They could completely let the Giant deal with the people of the Revolutionary Rebel Army; after all, that terrifying brute force was a powerful siege weapon.
"An additional two hundred thousand dollars is too much,"
"For your safety, I'll go with you to attract the Giant's attention, while the added amount is halved. How about a total reward of three hundred thousand dollars?"
Hearing Jake's plan,
Chris's eyes lit up, also considering it a good solution, so he deliberated for a moment and haggled with Jake,
Piers, on the other hand, looked at his captain with a face full of helplessness. Luring a Giant to attack a fortress—this was simply too reckless...!
Ps: There are many plot lines and a lot to explain, so it's a bit wordy...
Volume 9 Resident Evil 6: Chapter 9 Secret
Jake's usual pay for each mission was around forty to fifty thousand dollars.
With a bit of luck, he would be satisfied with seventy, eighty, or even a hundred thousand dollars. After all, they weren't official Mercenaries.
They hadn't even studied systematically,
relying entirely on their own intuition, they were vicious outlaws just trying to scrape by, so it wasn't as profitable as one might imagine; such Mercenaries were exceptionally cheap.
And if the mission was dangerous,
Jake would go on three missions a year at most.
After all, mission difficulty and rest time had to be considered, and such private jobs weren't always available.
No one wanted to be immersed in a battlefield all year round; otherwise, one would suffer from post-war psychological trauma.
So the two hundred thousand dollar reward Chris mentioned was very tempting, and now with another hundred thousand added, totaling three hundred thousand dollars,
Jake could already see that he wasn't far from becoming a millionaire.
Therefore, no matter how dangerous this matter was, he was going to help Chris and the others. After all, this was a big benefactor!
"No problem,"
"But if you die, I'll still demand my payment. Since you've hired me now, you have to pay regardless of whether the job gets done. I'm loyal to the money, not the person!"
At this moment,
Jake immediately transformed into "Add Money Bro," speaking to Chris with a roguish air. As long as the other party could pay, he didn't care what Chris wanted to follow him for.
To this,
Chris just shook his head and smiled slightly,
thinking this guy was quite interesting and much easier to get along with than a straight-laced soldier like Piers, without so many rules.
And most importantly,
Jake's style of doing things was very similar to Javier's—free-spirited and unconventional—which Chris found very interesting.
Of course,
besides his style of doing things,
from Jake's roguish face,
Chris also saw a shadow of an old friend, but he couldn't be certain, so he could only continue to ask tentatively:
"By the way,"
"Jake, what are your parents' names, or do you have any familiar relatives? It's strange, I feel like I've seen you somewhere before, but since you just denied it, I suppose it must have been your father, uncle, or brother,"
Yes,
since Jake and Chris had never met,
Chris could basically determine that he must have met Jake's relatives. After all, Jake was only in his twenties, so if the two had met before, it wouldn't really make sense.
"Add money...!"
However,
facing Chris's census-style questioning, Jake refused to lose out and instead held out his hand as if demanding cash, speaking indifferently.
This middle-aged man was asking so many things about him,
without paying a single cent—how could Jake accept that? Moreover, American soldiers didn't look like they were very rich, so Jake intended to test Chris's attitude.
To this,
Chris did not hesitate,
taking a green franklin bill from his pocket and stuffing it into Jake's hand. A hundred dollars—that was a generous sum, enough to pry Jake's mouth open to introduce his family background.
"Relatives...?"
"I have no relatives. I only have a mother. My mother once had a relationship with a man in America and became pregnant with me, but afterward, she returned to the Republic of Edonia alone to give birth to me."
"I'm a fatherless child, and I have no so-called uncles or aunts. I was raised entirely by my mother alone, but she became weak and ill after giving birth to me. Because there was no money for treatment, she passed away not long after."
"That man abandoned my mother and me, yet she remained obsessed with him. That's why I hate my father. To avoid dying from a lack of money for medical treatment, I worked as a Mercenary in the chaos of Edonia, desperately earning money. That's my story."
Without hesitation,
Jake spoke freely about his experiences, as if the past hardships and tragedies had never affected his resolve,
making this tough man Chris feel a slight twinge of guilt. He hadn't expected Jake's background to be so tragic; had he known, he wouldn't have asked.
"Sorry..."
There was nothing else to be done,
facing Jake's tragic background, Chris could only silently offer an apology, but to Jake, it didn't mean much.
He had survived such difficult days,
so he wouldn't be heartbroken just by reminiscing. Being able to speak about his tragic background so calmly meant that Jake no longer cared much about it.
"Alright, let's start the operation...!"
"I don't want my three hundred thousand dollars to vanish into thin air,"
Then,
Jake waved his hand, not bothered to deal with Chris's apology, and instead stared intently at the Giant not far away that was still wreaking havoc, murmuring seriously,
as if he were a starving wolf staring at its delicious prey, unable to wait. The temptation of three hundred thousand dollars made his mouth water.
Thus,
after Piers's strenuous opposition proved futile,
Chris and Jake began their operation. To be safe, Jake carried the RPG of Finn the demolitionist,
avoiding a situation where they failed to destroy the fortress; they could also use the rocket launcher to destroy Anti-aircraft guns or deal with the Zombie Giant.
The Giant before them looked almost identical to Spain's Plaga parasite giant, with a massive body standing 9 meters tall, three times the height of a Tyrant.
Furthermore, its body was exceptionally strong, it had a very sharp jaw, and a massive iron helmet was fitted on its head. Its strength was terrifying, capable of smashing a house with ease.
Cars were like toy cars in its hands, crushed at will, and the most eye-catching feature was undoubtedly the connection device on its back,
which reminded Chris of the Plaga parasite giant,
because when a parasite giant suffered fatal damage, a parasite would burst open and grow from its back. As long as the parasite was killed, the entire Giant would quickly die.
Chris strongly suspected that the weaknesses of the two were identical,
after all, he had dealt with many bio-organic monsters over the years, and most of their weaknesses were firmly etched in his mind.
"The Giant runs very fast,"
"I'm afraid the two of us might not be able to lure it to the Revolutionary Rebel Army's fortress in time, so the safest and most reliable method is to run in relays,"
"Jake, you run ahead first. Then I'll attract the Giant's attention and lead it toward you. If I'm about to be caught, you fire to draw its attention, and then you take over. Can you do it?"
After thinking for a while,
Chris suddenly instructed Jake while looking at the Giant only a hundred meters away. He had already come up with a strategy, but he needed Jake's assistance.
The two would run separately,
one in front and one behind. Whenever one was about to be caught,
the other would switch to drawing its attention, so they wouldn't both be flattened at once. However, the latter part of the luring route was very dangerous,
because besides the Giant, they might also have to watch out for fire from the Revolutionary Rebel Army, so Chris was concerned about whether Jake could accept it.
But unfortunately,
Chris underestimated Jake's guts.
With almost no hesitation, Jake immediately agreed to the plan. After all, he had encountered much more danger than this.
Attracting a simple-minded behemoth was not very difficult, not much different from being chased by an elephant.
Seeing this,
Chris said no more.
With a nod, the two began their operation. Jake ran off first, while Chris appeared blatantly behind the Giant,
raising the assault rifle in his hand and firing wildly at the connection device on the Giant's back, trying to draw its attention.
"Hey... you idiot, I'm over here!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang—!!!!!!"
Pulling the trigger, muzzle flashes spat fire as bullets poured out,
a series of bullets all struck the connection device on the Giant's back, instantly sending sparks flying and clanging loudly.
That thing was wrapped in iron,
making it difficult to destroy with bullets, but the pain from its back still made the Giant turn its head, immediately spotting Chris who was provoking it.
A look of thundering rage instantly appeared on that ugly, ulcerated face. Opening its foul mouth and exhaling a cloud of green gas, it began to roar frantically:
"Roar roar roar—!!!!"
Without the slightest hesitation,
the Giant charged directly toward Chris, its massive feet charging forward frantically as the ground began to shake with tremors.
That savage stance seemed intended to trample Chris into a pulp, and seeing this, Chris also did not hesitate,
turning around and running.
Even with over ten kilograms of gear on him, he still ran like the wind. After all, if he ran slowly, his life would be completely lost!
"Thud thud thud—!!!!"
"Thud thud thud—!!!!"
"Thud thud thud—!!!!"
As if an earthquake were happening,
the entire city street began to shake incessantly, and the massive footsteps behind Chris grew closer and closer.
Chris didn't look back,
but he knew by intuition that the Giant was not far from him. As expected, trying to outrun this behemoth was a very difficult task.
But fortunately,
the hundred-meter sprint had already allowed Chris to see Jake not far ahead. Thinking of this, Chris didn't try to be a hero;
timing it perfectly, he immediately turned left and dove into a side alley. The Giant had been only a few dozen meters away from reaching out and grabbing Chris.
But now Chris had escaped right under its nose,
which made the Giant very angry. However, the left alley wasn't a main street, and the Giant's body couldn't fit inside unless it intended to smash through the buildings in front of it.
"Bang bang bang—!!!"
But unfortunately,
Jake did not give the Giant a chance to carry out that plan,
immediately drawing the pistol on his thigh and firing. Several bullets again precisely passed through the iron helmet and struck the Giant's eyes.
The sudden stabbing pain once again sent the Giant into a violent rage. It slammed its hands against its cheeks, as restless as a wild monkey. With one eye destroyed, its vision was blurred.