Li You, he coughed, but was a little afraid to look directly into Claire's eyes, and walked straight to the lounge.

Claire followed.

——In the lounge.

Li You sat at the table and then sighed softly.

Claire, who followed him in, sat down next to him and looked at him: "Do you regret it?"

Li You glanced at her and pretended to be emotional: "In a sense, it is true."

Claire thought about it and was about to say something, but Li You spoke first: "I regret why I didn't speak up earlier, and ended up letting you say such words first?"

Hearing this, Claire was also stunned.

Having achieved the desired effect, the pretended gloom on Li You's face instantly disappeared, a smile appeared, and he also held Claire's hand.

Eyes facing each other.

"…Now it's my turn. I promise that no matter how many worlds I travel through in the future, I will come back here. The process may be long, but are you willing to wait for me here?"

Li You looked into Claire's eyes and asked softly.

Yes, logically speaking, his relationship with Claire should have been confirmed long ago, and in fact everyone agreed to this, but for various reasons, Li You and Claire themselves had not yet confirmed the final step.

Li You felt that it was not good to keep Claire waiting while he kept traveling back and forth between different worlds. Claire felt that she could not keep up with Li You's pace and did not want to drag him down.

But having said that, the two of them actually knew what the other was thinking, and they both felt that what the other was worried about was not a problem at all...

So if the biochemical world was safe and sound when Li You came back this time, they should have reached this point a long time ago, just as Li You had agreed with Claire before, to bring Kara back from other worlds first and then consider their problems.

As a result, because of what Wesker did, it was delayed for so long.

Fortunately, we all ended up in the same place.

Claire met Li You's gaze and smiled, a smile of joy and relief.

After so many years, she finally heard a positive response from Li You.

She naturally had no reason to refuse, and nodded solemnly:
"...I do."

(End of this chapter)