I Don't Believe in God-I Believe in You

"They seem afraid to come in. Could they be afraid of you?"

Lara wiped the sweat from her forehead, tapped Kevin's chest muscle with the back of her knife, and chuckled teasingly.

"Theoretically, no. In their brain's thought process, humans are the prototype for infection and killing..."

Alex handed the loaded rocket launcher to Ada, using his authority as a researcher to dampen Lara's spirits.

As he explained the situation, the researcher frowned in thought, then suddenly his brow furrowed, his voice becoming dry, as if he had thought of something.

"Unless... Mother Nest consciousness!"

Alex suddenly stood up, his expression changing drastically, and roared at the four of them.

"There's an even more advanced variant here! Let's go!"

However, no sooner had the words left his mouth than the earth shook violently, spiderweb-like cracks widened the surface, the floor collapsed, and everyone swayed and tilted.

At the same time, red and black fleshy tendrils with sharp blades and serrated rings suddenly sprang out from the walls, ceiling, and ventilation pipes.

"Puff!"

A tentacle with sharp blades pierced straight through Alex's chest, lifting him up and sending him into the ring-shaped serrated mouthparts beneath the fissure in the ground.

Then!

Lara immediately tossed a battle knife, which, after severing the tentacle in front of Alex, landed in the commander's palm.

At the same time, the Countess pulled up the dying Alex, then swung her grappling hook towards the central hall, her longsword flashing like a dense, impenetrable blade.

Ada, within the protective circle of Kevin's blades, fired her Rope Gun, then clung to the commander and escaped through the collapsed corridor.

How is he?

The four met on a platform. Kevin looked at Alex, who was leaning against the railing, his face pale and bloodless, his chest covered in crimson blood, barely breathing. He asked in a low voice.

Lara glanced at the sharp blade embedded in the organ and the amount of bleeding, then injected the patient with a T-Virus repair solution and morphine. Seeing that the effect was minimal, she shook her head helplessly.

"Dina has... evidence... don't let Blackwatch... silence her..."

"Please take good care of... my sister..."

Alex's body convulsed, his bloodied right hand gripping Kevin's fingers tightly, his eager gaze seeking only a satisfactory answer.

This guy still had some ulterior motives even at the very end. I really don't know if trusting you was the right thing to do or the wrong thing.

Kevin coldly pried Alex's fingers apart one by one. The researcher's eyes were filled with anger and despair, and a strong sense of resentment was growing within him.

"You started this mess, and you even dragged your family into it. You'll have to clean up your own mess..."

"Whether you live or die is uncertain; it's up to fate..."

Immediately, the man pulled out the Blacklight Virus serum he had seized from Alex and injected it directly into his artery.

At this moment, Alex, who was completely unaware of what was happening, had his pupils shrink to the size of pinholes, and in an instant, red and black blood vessels spread from the wound, gradually enveloping the researcher's entire body.

"You all watch him, I'll handle the front!"

Kevin took the two vibranium longswords, looked down at the Overlords and Combat Beast climbing the platform like ants, and then at the thousands of fleshy tendrils that burst through the corridor walls. His eyes gradually turned cold.

A new type of biological weapon? Ha! Let's see if your heads are harder, or my blade!

As the commander leaped from the high platform and landed among the Combat Beast and overlords, two wielding longswords continuously tore away flying flesh and organs.

In just a few breaths, the area beneath the rubble had become a slaughterhouse-like hell.

But after losing half of its tentacles, the high-level mutant deep in the corridor turned its attention to the high platform.

The scent of the high-purity Black Light Essence made the surrounding tentacles tremble with excitement.

At the same time, rings of skeletal blades extended from the red and black muscles, sweeping and slashing towards the high platform.

Within the confined space, Ada and Lara struggled to cope. After holding out for seven minutes, although they were able to protect themselves, their defense system began to falter.

Dozens of sharp, blade-like tentacles circled around the two people's heads, aiming straight for the giant cocoon of red and black fleshy tendrils.

"Laugh!"

At the critical moment, a sharp claw flashed, severing dozens of sharp blade tentacles, which twisted and fell towards the ground below.

At this moment, Alex, whose hands were covered with red and black blood vessels that extended into sharp bone spurs, emerged from his cocoon, exuding a cold and aloof aura.

Immediately, as the enraged tentacle monster gathered hundreds and thousands of whiskers and swept them across the platform, the three leaped toward Kevin as their safe haven collapsed.

As if anticipating this, the commander glanced back at Alex, who was now exuding a chilling aura, casually pulled his knife from the skull of a Combat Beast, and uttered a soft murmur.

"Dina, do you remember?"

Alex snapped out of his reverie, observing his own menacing claws, and nodded without hesitation.

"My sister, what happened?"

"It's nothing, just a little test to be on the safe side. Looks like I guessed right."

Kevin smiled slightly, confirming that his memory hadn't disappeared and his humanity still existed, and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, the commander looked at the monsters that were constantly gathering around him, spread his arms as if giving an inspiring speech, his tone full of meaning.

"So, welcome to the top of the food chain!"

P. S.: Alex indeed somewhat antisocial and selfish by nature, and is not as virtuous and righteous as some people think.

But without a doubt, he saved Manhattan, possessed a human nature, and was well-suited to be portrayed as an anti-hero with his own thoughts and ideals.

Furthermore, Prototype 2, with Alex's madness and ambition to destroy the world, is a bit far-fetched, and the black protagonist isn't very charismatic; I didn't like it. Thumbs down.

Chapter 847, Section 885: I don't believe in God, I believe in you.

"Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!"

Dozens of massive monsters were flung away by the terrifying force, crashing into the wall below the platform like cannonballs.

As the power exploded, the muscles of dozens of monsters cracked, billowing blood mist filled the air, and many of their joints were shattered.

The four people who met in the lower arena stood alone in the center of nearly a hundred Overlords and Combat Beast, and a vacuum fan-shaped area briefly formed around them.

"Transfer the Blacklight Virus to your hand, and imagine a part of your body transforming into a sharp blade..."

Kevin swung his slightly sore arm, calmly withdrew his fist, and at the same time passed on some experience in using his abilities to Alex, who had just completed the fusion with the Blacklight Virus.

As the researcher focused his mind on the deformed hands of the Blacklight infected, the red and black blood vessels on his hands gradually changed in appearance.

The black blade, with its sharp, pointed tip, gradually took shape on the outside of Alex's arm.

With each casual stroke, the ear-piercing sound of air being torn apart and the low whistling of the blades clearly demonstrate their sharpness.

"After all this research, I've finally realized that I am actually the perfect host for the Blacklight Virus!"

"This is evolution! The perfect fusion of the ideal state!"

Alex couldn't help but show his delight, then glanced at Kevin with a hint of confusion.

"But how do you know all this?"

Kevin smiled, winked casually, and gave a slightly mysterious look.

"For some reason, I know everything about you very well, if I have to explain."

"You can take it as... [an oracle]!"

Alex looked Kevin up and down, nodded slightly, and didn't ask any more questions.

As he spoke, the Blacklight Fusionist continuously emitted a deadly attraction towards the monsters.

Hundreds of dominant beasts and Combat Beast, like sharks that have smelled blood, emerged from the surrounding passages and surged wildly toward the hunting grounds.

"I don't believe in God..."

"But regardless, you saved my life, twice..."

"I trust you. What do you need me to do?"

Alex stood in front of a monster, watching the Overlords and Combat Beast leaping down from the edge of the pit like dumplings being dropped into a pot, and murmured something in a low voice, with a hint of sincerity in his voice.

"Since they like you so much, why don't they wander around and buy me some time to close the dimensional rift? Is that a problem?"

Kevin pulled Ada and Lara back a little and casually made a request, as if joking.

"Alright, leave this to me. You guys be careful. Meet me on the platform in twenty minutes!"

Having just fought a fierce battle, sending dozens of monsters flying with his bare hands, Alex was certain that he had truly reached the top of the food chain, and his answer was now full of confidence.

"Be careful, don't die. After I've cleaned up the mess for the higher-ups, I was planning to see your sister."

"I'm telling you, you better not get your hands on Dina!"

Faced with Alex's serious warning, Kevin rolled his eyes and snorted, then leaped several times, using the momentum to jump onto the edge of the more than ten-meter-deep pit.

Lara and Ada launched their Rope Gun and grappling hooks one after the other, following in the commander's footsteps.

Thanks to the bait, a large group of monsters were attracted to the deep pit below the previous platform, greatly reducing the pressure on the three. Apart from encountering a few scattered mist monsters, they had a relatively smooth journey.

Following the instructions of the energy instrument, Ada's gaze was drawn to the strange phenomenon in the corridor behind the corner.

"We're here! This is it!"

The space, like a shattered mirror, came into view of the three, with a door made of hundreds or even thousands of pieces of glass floating in the center of the corridor.

Wisps of white mist were seeping out from it.

"Quick! Seal this thing up!"

Ada took off her backpack and pulled out the space energy essence of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, hoping to mend the rift as soon as possible.

However, Lara narrowed her eyes, swung the grappling hook forward, and it pierced through the air without any resistance, making a "clink" sound, clearly indicating that she had caught something.

As the Countess flicked her wrist and withdrew her strength, the grappling hook, carrying a strange stone, landed in its owner's hand.

Strangely enough, as Lara let go, the stone, which resembled both gold and jade, emitted a radiant glow and slowly floated before the three of them.

"Judging from the rock structure, it appears to be very ancient, and there are writings on it..."

The Countess immediately retrieved the floating stone and showed Kevin and Ada the mysterious lines outlined in red.

Kevin narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling a sense of déjà vu about these ancient markings that seemed to draw upon the forces of nature.

Although its writing style and structure did not belong to any civilization system he knew, there was no doubt that this thing was...

"Runes..."

Indeed, this is a form of writing! Behind that door might lie a civilization!

Hearing the whispered words, Lara's brow relaxed, and her eyes sparkled with excitement. She immediately stepped into the crevice and disappeared without a trace.

"I'll go in and take a look first!"

Ada stared in disbelief at the sudden turn of events, then her face darkened with anger.

Compared to Lara, who enjoys excitement and adventure, Ada, a former intelligence agent, prefers to make everything quantifiable and controllable, and has always kept her distance from risks.

Similarly, Kevin was also quite troubled by Lara's reckless entry into the rift.

"Ada, wait outside, I need to check the situation!"

But things had already come to this point, and with a heavy heart, the commander gave Ada a word of advice before immediately rushing into the rift.

You two are such a handful!

Ada couldn't stop her in time, and with gritted teeth, she had no choice but to stuff the space essence she had already taken out back into her backpack.

At this moment, after a feeling of resistance as if traveling through water, Kevin stepped onto a piece of land that appeared desolate and lifeless, with mottled rocks.

The ground creaked underfoot, and upon touching it, one could see dozens of oddly shaped totem poles engraved with special symbols all around.

In the remaining area, the thick, gray-black fog obscured almost everything, making it impossible to see anything clearly, let alone find Lara.

Having escaped the confinement of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, Kevin felt his power returning to him.

Immediately, the man slightly raised his hand, and a gale howled, the surrounding gray-black mist being slightly dispersed by his power.

Kevin found himself standing atop a precipice, while Lara stood blankly in the center of a broken totem pole that resembled a square altar.

"Captain, look..."