Rolling thick smoke assailed them.
The situation inside Salazar Castle was similar to a fire scene; the few of them were like victims trapped in a burning building, tears streaming uncontrollably.
The invasion of black smoke made breathing difficult, coupled with the occasional falling debris and massive rocks from above. This place had become extremely dangerous.
"Hey, I know the exit!"
"This way, follow me from here, the smoke is thick... cough cough, cover your nose, don't inhale too much, or you'll choke to death."
And at this moment,
The invisible Luis finally spoke, waving to everyone in a hurry, signaling Javier and Leon to quickly follow him.
Although fighting monsters was very difficult for Luis, as he didn't have such agile movements, leading the way was a piece of cake for him, after all, he was the person most familiar with this place.
Taking advantage of the spreading fire,
Many binding cages formed by vine tentacles were burned to ashes, and a passage for them to traverse faintly appeared. Disregarding the high temperature, Luis covered his mouth and nose and was the first to charge forward.
Following closely behind were Leon and Ashley. Ashley was choking from the thick smoke and felt a bit unwell. Her entire face was already blackened by the soot, her head rested on Leon's shoulder, and her body was limp, as if she was about to faint.
"Ashley, Ashley!"
"Wake up quickly, just hold on a little longer, don't faint. We're almost out, think of your parents, they're still waiting for you, you absolutely cannot faint."
Feeling Ashley's soft body, which was about to faint, Leon was startled. He quickly shook Ashley's shoulders vigorously and gently patted Ashley's cheek with his thick hand, fearing that something might happen to this pampered young lady.
"Cough cough..."
"I'm fine, Leon, cough cough... but I feel my body suddenly losing strength, what should I do...?"
Hearing Leon's call,
Ashley, who was almost fainting, barely opened her smoke-reddened eyes and coughed once in response, but her voice was weak. It was likely gas poisoning due to inhaling too much thick smoke.
In severe cases, it could even damage brain nerves. Seeing this, Leon dared not delay. He quickly carried Ashley on his back and followed Luis closely.
Ultimately, Javier and Ada were the ones bringing up the rear. Grabbing the White Wolf, who had also been invisible for a long time, Ada hurriedly urged Javier and then quickly ran out in her high heels. Only Javier and Raymond remained alive in the entire Salazar Castle.
"Rumble...!"
And at this moment, Raymond was close to going mad.
He continued to frantically destroy the ceiling of Salazar Castle, trying to break free from the plant mother's flower bud and escape his core from above the ceiling.
Because at this moment, the fire had spread very seriously, already burning onto its massive plant roots, not far from its core body.
Feeling the terrifying burning pain from the flames beneath him, Raymond's desire for survival intensified. Therefore, he disregarded everything around him and wanted to quickly break free from the plant mother that was fused within his body.
It was just truly unexpected—
The plant mother was what initially gave Raymond new life, but it was also the plant mother that caused Raymond's destruction. How ironic. Plants possess extremely strong vitality, which allowed Raymond to escape the crisis of death, but they are also extremely vulnerable to fire, leading to self-immolation. It can be said that they are mutually reinforcing and mutually destructive.
"Goodbye, Raymond."
"You might not die, but you're not far from death..."
Looking at Raymond, who was still causing destruction, and Leon and the others who had all left, Javier slowly raised the RPG on his shoulder.
Targeting Raymond's core body, which was attempting to escape, he fiercely pulled the trigger again. Before leaving, Javier still wanted to disgust Raymond.
This RPG shell might not directly kill Raymond, but it could indirectly accelerate the collapse of Salazar Castle. At that time, this place would all turn into ruins, and Raymond would be buried by the huge rocks.
If unlucky,
Raymond might be unable to move due to his body being crushed by the collapsing ruins, and thus the remaining part of his body would be consumed by the raging fire, then he would die completely inside, filled with unwillingness and regret.
But if lucky,
The collapsing ruins would immediately compress the air. Without the help of oxygen for burning, the fire would be instantly extinguished, and Raymond would thus escape a disaster. With the plant mother attached to him, he could re-root into the ground through his roots to absorb nutrients, slowly recovering his severely damaged body and reviving.
However,
Even so,
Javier felt it didn't matter.
Whether Raymond died or not was no longer important. As long as he could temporarily get rid of this troublesome enemy, it would be fine. Even if Raymond revived later,
He would be eliminated by the Spanish government, or destroyed by Wesker, after all, with such a big event happening in Wolf's Valley, the outside government couldn't possibly not know.
So...
"Click!"
"Boom—!"
The third RPG shell once again blasted out of the barrel. The white spray of the tail stream rotated, and the massive black shell spread its tail fins, heading straight for Raymond's core flower bud. The moment the two touched, a huge sound erupted again, and the terrifying explosion spread in all directions.
And Raymond's continuously destructive vine tentacles also stopped abruptly in an instant. The entire core flower bud fell from the plant roots, just like a broken flower, and together with Raymond's body, it instantly plunged into the raging inferno of hot waves.
"Roar...!"
Even faintly,
The moment Raymond and his flower bud body fell into the sea of fire, Raymond's unwilling and angry roar could be heard, as frantic as a demon being driven back to hell.
"Rumble...!"
At the same time,
Due to the explosion of the RPG shell just now, the ceiling of Salazar Castle finally could not withstand the destruction and completely collapsed.
Large amounts of rubble fell, and the surrounding walls collapsed. Everything was like crumbling building blocks, all turning into ruins, engulfing everything around.
Seeing this, Javier also quickly ran away with the RPG on his shoulder, completely disregarding the rolling black smoke.
He only wanted to escape this hellish place the second before Salazar Castle collapsed, after all, Javier didn't want to be buried in these ruins with Raymond. Wolf's Valley was gloomy, not suitable for a graveyard...
As stated, just got home, lazy... taking a day off. Happy New Year,............................................................................................................................................................................................................
Chapter 78: Little Kitty
"Pat pat..."
"Rustle rustle..."
After an unknown period of time,
The sky-filling dust finally gradually settled down, but even so, the sound of falling gravel and debris continued to echo in their ears.
Looking out, the entire rear of Salazar Castle had completely collapsed into ruins. The tall castle palace had disappeared.
In its place were devastation and broken pillars. Stone pillars leaned crookedly against the broken walls, and scattered bits of gravel slowly fell.
And the raging fire from before had been completely extinguished. Even if there were still some residual flames burning, they were no longer important.
Raymond's massive plant body was also nowhere to be found at this moment, buried somewhere unknown. Only a few broken plant vines were scattered about.
At this moment, Salazar Castle was like a collapsed mudslide mountain wall, completely losing its former glory...
As for Javier and the others, who were the instigators, they looked at everything before them with a sense of having survived a catastrophe. The matter had finally temporarily come to an end.
Led by Luis, they escaped the place the second before Salazar Castle was about to collapse and be buried, successfully reaching the coast behind the castle.
Yes,
No mistake,
Salazar Castle was the end of Wolf's Valley, and behind it was a turbulent ocean. Countless cliffs isolated the final barrier. The biting cold sea wind blew across everyone's cheeks. Only at this moment did the survivors realize,
The story had indeed temporarily ended, but that didn't mean the matter was over. They still had to cross the final hurdle.
"Is it dead?"
A questioning voice sounded.
Ada, in her vibrant red cheongsam, slowly stood up, her gaze fixed on the ruins with a hint of confusion as she murmured. At this moment, she was also somewhat exhausted.
Her dashing short hair appeared a bit disheveled, and her pretty, cold face had a few smudges of black from the smoke, like a little kitty that had just crawled out of a stove, dirty, but still very endearing.
"Probably, but none of that matters anymore. We're just one step away from leaving this place. There's one last enemy across the sea,"
Facing Ada's question, Javier shook his head, then extended his hand and pointed towards the distant coastline, saying this after a classic scene replication.
Ada also slowly followed the direction of Javier's finger and looked into the distance. The deep-sea waves were turbulent at night, crashing mercilessly against the shore, and the cold sea wind blew in.
It made their cheeks sting with pain, and in the dark, silent distance, an Isolated Island stood, accompanied by flashes of thunder and lightning.
Everyone seemed to see countless monsters and demons inhabiting the Island. That was the final hurdle; once they reached it, their journey and mission would end.
"Hey, Javier,"
"Look over there, there's a speedboat on the coast!"
And at this moment,
Luis suddenly exclaimed, his bright eyes looking at the speedboat on the coastline and shouting excitedly. On the cold coastline, a white speedboat was docked.
It seemed that, faintly, besides the speedboat, a black figure stood upright there, like a straight lighthouse.
Upon seeing this,
No one hesitated,
They rushed towards the speedboat. No matter who was there, they had to board this final speedboat, because it was the only means of transportation to reach the Isolated Island.
Ada sighed deeply. This job was a bit of a loss for her. After a period of torment, she was feeling physically and mentally exhausted at this moment.
After all, when working with Javier, the difficulty of the mission always increased significantly. The current situation had greatly exceeded Ada's expectations.
If she hadn't cooperated with Javier, this troublesome person, she probably would have had a much smoother time with the Wolf's Valley mission in Spain, as her preferred method was stealth, not head-on confrontation.
Now, being called by Javier to fight head-on had consumed a lot of Ada's physical strength, naturally making her very tired.
So truthfully,
She regretted the promise she had made earlier. Not only cooperating with Javier but also helping Luis and the others was simply a huge hassle. However, words spoken were like water poured out, so to maintain her credibility, Ada could only sigh helplessly.
"Hey, don't sigh,"
"Wrinkles on your face will increase. Take this, don't ask... if you ask, it's payment, so cheer up, maybe I, your employer, can add more money later!"
Seeing Ada sighing to herself, Javier almost didn't need to guess why.
As a meticulous woman, Ada must have felt she lost big on this deal, so Javier could only offer temporary compensation.
Javier's hand, as if by magic, reached out and gently wiped away the smoke-blackened marks on Ada's face, then quickly withdrew his hand.
By the time Ada reacted, a dazzling ruby ring had appeared in her hand.
Although the night was incredibly dark at this moment, the gemstone could still emit an enchanting red glow with its own transparency.
If placed in a suitable exhibition hall, it would probably be able to unleash its charm from all angles.
The ring's design was rose-shaped, with the ruby in the center, about the size of a fingernail.
No need to guess, this was probably another piece of jewelry worth no less than a hundred thousand US dollars. Previously, Javier had already given Ada a pair of earrings, a necklace, and a ring. If it weren't for cooperation payment, this would probably have been mistaken for a set of betrothal gifts.
"Consider yourself to have a conscience..."
Looking at the ruby ring in her palm,
Ada didn't put it on her finger but tucked it into her pocket. She glanced sideways at Javier with her beautiful eyes and grumbled.
Ada wore the earrings and necklace, but not the ring. After all, a ring had a special meaning.
Facing this ambiguous relationship, she had to consider it more carefully. After all, she still didn't know what kind of person Javier truly was.
Moreover, if she wore it rashly and the other party had no such intention, wouldn't she be overthinking things?
Meanwhile, Luis and Leon, who were at the very front, completely missed the subtle actions of the two. Luis was busy trying to reach the Isolated Island as quickly as possible, while Leon's thoughts were entirely on Ashley, the president's daughter, who was unconscious on his back.
If the president's daughter died in his hands, then this mission would be completely ruined. Therefore, Leon was even more worried about Ashley's safety.
"Ow ow ow—!"
And at this moment,
As everyone got closer to the speedboat on the coastline, the White Wolf, covered in dust, also howled a few times, not only warning the black figure on the speedboat but also reminding everyone.
However,
When everyone got closer, they were surprised to find that the black figure was actually the Merchant. This guy was true to his word; he said he would help prepare a boat and actually got a speedboat. He was quite trustworthy. However, it seemed he had been waiting there for a long time.