- The Blockade (Sheva & Josh): They established a total "No-Fly Zone." Any BSAA cleanup helicopters or "Connections" transport vessels were jammed or forced down.
- The Sabotage (Piers & Merah): Moving like ghosts through the forest, they planted N2 thermal charges around the Megamycete's subterranean roots.
After the Dulvey incident in 2017, Jill and Chris uncovered proof that the organization they built was now deploying its own B.O.W.s—weaponizing the very horrors they were meant to destroy. This was the final straw. They cut ties, taking the "Old Guard" into the shadows to form a global unit that answered to no one but the mission. Jill, having fully shed the lingering trauma of the P30 years, regained her status as a tactical powerhouse. To mark her return, she consulted with her old partners Keith Lumley and Quint Cetcham, who engineered her a "reclamation" weapon: a specialized, high-impact .22 Magnum custom-built for precision headshots and armor penetration.
| Operative | Role | Technical Status | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Chris & Jill | Field Commanders | The Alpha Duo. Jill manages the high-speed tactical sweeps; Chris handles heavy suppression. | | Piers Nivans | Tactical Sniper | Cured. Features a robotic arm to negate high-caliber recoil and a tactical eyepatch with integrated thermal zoom. | | Merah Biji | CQC Specialist | Leading forward infiltration and close-quarters neutralization. | | Barry & Sheva | Heavy Support | Coordinating the perimeter and ensuring a "zero-leak" extraction zone. | | Rebecca Chambers| Bio-Intelligence | Running real-time viral sequencing to identify weaknesses in the Cadou. | | Parker & Josh | Naval/Logistics | Command the Sea of Shadows, the unit's off-grid mobile command center. |
The Reserve & Support: To ensure the mission's success, they recruited a massive backup contingent. Veterans like Lupo Crispin Jettingham, Espinoza, Holiday Sugarman, Mina Gere and Caroline Floyd to lead the reserve. Additionally, retired Director Clive R. O'Brian sent fresh blood—Charlie Graham, Rolando Elba, Dion Wilson, Emily Berkhoff, and John Perlman—to manage the forward camps and secure the snowy mountain passages.
Rebecca Chambers flagged a corrupted BSAA file. It revealed that Mother Miranda had successfully bypassed witness protection. Jill, sensing the danger immediately, recognized that the "Mia" currently living with Ethan was an impostor using advanced cellular mimicry. The squad ordered the Winters family to a secure Hound Wolf bunker. During the debrief, Jill’s instincts flared. She signaled Chris just as Miranda realized her cover was blown. Miranda unleashed a devastating kinetic blast, turning the high-tech bunker into a graveyard of concrete and rebar. In the chaos of the structural collapse, Miranda seized the baby Rose and Ethan before she vanished into the Romanian fog before they could intercept the hostages.
Jill and Chris made the call: no army. A full-scale invasion would force Miranda to execute the hostages. They would go in as a pair—the ultimate tactical scalpel—while the squad locked down the mountains.
The transport’s ramp hissed open over the jagged, white-capped peaks. The air was razor-sharp, tasting of old pine and a strange, metallic rot that Jill knew all too well—the smell of the Mold. Chris stepped off first, his boots crunching in the fresh powder. He pulled a cigar from his gear and lit it, the amber glow cutting through the thick, oppressive gray fog. Behind him, Jill Valentine emerged, looking more lethal than she had in a decade. She checked the action on her new custom .22 Magnum, the steel cold against her gloved hand. In the distance, the silhouette of Castle Dimitrescu loomed over the valley like a jagged, rotted tooth.
"Team, we’re on the ground," Jill said, tapping her earpiece as she moved past Chris to scout the ridge. "Perimeter status: Green. We’re moving into the village. Let's find Ethan and the baby."