In the Secret Surveillance Room
"What an idiot..."
"He's finally done for."
In the gray screen, the figure of Javier, who was thrown away by the Tyrant and had lost consciousness, appeared. The man in charge of the surveillance room, who had been watching this scene, revealed a hint of contempt at the corner of his mouth. It seemed that in his eyes, the foolish humans who dared to challenge the power of the Umbrella Corporation would not end well.
"However..."
He turned his eyes to Billy and Rebecca, who were now fighting against the Tyrant. The man's gaze was full of playful interest, as if watching a game.
"I wonder if these two idiots will suffer the same fate as the other one?"
The man's lips curled into a disdainful smile, and he left the secret surveillance room, as if the remaining two were not worth his time to watch.
The Final Showdown
"Bang, bang, bang..."
Limping, Rebecca helped the unconscious Javier to a corner of the underground research facility. She looked at Billy, who was still fighting the prototype Tyrant on the lift platform, and her expression changed. She quickly opened Javier's tactical backpack and took out a high-explosive grenade and a Molotov cocktail.
"Billy!"
"Get out of there! I'll use this to take care of that monster!"
Holding up the Molotov cocktail and high-explosive grenade, Rebecca shouted a warning to Billy in the distance. Without hesitation, she quickly lit the cloth on the Molotov cocktail. With a "hiss," the flame began to burn.
Billy turned his head, and when he saw the Molotov cocktail in Rebecca's hand, he immediately understood what the girl wanted to do. He then frantically emptied his M1911's magazine, shooting all the .45 caliber bullets at the prototype Tyrant's head. Billy intended to use this to obstruct the prototype Tyrant's vision. And sure enough, the moment Billy's .45 caliber bullets were fired, the prototype Tyrant subconsciously raised its huge, black, bony arm to shield its head. All the bullets hit its hard, bony arm.
"Clang, clang—!"
Sparks flew, and the bullets ricocheted off. The .50 caliber Desert Eagle couldn't penetrate the prototype Tyrant's hard arm, let alone the .45 caliber Colt M1911. Although they were both large-caliber firearms, as long as they didn't hit a soft spot, they couldn't cause any effective damage to the prototype Tyrant.
However, by doing this, the prototype Tyrant seemed to have avoided the bullet attack, but it also obstructed its own vision. It had no way to effectively pursue them and could only stand there in a daze. Billy took advantage of this moment and quickly ran, rolling away and escaping the lift platform's range!
"Whoosh—!"
Seeing this, Rebecca's eyes narrowed as Billy escaped the range of fire. She put all her strength into her slender arms and threw the Molotov cocktail. It flew in a beautiful arc, spinning in the air, and then hit the prototype Tyrant's head. The glass bottle shattered, and the gasoline and burning cloth touched, causing a huge fire to suddenly erupt!
"Sizzle, sizzle..."
"BOOM—!"
From head to toe, the prototype Tyrant was covered in gasoline. The scorching flames spread all over its body, and the searing burns made its already rotting skin even more festering. A foul, charred smell also quickly filled the air.
"ROAR...!!!"
Feeling the burning pain all over its body, the prototype Tyrant let out another angry roar. Its huge, thick arms flailed wildly. The flames had charred its skin, and the fire showed no signs of stopping. At this moment, the struggling Tyrant looked like a fiery demon, terrifying to behold. It was like a devil being punished by being burned at the stake. Its sharp, painful cries echoed in their ears, and its violent struggling was horrifying.
However, even so, the punishment for this demon's crimes was not over yet. Rebecca, who had just thrown the Molotov cocktail, had no intention of letting it go. After all, this monster had almost killed Javier, and she couldn't let it get away with it easily. She bit the pin out of a high-explosive grenade, and a black, round throwable object was once again thrown by Rebecca with all her might!
It flew in the same beautiful arc, like a shooting star in the sky.
"Clang!"
With a crisp sound, the high-explosive grenade rolled to the prototype Tyrant's feet. At this moment, the prototype Tyrant, which was being burned by the fire, had no idea that danger was right at its feet. This was because its outer skin, including its eyes, had been burned away. At this moment, it couldn't see anything, and even its keen sense of smell was useless.
Therefore, in the next second...
"BOOM—!!!"
A deafening, terrifying explosion ensued. The high-explosive grenade exploded on the lift platform. The outer shell shattered, and the compressed flames created an instantaneous explosion, causing countless steel fragments from inside the grenade to fly out at a high speed. The instantaneous heat from the explosion made it an incredibly powerful weapon.
"..."
After the loud explosion, the lift platform was covered in a thick, white smoke. The ground was covered in splattered blood and minced flesh. A tall, blurry figure still seemed to be standing in the thick smoke. Was it unharmed by the smoke?!
No.
As the thick smoke gradually dissipated, Rebecca and Billy finally got a clear look at the prototype Tyrant's true appearance. It was still standing, but there was not much flesh left on its body. Its left leg had been blown open, leaving only a white, bony thigh. Most of its torso had been torn away by the shrapnel and steel fragments. The prototype Tyrant's body had almost completely disappeared, with little left after the high-explosive grenade exploded. The standing skeleton only stood for a few seconds before collapsing with a crash and hitting the ground, completely lifeless.
The prototype Tyrant... had been defeated!
"..."
"That's great, we won!"
Rebecca's reaction seemed a little slow. She stared blankly at the collapsing prototype Tyrant, and then her face lit up with excitement as she shouted. Her small fists were clenched white, showing how excited she was.
Billy, who was standing beside her, let out a deep sigh of relief. It seemed that this terrifying monster was not invincible after all. Although it was terrifying, it was still no match for modern weapons. These cold, firearms were the most terrifying tools.
After defeating the prototype Tyrant, Billy sat on the ground and exhaled a deep breath. It was another battle where he had survived by the skin of his teeth. He really didn't know why Javier could always appear so relaxed. Was his mindset just that optimistic?
Oh, right! Javier!
At this moment, Billy remembered that they had an injured person. He quickly got up and jogged to the unconscious Javier. He extended his calloused finger to check Javier's breathing.
"Whew..."
Although the situation was not optimistic, Javier's breath was still coming out slowly and steadily, not in a hurry. This meant that Javier was not in any major danger.
"..."
"Rebecca, how is Javier doing now?"
Billy sighed deeply and asked Rebecca, the medic. He was really grateful to Javier. This guy was more loyal than he had imagined. When the three of them were trapped on the lift platform by the prototype Tyrant, only Javier had been willing to sacrifice himself to attract the prototype Tyrant's attention. Billy believed he himself couldn't do what Javier had done. If it were at the very last moment, Billy would have definitely given it his all and risked his life to attract the prototype Tyrant's attention, but what Javier did was something Billy couldn't do.
Therefore... Billy was very grateful. He was grateful that Javier was willing to believe that he wasn't a criminal, grateful that Javier was willing to trust him, and grateful that Javier was willing to protect him and Rebecca!
"It... doesn't seem to be a big problem," Rebecca explained as she carefully checked Javier's injuries.
"Because the impact was too great and he hit his head against the wall, Javier fainted. But luckily, Javier was wearing a steel helmet, and his head wasn't broken. As for his arms... he's really lucky. They would have been broken if the force was a little stronger. Now they're just dislocated. I've already set them back, but he can't do any strenuous exercise for a short period of time. Otherwise... he might have lasting side effects. Once a shoulder is dislocated, if you don't take good care of it and continue to overexert yourself, it will become a chronic problem, and dislocations will become very frequent!"
On the other side, after carefully checking Javier's injuries and finding that there were no major problems, Rebecca let out a deep sigh of relief. Although his skin was red and numb, thankfully, his arms were not broken. This was the luckiest thing. As for the back of his head, because he was wearing a helmet, he avoided a broken bone. But he would definitely have a concussion.
The medical environment in the wild was too poor now. As a medic, Rebecca couldn't give Javier much effective treatment. She could only pry open Javier's teeth, take out a tube of painkiller, pour it down his throat, and then help him take off his thick clothes to cool down, trying to get him to wake up as soon as possible...
After hearing that Javier was not in too much danger, Billy nodded. This was a blessing in disguise. As for him being unconscious... they hadn't rested for a long time either, so they would just let Javier get a good night's sleep!
During this time, Billy didn't waste any time. Instead, he carefully investigated the underground facility. In some of the rooms, Billy encountered some zombies and leechmen, but they were easily dealt with by Billy. Because he now had the large-caliber M1911 and Desert Eagle, these monsters, which were usually very annoying, became much easier to deal with.
Not only that, but in this underground facility, Billy found a lot of evidence. The underground facility was very confidential, so the information here was also very direct. Most of it was research on the Umbrella Corporation's BOW projects. The documents recorded the research process of biological weapons, including the dosage of the T-virus. Even the experimental process for creating Hunters by combining human embryos and animal embryos was clearly recorded. There were even signatures of Umbrella Corporation's high-ranking officials. Some black-and-white experimental photos and X-ray transparencies also existed, all of which were images of grotesque monsters. Although there were no videotapes, once these documents and films were released, the Raccoon City Police Department would have a reason to investigate the Umbrella Corporation and find out its evil deeds!
Therefore, in the eyes of Rebecca and Billy, this was the best evidence to bring down the once-great pharmaceutical company, Umbrella. As long as this evidence was made public, the Umbrella Corporation would be immediately brought to justice and receive the punishment it deserved!
But unfortunately... Rebecca and Billy didn't realize how powerful the Umbrella Corporation was. Although it was an international pharmaceutical company on the surface, its private assets were ridiculously large. Colluding with local officials and governments was its common practice, and it could even secretly stockpile its own army and weapons.
This kind of pharmaceutical company could no longer be eliminated just by exposing its crimes. In the entire United States, there was nothing that could punish the Umbrella Corporation except the U.S. government. In fact... if the Umbrella Corporation was willing to hand over all its experimental results and cooperate with the U.S. government, it could be whitewashed a second time, and all the sins it had committed would be erased. This was the power and foundation of the Umbrella Corporation.
The evidence that Rebecca and Billy had found would only bring trouble upon them if it was released. After all, even the chief of the Raccoon City Police Department had been bribed, so what was the use of this evidence? As the saying goes, "the emperor is far away from the mountains." These documents and films would be like a stone sinking into the sea and would not cause any ripples. Javier knew this, but unfortunately... he couldn't wake up yet.
...
After about an hour and a half, Javier's eyelids finally began to twitch. Although he had taken painkillers, Javier still felt as if his body was falling apart and had no strength.
"Ugh..."
A painful, hoarse whisper came from his throat. The headache-ridden Javier finally opened his eyes. He looked at the unfamiliar environment of the military factory and thought he had transmigrated again. But when he saw the big heads of Rebecca and Billy, Javier realized that he wasn't dead.
However, seeing the worried expressions on their faces, Javier couldn't help but pretend to be confused and ask:
"Wait..."
"Who am I? Where are we... and who are you?!"
With three consecutive questions, Rebecca and Billy's joyful expressions changed. They thought that Javier had suffered a serious concussion from the head injury and had lost his memory, but they didn't expect... it was just a joke from this heartless bastard.