"I don't care anymore," Javier thought to himself.
He looked at the imposing prototype Tyrant, quickly reloaded his Desert Eagle, and aimed the cold, black muzzle at its lower body. Since the heart and head were so heavily guarded, he would attack its lower body to get its attention. Javier didn't believe this monster had any concept of protecting its groin!
"Click!"
"BANG—!"
With another crisp sound, an orange bullet shot out again and quickly flew toward the prototype Tyrant's groin. At this moment, Javier was using his most precise shooting talent. In a daze, Javier only felt his brain get hot and his vision go white. In his eyes, there were only the Tyrant's weak points, and he had no other thoughts. Perhaps this was the so-called "unity of mind and skill."
Thanks to his previous self, Javier, who was a shooting novice, was able to perform at this level due to the preserved muscle memory. And now, Javier felt that... under his intense focus, he seemed to have begun to master his previous self's vast shooting skills, which were like a treasure trove.
"Bullseye!"
As he watched his bullet fly out, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind. It wasn't another personality, but the confidence that came from thousands of hours of training. The moment he fired the gun, his previous self's muscle memory had already determined the bullet's trajectory. This was a testament to his confidence in his skills!
And sure enough,
"Whoosh—!"
The Desert Eagle's bullet instantly hit the prototype Tyrant's groin, causing a critical hit. Blood splashed from its lower body, and a sharp pain surged through it. The prototype Tyrant roared in agony and stared at Javier with its white eyes.
In the next second,
"ROAR, ROAR, ROAR—!!!"
A deafening roar filled the air, as if it wanted to devour Javier. The prototype Tyrant's white eyes filled with terrifying fury. Its muscles tensed, and a huge, black hand came crashing down. That black arm was a weapon composed of a special, bone-like substance with sharp spikes. It was as sharp as a spear and could cut Javier in half with just a light touch!
"Here it comes..."
Javier forced himself to stay calm as he looked at the enraged Tyrant. He kept his eyes on the huge arm that was swinging down at him. Although he wanted to perform a close-quarters kill on the Tyrant, his rookie-level skills wouldn't allow it. So, in the face of the Tyrant's swift attack, Javier could only rely on his reflexes! He hoped that his reflexes wouldn't be half a beat too slow, or he would be dead.
"Whoosh—!"
A gust of wind rushed past his ears. As the black arm grew bigger and bigger in his eyes and was about to hit him in the face, Javier's body finally moved. He quickly dodged to the side. Although it was a side dodge, Javier only twisted his body. A full body dodge would have been too slow, and the Tyrant's attack would have hit him first. So Javier only twisted his body. The black, bony arm passed within five centimeters of Javier's body, and the powerful wind it generated almost tore Javier's jacket.
"Bang... Boom—!!!"
With a loud crash, Javier barely dodged the prototype Tyrant's attack. The prototype Tyrant's arm smashed onto the lift platform, and its bony spikes dug a huge hole in the thick steel plate, which showed how sharp they were.
"Shoot!"
"Shoot!"
Taking advantage of this moment, Billy and Rebecca didn't hesitate. They both shouted and quickly pulled their triggers. The shotgun and M1911's .45 caliber bullets flew out.
The prototype Tyrant, which was about to slap Javier again, was startled. Facing Billy and Rebecca's surprise attack, it had no chance to dodge. Several bullets all hit the exposed white spine on its back. As for the heart on its chest, it was impossible to hit it because of the angle. So, they could only focus all their firepower on the prototype Tyrant's exposed spine.
"Bang, bang, bang—!!!"
"Crack, crack..."
Several orange bullets, like a swarm of bees, accurately hit the prototype Tyrant's exposed white spine on its back. The fragile spine was instantly shattered and broke in half.
"Roar...!"
The prototype Tyrant let out a painful cry as it felt its spine break and the sharp pain from its brain. Its huge body couldn't help but kneel, as if it was being crushed by a thousand-pound boulder.
For a normal person, a broken spine would mean paralysis. This is because the spine contains a large number of nerves that connect to the brain. Once broken, it means that the control of the lower body is severed, and they would not be able to stand up again. After all, how can they move if their legs have no feeling?
But unfortunately, this was a Tyrant. Even a prototype was stronger than a normal human. Not only did it have two or three hearts, but it also had more nerves in its spine than a normal human. So, breaking its spine only made its movements less agile; it didn't mean that its lower body would be completely paralyzed.
"ROAR, ROAR, ROAR—!!!"
The excruciating pain caused the Tyrant to enter a state of frenzy. Its pale skin suddenly turned crimson, and its blood vessels bulged. The crimson heart on its chest also began to beat faster. At this moment, the Tyrant had entered its second stage. It constantly let out hot, white steam from its mouth. The moment it looked at Javier, a sinister expression appeared on its face. The kneeling body suddenly stood up, and its other huge, blood-red arm swung over!
"It's over...!"
Rebecca and Billy's sneak attack made Javier think that the Tyrant had no more fight left in it, but he didn't expect the monster to be able to rage out. This was too ridiculous... Although bosses usually have several forms, you're a prototype Tyrant. Do you also have a "rage mode"?
As a result, an unprepared Javier couldn't dodge the attack as he had before. He watched as the blood-red arm came crashing down on his face. Javier knew he couldn't take the hit with his face. After all, he still needed his handsome face to get girls. This fist, as big as a sandbag, would either disfigure him or blow his head off. So, if Javier didn't want to die, he had to take the hit in a different way!
"I have no choice...!"
With no other choice, Javier could only put up a standard cross-shield defense. He crossed his arms and held them tightly in front of him. The rest... he would leave to fate.
"BOOM—!"
A buzzing sound filled his ears. Javier's ears were ringing. In an instant, a terrifying force hit Javier's entire body. At this moment... Javier felt as if he had been hit by a train. His entire body, like a rag doll, was slammed into the wall behind the lift platform and then bounced back onto the ground.
The powerful impact caused Javier's consciousness to blur. His eyelids felt heavy, and his entire body was sore, as if it had been dismembered. With his trembling and numb arms, Javier could only feel...
"Broken... broken...?"
Whether it was an illusion or not, Javier felt as if both of his arms were broken. In just one hit, his arms were crippled. This made Javier feel dazed. As a strong sense of sleepiness came over him, Javier, who was helpless, could only sigh that this was probably the fate of a blue butterfly. Sometimes, it could create a terrifying global storm, but other times, it could only create a small ripple on the surface of a lake.
"..."
"JAVIER!!!" (+2)
Looking at the unconscious Javier who had fallen, Rebecca and Billy shouted with worried and concerned expressions on their faces. When they looked at the prototype Tyrant, their eyes were filled with fury.
"Die, you monster!"
"Die here, monster!"
They couldn't help but curse. Rebecca and Billy quickly fired their weapons, wishing they could unleash all their bullets at once, launching the most ferocious attack on the prototype Tyrant. If they were scared of this monster just moments ago, now... there was only anger left.
"Bang, bang, bang—!!!"
"Bang, bang, bang—!!!"
Whether it was the shotgun or the M1911 handgun, orange bullets flew out like raindrops. And this time... Rebecca and Billy perfectly hit the prototype Tyrant's huge, crimson heart on its chest.
"Squish... squish..."
With the rupture of the huge, crimson heart, the prototype Tyrant, which was accelerating its blood circulation, suddenly froze. A torrent of blood poured out from its heart as if it were free water. The Tyrant, which was in a state of frenzy, was quickly forced to retreat. The frenzy state required accelerated blood circulation to enter. But now... its heart had been directly blown up, and the accelerated blood was pouring out of the hole. No matter how powerful the prototype Tyrant was, it could not violate biological principles and continue to rampage without blood. That was impossible!
"Roar...!"
With another painful cry, the prototype Tyrant's heart had been blown up. Although it still had two other hearts and wouldn't die immediately, this heart was responsible for blood circulation, so it was the one with the biggest blood loss. Even if the prototype Tyrant wouldn't die immediately, it would still feel scared as its blood continued to drain.
Now, it had to eat immediately! Because only by eating could it speed up its metabolism. As a B.O.W. modified by the T-virus, the prototype Tyrant naturally had the excellent self-healing abilities of T-virus zombies, provided it could get enough energy.
Thinking of this... the prototype Tyrant's gaze towards Javier and his companions became more frantic and urgent. Although it was kneeling on the ground, its two big hands were waving wildly, trying to grab Rebecca and Billy. But the more anxious it was, the more it couldn't get what it wanted. No matter how it flailed, it couldn't touch Rebecca and Billy. At this moment, the prototype Tyrant couldn't move; it could only stay in place and try to hook the two with its long arms.
"..."
Just as Rebecca and Billy were struggling to figure out how to deal with this troublesome monster, a timely mechanical female voice suddenly sounded:
"The lift platform has arrived at the underground facility. Please note, the lift platform has arrived at the underground facility. Please leave immediately!"
Like a life-saving bell, Rebecca and Billy's faces lit up with joy as they heard the mechanical electronic voice from the old speaker. "Let's go, don't stay here. Once we get some distance, we'll have a million ways to deal with this ugly monster!"
They knew that the reason they were in such a difficult situation was because the battle had taken place on the lift platform, where the space was narrow and there was no room to escape. But now that they had an open space, it would be easy to deal with this prototype Tyrant. High-explosive grenades, flashbangs, Molotov cocktails—Rebecca would throw them all at the monster's face. She didn't believe she couldn't kill this monster.
The reason Javier hadn't used these area-of-effect weapons was that the space was too narrow. A high-explosive grenade thrown on the ground would kill the prototype Tyrant, but they would also die immediately. But now that the space was big, it didn't matter. They could use them without worry!
"Quick!"
"Rebecca, carry Javier and leave. I'll hold off this monster for a while!"
Billy knew what to do. He quickly fired his handgun to attract the prototype Tyrant's attention. Rebecca quickly helped the unconscious Javier up and hobbled away. The underground facility was a huge bio-factory with a lot of space. Rebecca quickly helped the unconscious Javier to escape as she looked at the open area in front of her!