Manuela looked at her father, who had become a monster, and her eyes grew firm. She didn't want her father to continue like this. She raised her arm, and the flames grew brighter.
Waving her arms, the flames shot toward Hidalgo. The monster was burned by the flames and screamed in pain. Javier grabbed a rocket launcher and hit Hidalgo with four rockets in quick succession.
"No!! How can this be happening?" Hidalgo screamed from inside the monster's body—and then there was silence. At that moment, he was completely swallowed by the monster.
Everyone increased the intensity of their attack, and Manuela continued to release flames. Soon, the monster fell to the ground. Manuela used the flames to set its body on fire.
With the monster's death, everyone relaxed. Krauser covered his injured arm and stared at Javier and Manuela in the distance. It was hard to tell what he was thinking.
"What are you thinking so much about, Major? Our support will be here soon, and they'll take care of things," Leon said as he walked over to Krauser.
Krauser didn't say anything, just smiled slightly, as if he had discovered something, and looked at the sun that was about to set in the distance.
Javier was about to leave with Manuela when Leon stopped him.
Leon looked at Manuela, who was standing quietly nearby. "I hope you can help her cure her illness. I'll keep this a secret. I hope we have the opportunity to meet again in the future, Javier." Leon stretched out his hand toward Javier.
Javier smiled slightly and shook Leon's hand. "Mr. Krauser, I hope we meet again someday."
After Krauser shook Javier's hand, there was a note in his palm. Krauser looked at Javier and silently held onto the note without letting Leon see it.
After Javier and the others left, troops sent by the U.S. government arrived. They cooperated with the local authorities to thoroughly clean the site and prevent the virus from leaking.
Leon and Krauser boarded the helicopter and prepared to leave. Leon fell asleep, and Krauser opened the note in his hand. There was a phone number on it.
"Leon, you and I are like two sides of a coin. Sooner or later, we'll face each other."
The note that Javier gave him became an important guarantee for his future strength.
Javier and the others were flying in a helicopter over the jungles of South America. Manuela sat there, stunned.
"Javier, do you think I'll become a monster like my father?"
"Even if you do, I'm sure you won't look ugly." Manuela laughed when she heard that.
Javier looked down at the jungle below. A man was there, watching the military camp in the distance through a "Wesker" telescope. Javier recognized him instantly.
This guy clearly doesn't have good intentions. It seems he considered Hidalgo a guinea pig. Now he's here to collect experimental data.
Wesker had watched the battle between Hidalgo and Javier from afar. To collect data, he acted alone. Now that the data was gathered, he had gained more than expected.
Wesker didn't expect Javier's combat ability to be so powerful. He seemed even stronger than him. Wesker had become interested in his former subordinate.
At that moment, the helicopter flew overhead, and their eyes met. Wesker smiled faintly, put on his sunglasses, and disappeared into the jungle.
Wesker didn't know that the two had already fought once on Rockfort Island. When Javier saw Wesker leaving, he sat back in his seat.
It could be said that the operation in South America ended perfectly. Manuela was taken to the laboratory by Javier, where Alexia was already waiting.
When Javier got off the helicopter, Alexia ran toward him, and Javier opened his arms happily to welcome her.
Alexia walked right past Javier and looked at Manuela. Javier awkwardly kept his arms out, coughed to break the tension, and turned to look at the two women.
"You must be Manuela!" Alexia said, looking at her. Manuela nodded shyly. "Don't worry, I'm the one who created the T-Veronica virus that's in your body. I can create a cure."
Manuela was shocked by Alexia's words. She didn't expect such a terrifying virus to come from someone like her.
"Okay, let's go inside and talk. First, let's check your physical condition, Manuela." Alexia nodded. She also wanted to see how far the virus had integrated into Manuela's body.
After arriving at the lab, Javier was sent to Alexia's office. Manuela needed a full-body examination. It wasn't appropriate for him, as an adult man, to witness the process.
After a few hours, Alexia entered. Seeing Javier sitting there, she went to her seat and sat down.
"How is the situation?" Javier asked.
"According to our tests, part of the T-Veronica virus has completely merged with Manuela's body. That's why she can use those flames. But there's still a part of it trying to transform her. And that's not a good sign."
"Is there any way to treat it?" Javier asked, clearly worried.
"For now, we can only put Manuela into hibernation to slow the virus's development in her body, and then let it assimilate slowly."
"How Javier will this take?"
Alexia thought for a moment.
"At least two years. It took me ten years to fully assimilate the T-Veronica virus. If Hidalgo hadn't replaced Manuela's organs, it would have taken at least fifteen years for the virus to be assimilated."
Javier nodded, and the two went to the research room together. Manuela was lying in bed, with several people monitoring her.
When she saw Javier enter, Manuela smiled softly. Javier explained the situation to her. Upon learning that she would need to hibernate, Manuela agreed.
(End of Chapter)
End of the arc~~
Give me some power stones there you go~😉