After all, the smell was too strong; only by getting very close to Javier could one catch the scent of a living person.
On the contrary, some zombies further away were completely unable to sense Javier's presence. Added to that, they were already starving.
Catching the thick scent of blood and the remains of their own kind in the air, these zombies naturally gave up on Javier and instead pounced on the corpses of their kin that Javier had just slain, stuffing them into their mouths.
As mentioned before, these zombies will eat their own kind when desperate with hunger. In a situation where there is only one living person and the target is hard to sense, these zombies chose the more convenient corpses of their kin.
After all, there were so many that it was enough to fill their bellies; even wild beasts would follow the same instinct.
No creature would do something thankless and difficult. Even following instinct, they would go for the closest and easiest food to obtain, wouldn't they?
"Roar roar—!!!!!"
And so, accompanied by this miraculous scene, Javier moved directly through the dense tide of corpses, easily maneuvering out of the heavy encirclement.
He reached the outermost edge, completely escaping the siege of the zombies.
He had thought it would take more time to hack through these zombies, but now it seemed Javier had been spared a lot of trouble.
"Damn it, you've got to be kidding me!"
"Are those zombies blind? Release the virus... I still have the move of releasing the virus. I don't believe you can resist the erosion of the a-virus!"
At this moment, in the wedding room, when Glenn saw the scene of Javier breaking free from the encirclement of the zombie army on the projector, he immediately flew into a rage.
With a distorted face, he hurriedly picked up the walkie-talkie and ordered hysterically once more,
"Pffft..."
"Whoosh whoosh..!!!"
And soon, after a short while, in the area where Javier was located, a cloud of yellowish-green gas rapidly began to spew down from the pipes above. This was a mixture of two types of a-virus.
It contained both the Latent Strain and the Trigger Strain,
so it could immediately turn a living person into a zombie.
Glenn didn't believe that if the zombie army couldn't overwhelm Javier, even this a-virus gas wouldn't affect him at all?
And in fact, that was indeed the case.
Even the a-virus gas had no effect. The reason was that these viral gases were too weak; the level of the a-virus simply couldn't surpass the G-Virus.
Inhaling this weak viral gas into the body would only become nourishment for the G-Virus.
Unless it was a powerful virus above the level of the T-Veronica Virus, otherwise, these derivative small-workshop viruses were as normal as breathing to Javier, without the slightest impact.
Moreover, even without devouring this a-virus gas, Javier could hold his breath and block his nose and mouth.
Relying on the lung enhancement from the G-Virus, he could hold his breath for at least half an hour. He could wait until he passed through this gas-filled area before breathing again without any issue.
Therefore, the next scene that Glenn found unbelievable occurred.
Javier walked calmly through the area filled with yellowish-green toxic gas, his left hand dragging that sharp Biological Blade as he slowly walked toward the wedding room where Glenn was located.
And when he encountered a camera in the middle,
Javier even shifted his gaze to the camera, giving a meaningful look.
He knew Glenn was watching him, so Javier didn't hesitate to give a warning. He directly threw the blade in his hand with force, inserting it straight into the eye socket of a camera.
Immediately, the projector in the wedding room went black with static. It wasn't until Glenn switched to a new camera that the picture returned to normal, but Javier's figure had already disappeared.
"Disappeared?"
"No... he's heading for this room. He should find it within a few minutes. I need to escape quickly. Wait, I still have a hostage to use as a bargaining chip; there's no need to rush off!"
Looking at Javier's disappearance from the projection screen, Glenn panicked. His weathered, handsome face no longer held its previous composure.
Because he knew clearly that in this level of the laboratory base, there weren't many empty rooms.
Most were cages used to hold zombies or main laboratories specifically for virus research. Therefore, empty rooms like the wedding room were few.
Even if Javier checked them one by one, he would find Glenn's location very quickly. Thus, Glenn had to escape fast.
However...
When Glenn remembered that there was still a hostage, Rebecca, here, his tense mood relaxed slightly.
That's right...
He still had an important hostage, Rebecca. If he used Rebecca as a threat, he might not only avoid death, but even obtain a vial of blood sample from Javier's body.
After all, at this moment, Glenn had completely come to believe that Javier was a Bioweapon Soldier created by the US Government...
And for a powerful Bioweapon Soldier like Javier, the abilities he had just displayed had earned Glenn's recognition.
If he could get Javier's blood sample for research, he could create an even more terrifying bio-virus!
With that said, Glenn quickly turned his gaze toward Rebecca nearby and then swiftly tore down the white gauze decorated in the wedding room.
He intended to tie up the hostage, Rebecca.
It could only be said that Glenn had enough madness and confidence,
because even so, he still believed Javier was an existence that could be killed. So he didn't choose to flee, but chose to continue the threat.
"You... what do you want to do...?!"
On Rebecca's side, seeing Glenn's malicious gaze, she immediately felt a wave of fear and hurriedly tried to get up and run.
But unfortunately, just as she stood up, Rebecca's wrist was grabbed by Glenn. Without a word, he took the white gauze and pressed Rebecca firmly into the chair.
He tied her hands behind her back tightly with the gauze so she couldn't move or escape. To prevent Rebecca from screaming,
Glenn even maliciously took off Rebecca's bridal veil, crumpled it into a rag, and stuffed it into Rebecca's mouth.
Only after finishing all this did he nod in satisfaction.
Then he took out a defensive firearm from his waist and began to sit quietly on the floor, waiting for Javier's arrival.
Rebecca, tied to the chair, appeared extremely helpless. If she had known, she would have maintained a certain level of training back then.
Otherwise, she wouldn't be in a position where she had no ability to resist at all now.
To think she was once a member of the S.T.A.R.S squad, and now she couldn't even manage to struggle; it was truly humiliating!
"Crack—!!!"
Meanwhile, with an interval of barely a few minutes, the door to the wedding room was instantly pried open. The sudden noise made Glenn quickly look up.
He saw a sharp Biological Blade inserted into the gap of the door, acting like a crowbar to force open the door seams on both sides.
Finally, the entire door was kicked open, and a figure covered in blood immediately appeared before Glenn.
"Found you...!"
Wiping the bloodstains from his face, Javier looked up. Seeing the decorated wedding scene around him, as well as Glenn sitting in the center and Rebecca in a wedding dress, he spoke calmly.
There weren't many rooms in the corridor passage. After checking them one by one, Javier finally found this special wedding room.
Seeing Rebecca's hands tied behind her back and her mouth gagged, Javier understood that the negotiation between the two must have temporarily failed.
After all, it was hard for Rebecca to just casually become a replacement for another woman.
"Mmm mmm mmm..."
Upon seeing Javier appear, Rebecca, tied to the chair, also became instantly agitated.
Tears flickered in her eyes, and she began to struggle, muffled sounds coming from her mouth as she tried to call out Javier's name.
"The prey has appeared..."
"Your name is Javier, right? Don't move... I know you came to save this woman, but don't get too excited."
"Otherwise, I can't guarantee I won't do something rash. After all, it wouldn't be good if I accidentally killed her."
Seeing Javier appear, a flash of panic did indeed cross Glenn's weathered, handsome face, but he quickly adjusted and returned to normal.
Looking at the blood-covered Javier, Glenn decisively raised his tightly gripped handgun, the cold muzzle pressed firmly against Rebecca's head as a warning.
"You're a Bioweapon Soldier created by the US Government, aren't you? You must have been injected with a bio-virus, otherwise you couldn't have broken through the encirclement of my zombie army, and that mutated arm of yours is proof."
"Listen, I don't ask for much, only one thing: give me your blood. Cut open your skin and let out enough blood for me."
"As long as you cooperate, I can return this woman to you unharmed. Otherwise, I don't mind letting her lose a leg or an arm first...!"
After slightly adjusting his emotions,
Glenn regained his usual calm and meticulousness, threatening Javier in a cold tone.
He then kicked a cup from the table toward Javier. There were no good containers here, so he could only use a cup to collect the blood.
But a cup full of five hundred milliliters of blood
was enough for him to extract the strain and complete his research. Once he obtained Javier's blood, Glenn was confident he could create a bio-virus even more terrifying than the a-virus.
At the same time, to make Javier comply, Glenn even deliberately moved the muzzle toward Rebecca's arm or thigh. If necessary,
Glenn could open fire first to wound Rebecca's arm or thigh as a show of force to compel him.
After all, shooting the limbs wouldn't kill the hostage Rebecca, and it could make the prey Javier comply. It was a good means of threat.
But unfortunately, Javier didn't fall for it.
Or rather, he was never afraid of being threatened, because when dealing with the threat of firearms, he was often faster than the opponent's reaction.