Operation Deadlock

Six days ago, a military research facility reported a biological incident. An elite unit of around 100 soldiers was dispatched, and shortly afterwards, contact was lost. However, satellite images continue to show movement. The soldiers are still alive... just not as humans. The infected continue to move like trained units: formation, cover, coordinated attacks, and they still use their weapons. Experiments in neurological control are believed to be behind the outbreak. Evidence points to Dr. Elena Markovic, while Colonel Viktor Sokolov apparently continues to maintain some kind of chain of command among the infected.

That's why they were brought together. Their mission is clear:

infiltrate the city, fight through an army of infected elite soldiers, reach the research core of the facility, recover the secured object there, and end the entire operation before the threat spreads further.

Now they have only one hour left before they are equipped and the mission begins.

Leon pretended that he was only good at working alone, but in reality he was quite adaptable and a team player when it mattered. He actually preferred to work alone... but this mission was different, he knew he would never make it alone... and that's why he agreed to it, also because he now knew that Chris Redfield was involved. He knew him from a joint mission; they got along well, even though they couldn't have been more different, but they respected each other, which was probably the most important thing in times like these. He didn't know much about Joel and Sebastian at the moment; he only knew the information that had been given to him. But he understood why they had been chosen, and he knew enough about human nature to see that they were suitable and important for this mission.

The moment had come when he became quieter, more focused and calmer, concentrating on what was planned, going through the files again and again and already thinking up routes, looking for bottlenecks so as not to end up in dead ends from which they would not be able to escape. A tough battle lay ahead, a battle against something they knew, but which still raised questions and required a cautious approach to the matter. Leon knew that this city had not been overrun without reason; they had to find something... to save others, and they had to fight to destroy what could otherwise spread. When he arrived at the meeting point early in the morning, he mainly focused on choosing his weapons. Chris's team had a lot to offer, and Leon could also contribute, because there were weapons that he always carried with him... weapons that carried memories and were, in a sense, like loyal friends to him.

His SG-09 R, which he had been using for years, lay familiar in his hand, along with his combat knife, whose handle already bore traces of countless missions. Both items were constants in a life that otherwise rarely had any. From Chris's armory, he also chose a pump-action shotgun for close combat in narrow streets and buildings, as well as a precision rifle for longer distances. In addition, he took several spare magazines, flash grenades, and two hand grenades, enough to blast his way out if necessary. Leon checked every safety, every magazine, every movement of his hands once more, a silent ritual before every mission. Then he placed the weapons on the table, glanced briefly at the other men, and exhaled calmly. There was no turning back now.

“Hundreds of infected soldiers... sounds fair. After all, there are four of us.”

@Christopher "Chris" Redfield, @Sebastian Castellanos, @Joel Miller I TLOU..