The village chief, Mendez, who had fallen to the ground, landed right in front of an old house. He struggled to get up but eventually passed out.
When Ashley saw this exaggerated scene, her jaw dropped. To send someone flying into the sky with one punch—was this a frisbee toss?
"Surprised?" Eddie asked, holding Ashley.
Ashley nodded unconsciously. "It's so exaggerated."
"You can also gain such power. Do you want it?" Eddie asked with a mischievous smile.
Ashley suddenly twisted away, adopting a defensive posture with her hands. "I won't help you hurt my father. Are you with them?"
Eddie covered his head, somewhat helplessly. "It seems you're only suitable for having children."
"What?! Dammit, what are you talking about! Who's only suitable for having children? I'm an excellent university student from the Aeronautical Industry University! I'm already in my third year, I'm very capable. Vacuum reverse thrust centrifugal force is my theory, you just don't know it!" Ashley was annoyed. She didn't want to be underestimated by a man.
"Haha, just kidding. You know you like to study medicine. Do you know what I thought of when I was researching these virus vaccines?" Eddie retorted.
"I'm not your wife, how would I know? Hmph, why don't you tell me!" Ashley was a bit tsundere. It seemed she wouldn't be obedient until she was disciplined.
"What I was thinking was, humans fear viruses and only see the harm they bring. Why don't we try to utilize viruses and transform their destructive power into advantages that benefit us?" Eddie asked.
A hint of curiosity flashed in Ashley's beautiful eyes. "Your idea is the same as mine. I once proposed a theory that by using Linzi Mechanics combined with reverse thrust centrifugal force, one could achieve rapid flight, even surpassing the speed of light. This theory isn't recognized at the university, and if it weren't for my father's distinguished status, I would have been mocked long ago. Even now, some people laugh at me for overestimating myself."
Eddie hadn't expected Ashley to have such a past, which seemed to share some similarities with his own.
"Genius is always misunderstood. Our vision far surpasses that of ordinary people. They can't understand, just as we can't stand on the same perspective. I'd like to invite you to join my team, what do you think? I'm also developing a project about space travel." Eddie invited.
"Of course! Hmph, I'll prove to you that I can not only have children, but I also possess a lot of clever knowledge!" Ashley waved her small pink fists, seemingly cheering herself on.
On the other side, Lisa had already been directly sent flying by two other villagers, her frail body shattering into pieces in mid-air.
When they brought the special forces member into a house, they realized it was an old acquaintance: Female Hank Alvara!
Eddie took out a bottle of mineral water and poured a little on her face to stimulate her awake.
Alvara immediately woke up and assumed a fighting stance. "It's you? Eddie, you saved me?"
Chapter 498: The Village Chief is a Centipede Spirit
"If there's no one else here, then I saved you. What are you doing here? This place is very dangerous, not somewhere you should be." Eddie took out a cigarette and lit it.
"Give me one." Alvara extended her delicate hand and removed her glove.
After lighting the cigarette and taking a satisfying puff, Alvara said, "I was hired by Ye Minzhi to track you and investigate what's happening in this area. The situation here is very strange. There are many villages like this on the Iberian Peninsula. Their people are fierce, and even agents are useless here."
Their insubordination was merely a headache for law enforcement; it wasn't serious enough to warrant military intervention. So, it had been shelved. Poor mountains and unruly people – the Kingdom of the Iberian Peninsula didn't really care. They didn't know the true situation here, as long as there was no rebellion, everything was fine.
"There's nothing to investigate. Everyone here has been infected with a parasite. They are controlled by a superior parasite. This parasite is called Plaga. There are Dominant and Subordinate types. These people are using the Subordinate type, destined to be slaves for life."
"The Dominant type can enhance the host's abilities, but I don't know if there are other side effects. My research data hasn't revealed that yet. Now you understand? You can go back, woman. Don't be so curious about me." Eddie explained and prepared to leave.
"Wait, I need a sample, both Dominant and Subordinate types." Alvara said.
"Woman, it seems you don't understand your place at all. This place is very dangerous, with many enemies you don't know about. Alone, do you think you're Superman?" Eddie scoffed.
"Hmph, I'll rely on myself! Women are not weaker than men!" Alvara hated being underestimated the most.
"Lisa, take Ashley out to find something to eat. I need to talk to her." Eddie said, annoyed. Repeatedly testing his bottom line, when would it end?
"What do you want to do?!" Alvara retreated step by step, finally backing up against the wall.
On the other side, Leon went to the back of the village and saw his new teammate, Dury, tied to a stake and burned alive.
Kevin and Enrico were sitting on the ground, covered in wounds, surrounded by numerous villagers' corpses.
"Can you still fight? I have some first aid supplies here for you to use." Leon asked.
"Dury is dead. Report to headquarters and have them send reinforcements here. These villagers are clearly controlled. We found some documents that can exempt us from the crime of slaughtering civilians." Kevin gasped, holding out blood-stained documents.
Enrico silently stood up. "They will pay for this in blood! Dury, my old friend, I will avenge you."
"Wait, we should get reinforcements first. We don't have much ammunition left; we need to plan carefully." Kevin advised.
Enrico nodded. "Of course, I haven't lost my mind. Alright, Leon, you're in charge of contacting headquarters. Kevin, you and I will search this area. They have shotguns, and the equipment of the previous victims is all in one place, so we might find something useful to us."
"Okay, be careful and don't provoke new enemies." Leon helplessly picked up the video communicator to call for help from the Special Operations Department.
This time, it wasn't Hunnigan who answered. Hunnigan was on vacation; she had passed the fear test and was currently recuperating. She discovered she was pregnant, so she applied for maternity leave in advance.
Thanks to Eddie, Hunnigan was granted a year and three months of paid maternity leave.
The former beauty of the Special Operations Team being taken away saddened many Pentagon staff. What made them most depressed was that their goddess Hunnigan was also pregnant. Why take maternity leave if not pregnant?
Taking over Hunnigan's job was a young white woman with a mature demeanor. Her smooth long hair and beautiful face quickly garnered her enough admirers to form a reinforced company!
"Hi, Helena, have you eaten? You look even more beautiful." Leon greeted her with a smile.
Alfred coughed a few times, making Leon immediately become serious and recount the events.
This intelligence officer was the new agent, Helena. "Leon, please do not attempt to flirt during working hours; I don't like it. Now, to business: you massacred a village? Please take photos of the documents and send them over; I will apply to my superiors."
Leon hastily complied. He didn't want to bear the reputation of slaughtering villagers. He wasn't Leon S Kennedy, he really wasn't Leon S Kennedy!
The four encountered the freshly awakened village chief in the center of the village. Mendez had just gotten up when he saw these four outsiders.
He possessed a Dominant species Plaga and could clearly sense that the four people in front of him were not his kind. "Despicable outsiders."
"Wait, where's Ashley? Where did you hide her?" Leon asked, raising his pistol.
"Despicable outsiders!" Village Chief Mendez ran quickly.
Leon hurriedly shot at him, but the pistol's attack power was clearly insufficient to break through his defense. Village Chief Mendez was completely unfazed and continued to run towards them quickly.
At a critical moment, Enrico pulled out a shotgun and, at close range, directly shot the opponent, causing him to continuously retreat.
"This isn't the place to fight him, lure him over there!" Kevin pointed to a distant pasture. There were several oil barrels outside the pasture that could be used to deliver a fatal blow to the village chief.
The four worked together, at the cost of Enrico having his leg broken, and finally lured the village chief near the oil barrels.
Mendez, ignoring the bullets, stood on the oil. Leon shot the oil surface.
Whoosh! The impact of the bullet instantly ignited the flames, connecting to the oil barrel. Under internal and external pressure, the oil barrel exploded with a roar.
It blew Village Chief Mendez away, with large flames still burning on his body.
His massive trench coat was burned to ashes. Mendez's fingernails rapidly grew, instantly transforming into terrifying, scissor-like hands.