The Crawford's Multiverse of Madness

Chapter 23 - Project Nemesis

After the entire incident the group continued with their journey through the streets, it was around this time Zeel noticed the peculiarity.

"We are being watched," Zeel said to the group.

"Watched, by who?" Alice asked.

She vigilantly looked around while carrying the tired Jill on her back.

"You can probably feel it too just focus," Zeel said as he once again tapped into the nearby cameras and discovered someone monitoring them.

Zeel was using mainly his brain enhanced by nanites than an actual computer to carry the load of calculations, hence he could only briefly access the location of the other person.

"I feel it," Alice said, pointing in a specific direction "It's that direction about 4 kilometers,"

"Yeah, but just ignore it. This person isn't doing anything except monitoring us. I need more time to get a clear view of their intentions since a lot of signals are meshing right now," Zeel said as he could feel several access points using the same cameras all over the city.

Most cameras were damaged, but there was still enough to monitor their journey.

It was a good thing he shielded himself from all monitoring equipment. If the person in charge knew of Project Exodus, they would no doubt evacuate immediately.

The group continued walking, ignoring the fact they were being watched.

They were heading to the location of a gate, Zeel and Alice could probably manage to get everyone across. Every corner they passed, the phones started to ring, it was as if the noise was following them.

Alice grew tired of the ringing and decided to answer.

"Hello!"

"God, I thought you'd never answer," Dr. Ashford said from the other end.

"Who is this?" Alice asked.

"I can get you out of the city. All five of you. But first, we have to come to an arrangement. Are you ready to make a deal?" Dr. Ashford asked throwing the bait he had been holding onto all this time.

He was in urgent need of someone to rescue his now lost daughter. Dr. Ashford had managed to successfully track his daughter Angie to her old school in east Raccoon City.

"Do we have a choice?" Alice asked.

"Not if you want to live past tonight, no," Dr. Ashford replied.

Zeel took over the phone from Alice just as Dr. Ashford was about to give her the main information about his daughter.

"I know where the helicopters are, and when they're going to leave, why should we help you?" Zeel asked.

Dr. Ashford reeled in shock for a moment since he thought that only himself and a few others were privileged to that information.

"I can notify them that you're coming, I don't think you'll like ..."

"Don't threaten me, doctor, a lot of people have tried and only one lived to see the next day," Zeel said in a threatening manner, still having a trauma from the shackles placed on him by the Cosmic Being.

Dr. Ashford thought for a while and used every communication available to relay the next statement.

It was loud enough for the entire group to hear.

"Please, my daughter is at Raccoon City Middle School, it is not far from your location. I just want you to get her for me and I'll do whatever you ask," Dr. Ashford said.