Before he could react,
"Get out!"
Wesker growled again,
He suddenly swung his entire arm, the hidden power of the Pinecone Tremor Lightning Whip subtly erupting, solid dark energy channeling into Chris's fist. Chris felt as if he had been violently struck by a car, instantly flying backward, his heavy body crashing to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust!
In just one move...
Chris lost his ability to resist.
"Cough, cough..."
"How is this possible? The gap is too wide, or is this the power of the virus?"
Feeling the power from the brief exchange with Wesker, Chris slowly got up from the ground, muttering with a look of uncertainty in his eyes. He had intended to test him, but he hadn't expected Wesker to become so strong. That last strike was beyond human capabilities, very likely the power of the integrated virus.
"Chris, you're still so overconfident."
"Don't you understand the difference between us? I now possess superhuman strength. Your clumsy combat skills from before are no match for me now."
Seeing Chris sent flying by his palm, Wesker's previously frustrated mood, caused by Javier, immediately improved. He couldn't help but talk garrulously to Chris. He thoroughly enjoyed this feeling of superiority, and experiencing it through Chris was particularly gratifying.
At the same time,
Perhaps to thank Chris for such a pleasant experience,
Wesker decided not to string Chris along any further. Regarding Chris's strong desire for news about his sister, Claire, Wesker obligingly answered:
"I won't keep it from you any longer, Chris."
"Since you've entertained me so much, I'll tell you. Your sister, Claire, is no longer on this island. A few hours ago, I met your sister, Claire. She's fine, and she's with someone I absolutely detest: that bastard Javier."
"That bastard Javier is protecting her now, so you don't need to worry about your foolish sister's safety. The only problem is, even I don't know where Javier and your sister have gone. After all, they left this island in a transport plane a few hours ago."
Pushing up his dark sunglasses,
Wesker explained indifferently. However, when Javier's name was mentioned, Wesker's cold face couldn't help but twitch violently, as if he had recalled some unpleasant memory.
"Javier—?!"
Hearing Wesker's reply,
Chris, who had been expressionless, suddenly had his eyes light up.
He hadn't expected Javier to appear on this Rockfort Island Prison, and even rescue his sister already. Without a doubt... this was incredibly good news for Chris. He trusted Javier. If Javier was protecting his sister, then she was absolutely safe.
Thinking of this,
Chris, who had been in excruciating pain all over, suddenly felt an immense surge of power within him. At this moment, he had no more worries, and he looked at Wesker before him with intense, burning fighting spirit. Before, he had lacked the will to fight, but now... let's try again!
Chris vowed he could fight Wesker for an entire day,
To see whose stamina and willpower would be exhausted first.
"..."
Meanwhile,
Wesker looked at Chris, who had suddenly become full of fighting spirit, and his mouth couldn't help but twitch slightly. This guy, who got pumped up like he'd been injected with chicken blood just by hearing his sister was fine, and then acted like he wanted to fight to the death, made Wesker feel a bit uneasy. He preferred dealing with the Chris he could easily crush and humiliate, not the Chris who struggled repeatedly like a cockroach.
However,
Just as Chris was truly preparing to fight Wesker for three hundred rounds,
At this moment, the instrument screen in the passage suddenly lit up.
It was a signal from the Antarctica Research Institute, personally sent by Alexia, with the aim of capturing Wesker, who was attempting to steal her T-Veronica Virus!
"Beep beep beep..."
"Beep beep beep..."
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
The strange sounds from the device screen drew the attention of Chris and Wesker and the others. Accompanied by crackling electricity, the communication message from the Antarctica Research Institute, thousands of miles away, finally reached Rockfort Island Prison.
"Heh heh..."
"It seems quite lively. I didn't expect the one trying to seize my T-Veronica Virus to be you, Wesker. Your faked death fooled that old geezer Spencer, didn't it? But that old geezer is incredibly selfish, so your desire to escape his control is to be expected."
"But it doesn't matter now. I have obtained the strongest power in the world. The Umbrella Corporation is nothing more than a large ant to me now. If you want the T-Veronica Virus, then come. I'll be waiting for you at the Antarctica Research Institute! Of course... be prepared to be crushed and pulverized into dust!"
The first thing to appear on the device screen was Alexia's noble and cold face. Although decades had passed, Wesker still clearly recognized that disdainful, arrogant, and utterly detestable face, even more so than his own poker face.
And similarly,
Alexia was also surprised when she saw that the person trying to obtain her T-Veronica Virus was Wesker. She hadn't expected Wesker, who had faked his death, to appear at this time and harbor designs on her T-Veronica Virus.
But now, it no longer mattered.
Alexia, having gained immense power, feared no threat. She would calmly await Wesker's attack. However, if he wanted the virus, he would have to pay the ultimate price—!
"..."
"Antarctica Research Institute...?"
Meanwhile,
Wesker listened to Alexia's extremely arrogant declaration, and his brow couldn't help but furrow slightly beneath his dark sunglasses. Although he was a bit annoyed, at least this foolish woman had told him her location. So, if he wanted the T-Veronica Virus, there was no way he couldn't go and get it.
However,
Before that,
He had to deal with Chris and Enrique, those troublesome cockroaches, first. Thinking of this, Wesker shifted his gaze to Chris and Enrique beside him, but he hadn't expected... Chris to act faster, pulling a flashbang from his waist, quickly removing the pin, and throwing it towards Wesker's face!
"Click!"
"Bang—!!!"
A muffled thud,
A strong flash erupted,
Scattering like brilliant fireworks across the entire prison corridor, and the air was filled with an extremely piercing sonic boom. This flashbang was as effective as ever, but it was slightly misused. Ever since he suffered a loss to Javier last time, Wesker had replaced his main sunglasses with powerful light-blocking ones. Let alone a flashbang, an atomic bomb exploding in his face wouldn't make Wesker blink.
"..."
But even so,
After a few tens of seconds,
Chris and Enrique were no longer in the prison corridor. These two had somehow managed to slip away right under Wesker's nose. This left Wesker both angry and helpless. He could only shake his head and turn to find a fighter jet. He would let these two go for now, and decide everything once he found the T-Veronica Virus!
After all, that was the most important thing—
However, in reality, Chris and Enrique had not gone far.
After the flashbang exploded, the two remained hidden within the prison building. And adding to the information they had overheard earlier, Chris and Enrique planned to follow Wesker to the Antarctica Research Institute to sabotage his plan.
After all, no matter what this so-called T-Veronica Virus was, as long as it was a bioweapon, it shouldn't exist in this world.
And no matter how you looked at it, that so-called Alexia didn't seem like a good person either. She was probably a lunatic like Wesker, attempting to use the virus to rule the world!
...
Meanwhile,
At the Antarctica Research Institute—
Just as Alexia was casting a wide net, intending to have countless prying individuals participate in the Ashford Family's banquet, her hands were not idle, even if she had some free time. Lacking suitable experimental subjects, Alexia turned her attention to her mediocre brother, Alfred.
She wanted to see if she, as a "Emperor," could control lower life forms. Therefore, facing her brother Alfred, Alexia unhesitatingly chose to subtly influence him with words.
And Alfred, who was already lost in Alexia's brilliance, faced his sister's allure without the slightest hesitation, allowing his sister Alexia to subject him to viral modification. Because this way... he could also be closer to his sister. This mentality had reached a deranged level!
"My dear sister, begin!"
"I will not resent you, no matter how ugly I become. Everything is a sacrifice for you. As long as you are willing to acknowledge me as your brother, then I am willing to dedicate everything to you."
On the operating table in the Laboratory,
Alfred stripped off his shirt, completely naked before Alexia. Feeling the T-Veronica Virus about to be injected into his body, Alfred felt no fear, but rather an unparalleled excitement and thrill, because his sister Alexia was right beside him, her slender fingers caressing his chest. Alfred could even vaguely feel his heart about to burst!
He began to chatter incessantly, pledging his loyalty to his sister Alexia, willing to give everything for her, including his flesh and soul.
But Alexia, it turned out, couldn't be bothered to listen to her brother's incessant chatter. She just wanted to practice; she didn't need so many so-called vows of loyalty.
Thinking of this,
Alexia didn't hesitate. She spread her slender, jade-like fingers, and her sharp nails suddenly became pointed. Looking at Alfred's exposed chest, Alexia unhesitatingly plunged her fingers deep inside and began to continuously release toxins—!
This was the unique infection method of the T-Veronica Virus.
It was different from other viruses.
It didn't require biting, nor injection; simply inhaling the infectious toxic mist produced within her body was enough. At that point, rapid, autonomous infection would occur!
Chapter Eighteen: Ant-Man
"Pfft...!"
A strange sound,
Alexia's fingers successfully pierced through her brother Alfred's chest. With the injection of the toxic mist, the blood vessels in Alfred's chest began to contort and gradually turn green. This was also the unique color of the T-Veronica Virus.
"Ugh ah...!"
And the moment the virus was injected,
Alfred inevitably let out a painful wail.
His smooth, delicate skin had already begun to mutate.
Based on the ancient Queen Ant gene inherited from Alexia, Alfred's current mutation was gradually moving towards an ant-like form, rather than some other singular monster. His smooth skin slowly became rough, and a black chitinous exoskeleton began to grow on the outside.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
Similar hissing sounds constantly emanated from his throat.
Alfred's mouth began to tear, and his teeth grew larger and sharper, arranged neatly on the outside, just like the sharp mandibles of an ant's large mouth, capable of tearing through most prey's defenses. The whites of his eyes began to recede, gradually turning completely black, and tentacles the length of a middle finger extended from his brows. His entire face was already seven-tenths similar to an ant's.
The next stage was the mutation of his body.
His shoulder blades on his back split open, and a pair of thin, transparent wings slowly grew from within. These were wings only male ants possessed, providing temporary gliding. One often saw scenes of male ants swarming around lights, mating and flying.
After gaining wings, Alfred's other limbs became slender and hard, not swelling and becoming enormous as imagined, but instead growing various hard, sharp barbs and claws.
He truly looked like a humanoid ant.
Especially those eyes without whites, which were as black as an ant's pupils. At this moment, Alfred had completely transformed into a Soldier Ant for Alexia, the "Ant Queen," dedicated to sacrificing his entire life for this queen.
"Ho ho ho..."
"Alexia, my... Queen...!"
The mutated Alfred slowly climbed off the operating table, feeling the special oppressive aura of Alexia, the Ant Queen, beside him, and couldn't help but bow down and worship her.
However, this intermittent speech made Alexia, the instigator, raise an eyebrow. She hadn't expected that even after infecting and mutating him into a monster, her brother Alfred still retained a considerable amount of intelligence.
This was an unimaginable thing,
A pleasant surprise!
After all... Alexia had never expected her mediocre brother Alfred to retain his sanity after being injected with her virus. He should have been content with the powerful strength she had given him, but now he still possessed intelligence. This truly was an unexpected delight.
At the same time,
What excited Alexia even more was that she could feel the connection between herself and her brother Alfred. This connection was not a sibling bond, but rather the connection of a superior facing the power she could control. Her brother Alfred's life chain was firmly in her hand.
As long as she wished,
She could force her brother Alfred to do anything for her, even die right now. This was what excited Alexia the most. It proved that her plan had succeeded, and the enslavement characteristic of her T-Veronica Virus had worked. Next, she only needed to release the T-Veronica Virus's toxic mist in densely populated urban areas to spread the infection.
At that time...
She would completely become the absolute "Queen" of this world! Every living creature would be like an ant, desperate to kiss her feet, trying to win her favor. She would be the master who controlled everything.
Thinking of this,
Alexia's expression couldn't help but slowly become joyful... her exquisitely beautiful face showed an unimaginable look of triumph!