Otherwise, if you only attack its razor tentacles, it will take a lot of bullets to deal with it, but if you hit the eyeball, one shot or one arrow will be enough to easily destroy their brains.
One after another, black arrows flew from a distance like raindrops.
And the accuracy was very high; arrows continuously harvested the lives of these Plaga Parasite Villagers. In a short while, the dozens of villagers on the road had been completely eliminated, with dense corpses lying on the ground.
And looking at the villagers' corpses suddenly falling one by one behind him, Luis, who had originally intended to run wildly with Leon on his back, breathed a sigh of relief again. Reinforcements had arrived, and he finally didn't have to torture his weak little body anymore.
Because not far away,
Luis had already seen Ada and Javier, who were holding crossbows. The arrow attack just now was fired by Ada. He had never seen this woman use a crossbow before, but she was unexpectedly powerful. Perhaps this was the so-called genius?
"Although it's very impressive,"
"But you'll have to retrieve these arrows later. I only brought forty arrows when I left; two of the explosion arrows just now have already been destroyed. You absolutely must not use them up and then throw them away…"
Seeing Ada elegantly use the crossbow to deal with the dozens of Plaga Parasite Villagers in front of her, Javier couldn't help but clap and praise her. But looking at the quiver, which was mostly empty, he immediately changed his expression like a Sichuan opera mask and told Ada to quickly retrieve the arrows.
"Hmph…"
"Do you think I'm like you?"
In response to Javier's words, Ada snorted coldly. What a stingy man, even making her do the work of retrieving arrows. It was a waste of the exquisite archery she had just displayed, a skill she had honed for a long time during her time as an agent, enough for Javier to learn for a while.
"Speaking of which,"
"Luis, didn't I tell you two to meet at the church first? Why did you stop halfway?"
Throwing the crossbow forcefully to Javier, Ada completely ignored Javier's expression and walked quickly towards Luis with elegant cat-like steps and her swaying bright red cheongsam. Looking at the exhausted Luis and the unconscious Leon, she couldn't help but ask in a flat tone,
She had clearly told the two of them to meet at the church first,
But unexpectedly, they stopped halfway.
And if she and Javier hadn't arrived just now, these two fools would probably have been in trouble again. This made Ada increasingly doubt the completion of her transaction with Luis. Could this useless man really steal the "Amber" sample intact and hand it over to her?
Apparently, judging by the current performance,
It seemed there was no possibility at all.
After all,
The performance of Luis and Leon as a duo simply left her speechless. They had been walking for almost half an hour and were still dawdling halfway. Who else could manage that?
"Stop, stop, stop…!"
"Big sister, do you know that there are a lot of Plaga Parasite Villagers gathered at the church right now, a dense mass, praying for who knows what? How could I be crazy enough to run there to meet? Am I looking for death? And… I'm carrying a seventy or eighty-kilogram man while traveling, it's very tiring! Have you ever seen a researcher doing heavy labor? My advantage is intelligence, alright?!"
And facing Ada's complaining,
Luis quickly raised his hand to stop her.
Pointing at the distant church and Leon on the ground, he couldn't help but start complaining. Speaking of complaining, Luis had more complaints than anyone else.
After all, this journey had tormented him terribly; he almost threw Leon, this "outsider," onto the road. But when he thought that Leon might be a friend of Ada and Javier, he reluctantly carried him for half a day.
Therefore, facing Ada's complaints,
Luis returned them twofold.
Listening to Luis's complaints, Ada scratched her face slightly awkwardly. She seemed to have forgotten to tell Luis that she was the one who rang the church bell. This was indeed her mistake, because Ada herself had forgotten the special characteristic of the church bell gathering monsters.
"Alright,"
"Aren't you Don Quixote's knight? Stop complaining. Let's wait until the bell ringing ends before we act. There's an abandoned cave over there; let's go there to rest for a while. It just so happens that I also have many things to explain."
Facing the noisy Ada and Luis, Javier, who had retrieved the arrows from the corpses on the ground, suddenly pointed at the distant small cave and suggested,
And Ada and Luis, knowing that there was temporarily no better way, naturally agreed to Javier's suggestion.
After all, to be honest, they hadn't really understood each other up to this point, especially Luis. He hadn't formally gotten to know Ada and Javier, only knowing that they were from the Umbrella Corporation.
And the so-called transaction…
Now was indeed the time to discuss suitable bargaining chips—
With that said,
The group walked towards the small cave in the distance. The cave was not very deep, with various strange patterns carved on its walls, which should be The Illuminados' special totems. There were no Plaga Parasite Villagers inside; it was just a simple, abandoned small cave.
After picking up a few pieces of firewood,
Havier lit a bonfire in the dark cave. With the light and warmth of the flames, everyone's emotions calmed down a little.
A bonfire is known as a jungle TV; a brightly burning bonfire can make one's mood spontaneously quiet down, and one would not feel bored even watching the flames burn all day long. This is the magic of a bonfire.
In a way, the flickering orange flames represent "hope"—
"Sizzle…"
The crackling sound of firewood continuously echoed in the cave, with sparks flying. Looking at the sullen Ada and Luis, and Leon still lying unconscious on the ground, Javier chose to speak first:
"Let me reintroduce myself, Luis Sera,"
"My name is Havier Li, and the beautiful lady next to you is Ada Wong. We are both Asian mixed-race. However, to your disappointment, we are not a team; we just happen to know each other. And… I am not from the Umbrella Corporation, and neither is she."
As soon as he spoke,
Javier immediately dropped a bombshell.
This made the previously silent Luis look up in astonishment, his clear eyes gazing at Javier in confusion, not understanding what this meant.
Even Ada next to him narrowed her slender eyes slightly, looking at Javier with some ill intent. What did this man mean by suddenly exposing her identity? Did he want to have a public spat?
However,
Facing the reactions of Luis and Ada, Javier waved his hand indifferently, signaling them not to get excited.
After all, exposing everyone's true identities was just Javier's usual negotiation tactic. Since they were going to cooperate, it was better for everyone to be sincere and to know each other's backgrounds to show more sincerity.
"To be precise, the Umbrella Corporation has completely gone bankrupt and collapsed this autumn. It's just that you've been doing research in this godforsaken place for years, and you've been oblivious to the outside world, which is why you don't know this news."
"So… genius, working in isolation is not a good thing. You need to pay more attention to the world situation."
"Cough, cough, I've gone off-topic. The person next to you is actually from a rival company of the Umbrella Corporation, specifically a private mercenary agent under Tricell. As for why she received your distress signal, it's simple… your former university friend John's email account is being managed by her. After all, having your 'ex-boyfriend's' email account seems to be a very normal thing!"
"In short, she accepted a certain mission to 'protect' you and help you leave, Luis. And the bargaining chip for the transaction is naturally still the original 'Amber' sample; this has indeed not changed."
"As for me, you can understand that I am actually the boss of a mysterious organization, and this time I mainly came out to find some talent to recruit."
"And this talent is you, Luis. Ada's reward is the Amber sample, and my reward is for you to work for me for a few years. How about it? Do you want to make a deal?"
"If you are willing, Ada and I will work together to get you out safely, as long as you can pay the reward. Of course… if you are unwilling to cooperate with us two professionals, you can also choose the half-baked agent next to you who is still unconscious."
"His name is Leon Scott Kennedy, an agent under the United States Government, and the current personal bodyguard of the President of the United States. His mission on this trip is to rescue the kidnapped President of the United States' daughter, Ashley Graham."
"If you cooperate with him, you might not have to pay any particularly excessive reward to leave, after all, he is a very good person and will take you with him after finding the President of the United States' daughter!"
In a long speech,
Javier told Luis all of their objectives, letting him choose for himself. After all, Javier still respected the original world's NPCs; if they weren't willing, there was nothing he could do.
However, Ada next to him looked at Javier with a rather resentful expression. This dead man had exposed all her lies. What if Luis refused? What about her two million dollars in reward?
Cough, cough…
At this point, Javier gave Ada a reassuring look.
It was just an "Amber" sample, after all. If Luis really refused, Javier would just carry a shovel and pickaxe to the Plaga parasite's hive and dig out a piece for Ada as a gift, a big and yellow one, enough to make soup with.
"…"
"You two talk as if I have other choices?"
Luis, looking at the couple in front of him, shrugged and replied indifferently, his expression still carefree and cynical.
No choice… Javier's words sounded good, but in reality, Luis had no other options at all. What if he knew? He still had to leave this hellhole. It was just about everyone knowing each other's backgrounds so they could cooperate well without suspicion.
"Uh…"
"Cough, cough…!"
Just as Luis was answering, Leon, who had been sleeping soundly in a coma, suddenly showed faint signs of waking up. His expression was uncomfortable, his whole body began to tremble, dense blood vessels bulged on his face, and his chest continuously coughed and vibrated. This was a sign that the Plaga parasite had begun to parasitize and grow—
Chapter 17: Awakening
"Uh…"
"Cough, cough…!!!"
With the continuous heaving of his chest, Leon, who had been in a deep sleep, finally showed a slight sign of waking up. His eyes trembled slightly, a hoarse sound came from his throat, and with great difficulty,
Leon slowly opened his eyes, and the first thing he saw was the dark rock cave, and the crackling sound of the bonfire burning in his ears.
"He's awake…?"
A sudden sound came from his ear,
This made Leon, who had just woken up, suddenly sit up and hastily reach for the tactical dagger on his thigh. This was an instinctive reaction; after all, if someone was nearby immediately after waking from a coma, his first reaction would instinctively be to resist and be on guard.
However,
At this moment, Leon had no weapons on him.
The USP9 agent pistol and tactical dagger he had been equipped with earlier, including the shotgun, had all been confiscated by Luis. This greatly alarmed Leon; without any weapons, he was virtually defenseless and had almost no combat capability.
"Luis…?!"
"Javier, Ada?! How is this possible… Am I hallucinating? How are you here?!"
As the vision in his eyes gradually cleared, when Leon saw that the people next to him were Luis, and also Javier and Ada, he immediately showed a surprised expression and pinched his arm hard.
After all, seeing Luis was very normal, but Javier and Ada… that was simply impossible!
Javier had met him once at the American airport and knew this guy was coming to Spain, but he hadn't expected them to have the same destination.
As for Ada, that was even more unbelievable for Leon. He hadn't seen this woman for about six years, not since their parting in Raccoon City. Now, she had actually appeared in a mountain village in Spain.
This made Leon couldn't help but wonder if he was hallucinating.
But the pain from his arm,
Undoubtedly told Leon that this was not a hallucination—
"Oh, damn it, wait…"
"Let me recover for a moment, Javier, and Ada, why are you two here? What do you know about the strangeness of this village? Don't tell me your purpose is just those strange villagers in this village?"
Clutching his head and shaking it, Leon recovered a little. His sharp gaze swept back and forth between Javier and Ada, and he couldn't help but ask,
Now things were troublesome; the two most mysterious people in his eyes had appeared, and the matters of this village became even more bizarre.
"Don't get agitated, Leon,"
"Let me explain your confusion. I warned you about the bugs when we met at the airport. This village is controlled by Plaga parasite monsters; those strange villagers are all controlled by the Plaga parasite. As for our purpose, I'm here to recruit talent, and Ada is here to find samples."
Facing the agitated Leon,
Javier calmly spoke first to soothe him, then returned all of Leon's pistol and tactical dagger, as well as the photo that had fallen out of his pocket, which showed the President of the United States' daughter, Ashley.
"Want to know where the girl in the photo is?"
"If you want to know, don't get too agitated. Listen to my explanation slowly, and you will know everything you want to know."
"Javier, you know where she was kidnapped?!"
However,
After hearing Javier's words, Leon not only didn't calm down, but became even more agitated and asked,
Indeed… Once Javier was involved in an incident, things often became very complicated. The Raccoon City incident, the Amazon Rainforest incident, and now this Spanish village incident—all were very special and terrifying events.
"I know, but you need to calm down first, Leon,"
"Compared to the safety of the girl in the photo, you should first focus on your own physical condition. Do you remember what happened before you passed out? You were injected with a Plaga parasite egg by the village chief Mendez, that tall human like a Tyrant who easily knocked you out. He is the village chief of this village."
"So, you are now infected with the Plaga parasite, Leon. Its danger level is similar to the T-Virus, but the onset time is longer. A slight T-Virus infection will turn you into a zombie in less than a few hours, while you have less than a week to fight for your life."
"Otherwise, it will gradually grow in your spine, then control your nerves, and you will become like the villagers outside. So, take care of your body first before considering other things."
Waving his hand,
Facing the agitated Leon, Javier first poured a basin of cold water on him, gently touching the grotesque blood vessels on Leon's neck as he explained,