The First Order

The next day, Umbrella's second basement level.

A group of buyers interested in Fighting Wolf followed Noah to the testing ground.

"Everyone, Fighting Wolf is produced here.

Please do not touch anything. There are many things nearby, and one careless move could get us all killed."

The buyers all curled their lips.

This was obviously just a cheap scare tactic.

Still, a few curious people withdrew their gazes.

Umbrella was a biotechnology company.

Who knew what strange things might be inside?

Once everyone had settled down, Noah led them closer to the testing ground.

"We have armed guards here who can be used to test Fighting Wolf's combat power.

Would you like my people to conduct the test directly, or would you prefer to provide your own?"

Lieutenant General Reynolds immediately said:

"Since this is an experiment, our people should conduct it.

The ones I brought are all elites from the special forces.

Only by facing an elite unit can the quality of the product truly be demonstrated."

Noah had no objections.

He merely gestured for Lieutenant General Reynolds to proceed.

He had absolute confidence in Fighting Wolf.

He said to Elvis beside him:

"Go equip Lieutenant General Reynolds's men with serum, one vial each. Also be ready to provide rescue at any time."

Elvis nodded.

Lieutenant General Reynolds asked curiously:

"Serum?

What for? Are these Fighting Wolves poisonous?"

"Not poison. A virus."

Noah spoke apologetically:

"I'm sorry we didn't make this clear to everyone.

Fighting Wolf carries a special contagious virus.

As long as someone is bitten, even if it is only a tiny wound, it will be fatal.

At the same time, it will turn the person into a terrifying monster. It is extremely dangerous."

As he spoke, Noah played a video for them.

Although human experimentation was common, the current Umbrella did not yet have the means to obtain death-row prisoners from prisons for testing.

So all of his test subjects were animals.

In the video, a gorilla was bitten once by a Fighting Wolf and collapsed within just a few minutes.

Most terrifyingly, the gorilla soon stood back up.

But by then, its eyes were nothing but a ghastly white.

It had clearly lost the characteristics of a living creature.

"What are those things?!"

Lieutenant General Reynolds was stunned.

"Can these things cause secondary infections?"

He had thought of that possibility.

"Of course."

Noah nodded.

"This infection spreads without limits.

That is why it is extremely dangerous.

If it gets out of control, it could cause serious problems.

Fortunately, we have already developed a serum. As long as it is injected in time, nothing will happen.

So, strictly speaking, the current Fighting Wolf is still only a semi-finished product.

But everyone can rest assured."

The noninfectious Fighting Wolf experiments have been preliminarily completed. We were confident we could finish them entirely within a month, so delivery might be a little slower. But when the time came, what we handed over would definitely be finished Fighting Wolves."

Hearing this, some of those who had been wavering finally relaxed.

Unrestricted transmission was no good thing.

It was simply too dangerous.

But some people, such as Lieutenant General Reynolds, saw it differently.

"Since there is a serum, that means this virus is controllable.

I believe I'll need some of these original Fighting Wolves."

Noah looked troubled as he said, "Lieutenant General, it's not that I'm unwilling to give them to you. It's just that this virus is far too dangerous.

And while there is a serum, producing it isn't cheap.

If something goes wrong, it will be very troublesome."

"How much?"

"What?" Noah pretended not to understand.

"How much would you sell them for? We can sign an agreement to guarantee it won't affect you."

Noah immediately lowered his head, as if calculating.

But in truth, he had long anticipated this moment.

The military would not care how many people this thing killed. As long as it was controllable, the greater its killing efficiency, the better in their eyes.

After several seconds, Noah raised his head and said with difficulty, "The serum is very expensive to produce. I can only sell it for at least ten thousand dollars per dose.

As for the Lethalizers, three hundred thousand dollars each. Of course, that is on the condition that you sign the appropriate agreement. I don't want to be held responsible if something goes wrong."

Lieutenant General Reynolds narrowed his eyes.

Of course, he knew what the so-called Lethalizers were—the infectious Fighting Wolves.

The name was fitting.

If Noah Allen was telling the truth, then theoretically, a single Fighting Wolf could destroy the world.

Of course, that was only in theory.

More than a hundred and twenty thousand dollars each?

A little expensive.

Lieutenant General Reynolds was somewhat dissatisfied. The production costs of the two products were not that different; if anything, the Fighting Wolves might cost even less than the Lethalizers.

"Let's see how these products perform first."

"Of course."

Noah grinned.

Soon, a twenty-man team entered the testing area.

To better demonstrate the Fighting Wolves' power, the test site had been set up as a simulated urban environment.

As the experiment began, twenty Fighting Wolves entered the area. Facing the test personnel who had entered beforehand, the wolves merely sniffed the air.

They quickly found the right direction.

"What a keen sense of smell."

Quite a few people looked grave.

It had not been obvious in the previous footage, but only now, standing on-site and understanding the actual terrain, could they grasp just how terrifying these Fighting Wolves were.

Yet Lieutenant General Reynolds remained confident.

"Every one of these men is a battle-hardened soldier.

If your creations can reduce the team by one-third, they'll qualify. If they can reduce it by half, I'll place an additional order."

Noah smiled.

"Looks like I'll be making quite a bit of money today."

Reynolds raised a brow and let out a scoff, saying nothing more.

Below, as the Fighting Wolves drew closer, battle was on the verge of erupting.

The next instant, one Fighting Wolf picked a target and launched a sudden attack.

The man did not react at all before it sank its teeth into his arm.

It was only because the situation had been tightly controlled; otherwise, the man would have been bitten to death within seconds.

You should know that a Fighting Wolf's bite force even surpassed that of a tiger.

The next instant, another special forces member shot and killed the Fighting Wolf that had attacked.

"Nice shot."

Noah praised him sincerely.

Then he said to Lieutenant General Reynolds, "If he had been facing a real enemy, I guarantee he wouldn't have survived."

Watching the bitten special forces member inject himself with the serum, Noah added with a smile, "And he wouldn't have had any serum, either."

That was right. On a real battlefield, he would already be dead.

And if it had been a Lethalizer, the Lethalizer side could even have gained another combatant.

Thinking of the gorilla rising from the dead earlier, Lieutenant General Reynolds felt a chill run through him.

At the same time, he understood that once the government higher-ups learned of these biological weapons, Umbrella would definitely receive support.

Which was more difficult: bringing the dead back to life, or achieving immortality?

No one knew.

But now, resurrection was right before their eyes.

Even if this resurrection was incomplete, who knew whether continued research might lead to new breakthroughs?

As for now, he had already grasped the Fighting Wolves' combat capabilities.

In just a few minutes, his men had already lost a third of their numbers.

Yet half of the Fighting Wolves still remained.

They seemed to be at a disadvantage, but if this continued, even if his side won, they would be practically wiped out.

Just as he had said before, these were all genuine elite troops.

One hundred and eighty thousand in exchange for an elite soldier that never tired, feared no death, and possessed enemy-tracking and reconnaissance abilities.

It was obviously a worthwhile deal.

Without continuing to watch the battle below, he said, "Then let's talk about the price and discounts."

He was ready to place an order.