This T-Abyss Virus can contaminate vast oceans on Earth, thoroughly transforming the fish in the sea into monsters, making it an extremely polluting virus.
However, if used to strengthen oneself, it is completely useless. After all, do you think it would be an enhancement for humans to grow gills and other organs?
That would be a degradation, wouldn't it? Javier doesn't want to become a merman without legs.
Therefore, Javier has not the slightest interest in this T-Abyss Virus. Moreover, the side mission is in the Mediterranean Sea, which is too far and very troublesome.
So Javier doesn't plan to participate and will let Chris and the others worry about it. He'll consider it when the Resident Evil 5 storyline is about to begin. Javier currently wants to consolidate his body's strength, which was enhanced by the T-Virus.
"Buzz…!!!"
"Boom—!!!"
Therefore, driving his Humvee SUV, Javier, for once, came out of his villa to stroll around, intending to first visit Manuela, this girl.
After all, since bringing this girl out of the Amazon Rainforest in South America, Javier had been delayed for a long time by the side mission involving the Plaga parasite in Spain.
He had never had a proper conversation with Manuela. Now, hearing that Manuela had opened her own private clinic and that business was quite good, Javier decided to visit this angelic young woman.
At the same time, Javier wanted to count his spoils of war.
After returning from the Spain side mission, besides stealing many antique treasures, the large amount of points he earned could also allow him to exchange for many good items and props.
And he couldn't completely forget the system's rewards. Future enemies would become increasingly difficult to deal with, so he needed more cheats to rely on.
[Name: Yamato (Fake)]
[Type: Weapon]
[Effect: Dimension Slash (Fake) grants one short-distance flash opportunity, with a maximum distance of ten meters. It can flash through all objects for a slash. It can perform a simple teleporting slash or a teleporting slash with the user. The cooldown is 1-10 minutes. The longer the flash distance, the longer the cooldown, with a minimum of one minute and a maximum of ten minutes per flash.]
[Note: Yes, it's the Yama Magic Sword you imagined, Vergil's exclusive weapon from Devil May Cry… well, the poor man's version. To fully unseal it requires a large number of points. It cannot cross the Demon World, cannot open dimensional passages, and cannot transform into a demon. It's a just an excellent weapon with a built-in ten-meter flash!]
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[Name: Double Jump]
[Type: Action Skill]
[Effect: Can defy physical rules to perform a second jump after a primary jump, useful for overcoming troublesome obstacles. A widely circulated game mechanic in platform games. With point upgrades, it can allow triple jumps, quintuple jumps, infinite aerial suspension, and the heaven-ascending maneuver of stepping on one's own right foot…]
[Note: May I ask, who still can't double jump? On Father Vergil teaching son Nero the double jump technique, true American bullying: Who can't double jump? Vergil searching on Baidu how to double jump, etc…]
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[Name: Dark Sunglasses]
[Type: Item]
[Effect: Wearing these sunglasses can increase your coolness factor, making people vaguely feel you are awesome and cool. Passive effect: Presence Concealment B+, can conceal your presence and reduce your sense of existence. As long as you don't speak, you have no presence. Hidden in shadows, you can also become invisible while in dark areas. The concealment effect breaks when you launch an attack. When encountered, you can appropriately become a ninja and become invisible.]
[Note: What? The effects of increasing coolness and presence concealment overlap? If others can't see me, how can they feel my increased coolness? Brother, it's precisely because others can't see you that you can freely imagine how high your coolness factor is when they finally do see you!]
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[Name: Magical Hair Gel]
[Type: Item]
[Effect: Carry a can of hair wax with you. After applying it to your hand and styling your hair, it can enhance your coolness factor and physical qualities: strength, speed, and stamina, all by a five percent increase!]
[Note: Believe me, hairstyle is a man's soul. Carrying a can of hair wax with you can keep your soul stylish at all times. Vergil and Sosuke Aizen both said it's good stuff—!]
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These four silly things are the rewards Javier currently obtained from the Spain side mission. Among them, the Yamato (Fake) and the Double Jump secret skill were system rewards.
The latter two were purchased by Javier with points. After all, this damned dog system had given him a whole set of showing-off items, so how could he not buy them!
Moreover, Javier always felt that the appearance of the Yamato (Fake) and the Double Jump secret skill together carried a strong sense of being a badass!
Is this to make up for some regret?
Hey, Vergil, don't ask your son Nero about double jump anymore. I'll help you make up for this regret. I'll show you how to double jump in a bit.
Speaking of which… with the Vergil Cool package ready, Javier wondered if he should go to a barbershop to dye his hair white? After all, cosplay needs to have soul.
He might as well buy a blue-black cape to wear, and also a real soulful white plastic chair. What? Is that a tree?!
How could that be? You must have remembered wrong. Vergil sat on a white plastic chair. Where would a tree come from, and how could he carry one with him? It must have been added with special effects!
And soon, after a moment of distraction, Javier arrived at Manuela's private clinic. It was a small clinic located away from the city center.
The rent for the location was much cheaper than in the city center. It was a simple single-story bungalow, no different from a pharmacy. Manuela specialized in treating minor ailments.
For example, common illnesses like colds, fevers, diarrhea, headaches, etc., and helping with injections and IV drips. Her more advanced qualifications were still being prepared for examination at the time, so currently she could only treat common ailments.
She was still a long way from large-scale surgical operations. Currently, Manuela's biggest dream was to become a surgeon, the kind who specifically performs operations for others.
After all, her father once harvested organs from innocent girls for her transplantation. Manuela wanted to redeem herself, so she had to perform surgeries to help others. Only then could her conscience be at peace…
"Ding-a-ling—!"
"Good morning, do you need to purchase medicine or inquire about a symptom?"
Pushing open the clinic door,
Javier walked straight in. It was still early, ten o'clock in the morning. At this time, there weren't many people coming to see a doctor or buy medicine.
So Manuela, sitting at her desk, subconsciously asked, not noticing that the visitor was Javier.
And at this moment, Javier finally saw Manuela's face head-on. It was the same mixed-race beauty as always, full of sexiness and vitality.
Like a stray kitten that had been Infected with many diseases but had come back to life, wearing a white coat.
It was no different from the white slip dress she wore in the Amazon Rainforest, hazy and ethereal, as beautiful as an angel on Earth. And she was still like that now—
"Ha… Javier?!"
"Ahem, Mr. Javier, why are you here?"
The moment she looked up and saw Javier,
Manuela froze slightly, and then immediately showed a surprised expression. Manuela had not expected Javier to come see her.
This made her feel very flattered.
At the same time, because Javier shared the same name as her own father, Manuela still felt a bit awkward and didn't know how to address him.
"I heard you opened a small clinic,"
"I just came to see how you were doing, but now it seems you're doing very well, full of hope and anticipation for the future. That's a good sign, Manuela."
Their meeting, was like that of old friends who hadn't seen each other for a long time. Javier was very pleased that Manuela had regained her motivation for life and her hope for survival.
As long as Manuela didn't end up being forced into experiments by the US Government like in the original timeline, such a kind person should deserve to be treated well by the world, just like Lisa.
"Ding-a-ling—!"
"Good morning, Doctor Manuela, I'm here to see a doctor. I also brought my brother, and he also wants you to…"
However, at this moment, an urgent push of the door interrupted the atmosphere. In a hurry, two white men entered the clinic.
They spoke in an overly familiar tone, intending to greet Manuela, but upon seeing Javier also in the clinic, their words immediately stopped at their lips…
And Javier, looking at the two Caucasian men who entered, frowned slightly. Their appearances were ordinary.
They weren't frivolous rich second-generations eyeing Manuela's beauty. Instead, they seemed like two pure-hearted neighborhood boys trying to get close to Manuela.
However, as an Infected person enhanced by the T-Virus, Javier, with his sensitive sense of smell, detected a strange odor on the two men.
It was the pungent, fishy smell of being drenched in blood that could never be washed clean, and this smell wasn't from some animal, but from humans themselves…!
Ever since being enhanced by the T-Virus, Javier's sense of smell had become very keen, not to mention this pungent smell of blood.
Although they had tried to wash it off, the long-term stench of blood could not be washed clean, just like people say, sins committed cannot be washed away; they will cling to you for life, because the smell of blood is deeply imprinted in the skin.
Butchers who frequently slaughter pigs and fish will also carry a faint smell of blood themselves.
However, on these two young white men, it was the smell of human blood. The smell of human blood is different from that of pigs, fish, etc.
Even if a large amount flows, it won't have that pungent smell, and because it's rich in ferrous iron, dried blood will have a faint metallic smell, which is the most distinctive.
And Javier smelled this metallic blood on these two people. These two people were either murderers, or they had ill intentions towards Manuela. Thinking of this, Javier's eyes immediately darkened.
However, these two young white men had no idea that the gaze of death had already fallen upon them—
"…"
"Mr. Walker, you're here again. Do you need to purchase any medicine this time?"
Upon seeing the two young white men, Manuela was somewhat surprised, but still smiled and asked.
These two young men were regular customers at Manuela's clinic. She heard they were children from an orphanage.
After growing up, they found jobs that could support themselves and even earned some small money.
Understanding the importance of gratitude, they decided to give back to the orphanage that had adopted them, and so they actively provided some living supplies to the orphanage.
Medicine was among them, so they often came to Manuela's clinic to purchase some common cold medicines to send to the orphanage. This was already the fifth time.
As for why they chose Manuela's clinic, it was naturally because the prices of medicines at Manuela's clinic were much lower than at hospitals. She sold them at a loss to ordinary patients, just wanting to accumulate good deeds.
Of course, whether these words were excuses or not was unknown. Anyway, Javier smelled human blood on the two of them.
This matter was definitely not simple.
The two had already made it onto Javier's blacklist, and they were likely vicious murderers.
Or they were simply attracted to Manuela's beauty and came to deceive and mislead her.
Perhaps one day they would use the pretext of gratitude to invite Manuela out, for example, saying that the orphanage director and children wanted to thank Doctor Manuela for her medicine donations and wanted to specifically invite her to visit the orphanage. Then they would just take her to a desolate place and kidnap her!
Such small tricks, Javier, as someone with experience, understood very well. So he had to keep a close eye on Manuela. Although this girl was kind-hearted, she was also very likely to be easily exploited and lured because of her kindness—!
"Ahem…"
"It's like this, Doctor Manuela, this is my brother Turner. He's been feeling a bit unwell with a cold recently and wants to buy some medicine to take."
"Also, I wanted to tell you some good news, Doctor Manuela. The orphanage director and the children are very grateful for your medicine donations and discounts."
"However, as winter approaches, the weather is cold, and many children at the orphanage have caught colds. The director asked if I could invite you, Doctor Manuela, to the orphanage to help examine the children."
"Of course, there will definitely be a consultation fee; we wouldn't let you make the trip for nothing. Also, we'd like you to educate the children on how to prevent disease infection."
The two young white men hadn't expected anyone else to be in the clinic, but looking at Javier, who resembled a pretty boy, they didn't pay much attention and instead showed a simple, honest smile as they explained to Manuela.