Even Javier could be quite blunt at times,
but at least it was better than being tracked down by scent!
"Click...click...click—!!!"
And just as Village Chief Mendez was wildly flailing his four giant pincers and thick arms, his carelessly stomping legs finally snagged on the tripwire of a grenade trap, successfully pulling out the pins of several High-explosive grenades, emitting a crisp sound.
Facing this sound,
Village Chief Mendez was completely unaware that danger had arrived.
But Javier, hearing the commotion, his expression changed. He didn't bother setting up more grenades, but immediately used the superhuman leaping ability of [Legendary Hero Appearance].
He quickly leaped out of the smoke, soaring several meters high, directly rolling tens of meters away from the smoke.
"Hiss hiss hiss...!"
And just as Village Chief Mendez noticed Javier had burst out of the smoke and was about to continue his low hissing sound in pursuit, the grenade trap caught under his foot instantly detonated.
"Bang!"
"Rumble—!!!"
The sickeningly familiar sound of an explosion rang out again.
The power of several High-explosive grenades was still terrifying. Several scorching fireballs suddenly expanded from the rolling white smoke, a series of sonic booms erupted, and the powerful explosion shockwave instantly blew away all the surrounding white smoke, leaving nothing.
It even stirred up more dust. The intense explosion flames wantonly ravaged Village Chief Mendez's body within. This was a completely un-defended blow. By the time Village Chief Mendez came to his senses, it was already too late.
"Pfft..."
Who knows how long passed,
Sparse sounds slowly drifted over.
The explosion ended, and the rolling dust began to dissipate. Javier finally clearly saw Village Chief Mendez, who was still alive and full of vitality, lying on the ground, injured by the grenade trap.
However, his slender centipede-like spine had been completely severed, leaving him paralyzed in two halves on the ground, his entire body covered in blood holes and blurred injuries from the explosion.
The flesh on his chest seemed to have been violently torn open in a large section, faintly revealing his stark white ribs. One of his thick arms had been severed, with only white bone exposed. His bald head was also covered in wounds, and his thick goatee was singed and curled.
Only his four large iron pincers remained completely undamaged. As expected of weapons born from the Plaga parasite, they were indeed incredibly hard.
"..."
"His health bar is red... Has he finally entered the third phase?"
From a distance, Javier looked at the mutated Village Chief Mendez and spoke calmly. He seemed to have expected Village Chief Mendez not to die instantly, as he was, after all, the final boss of the village dungeon, and having high health was perfectly normal.
"Gara gara..."
And as Javier was muttering,
The Village Chief Mendez before him had completely recovered from the explosion's damage. His scarlet eyes opened, and his sole remaining thick arm propped up half his body. The four giant pincers on his back also began to move, instantly propping up half of his body, like a giant spider.
"Hiss hiss hiss..."
From his mouth came a continuous, piercing, low hiss.
In this state, Village Chief Mendez moved entirely on his four giant pincers on his back. Four legs were much faster than two, so Village Chief Mendez's speed was many times faster now, allowing him to easily dodge many attacks.
Coupled with his swift attacks,
he was extremely troublesome.
His sharp giant pincers could also launch sudden attacks at any time, making him an incredibly difficult monster. However, unfortunately, this was only in the game world.
It's important to note that Village Chief Mendez was already severely injured after being blasted by the High-explosive grenade, and his speed had significantly decreased compared to the game.
So Javier was not afraid at all...
Furthermore,
"..."
"I told you, I have no intention of engaging in close combat with you, old village chief, so this boss battle will end very quickly," Javier said calmly, looking at Village Chief Mendez, who had entered the third phase. He then pressed his ring, and a black tube suddenly appeared in his hand.
It had a scope with crosshairs on top, a wooden body in the middle, a large black jet nozzle at the rear, and a green African large banana-shaped warhead at the front, along with a simple trigger handle.
This was the famous RPG-7 Rocket Launcher,
manufactured in the former Soviet Union.
Weapons manufactured by the Soviet Union during World War II all shared an excellent characteristic: they were sturdy and durable. Whether it was yachts, tanks, rifles, or other items, this held true.
The DP Light Machine Gun used previously, or the AK47, including the current RPG-7 Rocket Launcher, were all renowned globally for their sturdy and durable characteristics.
The AK series of rifles has almost become the primary firepower output weapon in the Middle East, maintaining the largest output to this day, which speaks to their advantages.
Compared to modern assault rifles that can accommodate various auxiliary sights, terrorists prefer the AK series rifles, which are simple to operate and effective at killing.
Anyway, the accuracy is pretty much the same,
and they are easy to operate and can kill.
Given that,
Why choose expensive and complicated modern assault rifles?
And this formula also applies to the RPG-7 Rocket Launcher. Although it is old, it is still one of the most widely used rocket launchers in the world today.
The reason for this is its sturdiness and durability, stable firepower output, and ease of operation. It has also become the trusted choice for the Middle East and terrorists.
Its presence can be seen in almost any film or documentary...
And Javier taking out this ancestral ultimate weapon at this moment also indicated that Javier had no intention of giving Village Chief Mendez any room to maneuver. Solving the matter instantly would be much easier.
"Clatter—!"
Under Village Chief Mendez's bewildered gaze,
Javier opened the scope, instantly locking onto Village Chief Mendez. The next moment, without any hesitation, he didn't even give him time to roar, and his finger immediately pulled the trigger.
"Bye bye..."
"Click—"
"Bang...whoosh...boom—!!!"
The green African large banana-shaped warhead rapidly shot out, the black nozzle at its tail suddenly emitted a rapidly expanding burst of white smoke, followed by a crimson fiery trail. The green African large banana-shaped warhead spun at high speed, rushing towards Village Chief Mendez's face, its cross-shaped tail fins spread out, covering the tens of meters instantly.
"Boom boom boom!!!"
A terrifying explosion swept over.
Large amounts of flames darted across the ground.
In just an instant, the powerful shockwave and sonic boom swept away everything around. Of course, the most powerful attack was the penetrating warhead and the exploding gunpowder. The moment it penetrated Village Chief Mendez's flesh, the crimson flames rapidly expanded and spread.
Like a black hole vortex, it wantonly ravaged the living things around it, and Village Chief Mendez's flesh was instantly torn, scorched, and burned to ashes.
His body, which was originally only half, instantly shattered into pieces of flesh.
A large amount of flesh turned into charred carbon ash. The Plaga parasite embedded in his body had vanished without a trace, and the artificial eye embedded in Village Chief Mendez's eye socket flew out, stained with thick blood, and rolled to Javier's feet...
The battle ended.
Village Chief Mendez was completely dead.
He died without any surprises.
"What a pity..."
"This isn't a key; it's just a simple eyeball treasure."
Seeing that Village Chief Mendez was dead, Javier slowly picked up the transparent eyeball on the ground and examined it, realizing it wasn't some hidden special key, but just a transparent orb. However, this item should sell for a good amount of money, so it wasn't a loss anyway.
With that said,
Javier put the orb into his storage ring and then ran towards the back mountain of the village. He had to quickly catch up with the main group, otherwise... Leon and Ada and the others would truly think he had become cannon fodder and kicked the bucket.
As for the more than twenty Plaga Parasite Villagers still chasing behind him, they no longer posed any threat. Without Village Chief Mendez as their leader,
they would soon become headless chickens running around aimlessly. All he had to do was shake them off. And so... Javier declared the first stage, the village dungeon, concluded—
Chapter Thirty-Seven: Going Separate Ways
"The sky is ablaze with fire..."
"Can Javier survive?"
On the other side,
Having escaped to the safe valley behind the village, Luis and Leon and the others slowly stopped to rest. But when Luis turned to look at the wooden house still burning in the continuous storm, he frowned, muttering to himself with a hint of self-deception.
In response,
Ada, Leon, and Ashley fell silent. Without a doubt... their previous words were self-comforting lies.
They knew better than anyone that in such a situation, Javier would be very difficult to survive. Fifty-plus Plaga Parasite Villagers and Village Chief Mendez, their leader and boss—it was a certain death situation!
"Uh..."
"Sorry, I spoke out of turn!"
Seeing the atmosphere suddenly turn silent,
Luis, who had only intended to lighten the mood, immediately shut his mouth, instinctively stepping on a landmine. Luis insisted he really didn't mean it.
He was usually so flippant, but this time he just forgot to break that bad habit. Damn it.
"Beep beep beep..."
"Doo doo doo..."
"Sizzle sizzle sizzle..."
And at this moment,
the satellite communication system on Leon's shoulder broke the tense atmosphere. "Beep beep beep" it sounded, and Leon quickly took off the communication system to answer.
After a series of static, the signal successfully connected, and the voice of his distant American agent partner, Hunnigan, came through:
"Leon...!"
"I have bad news for you, I'm sorry... The storm just swept through Spain, and the weather near Wolf's Valley and other urban areas is extremely severe. The local Spanish government's armed helicopters cannot provide support, and they have strictly refused the request for air force assistance to annihilate the threat. They believe you are intentionally playing games with the local government and military."
"I have now dispatched someone else to pilot a helicopter, only one, and it will take a long time to arrive, Leon, I hope you can protect the President's daughter as much as possible. I'm sorry!"
Hunnigan's apologetic voice came from the satellite communicator, and upon hearing the news, Leon's heart sank. Sure enough... the worst had happened.
The local Spanish government didn't take his words seriously at all, and even if they were willing to send troops, they only sent one helicopter for support and pick-up.
And the most frustrating part was,
this helicopter's takeoff was delayed!
Now it would take even longer to arrive, which made Leon secretly click his tongue. He really was unlucky; he had no advantage in terms of timing, location, or human relations.
"Hunnigan,"
"Your bad news came at a truly opportune moment. Never mind... I had already prepared for the worst. Just tell me when the helicopter is about to arrive. Hopefully... there won't be another problem halfway there this time."
Shaking his head helplessly,
Leon expressed understanding, then hung up the satellite communication and announced the bad news to everyone. Upon hearing that the helicopter couldn't provide quick support, Luis shook his head, and Ada frowned.
Ashley, the President's daughter, bit her lip, wanting to say something, but soon... she suddenly felt a dizzy spell, her throat itching, and something in her lungs wanting to cough out.
"Cough cough...!"
Quickly grabbing Leon's arm beside her,
Ashley couldn't help but let out a dry cough.