The floor suddenly turned a dangerous red, and a mechanism quickly popped open on the Laboratory ceiling, two fully automatic machine guns instantly aiming their dark muzzles at the U.S.S Squad members in front of them, then opening fire with full force!
"Da da da da da da —!!!"
Countless sparks flew.
The dark muzzles continuously spewed bullets, like dense raindrops, and before the U.S.S Squad members below could react, they were already riddled with bullets, their entire bodies shot full of holes like a leaking sieve.
The bulletproof vests that could withstand 7.62 rifle bullets became as fragile as paper at this moment, and soon a pool of crimson blood flowed on the ground.
"It's a trap!"
"Retreat… Quick, quick, quick! Retreat…!!!"
Seeing this,
the U.S.S Squad members behind them all changed their expressions, hurriedly shouting, and quickly retreated out of the attack range of the two machine guns in the Laboratory, while Hunk's gaze remained fixed on the two machine guns on the ceiling, raising his MP5 submachine guns and firing another burst of accurate shots!
"Da da da da —!!!"
"Clang clang…"
The submachine gun bullets hit the two machine guns on the ceiling, immediately sending sparks flying, and black smoke quickly billowed from them; the machine guns were instantly destroyed into scrap metal, and the fierce sweeping fire instantly ceased.
However, by the time the tear gas smoke dispersed, there were already three or four gruesome, mutilated corpses on the ground…
"This…"
The entire U.S.S Squad fell silent.
They had been careless. Their daily training against bio-monsters had made them somewhat complacent about the treacherous traps set by humans. The loss of three or four members today was the best example.
"Click!"
Hunk, however, was completely unconcerned.
He pulled out an empty submachine gun magazine and threw it forward. After confirming that there were no more traps in the Laboratory, he walked in with peace of mind.
At this moment, William leaned against the wall of the emergency escape passage, his face filled with pain. He was one step away from successfully escaping, but he didn't expect to be stopped by Hunk's MP5 submachine guns.
His calf twitched uncontrollably from heavy blood loss.
His chest heaved violently, and he continuously gasped for air.
William's face was covered in snot and tears. The tear gas just now made him incredibly uncomfortable, and coupled with the gunshot wound to his calf, William even subconsciously thought he was dying.
"Thump thump thump…"
"William Birkin, we are here on orders to retrieve the G Virus samples and other experimental data. Moreover… you have violated Umbrella Corporation's unwritten rules; you shouldn't have tried to collude and cooperate with high-ranking U.S. military officials. But fortunately… because of your own merits,"
"Umbrella Corporation intends to give you a chance. Come with us obediently, and don't try any tricks. This way, you won't have to die and can continue to serve Umbrella Corporation…!"
The U.S.S Squad members arrived in front of William.
Hunk, as the captain, stiffly recited the lines as per procedure. This was an order conveyed to him by his superiors. Hearing this… William, lying on the ground, sneered lightly. "That sounds good," he thought. "This is truly Umbrella Corporation's style. And 'because of my own merits'?"
"I bet that old geezer Spencer is just worried that if I die, there won't be anyone to help him research the G Virus, which is why he's so grandiosely sparing my life!"
Thinking of this,
William couldn't help but recall a scene from decades ago. He and Wesker, these two fellow apprentices, seemed to have led a large special forces unit to assassinate their teacher, Marcus. And teacher Marcus's expression back then… seemed to be as resentful as his own now.
This was simply—
Simply karmic retribution; you reap what you sow!
"Pah!"
"Don't make it sound so good. You U.S.S Squad members know better than I do what kind of character Umbrella Corporation and Spencer have. Although I'm not a good person either, you think you can just easily take the G Virus samples from me? No way!"
"Doesn't that old geezer just want to rely on the power of the G Virus to gain immortality? A foolish and ignorant idiot! I won't let that old geezer get his wish. In that case… let's all perish together!"
Spitting a mouthful of saliva,
William completely disregarded Hunk and the U.S.S Squad members' words, and instead showed great disdain. However, upon thinking of Spencer's smug expression, a highly dangerous idea suddenly arose in William's mind. He quickly opened the briefcase beside him, took out the prepared G Virus sample, and directly injected it into his neck.
"Ugh… Hmph—!"
A muffled groan,
William's expression instantly became pained.
But the U.S.S Squad members in front of him subconsciously thought William wanted to activate another Laboratory trap, and their MP5 submachine guns instinctively pulled the trigger, a volley of submachine gun bullets all hitting William's body!
"Bang bang bang—!!!"
"Splutter splutter…!!!"
In an instant,
William immediately lost his vital signs, his head dropping as he fell silent. This was completely unexpected for Hunk, the captain; things had happened so suddenly that he had no time to stop it.
And now… looking at the deceased William, Hunk sighed helplessly, and could only walk forward to pick up the briefcase that had fallen to the ground, which contained the G Virus samples and experimental data.
There were a total of three G Virus samples; William had used one, leaving two. It also contained some other research data.
"…"
"It's come to this; there's nothing we can do."
"The rest of the squad, you all move out all the research data from the Laboratory. Take as much information as possible; it might be useful and can make up for our failure to capture William alive."
After checking and confirming there were no issues,
Hunk, holding the briefcase, turned his head and calmly ordered the U.S.S Squad members in front of him. He hadn't expected William to compromise from the beginning. This outcome… was perhaps within expectations!
But…
Hunk had no idea that,
behind him… William, lying on the ground, due to the injection of the G Virus, coupled with his endless hatred, had caused the G Virus to evolve wildly within his body. As a virus with extremely tenacious vitality, the G Virus would also not allow its host to die.
Therefore, it would attempt to evolve into various forms to keep the host alive. Of course… as for the host's appearance, it would not care at all.
"Gurgle…"
"Gurgle gurgle… Gurgle gurgle…!!!"
William, who had originally collapsed against the wall, suddenly began to convulse and tremble wildly. The muscles throughout his body rapidly expanded, his thin frame appearing to suffer from obesity, his limbs thickening by a full factor of two. His white lab coat burst open, and half of William's body began to mutate.
His skin began to rapidly fester,
and a mass of tumor tissue regrew. Half of his face was quickly corroded and twisted, and on William's shoulder, muscles burst open, revealing a huge dark red bloodshot eyeball that curiously looked around at its surroundings. This was the consciousness of the G Virus itself, just as the Progenitor Virus controlled Wesker at the beginning.
When human consciousness is insufficient to control the power of the virus, then the virus will in turn use the host as a puppet body for action…
Half of his body rapidly swelled, and yellow, unknown teeth emerged from his abdomen, while his right arm reached an extremely terrifying explosive muscular strength, as thick as an elephant's leg, even more robust than the T-002 Tyrant's strong arms by half!
G William was born—
"Ho ho ho…"
"You… all of you will die here! I will never allow thieves to run away with my things!"
G William, who had originally passed out, was instantly awakened.
Opening his eyes, G William's mind was filled with rage, and he continuously let out the low growls of a zombie. When he looked at the U.S.S Squad members in front of him, he couldn't suppress the violent emotions within, his muscles tensing throughout his body, and he instantly charged forward.
"Bang!"
The Laboratory floor was instantly shattered by G William's monstrous strength.
Truly like a rhinoceros, G William charged directly towards the U.S.S Squad members, and Hunk, holding the G Virus sample briefcase, was also startled. He hadn't expected William to truly be able to revive with the G Virus.
After all, the G Virus's success rate was ridiculously high, and William had just been in a state of death. Now it seems… the G Virus is indeed stronger than the T-Virus, and it's no wonder Spencer valued the G Virus so much.
"Open fire and retreat—!!!"
But…
The well-trained U.S.S Squad was not intimidated by the sudden transformation of G William.
Their daily training targets were these bio-monsters; G William's appearance was no uglier than some monsters, so it didn't scare these U.S.S Squad members. On the contrary… these U.S.S Squad members quickly launched a counterattack.
Under the command of their captain, Hunk,
the squad members quickly formed front and rear formations. The four U.S.S Squad members at the front raised their MP5 submachine guns and provided direct suppressive fire, while those behind quickly pulled out High-explosive grenades and incendiary bombs to throw. These squad members were well-trained, and for a time, they directly suppressed G William. G William did not dare to fight head-on with the well-armed U.S.S Squad members and could only temporarily avoid their attacks!
…
"Is that gunshots…?!?"
Meanwhile, on the other side,
Annette, who had originally planned to meet up with her daughter and husband William, suddenly heard the intense gunshots coming from the Institute, and her face instantly changed, turning pale. She understood that it was highly likely that Umbrella Corporation's people had already arrived. Thinking of this… Annette quickly picked up her daughter Sherry from the ground and hastily hid in a room in the corner of the Laboratory.
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang—!!!"
"Boom…!"
"Splutter… Bang bang bang—!!!"
All sorts of intense gunshots rang out in the Laboratory. The battle was extremely fierce; neither the U.S.S Squad members nor G William could gain the upper hand. However, it was clear that the U.S.S Squad's ammunition reserves were starting to dwindle. After all, for the sake of mission speed, they hadn't carried tactical backpacks to carry large amounts of ammunition, so they were quickly running out.
And this fierce battle,
directly left the Laboratory in a mess, with various explosions and bullet holes, as well as raging fires, shattering all the T-Virus samples and some other virus samples placed on the tables.
Even the glass cages containing white mice were smashed to the ground, and many experimental white mice escaped, licking these T-Virus samples. Feeling the danger brought by the intense gunshots around them, they quickly fled through the sewers…
And in this way,
when the rats contaminated the water source, and the water was drunk by countless Raccoon City residents, and people in one room suddenly became infected and mutated into zombies, then frantically attacked other living people in the vicinity of the entire apartment, this chain reaction of large-scale infection began to break out.
Disease spread by rats, rats spread by water, water spread by people, and people continued to spread to others.
The time for the Raccoon City virus outbreak had begun—!!!
Chapter 6: The Stalker
In an ordinary apartment building—
"Beep beep beep…"
"Damn it, why isn't this bastard answering the phone? Is he asleep? In this situation, Javier still has the nerve to sleep? I haven't been able to sleep well for three or four consecutive nights. Doesn't he worry that Umbrella Corporation will silence him?"
In front of the desk,
Jill paced anxiously, looking at the unanswered phone, her brows sometimes furrowed, sometimes relaxed, muttering something under her breath. Yes… Jill was trying to contact Javier, but she didn't know what Javier was doing right now, as he hadn't answered after more than ten minutes of calling.
This made Jill wonder,
if Umbrella Corporation had cut off their S.T.A.R.S team members' lines, completely preventing communication.
And not only that,
during the time Jill was on the phone, there were also bursts of commotion outside the apartment, but Jill didn't care at all, because since yesterday, people on the streets had been celebrating and dancing all night, and the chaotic music had disturbed Jill's sleep several times, which was also one of the true culprits of her insomnia!
The annoying citizens outside seemed to be celebrating the capture of the serial killer in the Akeley Mountains. After all, a month ago, they were confined to their rooms under curfew, so it was understandable for them to indulge in revelry now.
And Jill was also annoyed by these people,
so no matter what commotion or police sirens there were outside the apartment, Jill didn't care at all. After all, the public safety at night in America… such situations seemed to be commonplace—!
But Jill didn't know that,
the commotion outside was caused by the Raccoon City virus outbreak. At this moment, the plot timeline had already begun outside. Citizens who had drunk contaminated water suddenly turned into zombies, frantically attacking others in their homes, and these infected zombies then ran into the streets, wildly tearing and biting.
In an instant, the entire Raccoon City fell into an uncontrollable riot. Fires raged everywhere, and fire trucks and police cars were fully deployed, but it was all in vain…
Even more terrifyingly,
Umbrella Corporation, in order to completely eliminate the S.T.A.R.S team members, even deployed two types of Tyrants in Raccoon City. One was the new T-103 Tyrant, improved from the T-002 Tyrant in the Mansion Villa, wearing a thick, dark special leather coat that could resist gun damage, greatly enhancing its defense, and even making it unafraid of being hit in its exposed heart.
At the same time, it also retained the T-002 Tyrant's power limiter; once it sustained fatal damage, it would release its restraints and unleash even greater power. It was also the first Tyrant mass-produced by Umbrella Corporation.
The other was the very famous Nemesis "Tyrant (Pursuer)"—!
A truly intelligent Tyrant,
formed by the fusion of the T-Virus, Nemesis-α Parasite, and a Tyrant. The Plaga parasite controls its body, allowing it to skillfully use various weapons, and it will continuously pursue its target according to the chip instructions in its head. As long as the target is not dead, it will keep chasing. It is truly the "Stalker" of the Tyrant world.
And on the other side,