Chris made a point to thank Jake and extended an olive branch, hoping that an excellent Mercenary like him would join the BSAA.
After all, Chris knew Jake's skills were no weaker than Piers's; although his command abilities were lacking,
his unconventional tactics were incredibly effective.
If Piers and Jake could succeed him in the future, Chris would have no worries even after retirement.
However,
what Chris didn't know was that,
upon learning of the BSAA's generous pay, Jake had already been considering jumping ship.
There was no need for Chris to even mention it; Jake intended to join the BSAA as soon as they returned from this mission. The benefits were simply too attractive.
And so,
at Chris's command,
the BSAA Squad Members headed to the transport plane's cabin to prepare for departure. Their destination was Lanxiang City in Hong Kong, China.
At this moment, Lanxiang City could be described as the gathering point for the various factions in this instance. Javier and his group had been waiting for a long time, and Simmons, the leader of the Family Organization, was also rushing toward Lanxiang City.
Even Carla, the leader of Neo-Umbrella, was heading there, and even Leon and Helena were on their way. It felt as if a grand curtain was about to rise in Lanxiang City...
Volume 9 Resident Evil 6: Chapter 24 The True and False Monkey King
China HK—
In a five-star hotel in Lanxiang City, the rooms were not particularly spacious, even for a luxury hotel in Hong Kong where land is at a premium.
And now, three people were actually staying in one hotel room.
It was a rather helpless situation. A beautiful blonde girl wearing hot pants and a short T-shirt lay on the soft white double bed.
Her fair thighs swayed back and forth.
Sherry was lying on the bed bored, playing with her smartphone with a lollipop in her mouth, looking quite youthful and lively.
But only Javier knew that this girl was nearly thirty years old.
It was just that her mental age hadn't quite caught up yet. A thirty-year-old 'beautiful young girl'—it sounded quite amusing.
The decor inside the hotel room wasn't all that extravagant or beautiful;
instead, it was simple and low-key, with pure solid wood floors, a large double bed, and a pure wool mattress and bedding that were very warm and soft.
Next to it was a huge floor-to-ceiling window, covered by white, misty, pleated curtains.
They provided privacy at night and allowed one to enjoy the bright, warm sunlight during the day. The sofa was a warm-colored fabric sofa,
not smooth leather,
which fit the room's style perfectly. The furniture was also made of solid wood,
giving off a retro vibe from the eighties or nineties. Behind the frosted glass of the bathroom, a graceful silhouette was showering; it was Ada taking a bath.
With three people suddenly staying in a room that wasn't particularly large,
Javier felt quite awkward.
To maintain his persona as a considerate gentleman, Javier could only choose to sleep on the sofa, leaving the soft large bed to the two women, Ada and Sherry.
As for why they didn't book more rooms,
Javier actually wanted to, but these two would follow him wherever he stayed.
So even if they booked more rooms, they would still end up squeezed together. Left with no choice, Javier had to endure it for a while.
After all, the Resident Evil 6 instance plot was about to begin, and there was truly no extra time to worry about other matters.
Click...
Out of boredom,
Javier took out all his weapons and equipment to wipe down and organize them.
He prepared the magazines by loading them with bullets. Some of the equipment belonged to Sherry. Javier still used his usual large-caliber, high-power Desert Eagle,
while Sherry had a Glock 22 police pistol. Her sidearm was a Stun baton, a classic melee weapon from the games. Out of a bit of personal amusement, Javier had also equipped Sherry with this Stun baton.
Additionally, for Sherry's safety,
Javier helped arrange a Double-Barreled Sawed-off Shotgun for her.
She could bring it out when necessary; its immense close-range power could instantly blow apart the heads of most bio-organic monsters.
The weapons were secondary,
but since Javier was responsible for 'babysitting' during this mission,
he had to be exceptionally rigorous and serious. He didn't care about himself, but Sherry certainly couldn't be injured due to any butterfly effect.
...
"Do you have a premonition that the Resident Evil disaster is about to break out...?"
Watching Javier organize the weapons and equipment on the table, Ada, who had just come out of the bathroom, walked over.
She wrapped her arms around Javier's neck, the scent of body wash wafting into his nose. With her hair still damp, Ada pressed against Javier's side and asked curiously.
After all, if nothing was happening,
why would Javier suddenly be organizing his gear? This meant Javier definitely had a premonition; otherwise, he wouldn't be so hyper-vigilant.
"A little..."
"But mostly it's because I have nothing else to do. If I had to guess, it should be within the next few days."
Hearing Ada's question,
Javier shrugged helplessly and replied.
Javier didn't know the exact start time of the instance, but based on the date, it should be in the next few days.
As for the outbreak in Lanxiang City,
Javier had already warned the BSAA in advance. He had done his best. As for how much of the bio-virus spread they could prevent,
that would depend on the BSAA's own capabilities. They were only responsible for dealing with Simmons and Carla.
"Is that so?"
Hearing Javier's answer,
Ada, wrapped in a bathrobe, raised an eyebrow slightly.
She soon walked to the wardrobe and took out her agent uniform.
It was a familiar style: a bright red, high-collared shirt with a slit, holster straps on both shoulders, black long-sleeved leather gloves, and tight black leather pants and boots for the lower body.
It was her standard Resident Evil 6 outfit.
Her aura instantly became sharp. Two pistols were tucked into the shoulder holsters,
one was a high-tech Grappling Gun, and the other was a refined Beretta Pistol, a lady's favorite. At the same time, there was a Military Crossbow in the cabinet.
Looking closely,
it was the very one Javier had given to Ada during the Resident Evil 4 Spain instance. He hadn't expected her to still be carrying it with her.
Javier had started using a crossbow back in the Amazon Rainforest. Not just for ordinary bolts; the crossbow could also fire explosive bolts.
During the Resident Evil 4 Spain instance, Javier had given the crossbow to Ada to use.
Later, when the explosive bolts were used up, Ada never returned the crossbow to him, and it became a default gift to her.
But what Javier didn't expect
was that Ada had actually kept it. Had it become a token of affection?
Well... it was Ada's habit,
considering that in the games, Ada often left Leon a 'heartfelt' RPG, except now the object of her affection had changed.
Glancing to the side,
one could see over forty bolts in the quiver,
twenty of which were equipped with explosives. These peculiar weapons fit Ada's style perfectly.
However,
while Javier and Ada were busy organizing their gear,
Javier's guess actually came true. On the skyscraper opposite the hotel room,
a figure stood quietly in the night wind,
observing their every move with binoculars. The hem of a blue dress fluttered in the wind,
along with a striking red scarf. This prying figure was undoubtedly Carla.
She had said before
that she intended to kidnap the fake Ada.
So, relying on the information she had obtained, she quickly located Ada's position. Carla had discovered their stay at this five-star hotel.
At this moment, from several hundred meters away, Carla looked through the glass floor-to-ceiling window with her binoculars. When she saw Ada's face as she finished changing in the hotel room,
her brow couldn't help but furrow.
She had to admit that her appearance and this 'fake' Ada's were indeed very similar,
though their temperaments were somewhat different. The current Ada had a more mature and stable aura, more like a settled-down wife,
whereas Carla was imitating the Ada from ten years ago, with that seductive posture used to entice others. Therefore, the two could still be clearly distinguished.
Simply put,
the one with the colder demeanor was the real Ada, while the more flirtatious one was Carla.
After all, that was the personality Ada used when she seduced Simmons back then. So, not only Simmons, but even Carla believed Ada was that kind of woman,
and thus imitated that personality.
But little did she know... women mature. The current Ada wasn't that flirtatious or fond of randomly seducing people.
"Fake..."
"I really didn't expect that besides Simmons, you actually have so many men around you? What a shameless vixen. But that's fine too,"
"when I present the affair of you two to Simmons, that bastard will definitely fly into a rage."
"After all, that bastard is famous for his heavy jealousy and petty nature. He would never allow another man to touch his private property!"
Holding the binoculars, Carla
muttered to herself as she watched the intimate interaction between Javier and Ada in the hotel room.
She had thought of a new way to torment him.
It didn't matter what Ada did with other men,
what mattered was that when that bastard Simmons learned that the goddess of his dreams had already climbed into another man's bed, he would surely be driven mad! And what Carla loved most was seeing Simmons driven mad!
"Well then, let the capture of the canary begin..."
With that,
Carla put down her binoculars, pulled out an identical high-tech Grappling Gun from her thigh, and pulled the trigger.
With a 'bang'—!
The rope shot out rapidly, hooking onto the side of a skyscraper.
Carla leaped down boldly and swung over quickly using the rope, rapidly approaching the hotel room where Javier and Ada were staying.
Don't ask, if you must, she's the new version of Spider-Woman, Carla Radames, a real woman!!!
At this moment, Javier and Ada, inside the hotel room, were completely unaware that this crazy woman, Carla, had set her sights on them. As the dark shadow outside the window continued to grow, a gunshot rang out first from outside the floor-to-ceiling window.
Bang!!!