The entire library was massive; he estimated he would need to spend about half an hour there to find it, which was a real waste of time.
However, it wasn't without its gains. Besides the precious books, the library also housed many antique statues, like squirrels with glasses holding books, all interesting sculptures, which Javier had collected.
"Ow, ow, ow…"
"Woo, woo, woo…!!!"
However, just as Javier was busy checking the shelf categories, the White Wolf beside him suddenly began to growl softly, baring its fangs and staring at a distant shadow.
Although he couldn't see what it was, there were indeed strange noises, and the White Wolf smelled danger, so it quickly warned Javier, its alpha.
But Javier still didn't care.
It was only one.
No need to worry. If there were four or five Parasite Armor Knights, it might be a bit troublesome, but for now… continue looking for the book!
The Salazar Castle library was not chaotically organized; like a large library, each tall bookshelf had category names, such as novels, poetry, mathematics, biology, art, and various other fields.
If he could find the novel section first, it would be very easy to search.
However…
"Clatter…"
"Thump, thump, thump…!!!"
Just as Javier chose to ignore the dark shadow, the Parasite Armor Knight hidden in the darkness seemed provoked.
The Plaga parasite residing inside immediately used all its strength to operate the heavy armor and rapidly charged towards Javier and the White Wolf.
The heavy armor also made urgent clanging sounds in the dark library, sending shivers down one's spine.
It was as if a string puppet was silently approaching.
The strange footsteps were also like a "cackle" of demonic laughter.
If it were the unarmed Ashley venturing in, she would indeed be terrified and helpless, but Javier had weapons, so he wasn't afraid…
And just as the Parasite Armor Knight was about to approach, aided by the faint moonlight streaming through the window,
Javier finally saw the true face of the Parasite Armor Knight.
Very tall…
Extremely tall.
The silver-white knight armor was a classic design from movies and TV shows, with a red tassel on its head and a covered visor.
Something seemed to be wriggling at its neck, and it held a large, rusty, unmaintained greatsword, charging rapidly towards Javier.
However, its running motion seemed a bit comical.
Like a clown in a circus deliberately trying to make people laugh.
But there was no other way.
After all, this was an empty suit of armor.
It was already very difficult for the Plaga parasite inhabiting it to make such heavy armor move, so there was no need to mind its extremely awkward running motion.
However,
It was precisely because of that comical and uncoordinated movement that it looked very much like a controlled puppet.
After watching for a while, instead of making people laugh, it added a touch of eerie horror.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter…"
"Thump, thump, thump—!!!"
The Parasite Armor Knight's running speed grew faster and faster, its sounds and movements becoming more rapid, and it was almost upon Javier.
The Parasite Armor Knight had even raised its rusty greatsword high, preparing to cleave Javier in two with a single blow.
However, Javier seemed to have eyes on the back of his head, observing 360 degrees without blind spots, and slowly raised the purple lantern in his hand.
"Buzz…!"
"One, two, three, wooden man, no talking, no moving, set—!"
As if still a child at heart,
Javier uttered that nostalgic game slogan, and the light from the purple lantern instantly illuminated the Parasite Armor Knight that was about to strike.
A large amount of light covered its entire body, as if a petrification spell had been cast, and the Parasite Armor Knight completely froze in place, unable to move an inch.
And the Plaga parasite on its neck continued to wriggle.
As if expressing its dissatisfaction.
"Tsk, tsk…"
"How amazing, a mere Plaga parasite actually has the strength to move such heavy armor. No wonder Luis likes to study you; you are indeed a very incredible species.
But unfortunately, I am not interested in intelligent species; viruses are more to my liking."
"But speaking of which, wasn't the Middle Ages a time of malnutrition? Even if knights needed money to be trained, you couldn't raise knights this tall, could you?"
Relying on the illumination of the purple lantern,
Javier began to observe the Plaga parasite on the knight armor's neck up close, just like a hermit crab pulled out of its shell.
Its viscous, unhardened flesh was completely exposed before Javier.
The purple veins and muscles were visible to the naked eye. Thus, it seemed… these Plaga parasites had nothing special about them; they were indeed species born on ancient Earth.
After all, if they were extraterrestrial life forms,
They probably wouldn't have blood-red muscles but rather other colors…
However,
Javier wasn't interested in the Plaga parasite. The Plaga parasite's potential was too low; it could only be used to hypnotize and control others.
If Javier were a minotaur, he would quite like it, but unfortunately, he was not; he was a "philanthropist," so he could only give up.
Furthermore, the Plaga parasite possesses intelligence.
Although there are subordinate and dominant types, you cannot guarantee whether it will evolve and become independent in the future. Power that cannot be absolutely controlled is very risky.
In this regard, viruses are much better than Plaga parasites. They have a symbiotic relationship; once the host dies and its cells die, the virus also dies.
The two are inseparable.
But Plaga parasites are different.
If the host dies, it can continue to find someone else to cuckold you; it's very despicable. Javier doesn't like this kind of uncontrollable power.
And just thinking about being controlled by a bug, or even having it take over his body, only a fool would choose to use the Plaga parasite to enhance their strength.
That's right…
That person I'm talking about is you, Krauser—
A complete idiot. Wouldn't it be better for Wesker to bestow a G Virus upon you? At the very least, even the weakest T-Virus would be good.
How could you foolishly use the Plaga parasite as your core? Don't you know that once that power is used, you can't turn back into a human? Absolutely idiotic!
After lamenting the Plaga parasite's uselessness,
Javier turned his gaze back.
However,
Looking at the armored knight, who was several heads taller than himself, Javier couldn't help but sigh again.
Could anyone in the Middle Ages really wear armor that big? This height is almost two meters; are you sure it's not a giant race?
Javier was at least 1.8 meters tall, a standard model height, but his head only reached the knight's neck.
He truly didn't know who these knight armors were made for, or if they were merely decorative for deterrence.
"Click, click, click… crunch…"
However,
Just as Javier was lost in thought,
He suddenly noticed that the Parasite Armor Knight in front of him actually began to move slowly, which was incredible.
Even when illuminated by the purple lantern, they could still move stiffly little by little. It seemed this item was not as invincible as he had imagined.
"It seems that frogs still move when illuminated by light. In that case, I can only send you away first."
Seeing this,
Javier had no intention of continuing to play around. Holding the Barrett in one hand, he directly inserted the massive muzzle into the chest of the tall Parasite Armor Knight in front of him.
Then, without any hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
Hip-firing a Barrett with one hand…
Uh, this was undoubtedly a tough guy move.
However, for Javier, it was still a very easy action, because although he had not been enhanced by the Progenitor Virus like Wesker, he had gained considerable enhancements through the power of his Golden Finger.
His physique was still much stronger than that of an ordinary person.
Things like dual-wielding Desert Eagles, single-handing a Barrett to snipe someone, then instantly switching to a Kukri knife—game-like operations such as these could be easily done.
"Bang—!"
"Boom——————!!!"
The massive recoil made Javier involuntarily stumble back a few steps.
With a loud boom, intense, dazzling fire bloomed from the huge, dark muzzle.
The specialized armor-piercing bullet quickly penetrated the Plaga parasite's knight armor, leaving an explosive bullet hole in the chest.
It was a burning armor-piercing round; the high temperature would first melt the outer shell, giving the bullet more penetration power.
After this shot,
The Parasite Armor Knight, which had originally intended to swing its sword and cleave Javier to death, was instantly blown several meters away.
The entire armor broke into several pieces and lay scattered on the ground. The helmet rolled to the ground, and the limb armor pieces fell off, leaving it empty inside.
Only a puddle of crimson blood remained at the chest plate, and the Plaga parasite residing within it slid out like a snail's fluid infiltrated by salt water.
Looking at the situation before him,
Javier looked very satisfied.
This was the power he wanted. What knight armor? None of them were a match for the Barrett cannon.
What era was this? Still trying to fight with Middle Ages cold weapons and armor? Is there something wrong with you? Firearms are the way to go, alright?
Saying that…
Javier looked at the knight armor decoration placed in the corner of the library.
This armor was on a shelf and had not been infested by a Plaga parasite. And most importantly, its size was well-suited for ordinary people; it wasn't that tall, it was a very standard knight armor.
Then—
"Clang…"
"Damn it, why is this armor so difficult to wear?"
No one can resist the true fragrance law of Emperor Jing Ze. Just moments ago, he was complaining about cold weapons and armor, but now Javier, being very perverse, put on the knight armor displayed inside.
Just kidding, cold weapons are a man's romance, right?
As the red-tasseled visor helmet was donned, a proper Middle Ages knight made a dazzling appearance.
Don Quixote the knight had arrived!
Saying that,
Javier slightly moved in the armor. Overall, it wasn't too heavy, but not light either, weighing about tens of kilograms.
No wonder Middle Ages knights rode horses; it turned out that marching on foot with this weight would truly exhaust a person to death.
And for a knight to be able to bear the weight of the armor, he also had to be very strong. This was also why Middle Ages kingdoms spent so much money to train a proper knight.
Armor itself was very expensive; it was full-iron, full-protection defensive gear that needed constant maintenance to prevent rust and difficulty in movement.
The knight himself also had to eat very well to have strong muscles, and only with strong muscles could he support the heavy armor.
In addition, there were strong horses as mounts, otherwise they couldn't pull the heavy knight.
And the strongest aspect of a knight, besides the armor's defensive power, was the knight's spear charge.
Armor, horse, man—
Only when all three were well-maintained was one a qualified knight…
It would be strange if it didn't cost money—
"Alright…"
"The knight is ready to rescue the princess."
After a bit of warming up, Javier decisively put away the Barrett that had made one appearance, and instead drew his exclusive rusty knight's greatsword, continuing deeper into the library.
Because of the loud gunshots just now…
The Parasite Armor Knights stationed inside the library had been completely alerted, so it was impossible for Javier to quietly search for the Don Quixote novel collection.
Left with no choice, he could only deal with the enemies on the first layer first.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter…"
"Cackle, cackle, cackle…"
"Thump, thump, thump…!!!"
Various urgent footsteps suddenly came.
Javier looked through the visor slit of his knight helmet and immediately spotted the first Parasite Armor Knight swinging its sword and attacking him.
It was still incredibly tall, completely incomparable to him, a normal knight.
"Clang—!"
"Clang—————!!!"
Drawing his sword,
A sword strike was suddenly unleashed, cutting out a fierce sword qi. Javier's knight's greatsword and the Plaga parasite's knight's greatsword crashed together.
Their strong collision, the clang of weapons, sent sparks flying in the library. After one strike, both greatswords were instantly repelled.
Javier cracked his neck.