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--A few days later--
A few days quickly passed inside Raccoon City.
The S.T.A.R.S. members had already begun operating throughout the city, secretly investigating cult activities, disappearances, underground organizations, and anything related to the recent outbreaks.
Even though the team had only recently formed—
Their effectiveness quickly shocked the public.
Chris handled dangerous field operations alongside Jill and Wesker.
Joseph focused on gathering chemical evidence and investigating suspicious laboratories.
Eliza used her investigative skills and media connections to gather hidden information from the streets and news networks.
Meanwhile—
Jill slowly began adapting to her role as one of the core members of S.T.A.R.S.
Her cold determination and fearless attitude during missions quickly earned respect from the others.
Especially after several dangerous operations against cult hideouts.
Soon—
The name "S.T.A.R.S." began spreading across Raccoon City.
People started viewing them as protectors.
As hunters of the darkness hiding beneath the city.
Crime rates even began decreasing because of their presence.
Several gangs and underground groups became terrified after multiple illegal hideouts were suddenly raided and destroyed.
However—
Not everyone was happy about S.T.A.R.S.' rapid rise.
Some corrupt officers, hidden organizations, and powerful figures inside the city began trying to frame the S.T.A.R.S. members.
False evidence.
Fake reports.
Illegal accusations.
Even manipulated media stories.
But—
Before those plans could fully spread—
Leon and Emma discovered everything from the shadows.
Inside the villa's intelligence room—
Leon calmly looked at one of the giant monitors while Emma exposed another forged report.
Emma adjusted her glasses and said,
"They tried to accuse Chris of illegal weapon trafficking."
"Another group attempted to frame Jill for assault during an operation."
Leon calmly leaned back in his chair.
"Amateurs."
Emma nodded slightly.
"Should we silence them quietly?"
Leon slowly shook his head.
"No."
"Expose everything publicly."
"Let the people see who's really behind this."
Within hours—
The truth was released to the public.
Corrupt officials.
Manipulated reports.
Hidden connections.
Illegal funding.
Everything.
The public immediately exploded in anger.
And instead of damaging S.T.A.R.S.' reputation—
Their popularity increased even further.
Many citizens now openly supported them.
Some even began calling them the only trustworthy organization left inside Raccoon City.
Meanwhile—
Leon and Emma also quietly continued their secret investigation inside BSAA itself.
And finally—
After days of careful surveillance—
They discovered several suspicious agents hidden inside the organization.
Not many.
Only a few.
But it was enough to confirm Leon's suspicions.
BSAA had already been infiltrated.
Emma quietly looked at Leon and asked,
"What should we do with them?"
Leon calmly stared at the files displayed on the screen.
Then a cold smile slowly appeared on his face.
"Nothing yet."
"Let them keep thinking they're hidden."
His burning eyes narrowed slightly.
"Sometimes…"
"…the best way to catch rats…"
"…is to wait for them to lead you to the nest."
-- 25, September, 1995--
After September 25th—
The operations of S.T.A.R.S. inside Raccoon City became even more intense.
Through weeks of investigations, interrogations, hidden surveillance, and information gathered by Eliza and Joseph—
The team finally managed to locate several hidden cult centers operating beneath the city.
Abandoned buildings.
Underground tunnels.
Hidden churches.
Secret laboratories.
The deeper they investigated—
The darker Raccoon City became.
Without wasting any time—
S.T.A.R.S. immediately launched raids against those locations.
And the results shocked even the government.
During the operations, the members encountered horrifying infected creatures far beyond normal zombies.
Mutated giant spiders crawling across ceilings.
Mutated animals like monkeys and cockroaches stoping them.
Half-evolved infected humans.
Even grotesque experimental creatures hidden inside underground laboratories.
But despite the dangers—
The S.T.A.R.S. members continued pushing forward.
Chris and Jill handled most of the frontline combat.
Wesker quietly displayed terrifying efficiency during missions, often eliminating threats before others could even react.
Joseph handled chemical analysis and support operations.
Meanwhile, Eliza continued gathering evidence against the cults and exposing hidden crimes connected to the outbreaks.
Within only a few weeks—
Two to three major cult organizations were completely destroyed by S.T.A.R.S.
Their hidden laboratories were burned down.
Their leaders eliminated.
Their infected creatures exterminated.
The citizens of Raccoon City slowly began regaining hope.
And naturally—
The popularity of S.T.A.R.S. exploded even further.
People now openly praised them across the city.
Some newspapers even began calling them:
"The Guardians of Raccoon City."
However—
Not everyone welcomed their success.
Inside the Raccoon City Police Department—
Chief Brian Irons had already started viewing S.T.A.R.S. as a threat.
Especially after they began interfering with underground operations connected to Umbrella.
Several times—
Chief Brian attempted to obstruct S.T.A.R.S. investigations.
Delaying reports.
Blocking warrants.
Interfering with operations.
Even trying to manipulate officers against them.
But every single attempt failed.
Because Leon and Emma were already watching him from the shadows.
Inside the villa—
Emma placed several reports on the desk and said coldly,
"Chief Brian is definitely connected to Umbrella."
"There are too many suspicious financial transactions."
Leon calmly looked through the documents.
"I already expected that."
Emma frowned slightly.
"Should we expose him now?"
Leon slowly shook his head.
"We can't."
Emma became silent.
Because both of them already understood the real problem.
Raccoon City—
Was practically under Umbrella's control.
And Chief Brian Irons held one of the highest positions inside the city.
Only Umbrella itself possessed more influence than him.
Without direct approval from the President or overwhelming evidence—
Removing him was almost impossible.
Any wrong move could immediately alert Umbrella.
And if that happened—
Everything Leon had built inside Raccoon City could collapse instantly.
Leon quietly crossed his arms and looked toward the dark city visible from the window.
"Let him act."
Emma looked at him silently.
Leon's eyes narrowed slightly.
"The more corruption hides itself…"
"…the easier it becomes to expose later."
Emma nodded hearing this and said nothing.
Christmas arrived.
For the first time in months—
Raccoon City looked peaceful.
The streets were covered in snow.
Cold winter winds swept through the city.
Christmas lights glowed across buildings while people slowly tried returning to their normal lives again.
And then—
New Year arrived.
On January 18, 1996.
Peace inside Raccoon City never lasted long.
Late at night—
An emergency alarm suddenly exploded throughout the S.T.A.R.S. headquarters.
Red warning lights flashed across the building.
Guards immediately grabbed their weapons.
Then—
Boom!
The front entrance exploded inward.
A gigantic humanoid creature slowly walked through the smoke.
Heavy footsteps echoed across the lobby.
The creature stood over eight feet tall.
Its pale mutated skin twitched unnaturally.
One of its massive claws dragged across the floor while the other arm looked grotesquely overgrown.
And on the center of its chest—
A giant exposed heart violently pulsed.
Thump.
Thump.
Thump.
The guards immediately opened fire.
But the bullets barely slowed it down.
The monster let out a horrifying roar and rushed forward.
Sharp claws instantly tore through several guards.
Blood splattered across the walls.
The entire headquarters fell into chaos.
Inside the building—
Jill immediately grabbed her weapons after hearing the alarms.
Chris and Wesker also rushed toward the lower floors.
Joseph quickly began evacuating injured personnel.
Meanwhile—
The Tyrant continued slaughtering everything in its path.
Its massive fists shattered walls.
Its claws ripped apart steel doors.
And every bullet that hit its body barely caused damage.
Soon—
The S.T.A.R.S. members finally engaged the monster directly.
The battle became brutal.
Jill and Chris focused on distracting the Tyrant.
Wesker continuously targeted weak points while calmly analyzing its movements.
Several times—
The creature nearly killed them.
At one point—
Chris was directly smashed through a concrete wall.
Another time—
Jill barely avoided getting torn apart after one of the claws sliced past her face.
The fight continued for nearly half an hour.
The entire headquarters was heavily damaged.
But during the battle—
Jill finally noticed something familiar.
The exposed heart.
Her eyes widened slightly.
"It's the same weakness!"
She immediately yelled toward the others,
"The heart!"
"Destroy the exposed heart!"
Everyone instantly understood.
Without hesitation—
The entire team concentrated their attacks on the exposed organ.
Gunfire erupted nonstop.
Explosions echoed through the headquarters.
Finally—
Chris used a grenade launcher directly at close range.
Boom!
The Tyrant's exposed heart exploded violently.
The giant creature staggered backward.
Its body twitched uncontrollably—
Before finally collapsing onto the floor.
Silence filled the ruined headquarters.
Everyone breathed heavily.
Smoke slowly rose through the destroyed hallways.
And standing before the corpse of the monster—
The S.T.A.R.S. members realized something horrifying.
This was no ordinary infected creature.
It was a biological weapon.
A Tyrant.
T-001.
News of the attack quickly spread throughout Raccoon City.
But instead of fear—
The public once again praised S.T.A.R.S.
Because they had managed to defeat a monster powerful enough to destroy an entire military squad.
Their popularity rose even further.
People now genuinely began believing S.T.A.R.S. were the only thing protecting the city from complete destruction.
However—
Far away inside Umbrella Corporation—
The executives were furious.
The Tyrant project had been revealed earlier than expected.
And worse—
The prototype had been destroyed by S.T.A.R.S.
Leon's constant interference had already begun disrupting Umbrella's plans faster than expected.
Inside the villa—
Emma placed the Tyrant reports on the desk.
Her expression was serious.
"The Tyrant was completed much earlier than the original estimates."
Leon quietly looked at the corpse photos.
His eyes slowly narrowed.
"So Umbrella is finally getting desperate."
Emma crossed her arms.
"This attack also gave us more authority."
"We can now officially let S.T.A.R.S. investigate Raccoon City more openly."
Leon slowly stood up.
Snow quietly fell outside the window behind him.
"Good."
A cold smile appeared on his face.
"If they want war then we will give them."
The members of S.T.A.R.S. were furious after the Tyrant attack.
Especially Jill and Chris.
The attack had cost many lives.
Even though most of the dead were guards and staff members rather than official S.T.A.R.S. operatives—
They were still people they worked with every single day.
People they knew.
People they talked to.
Some had families.
Some were young recruits who had only recently joined the headquarters.
And now—
They were dead.
The destroyed headquarters only made the anger inside S.T.A.R.S. burn even stronger.
Jill stood silently inside the damaged lobby while workers carried away the bodies.
Her fists were clenched tightly.
The cold winter air entered through the shattered walls while snow slowly drifted inside the ruined building.
Chris punched the damaged wall beside him in rage.
"Those bastards…"
"We should've killed every single one of them earlier."
Jill did not reply immediately.
Her eyes remained fixed on the bloodstains across the floor.
Then she calmly said,
"We will."
Her voice was firm.
Cold.
Controlled.
But the anger behind it was obvious.
Meanwhile—
Leon and Emma did not waste time.
The moment the investigations confirmed which cult had been used as the surface organization behind the attack—
They immediately gave the order.
Exterminate them.
Within hours—
S.T.A.R.S. launched a full assault against the cult responsible for sheltering the Tyrant project.
Gunfire echoed throughout abandoned factories and underground hideouts across Raccoon City.
The remaining cult members were hunted down one by one.
Several infected creatures were also eliminated during the raids.
This time—
The S.T.A.R.S. members fought far more aggressively than before.
Because now—
This had become personal.
However—
Behind the scenes—
Umbrella Corporation remained completely silent.
As always.
The corporation carefully manipulated the situation from the shadows and shifted all blame toward the cult organizations.
To the public—
It simply looked like another cult-related bio-terror incident.
Nothing more.
Meanwhile—
Wesker quietly observed everything.
During the Tyrant battle—
He had secretly collected large amounts of combat data regarding the T-001 prototype.
Its durability.
Combat patterns.
Mutation process.
Weaknesses.
And most importantly—
Its greatest flaw.
The exposed heart.
Late at night—
Inside a hidden room away from the others—
Wesker calmly adjusted his sunglasses while transmitting the battle reports toward Umbrella.
"The Tyrant's primary weakness has been confirmed."
"The exposed heart is too vulnerable during combat."
He remained silent for a moment before continuing,
"S.T.A.R.S. successfully destroyed the T-001 by targeting the exposed organ."
"Future Tyrant models should receive external protection around the heart area."
The transmission continued for several more minutes.
Far away—
Umbrella scientists immediately began modifying the future Tyrant projects.
Stronger armor.
Reinforced skin.
Protective chest plating.
Everything designed for one purpose—
To remove the flaw S.T.A.R.S. had exposed.
And unknowingly—
The war between S.T.A.R.S. and Umbrella had already begun escalating far faster than anyone expected.
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Chapter End.
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