Several gunshots rang out.
The bullets cut through the air, arcing at strange angles towards Wesker's afterimage, and without any surprise, one bullet pierced through Wesker's afterimage first, but that wasn't his true body; it simply passed through without any obstruction…
A miscalculation…?
Not at all.
"Buzz—!"
The moment the bullet passed through Wesker's afterimage, the orange bullet miraculously curved and reflected back, like a boomerang, shooting out in an arc and returning in an arc.
This made Wesker raise an eyebrow slightly. He had witnessed Javier's strange marksmanship long ago. Back in the Mansion Villa, Javier had used this very move to sneak attack him.
But now,
He was no longer the same as before. This level of curving bullet shots posed no threat to him.
Therefore,
Even if Javier's bullets could curve, and even if dozens of Magnum bullets curved and fired in unison, Wesker's expression remained unchanged. He still charged fiercely towards Javier, looking like he wouldn't stop until he achieved his goal.
"Pfft… pfft… pfft…!!!"
The other Magnum bullets fired by Javier were also performing insane arcing and circling shots, rapidly passing back and forth through Wesker's afterimage, attempting to strike Wesker's true body. But Wesker's speed was simply too fast now, causing these bullets to curve and intercept for a long time without successfully stopping him.
Seeing Wesker getting closer and closer,
Javier could only take another deep breath.
"Take that—!"
He prepared to brace himself and attack again. His muscles tensed once more, his horse stance was firm, and his arms were slightly raised. Javier, with sharp eyes, seized the opportunity and quickly lunged forward again, his right arm raising his elbow fiercely. That sharp, powerful strike went straight for Wesker's afterimage. This Eight Extremities Fist ultimate move, the Heart-Piercing Elbow, came with great momentum.
But Javier's Eight Extremities Fist, though seemingly fierce,
Was full of flaws in Wesker's eyes. This was because the fundamental hardware gap between the two was too large, regardless of the martial art itself. Wesker, fused with the Progenitor Virus, had extremely strong dynamic vision capture ability and easily found the flaw in Javier's move. Furthermore, in Wesker's eyes, this move was slowed down by 0.5 times, so its flaws were traceable!
Chapter Twenty-Six: Double-Edged Sword
Spotting the opening as Javier's arm lifted for the Heart-Piercing Elbow, Wesker quickly dove down, arriving at Javier's armpit in the blink of an eye. Facing the incoming Heart-Piercing Elbow, Wesker twisted his neck, and a cold glint flashed in his dark sunglasses. He quickly raised both palms.
"Whoosh…"
A white stream of air swirled in his palm, and the surrounding air converged towards Wesker's right palm. His broad palm seemed to be wrapped in a layer of white glove, and he forcefully pushed upwards against Javier's Heart-Piercing Elbow.
Palm-Supporting Heart-Piercing Elbow—!
This push,
Directly deflected Javier's fierce elbow strike, exposing his vulnerable abdomen and armpit. Seeing this weak point, Wesker quickly raised his left palm. With a surge of his palm,
It was as if the entire poisonous mist was torn apart, forcefully parting the clouds. His powerful muscles tensed again, veins bulged, carrying immense force. Wesker aimed at Javier's armpit and fiercely struck out with this palm.
This move was precisely the seventh form of Pai Yun Palm: Sky-Rending Cloud-Dispersing—
A move with immense power, capable of tearing open the heavens.
"Boom—!"
A loud bang,
Without any surprise,
This palm precisely hit Javier's armpit. His special material tight combat suit instantly ripped open, revealing the skin beneath. The entire armpit skin was bright red, and a deeply sunken, blood-red palm print appeared on it, with blood clotting.
And the ribs inside were completely shattered, his lungs and heart severely damaged. Javier was instantly sent flying dozens of meters away. For a split second, Javier even felt his heart stop beating for dozens of seconds.
"Cough cough…"
His lungs were severely injured,
Causing Javier to cough up blood uncontrollably. His Breathing Technique also temporarily interrupted and lost its effect. He rolled on the ground like a broken rag doll for dozens of meters before slowly coming to a stop, crimson blood flowing from the corner of his mouth.
With waves of soreness and pain throughout his body, Javier found it difficult to move even an inch. The gap was still a bit large. Wesker's Pai Yun Palm indeed lived up to its name. Fighting with the physical quality of a normal person, he simply couldn't withstand a few palm strikes. Only Chris, that human shield, could endure dozens of them.
Of course, it's also possible that Wesker, out of love-hate for Chris, held back, wanting to torture him slowly.
In any case, Javier himself couldn't take it anymore…
"Damn it, I showed off for so long and still can't beat him."
"Next time, I really need to open more cheats."
Feeling the sharp pain from his right ribs, Javier muttered with an ugly expression. If it were normal… at this moment, he would already be on his last breath. After all, suffering such massive injuries without qualified medical technology, he would basically just be waiting to die.
But Javier had brought enough Band-Aids in his backpack for this trip. Before Wesker could react, Javier, lying on the ground, painstakingly pulled out a large pack of Band-Aids and stuck them on his injured ribs.
Still the same saying,
These Band-Aids are similar to healing items in games; they restore two percent of health, and there are no restrictions or explanations as to what injuries cannot be recovered. After all, two percent of health includes everything. Even if an arm or leg is broken, as long as death isn't immediate, sticking enough of them on will allow for immediate recovery.
They are relatively buggy healing items.
"…."
"Now I have to fight with all my might. I need to activate Mummy combat mode."
With several Band-Aids stuck on, Javier felt a cool, tingling sensation spread throughout his body. The burning soreness and pain in his ribs instantly vanished completely, and even the damage from his shattered lungs and ribs was slowly repairing.
As Javier stuck more and more Band-Aids on himself, the injuries all over his body were recovering at an incredibly fast pace. But at the same time, Javier's original black tight combat suit instantly turned into mummy bandages.
Everywhere was wrapped in Band-Aid bandages. Apart from his head, the lower half of his body was completely covered, turning him thoroughly into an ancient Egyptian mummy warrior.
In this state, Javier was equivalent to activating a slow, infinite healing state, essentially equipping a "Lord's Embrace," recovering a percentage of health per second. This was also equivalent to a weakened version of the G Virus effect. As long as he wasn't instantly killed, he could basically recover his health bar by dragging out the fight.
"What the hell…?"
"Did he inject the G Virus in advance, or did something unexpected happen?"
Meanwhile,
Watching Javier, who had taken his full-force palm strike, not only had shattered internal organs and ribs, but also flew dozens of meters away and rolled on the ground disfigured, actually slowly stand up within a mere dozens of seconds, Wesker found it hard to believe. He knew the power of his physical techniques after fusing with the Progenitor Virus; he could easily punch through a concrete wall with a single palm.
Just now, the seventh form of Pai Yun Palm, Sky-Rending Cloud-Dispersing, was enough to severely injure Javier's body. But the result… this guy could actually stand up again. This left Wesker deeply perplexed.
But soon,
Wesker also noticed the bandages suddenly covering Javier's body, making him look like a mummy. Although it was hard to imagine… that thing must be the key to Javier's resilience.
Thinking of this,
A cold gleam flashed in Wesker's dark sunglasses again.
No matter what methods Javier used, he would break them one by one. If those bandages were the key to Javier's recovery, then he would just tear them all off. He refused to believe that Javier's broken tactical backpack could contain a second set of mummy bandage combat attire.
However,
Javier, whose body injuries had recovered, had no intention of giving Wesker this opportunity. He now clearly understood the gap between himself and Wesker, and naturally wouldn't continue to directly confront him. He could only rely on unconventional means to win.
Thinking of this… Javier decisively pulled out his last two smoke grenades, pulled the pins, and threw them fiercely to the ground.
"Clang!"
"Boom—!"
A muffled sound,
The thick smoke from the two smoke grenades mixed with the poisonous mist sprayed by Alexia, one purple, one rolling gray-white. And as the smoke grenades spread, Javier's figure strangely disappeared from Wesker's sight, without even a trace, making it impossible to tell where he had hidden, as if he had vanished into thin air, miraculously.
"Legendary Hero Appearance…!!!"
It was this buff skill again.
The stealth smoke grenades, which could be used up to three times a day, were all used by Javier at once. The white mummy successfully completed its stealth under the gray-white smoke, instantly disappearing from Wesker's sight. Wesker himself looked at the scene before him in disbelief.
Disappeared?
No… became invisible?
Wesker wasn't sure himself, but Javier had indeed vanished from his sight. Wesker's eyes, comparable to a high-speed camera in dynamic capture, also failed to catch any lingering flaws of Javier. And frustratingly, Wesker was currently wearing a gas mask.
He couldn't use his sense of smell, which was as keen as a hound's, because the gas mask had already filtered out all scents, causing Wesker to be unable to crack Javier's "Legendary Hero Appearance" move!
And what was even more frustrating was that,
He seemingly didn't possess the ability to control large-scale flame attacks like Alexia. Therefore, Javier, being in the smoke, temporarily gained the upper hand tactically.
If Wesker dared to fight Javier in the smoke, then Javier could guarantee… the outcome of this close-quarters combat was still uncertain—
…
Meanwhile,
Just as Javier was directly confronting and engaging in intense battle with the sneak-attacking Wesker, Lisa, who was being suppressed by the T-Veronica Virus poisonous mist used by Alexia from a distance, had endured until the very last moment. Watching Lisa struggling and screaming in pain within the poisonous mist, Alexia did not seize the opportunity to finish her off.
Instead, she chose to be greedy.
Undoubtedly,
A perfect enhancement material lay before her. By devouring Lisa, Alexia could gain new, powerful abilities, even a fusion of the G Virus and T-Veronica Virus.
Therefore… Alexia was waiting for her T-Veronica Virus to completely erode Lisa's will. As long as Lisa was infected with the virus and became her Soldier Ant subordinate,
Then Alexia would naturally devour her perfectly without any effort or risk. Therefore… Alexia chose to wait instead of killing Lisa directly at that opportunity. As the genius Alexia, she felt it would be too regrettable to simply eliminate Lisa, so she chose to be greedy.
However,
Perhaps this was the arrogance of a genius—!
After all, if it were the more cautious Wesker, he would not allow even this tiny bit of risk. He would not immediately choose to devour Lisa, but rather kill her directly, which would be the best choice. After all, viral erosion is actually a double-edged sword; while it can infect an opponent, it can also grant the opponent incredible power.
After all, just as Alexia thought,
G Virus and T-Veronica Virus, you always imagine that one side will eventually succeed in eroding the other, but why didn't you consider that the two viruses could re-fuse together, thereby giving Lisa even greater abilities? After all, the G Virus's mode of survival is to constantly devour to become stronger.
Not to mention,
Wesker and William also knew about Lisa's special constitution as a universal experimental subject, a "medicine jar," where any injected virus would be completely devoured. No one could guarantee whether Lisa would be able to devour the T-Veronica Virus this time.
But even so,
Alexia still chose to be greedy. It's truly unknown whether she was blinded by greed, or if she still harbored some hidden trump card capable of turning the tide. If it were truly the latter, one could only exclaim, 'As expected of Alexia, the name of genius is indeed well-deserved!'
It's just a pity,
This seemed not to be the latter, but the former.
"Ah… ugh…!!!"
At this moment,
Lisa, kneeling on the ground, had undergone tremendous changes.
Her special material tight combat suit had long since burst and ripped open. Lisa's slender arms began to turn gray, and rough, raised spikes grew on her skin, like plant roots, similar to Alexia's arms before.
And her back burst open, growing a closed pink flower bud, looking as if it could bloom at any moment.
Nearly half of her biological hair had transformed from Plaga parasite tentacles into green vines, and her mouth, torn like a Kuchisake-onna, had grown sharp mandibles, just like an ant's large lower jaw.
The armor on her other arm slowly hardened and became glossy, with distinct segments, as if it were not a human arm at all, but an insect's leg. Even her waist and lower body's legs had all transformed into insect-like segmented limbs, and a fleshy tendril even grew straight from Lisa's forehead—an insect's antenna!
Undoubtedly,
At this moment, Lisa was gradually being infected and eroded by the T-Veronica Virus. Her entire body was mutating towards insect and plant characteristics. When Lisa completely mutated and transformed, she would completely become Alexia's Soldier Ant subordinate.
At that time…
Alexia would be able to manipulate Lisa at will. After all, their minds were connected. As a "Emperor" species, Alexia could freely control her lower-ranking "Soldier Ant" subordinates. This was an irresistible act, like a bloodline suppression. Whatever commands Alexia issued could be executed.
And Alexia was counting on this point,
Which is why she quietly watched Lisa get infected by her T-Veronica Virus. Compared to a mere corpse, she wanted to obtain this powerful living entity that she could freely control and devour.
"Very good…"
"You are about to become mine. There's no need to resist; just open your mind and frankly accept all the power I bestow upon you!"
Looking at Lisa, who was about to be completely eroded and infected, Alexia could not contain the joy in her heart and spoke softly.
At the same time, her massive lower body, with its flower bud body and plant root tentacles, instantly shot out, tightly binding Lisa, preventing this prey, who was about to become her slave, from moving at all. She also applied external pressure, intending to make Lisa succumb faster to the T-Veronica Virus's erosion.
After all,
She was already impatient to devour Lisa. At that time, Lisa, successfully infected with the T-Veronica Virus, would have no possibility of rejection, and Alexia could perfectly absorb her completely.