Thinking of this, Sadler felt a bad premonition and quickly ran out of the underground tunnel, only to see his military base in a state of utter chaos and destruction.
This instantly pushed his anger to the extreme. Sadler could guarantee… this very moment was absolutely the angriest he had ever been!
"..."
"Destroy everything—!!!"
All sorts of curses and venting words accumulated at his lips. Sadler wanted to curse at the scene before him, but in the end, everything turned into a deep sigh. An unspeakable, overwhelming killing intent appeared in Sadler's eyes as he directly spread his large hand and murmured,
The next second…
"Buzz—!!!"
An invisible buzzing sound spread out.
Invisible to the naked eye, this was the aura emanating from Sadler, a Dominant Plaga, and it was also the command that caused all the infected on the Isolated Island Base to riot.
As Sadler's words fell, the tentacles of the Plaga parasite scepter tightly held in his left hand spread open, immediately intensifying this grand command, as if it were some kind of spell.
At this moment,
The infected throughout the Isolated Island Base fell into a berserk state, their human heads bursting open one by one, and various insect brains emerging.
Terrifying roars continuously echoed from various parts of the Isolated Island Base, as if they were collectively evolving. Now… a major upheaval was truly about to occur!
"Hiss, hiss, hiss—!!!"
Not only did the infected enter a berserk state,
Even the Invisible Bugs in mid-air went mad. Their gem-like pupils immediately turned crimson, a sign of entering a blood-crazed state.
Their entire bodies, black limbs trembling uncontrollably, after letting out a final shriek, the large number of Invisible Bugs circling in the sky,
Like a squad of death-defying commandos, they charged rapidly and recklessly towards the helicopter piloted by Mike in the distance!
Their speed was exceptionally fast,
And they showed no intention of dodging, simply charging straight ahead, determined to perish with the helicopter in the sky, an exceptionally terrifying sight!
And what's more crucial,
The objective of these Invisible Bugs was clear: to use their bodies to collide with the helicopter's rotor blades. It didn't matter if they were churned into minced meat,
But the rotor blades couldn't withstand the impact of a few of their kind. Essentially, if just two or three hit the rotor blades, the helicopter's engine would be forced to fail, causing it to plummet from mid-air!
This was their ultimate goal—!!!
"Buzz, buzz, buzz…"
Dense swarms of Invisible Bugs continuously emerged, as if they were endless. Mike, the pilot controlling the helicopter, gradually sensed that something was wrong.
The Invisible Bugs in front of him were utterly fearless, ignoring his Gatling gun. Instead, they gradually focused their attention on the rotor blades above his head. This was extremely bad!
"Leon…!"
"Wait, something's wrong. Look at the helicopter above…!"
And at this moment,
Luis and the Merchant on the ground also noticed something was amiss. They quickly patted Leon's shoulder, directing his gaze skyward.
"Damn it!"
"How can these bugs be so persistent!"
The entire helicopter swayed in mid-air. Pilot Mike cursed loudly. The helicopter was already covered in a large number of Invisible Bugs.
Several Invisible Bug corpses were entangled in the rotor blades, and the helicopter's rotor blades were bent. It had now lost power,
And began to wobble precariously, while the Invisible Bugs continued to gnaw at the helicopter's exterior with their sharp teeth!
The next second…
"Splurt—!"
"Boom—!!!"
The fuel tank was damaged,
The rotor blades stopped spinning, and black smoke billowed from the engine. The helicopter began to fall uncontrollably before everyone's eyes,
Crashing to the ground from dozens of meters high, creating an incredibly intense explosion and fire. Pilot Mike became a wreck along with the helicopter's demise!
"Mike—!!!"
Upon seeing this,
Leon's expression changed, and he couldn't help but call out in a low voice. The helicopter had crashed. This was truly the end—
Chapter 97: Facing Fear Directly
"Boom—!!!"
The massive explosion and flames from the helicopter wreckage still filled everyone's vision. Looking at the raging fire in the distance,
Leon and Luis and the others didn't know what words to use to describe it. It was too unreal. The helicopter had been shot down. If that was the case, how were they supposed to leave this cursed Island?
Jump into the sea from the Island's cliff to escape?
That was too ridiculous,
It was simply joy turning into sorrow. Their originally excited expressions were now as if doused with cold water,
Plunged into a deathly silence. The feeling of a lifeline suddenly being cut off was something everyone found unbearable.
However, Javier was not surprised by this, because in the original timeline, Pilot Mike would indeed kick the bucket.
He was already excellent for being able to hold his own under Leon's vehicle killer buff, but even so, he still couldn't escape the fate of the plane crashing and the person dying.
"There's still a little chance,"
"If we can break through from here to the Isolated Island's strait, we can drive the speedboat from before to leave this place, but the strait is very far from here, at least several kilometers away,"
Silently,
Seeing the flame of survival extinguished, the Merchant beside him also began to babble.
His method was indeed useful, but the problem was, they simply couldn't break through the encirclement of the infected at the military base, let alone escape for several kilometers to reach the strait.
That was completely impossible. Once they left the fortress, once they left the M2 Heavy Machine Gun's suppressing fire, they would even have great difficulty dealing with the Invisible Bugs pursuing them in the sky.
"A bunch of unreliable guys…"
And facing the Merchant's suggestion,
Ada cast a cold glance, murmuring a complaint. Whether it was the Merchant or Leon's helicopter support,
In Ada's opinion, both were very unreliable. Instead of discussing how to break through, it would be better to continue holding their ground and wait for the helicopter support dispatched by Wesker.
Because not only had Leon's helicopter support arrived,
Ada's own helicopter support was also almost here. She just hoped Wesker's helicopter pilot wouldn't be as foolish as Leon's pilot.
She really didn't want to die in this godforsaken place.
"No…"
"We only need to defeat Sadler. The Plaga parasite has a hierarchy, and Sadler is the only Dominant Plaga.
"His Dominant Plaga controls all the subordinate Plaga, and if we kill the only queen bee, then the rest of the worker bees will collapse without a fight.
"Once the queen bee dies in a hive, the other bees will voluntarily abandon it and disperse. This is a law of nature!"
And at this moment,
Facing everyone's quarrel,
Javier raised a finger and explained a more concise and direct method: to completely kill Sadler.
This was the most effective way.
He was the Dominant Plaga who controlled all subordinate Plaga. To catch the bandit, first catch the king. Everyone understood this principle.
Killing him would cause these infected soldiers to die on their own, so there was no need to break through at all. Active offense was the best defense!
However,
Even so,
Facing Javier's suggestion, everyone still looked at each other in dismay. It sounded good, but how were they going to kill Sadler?
If that guy really played it safe, they would have a very hard time finding him. And Sadler wasn't as weak as they imagined.
He could pierce through a heavy iron door with one tail, which showed he was several times stronger than Raymond's Verdugo and Pesanta.
"..."
"I'll go kill Sadler. You cover me!"
And what Javier wanted was this reaction from everyone, so he stated his idea. Who would go kill Sadler? Without a doubt, that person was Javier.
Because from the very beginning, Javier had no intention of holding the ground. The longer they defended, the more they would run out of ammunition and supplies. Since that was the case, it was better to take the initiative to attack.
"..."
"What are you talking about? Are you trying to die?!"
Facing Javier's suggestion, Ada's expression froze, and she immediately interrupted him, cursing,
She had thought this guy had given up on his repeated attempts to sacrifice himself and cover their retreat, but she never expected that at this critical moment,
Javier would still insist on going his own way. It was simply unbelievable!
If Javier hadn't been acting somewhat normal,
Then Ada would truly want to give Javier a UV laser surgery to see if his brain was infected by a Plaga parasite, otherwise, he couldn't be so foolish.
And it wasn't just Ada,
Even the others around, including Luis and Leon, found Javier's suggestion unbelievable.
This idea was too dangerous. They still had residual ammunition to hold their ground; there was no need to directly fight with their backs against the wall.
"Shh!"
"Trust me, you stay and defend the position. I'll go intercept Sadler!"
Facing everyone's dissuasion, Javier didn't stay. Instead, he held up a finger to make a shushing gesture, then answered everyone with a serious expression,
He truly wasn't trying to show off or being a personal hero; this was simply the best solution.
Immediately,
Javier disregarded everyone's objections,
And immediately rushed out of the fortress's position, holding an M16 assault rifle, running into the distance. The infected soldiers he encountered were all shot in the thigh and fell. When his rifle ammunition ran out, he pulled out the Desert Eagle from his thigh for alternating fire.
Javier wasn't aiming for kills; he just wanted to open a gap to advance, after all, Sadler was at the very rear of these infected.
Of course,
His actions truly weren't a suicide mission. He still had a dozen RPG rockets in his spatial ring, as well as the four-barreled rocket launcher the Merchant had given him earlier, and several boxes of Barrett M82A1 ammunition.
Having hoarded so much ammunition like a hamster, how could he not plan to splurge it? That's why Javier intended to send everyone away and act alone.
And no matter how strong Sadler was… as long as he didn't have regeneration, Javier didn't believe he could withstand the bombardment of a dozen RPG rockets.
From the beginning, Javier had come to challenge the boss with the certainty of victory. How could it be a suicide mission!
"Stupid man…!"
On the other side,
Watching Javier's receding figure, Ada didn't know what to say and could only curse with a livid face.
To be honest, in this situation, Ada would rather believe Javier wanted to escape alone, not wanting to be burdened by them,
And that's why he chose to lie about going to kill Sadler by himself, when in reality he just wanted to break through the encirclement and escape in the chaos.
Unfortunately,
Ada knew Javier wasn't that kind of person. On the contrary… Ada actually felt that she herself would truly escape like that, because she was aware of her own cold-heartedness. Compared to Javier's escape, she would be the one to truly abandon everyone and flee.
And now… facing Javier's suicidal act, she didn't dare to help either. This was the manifestation of Ada's cold and indifferent nature.