Over twenty spore clones swarmed forward, lunging at Simmons in a self-detonating charge. Once entangled, Simmons would face endless corrosion and sulfuric acid explosions.
"Seeking death! Do you think your current power can still kill me?"
"Roar—!!!"
Facing Carla's sneak attack, Simmons snorted coldly and immediately manipulated his C-Virus power. Countless chunks of flesh and biological parts split and reorganized.
Amidst billowing white steam, Simmons let out an angry roar. His entire body transformed once again into the beastly form of a Saber-toothed Tiger, raising its massive claws to frantically tear at the surrounding spore clones.
Confronting the terrifying Saber-toothed Tiger,
the white spore clones refused to back down. Knowing neither fear nor death, they scrambled onto the back of Simmons' Saber-toothed Tiger body in an instant.
They clung to Simmons' tiger form like thick, sticky chewing gum.
His movement speed slowed down, and the surrounding spore clones seized the opportunity to pounce one after another.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
Soon, half of Simmons' Saber-toothed Tiger body was covered with these spore clones. A pungent corrosive gas filled the air as he was ensnared by them.
The inherent corrosive ability began to burn Simmons' tiger body, causing him a wave of pain.
He began to shake his body violently, trying to throw off the spore clones stuck to him.
But things did not go as he wished.
How could spore clones that acted like sticky candy be easily shaken off? Instead, following Carla's command, these spore clones began their suicidal attacks.
Splurt... Splurt... Splurt...!!!!
Sizzle, sizzle...!!!
The next second, all of these spore clones chose to self-detonate.
The large amount of sulfuric acid liquid contained within them exploded outward, splashing entirely onto Simmons' body, making the corrosive effect even more severe.
In an instant, the flesh over his red and white skeleton turned into billowing, pungent white smoke and dissipated, the meat turning into a pool of pus that flowed onto the ground.
In just a few dozen seconds, Simmons' originally massive Saber-toothed Tiger body—two meters tall and four meters long—shrank by more than half, regressing from the size of a small elephant to that of a rhinoceros.
"Damn it..."
Feeling the corrosion of his physical body,
Simmons couldn't help but curse in his mind. Fortunately, the C-Virus's splitting and regeneration ability he had obtained was truly powerful, not at all inferior to Carla's spores.
So even though he was covered in sulfuric acid from the spore clones, new flesh quickly grew back. Furthermore, the newly regenerated flesh seemed to have higher density, was harder, and had stronger defense. With every regeneration,
Simmons' body received a significant enhancement.
He was essentially the type that grew stronger as the battle progressed. However, the only flaw was the law of conservation of energy. Although Simmons' size defied the law of conservation of energy,
his recovery and regenerative abilities did not.
After the high-speed recovery just now, Simmons' Saber-toothed Tiger form only felt a deep hunger, desperately needing biological matter to replenish its energy...
Volume 9 Resident Evil 6: Chapter 53 A Battle Between Women
"Roar—!!!"
Simmons' Saber-toothed Tiger returned to its original size—no, it was even larger than before.
This included the muscle density on its body, all thanks to the terrifying power of the enhanced C-Virus. Having split and regenerated again, he had gained an even more powerful body.
The only drawback was the surge of hunger in his gut,
a desperate craving for energy-rich food. Simmons felt that if he didn't replenish his energy, his body would develop in an uncontrollable direction.
Could it be,
that the key to controlling the C-Virus's power was the storage of food energy within the body?
It was like a burning iron pot; what it needed was not the roaring flames beneath it, but the oil or water inside the pot to balance the temperature.
Only with a continuous injection of water or oil with a high specific heat capacity to neutralize the heat would the burning iron pot avoid exploding.
Otherwise, if it were heated dry, even the best quality iron pot would break.
And the neutralizer that balanced the powerful energy of the C-Virus was the storage of food energy...?
This thought surfaced in Simmons' mind. Although it was just a guess, he felt it was likely the case.
"..."
"Damn it..."
At this moment,
on the other side, the spore queen Carla watched the Saber-toothed Tiger Simmons, who was now unharmed, restored to his original state, and even larger in size.
A very ugly expression appeared on her face as she couldn't help but curse under her breath.
She hadn't expected that the enhanced C-Virus injector would not only fail to turn Simmons into a hideous monster,
but would instead make his power much stronger than her own. This frustrated Carla greatly, giving her the feeling of having shot herself in the foot.
Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang—!!!!
However,
at that moment,
a volley of gunfire rang out. Inconspicuous handgun bullets struck Simmons' Saber-toothed Tiger body one after another.
At this stage, a weapon like a handgun had no effect on Simmons' tiger form. The bullets couldn't penetrate deeply at all.
They were merely stuck in the outer layer of his high-density muscles, but it was enough to attract Simmons' attention.
Feeling the slight injuries to his body,
Simmons turned his saber-toothed gaze behind him and happened to see a red silhouette slowly descending to the ground from the high hotel building.
Ada Wong held her Grappling Gun, swinging down on the cable like a stunt performer, slowly landing.
In her hand, she tightly gripped the weapon she had just fired, her cold eyes fixed intently on Simmons and Carla.
"Simmons...!"
"Carla is my prey. I don't want you bullying my prey as you please. Now get lost. Someone will come to finish off a piece of trash like you later."
With a click, her high-heeled leather boots touched the ground.
Ada walked forward with composed steps. Even facing two terrifying C-Virus monsters, Ada's expression remained unchanged.
She was still very calm. Looking at the spore queen Carla, who was currently at a disadvantage, Ada spoke directly with a threat.
Carla was her prey.
Naturally, Ada would not allow Simmons to kill her. However, considering they both deeply hated the scum Simmons,
if allowed,
Ada could reluctantly reach an agreement with Carla. The two of them would cooperate to kill Simmons first, and then handle the matters between them as women.
"Hahahahaha...!!!"
"Ada, you can't possibly think you can still kill me, can you? Do you see this powerful form of mine? I am now an omnipotent god. Come into my embrace obediently."
"Once I leave this city, I will order the Family Organization to overthrow the US Government. He's just the President of the United States; that position should be mine to sit in."
"No... the mere President of the United States is useless. It should be the President of the World. By then, I can have any woman I want. At that time, it will be too late even if you truly regret it."
Seeing Ada appear,
Simmons was not surprised but instead appeared exceptionally excited. In his saber-toothed beast form, he spoke slowly with a raspy laugh emanating from his throat.
Simmons' mind was now being affected by the power of the C-Virus, and thus his behavior was becoming increasingly bold.
In the past, he only dared to act as a mastermind behind the scenes.
But now, with his strength inflated, Simmons felt he had the ability and ambition to become the President of the World and truly become the master of this world.
And Ada... as the 'White Moonlight' he truly loved but could never have,
Simmons intended to give her one last chance. As long as Ada was willing to throw herself into his arms, Simmons would be willing to give her the position of the President's wife.
However,
Simmons still didn't understand
the meaning of 'White Moonlight' and 'Cinnabar Mole'. The Cinnabar Mole is the person one once had but can no longer possess.
The White Moonlight is the person one loves forever but can never obtain. Now, if the White Moonlight could really be obtained so easily, could it still be called the White Moonlight?
Without a doubt,
it was fundamentally impossible.
Besides...
Ada, this White Moonlight, also looked down on a piece of trash like Simmons. His current state was like a madman having a delusional episode; it was truly classless.
"..."
"Simmons, do you know how hideous you look right now? Your self-righteous 'powerful form' looks exceptionally disgusting to me."
"Even when you still had your human form, you were old and ugly. Even if you were decades younger, I still wouldn't be interested in you. Do you understand?"
"You think that because you've gained wealth, status, and power, you can make countless women crawl into your bed. But I can tell you very clearly: I, Ada, will never be one of them."
With almost no hesitation, facing Simmons' desire, Ada used the most vicious and cruel words to attack Simmons' remaining delusions.
Yes...
Simmons thought his power, wealth, and status could allow him to command and enjoy any woman like an Emperor, but unfortunately,
Ada was the sole exception.
It was precisely because of this that Simmons had always had a special place for Ada. However, disliking someone means disliking them.
From his appearance to his personality and way of doing things, Simmons was completely incompatible with Ada's values. As such, Ada wouldn't give Simmons a second look—not even a single glance was possible!
"Hahahahahaha..."
"Good... very good. You are something else, Ada Wong. You've rejected my advances once again. In that case, fall into the abyss with me. Aren't you together with that Pretty Boy?"
"What would happen if I infected you right now and turned you into a C-Virus monster? Let's see if that Pretty Boy can accept a hideous woman like you. Since you've rejected me,"
"then become a monster with me completely. When that happens, you'll have to stay by my side forever. After all, no one will accept a hideous female monster!"
Hearing Ada's cruel rejection,
Simmons was momentarily stunned, but he quickly became exasperated and began to curse in anger, while simultaneously thinking of a way to drag her down with him.
Simmons no longer desired to win Ada's heart.
He only wanted to turn Ada into a monster as well and keep her by his side.
After all, a monster cannot return to human society. If that were the case, then he, Simmons, would be Ada's only refuge.
It couldn't be helped.
At this moment, Simmons was bordering on madness.
Holding onto the mindset that if he couldn't have her, he would destroy her, Simmons would rather have Ada become a monster and stay by his side than let Ada and the Pretty Boy Javier Li live happily together.
"Heh..."
"As expected, you're as disgusting as always."
To this,
Ada didn't even bother to respond.
Instead, she simply took the crossbow off her back, fitted it with an explosive bolt, and fired it fiercely at Simmons' Saber-toothed Tiger body.