"If you can make it through alive, you will naturally see the boat I have prepared for you at the end of the Castle, but if you die, then I know I will go to the Isolated Island alone,"
Faced with Leon's inquiry,
The Merchant in black did not refuse, but calmly explained and replied. After all, this was not a secret. The reason the Merchant in black helped Leon and Javier was just to have them help delay Ramon Salazar.
This way,
The Merchant could sneak out of Salazar Castle and go to the rear coast at the end of the Castle to prepare a boat for crossing the sea. Only with a boat could he go to the Isolated Island, and this was the Merchant's very simple and clear objective.
This also left Leon and Luis stunned…
They hadn't expected this black-hearted Merchant to be so honest. However, honesty was one thing, but simply using them to attract the attention of Ramon, that dwarf goblin, and then slipping away himself, was a bit too despicable. Had they not reached a cooperative relationship after all this time?
"…"
"Don't look at me like that. Haven't I already provided you with weapon and ammunition supplies? You don't expect me to stay and fight alongside you, do you?"
"Ramon Salazar's target will always be you. His eyes are always on you. Even if I don't help with ammunition, he won't do anything to me. When the time comes, there's nothing you can do if I leave. What's more… I will also help prepare another boat, so don't push your luck too much."
Facing the gazes of Leon and Luis,
The Merchant in black calmly spoke without any fear. He was right; Leon and Luis truly had no points to refute. After all, they really couldn't expect this black-hearted Merchant to fight alongside them, could they?
"…"
"Besides that, do you have any eggs with you?"
Compared to Leon and Luis's dissatisfaction, Javier, on the other hand, didn't care at all about the Merchant's desertion and calmly asked the Merchant this strange request.
But what he didn't expect was that,
Facing Javier's strange request, the Merchant actually happened to be carrying eggs. Of course, besides that, there were also canned goods and dry rations, and other food.
He thought Javier was hungry and wanted these foods, but he didn't expect Javier simply wanted raw eggs.
It wasn't for eating,
But to complete a game easter egg—
In the game, if you could find Golden Eggs in the Castle, besides selling them, they could also be used as items to throw at the boss Ramon Salazar, dealing a large amount of damage.
When Ramon was young, he had been hit in the face with eggs, and the sticky egg liquid splattered on his face, causing the noble Ramon to feel extremely disgusted, even embarrassed to the point of wanting to vomit. This was Ramon's lingering childhood trauma.
So, just throwing eggs at Ramon could cause damage, and Golden Eggs could cause a large amount of damage.
To verify the truth of this, Javier asked the Merchant for a few eggs, preparing to smash them hard into the face of Ramon, that dwarf goblin, later!
And subsequently, after delivering the equipment,
The Merchant in black, as he had promised, immediately ran off with his purple-blue lantern.
He didn't linger at all. Seeing this, Javier and Leon could only shake their heads helplessly.
It seemed that until they reached the Isolated Island, this Merchant in black had no intention of trusting them and only wanted to use them as cannon fodder to attract fire.
"Shall we continue?"
"If I'm not mistaken, the next door in front of us is the so-called Sealed Demon Battlefield."
After the Merchant in black left, Ada unceremoniously carried the MP5 submachine guns and a large amount of ammunition on herself, then turned to Javier and asked.
Ada took the MP5 submachine guns, while Luis next to her was carrying a PKM. At this moment, he was more afraid of insufficient firepower than anyone else.
Leon also changed to the Lee-Enfield Rifle, directly handing the Garand Rifle on his shoulder back to Ashley for self-defense. The fact that this girl could shoot Krauser's arm last time showed that she still had some shooting talent.
As for Javier himself,
He resolutely carried the most powerful RPG. In fact, he also had this item in his storage ring.
But now that he could legally and openly use an RPG, Javier naturally couldn't miss this opportunity.
And looking at another empty Castle hall not far ahead, Javier also knew that the final boss of the Castle, Ramon Salazar, was behind it.
So, without any hesitation, he led everyone slowly to the main door and pushed open this last door with force.
"Creak…"
Accompanied by the creaking sound of the door opening,
What came into view was a huge high platform, and at the very top was Ramon Salazar, in the main seat of the Castle.
With his pale hair and wrinkled, aged face, like an old dwarf goblin, he propped his chin and slowly opened his cloudy eyes when the door was opened.
Beside him stood a tall black-robed monster, the butler Pesanta the Houndsman, guarding him directly—
Chapter 69: Humiliating Eggs
"Stupid rats…"
"I admit you are very lucky, extremely lucky. Not only did you escape layer after layer of pursuit, but you even dealt with my most loyal servant, Executioner Verdugo. But I must tell you, your journey ends here. This will be your final grave!"
Slowly opening his cloudy eyes,
Ramon's gaze fell upon Javier and Leon, who had pushed open the door and walked in, and he spoke sarcastically without mercy.
At the same time,
Ramon's gaze also glanced at Ashley. The situation was very strange. The Plaga parasite, which should have been growing vigorously within her, showed no movement at all at this moment, which caused Ramon a hint of doubt.
Because as the holder of the Dominant Plaga, he naturally possessed the ability to sense the development and growth of the Plaga parasite. According to the time, Ashley had been implanted with the Plaga parasite for nearly three days. At this moment, the Plaga parasite should have developed very well.
But now,
The Plaga parasite inside Ashley seemed to be asleep, with no movement at all, as if it was still in its dormant phase. This made Ramon very displeased. He did not want any problems with the Plaga parasite inside Ashley, as this concerned their great plan!
It seemed that after dealing with Javier and Leon, Ramon would have to perform the long-awaited Holy Water Sacrifice ritual for Ashley, making her consume the Holy Water as soon as possible to accelerate the development of the Plaga parasite…
And in reality,
The reason Ashley had not yet been controlled by the Plaga parasite was still because Luis's inhibitor had taken effect, greatly delaying the speed of its development and growth.
And they should be fortunate that Sadler, the leader of The Illuminados, was not here. Otherwise… relying on Sadler's power and the Plaga parasite staff, he could reawaken the dormant Plaga parasite within Ashley.
As for Ramon…
Although he possessed the Dominant Plaga, he did not have the power to awaken it. He could only control fully developed Plaga parasites, not growing larvae—
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!"
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!"
And in the interval while Ramon was speaking,
A furious roar suddenly erupted from both sides of the door, and the crisp sound of chains hitting the ground quickly followed, as if some giant beast was about to break free from its restraints. Javier and Leon quickly turned their gazes.
They clearly saw two Claws chained by heavy, thick iron chains on both sides of the palace. They wore black iron helmets resembling ox horns, and their entire bodies were covered in terrifying muscles.
Their arms were equipped with sharp iron Claws, like two black wild oxen, chained to the wall, roaring and snarling madly at Javier and Leon, as if they wanted to tear them to pieces.
And beside these two extremely ferocious wild oxen stood two cultists dressed in red priestly robes, wearing goat skull decorations and holding ruby staffs, similar to high priests, specially controlling the two Claws that resembled wild oxen.
If their master Ramon gave the order, they would quickly release these two extremely ferocious Claws to cause destruction.
"…"
"The situation is not good for us. The enemy set up an ambush before us. This is indeed a tough battle."
Upon seeing the two Claws, as ferocious as wild oxen, at the beginning, Leon and Luis immediately spread out.
They immediately protected Ashley on both sides, and couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Anyone with eyes could tell that those two monsters seemed very difficult to deal with.
"Heh heh…"
"So I advise you to be sensible and hand over Miss Ashley obediently. Perhaps then… I can leave you a complete corpse, so that my Castle won't be stained by your bodies, which would be very troublesome to clean up. After all, not all servants are so good at their work."
Seeing the nervous expressions of Leon and Luis, Ramon sneered, slowly stood up, and walked directly to the railing, looking down at the few people below, and continued to speak calmly.
This place had already been set up with a net by Ramon, so Ramon was not at all afraid that Javier and Leon could escape. Therefore, he gave them no chance to live.
Including Leon, whom Ramon hated the most. As a vengeful dwarf goblin, he had not forgotten Leon's insults to him before. If he caught Leon, he would certainly torture this sharp-tongued American until he was completely broken—
However,
Compared to Ramon's sarcastic remarks,
Princess Ashley was not to be outdone. She raised the Garand Rifle in her hand and aimed.
The 3x scope's crosshairs locked onto Ramon's bicorne hat, about thirty meters away. Taking a deep breath, she pulled the trigger without any hesitation!
"Bang—!!!!"
A gunshot rang out,
The bullet instantly knocked off the bicorne hat, symbolizing Ramon's noble status, from his head. White smoke billowed, and a bullet precisely penetrated the bicorne hat, leaving a black bullet hole. The hat fell to the ground with a thud.
Losing his hat, Ramon revealed his pale hair. His previously serious face completely disappeared, replaced by a face full of wrinkles, like a ruffled old wildcat, ugly and unsightly.
"Shut up!"
"Dwarf goblin, your ugliness is nauseating. I will not submit to you, and you cultists shouldn't even think about catching me. If you don't want to be shot in the head next time, then obediently shut your mouth."
Carrying the Garand Rifle, and looking at her precisely shot-down bicorne hat, Ashley appeared incredibly excited. This was her first time using a rifle, and it seemed she truly had a talent for shooting.
And because of her precise hit, Ashley's courage gradually grew. She fearlessly insulted Ramon in front of her.
And Ramon, listening to Ashley's curses and seeing his bicorne hat, which symbolized his noble status, shot through with a hole, his expression gradually began to twist and tremble, as if he was suppressing an indescribable rage.
The bicorne hat was Ramon, the Castle lord's crown. Now that his crown had been knocked off and he was being wantonly cursed by a young girl, even Ramon, who had excellent self-restraint, couldn't help but reach the brink of fury.
"Damn yellow-haired girl…"
"You will pay for your actions. When the Plaga parasite inside you hatches, I will completely control you, this puppet, to infiltrate the United States Government, dismantle that damned country, and make you personally wield a knife to kill your own father, plunging you into an endless abyss of regret and unwillingness."
"Finally, after your value has been squeezed dry and utilized, I will let my lovely Invisible Bugs lay eggs on you, turning you into a host for the Invisible Bugs, making you thoroughly experience what ultimate horror is!"
Gnashing his teeth,
Looking at Ashley, who dared to challenge his authority from afar, Ramon at this moment also discarded his aristocratic composure and began to point at Ashley, the culprit, cursing loudly. These two damned wretched men and women, he must use terrifying torture to make these outsiders shut their mouths—
"Don't think this is over,"
"Wait until you…"
"Splat—!"
However,
Just as Ramon was about to continue insulting Ashley, a fragile sphere was harshly thrown onto his face. Due to this sudden development, Ramon's insults abruptly ceased. He suspiciously reached out to wipe the liquid from his face.
A foul, fishy smell reached his nose. Ramon was both unusually familiar and unfamiliar with this smell. Familiar because this smell had given him an unforgettable deep memory, and unfamiliar because he hadn't smelled this scent in a long time, only having a deep impression of it.
"Swish…"
Wiping the sticky liquid from his face with his sleeve,
At this moment, Ramon finally knew what had just hit his face. Transparent egg white and broken yolk; what had just hit his face was a farm egg!
On the ground, there were also broken eggshells, and even hardened chicken droppings stuck to the grayish-white shells. This sudden bad news made Ramon tremble and go mad!
If there was one food Ramon hated most,
It was undoubtedly eggs!
Because his childhood had been deeply humiliated by these damned eggs, Ramon remembered it vividly.
But Ramon hadn't expected that someone would still insult him with eggs at this moment. How could he endure this!
"What a pity…"
"Reality and the game are completely different. Eggs have no effect on this guy at all. Or does it have to be a Golden Egg…?"
As the instigator, Javier, holding a few eggs, sighed regretfully after seeing that Ramon, who had just been hit in the face, was not harmed at all, only extremely exasperated.
In the game, hitting Ramon with a Golden Egg could take out most of his health, but now it seemed… this setting could only appear in the game. Simple eggs could only cause Ramon to become emotionally enraged.
However…
Since they were already thrown,
Javier had no intention of keeping them to eat himself, so the remaining three eggs might as well all be fed to Ramon!
Thinking of this,
Javier decisively threw the remaining three eggs in his hand, all of them precisely hitting Ramon's face—!
"…"