Along with the wooden table, the Hunter was instantly repelled several meters. After taking dozens of shots, even with the table absorbing some of the impact, the green scales all over its body were shattered, leaving gruesome bullet holes everywhere. The Hunter immediately lost its combat ability and collapsed heavily onto the ground.
"Here it comes, the crucial stun...!"
It was as if he had entered some kind of monster-hunting game.
Billy Coen dared not waste this opportunity. He tossed aside the m1887 that had run out of ammunition and quickly pulled out the Desert Eagle Javier had given him from his waist. Seven Magnum bullets were more than enough.
The reticle immediately aimed at the Hunter's thick legs. Billy Coen did not hesitate to quickly pull the trigger. With the last two loud bangs, thumb-sized Magnum bullets shot out, leaving visible air trails in mid-air, and violently struck the Hunter's legs.
"Boom boom... Pfft!!!"
With the power of the Magnum bullets,
although it couldn't instantly blast the Hunter's two legs into two pieces, it was easy to shatter its bones and muscles. This way... the Hunter would be incapacitated. Looking at the Hunter struggling violently on the ground but unable to stand up, Billy Coen nodded faintly.
He had made the right bet—
This was the true technique for dealing with Hunters.
Earlier, when he and Javier were preparing to kill the Hunter, they made a mistake. As a BOW with lizard cells, the Hunter retained the habits of a lizard; it would sacrifice a limb to fight for its life when in danger.
Therefore,
when attacking a Hunter, never think of blowing its head off with one shot, because often at this time, the Hunter will block the fatal attack with its arm, and then close the distance and slap you to death!
Conversely,
if at this moment,
you only attack the Hunter's legs, breaking them instantly, you can maximize its loss of mobility. A Hunter unable to move naturally poses no threat.
"Roar..."
Looking at the Hunter struggling and whimpering on the ground,
Billy Coen narrowed his eyes slightly, then raised his cold, dark gun barrel. With a "bang," he instantly ended the Hunter's suffering. Although these Hunters possessed some human embryos, they were ultimately monsters. Therefore, Billy Coen showed no mercy to these monsters.
"It's over,"
"Now it's time to find the items."
Picking up the m1887 he had tossed aside, Billy Coen sighed deeply and continued to meticulously search the breeding room—
...
About ten minutes later,
Billy Coen emerged with an item resembling a safe dial. This was a dial that needed to be turned to open a safe, and this dial seemed to be able to fit into a door, serving as a special key for unlocking.
At the same time,
Billy Coen was also holding a damaged document, which he had found in the breeding room. The information recorded on it was related to the password needed for this dial.
"Leech Breeding Record: On February 8, 1978, we administered the T-Virus to 4 leeches. Their will to survive first led to parasitic and predatory behavior, followed by reproduction and proliferation. Their simple instincts make them the most suitable experimental subjects for biological weapons research. Subsequently, no effective changes were observed."
"On February 15, 1978, we had administered the T-Virus to the leeches for 7 days. They rapidly grew to 2 times their original size and began to show abnormal characteristics. Egg-laying was successful, and their numbers doubled within an hour, but their greedy appetite led to cannibalism among the leeches."
"Although we immediately started emergency feeding, we had already missed the time. At this point, 2 leeches had already been lost."
"On August 10, 1978, we began feeding live food, but the resistance from the live food still caused significant casualties among the leeches, directly losing half. However, the leeches gradually learned from this experience. They slowly began to learn to attack live food in groups, reducing casualties, and the scene of cannibalism had stopped. This speed of evolution is unimaginable."
"On August 30, 1978, the evolution of the leeches had begun to become quite perfect. They had become accustomed to group attacks and could efficiently devour a series of prey."
"On October 8, 1978, an employee discovered my live food feeding for the leeches. I wonder... if feeding human flesh would reveal new changes...?"
This was the entire damaged document.
And within this leech breeding record,
not only was the insane process of Marcus's research into the T-Virus on leeches detailed, but a password was also hidden within it.
If one didn't observe carefully,
they would truly overlook it,
and might not even realize what the real password was.
First, there were the initial 4 leeches, which is the first digit of the password, 4. Then it states that the leeches became 2 times their original size, so 4 × 2 = 8, the second digit of the password is 8. Then the document mentions that because of cannibalism among the leeches, 2 leeches were lost, so 8 - 2 = 6, the third digit of the password is 6. Finally, because the leeches were fed live food and encountered resistance from it, half of the remaining leeches died, so 6 ÷ 2 = 3, the fourth digit of the password is 3.
So the entire password sequence is 4863—!
This is also the correct password required for the dial.
As a former Lieutenant in the Marine Corps, Billy's mind was not dull; on the contrary, he was very intelligent. From this pile of damaged documents, he found the corresponding password. For him... this was a very easy task.
However,
if someone with a less keen mind had encountered it, they might not have been able to decipher the password on the document.
...
After obtaining the password and the dial,
Billy Coen quickly used the walkie-talkie in his pocket to call Javier and Rebecca to gather. At this moment... the three of them were reunited in front of a massive iron door. This was the most unusual iron door they had found.
Because this iron door had no keyhole at all; instead, it only had a special groove. Without a doubt... this iron door was the one that needed to be opened by the password dial. Billy Coen took out the password dial he had found in the breeding room and easily inserted it.
"But..."
"What's the password, Billy? When you found this dial, did you find any related clues? Because if we don't have the password, we'll have to slowly try each number sequence, and this kind of dial password is the most troublesome."
Javier and Rebecca huddled beside Billy, looking at the password dial with eleven Arabic numerals on it. Javier mumbled with a slight headache.
After all, this wasn't a movie,
without the master thieves from films who could, with just a paper cup pressed to a safe, twist the dial by hand and determine the original password by sound, then effortlessly open the safe. To this, Javier only wanted to say... he really wanted to learn, but it didn't seem realistic.
And this iron door was thick enough that trying to force it open was highly unrealistic. That's why Javier asked Billy Coen if he knew the password. If he didn't, then they would be in big trouble!
...
"I know... the password should be 4863. I found it on a stack of damaged documents. It should be correct. Let me try first."
Seeing Javier's troubled expression, Billy Coen smiled helplessly, took a deep breath, and then slowly turned the dial with his hand. First it was 4, then 8, then 6, and finally 3. The sequence of numbers was turned easily. Each time a number was turned, a crisp sound was made.
Without a doubt,
these sounds proved that Billy Coen's password was correct, otherwise the iron door would not have made a sound!
And the next second...
"Click—!!!"
The heavy iron door instantly opened.
As the heavy iron door opened, looking at the scene inside the iron door, Javier and his companions' faces suddenly showed expressions of pleasant surprise. Because what met their eyes... was not some terrifying scene, nor was it hordes of zombie monsters, but rows of silver metal.
And in the very center,
stood a massive cable car with a slightly rusted silver exterior. The entire cable car was parked fully in front of them, with even a dedicated track built for it ahead. Without a doubt... this must be another underground exit of the Institute, and they could now completely leave the Institute by means of this cable car—!
Chapter 48: M1911
Inside the underground cable car—
Javier and his companions looked at the intricate cable car transport system before them with astonishment, because they simply couldn't imagine that a secret cable car facility was hidden beneath the Institute here. This undoubtedly gave Javier and his companions hope of escape.
Because by riding this cable car,
they would be able to leave this annoying Institute. However, there was still one crucial question: could the cable car here still be used normally? After all, they shouldn't gloat too early. This cable car hadn't been used for nearly ten years, and its metal exterior was already covered in rust...
Therefore, Javier and his companions couldn't be sure if the cable car could still be used. But whether it could be used or not, a quick check would suffice. Although Javier and his two companions weren't cable car personnel, they could at least perform basic vehicle fault checks.
"A cable car—?!"
"This is too surprising. Does this mean... we can just ride this cable car and leave directly?"
"Indeed, I didn't expect a cable car to be built beneath the Institute. It seems Umbrella Corporation has great ambitions, preparing so many escape routes. There must be a bigger secret hidden below."
Looking at the massive cable car system before them, Rebecca's small face couldn't help but show an expression of surprise as she spoke. Billy Coen, standing beside her, also nodded in agreement. But as the saying goes, when things are out of the ordinary, there must be something fishy going on.
The fact that such a large cable car system was hidden beneath the Institute surely wasn't just an escape route prepared by the Institute staff themselves. After all, if it were truly just an escape route... the Zodiac Train track that they had already ruined would have been enough. There was no need to build an additional cable car.
This was as suspicious as "no silver here, three hundred taels."
Therefore,
Billy speculated that there might be an even greater secret hidden beneath this Institute.
However,
in fact, it was true.
Because behind this cable car system, what was hidden was actually the Tyrant cultivation research lab, the most confidential underground research project within the entire Cadre Training Institute, and also the core experiment of Umbrella Corporation.
After creating the T-Virus, Umbrella Corporation created a series of BOWs. Whether it was zombies or Plague Crawlers, or even combined variants like the Hunter, they were far from satisfying the ambitions of Umbrella Corporation and Spencer.
Because these BOWs, although very destructive, still had an irreversible flaw: they lacked intelligence and could not be controlled...
Therefore,
in order to create a more perfect BOW, Umbrella Corporation attempted to create a new type of humanoid weapon using humans as a template, and one that would obey commands. After all, only obedient and controllable weapons would be favored by buyers from various countries.
So...
the Tyrant experimental project began.
Umbrella used dozens of death row criminals and retired soldiers as test subjects to begin the Tyrant modification experiment. However, unfortunately, this experiment was very cruel. Out of dozens of lives, only three ultimately passed the experimental modification, and were given the designations: T-001, T-002, T-011. But even so... they ultimately became monsters.
"Cough cough..."
"I think it's better if we don't get too excited too soon. After all, we still don't know if the cable car can be used normally. Instead of immersing ourselves in the beautiful fantasy of riding the cable car out, it's better to check it now."
Seeing Rebecca, the little girl, so happy, Javier immediately poured a bucket of cold water on her, pinching her face with his salty pig hand, which made Rebecca grimace, almost biting him.
This scene,
made Billy, who was standing by, shake his head helplessly. Here we go again... But Javier was indeed right. Billy didn't hesitate and quickly jumped down from the steps, beginning to inspect the surrounding cable car equipment.
Although he wasn't a proper military engineer, when he first joined the army, he was indeed sent to help maintain some vehicles, such as military trucks, tanks, and helicopters. Therefore, he knew a little about maintenance.
As for the cable car...
It's best to check the power supply first.
After all, the cable car's sole power source relies on electricity. If there's a problem with the electricity... then it's pretty much the same as a military truck, tank, or helicopter without fuel, right? What's there to fix then? At least the power source must be stable enough first.
As he spoke,
Billy Coen glanced at the electrical box on the wall. This electrical box seemed to control the cable car's power output? Without hesitation, Billy used the wooden stock of his m1887 to push the switch on the electrical box.
Although not an electrician,
Billy understood the most basic principle. An old electrical box unused for decades, who knew if it would spark and flash when turned on? He had seen plenty of news on TV about electricians being electrocuted and turned into black popcorn by aging electrical boxes.
Electricians,
the older they are, the more cunning they become. They usually trick rookies into touching the electrical box themselves, because whether the electrical box leaks electricity or not, you'd know with one touch, right? So... for his own safety, Billy still used the wooden gun stock to push the electrical box.
"Click—!"
A crisp sound,
the electrical box reopened.
The entire dimly lit underground cable car system suddenly began to emit bright light. One by one, the dim yellow light bulbs lit up again, and even the cable car itself emitted light. This made Javier and his companions unable to help but smile slightly. It seemed the cable car was not damaged and should still be usable.
Umbrella Corporation's actions, though heinous and universally condemned, destined for divine retribution, were indeed highly competent in terms of underground safety measures at the Institute. It was not a shoddy project; even circuits abandoned for decades could still be used perfectly. Undoubtedly, they were a conscience in the industry; not great to outsiders, but their quality for themselves was top-notch!
...
"I'll go check the control room!"
And seeing the power successfully turned on,
Rebecca, the little girl, quickly ran to the main control room above the cable car system. This was the cable car's primary control system, generally responsible for starting and operating the cable car. If there were no problems here either, then it truly meant the cable car could be used normally.
"Thump, thump, thump..."
"Let me see, this is the activation lever for deployment, hmm... this is the power output, it can maintain the cable car's power supply..."
After observing in the control room for a long time, Rebecca barely understood the various devices, buttons, and levers in the main control room. Although a small cable car wasn't large, the operating steps were quite cumbersome. She had thought it would be like a minecart, where just pushing a lever for power would be enough to officially start it.