Chapter 12: No More Hiding! Time to Grind!
"SHIT!"
Inside the ventilation shaft, James's curse was clearly audible.
Just as Zheng Zha was about to pull with all his might to hoist him up...
The pulling force on his leg suddenly lightened, and the sensation vanished.
"Thud!"
The sound of a heavy object hitting the ground echoed!
Zheng Zha's mind was then filled with the Main God's reward notification!
【You have participated in completing a side mission. Reward: 1 C-grade side mission, 1 D-grade side mission, and 4000 reward points!】
What's going on?
Zheng Zha was utterly confused.
At the same time, Fang Ge also received a notification from the Main God.
【You have participated in completing a side mission. Reward: 2 D-grade side missions and 2000 reward points!】
At this moment, he, Zhan Lan, and Alice were peering through the glass window at the large door of the passage, observing what was happening inside.
The laser was much faster than depicted in the movie; even James, the most agile among the mercenaries, barely managed to lie down before the laser, which was roughly shoulder-height, reached him!
As for poor Matt...
He was closer to Zheng Zha, and in that moment of life and death, who would make way for whom? The will to survive made him grasp Zheng Zha's calf immediately.
Unfortunately, he misjudged the laser's speed; before he could be pulled up, the laser severed him at the chest!
The high temperature completely cauterized the wound, leaving no blood flowing out, and Matt had no trace of life left!
Zheng Zha and Fang Ge, who directly or indirectly caused Matt's death, naturally received the kill reward.
Perhaps Matt was a good person, but in the subsequent plot, he would be transformed by the Umbrella Corporation into a special type of Tyrant—the Tracker.
The Tracker has a significant role in Resident Evil 2; it's not an exaggeration to call him the Boss of the movie! With Matt's premature death, the Tracker Matt would no longer exist, which certainly counts as a significant alteration to the plot!
Moreover, rather than becoming a biological weapon controlled by the Umbrella Corporation, which he deeply hated, and then having his hands stained with innocent blood... dying cleanly at this moment could be considered a release for Matt.
"Hiss! Hiss!"
There was no moment of sadness for Matt's death; the second laser arrived immediately!
This laser was comparable in speed to the first, but its position was different, only about twenty centimeters from the ground!
"I can do this!"
James no longer cared about "desecrating a corpse"; Matt's remains became his stepping stone. The hard sole of his military boot stomped on Matt's not-so-tender flesh, and the black captain leaped up, grabbing Zheng Zha's calf!
He shouted, "Pull me up quickly!"
Zheng Zha held no grudge. Now that he was in a safe position, what he needed to do was simple.
Crawl! Crawl as fast as possible! He didn't care if his body would be bruised or scraped from friction in the ventilation duct.
But from James's perspective, the situation was utterly desperate.
The laser suddenly shot higher as he jumped!
He had no choice. If he fell back to the ground, who knew if the laser would change its direction again?
But... human strength has its limits after all.
James's head had already entered the ventilation duct, and Zheng Zha could already see that bald, egg-like head.
Acting so tough, but now he still has to rely on me?
A hint of a smile had just appeared on Zheng Zha's face when it quickly froze.
"Ugh—"
At this moment, in Zheng Zha's eyes, blood was profusely flowing from all seven orifices of the bald head!
Zheng Zha then suddenly remembered the movie's plot: it must be the second laser! Did the second laser cut him in half?
"Fuck!"
The sound of machinery operating, and the doors on both sides opened at that moment.
"Medic! Medic!"
Fang Ge shouted, rushing into the now-closed laser corridor first. Matt's corpse had no effect on his strong psychological fortitude.
He reached out and supported the swaying Captain James, bringing him out of the corridor and laying him flat on the ground, trying to avoid further injury.
Fang Ge looked closely and found that the black captain's abdominal cavity had undergone an extremely profound "Maillard reaction."
—Hannibal rejoices!
Zhan Lan could smell the "burning wool" scent in the air, and her already empty stomach churned.
If Chu Xuan hadn't successfully shut down the laser corridor at the last moment, perhaps Fang Ge would not have caught one James, but 2.5 James.
But just as the Main God gave no reward, the situation was still very bad. The laser had burned into his torso; organs such as the liver, kidneys, gallbladder, and small intestine must have suffered irreversible damage.
The body's self-protection mechanism had already caused James to faint. The captain's life was hanging by a thread.
"This... how could this be...?" The medic knelt, examining James's injuries.
Her eyes were filled with tears. The medical kit was right beside her, yet she couldn't find anything useful.
Professionalism told her that even if she temporarily activated James's body functions with adrenaline now, it would only provide a little pain relief. Then James would die in agony.
His organs were already damaged, and the burns were so severe... Death could only be delayed, but not avoided.
Rain felt a surge of resentment and powerlessness. She kicked the wall hard, cursing under her breath.
JD, meanwhile, grabbed Kaplan by the collar and punched him hard in the face, roaring,
"You damn well said it was an automatic sensor light! Is this an automatic sensor light?!"
The mercenaries were immersed in the pain of losing their captain; they shared a deep bond.
Until Fang Ge's voice gave them a final glimmer of hope,
"Chu Xuan, Kaplan, open that box. If we want to save him, we have no choice."
"Box? Isn't there a virus in the box?" One mercenary couldn't help but ask.
"There's a virus in the box, a virus that can save his life. JD! Put Kaplan down, the box's password needs both of them to decipher!"
"Oh! Oh!"
In JD's frantic response, Kaplan fell to the ground, then scrambled back to the computer, seeing that Chu Xuan had already connected the data cable to the metal box.
He had no intention of complaining to JD; this was his only chance for redemption...
Right?
"It's open."
Chu Xuan efficiently got up from the chair, leaving a bewildered Kaplan behind.
The emotionless man's speed was incredible, leaving a blur as he moved.
At this moment, everyone present realized that besides his intelligence and technical prowess, Chu Xuan's combat ability was probably not to be underestimated either!
The metal box was placed by Chu Xuan beside the medic. The lid was already open, revealing a syringe and twelve tubes of miraculously spiraling liquid.
Six green, six blue.
Six bottles of antidote and six bottles of T-Virus original solution!
The T-Virus original solution could even revive corpses, and its astonishing regenerative power could be seen in special individuals like the creeper and the Tyrant!
And in the original work, James Shade—or rather, the despicable Matthew Addison—was qualified to become the Tracker!
In other words, he was also a T-Virus adaptive body!
—Logically, the new version shouldn't need updates in such places. If these subtle data haven't changed...
"The blue one is the T-Virus. It will greatly increase human cell activity, but if there's insufficient energy, there's a possibility of turning into a zombie... You should have adrenaline, insulin, and glucose, right?"
Fang Ge's words were clearly a question, but delivered with certainty.
This wasn't his first time doing this. He had a 60% chance of turning James into a bankrupt version of a T-Virus enhanced human!
As for whether all this would make Chu Xuan suspicious or harbor any strange thoughts...
If Fang Ge were afraid of Chu Xuan, then these thousands of games would have been played in vain!
After receiving a positive reply from the medic, Fang Ge skillfully loaded the T-Virus into the syringe, then jabbed it into James's carotid artery, brutally "opening him up"!
"This must be incredibly intense... I hope he can handle it!" The surrounding mercenaries shook their heads and sighed.
Zheng Zha observed carefully, and after confirming that the laser corridor was closed, he returned to the ground.
Seeing everyone gathered, he asked doubtfully, "Hey! What's the situation?!"
No one replied to him; he was left hanging like a monkey.
Even though Zheng Zha was also a great contributor.
Chu Xuan quietly watched everything unfold, a strange light flickering in his eyes.
"Miss Mary, inject him with everything that can save his life. Don't worry about the dosage! Then, time fifteen minutes... Within fifteen minutes, you must inject him with the antidote—that's the green bottle—otherwise, he will turn into a zombie!"
Next, Fang Ge motioned for the other mercenaries to step back, warning,
"Hold your guns steady, aim at your captain... If he zombifies, shoot him dead immediately."
"Why?" JD was emotional.
"Do you want to get infected with the virus too? The antidote is limited! I can't guarantee this will work, but it's the only way. I guarantee it with my life's research... From now on, it's up to him."
Fang Ge took a deep breath,
"Whether he becomes a super soldier or gets shot in the head... depends on your captain's fortune."
Whether I can grind enough points and whether I need to restart this round depends on this one moment!
