"Spider…"
Claire, among the crowd, murmured, then slowly raised the riot shotgun in her hand.
As the strongest female college student currently, she disliked spiders but wasn't afraid. She vowed that if those ugly, disgusting things dared to approach her, she would strike them with the utmost force.
However—
The next second,
"Hiss, hiss, hiss…"
Javier and the others, who had just entered the power station factory, immediately heard a low, hissing sound emanating from all directions, incredibly grating, like the various insect chirps heard when camping outdoors at night.
"Whoosh—!"
Above Javier and the others, unnoticed,
A mutated spider's four pairs of crimson eyes instantly locked onto Claire, dressed in a red jacket, below.
Without any hesitation, its tail silk loosened, and the mutated spider instantly pounced downwards, its mouthparts, like steel knives, constantly churning, as if attempting to sever Claire's head instantly.
After all, it was this female college student who had been so arrogant just now…
"Claire, look up!"
However,
This spider did not escape Javier and Leon's eyes, and they quickly, in unison, warned Claire.
And Claire, the strongest female college student, lived up to her title, inheriting her brother Chris's talent, her reaction speed was incredibly fast.
Raising the riot shotgun in her hand, she fiercely pulled the trigger.
With a loud bang, scattered pellets sprayed out, accurately hitting the pervert… the mutated spider that was trying to molest her!
Chapter 45: Storm God of War
"Click… Bang—!!!"
Claire pumped the shotgun's slide, and powerful shotgun pellets splattered out, accompanied by fiery orange flames, instantly hitting the mutated spider's face.
Before it could even get close to Claire, its body rapidly disintegrated in mid-air, with a large amount of flesh flying everywhere.
A foul-smelling green liquid splattered onto Claire, making her involuntarily shiver and retch.
This thing was too disgusting; the feeling of being defiled made Claire feel extremely uncomfortable.
But Claire also gained experience from killing the mutated spider: EXP+1…
There was no other way.
Her original plot, where she was supposed to fight, had all the bosses eliminated by Javier and Lisa, those two butterflies.
This strongest female college student gained very little experience and could only smell the action from the side.
Now, out of necessity, she had to level up by fighting small monsters.
If she fell too far behind,
Her Veronica dungeon at the Umbrella research base in Antarctica would become hellish.
Forget about her searching for her brother Chris alone; it might even turn into a plot where her brother Chris rescues his sister.
"Don't relax…"
"I told you to be careful and watch above your heads. These spiders like to attack prey from above. Also, besides spitting silk, their sharp mouthparts are also highly poisonous.
If you get infected, it will be a lot of trouble."
"After all, the T-Virus and G Virus still have existing vaccines, but for these mutated, unknown spiders, no one has specifically researched an antidote for their venom."
Seeing Claire swiftly deal with the mutated spider, Javier, instead of praising her, continued to warn and instruct.
After all, there was no expert in potion concoction like Rebecca in the team now, so things like snake venom and spider venom had become very tricky.
After the interlude…
Jill continued to lead everyone towards the main circuit breaker of the power station factory.
Javier's premonition was not wrong; inside this power station factory, besides these mutated spiders, there were also some mutated plant BOWs, hiding in various corners, constantly ambushing passing prey, which was very troublesome.
It also made Javier wonder,
Where did these things come from?
Even if the virus spread quickly, it couldn't infect so many spiders and plants.
Could it be that they escaped from the G Virus Research Institute's sewers?
Tens of minutes later…
"Thump, thump, thump…"
"Thump, thump, thump…"
"We're almost there. Ahead should be the power station's main control room. We just need to turn on Raccoon City's backup power circuit. Except for some remote areas, about eighty percent of Raccoon City's facilities should be able to restore power."
After another fierce battle,
Javier and the others finally reached the main switch of the power station factory.
The journey was very perilous, with mutated spiders and man-eating plants lurking everywhere.
Claire and Leon were sweating profusely, and their bodies were covered in various unknown green liquids.
These were the results of their battles.
Because Javier had previously taken the dungeon experience that belonged to Claire and Leon,
The very reasonable Javier assigned the task of clearing minor monsters in this level to Leon and Claire for leveling.
Unless it was very dangerous, Javier and Lisa would not offer assistance along the way, relying entirely on Claire and Leon to solve things themselves, which is why these two were sweating profusely.
Catherine, the delicate young lady hidden among them, was also pale with fright, while Jill looked helpless.
Although it was dangerous, with absolute certainty, it seemed to be the best way to train…?
"Clang—!"
The heavy iron gate was pulled open,
Revealing the main control room, covered in various spider webs.
In just one night, the power station's main switch seemed to have suffered decades of corrosion, with signs of destruction everywhere, ragged and broken.
No wonder most of Raccoon City's facilities had power outages and short circuits.
And fortunately…
There were no monsters lurking inside; it seemed they weren't interested in this place—
"Um… who's going to pull the switch?"
However,
Looking at the broken wires on the main switch, Javier and the others hesitated slightly.
After all, none of them had electrician skills, and electricians… they don't get better with age; they get more timid.
Because they had seen too many people get electrocuted into charcoal when flipping the main switch, when it was their turn, they naturally became afraid.
So the older they get, the more timid they become.
Flipping the main switch… that's best left to a novice apprentice.
After all, it's better for a friend to die than for oneself—
"I'll try…?"
After a moment of hesitation,
Claire, the strongest female college student, fearless as a newborn calf, stepped forward, murmuring hesitantly with her riot shotgun in hand.
The riot shotgun's barrel was rubber; if she pushed it up, perhaps… probably… possibly… maybe she wouldn't get electrocuted, right?
Thinking this,
Claire hesitantly walked to the circuit breaker.
Holding the riot shotgun, she pushed hard on the backup circuit breaker's lever, her hands trembling slightly, and her eyes quickly closed.
For the safety of all Raccoon City survivors…
She risked it all.
If she succeeded, she would be a hero; if she failed, she would still be a hero.
This was a profitable deal!
"Click—!"
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle—!!!!"
The next second,
The backup circuit breaker's lever was indeed pushed up by Claire.
But a strong electrical short-circuit sound also suddenly erupted, with countless sparks flying and crackling noises exploding non-stop.
The lights inside the power station factory flickered continuously, as if haunted.
Even more bizarrely, streaks of azure blue lightning snakes burst out from the ground, darting everywhere.
Anyone unaware would have thought the power station factory was about to explode!
Feeling the faint, tingling current under her feet, Claire, frightened, dropped the shotgun in her hand, fearing she might consume too much melanin and turn into an explosion-headed alien fallen from the African savanna.
"Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle… Poof…"
But fortunately,
This terrifying chaos did not last long.
Accompanied by a burst of white short-circuit smoke, everything returned to calm.
Although the power station's equipment had restored power, Javier and the others were not sure if the entire Raccoon City and the subway station had regained power.
Therefore, they could only run out to check.
"Has the power been restored…?!"
Her tone was a bit anxious.
Jill murmured to herself, simultaneously quickening her pace towards the top of the power station factory's high-voltage power line tower.
And when Jill reached the top of the tower, her efforts were not in vain.
Almost sixty percent of Raccoon City had already regained power.
Although it still flickered continuously, it was enough for the survivors in the subway station to escape this hellish city, which was about to be destroyed by a nuclear bomb—!
"…!"
"Great, now the survivors in the subway station are saved…!"
Looking at the scattered stars that suddenly appeared within the dark, smoke-filled Raccoon City, as if the light of hope had been ignited, Jill felt extremely excited.
Javier and the others, who followed closely behind, also saw Raccoon City's power system restored, and the tense expressions on everyone's faces involuntarily relaxed.
However,
What they didn't know was that,
Inside Raccoon City's subway station, a giant monster had already caused extensive damage, almost turning the entire subway station upside down.
A large number of train tracks were destroyed, and whether Carlos and the U.B.C.S Squad trapped inside could escape with their lives was still an open question.
"But don't be too happy,"
"Because there are still thirty minutes until the nuclear bomb detonates.
Whether they can escape Raccoon City depends on whether they can keenly perceive the fact that power has been restored.
Also, pray that there aren't a large number of bodies piled up on the train tracks, otherwise… if the train derails halfway, that would be a lot of trouble."
Facing the excited Jill,
Javier unhesitatingly poured a bucket of cold water on her.
There was no other way; he always made the worst-case scenario plans, and this time, things seemed a bit too smooth.
Although the Pursuer and G William, both bosses, had been dealt with, as the final hurdle, Javier did not believe that Resident Evil's butterfly effect would let him off so easily.
Therefore, he acted so cautiously…
However,
The great five-star general, General MacArthur, once said, when your life is going smoothly, never be complacent, because accidents have either already arrived or are already on their way.
And Murphy's Law once said: "Nothing is as simple as it seems; everything will take longer than you expect; and if anything can go wrong, it will!"
Therefore,
Just as Jill and the others were in a relatively good mood…
"Rumble—!!!"
A huge sound struck,
One of Raccoon City's power station factory's high-voltage power line towers collapsed with a crash, as if something had struck it down.
When Javier and the others turned their gaze, they discovered it was indeed a colossal creature comparable to a tunnel boring machine, like an enlarged stag beetle, frantically destroying the power station factory's high-voltage power line towers.
Its constantly writhing giant mouthparts, with just a gentle touch, would sever and collapse the steel power towers…
And with the collapse of the power towers,
A section of Raccoon City that had just restored power was immediately destroyed again, and the bright lights once again turned into complete darkness.
This instantly brought an expression of extreme anger to Jill's face.
Was this monster… intending to destroy the light of hope she had so painstakingly created?!
"Outrageous—!!!"
"Damn it, where did this monster come from, and it's destroying those power towers.
If the subway station's electrical system is affected, then the hope we painstakingly ignited will be completely shattered.
We cannot stand by; we must eliminate it!"
Clenching her fair fists,
Jill slammed them hard against the nearby railing, speaking with great resentment, and Leon and the others were also shocked.
In just one night, they had experienced and witnessed too many shocking things, causing their faces to show little else but shock.
After all,
What exactly was this colossal creature before them?
Was it a monster that drank nuclear wastewater and swam all the way from Japan?
If so… then where was Ultraman?
Where were the Ultraman warriors from Nebula M78 who protect Earth?
Or was it due to regional discrimination that Ultraman didn't care about America, just as God didn't care about the Eastern regions, after all, there were eight million gods blocking the way there?
This made Leon and the others feel very helpless.
After all, that colossal thing, like a tunnel boring machine, was simply not something a human could kill.
They didn't even know what this thing ate to grow so large.
Was the power of the T-Virus that terrifying?
It was almost like an extended, giant mining truck; probably no firearm could penetrate its defense, and even grenades and rocket launchers would be useless.
And it wasn't just Leon;
Javier, who was as steady as an old dog, also helplessly rubbed his forehead.
Indeed… the final dungeon level was not that simple.
Things had been so smooth earlier because a big surprise was being held back for later.
Javier didn't know how to describe the Nemesis-α Parasite Ultimate Form below.
It was simply a combination of the original Ultraman fighting the transparent monster Neronga and the magnetic monster Antlar.
After all, with it being a power station factory and a stag beetle, it truly had that familiar vibe.
Javier himself wanted to pull out the Beta Capsule he carried with him and transform into the original Ultraman to engage in a close-quarters battle with the Nemesis-α Parasite Ultimate Form.
After all, hiding the secret of being the original Ultraman's human host was simply too painful and unbearable.
Cough, cough…
In short, Javier was also speechless.