"Jill, Barry,"
"Hey, come over here! There's a pipe here. We can dilute the herbicide a bit and pour it in. That way, there will be enough, and it will spread more evenly. Once the water in the trough covers its roots, we can pour all the herbicide in!"
Waving his hand,
Javier pointed to the pipe installed in the corner and reminded Jill and Barry. Pouring all six bags of herbicide in wouldn't instantly cover Plant 42's roots, so it needed to be diluted with some water. Only when the water in the trough was enough to submerge Plant 42's roots could all of it be poured in, allowing it to fully spread.
Of course,
This would also reduce the potency of the chemical,
But it was better than not being able to destroy the roots at all.
"Alright, since there's no Ultraman from Nebula M78's Land of Light, then let me, this big bad guy, take care of you, this big monster! After all, you killed my favorite Arbok!"
Looking at Plant 42 below, completely unaware of the danger that had arrived, Javier didn't hesitate to turn on the pipe. Murky water flowed from top to bottom into the underground trough, while the other three tore open bags of herbicide and poured them down from above the pipe's flow. The chemicals flowed directly with the water, all injecting into Plant 42's roots—!
Chapter 18: Death List
"Whoosh…"
Several bags of herbicide, accompanied by the water, slowly poured into the underground trough, completely contaminating the seemingly delicious giant snake's corpse and blood.
Plant 42, which had been happily absorbing from its roots, instantly sensed something was wrong. It was like drinking iced tea; fine at first, but then discovering it was mixed with 82-year-old fermented urine at the bottom, sour and refreshing.
The giant snake's corpse and blood were mixed with herbicide, which meant… Plant 42 could no longer consume these delicious nutrients. It was like an old ox that had eaten arsenic, with toxins spreading throughout its body, making it inedible and only fit to rot.
Of course,
This wasn't the most crucial part.
The most crucial part was Plant 42's roots. Due to the herbicide being poured in, Plant 42, which hadn't noticed at first, had already absorbed a significant portion of the herbicide mixture. Coupled with the high heat of the herbicide itself,
So, at this very moment, Plant 42's roots had begun to slowly burn and rot. Sensing the changes in its body, Plant 42 was furious. Its remaining thirty-odd vine tentacles wildly thrashed about,
Violently striking the surrounding walls and hollow floors, smashing them to pieces! Wood chips and gravel flew everywhere!
But because its core fruit had already been destroyed,
Plant 42's sensory abilities were far inferior to before. It couldn't detect Javier and the others, who were hiding in the corner. It could only slowly touch with its vine tentacles. Therefore… Plant 42 could currently be described as raging ineffectually—!
"Does it taste good?"
"The feeling of a green-headed fly suddenly flying into a delicious meal is almost as nauseating. But the welcoming ceremony has just begun. Now for the main course, Barry! Throw the oil drums in hard, and I'll blow them up. Today, let's try some fresh charcoal-grilled bean sprouts!"
Looking at Plant 42 raging ineffectually below,
Javier, wearing a gas mask, sneered, then turned his head and quickly instructed Barry in the distance.
Barry was the strongest among them.
As a fisherman, throwing two oil drums was naturally no problem for him. He could guarantee to throw the gasoline drums directly onto Plant 42's face.
"Alright!"
"Come on, girls, hand me all the gasoline drums you have,"
Nodding,
Barry took the dust-covered gasoline drums from Rebecca and Jill, first lit the cloth strips wrapped around the front of the drums with a lighter, then tensed the muscles in his arms and suddenly exerted force. With a standard hammer throw motion, gripping the handles of the gasoline drums with both hands, and then a 360-degree tornado destruction, Barry directly threw the gasoline drums over thirty meters, almost flying onto Plant 42's face!
"Click—!"
"Boom—!!!"
Meanwhile, Javier racked the slide of his gun.
The black muzzle of the Desert Eagle precisely aimed at the flying gasoline drum, then he pulled the trigger. An orange bullet, carrying a powerful air current in its wake, shot out rapidly, instantly hitting the center of the gasoline drum.
"Bang…!"
"Boom—!!!"
With a loud bang,
The powerful cavitation effect of the.50 caliber bullet directly burst the gasoline drum. The countless gasoline inside came into contact with the flames, and in an instant… a rather terrifying high-temperature firestorm formed again, directly engulfing Plant 42.
Still, the same old saying,
Without tracer rounds, it's very difficult for ordinary bullets to cause so-called explosive damage to gasoline drums and gasoline cans, because ordinary warheads don't have sparks or enough temperature to ignite gasoline, so it's hard to blow up gasoline drums to create an explosion.
Therefore,
Every time Javier blew up Molotov cocktails and gasoline drums, he would first light the cloth strips before throwing them, relying on the bullet's cavitation effect to force the fuel and flames to contact. This was the only way to guarantee a successful ignition. This frustrating rule setting still holds true in Resident Evil.
To break this pseudo-rule setting, it seems Javier still needs to buy more cheats in the Golden Finger, just like the Gun Kata from before. Anyway, everyone is fantasizing, it just depends on which fantasy setting is harder.
After all, physics,
Is also on the edge of metaphysics, elusive, can be established at any time, and can be eliminated at any time. Who made the so-called truth, are constantly denying the previous truth and giving birth to a new truth?!
…
The explosive flames, along with the splashing fuel, all adhered to Plant 42's body. The scorching flames began to burn wildly on it. Although its trunk had ample moisture, the burning and evaporation time of the fuel was also very long, so the two balanced each other out.
"Bang—!"
"Boom—!!!"
Another gasoline drum exploded,
The fire grew even fiercer. Some of Plant 42's vine tentacles had completely lost their resistance, thoroughly scorched by the flames, and began to shrivel and wither, losing their vitality. Plant 42 also struggled painfully. If it could still make a sound, it would surely be a sharp, piercing shriek.
But unfortunately,
Its core fruit and petals had already been corroded away by the giant snake's venom. Aside from its wildly flailing tentacles, there was nothing else to express its emotions.
Because now, Plant 42 was truly in immense pain.
It felt almost helpless. The high-temperature fuel flames scorching its trunk were incredibly painful. To resist the burning flames, it naturally had to absorb a large amount of water as a defense. But now there was a fatal problem: the underground trough from which it could absorb water had already been contaminated with herbicide.
If Plant 42 wanted to resist the invasion of the flames, it would have to absorb this herbicide-filled wastewater. This would further severely damage its internal circulatory system, leading to a quicker death. But if it didn't absorb water, its entire body would be completely scorched by the flames.
Simply put,
No matter what it chose, it was a slow death!
This left Plant 42, with its low intelligence, unsure of how to choose. But to live a little longer, it ultimately chose to absorb the herbicide-filled wastewater.
The green-blue chemical wastewater entered its body, and in an instant, its entire root system began to wrinkle and rot, even turning yellow and withering. This meant Plant 42 had already absorbed a large amount of herbicide-contaminated water, and its death was thoroughly imminent.
But because of this,
The injection of a large amount of water also relieved Plant 42's vine tentacles, and the flames burning on its body began to slowly weaken…
Unfortunately,
This action,
Was merely drinking poison to quench thirst—
After about half an hour,
Javier and the others witnessed a horrifying sight. Plant 42, which had once been a green hell, a tropical rainforest, had completely transformed into a patch of withered grass in winter. Countless vine tendrils and moss had become shriveled and dry.
Including Plant 42's own massive trunk and root system, all had turned completely yellow, slumped listlessly into the underground trough filled with herbicide-contaminated water, showing no signs of life.
It looked like…
Plant 42 was completely dead!
"This…"
"Is it really dead? It's not going to be like before, some trick where it feigns death to escape, is it? The giant snake was already deceived once by it. If we're deceived again, that would really be too funny,"
Jill, standing at a high vantage point, looked at the listless Plant 42 in the underground trough, mumbling with some uncertainty on her face. She didn't want to be deceived by a plant like this, and what's more… if Plant 42 hadn't died and instead escaped outside, the trouble would truly be immense.
"It won't live much longer even if it's not dead,"
"It absorbed too much herbicide, its entire circulatory system has completely collapsed. It won't cause any trouble. Compared to that… how many Cursed Masks have you collected?"
Looking at the dying Plant 42 below, Javier didn't pay much attention to it. Instead, he asked Jill and Barry about the Cursed Masks. For Plant 42, being able to strike it to this extent was already very difficult, as plants have extremely tenacious vitality and resilience.
Even its natural enemy, herbicide,
Can sustain it for a long time without dying,
But as long as Plant 42 was temporarily unable to move, for Javier, the plan was already successful. Anyway, the Mansion Villa base would still self-destruct later, so even if Plant 42 truly hadn't died, the explosion's flames would completely destroy it. That's why Javier wasn't too concerned about Plant 42's death or survival.
"Is that so…"
"Barry and I were lucky. We've already collected two Cursed Masks. How about you two? Don't tell me you haven't found even one, because then our progress will be delayed too much."
Facing Javier's explanation and answer,
Jill finally stopped dwelling on Plant 42's fate and slowly took out the two Cursed Masks from her Waist bag. One had no eyes, and the other had no mouth or nose, representing the inability to see demons and the inability to speak or smell demons. These were the two Cursed Masks.
"It's not that we didn't find any masks at all, but rather only one. Rebecca and I were unlucky. This one was found in the giant snake's lair, and it's the mask that prevents seeing demons. The condition was to kill the giant snake to obtain it, so you can understand the difficulty of this acquisition task!"
"If it weren't for the coincidence of luring the giant snake here and having it fight Plant 42 to a mutual defeat, Rebecca and I would probably have spent much longer to obtain this one mask. Also… I forgot to tell you, Bravo Team's communicator, Richard Aiken, has been confirmed dead,"
"He was bitten by a poisonous snake, suffered from a large amount of toxins, and lost too much blood. By the time Rebecca and I arrived, he had already been confirmed dead for several hours. Also, the communication equipment he carried was damaged, which is why Rebecca and I haven't been able to contact the rest of Bravo Team on our walkie-talkies,"
Facing Jill's inquiry,
Javier shook his head helplessly and slowly took out a Cursed Mask from his tactical backpack to explain. Compared to Jill and Barry, their acquisition speed was indeed much slower, but there was nothing they could do, as the difficulty of the two was simply different.
At the same time,
Javier also announced bad news to Barry and Jill: Bravo Team's communicator, Richard Aiken, had been confirmed dead. In that case… among the entire Bravo Team, the only people left to rescue were Captain Enrico Marini, sniper Frost Spyer, and the pilot Edward Dewey, whose whereabouts were uncertain.
These three's bodies haven't been definitively seen,
Therefore, it's impossible to immediately confirm if they are dead.
But in reality, only Captain Enrico Marini himself is not dead. Pilot Edward Dewey, in the original timeline, was already bitten and infected by Doberman Zombie Dogs at the beginning, and later became a zombie attacking Rebecca, being the first character infected into a zombie by the virus!
No corpse has been seen yet,
Presumably, he's lying rotting in some bush in the Akeley Mountains…
As for the sniper Frost Spyer,
Later, when Javier and his two companions continue to search other rooms on the Mansion Villa's second floor, they might see this hero on the corridor balcony, holding a sniper rifle, being desperately chased by a Hunter, and dying from excessive blood loss while leaning on a chair, only for mutated crows to peck at his corpse.
He was the first to arrive at the Mansion Villa,
But due to being a bit too confident, he decided to clear the Mansion of zombies alone, preparing for the other team members who would arrive later, but he didn't expect to encounter two ferocious Hunters and was caught completely off guard.
As for our Bravo Team Captain Enrico,
At this very moment, he is also not far from his demise.
Because Chris and Wesker, these two temporary partners, are almost about to find him. If Wesker discovers that this guy already knows his secret, how could he possibly let him live? He would definitely kill him to silence him cleanly and efficiently.
After all, only dead men tell no tales—
"Thump-thump-thump…"
"Thump-thump-thump…"
In the hidden underground research tunnel,
Chris, with a serious expression, and Wesker, with a cold demeanor, these two taciturn temporary partners were walking side by side. Both remained silent, neither speaking a word. The only sound in the air was the distinct footsteps of each of them.
Along the way,
Although the two had no verbal communication,
Their combat prowess was genuinely absurd. Chris and Wesker, working together, could practically be said to be cutting through all obstacles, not as disheveled as Javier and the others. After slaying many zombies along the way, these two first located the Mansion Villa's hidden Institute, which, as always, was built underground.
And Chris and Wesker were continuing to search underground along the tunnel. Chris's intuition told him that the Umbrella Corporation's biggest secret would be hidden within—!
Chapter 19: Enrico
Along the way…
Chris and Wesker discovered many of Umbrella Corporation's secrets. Unlike the Mansion Villa outside, the hidden Institute contained a vast amount of experimental data. All sorts of horrifying experimental data and records sent chills down Chris's spine.
Therefore, he now only wanted to quickly resolve the crisis at the Mansion Villa and then return to Raccoon City to expose Umbrella Corporation's inhumane actions to the police department, Raccoon City, and even the United States Government—