Actually, Billy Coen didn't want to be so indecisive, but the problem was that the giant bat was truly troublesome; even as a former Lieutenant of the Marine Corps, he couldn't think of any effective strategy, after all, the army only taught them how to deal with enemies, not how to deal with monsters…
And now,
Javier's mind was naturally racing as well—
It was incredibly difficult to kill the giant bat in front of him without using an RPG. The shotgun's range was too far to unleash its maximum power, not to mention the giant bat's speed was very fast, and with numerous smaller bats, even a Magnum couldn't kill it in one hit!
To deal with these BOWs, one must understand their weaknesses as much as possible… Wait, weaknesses?!
Thinking of this,
Javier's eyes lit up, as if he had recalled something again, weaknesses! Yes… it's weaknesses. Even if these Bio-weapon BOWs have truly mutated, their essence hasn't changed at all. They still retain genetic habits inherited from the original species, because in tens of thousands of years of evolution, they won't be completely transformed by a mere virus to forget their weaknesses.
For example, the leeches before still retained their weakness to light, the Plague Crawler was still afraid of fire, and the Hunter, like a lizard, would break off its arm to protect itself. These are all their biological instincts.
And bats—!
Their eyesight is actually quite poor, but their hearing is extremely developed. When hunting prey in the dark, they usually use the sound waves emitted from their throats for echolocation, then lock onto the target and hunt it. When their species communicate with each other, they also rely on sound waves.
Simply put,
Bats are night-blind, but they are so agile because they rely on sound wave radar for positioning. Even when summoning other members of their kind, they rely on these sound waves… If, Javier meant if, they were to attack each other with sound waves, wouldn't that completely solve the problem of the giant bat summoning its smaller bats?
As long as there weren't annoying swarms of small mutated bats, Javier felt he could still deal with just the large giant bat alone; at least it would be much easier!
So now, the problem arose again,
How could sound waves be used to interfere with other sound waves?
Thinking of this, Javier inadvertently glanced at the tall bell tower outside the church.
"That's it!"
"The bell tower, we almost forgot, we actually still have the bell tower! It seems there's always a way out, thank you… our great and merciful Lord, the best decision you made when guiding your loyal lost sheep was to let them help build the bell tower for prayer,"
Javier looked at the tall, slender, and sharp bell tower outside the church. Its mottled stone bricks looked so welcoming at this moment, not old at all.
After all, he had just tested the power of this bell tower; its sound could wake up people within several kilometers. The sound was ridiculously loud, calling it terrifying noise would not be an exaggeration. Using this to counter the giant bat's sound waves would certainly be no problem, even more than enough!
As for Rebecca and Billy Coen,
Upon hearing Javier mumble about the bell tower, both of them looked utterly confused, not understanding what defeating the giant bat had to do with the bell tower. Could it be that they could smash the giant bat's head with that golden bell?
"It's the sound!"
"Haven't you two ever watched Animal Planet? Bats have very poor eyesight and are night-blind. They rely on echolocation from sound waves for surveying terrain and hunting, and communication between bats also relies on sound waves."
"What do you say… if we interfere with its sound waves using our own sound waves, won't it be unable to summon the smaller mutated bats? If it's just the giant bat alone, wouldn't it be easy for the three of us to deal with it?"
Looking at the bewildered Rebecca and Billy Coen, Javier helplessly rubbed his forehead and explained. These two seemed even more academically unbalanced than he was, not even knowing that bats could be interfered with by sound waves!
"You mean…"
Seeing this,
Rebecca, enlightened, instantly understood Javier's meaning.
"Exactly. There just happens to be a bell tower here. Rebecca, you're responsible for vigorously shaking the bell tower to create a huge sound. If necessary, you can shoot the bell tower with your pistol."
"Billy, the two of us will attract the giant bat, and then seize the opportunity to attack it! If there are no other small bats obstructing us, dealing with this big guy shouldn't be too difficult."
Very quickly,
Javier formulated the plan and directly instructed Rebecca and Billy Coen. At the same time, Javier pulled out the Desert Eagle from his waist and threw it to Billy. Billy's weapons were just a shotgun and a 9mm pistol, which lacked power. He had to shoot with the Magnum to cause effective damage!
"It's me again…?"
On the other side, Rebecca,
Was extremely dissatisfied with this assignment. It was one thing before… but why was she repeatedly given such menial tasks now? She was a member of S.T.A.R.S after all, not a vase. She could also contribute to defeating the giant bat, not just stand by idly. This differential treatment greatly displeased the proud Rebecca.
But unfortunately,
The giant bat didn't give Rebecca enough chance to retort. The next second, an even louder sound came from inside the church, directly interrupting the trio's thoughts and completely dispelling any desire to argue further.
"Bang—!!!"
The giant bat inside the church suddenly exerted force, its head directly breaking free from the study window's restraints, pulling down the entire window frame with force. Debris scattered everywhere. Its huge head and crimson eyes scanned the surroundings. Seeing the vanished Javier and his two companions, the giant bat suddenly became enraged, opening its mouth, preparing to let out a loud roar…
It was preparing to continue summoning its smaller bats to search for Javier and his two companions, as this was its usual method.
But at this moment,
"Quick!"
"Don't let it summon other members of its kind, Rebecca! Use the bell tower's large bell to interfere with its sound, don't let its sound waves continue to echo out!"
Seeing this,
Javier quickly turned his head and shouted a reminder to Rebecca in the distance. And the originally disgruntled Rebecca, at this moment, no longer had any desire to argue. She turned and ran into the bell tower, her slender arms tightly gripping the hemp rope, gritting her teeth and shaking it with all her might!
"Dong—!"
"Dong—Dong—Dong—!!!!"
The deafening great bell suddenly chimed,
A tremendous sound echoed throughout the outside of the church, and the colossal bell sounds, like noise, grew louder and louder, even directly overpowering the giant bat's roars. This caused the giant bat inside the church to momentarily freeze, not understanding what that thing outside was, that it could actually drown out its roars. This was too outrageous!
Although bats' sound waves have their own frequency, and they rely on unique frequency sound waves for communication, if they are interfered with by ultra-high decibel sounds, they will be unable to distinguish the communication, thus becoming ineffective.
And this was the best solution.
And with the gradual chiming of the great bell, Javier and his two companions did not see any other small mutated bats appear, which meant… Javier's method was indeed effective. The giant bat was already unable to summon other servant bats.
"Excellent…!"
"The plan worked, Billy. Now it's our turn."
Seeing this,
Javier and Billy exchanged glances, then nodded, grabbed their weapons, and rushed into the church. As long as there was no interference from the small mutated bats, dealing with a single giant mutated bat was not a difficult task for the two of them.
"Thump-thump-thump…"
"Thump-thump-thump…"
In the blink of an eye,
Javier and Billy Coen suddenly stepped into the church.
And the giant mutated bat, looking at the two suddenly appearing figures, emitted a fierce gleam from its crimson eyes. It was just wondering how to find these two snacks, but it didn't expect these two meals to deliver themselves to its doorstep. It simply couldn't believe it.
And so,
The giant mutated bat suddenly lifted its head again, opened its huge mouth, and prepared to continue roaring, emitting sound waves to summon other servant bats.
Only, unfortunately—
"Click!"
"Boom—Boom—!!!"
Without hesitation,
Javier picked up his Demon-Slaying Holy Flame Winchester 1887 lever-action shotgun and fired it directly into the giant mutated bat's mouth. Although the distance was far, this did not affect the shotgun's scattered pellets from interrupting the giant mutated bat's casting wind-up!
Only yellow flames spewed forth,
Countless metal pellets flew out, splattering all over the giant bat's face, causing it to cry out in pain. Its foul-smelling mouth was covered in splattered blood. This pain made the giant bat roar again uncontrollably:
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!"
As always,
This giant bat intended to continue summoning its smaller bats to help itself, after all, only with the cover of other small mutated bats could it unleash its immense power. But unfortunately… the roar had barely come out before it was already drowned out by Rebecca outside the church, using the bell tower's colossal bell sound.
This action,
Enraged the giant bat.
Its crimson eyes fixed deadly on the obstructive bell tower outside the church, then it suddenly flapped its wings, and instantly a strong wind arose. There was no doubt… the giant bat was preparing to fly outside and smash the bell tower first!
"Oh no,"
"It's going to attack the bell tower and Rebecca first, Billy! You absolutely cannot let it pass, let's attack its wings, don't let it fly up!"
Seeing this,
Javier instantly understood what this giant bat wanted to do. This giant bat was different from other BOWs; it possessed more intelligence. After realizing that the bell tower was interfering with its sound wave rescue, it immediately wanted to destroy the bell tower, which showed its very high intelligence.
But Javier and Billy wouldn't let it succeed so easily. Aiming at the giant bat's wings, the two quickly raised their weapon muzzles and fiercely pulled the triggers—!
Chapter 44: Temporary Calm
"Bang—Bang—Bang—!!!"
"Boom—!!!"
A series of loud bangs,
Bullets from the Desert Eagle and the shotgun furiously shot towards the giant bat's wings. The massive bat wings were as huge as a curtain, naturally very easy to hit. In just a moment, the giant bat's wings were already covered in bullet holes, and bloody wounds were exposed before Javier and Billy.
"Roar, roar, roar!"
Feeling the pain from its wings,
The giant bat roared in agony, its crimson eyes fixed intently on Javier and Billy Coen, who were launching a sneak attack from behind, as if it wanted to completely swallow the two of them. But unfortunately… it couldn't be provoked into hatred at the moment.
Because the giant bat knew,
It had to destroy the hateful bell tower outside the church. Once the bell tower's interference was gone, it could continue to summon the mutated bats from the Akeley Mountains, and then turn around to deal with these hateful humans.
At that time—
It could torment these two humans however it wanted! With its mind made up… the giant bat did not hesitate for a moment, no longer allowing itself to be provoked by Javier and Billy Coen. It used its last strength, flapping its torn wings, and burst out of the church, its massive body crashing violently towards the bell tower outside the church!
The posture,
As if it feared death not at all,
And with the giant bat's size, like a small truck, if it truly collided with the bell tower, it could indeed instantly reduce the bell tower to ruins. After all, this giant bat had already crashed a hole in the church roof before!
Of course,
These weren't the most crucial points yet.
The most crucial thing was that Rebecca, that girl, was still beneath the bell tower. If the giant bat really crashed and collapsed the bell tower, then the person injured by being crushed under the bell tower's ruins would certainly be Rebecca herself. Therefore, Javier and Billy Coen absolutely would not allow such a thing to happen.
"Thump-thump-thump…"
"Thump-thump-thump…"
The two quickly chased out of the church,
Seeing the giant bat about to launch its final fearless charge towards the bell tower, Javier and Billy Coen quickly shouted a warning to Rebecca inside the bell tower:
"Rebecca!"
"Run out quickly, the bell tower is about to collapse, don't stay inside. The giant bat has come out, and its target is the bell tower where you are. Hurry and run out, quickly, quickly!!!"
Javier shouted anxiously to Rebecca inside the bell tower. Fortunately, Rebecca, as a member of S.T.A.R.S, was highly vigilant. In fact, when she saw the giant bat roaring in pain and rushing out of the church just now, she had already felt something was wrong.
But what she hadn't expected was,
This giant bat's target was actually the bell tower where she was. And when Javier shouted a warning to her, Rebecca immediately reacted. Without hesitation… she lifted her feet and frantically ran out of the bell tower!
When she was in university,
She had participated in campus sprint competitions. Such small, petite girls were often the fastest in sprints because they weren't tall, had short legs, and not only took very quick steps but also had very low wind resistance, so their sprint speed was very fast!
But it was only sprints…
As soon as it came to long-distance races, Rebecca would tire out, because her short legs simply couldn't support such high-frequency, long-duration running.
But…
Rebecca: "So, are you actually complimenting me then?"
If Rebecca knew someone evaluated her like that, she would definitely take her small fists and beat them to death, because it's worth mentioning that these small girls are not only fast with their short legs but also surprisingly powerful with their small pink fists, very strong at beating people!
"Bang…!"
"Crack… Rumble—!!!!"