But at this moment, his head had vanished, leaving only a headless corpse standing upright there.
"…"
"Direct hit, it worked!"
Seeing this, Javier excitedly clenched his fists; the most difficult step had succeeded, he had successfully activated the boss's health bar.
Sadler was not the most difficult boss to deal with among the biohazard bosses throughout the series, but the problem was how to make him mutate into a monster.
You see,
If Sadler wished, he could have the surrounding Exploding Bug infected slowly deplete Javier and the others' ammunition reserves, and then come out to clean up the mess at the end.
On the Isolated Island Base, this was his territory; a large number of Invisible Bugs and infected were under his control. Their massive numbers could completely overwhelm Javier and the others.
Therefore,
As long as Sadler ensured his own safety,
He could quietly watch the Exploding Bug infected wear down Javier and the others from the shadows. And the Island Base was so large,
If Sadler wanted to hide, Javier and the others would not be able to find him at all. Therefore… making Sadler mutate into a monster was the most troublesome thing.
Once Sadler mutated into a monster, his enormous body would make him impossible to hide, and the RPG would easily hit such a massive target, maximizing the damage.
Moreover, even if the mutated Sadler wanted to burrow back into the ground, he would have no way to do so; his body was too large, he wouldn't even fit.
Killing a queen ant in an anthill is very difficult, but if this queen ant suddenly became dozens of times larger, it would be very simple; it wouldn't be able to escape back into the intricate tunnels of the nest!
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!"
And now,
Sadler, who had been headshotted by a Barrett, still let out a furious roar from his throat despite having no mouth.
The headless corpse that had been standing there also began to change at an extremely rapid pace; the purple robe instantly ripped apart.
The Plaga parasite staff in his hand disintegrated, the Plaga parasite and tentacles wrapped around it burrowed into Sadler's flesh, and the staff itself turned into an ordinary, rusty object.
"Gurgle…"
And the next second,
Sadler's body began to swell limitlessly, like a long-clogged drain suddenly erupting.
A large amount of accumulated debris and sludge all sprayed out in a rush; massive tumorous flesh continuously poured forth.
"Clang—!!!"
With a loud crash,
Around Sadler's body, four enormous fleshy legs suddenly extended, like the eight legs of a spider, splaying out in all directions. Each massive leg had hard, bony sharp claws that could firmly dig into the ground to stabilize him.
At each joint was a yellow sphere, which seemed to be the vertical pupils of the Dominant Plaga itself.
The tail, like a scorpion's stinger, spread open, with three bifurcated sharp claws at the end, capable of gripping any prey like hooks.
The front end also had three bifurcated sharp claws, with a larger yellow eye at the very center. Hanging below the neck was Sadler's purple clothing, which was part of his body.
A large amount of flesh surged out from the neck, leaving only an empty shell. Densely packed tentacles flowed out from the abdomen.
Crimson muscles spread and covered his entire body, and drops of fresh blood dripped onto the ground. Sadler had completed his final transformation.
Slowly rising to his feet,
The monster before them was at least four or five meters tall, equivalent to a two-story beast. And this was Sadler's ultimate monstrous form, the dominator of the Plaga parasite!
And if one observed closely,
They would realize that the monster before them was actually just a magnified Plaga parasite…
Because the Plaga parasite itself has four legs, as sharp as blades, a body like a scorpion, a long stinger at its tail, and fangs at its front for tearing and cutting prey.
So,
Sadler's current form was essentially just a giant Plaga parasite. The head at the front would originally have had Sadler's terrifying, massive face,
But unfortunately, because he was headshotted by Javier, that massive face had completely disappeared.
In its place was the Plaga parasite's own head.
Furthermore,
Because his brain was blown out,
Sadler, as a human, was actually already considered dead just now. He had lost his human intellect. At this moment, Sadler was merely a huge shell controlled by the Dominant Plaga within him.
His control had been completely taken over by the Dominant Plaga inside him…!
"Roar, roar, roar—!!!!!!!!"
A deafening beastly roar assailed them.
The enormous Plaga parasite in front of them rapidly crawled towards Javier's direction, its two sharp front legs seemingly intending to crush Javier completely.
Although Sadler was now dominated by the Plaga parasite, his rage towards Javier remained incredibly furious. He could not quell his anger without killing the damned person in front of him!
However,
Facing this behemoth,
Javier, however, revealed a satisfied smile. This monster had a body as huge as a two-story building; the RPG almost didn't even need aiming. He could hit it even with his eyes closed and shooting wildly.
Moreover, the giant Sadler's weakness was too obvious. After so many biohazard boss battles,
Even an idiot could tell that the huge yellow eye was one of its weaknesses. Therefore, he only needed to bombard it frantically.
"So…"
"How many RPG blasts can you withstand… Sadler—?!"
Facing this terrifying giant monster,
Javier quickly retrieved the prepared RPG from his ring space. A dark African "big banana" (missile) was loaded into the front.
He had brought about twenty rounds of ammunition in total. He used one when fighting Chief Mendez, another when fighting Executioner Verdugo, and two more during the great battle with Castle Lord Raymond.
He probably had about sixteen rockets left, so Javier was very curious how many rockets Sadler could withstand.
After all,
In the game,
Considering Sadler's full boss health, if no resources were consumed, he would die after at most three shots.
And now there were a full sixteen rounds; the reserve was quite abundant!
"Click—!"
"Boom— — — — — — — — — —!!!!"
Without hesitation,
Javier, having just shouldered the RPG, pulled the trigger. There was no need to aim at all, just as he had said before, he could hit it with his eyes closed. And with a burst of fiery exhaust,
The rocket deployed its tail fins and immediately soared towards Sadler's enormous monstrous body. The first shot successfully hit the huge yellow eye.
"Rumble…!"
A loud noise struck,
The yellow eye burst open, and a large amount of thick liquid splattered out, like a burst abscess, utterly disgusting.
The massive explosion and heat generated by the rocket also blasted Sadler's monstrous body back a few steps, causing him to stumble and fall to the ground.
The high-temperature flames furiously scorched his flesh, making him unable to help but let out a painful wail!
"Roar, roar, roar…"
However,
Had the attack ended?
No, the second rocket was quickly reloaded, still aimed at the yellow eye weakness on Sadler's monstrous body. Javier pulled the trigger, and the second rocket launched!
"Bang—!"
"Boom— — — — — —!!!!"
Still a deafening explosion,
The terrifying blast wave swept through Javier's hair, his clothes flapped wildly, and his skin stung. Javier squinted,
Looking at Sadler's battered monstrous body in front of him, he mechanically and numbly continued to load the third rocket.
"Boom— — — — Boom— — — — Boom— — — — — —!!!!"
The third shot,
The fourth shot,
The fifth shot,
The sixth shot…
One after another,
Sadler's enormous monstrous body had almost no room to resist. Rocket after rocket blasted onto his body, each time he struggled to get up, and each time he collapsed with a crash.
Terrifying explosion injuries ravaged his body. At first, it was just scorched skin, then the rupture of his eyes, and finally the peeling away of his flesh.
Layer upon layer of thick flesh was slowly scorched away and disappeared under the relentless bombardment of the rockets…
Until the final seventh shot—
A lucky number,
Sadler's enormous monstrous body completely lost the ability to struggle and any signs of life. His entire body was charred black, emitting plumes of white smoke as he lay sprawled outside the military base's air raid shelter.
He wanted to hide inside, but his massive body simply couldn't squeeze in. His whole body looked like charred remains, except for the spiky bones of his limbs, it was impossible to discern his original ferocious appearance.
And Javier, just like in the game, destroyed Sadler, this final boss, at the fastest speed.
With the death of Sadler, this Dominant Plaga, the surrounding Exploding Bug infected also began to undergo corresponding changes.
One by one, they immediately collapsed to the ground, beginning to twitch frantically. With their dominator, Sadler, dead, they wouldn't live much longer either…
Chapter 99: Facing the Windmill
On the other side—
"Wait…"
"What's going on with these infected…?"
Just as Javier went to deal with Sadler alone, Leon, Ada, and the others, who were stationed at the fortress position,
Watching the gradually thinning numbers of infected, began to fall into deep confusion, as if an army that had been preparing for a major advance had suddenly turned its guns.
Everyone could clearly feel that,
The Exploding Bug infected's encirclement and support for them were becoming less and less, even to the point where they began to thin out, as if they had all moved to other places?
"Is it possible…?"
"They've all rushed to support Sadler? Plaga parasites are still insects belonging to the natural world, and they possess instincts similar to bees."
"Once the queen of the main nest is in danger, they will abandon their hunt for invaders and turn back to protect the queen."
"It's highly likely that Javier posed some threat to Sadler, which is why these Exploding Bug infected have been returning one after another. This is a good thing for us. In a way, Javier's approach has indeed worked."
Looking at the strange scene before them,
As the expert most knowledgeable about Plaga parasites, Luis pondered for a moment, stroking his chin, and then gave a reasonable explanation.
For a group of infected in a berserk Exploding Bug state to turn back, it was almost impossible for any other reason than some danger befalling Sadler, their dominator.
After all, only if the dominator encountered an accident would these monsters instinctively turn back.
And Luis was quite surprised by the fact that Javier could pose a mortal threat to Sadler.
Because no matter what,
As long as the surrounding Exploding Bug infected retreated, it meant Javier's plan had succeeded.