"Believe it or not…"
"It's always right to be careful, and now that I've given you the antidote and the amber sample, so… Ada, what do you plan to do? Can you fulfill your promise to help those two poor kids?"
Seeing that Ada didn't take his warning to heart, Luis seemed a bit helpless and could only change the subject, starting to ask about Ada's next move. After all, Ada had promised him earlier that if she got the amber sample first, she would reluctantly help Leon and Ashley.
"No…"
"You go give them the antidote first, hmm… Let me see, they seem to be in the castle courtyard garden right now. You take the antidote and find them yourself. I still have something to report to my employer. I'll meet up with you later," Ada immediately waved her hand in refusal, pulling out her long-unused black tech sunglasses and putting them on. Then she calmly explained to Luis. This device was previously used by Ada to track Luis's location, but now Ada uses it to track Ashley and Leon.
When they separated in the castle canyon, Ada secretly installed a button-sized tracker on Leon, so she could easily know the locations of Leon and Ashley.
Ada doesn't plan to help Leon and Ashley directly right now. She intends to return to the village. With the amber sample in hand, Ada wants to report the situation to Wesker and also look for that scoundrel Javier. She wants to see him alive or his corpse. She doesn't believe that man just died like that…?
Chapter 49: Golden Knight King
As the saying goes—see him alive, or see his corpse.
Ada didn't easily believe Javier was dead. That man was like an old fox; how could he so easily put his life in someone else's hands? Ada even dared to guarantee that if he encountered an unmanageable danger, Javier would definitely be the first to escape and retreat.
So, Ada decided to go see for herself.
She would go to the burned wooden house. If Javier's corpse was lying on the ground, hacked to death, it would mean the man was truly dead. But if no corpse was found, it would mean the man had deceived everyone and abandoned Ada to go do a big business deal by himself!
After all, Javier seemed to know where valuable treasures were hidden throughout Salazar Castle. Javier probably just didn't want Ada to get a share, so he faked his death and secretly took everything for himself!
The more Ada thought about it, the more plausible it seemed. Her eyebrows knitted into a frown, as she realized this was indeed something Javier could do.
Thinking of this, a fierce glint flashed in Ada's eyes. She hoped she wasn't right, otherwise, Javier would definitely be in for it!
"Alright then…"
"But Ada, don't forget your promise to me. If you run away, it doesn't matter. It just means I, Luis, misjudged you—" Hearing that Ada couldn't come with him immediately and had to report the situation first, Luis's expression was slightly displeased. He quickly used a provoking tactic.
The reason he had been reluctant to give Ada the Plaga parasite amber sample earlier was precisely this: he was afraid Ada wouldn't keep her promise and would just run off with the sample.
The situation was the same now. A helpless Luis could only provoke Ada. Anyway, the amber sample was already in Ada's hands. It was impossible for Luis to snatch it back; the difference in their combat power was too great. He could only pray that Ada still had a conscience.
Fortunately, the provocation worked.
But it wasn't because she had a conscience; it was simply that Ada felt Luis was insulting her professional ethics.
As a bounty hunter, once she received her reward, she would naturally do a good job. Unless there were irresistible forces, Ada would always do her best.
"Shut up!"
"Just relax, I'm not as bad as you imagine. Take this tracker. I'll meet up with you in half an hour. Don't lose it, or don't say I didn't keep my promise," Ada swept her beautiful eyes over him and then lowly reprimanded Luis to shut up.
She then took a button-sized tracker from her black tech gear and threw it to Luis. Ada had used this to track Luis before, but Luis was foolish and got caught by the village chief Mendez, and the tracker was lost. Ada had no choice but to give him a new one.
After explaining, Ada completely disregarded Luis's well-being, and climbed out of the window to the outside of the castle.
Looking at the steep walls of Salazar Castle, she pulled out the grappling hook gun from her thigh and shot it towards the cliff. The tough black steel cable shot out, firmly gripping the castle wall.
"Bye bye…"
"Luis, if you die, I won't need to fulfill my promise, so take care of yourself first!"
With that, Ada lifted the hem of her vibrant red patterned cheongsam at the window, put on her black ladies' sunglasses, and elegantly jumped out of the window right under Luis's nose.
"Whoosh—!!!"
The next second, like Spider-Man, Ada, who had just jumped down, quickly sprang back up, swinging towards the outer wall of the castle.
Ada, with her black tech grappling hook gun, was incredible. She came and went without a trace, and no one could easily stop her. Scaling the walls of Salazar Castle, Ada could successfully return to the village canyon in a few minutes.
"Woman…"
Luis, watching Ada suddenly leave so gracefully without caring about his well-being, couldn't help but shake his head and grumble.
This crazy woman was retaliating against him. He should have kept his mouth shut earlier. And Ada just wanted to get back at Luis by leaving him, a researcher, to escape alone in the castle. What was more frustrating was that Luis didn't dare to say another word of protest.
But it didn't matter. Luis had spent a few years in Salazar Castle and was very familiar with all the passages inside the castle, so it wasn't a difficult task for him to go find Leon and Ashley on his own—
…
Under the library—
Fighting his way through, Javier, clad in silver-white knight armor, easily defeated several opponents with his sharp and masterful swordsmanship. Uh… actually, he relied on the brute force of the Barrett to directly kill his way to the basement of the library, arriving before the final boss.
"King Arthur…"
"Your Great British Empire is on the verge of collapse. If you are willing to offer all your gold and treasures to me and bow down to me, my mercy will grant you a quick death. How about it?"
Javier, in his heavy silver-white armor, gradually descended into the basement. Beneath the closed knight's helmet were eyes deeply immersed in his role. The striking red plume swayed in the wind. Javier fearlessly looked at the eight Parasite Armor Knights standing in the basement, speaking boastfully as if directing a play.
At the very front was an absolute monarch, seemingly seated on a throne—a Parasite Armor Knight King clad in golden armor. It was much larger than the other silver knights, and its armor was incredibly heavy, but its dazzling golden color almost blinded Javier.
My goodness, such a large Golden Knight King armor, even if it's just gold-plated, it could sell for a lot of money!
Of course, besides being extremely covetous of the Golden Knight King armor, one must not underestimate this Parasite Armor Knight King wearing golden armor, because Javier discovered that there was more than one Plaga parasite residing within this golden armor.
Instead, several Plaga parasites were gathered together, making it extremely difficult to kill. And because there were four or five Plaga parasites, this Golden Knight King's reactions were far beyond what those previous weaklings could compare to. They could control the flexible movements of each limb separately, leading to significant improvements in reaction time and strength, no longer relying solely on the weight of a greatsword for cleaving—
The difficulty would definitely increase by several levels. Perhaps even the Claw encountered in the Salazar Castle dungeon earlier would have a hard time gaining an advantage against the Golden Knight King. The Claw's attacks wouldn't penetrate its defense, and the Golden Knight King could send the Claw to its demise with a single strike—!
"Clack clack clack clack clack…"
"Giggle giggle…"
Hearing Javier's monologue, the Parasite Armor Knights in the basement did not answer Javier's words, as they had no vocal cords. They responded by clanking their armor.
Watching the eight Parasite Armor Knights gradually awaken from their stiffness, Javier admitted he was a little panicked, but he continued to amuse himself.
"So, eight Knights of the Round Table are making their appearance first? How rare. It seems the King of Britain still doubts my strength. But it doesn't matter; it is an honor to fight alongside the renowned Knights of the Round Table. Among the three at the very front, they should be Sir Lancelot, the Chief Knight of the Lake, and Sir Gawain, the Knight of the Sun, right?"
"Splendid! This is truly perfect. My name is Havier Li, one of the knights from the East. Please, Knights of the Round Table, guide me!" Javier continued his self-indulgent performance, even as the surrounding Parasite Armor Knights began to move.
But the next second…
"Thump thump thump—!!!"
"Thump thump thump—!!!"
The sound was unusually urgent. A series of whooshing sounds suddenly assailed his ears. He looked up to see eight Parasite Armor Knights attacking simultaneously. Eight rusty knight greatswords were lifted high and brought down heavily on Javier's head!
"Bang—!"
With a loud bang, the ground was blasted open, forming a huge crater of shattered stones. The floor tiles cracked like a spiderweb, and sparks flew. Eight greatswords slammed firmly into the ground, their already rusty blades slightly twisted, but Javier had long since vanished.
Missing their target, the Parasite Armor Knights quickly rotated their helmeted heads 360 degrees to search for him. The heavy armor continuously made "clack clack clack" sounds. Soon, the eight armored knights spotted Javier in the rear, holding a dark steel pipe.
"Hoo hoo hoo…"
Another rustling sound, and the eight Parasite Armor Knights attacked again, their rusty greatswords hacking from various angles and directions. Heads, bodies, limbs, and legs were all aimed at any part of Javier that could be attacked.
However, this time Javier did not choose to dodge. Instead, he decisively threw a flashbang. With a "clank," blinding white light quickly exploded. Javier quickly dove and rolled into a corner to take cover. The intense light beam and sonic boom rapidly spread throughout the basement.
The eight Parasite Armor Knights were very troublesome, and Javier's target was the most valuable Golden Knight King, so there was no need for excessive entanglement here.
Although Javier really wanted to fight Sir Lancelot, the Knight of the Lake, and Sir Gawain, the Knight of the Sun, if King Arthur of Great Britain was here, he would forget about it. That dazzling golden armor was even more attractive!
"Buzz…"
And when the light dissipated, Javier quickly rotated his heavy armor to look. The eight Parasite Armor Knights were all frozen in place, their sword-wielding actions from moments ago still maintained, unable to move.
It was clear they were paralyzed, and some Parasite Armor Knights who were hit at closer range by the flashbang were already convulsing on the ground, as if suffering from epilepsy.
Helmets and rusty greatswords clanged to the ground, and they twitched and trembled on the floor like headless knights. The flashbang's lethality was too great; even hidden inside their armor, they were still hit by the close-range attack. The light-sensitive Plaga parasites immediately showed symptoms of shock and death.
Of course, it wasn't just the silver-armored Parasite Armor Knights.
In the distance, even the Golden Knight King, clad in golden armor, was affected. Blood suddenly began to seep from its originally dazzling golden armor. Undoubtedly, because of the recent flashbang, about one of the Plaga parasites residing within it had already died.
With only four or five Plaga parasites to begin with, it was undoubtedly very unlucky for one to die due to the collateral damage. So, this Golden Knight King of the Parasite Armor Knights slowly rose from its throne. It was ready to act against Javier and could no longer continue to play along with the script.
A sharp golden greatsword was drawn—that was the Sword of Promised Victory! King Arthur's treasured sword, a legendary peerless sword said to be able to cut steel, a token bestowed by the Lady of the Lake.
This was a symbol of legend—
Cough, well, too deep into the role, that was just an ordinary golden greatsword.
But due to the inherent properties of gold, the greatsword did not show obvious signs of rust like other iron swords; instead, it remained dazzling and brilliant!