Chapter 43 James: Umbrella Corporation is my boss, and I wish them all the best in hell!
“He’s James!”
Zhan Lan’s resolute voice came through the communicator.
Jin Xi stopped her finishing blow. If this person really was the mercenary captain, then he could be a great help in the upcoming actions.
The prerequisite was that he could escape Umbrella Corporation’s control.
“Ah…”
A hoarse roar came from the Tracker’s mouth. To prevent him from suddenly acting out, Jin Xi immediately struck, severing his limbs.
“How are you sure he’s James?”
Fang Ge hurried closer. He knew James had the potential to become a Tracker. But that didn't mean this Tracker was James.
It didn't look like the former spiced corned egg at all.
“…Mental frequency. It must have been defeated, right? It lost the ability to shield its own existence.”
“In the final stages of escaping the Hive, I fell into a coma due to a Gene Lock backlash, but because of the T-Virus, I entered a special, muddled state.”
“At that time, I felt like you all were individual points of light, each distinct.”
“After I woke up, I lost this ability. It wasn’t until I enhanced my Mental Power Scan that I realized those were your mental frequencies…”
“Everyone’s mental frequency is different. And this Tracker is the same as Captain James!”
Zhan Lan’s explanation dispelled Fang Ge’s doubts.
Ms. Zhan possessed extremely high mental talent, and the T-Virus also had a developmental effect on mental abilities.
It was possible for her to awaken some faint abilities in a near-death state. Moreover, Zhan Lan had no reason to lie.
But since James was here, what about the other mercenary squad members? They should have only lost one person.
According to Z-style luck theory, those people should have faced certain death and received a finishing blow… most likely also being transformed into biological weapons.
“Ever since it was defeated, the surrounding zombies have stopped swarming towards us… Perhaps it has the ability to command ordinary zombies.”
“Or, perhaps the Main God deemed the current stage of the trial complete and gave us a breather. These two are not mutually exclusive.”
Chu Xuan suddenly spoke at this moment: “In any case, bring him over to us. I have a way to free him from control!”
Compared to simply killing James for a mere D-rank side quest, Chu Xuan’s suggestion was more tempting.
As Fang Ge understood, James, as a T-Virus enhanced individual, naturally had no problem unlocking his Gene Lock.
With Telekinesis and a second-tier physique, he was quite strong.
Jin Xi was able to subdue him largely because Umbrella Corporation’s control weakened him!
How could someone without a self have a firm will? And how could he unlock his Gene Lock?
If he had the crisis premonition granted by a first-tier Gene Lock, he could have used Telekinesis to deflect the grenades. Fang Ge and Jin Xi's suicide-truck-like strategy would have been impossible to succeed!
Such a formidable character should, of course, be brought in as a strong ally!
As for the D-rank side quest lost because of this…
Fang Ge would never suffer a loss in such matters. From the moment he became a Tracker, James was inextricably linked with the T-Virus. His incomplete life would eventually meet its end after the antidote was released.
As long as they were close enough, the Central Continent Team would definitely receive the corresponding reward.
By then, the Central Continent Team would be heroes who saved the world, and James would become the “Avenging God” who used his life to seek revenge on Umbrella Corporation. Everyone would have a bright future.
After attaching James’s mutilated body and limbs to the exoskeleton with a tow rope, the trio walked towards Chu Xuan and Zhan Lan’s location.
With Guanmai Great King providing protection and the zombies’ attacking desire significantly reduced, their rendezvous went smoothly without any major hitches.
According to Fang Ge’s estimation, their accumulated score at this point was probably close to 4000 points.
Dozens of creepers had been killed, and five armed helicopters had been shot down!
Now, even the local mini-boss, the Tracker, had been dealt with by them with minimal losses. This difficulty was still far from reaching the Central Continent Team’s limit.
The Main God would probably be very satisfied with the Central Continent Team’s potential.
Fang Ge could easily guess that the Main God would place something “bigger” beneath the Hive to make them regret their score-farming behavior.
This vicinity was an industrial park, close to the Hive, and was bound to be the first area in Raccoon City to be exposed to the virus. Under the night sky, it had completely become a paradise of death.
Furthermore, the Hive was located in a remote area, already desolate and uninhabited. It was unlikely to see any more survivors.
The Central Continent group casually found a building that looked like a warehouse, silently cleared out the nearby zombies, and prepared to rest there.
“How do you plan to deal with him?”
Fang Ge then asked about Chu Xuan’s plan.
“The Tracker is controlled by a brain parasite. We just need to remove it.”
Chu Xuan motioned for them to place James in the center of the warehouse, leaving enough space, and then said:
“Zhan Lan, can your mental power distinguish between their two life forms?”
Although it was a question, his tone was affirmative.
Zhan Lan replied as he expected: “Roughly at his brow. Do you need to operate to remove it?”
“No, it’s difficult to guarantee that we can remove the parasite while maintaining what little rationality it has left. I have an experiment to conduct…”
Chu Xuan denied it and then suddenly erupted into action at that moment!
His left hand moved like an afterimage, and by the time everyone realized what was happening,
An unknown syringe was plunged into Alice’s artery, and the unsuspecting protagonist jolted before collapsing to the ground.
“Why did you inject her? If you’re giving anesthesia, shouldn’t you be injecting James?” Zheng Zha was full of questions.
—Even the Gene Lock has been opened… Chu Xuan, you really have been planning this for a long time…
Fang Ge roughly knew Chu Xuan’s plan.
Sure enough, after Chu Xuan tossed the unconscious Alice, like a sandbag, next to James’s body and severed limbs, the bespectacled man calmly explained:
“Once James loses his combat capability, his mental power shield will fail. Alice is probably in the same situation, so we can use this opportunity to find the tracking device on her.”
Zhan Lan immediately understood, and her Mental Power Scan quickly located the target:
“There’s also a bug-like creature, roughly on her shoulder.”
“Excellent…”
After receiving Zhan Lan’s affirmative reply, Chu Xuan began preparing a new Transmutation Array!
In a sense, this was a dangerous “human transmutation.”
The essence of alchemy is to break down the particles that make up matter and then combine them into new forms.
But humans possess souls and rationality, and even a slight error could lead to a disharmony of spirit and flesh, or even create monsters devoid of rationality.
Fortunately, Alice and James had already transcended the realm of ordinary humans, possessing more vitality and immunity than even beasts.
More importantly, Chu Xuan had no intention of separating the “parasites,” but rather planned to completely fuse these creatures into their bodies!
Sizzle!
The familiar lightning effect reappeared, and in a moment, everything fell silent, signifying the completion of the transmutation!
Zhan Lan’s gaze focused on it. On the surface, Alice showed no changes.
However, James’s severed limbs had been “reassembled” by Chu Xuan, and his black muscle tissue was constantly wriggling, appearing to have recovered almost completely!
“Ah…”
A guttural, unknown roar escaped his mouth, and James dizzily propped himself up.
“Chu… Xuan?”
It worked!