Wesker stepped forward, wrapping his arm around her slender yet curvaceous waist, and offered a gentle word of comfort.
At the same time, he snapped his fingers.
The glass nutrient tanks stored around the laboratory suddenly exploded, sending a massive amount of liquid flowing across the floor. A human body immediately collapsed onto the ground.
The skin was pale and bloodless from long-term immersion in water, the head was bald, and the body had long since been injected with the ouroboros virus.
There were four such infected samples in total. All four glass nutrient tanks exploded, and the four test subjects infected with the ouroboros virus began to react one after another.
Their pale bodies trembled incessantly as black, snake-like tentacles burst out from within them.
In less than ten seconds, these test subjects were unable to withstand the power of the ouroboros virus, demonstrating its sheer horror.
After all,
if a test subject successfully bonded with the ouroboros virus, such snake-like tentacles would not grow from their bodies.
*Squelch...*
*Gurgle—!!!*
In the blink of an eye,
more and more black snakes pierced through the bodies of these test subjects. Eventually, they were completely overtaken and controlled by a dense mass of black snakes. Black liquid covered the floor, and red core spheres were exposed in the center.
"Get back... Get back...!!!!"
Seeing this,
Chris hurriedly shouted a warning.
He reached out to shield Jill, Sheva, and the others as they retreated. He knew all too well how dangerous these ouroboros virus monsters were; the West African BSAA's Alpha Team had been completely wiped out by one.
These snake-like lifeforms would continuously seek out organic life to infect.
If one could withstand the infection, they would become part of its power; if they couldn't, they would turn into a pile of 'black noodles.' This was a gambler's virus!
Four test subjects...
With almost no exception, they all turned into piles of black noodles, failing to last even ten seconds of 'manly' endurance.
The compatibility requirements for the ouroboros virus with a host were so strict that there hadn't been a single successful case of integration so far.
Even Wesker himself didn't dare to try the ouroboros virus personally, but what he was certain of was...
the ouroboros virus could indeed cause a qualitative change in humans, which was why he was so determined to release it!
*Squelch squelch...*
*Gurgle...!!!!*
The next second,
the countless Ouroboros black noodles suddenly exploded outward.
A dense swarm of small black snakes quickly scattered. Sensing the presence of living humans like Javier and Chris, they rapidly slithered in their direction.
Meanwhile, Wesker and Excella had already retreated to a safe area, intending to quietly enjoy the show that was about to unfold.
The number of Ouroboros black noodles was immense; the split entities from the four test subjects numbered around a thousand.
The thought of a laboratory crowded with about a thousand Black Mambas was terrifying. Anyone with trypophobia or a fear of snakes would likely faint instantly upon seeing this; it was truly skin-crawling.
However,
Wesker and Excella seemingly didn't realize that the group already knew the trick to dealing with these ouroboros virus monsters.
And that trick was fire.
Ouroboros monsters were extremely afraid of fire. High-temperature flames posed a massive threat to these split entities.
Therefore,
without any hesitation,
Javier immediately took a pre-prepared Molotov cocktail from his storage space. He lit it, tossed it into the air, and instantly drew his Desert Eagle to pull the trigger.
A few gunshots rang out,
and the Molotov cocktail shattered on impact.
A ball of fire suddenly expanded and spread, forming a wall of high-temperature flame in front of Javier, Chris, and the others, blocking the advance of the Ouroboros split entities.
Feeling the intense heat coming from the front,
the Ouroboros split entities showed a hint of hesitation, stopping before the wall of fire, not daring to charge through.
"..."
"They seem to already know the ouroboros virus's weakness to fire..."
At this moment,
Wesker, standing at a safe distance, watched as Javier released the flames and the wall of fire burned on the ground.
He couldn't help but frown slightly.
He had thought he would get to watch a good show,
but now it seemed impossible. The speed at which Javier, Chris, and the others discovered the ouroboros virus's weakness was far faster than he had imagined.
"Since these Ouroboros monsters are useless, do we need to release the other BOWs into this lab?"
Excella, standing beside him, also frowned deeply. She didn't want things to be so easy for Javier and the others.
She intended to use the computer to lure bio-monsters from other areas here to create trouble for them.
After all, this was supposed to be a grand performance,
and Excella didn't want the curtain to fall before she'd even watched it. That would be far too disappointing...
"No..."
"There's no need. Even if we called all the other BOWs over, it wouldn't matter. Since they already know the Ouroboros weakness, forget it. Let's go."
"We need to pack up the last of our things and leave. It's getting late, and we must prepare for the release of the ouroboros virus. There's no need to waste time on them."
Hearing Excella wanting to trip up Javier and Chris, Wesker quickly spoke to stop her foolish behavior.
Because Wesker knew...
no matter how many BOWs they sent, it would be useless as long as Alexia and Lisa were there.
With those two present,
all the bio-monsters in the entire Institute wouldn't be enough for them to kill. There was no need to waste time on futile efforts.
Furthermore,
Wesker checked the time on his watch.
He immediately abandoned the idea of further entanglement and turned to leave. He had to prepare for the Ouroboros deployment.
He had no time to waste here.
Once the ouroboros virus was successfully released and the whole world was infected, no matter how strong Alexia and Lisa were, they would no longer pose a threat to him.
Therefore,
as a smart man,
he understood the pros and cons. Without looking back, he walked toward the cruise ship prepared at the rear of the Institute.
The back of the Institute connected to the West African ocean, and the cruise ship held the b2 bomber Wesker intended to use for the virus release!
"..."
Excella, seeing Wesker turn and leave so decisively, gave a hesitant glance at Javier and the others who were still facing off against the Ouroboros split entities.
Finally, she let out a cold snort.
She had to obey Wesker's command and turned to pack the last of the reagents to leave. The big picture was more important, and as a powerful woman, Excella understood this well.
She couldn't let her personal emotions affect Wesker's plans. If the plan failed because of her, she would become the woman Wesker hated most, and Excella didn't want that...
...
On the other side,
the Ouroboros black noodles in front of Javier and Chris lingered outside the fire wall for a long time. Eventually, they could no longer suppress their desire to consume living organisms.
The massive amount of black noodles began to aggregate, turning into an indescribable humanoid mass. Moving with a twisted and gruesome posture, it immediately launched another attack toward Javier and the others.
Its entire body was composed of constantly writhing black snakes, with orange-red spherical cores visible in the center.
These Ouroboros monsters were performing a massive fusion, willing to sacrifice part of their split entities to consume Javier and his group.
After all, the fire wall in front of them had been burning for a while now,
and the temperature and intensity of the flames had weakened significantly.
They could take this opportunity to break through quickly. Though some of their kind would die, there was no other choice.
As a virus,
their only goal was reproduction—infinite reproduction. They couldn't let any infectable organism go. They wouldn't stop consuming until they found a host truly capable of withstanding the ouroboros virus's power.
Eventually, these split entity 'black noodles' could aggregate into something as massive as a skyscraper, turning into a giant monster to continue devouring all life in the world.
Completing the so-called eternal cycle, never-ending—and that was the true meaning of why Wesker defined it as the ouroboros virus!
However,
just as Wesker had said,
a mere Ouroboros monster wasn't enough to drive Javier and the others into a corner, especially with Lisa and Alexia by their side.
"Lisa...!"
"I'm leaving this to you. We can't let Alexia keep using that T-Veronica blood-fire, or that silly woman won't have any clothes left to wear. So, you'll have to handle these."
Without hesitation,
seeing the Ouroboros monster about to break through the fire wall's defense, Javier quickly gave the order. The true secret weapon was about to take the stage.
From the beginning until now, Javier hadn't let Lisa lift a finger, specifically to let her conserve her strength for the final battle and to provide Javier with enough training targets.
But now that they had seen their target, Wesker, there was naturally no need to keep hiding her.
"Okay...!"
Hearing Javier's command,
Lisa didn't hesitate at all. She slowly walked to the front of the group. She wore a white lab coat over a professional black tight-fitting shirt and a pencil skirt.
With several pens tucked into her sleeve and her red-rimmed glasses, one couldn't help but wonder: did Lisa really have combat capabilities?
After all, this outfit was no different from a typical urban professional—no, she looked more like a female doctor who had just finished her shift.
However,
there was absolutely no need to worry.
Because Lisa was currently the strongest boss in Resident Evil, bar none. Even Simmons, who was still researching the c-virus, couldn't compare to Lisa's strength; he was just a transformer.
He was still no match for Lisa, who was a dual-fusion of the G-Virus Progenitor and the T-Veronica Virus. Compared to Alexia's biological blood-fire,
Lisa's biological blood-fire was more powerful and her control was far more refined. She wouldn't be like Alexia, playing 'Magical Girl' and burning her clothes to a crisp with every transformation.
*Hiss hiss hiss...!!!*
*Gurgle...*
When the Ouroboros monster saw Lisa,
it let out an incredibly excited roar. It seemed desperate to devour her, as it suddenly sensed an extremely powerful surge of life energy coming from her.
This made it quite ecstatic.
While reproduction was the virus's only instinct, finding an exceptional host would make these viruses even more excited.
The Ouroboros monster was no different; it could even sense that Lisa was the only host so far who might actually be able to withstand its power—!
However, facing this Ouroboros monster's excited 'mating' behavior,