After all, a pistol bullet generally only begins to drop after a distance of two to three hundred meters, so its effective range is usually limited by the shooter's inability to hit the target.
Because it is difficult to hit a target beyond fifty meters using only iron sights, not to mention that pistols are portable weapons designed for close-quarters conflict and aren't equipped with complex things like scopes.
Rifles are for medium to long distances.
Firearms have their own distinct roles.
But unfortunately... there is one person who can use a pistol like a rifle, and that is Javier.
Before gaining the power of the virus, Javier was a shooting prodigy in S.T.A.R.S.
Chris, who is also a sharpshooter, had sparred with Javier several times, but without exception, he failed every challenge.
Because Javier could accurately hit a moving clay pigeon at about fifty meters and a fixed target at about a hundred meters.
Note that it was with precision.
It wasn't just about hitting the target.
Beyond fifty meters, the target for a pistol is very small; at a hundred meters, it's just a dot.
Moreover, hitting a moving clay pigeon at fifty meters and a fixed target over a hundred meters away can basically only be done by feel, and such results are undoubtedly at a superhuman level.
Therefore,
Rebecca, who was familiar with Javier,
recognized who had fired the shot instantly. It was Javier, no doubt; after all, that Desert Eagle was highly recognizable.
While other S.T.A.R.S. officers were still using precise and efficient Glock pistols,
Javier had taken a liking to the heavy, low-capacity, high-recoil Desert Eagle, which was very unconventional.
But when they all encountered zombies that were difficult to kill,
those people finally understood Javier's foresight. A 9mm bullet was far less powerful than a.50 caliber Magnum round.
With a Desert Eagle that could kill with a single headshot, there was no need for a full magazine from a 9mm Glock.
In the world of Resident Evil,
precision and efficiency are never king; it is pure power and destructive force. The more powerful the firearm, the more efficient it is at dealing with zombies.
"Javier...?!"
Sure enough,
when Rebecca looked behind her, she immediately saw Javier standing there, firing his gun with one hand.
His posture was exactly the same as it was during their time in the Raccoon City S.T.A.R.S. squad, which gave Rebecca a brief sense of daze.
She still remembered how she used to pester Javier to help her train her marksmanship for a long time back then.
But over the years, because she was busy with experimental research, she had instead forgotten and regressed in all those skills, which made her feel quite ashamed.
"I understand now why you like this man so much, Rebecca. He really gives off such a sense of security!"
On the other side, Sissy Becky,
after seeing Javier holding up a Pristine chrome-plated Desert Eagle to fire and then maintaining his standing posture after saving the two of them,
couldn't help but be stunned for a moment,
and immediately teased her best friend Rebecca. There was no helping it; even Becky had to admit that this hero-saving-the-beauty scene was very cool. If he were a woman, he certainly would have fallen for him long ago just like Rebecca.
"Shut up, Becky...!"
"If you tease me again, I'll sell your butt to the zombies to gnaw on later for acting so flirty in front of me...!"
Hearing Becky's teasing,
Rebecca was embarrassed and angry. She once again couldn't resist reaching out to pinch her best friend Becky's waist hard, cursing in a low voice.
"Are you two alright...?"
Unable to hear clearly what the two were saying,
Javier holstered the Desert Eagle after resolving the zombie threat, and at the same time, the bone spurs in his palms retracted back into his body.
Once everything was back to normal,
Javier slowly stepped forward to ask. Seeing the bloodstains on Rebecca, Javier knew her current combat capability was very weak.
So Javier didn't continue teasing her too much,
fearing he would trigger the girl's strong self-esteem. Rebecca was almost like Sherry; she would explode at the slightest provocation.
The only difference was,
Sherry would rebel and talk back, while Rebecca would become despondent. Therefore, Javier didn't dare to tease Rebecca casually and maintained a sense of propriety.
"I'm fine, Javier. Thank you for just now..."
"Sorry, I originally thought I could take care of myself, but looking at it now, it seems I've regressed a bit too much. I couldn't even handle a single zombie and have instead become a burden to you."
Seeing Javier walk over,
Rebecca regained her usual ladylike demeanor, but looking at her own disheveled state, she also thanked Javier with embarrassment and awkwardness.
In fact, no one would demand that a girl must defeat terrifying zombies, but unfortunately,
as a former member of the S.T.A.R.S. squad,
Rebecca didn't allow herself to be such a useless person. But no matter how much she didn't want to admit it, she was still defeated by reality. She had now become a frail female doctor, and her glorious combat records of the past were no more.
"It's okay, as long as you're not hurt. Since you've now become a frail female doctor, just relax and enjoy the protection of a bodyguard, just like a knight and a princess."
"A princess only needs to be responsible for being beautiful and elegant, while the knight is responsible for maintaining that beauty and elegance. You don't need to worry about anything else, just leave it to me. This place is no longer safe; let's get out of here first!"
Seeing Rebecca's dejected look,
Javier gave a helpless smile and then couldn't help but reach out to comfort her. Even though she was already a female doctor in her thirties,
Rebecca still looked so much like a girl who had just turned twenty. She was truly too cute.
It made one want to gently pet her, like a kitten; anyone would want to dote on such a wonderful thing.
And to be honest,
Rebecca was one of the members of the main cast who maintained the youngest appearance, a loli who kept a youthful face without a large chest.
While her face hadn't changed, the scale of her chest hadn't changed either; it could be said to be a very strict law of conservation of energy.
Although they had an age advantage,
whether it was Chris, Jill, Claire, or Leon, compared to their appearances during the Raccoon City period,
they had all changed more or less,
but only this girl Rebecca had always maintained the status quo. She could be called the paragon of agelessness in Resident Evil.
"Hehe, princess and knight~!"
Upon hearing Javier's words,
the restless Sissy Becky on the side couldn't help but tease again. However, this time he wasn't so lucky.
Rebecca, now completely embarrassed and angry, launched an attack directly, reaching out to pinch the soft flesh on Becky's waist hard,
twisting it fiercely in a 360-degree clockwise direction. Facing an attack of true damage,
Becky instantly let out a scream of "Ah!" Almost no man could withstand this attack of true damage, including a sissy.
"Right, we should leave here first. After we get back, I need to contact the US Government and the BSAA."
"Javier, help us find a hotel room to hide in first. We can't go back to my house for now. Only after the BSAA personnel arrive tomorrow will we truly be safe; otherwise, those people might keep a close eye on the vaccine cure in my hands."
Although Javier's words made Rebecca feel happy, as a female doctor, she was undoubtedly very calm.
She currently had no mind for romance,
and only wanted to leave the Institute first. So Rebecca suggested that Javier help them arrange a hotel room to hide in.
As for going home, that was not Rebecca's plan.
Since her Institute had been attacked, there was no guarantee that her residence wasn't being turned upside down at this very moment.
To avoid being a sitting duck, Rebecca decided to find a place to get through tonight first.
Clack, clack, clack, clack...!!!
"I'm sorry, none of you are getting away today. Rebecca Chambers, right? Hand over the vaccine and come with me obediently, and I might let these two friends of yours go. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Just at this moment,
a charming and moving voice accompanied by the sound of high heels directly interrupted Rebecca's words.
In the dim corridor of the Institute, a tall female figure slowly walked out and spoke calmly.
With a high-slit, deep-V black tight combat leather suit and long golden Curvy hair, it was undoubtedly the mature beauty Maria Gomez.
Hiss, hiss, hiss, hiss...!!!!
And not only that,
accompanied by heavy breathing,
a tall figure also slowly stood up behind Maria. A hunched body about two meters tall,
wearing an iron mask, with a back stitched together with various threads, a muscular body, and arms modified into mechanical parts—this abnormal bio-monster also revealed its face.
This bio-monster, who was like a Tyrant, was Maria's father, Diego Gomez. Both were the right-hand men and trusted subordinates of the villain Glenn.
The mission they were sent on this time
was to make sure they captured the target, Rebecca.
And in the eyes of Maria and Diego, who were modified with the animality virus, capturing these three ordinary people, including Rebecca, was a very simple matter!
Volume 10: Resident Evil Village, vendetta: Chapter 7: Familiar Gun-Shaking Technique
"Who are you—?!"
"Why are you trying to take my vaccine cure? Are you the ones who spread the bio-virus during the recent brawls in New York? And what is your goal?!"
Looking at the two strangers who suddenly appeared,
Rebecca's face was full of anger. She stepped in front of Javier and questioned them.
Undoubtedly,
these two people were the true masterminds behind the attack on her Institute.
But Rebecca didn't understand what these people's goal was, that they had to kill so many innocent civilians and even turn the staff in the Institute into zombies.
After all,
this was what Rebecca could tolerate the least.
She could accept the fact that she was being attacked,
but she could absolutely not accept these guys attacking more innocent civilians because of her. If they had a problem, they should just come at her; why hurt so many people?
"Hahahaha..."
"Ridiculous little girl, don't you see the situation? You have no right to question me. Hand over the vaccine cure and follow me obediently."
"I can guarantee that your two friends beside you won't be harmed. Since you love worrying about others' safety so much, you wouldn't want them to get hurt, right?"
Hearing Rebecca's questioning,
the mature Maria did not answer directly but continued to threaten with a cold laugh.
As a standard villain, she knew the consequences of talking too much, so she wouldn't reveal too much of her identity information.
The target was right here; she just needed to take her away.
If Rebecca really had so many questions, she could go ask them in front of Glenn.
Presumably, seeing how much Rebecca's face resembled his fiancée Sarah, Glenn would surely answer everything he knew!
Sure enough,
after hearing Maria's threat,
Rebecca's expression indeed faltered. She turned her head to look at Javier and Becky behind her, her expression somewhat hesitant.
She didn't know Javier's true strength.