In the secret surveillance room
"I told you..."
"I'm no longer interested in you three little rats. It's time to end all this. All of you will be buried here, you fools!"
In the gray-lit screen, the figures of Javier, Billy, and Rebecca were shown clearly through the surveillance camera. But besides them, several mutated leeches slowly crawled over the outside of the screen, leaving a sticky liquid trail. A voice spoke as he looked at the three on the screen, his tone full of contempt.
This person was none other than the long-unseen Leech Queen, Marcus. At this moment, he was looking at the three with impatience, his mood a little sour. He hadn't expected the three rats in his territory to survive for so long, and it was quite a surprise. He was also furious at the two traitors, William and Wesker. He had found them hiding in the secret surveillance room, but by the time he arrived, the two bastards had already fled.
What was even more infuriating was that Marcus had sent his mutated leeches to search the facility for a long time, but they still couldn't find William and Wesker. The two must have known the escape routes of the facility and had fled early. Marcus remembered his original body's memories of William and Wesker being bribed by Spencer and then turning around and choosing to have him assassinated. He was furious at the smug look on their faces back then! He wished he could just crush those two traitors. And now... he couldn't find William and Wesker. So, Marcus could only vent his anger on Javier and his two companions.
The prototype Tyrant in the nutrient liquid glass jar in the factory was also released by Marcus, who ordered his mutated leeches to chew through the glass jar! Now, he had to quickly deal with these three rats and then leave the facility to get his revenge on the Umbrella Corporation. He didn't have much time to stay in this place.
In the research factory
On the other side, using the key they had found on the dead body, Javier and his companions easily unlocked the lift platform device and got on it. Looking at the familiar lift platform device, Javier smiled helplessly and slowly pressed the start button.
"Beep, beep, beep...!"
"Lift platform starting. Please wait..."
A hoarse electronic female voice came from the old speaker. The entire lift platform suddenly shook and then began to slowly descend like an elevator. The lights on the side also began to flicker, which meant the lift platform was working properly. However, just as Javier and the others were marveling at the quality of the Umbrella Corporation's equipment, a roar that could be heard throughout the entire research factory suddenly rang out. It was like a rolling thunder, and the once-silent factory was instantly filled with the echo of this roar:
"ROAR—!!!"
A bone-chilling roar swept over them, as if a caged beast was about to escape its prison. This startled Javier and his companions, who were on the lift platform, and they quickly looked up with alert eyes.
"What's that roar?!"
"A Hunter... or some monster that's been released?"
"No, load your weapons quickly. Don't let your guard down!"
Hearing the roar, Rebecca and Billy's faces showed panic. Rebecca looked up at the ceiling, afraid that something would fall on them. Billy quickly warned them and reloaded their weapons.
"This..."
"F***ing hell, is this another boss fight? Was that the Tyrant that was released? Damn it... why now? It wasn't released just now, but why at this exact moment? How are we supposed to fight in this narrow lift platform?!"
On the other side, compared to Rebecca and Billy's panic, Javier's face was ashen, and he complained in his heart. There was nothing he could do. This was too unlucky. He had just said that the Tyrant was trapped in the nutrient liquid glass jar and shouldn't have been released, but now it was out of nowhere... Was it specifically targeting them?
After all, they were on the lift platform, an irregular circle with a diameter of less than ten meters and no cover. What was the difference between this and the Colosseum in Rome? It was very dangerous for the three of them to face a single Tyrant in such a narrow space! Because of this, Javier felt a chill in his heart. Was he, a little blue butterfly, going to die here? Was he going to pave the way for Billy and Rebecca, take the Tyrant's attacks, and then, after the three of them defeated the Tyrant together, he would be too badly injured and would choose to stay behind and die on the lift platform?
Javier could vaguely feel his fate changing. He felt that this script was very likely to happen. After all, he wasn't the protagonist... Of course, it was also possible that he was just overthinking things!
However, in the next second, it was proven that Javier was not overthinking things. It was really going to happen!
"Thump, thump, thump..."
"ROAR—!!!"
Another deafening roar came, followed by the urgent sound of heavy footsteps, as if a giant elephant was stomping. This made Javier and his companions' faces become even more serious. Such heavy footsteps... was it another behemoth?
However...
"Whoosh—!"
A huge, black figure suddenly jumped to the top of the lift platform and appeared right above Javier and his companions. At that moment, the three of them got a good look at the monster's true appearance.
It was over two meters tall. Its skin was pale and bloodless and covered with large and small rotten wounds. It was a sight of utter devastation. It had a bald head, white eyes, and swollen blood vessels on its cheeks. Its appearance was not different from a human's; it was like a giant. But its back had an exposed white spine, and a huge, exposed crimson heart that was covered in blood. It was trembling with the passage of time.
What was even more terrifying was its huge, black, grotesque arm. Its five fingers were growing out like bony spikes, like irregular thorns. The sharp spikes emitted a chilling light. If they were stabbed or cut, they would be split in half instantly!
And this... was the prototype Tyrant!
"F***!"
"I am so unlucky. Damn it... I have to face a boss fight at this moment. Rebecca... Billy, hurry up and shoot. Don't let this monster land on the lift platform. In this narrow space, we'll all be killed!"
Seeing this, Javier couldn't help but curse, but he quickly raised his Desert Eagle handgun and aimed the cold, black muzzle at the prototype Tyrant in front of him. He frantically pulled the trigger and shot. At the same time, Javier quickly shouted a reminder to Rebecca and Billy.
"Bang, bang, bang—!!!"
"BOOM, BOOM, BOOM—!!!"
A series of intense gunshots rang out. Javier's eight Magnum bullets were all used up in an instant. The black muzzle of the Desert Eagle was smoking with white steam, and the heat hadn't dissipated yet. As the muzzle spewed fire, thick, thumb-sized bullets shot out! They all flew towards the prototype Tyrant's exposed heart on its chest. As a newbie player of Resident Evil, Javier knew the Tyrant's weaknesses very well, especially the prototype version. Unlike the later versions that wore coats for protection or were controlled by parasites, or even those that were armored, the prototype Tyrant's exposed heart and spine were still its biggest weaknesses. The Tyrant had two or three hearts, and the outermost one was for blood circulation. If it was hit first, it would greatly reduce the Tyrant's blood circulation and slow down its movement speed. As for the spine on its back, the angle was too tricky, unless Javier knew how to do the "gun-jiggle-trick."
That's the move where, in the instant the bullet is fired from the gun, you quickly jiggle the gun to change the bullet's direction so it can hit the Tyrant's spine at a curved angle! But now... even a shooting genius like Javier couldn't perform such a difficult and impractical shooting technique. He could only hope that his cheat system would sell him such a secret book in the future!
"Clang, clang, clang—!!!"
However, to Javier's disappointment, the prototype Tyrant in front of him was much smarter than the one in the game. As one of the few intelligent B.O.W.s left in the Umbrella Corporation, the Tyrant, like the previous Hunter, had its weakness exposed, but its instincts would make it instinctively protect its weakness from being hurt instead of just standing there and getting shot.
All they heard was a series of loud "clang, clang, clang" sounds. Even Javier's Desert Eagle Magnum bullets were blocked by the Tyrant's black, bony right hand. The usually powerful Magnum bullets were now like they were hitting a thick steel plate, and they were sparking, completely unable to penetrate its defense!
The black arm was the hardest part of the Tyrant's body. The entire black right arm was made of a special hardened bone, and its hardness was not inferior to that of real steel. So it was more than enough to block the Magnum bullets with its right arm.
Javier's face hardened as he looked at how smart the prototype Tyrant was. Now they were in trouble. They couldn't shoot the Tyrant down in mid-air. Now that it had landed on the platform, how were they supposed to kill this monster? Was he... really going to have to sacrifice himself to create an opportunity to kill this Tyrant? Was that what fate wanted? But... even as a small blue butterfly, he didn't want to become a cannon fodder character in the story!
"BANG—!"
Like a black cannonball, the Tyrant's huge body slammed onto the lift platform, causing it to shake violently. Javier and his companions almost fell to the ground.
"Hah, hah, hah..."
"Hah... hah, hah... ugh..."
A tall, black shadow loomed over Javier and his companions. A low growl gradually came from its throat. The prototype Tyrant's white eyes were staring at Javier, and a thick, white saliva involuntarily dripped from its mouth. Like an alligator that hadn't eaten for dozens of days, the prototype Tyrant was in a state of hunger. It now... just wanted to eat the three delicious little cakes in front of it!
Javier and his companions swallowed nervously as they looked at the huge Tyrant and the terrifying pressure it radiated. This monster was indeed terrifying. Although it still looked like a human, its presence was not comparable to the previous Hunters. It was so much stronger!
"I'll attract its attention."
"Rebecca, Billy, you two take the opportunity to sneak attack it. Be careful... see the exposed heart on its chest and the spine on its back? Those are its weaknesses. Aim at its weaknesses. Whether we can kill this guy or not depends on your shooting skills, and I can't hold on for long!"
But soon, despite the cursing and complaining, the moment Javier saw the prototype Tyrant slam onto the lift platform, he had already made up his mind. He would be cannon fodder. Anyway, Javier didn't care. In such a narrow space, there was no way to avoid it. Only one person could attract the prototype Tyrant's attention, and the other two could work together to attack it. And the person who would attract the Tyrant's attention could only be Javier himself.
It wasn't that Javier had some big idea of sacrificing himself. It was just that among the three of them, Javier was the most suitable. He wouldn't sacrifice Rebecca. They might seem like strangers who were just partners, but as a man, Javier would never allow himself to sacrifice a woman's life to save his own. That was his bottom line; he wasn't a beast! Javier was not that selfish. No matter how many times he had to do it, he would probably make the same choice. As for Billy... the former Marine Corps lieutenant was indeed much more skilled than Javier, but Billy's arms were bare and unprotected. If he was scratched, he would be infected. His margin for error was too low!
Therefore, Javier, who was armed to the teeth, had to be the one to attract the attention. It was his own fault for being so afraid of dying when he arrived, so now it was time for him to make some sacrifices and contributions...