Sheva, a member of Delta Squad, looked at Javier with a face full of disbelief; the words she had just heard felt somewhat surreal.
She turned to look at the suddenly crumbling Oil Field Factory, feeling a sudden pang of reluctance in her heart. After all, although this thing was the culprit behind draining the resources of their African region,
Sheva had to admit,
If this equipment could be preserved for the use of African civilians, it could accelerate the economic development of their region and gradually put it on the right track.
But now,
Hearing that the Oil Field Factory was also going to self-destruct, Sheva naturally felt reluctant. There was nothing she could do; it was such a pity!
While Sheva cursed the Black Market Dealer Ervin's poisonous schemes in her heart, she also couldn't help but marvel at how stingy the Umbrella Corporation really was.
Even a factory like this had self-destruct equipment; they really were afraid of the people in the African region using this equipment to make a comeback. Now they didn't even want to leave a single piece of scrap metal behind. This was truly cold-hearted!
However,
Sheva had no way to stop it. She couldn't prevent the Oil Field Factory's self-destruction. After all, she couldn't even save her own life, so how could she save this factory?
"Sheva, let's go, hurry!"
"Things that don't belong to us just don't belong to us. There's no use trying to force them to stay. These machines can be rebuilt later,"
"But once people are dead, they're truly gone. Besides, the development of this land doesn't necessarily have to rely on equipment left behind by the Umbrella Corporation."
At this time,
The Delta Squad leader, Josh, advised Sheva with earnest words. Both were people of this land.
Josh naturally understood very well what Sheva was lamenting. He also felt it was a great pity, but what could be done?
If others won't give it, they won't give it. Can you take it by force? Even if you try to take it, they'll just blow it up. What can you do!
After hearing the words of her fellow countryman and leader, Josh,
Sheva gave a helpless smile,
And could only follow the group as they ran quickly out of the Oil Field Factory. Guided by Alexia and Lisa, who acted like human radars, they soon reached the pier.
Behind them was the Oil Field Factory about to self-destruct; they had to escape this place immediately.
Otherwise, if it really exploded, everything within a hundred-meter radius would likely be leveled. After all, the explosion of an Oil Field Factory is no less than that of a natural gas plant; the power of both is roughly the same!
*Step step step...*
"Wait, look over there—what is that?!"
When everyone reached the pier of the Oil Field Factory,
They discovered that a massive vessel was already docked by the shore of the vast Oil Field Factory's pier. The entire oil tanker had already retracted its anchor and was preparing to start its engines to sail away from the factory.
And the short man standing on the tanker,
Was none other than the wanted Black Market Dealer Ervin, whom Chris and the West African BSAA had been desperately searching for.
Dressed in a nouveau riche white suit with striped trousers and a red vest underneath, he was about 1.6 meters tall with a sinister gaze. There was no doubt this was Ricardo Ervin from the photos.
This fellow was currently looking at the pursuing Chris, Josh, and the rest of Delta Squad with a look of extreme annoyance,
Because even he hadn't expected,
That these guys would be so persistent. They were like sticky candy; once they stuck to you, you couldn't shake them off no matter what!
"..."
"It's definitely the Black Market Dealer Ervin."
"This guy wants to escape. We absolutely cannot let him get away. Let's get on the boat quickly; we can't let him sail the tanker away!"
The moment they saw the Black Market Dealer Ervin,
Excitement flashed across the faces of Chris and the others. They had been chasing this rat for so long and finally caught him; how could they not be excited?
Beside Chris, Jill,
Found a wooden post and quickly set up the barrett heavy sniper rifle given by Javier. The pitch-black barrel and scope instantly locked onto the helmsman at the front of the tanker. The crosshairs moved toward the head, and in the next second, without any hesitation,
*Click—!*
*Bang... Boom—!!!*
A gunshot rang out,
And the bullet whistled out instantly,
An incendiary armor-piercing rounds from the barrett heavy sniper rifle shot forth. The bullet, without fail, hit the helmsman's head. The entire head burst like a watermelon, turning into a mist of blood that splattered everywhere.
Using such a large-caliber weapon against an ordinary human was a bit of an overkill. After all, a human head is no match for the head of a bio-organic monster.
A single incendiary armor-piercing rounds was enough to blast a head into blood mist; this was the true power of a large-caliber thermal weapon.
With the helmsman's instant death,
The engine of the tanker Black Market Dealer Ervin was on stopped, immediately stalling as it drifted near the swamp shore.
This gave Chris and the others an opportunity. With almost no hesitation, they immediately rushed forward with their assault rifles,
Leaping onto the tanker's deck with a 'thud' and loudly shouting at Black Market Dealer Ervin not to make any sudden moves, or his head would be separated from his body immediately.
"Don't move! Hands up—!!!"
"Let me see your hands! Turn around, now...!!!"
Stern shouts rose one after another. Facing these black market dealers who sold biological weapons at will, Chris and Josh would never show any kindness.
Walking up quickly,
They kicked Black Market Dealer Ervin to the ground and pressed an assault rifle against his head, beginning to warn him in a stern tone.
This fellow was not much better than the most heinous criminals.
The many Majini monsters in the town earlier were caused by Black Market Dealer Ervin's sale of biological weapons.
Coupled with the fact that the West African BSAA Alpha Team had been wiped out in the town, along with the deceased members of Delta Squad,
Josh immediately vented his fury on the Black Market Dealer Ervin before him. If it weren't for the fact that this guy needed to be captured alive for interrogation, Josh probably would have tortured him to death on the tanker's deck long ago.
Looking at everyone's posture,
Javier shook his head helplessly,
Hurrying to the helmsman's position where Jill had just delivered a headshot. He began to operate the tanker to restart the engine,
And quickly steered it away from the outer edge of the Oil Field Factory. This factory is about to explode, and you guys are in the mood to interrogate a prisoner? Are you kidding? The explosion of this factory could blow them all away!
In the next second,
*Boom boom boom...!!!*
*Rumble rumble rumble... Rumble rumble rumble...!!!!!!!*
A terrifying sound of explosion struck.
Just as Javier steered the tanker a few hundred meters away from the Oil Field Factory, the factory behind them instantly began its self-destruction.
The terrifying shockwave and heatwave swept through everything nearby. The entire steel-built factory instantly turned into a pool of molten iron under the horrific high temperature.
The swamp waters kicked up a massive wave. When the explosion dissipated, only charred black steel ruins and rolling black smoke remained on the ground.
As a local, Sheva sighed with emotion.
It just vanished like that. Not only did it fail to bring the convenience of equipment to the African region, but the explosion also indirectly polluted the environment. Umbrella... Tricell, what a bunch of damn people—!!!
"Speak..."
"Under whose instructions are you selling bio-viruses and bio-weapons here? Who is the mastermind behind you?"
"Where is the Institute base that manufactures the viruses? What about Wesker...? Was the source of this bio-outbreak orchestrated by Wesker? And what is this legendary Ouroboros Virus Project all about?!"
It was almost a string of questions,
Chris and Josh bombarded Black Market Dealer Ervin repeatedly, striking him several times with the butts of their assault rifles.
They hadn't given Black Market Dealer Ervin a chance to speak before, only starting the interrogation after the physical punishment. At this moment, the blood-covered Ervin, far from being angry,
Instead wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth with a smile, slowly raised his head, fixed his gaze on Chris and Josh, and asked calmly:
"Who are you people?"
"I know you're members of the BSAA, but I want to know your identities. Otherwise... a mere bunch of low-ranking soldiers, even if you knew the secrets, what could you do? Can you stop the destruction of the world?"
With a cold laugh,
Black Market Dealer Ervin leaned his back against the steel plating of the tanker, not showing the slightest respect for Chris and Josh.
"Josh Stone, Captain of the West African BSAA. If you really have secret intelligence, I can bring word to the headquarters,"
"As for the one beside me, he is Chris Redfield, one of the founding eleven members of the BSAA. And Jill Valentine is also one of the original founding eleven."
"Now, can you speak? If not, there's no need to. Someone will interrogate you later!"
Looking at the Black Market Dealer Ervin,
Josh didn't have a pleasant look on his face, but for the sake of obtaining intelligence, he still introduced them to Ervin with a serious expression.
If Chris and Jill, two of the original founding eleven of the BSAA, weren't qualified,
Then this bastard Ervin needn't say more. The interrogators in prison would make him open his mouth voluntarily. There was no need to waste more words and time with such a person.
However,
To Josh's surprise,
Black Market Dealer Ervin was actually interested in Chris and Jill. As a corporate drone for Tricell, he was naturally very familiar with the famous legendary hero Chris Redfield, and Jill Valentine as well.
They were all renowned heroes of the BSAA who had stopped several biohazard incidents.
If it were them... then Black Market Dealer Ervin felt that Wesker's Ouroboros Virus Project to destroy the world might actually be stopped—!
"You are the legendary hero Chris Redfield...?"
"The anti-biohazard hero who repeatedly destroyed the Umbrella Corporation's Institute bases and conspiracies? Hahaha... how fortunate,"
"In that case, I'll tell you the truth. I am a true worshiper of money,"
"The reason I sell bio-viruses and bio-weapons is entirely under the instructions of Wesker and Excella,"
"When they were researching bio-viruses, they wanted me to use the viruses to experiment on the people of the African region and sell them to some terrorist organizations to accumulate wealth and funds. This way, they would have both experimental data and capital,"
"As for Wesker's whereabouts, keep sailing the tanker toward the rear. After crossing the swamp and entering the lake area, you will see a range of mountain caves. Inside is a ruin,"
"It is also the bio-virus research base established here by Umbrella and Tricell. The viruses are continuously manufactured from within. The Wesker and ouroboros virus you are so concerned about are both in there,"
"As for the ouroboros virus world-ending plan, it's very simple... Wesker intends to use this virus to filter the human race worldwide, letting humanity thoroughly step into a new era. I don't know if his approach is correct, so I'm leaving the choice to you,"
"Whether you can stop it depends on your abilities. Now that the research on the ouroboros virus has gradually become refined and stable, Wesker will likely start his infection plan very soon!"
Knowing that the strong man before him was the famous Chris Redfield, Black Market Dealer Ervin could no longer suppress his excitement and began to talk incessantly, revealing everything he knew to the group.
He was not like a madman like Wesker.
Ervin was a out-and-out worshiper of money, a faithful believer in the cult of gold. Everything Ervin did was for the sake of making money.
But now that Wesker intended to destroy the world,
Then his wealth would be useless. Therefore, Ervin wasn't sure if Wesker's actions were right, but regardless of whether they were or not, he didn't have the power to stop Wesker.
But now,
The anti-biohazard hero Chris Redfield had appeared. How could this not surprise Ervin?
If it were a hero like Chris,
It was very possible to stop Wesker. That's why Ervin told all the secrets he knew without reservation.
Since he couldn't make a choice himself,
He would let others make the choice for him. That way... he wouldn't have to bear the worry of the world's destruction alone,
However, Listening to Ervin's explanation, Chris and the others frowned slightly, because they couldn't be sure if what Ervin said was true.