"Awoo..."
Seconds later, the alien creature, impervious to bullets, was made to wail repeatedly by Jame's incendiary bomb. Eventually, it, along with the corpse beneath it, was charred and ceased to move.
Upon seeing Jame's arrival and his successful elimination of the creature, the two survivors were immediately overcome with gratitude and rushed towards him.
But...
"Stop, don't move."
As an experienced agent, especially after witnessing the creature's actions, Jame naturally wouldn't trust the two survivors easily.
Before confirming the creature's characteristics, these two individuals might have already been infected by a virus or parasite it carried.
The agents' combat suits were sealed, but theirs were not.
Jame raised his gun, pointing it at the two survivors, and said calmly, "For both our safety, please stay where you are for now.
Otherwise, you will bear the consequences."
"Gulp." (x2)
Seeing the dark muzzle of the gun and hearing Jame's cold tone, the two survivors couldn't help but swallow.
They then raised their hands and stood still, signaling that they would follow Jame's instructions.
Immediately after, Jame spoke to Rebecca through his comms, "The anomaly has been neutralized. Two deceased, two survivors."
"Phew..." Rebecca's sigh of relief came through the comms first, and then she quickly said,
"Good, I understand. I'll bring people into the research area for cleanup immediately."
"Alright," Jame responded calmly.
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...
Shortly after Jame neutralized the 'ice creature,' Rebecca, also dressed in agent gear, directed a group of researchers in white sealed suits into the research area.
They collected the previously disemboweled corpses into sealed body bags.
Then, they extracted tissue samples from the charred 'ice creature' and placed it, along with another charred corpse, into a large sealed bag.
They were preparing to transport them to the research lab's freezer for cryogenic treatment.
However, Jame didn't believe these three bodies were completely 'dead,' especially a creature that was impervious to gun attacks and even'sucked' on corpses with its tentacles.
Furthermore, Umbrella, from top to bottom, adhered to William's philosophy.
That is—"Double tap the bastards!"
Immediately, he and several security personnel in sealed suits threw the three bodies into the previously 'leaky' research lab and then tossed a white phosphorus grenade onto the pile of corpses.
Only after the white phosphorus had completely incinerated the three corpses did Jame and the security personnel seal the door of the research lab to maintain the temperature inside the research area building.
Subsequently, they cooperated with Rebecca and the researchers to thoroughly disinfect the research area, and also converted one research lab into an isolation room.
After drawing blood from the two survivors, they had them temporarily stay inside.
Although this group of researchers and security personnel couldn't compare to Umbrella's cleanup crew, it was much better than nothing, and they were far more meticulous than ordinary people.
Ultimately,
Before Rebecca could analyze the creature's characteristics, the two survivors had to remain in isolation, guarded by the security team, which was originally led by Jame.
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...
Inside a laboratory on the second floor of the experimental building;
Under the microscope,
The tissue fluid contained normal human cells, interspersed with several spike-shaped 'cells.'
They invaded normal cells, devoured them, and then transformed into the appearance of human cells.
After that, they underwent multiple transformations, taking on various shapes.
(Image)
"What?!" Upon seeing this, Rebecca instantly lifted her head away from the microscope.
Rebecca's action startled Sander, who was researching nearby.
The supervisor came to Rebecca, who was re-donning her helmet, and asked, "What's wrong?"
Rebecca picked up the mask and rifle from the table, her expression extremely serious, and urgently told Sander:
"That thing can mimic any cell it touches! It can mimic!
Those two survivors are no longer human!"
With that, she didn't care whether Sander believed her or not.
She put on her mask and immediately rushed to the research area, using her comms to warn Jame, "Jame! You must keep a close eye on those two survivors!"
"Don't worry," the calm voice on the other end of the comms remained.
Watching the flustered Rebecca, Sander shook his head and sighed, "If this child could be a bit more composed, her future academic achievements would certainly be far greater."
"Crack."
However, at that moment, a faint cracking sound came from the array of slides on the table.
The blood samples awaiting inspection flowed from the table in sizes too small to be observed with the naked eye, silently approaching the other researchers and Sander, who stood with his back to them.
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...
The sealed research area;
The research area had already been thoroughly disinfected, and no harmful substances or microorganisms were detected in the air or on the ground.
But Jame did not relax his guard. He was still wearing his agent's combat suit, and the seven security personnel remaining there were also wearing sealed suits.
As for the two survivors, they were inside the isolation room, where transparent plastic film replaced the door.
Their every move could be seen clearly by the security personnel patrolling outside and by Jame.
After receiving Rebecca's warning,
Jame stood directly outside the isolation room, staring intently at the two 'people' inside.
"Thump! Thump!"
With the sound of footsteps, Rebecca sprinted to Jame's side, pointing at the isolation room and saying, "Jame! They're not human anymore! They're just mimicking us!"
"Hey! Rebecca! What are you talking about!"
Hearing Rebecca's words, the two 'obedient' individuals in the isolation room instantly stood up and came to the plastic film, refuting her.
One of them even tried to appeal to Rebecca's emotions, saying, "Rebecca, we were just discussing yesterday... (interrupted)"
"Bang! Bang!"
Before the two'survivors' could finish speaking, Jame directly raised his gun and shot both of them in the head.
"Rip!"
He then tore open the plastic film and calmly told a security guard, who was already equipped with a flamethrower, "Burn them."
"This..." The security guard hesitated slightly.
But under the gaze of Jame's three-eyed optical sight, which glowed with a faint green light, the security guard shivered and immediately aimed the flamethrower at the two 'corpses.'
"Boom—Whoosh—!"
"Awoo—!" (x2)
The moment they were scorched by the flamethrower's flames, the two individuals, who should have been dead beyond dead, suddenly mutated and struggled, emitting a piercing shriek.
Finally, they fell to the ground and ceased to move.
"Puff—" (x2)
Then, two other security guards, carrying fire extinguishers, put out the two flames to prevent the fire from spreading.
After all, the isolation room was small, and the flamethrower was not a proximity-activated incendiary bomb.
Seeing this,
Rebecca, behind her mask, looked surprised, gazing up at Jame, who was much taller than her, and said, "They don't just mimic; they even possess previous memories...
This...
This is no longer an ordinary anomaly. If it spreads to cities or densely populated areas, the consequences would be unimaginable."
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