No sooner had he finished speaking than the man staggered to his feet, somewhat akin to a zombie mutating.
The zombie man roared, then pounced on Moira. Moira, completely unprepared, could only scream. Barry, meanwhile, was untying his wife and young daughter, completely oblivious to the zombie that had already approached!
"Ah!" Moira shrieked.
Bang! The next second, Eddie pulled Moira away and directly shot the zombie dead, a headshot, a hero saving the beauty!
Chapter 111: Boss Battle
"Hey, beautiful, are you okay?" Eddie smiled brightly. His look after shooting the zombie dead was incredibly cool, very much in the style of a tough man.
Svetlana, however, sneered. How could she not know the man was showing off? It was completely meaningless. But considering other thoughts, Svetlana didn't speak up to stop him. How he liked to show off was his business; it's normal to have hobbies in life.
Barry was also startled, then coughed heavily, "Hey, Eddie, let go of my daughter, you scumbag! And you said you didn't have bad intentions for Moira!"
Moira was also startled by Barry and quickly jumped away, lowering her head, somewhat embarrassed.
Eddie spread his hands and said, "Hey, Barry, that's not how it is. It was an emergency. Next time, please check your surroundings clearly before acting, okay?"
As everyone arrived in the suburbs and was about to board the plane, the ground suddenly shook, as if something was moving quickly underground.
Brad also started the helicopter immediately, seemingly preparing to escape again.
"Careful, there's something underground! Quickly get out of the way, jump onto the big rocks! Brad, quickly ascend and lower the ladder; we'll get on then!" Eddie instructed, then pulled Svetlana and Moira towards the big rocks.
Barry, not understanding why, also immediately took his wife and young daughter and ran onto the rocks.
As soon as they ran onto the rocks, the wooden cabin they had just left was smashed by a giant earthworm, like a colossal python but still showing many signs of decay, with layers of sharp teeth that made one's scalp tingle.
Eddie looked at the giant earthworm in front of him. Wasn't this the infected earthworm Jill had encountered before? After being infected by the T-Virus, it had mutated into this form after massive feeding. Its outer skin was extremely tough, making it very difficult to launch an effective attack against it.
"What is this banana guava thing?" Moira still used fruit names instead of curses.
"An earthworm infected with the virus. It clearly has strong aggressive tendencies. I saw it in the Mansion's documents; they bred two of them. One died in the Mansion, and the other's whereabouts were unknown. This monster is very troublesome; we should leave quickly," Eddie said, frowning.
Even Svetlana found it troublesome. Non-humanoid creatures, tall and large, were very difficult to deal with. They were not easy to fight, and she didn't know their weakness. Earthworms have no eyes, so she estimated they could only be attacked through their mouthparts.
"We can't leave this monster here; it will turn the Arklay Mountains into its hunting ground and doom Raccoon City!"
Barry's tone was very firm; it seemed he would only leave after killing this monster.
"Banana you, Barry, are you crazy? We'll die!" Moira, however, disagreed with Barry's approach.
"Moira, I think you should respect your father a little more and curse less. Although your father doesn't know how to express emotions, he cares deeply about his family. And because Wesker kidnapped you, he even considered betraying his teammates to ensure his family's safety. You don't know his torment," Eddie unexpectedly spoke up for Barry.
It wasn't a sudden act of kindness; Moira was also a very good sniper, with gun talent comparable to Barry's, and a very strong woman. If she could be invited to join the team, future work would definitely be easier to carry out.
Moira was a little surprised, and Barry was equally surprised. Neither of them expected Eddie to say that.
Thinking of Eddie saving her, Moira bit her lip and turned her head away, "Hmph, fine, I'll listen to you."
Barry was stunned, not knowing why his usually rebellious daughter suddenly became obedient. Then, as if he thought of something, he grabbed Eddie's collar and said, "You scumbag, did you do something to Moira!"
Moira immediately became displeased, "Barry, Dad! He makes sense, why can't I listen?"
This question left Barry speechless. Why did Moira not listen when he lectured her, but listened when an outsider, Eddie, lectured her? This made him very annoyed.
"Let the women get on the plane first. Svetlana, you go up too. Leave this to me. I'll make that big earthworm expose its weakness, and you take the opportunity to kill it. There's a rocket launcher on the plane!" Eddie ordered.
"I understand. You be careful." Svetlana didn't waste words. Only she could do it here, hitting the big earthworm's fleeting weakness with a rocket launcher from the plane.
Since Eddie and the others were on the big rocks, even with sharp teeth, the big earthworm couldn't chew through large rocks. Its teeth would break before it could. The T-Virus gave it evolution, not immortality; biting rocks was wishful thinking!
"Barry, grab some rocks, big ones, and throw them on the ground to lure out that big earthworm. This creature should eat anything that moves in its territory," Eddie suggested.
"You kid!" Barry still did as told.
Bang! A large rock was thrown to the ground, and the big earthworm suddenly drilled out, but quickly burrowed back into the earth.
Eddie continuously attacked with his submachine gun, not expecting to cause any damage, but merely to anger the big earthworm.
Sure enough, the big earthworm was furious, crawling back and forth underground. The next second, it quickly submerged itself again.
However, this submersion had no concealment, clearly a calm before the storm.
Eddie rested his chin on his right hand, "We must find something to use as bait. Moira, see if there are any meat products on the plane!"
Moira was very curious, but thinking she could participate in the monster-killing event, she became very excited. She searched the plane and, guided by Brad, found some ham for the S.T.A.R.S. members to eat. "Here, there's some ham."
"Throw it down!" Eddie said.
The next second, Eddie accurately caught more than ten sausages thrown from high in the air.
As he unwrapped the packaging, Barry asked curiously, "Are you hungry? This isn't the time to eat."
"Barry, you're old. When facing a monster, you must use edible things to trick it!" Eddie was not polite, even insulting Barry while explaining.
"You fellow!" Barry was exasperated but couldn't help but laugh. Well, he had to admit it was a good idea.
Chapter 112: Unrest in Raccoon City
Eddie threw out half of the unwrapped meat products. The earthworm underground seemed to be attracted, drilling out directly and devouring the meat products with such speed that it gave no chance. It seemed like an experienced hunter using the safest method to hunt, slowly consuming its prey while ensuring its own safety.
"This big earthworm is very cunning; it won't be easy to kill it. Too bad it ran into me; I'm the best hunter." Eddie boasted a little.
"Don't you dare think of my Moira as prey!" Barry warned. As a father, he couldn't accept the fact of his daughter dating so quickly.
"Hey, Barry, Moira and I are nothing. I already said that was a provocation." Eddie was defeated. Was this a midlife crisis for the middle-aged man?
"Nonsense, you just have that in mind." Barry shook his head; he wouldn't give up on something he had decided.
"Whatever you say, just watch my performance!" Eddie took out three grenades, tied them to the meat products, then threw them far away, pulling out the safety pins.
As soon as the meat products landed, the mutated earthworm drilled out and swallowed both the meat products and the grenades.
Bang! With a loud bang, the mutated earthworm was directly blasted onto the ground. The grenades exploding in its esophagus caused it immense pain. Svetlana, who had been ready on the plane for a long time, immediately pulled the trigger, firing a rocket.
The rocket, trailing a fiery exhaust, accurately flew into the big earthworm's mouthpart. The next second, the entire earthworm was blasted into the sky by the violent explosion, then fell to the ground in chunks of flesh, with only the craters indicating the horror of this mutated earthworm!
Barry looked at the mutated earthworm, now reduced to chunks of flesh, sighed, and clapped his hands, "You're very capable. I'll entrust Moira to you from now on."
"Hey! Barry, you're overthinking it!" Eddie was speechless. Was it that hard to be a good person?
Barry was displeased, picking up his Magnum and saying, "Kid, as a man, you have to be responsible. Don't make me look down on you."
"Alright, alright, whatever you say. You're an old stubborn man." Eddie climbed up the rope ladder.