Javier's solution seemed simple and crude, but it was actually fraught with difficulties, and Javier's attempt to venture alone to detach the carriage was even more dangerous!
However, Javier ignored the risk; his willingness to put himself in harm's way was far better than Leon using his "Pretty Punch" to turn the G5 Monster into its ultimate form.
Therefore, completely disregarding everyone's pleas, Javier simply tied a torn curtain from the carriage window to his bulletproof vest and began to slowly walk towards the G5 Monster.
"..."
"Before I start, I'll let you taste a flame feast first, then I'll act."
Just as Javier was about to enter the G5 Monster's attack range, he slowly pulled out a transparent Molotov cocktail, lit the oilcloth with a lighter, and, as before, threw it at the G5 Monster.
At the same time, he drew his Desert Eagle and, with a precise arc shot, instantly hit the Molotov cocktail in mid-air.
"Pfft..."
"Boom—!!!"
It was the same flame-spreading technique as always.
The Molotov cocktail exploded instantly in front of the G5 Monster.
Flames and highly flammable gasoline, combined with the hollow point explosion of the bullet, created a chemical reaction, and an extremely terrifying scorching inferno instantly spread throughout the G5 Monster's carriage space.
The high temperature of the flames intensely burned parts of the G5 Monster's body.
This magical damage caused the G5 Monster to feel pain again; after all, flames are not like the physical attacks of bullets, which can be easily repaired.
The scorching of the flames would spread over a large area of its body, and the extensive burn injuries would slow down its recovery speed.
This pseudo-debuff-like severe injury effect could, to some extent, limit the G5 Monster's attack frequency, giving Javier more opportunities to strike!
"Gurgle gurgle... gurgle gurgle..."
"Ugh—!!!"
The G5 Monster, having been attacked by the Molotov cocktail's flames, let out a series of muffled, painful wails.
It was clear that the flame damage was significantly higher than the bullet damage.
Seizing this opportunity, Javier quickly set off, twisted his neck, and then rushed into the third carriage.
But...
"Whoosh—!!!"
The G5 Monster reacted even faster.
Although its Creep speed was slow, its tentacles, like a snail's feelers, were not to be underestimated.
With just one swing and flick, they lashed out like a long whip, rapidly striking towards Javier.
If he were hit...
Then Javier's bones would be instantly broken, and Javier, having lost his ability to move, would immediately be entangled and wrapped by the G5 Monster's tentacles, and then swallowed into its dense, fanged mouth, which resembled a grinding disc shield tunneling machine.
"Bang—Bang—Bang—!!!"
However, facing these tentacles attempting to sneak attack him, Javier showed no mercy.
He raised his Desert Eagle and fired several Magnum bullets.
Thumb-thick Magnum bullets instantly shot out, and it was a continuous volley of three bullets fired in quick succession, all hitting the tumorous tentacle that was sweeping towards his left calf.
"Pfft pfft—!!!"
Three consecutive Magnum bullets all concentrated on a single point, rendering the G5 Monster's tumorous tentacle useless, no matter how strong its defense was.
It was still forcefully broken in half by Javier.
After all, even the G5 Monster hadn't anticipated that Javier could perform a triple shot, and that the hit locations would be identical.
If it had only been a single Magnum bullet, it definitely wouldn't have been able to break off the G5 Monster's tumorous tentacle.
One can only say that Javier was even more skilled...
However, although Javier temporarily escaped danger, the G5 Monster was not to be trifled with.
Seeing that its tumorous tentacles couldn't reach Javier and were being blown off by Magnum bullets, the G5 Monster's mouth, like a grinding disc shield tunneling machine, began to squirm frantically, as if it was accumulating some liquid inside, preparing to spray it out.
As expected, the next second, "Pfft... whoosh—!!!"
A disgusting mass of green viscous liquid immediately spurted out from the G5 Monster's mouth, covering a very wide area, making Javier unable to continue advancing and forcing him to constantly move and dodge.
But even so... some of the green viscous liquid still got on Javier's clothes, and white smoke immediately began to billow from them.
"Pfft... sizzle sizzle..."
Javier noticed that his clothes were starting to be burned and corroded with holes, and even the tactical helmet he was wearing couldn't escape unscathed.
Seeing this, Javier's expression changed, and he quickly took off his tactical uniform and tactical helmet and threw them aside.
These corrosive viscous liquids were extremely tricky; they were probably something similar to stomach acid secreted from the G5 Monster's body.
This type of liquid was not like the tumorous tentacles; it couldn't be dispersed with bullets, and could only be dodged by moving.
However, there were pros and cons.
This move was very effective for the G5 Monster, and even Javier couldn't do anything about it.
A tank with crowd control, healing, and true damage—this monster was simply the meta's darling, aside from its short reach.
But when the corrosive green liquid splashed onto the train carriage, it also corroded several dense small holes in the carriage floor.
If the G5 Monster continued to attack with its corrosive green liquid, perhaps Javier wouldn't even need to pull out the pins of the carriage coupling; the G5 Monster could send itself down.
After all, by then the entire carriage would be corroded and dilapidated, and with the G5 Monster's terrifying weight, it would easily tear apart the entire carriage and automatically separate from it, allowing Javier to get rid of this troublesome monster without having to worry about it—!
Chapter 33: Flames Purify All
Looking at the train carriage floor, which was already corroded with holes of various sizes, Javier decided to put himself in danger again, disregarding the lack of strong acid protection on his body, and continued to approach the G5 Monster's attack range.
"Whoosh—!!!"
And this time, it wasn't the G5 Monster's corrosive viscous attack, but dozens of tumorous tentacles lashing out, flying like cannonballs.
They were fast and numerous.
Javier saw that the G5 Monster had become a bit smarter and could do nothing but pull out two Desert Eagles and fire rapidly.
"Bang bang bang...!!!"
Following the same pattern, a volley of three Magnum bullets fired simultaneously.
Only when three Magnum bullets hit the same spot together could the G5 Monster's tumorous tentacles be broken.
This required extremely high precision, but fortunately, Javier did not lack this shooting talent.
However, instead of worrying about accuracy, it was more appropriate to worry about ammunition reserves.
Because previously, to allow the unconscious Sherry to keep up with the main group, Javier had dumped the Magnum bullets from his tactical backpack, only carrying a few magazines in his bulletproof vest, and breaking the G5 Monster's tumorous tentacles required three bullets.
Therefore, this consumption of ammunition was not ordinary...
Furthermore, while dodging, Javier also found that his ammunition was getting lower and lower.
At this rate, he might not be able to get close to the carriage coupling, and would only be endlessly consumed by the G5 Monster.
"Bang——————!"
But at this moment, a long, sharp gunshot rang out.
A rifle's trigger was quickly pulled, and dozens of meters of moving targets were all accurately hit on the wildly thrashing tumorous tentacles.
The sniper rifle's bullets easily broke off those grotesque tumorous tentacles.
Looking over, it was Leon providing long-range fire support.
The Garand Rifle was used skillfully in his hands, constantly pulling the bolt and firing, bullets flying out one after another.
Vaguely, one could even see the soul of a veteran behind Leon, his eyes fixed on the G5 Monster with extreme determination.
Was the protagonist about to power up?
Of course not.
It was just that Leon didn't want Javier to steal all the glory alone.
The M2 Heavy Machine Gun couldn't be used; after all, in this narrow carriage, if there were no one else, Leon could go wild with the M2 Heavy Machine Gun.
But with Javier in front, Leon really didn't have the confidence to say that bullets could pass through Javier's gaps and hit the G5 Monster behind him.
That would be a pipe dream.
On the contrary, Leon thought there was a much higher chance he could turn Javier into a human sieve with the M2 Heavy Machine Gun, but thinking he wasn't a bad person, he abandoned that little thought of revenge.
Therefore, Leon could only use the Garand Rifle for precise shooting, each bullet accurately hitting the G5 Monster's tumorous tentacles, buying Javier more opportunities to get closer.
Not only that,
"Bang————————!"
Another long, piercing gunshot rang out.
The Springfield M1903 sniper rifle was held in a pair of slender, fair hands, and the actions of pulling the bolt, aiming through the scope, and pulling the trigger were smooth and fluid.
With the scope, the Springfield M1903 sniper rifle's accuracy was even greater, surpassing Leon's bullet hit rate.
Bullet after bullet not only hit the tumorous tentacles but also helped Javier block the G5 Monster's mouth, preventing it from suddenly spitting out the corrosive green viscous liquid from before.
And the owner of the gun was none other than Ada Wong...
Dressed in a striking red deep V hip-hugging dress with black stockings, this was the true battlefield rose.
Her neat short hair swayed with the recoil of the Springfield M1903 sniper rifle, and the amber eyes in her brows, accompanied by her sharp gaze, appeared incredibly heroic and spirited.
Even Leon, busy fighting monsters, turned his head sideways for a moment... and was slightly stunned.
That figure was truly beautiful, worthy of being a goddess—
And as the saying goes, husband and wife working together... Bah!
When men and women work together, the work isn't tiring.
With Ada Wong's addition, Leon's work speed increased, and he was mentally exhilarated, not feeling tired at all.
Even the accuracy of his Garand Rifle gradually began to improve, subtly hinting at an upgrade.
"I never thought you'd be good with guns, and so powerful too."
"And it seems we really have a tacit understanding, working seamlessly together..."
Seizing this opportunity, Leon also didn't miss the chance to flirt with Goddess Ada.
It was a shame... Ada couldn't be bothered with Leon, only rolling her eyes at him before explaining:
"Instead of being so glib, why don't you improve your shooting skills first?
And... I just don't want to be buried with you guys in this damned Institute, which is why I'm helping to save myself.
Also... I hate men who talk too much."
A verbal and mental critical hit, it instantly shattered Leon's newly risen confidence.
This left Leon utterly helpless.
It seemed the path to pursuing a goddess was still long and arduous.
However, he now fully believed something Javier had said: being thick-skinned was the ultimate killer move for pursuing the opposite sex!
He had vaguely grasped the essence of this aspect, but this killer move also had limitations and thresholds.
One was good looks; Leon believed he was decent, so he could disregard this threshold.
The second was knowing when to press and when to back off.
Currently, Leon was learning to be thick-skinned and slowly understanding what it meant to have proper rhythm.
Uh...
As for why Claire and Lisa didn't help?
It was simple: neither of them could use guns.
Claire was just a college student; although she had Chris, a soldier, as a brother, being able to skillfully use a pistol was already quite good, and her accuracy was too poor.
If she were to help... she would probably really blow Javier's head off.
And Claire seemed to have self-awareness; she didn't choose to join the shooting lineup and could only watch helplessly from the side.
As for Lisa... she had truly never touched a firearm, and firearms were completely useless compared to her Plaga parasite tentacles.
However, using her Plaga parasite tentacles to attack would result in her being swallowed by the G5 Monster, so Lisa could only choose to watch from the side.
"Bang————————!"
"Bang————————!"
Ada and Leon's cooperation was indeed quite good.
They relieved a lot of pressure from Javier.
Before long, Javier was already close to the entrance of the third carriage, and he could see the connecting hook below.
Of course...
This action successfully infuriated the G5 Monster to its breaking point.
It would not allow Javier and the others to just get rid of it like this!
"Ugh... roar roar roar—!!!"
A low, muffled roar came.
Seeing Javier attempting to get closer, the G5 Monster desperately wriggled its hill-like body, even using its tumorous tentacles to lock down the third carriage, frantically squeezing inside.
The entire train groaned under this terrifying weight, with parts even being crushed into several dents, vividly resembling a perverted stalker trying to squeeze his burly body into a teenage girl's room.
"..."
"Damn it, is it trying to take us all down with it?"
Watching the G5 Monster frantically squeeze in, disregarding the damage to the carriage, and even dragging down the speed of the entire subway train, Javier realized something was wrong.
If this continued, the entire subway train would be squeezed and overturned, derailing in the tunnel by the G5 Monster.
"Screech—!"
Seeing this, Javier also understood that he couldn't disconnect the carriage anymore, because at this moment, the G5 Monster had completely squeezed into the third carriage, and the subsequent carriages were also swaying precariously due to the G5 Monster's destruction.
The malfunctioning iron wheels screeched on the tracks, emitting rolling sparks, completely slowing down the subway train's speed.
Soon, it would probably lose power.
Therefore, Javier directly chose plan B.