He looked at the helicopter swaying in mid-air with some disbelief, but the final result was cruel; before Chris and the others could react, the helicopter immediately exploded.
It must have been the Batwing Insect's teeth biting through the helicopter's engine and fuel tank, causing an electrical short circuit and fire, which then spread throughout the entire helicopter.
With a 'boom' of fiery explosion, the helicopter instantly plunged, crashing violently to the ground in an arc, causing a second massive explosion—!!!
"Kirk—!!!"
"How could this… happen so suddenly…?"
Watching the helicopter suddenly crash and explode violently in front of them, Chris and Sheva shouted in disbelief.
Things happened too quickly,
so much so that neither of them even had time to react. Kirk, who had been lively just moments before, was now separated by life and death?
The expected outcome still occurred. Under the debuff of a doomed pilot and legendary captain,
Kirk, the West Africa BSAA pilot who had just been showing off, immediately kicked the bucket before he had even been cool for ten minutes.
This precisely confirmed Javier's earlier words:
Pilots… are the profession with the highest mortality rate in Resident Evil, after all, the title of 'vehicle killer' is not just for show.
The first cannon fodder had died.
Members of the West Africa BSAA were the first to lose a teammate, but this was only the beginning.
More people would continue to die in this mission. The number of cannon fodder paving the way was not limited to this.
"Roar roar roar—!!!"
As the helicopter piloted by Kirk crashed and exploded,
the surviving Majini monsters and Exploding Bug Batwing Insects excitedly roared loudly, then turned their gaze towards Chris and Javier.
There were still a few living people here to parasitize,
so they naturally wouldn't miss such an excellent opportunity. Thus, they opened their foul-smelling mouths and charged again towards Chris and Javier.
Especially the Batwing Insects in the sky,
like pterosaurs, they swooped down with astonishing speed. Their four claws on their tails and their serrated mouths were already ravenous.
As soon as they caught a prey,
it would be firmly hooked and unable to break free, becoming only a meal and parasitic host for these monsters.
"Hurry…!"
"Chris, Jill, lead the way quickly! Where is the trade location? Hurry there… We can't stay here any longer. Go and rendezvous with the two West Africa BSAA squads."
Seeing the Batwing Insects in the sky rapidly swooping down to attack like eagles catching chickens, Javier quickly urged Chris and Jill beside him, then Javier rapidly reloaded his Blue Light Ultraviolet Pistol.
"Bang bang bang—!!!"
After loading the bullets, he immediately pulled the trigger.
Blue Light Ultraviolet Bullets, shimmering with blue light, shot out rapidly, forming several graceful arcs and instantly hitting two or three Batwing Insects.
The improved bullets easily penetrated the skin and flesh, embedding deeply within, and then the blue light ultraviolet energy in the middle section erupted.
"Pfft…"
"Hiss hiss hiss—!!!"
The hit Batwing Insects couldn't withstand the scorching of the Blue Light Ultraviolet, and instantly screamed and shrieked in agony in mid-air.
Then, they twisted their bodies and fell sharply downwards.
These broken-winged birds, upon hitting the ground, turned into ashes and black charcoal, dissipating on the ground.
The power of the Blue Light Ultraviolet Bullet was still very strong; even the Exploding Bug Majini could be easily killed in one hit!
After all, there was no other way.
Although the third-generation Plaga parasite had undergone many improvements, it was still treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. Even if the third-generation Plaga parasite became very aggressive,
its fatal weakness to strong light still couldn't be compensated for, especially in the Exploding Bug state, where it feared light even more.
Facing this weakness…
the Blue Light Ultraviolet Bullet proved to be incredibly effective.
At the same time, discovering this weapon
was a decision Javier felt was very clever. When Luis was on the Isolated Island in Spain, he had developed an Ultraviolet Laser Surgery Device on the Island, specifically to eliminate immature Plaga parasites parasitic within the body.
And the Werewolves also used Blue Light Ultraviolet as bullets to shoot Vampires. The two perfectly coincided, making Javier sigh with luck.
If he had to use conventional weapons to shoot these Majini monsters, he would probably only be able to use a sniper rifle to achieve effective lethality. Ordinary rifles and pistols were already useless, and shotguns could only cover close range.
Only a sniper rifle could blow off the head of a Majini monster in one shot, and then a second shot would be needed to completely kill it in its Exploding Bug state.
This meant that
even the weakest Majini monster would require two sniper shots to take down, making the difficulty very high.
And some mutated Majini monsters,
such as the Executioner Majini that Kirk had killed with a helicopter missile earlier, such a behemoth would probably be very difficult to kill with several sniper shots, requiring an anti-material barrett heavy sniper rifle.
The current level of firepower
already required constant use of anti-material barrett heavy sniper rifle to eliminate enemies, which could be said to be very difficult.
The emergence of the Blue Light Ultraviolet Pistol, however, perfectly compensated for this lack of firepower. At least… the scene of Javier having to carry a barrett heavy sniper rifle around was avoided—!
"…"
"Okay, I understand… Follow me from here!"
Watching more and more Majini monsters converging towards them, Chris knew there was no time for mourning. He quickly pulled out his PDA (handheld computer) from his pocket to search for the intelligence location.
For the smooth progress of the mission and effective communication,
the BSAA would issue such handheld computers to every team member, allowing for data transfer and various message reports, making them more convenient than walkie-talkies.
And soon on the PDA handheld computer,
Chris found the trade location published by the West Africa BSAA squad. So, Chris didn't hesitate and immediately led everyone there, with Javier choosing to guard the rear.
"Hey…"
"Do you need help?"
At this moment,
Alexia, who had been acting as a spectator and decoration, suddenly asked Javier. From beginning to end, Lisa and Alexia had been silently guarding by Javier's side.
They were two guards specifically responsible for Javier's safety, usually only acting when danger was encountered.
But now,
Alexia was a little itching to act.
She looked at so many Majini monsters and could barely resist eliminating them. After all, these monsters were excellent protein supplements.
Compared to the flesh and blood of ordinary humans,
the Plaga parasite within them were high-energy life forms, which could provide Alexia with a lot of energy replenishment. Perhaps after she devoured these Majini monsters, she could become even stronger?
After all, Alexia was now wary of Javier's progress speed. After Lisa secretly injected G-Virus blood into Javier every day, Javier's power within him was now growing stronger and stronger.
It was very likely that he would catch up to Alexia herself soon. In order not to have her family status threatened,
Alexia also had the idea of becoming stronger and evolving at this moment, which was why she exceptionally decided to help Javier relieve some pressure…
After all, eating these Majini monsters was beneficial to her, it could increase a lot of strength and temporarily widen the gap with Javier, not wanting to be surpassed by Javier. This was Alexia's true motive for playing nice.
"No…"
"Alexia, you cannot devour those things. If you still want to be a human, listen to my advice: do not devour any bio-virus monsters. You can devour viruses, but not these things; they will make you addicted, and then you will be no different from a monster."
Upon hearing Alexia's intention to act,
Lisa, who had been silent for a long time, decisively stopped Alexia's behavior. Lisa naturally understood Alexia's ulterior motive, which was merely to eat the living supplies in front of her.
But Lisa would not allow Alexia to do that, because such behavior was extremely depraved.
Ever since she regained her sanity,
even when Lisa was still in her mutation phase, that is, when her head was covered in skin-like growth, Lisa also strongly resisted fresh flesh and blood, trying to only eat human food.
And the only thing Lisa had ever devoured
was the Nemesis-α Parasite, because the Nemesis-α Parasite could restore Lisa's original sanity, which was essential. After that, Lisa basically never devoured too many of her fellow monsters.
Because Lisa herself knew that
if she also devoured these monsters, then she would truly become a monster. The difference between a human and a monster
is not the terrifying and hideous appearance, but whether one can restrain oneself. This is the most crucial thing. Those who cannot restrain their desires are beasts, not humans.
Even if she was an ugly monster, as long as she could control herself, Lisa felt that she was still human. Otherwise, she was a complete monster.
And devouring fellow monsters
was indeed a quick way to advance. Generally, Infected individuals only needed to desperately eat their kind
to quickly gain powerful strength, but relatively, they would also gradually lose control of that immense power and lose their sanity.
This act of devouring fellow monsters is like demons relying on consuming human flesh and blood to gain cultivation advancements.
Humans are the leaders of all living beings; consuming humans can help them gain sentience and transform, but it can also lead to an addiction to eating humans, accumulating karma, gradually becoming insane, and suffering more painful punishments during tribulations.
Conversely,
the Infected in Resident Evil are also like this.
It's just that the Eastern and Western systems have different names, but the essence is the same. Therefore, to prevent Alexia from excessively devouring these fellow monsters and becoming addicted,
or even degenerating into a complete monster, Lisa would not allow Alexia to eat these Majini monsters.
It is also worth mentioning that
the reason Alexia was a perfect fusion of the T-Veronica Virus might partly be because she had never devoured other biological flesh and blood.
At the Antarctic Research Institute, there were no living beings for her to devour, thus she maintained her sanity unchanged until now.
If she had frantically Infected all living beings with the T-Veronica Virus and assimilated them into her own body, then she would be like Manuela's father, Idalgo,
who, in the Amazon Rainforest, assimilated large areas of rainforest plants and creatures, losing his sanity and becoming a complete, hideous monster—!
If Alexia remained stubborn,
then her fate would actually be no different from Manuela's father, Idalgo…
"Tsk, tch…!"
"Alright, I get it. If I can't eat, I won't."
Upon hearing Lisa's strict prohibition,
Alexia's face looked as if she had eaten a fly. She had thought Javier would refuse her, but she never expected Lisa to be the first to stop her.
This was something Alexia had never expected, so she could only nod in unwilling agreement, sulking.
Who told Lisa to be her target for conquest right now? To please her target, Alexia could only reluctantly agree. Of course, the most frustrating thing was that she couldn't beat Lisa right now, so disagreeing was useless anyway.
"Pfft… boom boom boom…!!!"
And so,
with nowhere to vent, Alexia could only angrily extend her hand and unleash a wall of fire, blocking the Majini monsters in front of her.
The scorching biological flames burned some of the Majini monsters, instantly reducing them to ashes. She couldn't eat them, but there was no problem with killing some to vent!
"Thump-thump-thump…"
"Thump-thump-thump…"