Survival in the game world starts with Resident Evil 2

Chapter 734: In the Master's Sea of ​​Consciousness, and the Liquid Black Domain

The process of traveling through the Night Demon's spiritual network to the Fungus Lord's sea of ​​consciousness was like suddenly falling into a deep, dark sea without any light. The consciousness seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, sinking into the seemingly endless ocean.

Li You didn't know how long it had been since he felt this kind of drowsiness, but when he opened his eyes, the scene in front of him had completely changed.

Originally, Edge controlled the core of the Night Demon's Lair and temporarily created four small nests, the interior of which was soaked in translucent pale white liquid. This was an important step to help Li You and others enter the consciousness network.

The four of them also took off their outer clothes according to Edge's instructions, immersed their bodies in it, slowly emptied their minds, and traveled through consciousness.

After experiencing a journey that was like falling into the sea, when Li You regained consciousness, he had arrived at a classical Western-style mansion, and his clothes were neatly worn, just like usual.

As for this Western-style mansion, Li You also found it very familiar. From the classic furnishings, he knew at a glance what place it was.

——Arklay Mansion, the story scene of Resident Evil 1.

"...Arklay Research Institute? So it's Raccoon City again this time?" Li You complained to himself, "Don't you have any other scene models here?"

But it must be said that even from his perspective, this world of consciousness was extremely detailed, more perfect than the previous illusions, and almost consistent with reality.

If the magic power in his body had not subsided, Li You would almost have the illusion that he had really arrived in the foreign-style mansion.

In addition, Li You himself has never played the first generation of Resident Evil, and his impression of this place comes from the video. When he first traveled through, the mansion here had already been destroyed, so he has never seen this classic building designed by George Trevor.

Combined with the content of the Resident Evil 8 DLC Rose Phantom, it is probably different from the last time. This mansion was not built based on Li You’s memory, but was generated based on Wesker’s memory cognition, just like in the DLC plot, Miranda reshaped the Romanian village with her own memory.

Perhaps even for Wesker, the few years at the Arklay Research Institute were an extremely memorable life experience.

However, compared to Wesker's life experience, Li You cares more about his companions.

Leon, Chris, Claire, where are they?
When they entered the world of consciousness, they were dispersed by external forces and fell into different areas... perhaps layers.

In the DLC of Resident Evil 8 Rose, the consciousness world of the fungus master is divided into different layers. The deeper you go, the harder it is to escape, and the more Miranda's power penetrates. The last village-like layer is directly the center of Miranda's domain.

The original Miranda was almost the highest authority in the sea of ​​consciousness of the fungus master except for Rose. She could also display extraordinary power in the domain reshaped by her own hundred years of memory.

And she did this without the active support of the fungus owner, relying only on her authority and her own experience. If it were Wesker today, Li You wouldn't be sure what he could do.

So even for Li You, this trip is risky.

But, of course, he would not be unprepared.

In the DLC of Resident Evil 8, the one who guided and helped Rose's consciousness that was lured by Miranda was Ethan himself, who sacrificed himself to blow up the main body of the fungus and had his consciousness absorbed in the main storyline.

Because Ethan's authority and power are not as good as Miranda's, it is difficult for him to show his true self in the realm created by Miranda. He can only use the constantly appearing golden light to outline words on the ground to guide Rose.

Of course, Li You doesn't know any other high-authority consciousness beings who can help them in the sea of ​​consciousness of the fungus master, but he also has external aid.

He closed his eyes and did not mobilize the dormant magic in his body. Instead, he sensed the spiritual connection and asked in his heart:

"Hello? Are you there?"

It was quiet at first, but soon he received a response from outside this world.

"...Hello?...You...go..."

A voice sounded intermittently, but it was almost impossible to understand what she was saying. It seemed that the signal was very poor.

Of course, this is Edge's voice.

Due to various restrictions, even with the assistance of the Night Demon's Nest Core, Aggie could only send four consciousnesses into the Master's sea of ​​consciousness. But even so, it was necessary to maintain contact with Li You and others in the sea of ​​consciousness, and they had already made arrangements.

But now Li You tried to contact her, but to no avail.

Fortunately, they had made a plan for this situation beforehand. After discovering that the communication was not smooth, Aggie immediately cut off the contact and began to try another method.

Li You also opened his eyes and looked around the hall. He saw two light blue circles with inner and outer ring structures appearing on the door of the western-style building behind him.

If you look closely, you can find that the light circle seems to appear on the gate, but in fact it has no contact with it at all, and even seems a little alienated from the world, just floating there quietly.

"It's becoming more and more like a DLC." Li You smiled, stepped forward and touched the center of the aperture.

Then, Aggie's voice rang in his ears:
"...Okay, connected. Li You? Can you hear me?"

"I can hear you." Li You closed his eyes and used his consciousness to talk to Edge, "Can you locate Claire and the others? I'm separated from them."

Aggie also paused for a moment before answering: "Leon and Chris seem to be separated into different... layers. As for Claire, she seems to be in the same layer as you, but I haven't contacted her yet. I can only give you some directions."

As Yuzu in the outside world continues to use his own abilities to help the core of the nest adapt to the power of "Gift" and deepen the integration, Aggie will be able to help Li You in more and more areas, including but not limited to remote communication, real-time positioning, manifestation of weapons and equipment, etc.

Just like Ethan and Rose in the game.

"Let me mark the general direction of Claire for you first... Okay? Wait--"

Aggie had only said half of his words when his voice suddenly became distorted again and then completely interrupted.

Li You opened his eyes with some surprise. The blue halo in front of him had disappeared, and instead, a large mass of moldy slime emerged from the door out of thin air!
The moldy slime was black with a hint of red, and it gushed out from the gate like a spring, but Li You couldn't tell where it came from, as if it had appeared out of thin air.

Li You couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and took two steps back: "Liquid black domain?"

Liquid Black Domain is also a product of the Rose Phantom DLC. Its essence is the imaginary mold created by Miranda during her mold research in the consciousness world of the fungus master. The product of the aggregation of these imaginary molds is Liquid Black Domain, which can serve as an extension of Miranda's power and exert multiple functions.

Seeing the liquid black area composed of imaginary mold appear in front of him, Li You also became alert.

It's not surprising that Wesker can also use the power of liquid black domain, but Li You is more surprised that he also found a way to use this power. It seems that the imaginary mold is not entirely Miranda's creation, it is also a manifestation of the power of the fungus owner.

And if the person who walks out of the liquid black area is Wesker himself, or to be more precise, his consciousness itself, then there might be some trouble.

Fortunately, that did not happen. A black wave gradually rose in the liquid black area, and the black and red mold on the surface gradually faded, revealing the true face of the person underneath. He was wearing a khaki coat, sunglasses and a top hat, with curly hair and stubble, and carrying a sledgehammer - it was Carl Heisenberg.

Li You was stunned at this moment: "Martial Arts Scholar? Why is it you?"

Didn’t Wu Juren die in the fight with Jack’s father?

Oh, this is the afterlife of the infected people, so it’s okay…

Wait, that's still not right? You, the martial arts candidate with thick eyebrows and big eyes, were captured by Wesker and sliced ​​up for research. You should be his mortal enemy, right?
Why now it seems like you'll have to work for Wesker after you die? Is that so tragic?

Heisenberg's eyes fluctuated, and then he said in a somewhat mechanical tone: "Mr. Wesker has news for you."

It seems that it is true...the martial arts candidates are really miserable.

Li You could tell at a glance that the martial arts candidate still had a small part of self-awareness, but the greater part of him was under the control of someone with higher authority.

Logically speaking, among the original four lords, Heisenberg had the best adaptability to mold, and his authority in the master's consciousness world after his death should not be low. Apart from the master's main consciousness, the only one who could completely control him was probably Wesker, who somehow won his favor.

Given the plasticity of consciousness, Heisenberg's face began to deform, and it was distorted into Wesker's appearance. When he spoke, there was no doubt that the familiar voice belonged to the mastermind behind the scenes.

"...Li You, it seems that you have successfully received my message and entered the sea of ​​consciousness of the fungus master at the time I specified."

Wesker spoke to Li You from a distance through Heisenberg's consciousness: "But it seems that you didn't completely comply with my request. Not only did you choose to sneak into this area, but you even brought Chris and the others with you?"

"Aren't you afraid that I will overturn the chessboard?"

Li You was not panicked, but said: "You didn't ask me to come alone this time. Shouldn't you be happy to see an old friend like Chris again in this world? You are not afraid of them, right?"

"As for if you want to kill me... then go ahead. But you should also know that once you do that, I will have no scruples. At that time, I will directly leave the Master's sea of ​​consciousness, and then find all the remaining mold individuals in the real world and completely annihilate them, so that you and this world will return to nothingness."

Although the consciousness world of the fungus master can transcend spatial distance, its survival ultimately depends on the power of the mold. If Li You really wiped out all the mold in this world, then the consciousness world where Wesker lives will indeed dissipate.

Li You did not sound stern when he said this, but Wesker knew very well that even though the goal of "eliminating all mold" was extremely difficult, Li You would definitely do what he said.

So he just laughed twice and didn't continue the topic. Instead, he said, "Then let's talk about what you want to do in this world."

"My original idea was to bring you directly to me after you entered here. The four great lords of Miranda are now under my command, and they can be your test subjects. When you are fully adapted to fighting in this world, that will be the time for us to decide the winner. But——"

Wesker paused before continuing, "But even if you are good at talking, you still broke the rules, so I have to change the rules of the game."

"Didn't you bring Chris and the others to this world? Even though I don't know how you did it, it's fine this way. Let them participate in this victory or defeat."

Wesker raised his hand, and an exquisite printed map emerged from the liquid black area: "This is for you. It's a map of this mansion and research institute."

"You seem to know this mansion, but I have studied you for a long time. The first time you appeared in Raccoon City was after the incident spread. By then, this place no longer existed. I guess even if you know it, you have never been here in person."

Wesker said, and then smiled coldly: "As the 'Hero of Raccoon City', how could you not have been to the place where all this originated? So I specially arranged this scene for you, you go and try it out. Of course, it's not for nothing, there are rewards."

“I have thrown Chris and Leon, who you brought in, into different…areas. There will be others to entertain them, so you don’t have to worry.

"In comparison, you should pay attention to Claire Redfield. She is currently trapped in the research facility under this mansion. If you arrive too late, I cannot guarantee that she will be safe."

Li You narrowed his eyes immediately.

Wesker showed a sneer of success on his face: "That's it. Go, warrior who saves the world, go and save your precious princess... Hehe hahahaha!"

With a series of standard villain-style laughter, Wesker's appearance faded from Heisenberg's face. The biochemical martial arts candidate returned to his original appearance, and once again mechanically looked at Li You through his sunglasses, and then sank back into the liquid black area under his feet.

"Heisenberg!" Li You suddenly called him, and he instinctively raised his head and looked at Li You.

"You want freedom too, right?" Li You raised the corner of his mouth, "Then wait."

Heisenberg's eyes seemed to flicker slightly, but it seemed to be just an illusion. He immediately sank completely into the liquid black area, and then even the spreading imaginary mold itself faded away and disappeared.

Even Miranda in the game cannot match her power that can be controlled at will.

After the liquid black area disappeared, the previous light blue double halo reappeared in front of Li You, and Li You and Edge established a connection again.

"It was quite dangerous just now. I can't guarantee that my interference in this world will not be discovered." Edge said, "So when I realized that something was about to appear, I took the initiative to disconnect."

Li You naturally didn't mind, and said in his mind: "Have you contacted other people?"

Edge replied: "I contacted Leon, and Chris is also very fast, but I can't communicate with Claire. She is indeed in this layer, but the surrounding area is covered by the power just now. I am not sure if I can get in without being discovered."

This proved that Wesker was not lying. Li You nodded and said, "Then just like before, mark her location for me, and then send one of the weapons I left outside in."

Although he taught Leon and the others to bring magic weapons into this world, the weapons in Li You's hands were obviously too powerful to be summoned here. So he put the weapons that were still in his backpack in the real world in advance, and asked Edge to help him transfer their characteristics when needed so that he could use them in this world.

Edge checked and said, "Unfortunately, your Hand Cannon X and Echo are temporarily unusable. I can only generate firearms for you based on the data saved in this world. As for melee weapons, they are limited... This is it."

Li You opened his eyes, and a light blue halo separated in front of his eyes, one on the left and one on the right, and then slowly moved out.

As the halo moved away from his hand, two familiar weapons appeared in his hand.

Li You first looked at the pistol in his left hand. He knew it was the Samurai Blade - Albert Model as soon as he touched it because of the familiar feel. It was the weapon he got when he first arrived in the biochemical world. It was also Wesker's sidearm.

As for the right hand, it was a simple pistol about one meter long, with the blade and handle almost the same length, and a scarred red cloth wrapped around the gun.

It was also one of Li You’s main weapons in his early years, the Primitive Spear.

"How is it? Do you feel nostalgic?"

Looking at the two weapons and listening to Edge's teasing, Li You raised his eyebrows and smiled, "Okay, we are old friends now! Fight alongside me again!"

(End of this chapter)