However, Javier couldn't be bothered with Rebecca's nonsense.
Although Rebecca was a member of S.T.A.R.S, her primary role was a medic, and her marksmanship wasn't great, let alone using a rocket launcher.
Javier highly doubted that if he let her play with it, it wouldn't be Leech Queen Marcus who got blown up, but themselves.
"Huff…"
Taking a deep breath, Javier pulled down the scope, the green crosshairs fixed on the Leech Queen's back.
He then gripped the rocket launcher's handle tightly, bracing it against his shoulder to reduce recoil.
Looking at the distant figure of Leech Queen Marcus,
Javier couldn't help but shout loudly:
"Hey!"
"Marcus… no, wait! You hermaphrodite freak, try this! This is a special local black banana rocket I had Odibiao transport from Africa just for you.
It's black, thick, big, and hard—it'll taste delicious when shoved into your mouth!"
As he left,
Javier brazenly mocked the distant Leech Queen Marcus.
These words made Leech Queen Marcus, who was about to leave, suddenly turn her head, intending to retort with a verbal attack.
But she didn't expect…
What greeted her was…
A sonic boom and a launched rocket—!
"Click…call out…!"
"Boom— — — — — — — —!!!"
The rocket launched successfully,
A cloud of white smoke suddenly erupted from its tail,
Carrying intense flames, the rocket's stable airflow and cross-shaped tail fins deployed.
After only a brief moment in mid-air, a section of the rocket's tail thruster suddenly detached, and the second thruster roared to life, spewing out even more violent flames as it shot forward at an astonishing speed.
Seeing this,
Marcus had no chance to dodge,
And even if she could dodge, she wouldn't get far.
Therefore, facing this rocket, Leech Queen Marcus could only choose to take it head-on.
Using the same move as before, her entire body's muscles began to rapidly twist, curling herself into a ball, and her skin's muscles hardened, attempting to withstand the blow.
But unfortunately…
The power of this weapon was not on the same level as the previous Molotov cocktails.
In the history of Resident Evil, countless arrogant bosses have met their end at the hands of this weapon.
Even Wesker, who possessed a superhuman physique and attempted to become the god of a new world…
Still utterly perished in the volcanic magma under the assault of two twin rockets.
Therefore… a mere Leech Queen is nothing to fear.
Just a small boss.
Once the rocket is launched, taking her head from a thousand meters away is as easy as picking something from one's pocket.
"Bang—!"
"Boom boom boom— — — —!!!!"
A huge explosion sounded,
Without any surprise, Leech Queen Marcus's entire body was blown into countless fragments, and rolling flames enveloped her whole body.
In this situation, Leech Queen should have been dead beyond dead.
"Gurgle…"
But unexpectedly,
Among the burning pieces of flesh and corpse on the ground,
A Mutated Leech, covered in slime, slowly wriggled out from within.
This was the Leech Queen's true body, a golden cicada shedding its shell when encountering great danger.
Allowing her to continue feeding on flesh and blood and hiding for ten or eight years, she could still make a comeback.
But—
Unfortunately,
Time waits for no one.
This slow, snail-like crawling speed would make it impossible to safely evacuate when the Institute exploded…
Chapter 57: Gun-Fu (Shaking) Art
Looking at the slowly wriggling Mutated Leech on the ground, its entire body covered in slime, which insulated it from the high temperature of the explosion, allowing the Leech Queen to escape.
This strong vitality was indeed admirable.
But unfortunately,
A leech is still a leech,
Belonging to reptiles.
In this critical situation, even if Javier gave her an extra 4 minutes before the explosion, the Leech Queen might not be able to escape.
And at this moment… if Leech Queen Marcus could still speak, she would definitely want to spit on Javier and kill him.
This damn brat,
A despicable scoundrel who doesn't keep his word, utterly shameless.
They had clearly agreed not to trip each other up and to escape together, but Javier unexpectedly pulled such a stunt on Leech Queen Marcus at the last minute, making Marcus wish she could swallow Javier alive.
But helplessly,
No matter what resentment Leech Queen Marcus harbored,
At this moment, her struggle was like a bloated caterpillar crawling on the ground, being playfully poked with a stick.
Though angry, she was helpless, even inadvertently rolling her bloated body onto its side, struggling for a long time on the ground unable to right herself, a comical and irritatingly funny sight—
"Beep beep beep…"
"Beep beep beep…"
"Beep beep beep…"
"Cadre Training Institute self-destruction in 60 seconds.
Please note… Cadre Training Institute self-destruction in 60 seconds…"
Another final warning,
The entire Cadre Training Institute was now flashing urgent red alarm lights, and Javier and the two others looked at the increasingly bright lights in the distance on the lift platform, feeling a mix of excitement and tension.
Excited that they seemed to genuinely be able to escape within the 60-second self-destruct time, as the exit, like a bright tunnel entrance, was right before them.
But nervous that,
They themselves weren't entirely sure whether what lay above was an exit or something else.
If it was a tunnel exit, then naturally it would be a joyous outcome for all, but if it was just another level of the Institute's base, then joy would truly turn to sorrow.
The self-destruction power of the Cadre Training Institute was terrifying,
If they remained within the Institute's base, the aftermath of the explosion would still engulf them completely.
But the next sound,
Instantly relaxed Javier's tense mood:
[Ding—!]
[Congratulations on completing the initial prologue of the Resident Evil series adventure.
Resident Evil 0 transition complete.
Now calculating points: Killed Zombies… Killed Zombie Dogs… Killed Plague Crawlers… Killed Mutated Leeches… Killed Mutated Bats… Killed Giant Mutated Bats… Killed Giant Mutated Centipedes… Killed Mutated Eliminator Apes… Killed Hunters… Killed Leech Men… Killed Prototype Tyrant T001… Killed Stage Two Leech Queen…]
[Main mission completed, reward 100 points.
Side mission to obtain Leech Queen T-Virus sample failed, no reward.
Total points: 601.]
[Congratulations on passing the test.
Merchant mode now unlocked.
Accumulated points can be used to purchase various items to strengthen yourself.
Please continue your efforts…]
[Next mission begins, Resident Evil 1 in 12 hours—]
A familiar yet unfamiliar electronic mechanical female voice sounded in his head,
At the same time, a familiar blue panel appeared in Javier's mind.
Heh… a cliché system golden finger.
Javier had already seen this thing when he first arrived in the Akeley Mountains.
It was just that the golden finger initially didn't provide any help.
Instead, it intended to test Javier's strength as an observer during the first prologue.
After all—
The golden finger also needed to choose a host.
It didn't want weak ones, and although Javier was a bit cheap and flamboyant, he barely passed the test, as being cheap and flamboyant didn't affect hero strength.
Of course,
Facing the golden finger system's final words: "Next mission, Resident Evil 1 begins in 12 hours—", Javier also felt a sense of dread.
That's right,
The timeline was indeed that busy.
In the original work, after Rebecca and Billy Coen escaped the self-destructing Cadre Training Institute, it was just dawn.
And looking at the clock… it was indeed around 6 AM, with the eastern sky just turning pale.
Rebecca then concealed the fact that Billy Coen was still alive and let him go.
The two also looked down from a hillside in the Akeley Mountains, seeing the Mansion Institute in the dense forest.
Therefore,
Rebecca, wanting to continue exploring the Umbrella Corporation's evil conspiracy, went to the Mansion Institute to investigate, preparing to rendezvous with her S.T.A.R.S teammates.
She also met the new protagonists of the Resident Evil series, Chris and Jill.
Billy Coen, on the other hand, chose to part ways.
He couldn't continue following Rebecca, because if he met other S.T.A.R.S members who detested evil, they might not truly believe Billy Coen's words one hundred percent.
Besides…
Even if they believed him,
Chris and others, who upheld justice and fairness, even if they truly believed Billy Coen was innocent, would still make him go to a military court to prove himself.
In that case… it would still be no different from walking into a trap.
After all, officials protect each other, and an international criminal who had already been sentenced to death could not possibly be easily acquitted.
Moreover, this was the United States…
How fantastical the United States truly is, everyone basically knows very well—!
[Merchant System—]
[Please select from the following items: Body Gene Modification, Weapon Enhancement Modification, Skill Learning, Special Item Purchase, Title Collection.]
[Body Gene Modification: Currently no suitable modification original body.
Requires certain suitable items to proceed, e.g., Leech Queen T-Virus sample.
After obtaining the sample, you can use points to remove viral defects, such as high mortality rate, and Leech gene weaknesses, etc., to perfectly suit human gene modification.]
[Weapon Enhancement Modification: Spend points to enhance owned weapons, e.g., Desert Eagle.
Can enhance magazine capacity, bullet power, fire rate, recoil, accuracy, skin engraving, ultimate attribute enhancement, etc.]
[Skill Learning: Spend points to purchase some conventional skills, such as close combat, long-range sniper shooting, pistol mastery, rifle mastery, vehicle mastery, an actor's self-cultivation, how to write novels to pad word count, becoming an idol trainee and basketball ambassador in two and a half years, etc…]
[Special Item Purchase: This system can provide some additional items for sale, such as medical first aid kits, painkillers, maps, virus samples, etc…]
[Title Collection: After completing a certain special task, you can obtain a corresponding title.
Currently owned titles: 1.]
…
The complete system introduction,
Left Javier stunned.
Goodness, it looked pretty good.
He didn't expect that gene modification was actually possible, but if he really injected a virus, for example, the Leech Queen T-Virus, would he really turn into a leech like Marcus?
Javier couldn't accept that.
At most, he could only accept Wesker's Progenitor Virus, as this guy currently seemed to have no major problems, wouldn't mutate, and wouldn't turn into a monstrous, inhuman appearance.
Whether it was the G Virus, or the Plaga parasite, or the Uroboros virus, or even the Mold,
They all seemed to be outside Javier's consideration.
Because even if these viruses had their drawbacks removed and possessed great potential, Javier couldn't accept them, as he was human… he didn't want to become a monster.
Therefore, Javier could at most only accept the Progenitor Virus—
"But,"
"What's with this 'engraved skin' for weapon enhancement modification? Did you learn from pay-to-win mobile games?"
Looking at the unreliable 'engraved skin' in his golden finger system, Javier's mouth twitched as he said disdainfully.
Playing Resident Evil and still needing to change gun skins, did it really think it was a dress-up game?
Power was the most important thing!
But…
[Weapon Enhancement Modification: There are many types of engraved skins, for example: Desert Eagle: God, Desert Eagle: Asura, Desert Eagle: Camouflage, etc…]
Alright,
Very appealing—!
He originally thought it was some crappy engraved skin, but now it was even crappier.
They even dared to sell CF skins.
He really didn't know how much of a rip-off this game was.
But… ahem, it certainly looked cool.
"…",
"Are there any skin special effects bonuses?"
With a hint of curiosity,
Javier asked doubtfully,
[Unfortunately, no! This system is not a pay-to-win mobile game.
Skin engravings only change the appearance of firearm weapons and cannot provide additional special effects.]
Alright,
Karma came quickly, didn't it?
He had just disdained the golden finger system for being a pay-to-win mobile game, and now he didn't even have the privilege of enjoying pay-to-win mobile games.
After all, as much as CF was a rip-off, the weapon designs were still pretty good.
If they could become reality, with the added power of special effects, they would definitely wreak havoc.
Too bad…