From their throats came terrifying roars.
These Exploding Bug monsters showed no hesitation, their swaying figures suddenly accelerated, charging rapidly down the corridor ahead, attempting to find targets to attack.
These Exploding Bug monsters were only about fifty meters away from Javier and the others, who had just defeated the Iron Maiden Regenerator, and could catch up in the blink of an eye.
Being chased by nearly fifty Exploding Bug monsters was undoubtedly a terrifying ordeal, representing a significant number of monsters that could be mobilized from the Isolated Island Base.
Behind these Exploding Bug monsters, the figure in the noble purple silk robe still walked slowly.
After finishing his prayer, he extended a withered arm, covered in wrinkles and blood vessels, and with a pale, wood-like hand, he slowly grasped and pushed back his concealing hood, revealing a bald head.
The only difference was that this bald head appeared exceptionally terrifying and grotesque—
Due to the Plaga parasite's parasitism, all his hair had fallen out, and his pale scalp was covered in grotesque blue veins, as if the Plaga parasite's tentacles were horrifyingly rooted in the cerebral cortex.
His eyes were deep and filled with a sinister aura, the whites of his eyes were black with blood, and his pupils were pale and shrunken to a tiny pinprick.
From a distance, he resembled a fierce vulture, emanating an aura of treachery, cunning, and malice.
The nearby Plaga parasite scepter danced wildly, constantly guiding his direction, and looking at the lost lambs not far away, the tall purple-robed figure slowly curved his lips, a look of everything under control.
And this middle-aged man…
He was the leader of The Illuminados, the true master of this Isolated Island Base, the instigator of the tragedies in Wolf's Valley Village and Salazar Castle, and the loyal servant of the sacred Plaga parasite, Osman Saddler—!
All incidents originated from his handiwork. Centuries ago, his ancestor, Saddler, was a devoted missionary.
He tirelessly traveled and spread the doctrines to promote The Illuminados, attempting to make the villagers of Wolf's Valley Village believe in his religion.
However, centuries ago, the villagers of Wolf's Valley Village lived very well, with abundant food and endless bread every year; they only needed to work hard and had no need to beg for food by believing in gods.
Saddler and his group, who constantly harassed the village with their preaching during every harvest festival, naturally became the most detested presence among the villagers, like a group of begging vagrants.
No one was willing to believe in The Illuminados's doctrines, which greatly disappointed Saddler, and the villagers' accusations and resistance made him even more heartbroken.
Until one day, an opportunity arose.
While on his missionary journey, Saddler encountered a Plaga parasite emerging from the ground, and after it burrowed into his palm, things changed and spiraled out of control.
Knowing that the Plaga parasite could control people's minds, Saddler, consumed by greed, began to use the Plaga parasite to infest others and force them to believe in The Illuminados.
Finally, he turned his attention back to the villagers of Wolf's Valley Village. His plan succeeded, and many villagers of Wolf's Valley were enslaved by him, and he rapidly became one of the largest religions within Wolf's Valley.
However, the escalating religious fervor and frequent strange occurrences attracted the vigilance of the Salazar Family, the lords of Wolf's Valley.
After an investigation, they learned that this was a demonic cult controlling people's minds. Eventually, Lord Salazar led a large number of knights to the village, and battle erupted. The first great demon-sealing war ended with Lord Salazar's victory.
Later, Saddler's descendants attempted to stir up another storm of Plaga parasite enslavement, but they were ambushed and eradicated by the Salazar Family again and again.
Ultimately, they were even driven to the Island of Wolf's Valley to fend for themselves. But how could the Saddler clan be willing to give up? After a long period of dormancy, upon discovering signs of the Salazar Family's decline, the new generation of the Saddler clan launched another attack.
This was the current Osman Saddler, who infiltrated the castle as a local doctor to treat Raymond, the son of the current Salazar Family head, and took the opportunity to brainwash the foolish child.
Finally, working from both inside and out, he used the remaining Plaga parasites to counterattack, ultimately slaughtering all members of the Salazar Family, leaving only the brainwashed Raymond.
With his great revenge achieved, Saddler lifted the seal on the Plaga parasite, allowing the Plaga parasite to sweep through the entire Wolf's Valley Village, infecting all personnel, including the castle servants, and eventually relocating to the Island.
He hired a large number of foreign miners and soldiers to excavate fossils, attempting to use a large number of Plaga parasites to control the entire world.
And now…
His plan was only one step away—!
"…"
"Ashley Graham… hehehe, I can feel the Plaga parasite inside her is almost fully hatched. I truly look forward to seeing the President of the United States's daughter enslaved by me."
"At that time, the so-called superpower will gradually be invaded and infected under my control. The entire world will be a magnificent scene of Plaga infection. Just thinking about it is incredibly beautiful!"
"As for those few annoying rats, hohoho… Although they can't accomplish much, I will torture them to death. A group of damned outsiders, daring to try and destroy my great plan, their sin is unforgivable. And that guy Luis, who dared to betray me, he cannot be forgiven either—!!!"
Saddler, immersed in his beautiful fantasy of world domination, couldn't help but reveal a mocking smile, but when he thought of Luis and Leon, he couldn't help but grit his teeth. He would never let those annoying rats go!
And just now,
Through the targeting of the Plaga parasite scepter,
Sadler had already learned Ashley's direction and remotely controlled the Plaga parasite inside Ashley to awaken and accelerate its catalysis.
The inhibitor that Luis had injected had already lost its effect. After all, the inhibitor developed by Luis only made the Plaga parasite dormant and stopped its development; it was not a special agent to kill the Plaga parasite.
Once the Plaga parasite felt pain, it would struggle and reflect the pain onto the host.
So the final method was still a sedative…
But now,
Sadler had used the Plaga parasite scepter to revive the Plaga parasite inside Ashley, and the inhibitor naturally lost its purpose.
As the only host currently possessing a Dominant Plaga, Saddler could control the Plaga parasite within any living organism, so reviving the Plaga parasite within Ashley was certainly no difficult task.
…
On the other side—
"Damn it!"
"Did you hear that? A large number of infected are chasing us! It must be that Saddler guy who found out our whereabouts, which is why he's controlling a large group of infected to pursue us,"
Listening to the chaotic roars coming from the corridor not far behind them, Luis's face changed, and he muttered with a somewhat panicked expression.
"If that's the case,"
"Then don't worry about those guys, Luis. Hurry up and lead the way to the operating room. I feel like Ashley can't hold on much longer. Her last collapse was also related to Saddler's proximity, and this time it should also be Saddler remotely controlling Ashley. We must quickly remove the Plaga parasite from her body!"
Facing Luis's murmuring, Leon next to him had no time to pay attention. He was more concerned about Ashley's condition now.
The girl had completely fallen unconscious. A helpless Leon could only quickly carry Ashley on his back and urged Luis,
In such an empty corridor, they certainly couldn't withstand the attack of a large number of infected. Hiding in the operating room was one of their few options. After all, with their backs against the wall, they would at least have some cover and a retreat, avoiding being attacked from both sides.
"I understand…"
"Javier, Ada, and Merchant, hurry and follow me this way! We can't stay here any longer, we'll be attacked from all sides. We need to go to the operating room for a defensive stand!"
Seeing this, Luis didn't dare to delay. After reminding Javier and the others behind him, he quickly pulled out his key card and ran forward. Leon, carrying the unconscious Ashley, followed closely, with the cowardly Merchant bringing up the rear.
"What do you say…?"
"Don't tell me you're planning to cover our retreat here again?"
Seeing Luis and Leon, with Ashley on his back, quickly leaving, Ada, who had reacted, turned her beautiful eyes towards Javier and asked coolly, her face icy.
After all, usually at this time,
Javier would fearlessly say that he intended to cover their retreat, which was why Ada teased him with such a question.
If Javier still planned to be foolish at this critical moment, Ada wouldn't mind giving that stupid man a good smack on the head.
"Don't joke, Ada…",
"I'm not that stupid. Give me your grenades and Molotov cocktails. I'll just set a small trap. Simply running away won't reduce the infected's pursuit. At least there needs to be a trap to cause them damage. Delaying them for a while will be enough."
Facing Ada's teasing,
Javier shook his head with a bitter smile, explaining that he wasn't that foolish. He had chosen to cover their retreat before because he had no other choice.
But now it was different. There was still time to pull back, so he didn't need to sacrifice himself. Javier only intended to set a trap here.
Ada's expression softened slightly upon hearing the explanation. She handed Javier the two grenades she hadn't used.
She hadn't brought any Molotov cocktails because the oil stains would dirty her vibrant red cheongsam. As a woman, she disliked that greasy feeling.
And it didn't matter if there were only two grenades,
Javier had enough grenades on him. He arranged five or six grenades into three defensive lines, spaced ten meters apart, and used rusty iron wire from the fallen shelves to tie them to the grenade pins.
A simple tripwire landmine trap was ready. There would be a tripwire every ten meters, meaning three explosive traps.
Such traps would certainly be very difficult for normal people to fall into, as long as their eyes were fine, a little vigilance would allow them to discover the so-called tripwires.
But for these Plaga parasite infected, it was a different story. They would almost certainly trigger them, especially when they had entered the Exploding Bug state, where they had almost lost their minds and would only charge recklessly.
Three explosive defensive lines would be enough to eliminate half of the infected. If they were dense enough, two grenades could even kill a dozen infected.
The worst-case scenario is that they would scout ahead. After the first wave of explosions, they would send one infected to scout, which means the second and third lines could at most kill two infected. This is the worst-case scenario, let's hope it doesn't happen!
"…",
"Let's go!"
"The game is almost over. After Ashley clears the Plaga parasite from her body, the helicopter support dispatched by Leon's FBI organization should be arriving soon, and Wesker's helicopter to pick you up will also be here. Then we can leave this dreadful place."
After finishing all of this, Javier clapped the dust off his hands and turned to Ada, who frowned slightly, her gaze towards Javier now containing a hint of suspicion. This man was truly becoming more and more mysterious.
Estimating helicopter support wasn't difficult, but controlling the pace of the entire mission so steadily was extremely challenging. Currently, it seemed... everything was within Javier's expectations?
"Hmm, let's go!"
"But more than that, I'm more curious about what you meant when you said I would voluntarily give up the Amber sample. I'm really looking forward to what happens next."
Without overthinking it,
Ada nodded. Ada wasn't curious about Javier's ability to predict the helicopter's arrival time. Instead, she was more curious about what Javier had once said, that she would voluntarily give up the Amber sample.
After all, Ada had once suggested that Javier buy the Amber sample from her, at a very cheap price, only between 2.5 million and 3 million US dollars.
Wesker's offer was two million US dollars, so Ada naturally couldn't go below that figure, but Javier had clearly stated that he wouldn't pay for it, so this had always been the thing Ada was most curious about—!
Chapter 91: Ultraviolet Light: Have you ever been kicked at light speed?
"Thump, thump, thump…"
"Thump, thump, thump…"
Temporarily ignoring the Plaga parasite infected who were now coming with full force behind them, after setting up the traps, Javier and Ada followed Luis's footsteps, catching up. The infected pursued relentlessly from behind, while the path ahead was unobstructed.
There were hardly any Plaga parasite infected blocking the corridor leading to the operating room, so within a few minutes, Luis led everyone to the operating room.
However, this so-called operating room seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. The mechanical door hadn't opened, and a large amount of debris, tables, and chairs were piled outside, blocking the entrance, as if someone had deliberately sealed the place.
"Leon, put Ashley down first!"
"I'll clear the debris at the entrance first, then we can go in. This is good news for us. I left these messy things here when I left, to cover our tracks and to prevent Sadler from finding out. Since these messy things haven't been disturbed until now, it means the ultraviolet laser surgical device inside is still intact."
Seeing the messy debris in front of him,
Luis didn't feel annoyed; instead, he slowly let out a sigh of relief. This was truly rare. After all, as they were about to arrive, Luis had worried that Sadler would send people to destroy his operating room. Now, it seemed they had avoided danger.
"Wait, you carry that little girl,"
"I'll help you move all this messy stuff. I hope your so-called ultraviolet laser surgical device doesn't disappoint me."
At this moment,
The Merchant next to him stopped Leon from putting Ashley down and went forward alone to clear the debris.
Soon, a path was cleared, and Luis, without being overly polite, quickly stepped forward to perform the identity key card recognition at the door.
"Click…!"
"Buzz—!!!"
The identity ID card was inserted into the door's reader.
After a short while, the rusty mechanical door of the operating room slowly opened. It seemed the equipment here still remembered who had the highest authority. Luis couldn't help but sigh, recalling that when the Institute was built, the permissions were set with his identity, otherwise, it would be troublesome now!
"Quickly, come in,"
"I'll go debug the equipment. Leon, lay Ashley flat on the chair in the very center. Don't be surprised, that's the operating table. I'll check if the program and power supply are okay. If there are no problems, I'll immediately perform the removal surgery on Ashley!"
"Merchant, wait a moment. Ashley's situation is more complicated. After I help Ashley clear the Plaga parasite from her body, it will be your turn next."
As soon as the operating room door opened,
Luis seemed to be back in his familiar home, bustling with commands and instructions. He quickly walked into the empty operating room and swiftly put on a mask and disinfected gloves. Although these things were useless, the necessary rituals still had to be performed.
And watching Luis's decisive manner,
The Merchant and Leon on the side couldn't help but exclaim,
This was where Luis was most skilled and could truly shine. Everything seemed so effortless. Fighting the Plaga parasite infected might not be his strongest suit, but when it came to experimental research and surgery, Luis was undoubtedly an expert.