With that thought, Mendez, the Village Chief, ignored the chattering Plaga Parasite Villagers around him and forcefully twisted open the gasoline barrel's cap, releasing the unique smell of the stored gasoline.
Without any hesitation, Mendez, the Village Chief, lifted the heavy gasoline barrel with both hands and hurled it fiercely towards the wooden house!
"Roar…!!!"
With a furious roar, the opened gasoline barrel was flung through the air, spilling a large amount of gasoline on the ground as it flew.
Then, with a "bang," it smashed against the wooden house's door, and all the flowing gasoline seeped into the wooden plank walls of the house.
And it wasn't just one can.
Two cans, three cans, four cans!
A total of four gasoline barrels were all thrown at the base of the wooden house; a large amount of gasoline either hit the roof and spilled or landed on the door, but in any case, this much gasoline was enough to ignite a raging inferno.
"Ho ho ho…"
Under the command of Mendez, the Village Chief,
a torch burning with a flickering flame was thrown over, spinning a few times in mid-air before accurately landing below where the gasoline barrels had been thrown.
"Hiss…"
"Boom…!!!"
The next second,
the flame touched the gasoline, and a ball of fire quickly spread, like a bone-eating maggot; these scorching flames rapidly climbed the walls of the wooden house.
The raging fire began to burn, and as the flames spread, smaller flames also drilled into the gasoline barrels; the residual gasoline inside burned in the enclosed space, and the gas could not escape, causing a violent explosion, instantly blowing open the iron barrels, and simultaneously blasting a hole in the wooden house's wall.
Explosions sounded one after another.
The entire wooden house trembled violently as if an earthquake had struck; the roof, walls, and door all had several holes blown into them by the gasoline barrels; thick, choking black smoke spread inside, and scorching flames relentlessly burned and devoured the dilapidated wooden house.
"Hahaha… (Jaja, jaja.)"
"Burn them to death (Quemarlos hasta la muerte)!!!"
And watching the scene unfold,
the surrounding Plaga Parasite Villagers cheered, constant insults and curses echoing in their ears; the torches tightly gripped in the villagers' hands were also thrown, all spinning as they joined the inferno.
"Cough, cough…"
"Damn it, we can't hold out any longer; their leader must have made a move, it's Mendez, the Village Chief from before."
"Luis! Leon! Quickly get Ashley out of the cabinet and run! Try to grab the ammunition and grenades on the table, take as many bullets as you can, and get Ashley out of here first!"
"I'll cover the rear, Ada, you go too; things have gone slightly awry, this isn't a situation you can handle, no need to risk it with me…"
Feeling the high temperature coming from outside the wooden house and the burning orange-hot flames, Javier fanned away the choking black smoke from his nose and looked at the Plaga Parasite Villagers thirty meters away who were hesitant to attack but kept throwing torches to escalate the fire; Javier couldn't help but quickly order Luis and Leon, who were desperately defending upstairs.
This wooden house couldn't be defended anymore.
With Mendez, the Village Chief, a boss, joining the fray, the battle situation changed instantly; Javier had never expected the enemy to use gasoline barrels for long-range attacks; their intelligence had increased a bit too much.
Moreover, the already dilapidated wooden house had several large holes blown into it by the gasoline barrels; those Plaga Parasite Villagers could rush in from any angle later, so they couldn't stay any longer and had to run first.
At the same time,
Javier also told Ada, who was beside him, to take White Wolf and leave first; he understood Ada, she wouldn't entrust her life to anyone, so Javier naturally wouldn't let Ada stay and continue to risk it; this was no longer a matter of employment or cooperation.
Instead, they were now in real trouble.
It was time to scatter when disaster struck…
What's more, they were just partners, not birds of a feather sharing a forest!
Of course,
Javier just wanted to quickly send Ada and Leon away so he could pull out his RPG and Barrett sniper rifle from his storage ring and blast Mendez, the Village Chief, and these Plaga Parasite Villagers to death…
After all, Javier didn't want Ada and Leon to know about his magic tricks—
Upon hearing Javier's command,
Luis and Leon didn't hesitate, grabbing Ashley and quickly fleeing towards the back of the wooden house; seeing that someone had escaped from the burning wooden house, the Plaga Parasite Villagers ambushing nearby could no longer sit still.
They quickly began to stand up from behind rocks and woodpiles, grabbing various farm tools and chasing after Leon, Luis, and Ashley.
"Grab him (Agárralo)!"
"Where did he hide (? ¿Dónde se escondió?)"
"Tat-tat-tat-tat—!!!"
Several Plaga Parasite Villagers rushed forward, wielding axes and sickles, but soon several gunshots rang out from inside the still-burning wooden house; it was Javier firing his DP Light Machine Gun, shooting down those Plaga Parasite Villagers attempting to charge; the deterrent sound of the gunshots made the villagers stop in their tracks again.
"Crash…!"
At this moment,
accompanied by the devouring flames,
the entire dilapidated wooden house began to totter; the roof above and the second floor had already started burning, and pieces of wooden planks mixed with scorching flames fell to the ground, with more choking black smoke pouring in.
It blackened Javier's Middle Ages noble suit and his cheeks, and seeing Ada still unmoving beside him, Javier shouted loudly:
"Go!"
"Do you want to die here with me? Don't you want your two million dollar amber anymore?!"
A reprimand,
made the gloomy-faced Ada quickly snap back to reality, biting her red lips slightly without speaking, but soon… Ada grabbed White Wolf by the neck and quickly ran out of the burning wooden house, then gradually disappeared from Javier's sight.
"Roar roar roar—!!!"
"Catch them (Atrápalos)!"
At this moment,
the Plaga Parasite Villagers surrounding the outside finally couldn't hold back; led by Mendez, the Village Chief's furious roar, they began a desperate, fearless charge.
About fifty Plaga Parasite Villagers remained, wielding various farm tools, as if carrying out a historical peasant uprising, densely rushing towards the burning wooden house, continuously emitting various harsh curses from their mouths, while their execution weapons were sickles, hammers, axes, and so on—
Chapter 35: Unparalleled Mowing
"Thump thump thump…!!!"
"Thump thump thump…!!!"
"Ho ho ho…!!!"
Behind them was the noisy, piercing low growl, the roar of the Plaga Parasite Villagers, all rushing into the burning, dilapidated wooden house; the soaring flames were particularly conspicuous on the stormy night.
Even the cold night rain couldn't extinguish the raging fire; they could only watch as the dilapidated wooden house slowly collapsed.
Ada and Leon, who had escaped outside, couldn't help but look behind them; they had all escaped safely, but one person hadn't followed—Javier, who had chosen to cover the rear.
Ada wanted to turn back to support Javier, but her rationality told her that such an action would be wrong, that it would only lead to both of them dying.
They couldn't deal with so many Plaga Parasite Villagers, let alone a boss-level leader, Mendez, the Village Chief; abandoning Javier and escaping was the wisest choice!
But even so,
Ada still felt a bit guilty; she hoped Javier wouldn't die in there, no matter what…
"Woof woof woof—!!!"
White Wolf, being dragged by Ada, continuously howled and struggled, wanting to run towards the raging fire of the wooden house.
But Ada quickly restrained him; although this wild dog was very spineless, once it recognized a master, it was very loyal, and precisely because of this, Ada couldn't let White Wolf go to his death either.
"…"
"Javier…"
Leon and Luis gazed at the burning wooden house, their eyes unable to calm down for a long time, unsure what to say.
They usually thought Javier was a cunning old fox, whose every action was always for his own benefit.
But now… Leon's perception had completely changed; a man who could disregard his own life, letting them go first while he chose to cover the rear, was definitely not a selfish person.
Even Luis felt the same way.
Javier was the most astute old fox among them, but unexpectedly, he was now the one who chose to sacrifice himself first; it was simply unbelievable, and Luis admitted that he had misjudged him… he had misunderstood the person.
"…"
"Is he dead…?"
Even Ashley, the President's daughter, who had only met him once, looked at Javier, who had chosen to cover the rear alone, with a surprised expression, unsure what to say; although she didn't know what kind of person Javier truly was, this act of self-sacrifice alone was enough to earn her respect.
"No, he's not dead! And he won't die!"
"Let's go first, Ashley, Luis, and Ada, don't let his self-sacrifice be in vain,"
Biting his teeth, Leon said firmly in response to Ashley's murmur, then pulled the others and quickly fled to the rear.
His previous words were all self-comfort, but no one chose to refute or scold him, because sometimes… avoiding reality was often the best choice, after all, they couldn't accept such a truth either, they could only numb themselves with such lies and suggestions.
Immediately,
Leon and the others buried their heads and fled towards the back of the village…
Meanwhile, at the burning wooden house,
Javier, who was still busy spraying with his DP Light Machine Gun, was completely unaware that he had already been sentenced to death and had become a tragic, important character who sacrificed himself as cannon fodder in the hearts of Leon and the others.
If Javier knew, he would definitely curse loudly; "I, alone, am helping you guys hold off the pursuit of so many Plaga Parasite Villagers, and you don't even appreciate me, you just assume I'm dead!"
This was too speechless—
However, to be fair, him alone versus more than fifty Plaga Parasite Villagers and the boss Mendez, the Village Chief, indeed looked unsalvageable no matter how you viewed it, so it was no wonder Leon and the others would directly sentence him to death; this thought wasn't strange.
But…
"…"
"I've never been one to accept my fate, and besides, I'll never choose to be a cannon fodder!"
Holding the DP Light Machine Gun, Javier continuously sprayed at the densely approaching Plaga Parasite Villagers while constantly retreating, his face reflecting the firelight with a hint of excitement.
The "tat-tat-tat-tat" of the gunshots combined with Javier's expression appeared somewhat abnormally ferocious, as if someone who enjoyed streaking had finally found an empty playground and could unleash their suppressed nature.
Javier's expression at this moment was precisely this.
The troublesome people had finally left.
Now he could recklessly pull out his ammunition depot and start a wild bombardment; although it was wasteful, Javier didn't want to miss the opportunity to go berserk—!
"Tat-tat-tat-tat…"
The DP Light Machine Gun's drum magazine ran out of bullets, and Javier quickly stored it in his ring's storage space.
He then drew the Desert Eagle from his thigh, activating Frenzy Barrage and Holy Spear Baptism, firing wildly at the surrounding Plaga Parasite Villagers while retreating.
The high-power.50 caliber bullets wouldn't give these Plaga Parasite Villagers any chance to become bursting insects; their heads would instantly explode, and he didn't even need to aim, just spinning and jumping with his eyes closed would suffice.
Because with the buff of [Gun-Jittering Technique], these bullets could curve and hit any parasitic villager's head as if they had eyes!
"Bang—bang—bang—bang—!!!!"
"Clang—!"
"Pfft… pfft…!!!"
Even the throwing axes that the villagers attempted to hurl were easily shot down by Javier's bullets, indirectly granting him the [Protection of Flying Arrows] buff.
Flying projectiles simply couldn't get close to his body in front of the Gun-Jittering Technique; retreating while fighting, dozens more Plaga Parasite Villagers began to fall.
He moved with an ease as if in an uninhabited land.
"Click…"
The Desert Eagle's handgun bullets were depleted again, so he re-holstered it on his thigh; Riven, the Exile, was back in action, and the half-broken knight's broadsword at his waist was swiftly drawn; although it was broken in half,
it didn't affect Javier's smooth and fluid use of Riven's fast Q-A; under the enhancement of the Remnant Breathing Technique, Javier's skin surface completely heated up and turned red, emitting a faint white steam.