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Jack was struck squarely in the chest. The force of the bullet spun him halfway around before he hit the floor. His body convulsed, twitching a few times before lying completely still.
Teri screamed, her voice cracking. "Jack! No! Jack!" Tears streamed down her cheeks as she stumbled forward, but Jill held her back.
"Don't—" Jill's voice trembled with disbelief. "He can't be gone just like that. No one dies that easily."
Ashford stared at Jack's body, eyes wide behind his glasses. His hands were still shaking, knuckles white around his cane. He couldn't comprehend what he'd just witnessed. Had Jack—this unpredictable stranger—actually taken the bullet for him?
"Why…?" the scientist muttered, his mind a blur of shock and confusion.
Across the ruined floor, Major Cain folded his arms and smirked. "Doctor, you should consider yourself lucky," he said, voice cold and mocking. "Seems someone out there thinks you're worth dying for. Though between us, you're company property — valuable. The rest of them? Expendable."
He turned to Alice, his eyes gleaming with arrogance. "Now then… shall we begin?"
Alice's jaw clenched. She inhaled deeply, steadying herself. "I understand."
And then she stepped forward.
The ground trembled as Nemesis moved, his massive frame shaking the air itself. "ROAAAR!" His roar echoed through the chamber, shaking the metal walls.
Alice and Nemesis collided like thunder. Each punch was a shockwave, each impact sending sparks flying. Metal groaned and cracked beneath their feet.
Even from a distance, it was obvious — Alice's strength had surpassed that of any normal human. She met Nemesis blow for blow, her movements sharp and precise. Her reflexes, her speed — all inhuman. She was fighting not just a monster, but a mirror of what she could become.
Nemesis swung his arm like a sledgehammer. Alice ducked, countered, then spun — her heel smashed into his jaw.
He staggered but didn't fall.
"Ah—!" Alice cried out as he backhanded her, sending her crashing into the ground.
She groaned, pushing herself up. Before Nemesis could move again, she kicked his knee, forcing him to falter, then leapt up with a vicious combo — one fist, two kicks, and another strike that made the monster roar in pain.
Nemesis stumbled backward, his massive body slamming into an iron wall.
"ROAR!" He tore a steel beam from the wall with one hand and swung it like a club. The sound of metal slicing through the air filled the chamber.
Alice dodged, barely. Sparks burst from the ground where the beam struck. The floor shattered like glass.
Now, with a weapon in his hand, Nemesis pressed the advantage. Alice blocked, rolled, and evaded, but couldn't close the distance. Every strike from Nemesis carried enough force to shatter concrete.
With a final roar, Nemesis brought the beam down with all his might. Alice rolled aside at the last moment — the weapon smashed into the concrete, carving a crater.
From the sidelines, Cain tossed two iron rods toward her. "Let's see how you handle this!" he said with a sneer.
Alice snatched one mid-air and met Nemesis's next swing head-on.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
The two metal weapons collided again and again, sparks lighting up the dark chamber like fireworks.
Nemesis swung, Alice parried. He attacked again, she countered faster than the human eye could follow. Their weapons screeched and sparked as the two forces of the Umbrella Corporation clashed — one a weapon created, the other a weapon perfected.
Alice's eyes darted — she spotted a broken shard of steel protruding from Nemesis's back. A weak point.
Now or never.
Alice threw her rod, using the momentum to leap high into the air. Her kick landed square in Nemesis's chest.
The creature staggered, roaring in rage.
Alice didn't stop. She followed with a powerful punch, her full strength behind it.
"Ahhh—!" she shouted, driving him backward.
"ROAR!" Nemesis howled in agony as his back hit the wall — the steel shard piercing deeper into his own body.
Alice landed, panting, her eyes filled with sorrow and shock.
Nemesis groaned, his massive body trembling. Something was happening — his voice cracked, struggling through layers of pain and confusion.
"…Matt…" he gasped.
Alice froze. "What?"
The name echoed in her head like a gunshot. Matt.
Her eyes widened. "No… no, I'm sorry, Matt. I didn't know it was you. I swear, I didn't!"
"Kill him," Cain ordered flatly.
Alice's head snapped toward him. "No!"
Cain's tone turned sinister. "You don't understand. You're far more important than that creature. He's obsolete. You—" he pointed at her, almost reverently, "—are evolution. You bonded with the T-Virus at a cellular level. You didn't just survive it. You mastered it. You've become something magnificent."
Alice's voice trembled. "You mean I've become a monster."
Cain smiled faintly. "Not a monster. A god. With my help, you could be unstoppable."
Her eyes darkened. "And what about him? What about Matt?"
Cain's expression softened — almost pitying. "Evolution always demands sacrifice. End his pain."
Alice shook her head slowly. "I reject that."
Cain sighed. "You disappoint me. Such potential… wasted on compassion."
Suddenly, a low chuckle echoed from the floor.
Everyone turned.
"Quite the speech," a familiar voice said mockingly. "Guess dying wasn't a waste of a good coat after all."
All eyes widened.
Jack was standing. Alive.
He brushed the dust off his clothes, cracking his neck as if he'd just woken from a nap. "Man, I hate pretending to be dead. So boring."
"Jack!" Teri cried out, tears still clinging to her lashes.
Jill blinked in disbelief, then smirked despite herself. "This idiot… doesn't know when to stay down."
L.J. whistled. "Brother just respawned like it's a video game."
Umbrella soldiers immediately raised their rifles, surrounding him. "On the ground! Now!"
Cain stepped forward, disbelief flickering in his eyes. "You're still alive?"
Jack grinned. "Naturally. If I were dead, who'd keep things interesting?" He flexed his hands — the metal cuffs around his wrists snapped apart like glass.
Cain's voice dropped. "Who are you?"
Jack's smile turned cold. "Jack." He began walking toward him, each step echoing in the silent chamber.
"Open fire!" Cain shouted. "Let's see how long you last!"
BANG! BANG! BANG!
Gunfire erupted, echoing through the steel chamber.
Jack didn't move — not really. His body swayed lazily from side to side, his shadow dancing with him. The bullets sliced through the air, but none hit. It was as if time itself bent around him.
"Is that even human speed?" L.J. gasped.
Jill frowned. "He's not even dodging. He's… weaving through the bullets."
"Jack…" Teri whispered, half in awe, half in fear.
Jack stopped moving. Bullets hung around him, suspended in midair like a halo of death. They rotated slowly, catching the light like tiny metallic stars.
"You boys shoot too much," Jack said calmly. "Don't your kidneys ever run out of stamina?"
The soldiers froze. No one spoke.
Cain's face went pale. "What… are you?"
Jack's grin widened. "Didn't I already tell you? Remember the name — Jack. When you go to hell, tell them I sent you."
He snapped his fingers.
The bullets hanging in the air suddenly shot outward in every direction.
Screams filled the room. Umbrella soldiers fell one after another, collapsing in pools of blood before they even realized what had happened.
L.J. swallowed hard, his voice trembling. "Yeah… he's definitely not human."
Smoke filled the air. The floor was littered with shell casings and silence.
Cain staggered backward, horrified. "Impossible…"
Jack turned his cold eyes on him. "Nothing's impossible," he said, cracking his knuckles. "You just don't believe hard enough."
He smiled — a slow, dangerous smile.
"Now," he said, stepping closer, "shall we finish your little science project?"
Cain's face went white.
Behind them, Nemesis let out one last broken roar — half human, half machine — as the facility lights flickered violently.
Alice looked at Jack, then at Nemesis, her heart heavy with regret. The nightmare wasn't over, but for the first time, Cain looked truly afraid.
And Jack — grinning in the chaos — looked right at home.