Virus Mimicry

Various types of T-Virus infected creatures crowded into their cages, snarling and roaring hideously at Xia Tianming, desperate to break free and tear him to pieces.

Xia Tianming had no intention of satisfying the voyeuristic curiosity of those watching him from the shadows, so he continued to search for an exit.

The hazmat-clad researchers he had just consumed held no detailed information about this location in their memory fragments; they had likely been dragged here temporarily.

Seeing that Xia Tianming lacked any desire to fight and was completely ignoring his group, Wesker felt deeply annoyed.

He decided to simply unleash the zombies!

As he pressed the switch, the massive cage in the center of the arena automatically unfolded. The various types of zombies, long since impatient, swarmed out in a chaotic mob, charging toward Xia Tianming with roars of hunger for flesh.

Now, he had no choice but to fight.

Dozens of ordinary zombies, like students rushing to a cafeteria, broke into a frenzied sprint, baring their fangs as they lunged at the man standing motionless in their path.

Xia Tianming didn't even bother to lift an eyelid to deal with such common fodder; he swung his Blacklight Claws in a horizontal sweep, instantly shredding a large swath of enemies and converting them into nutrients for the Blacklight Virus within his body.

"ROAR!!"

Immediately following, faster and more agile Zombie Dobermans surged out from all directions to surround him!

They were experimental products of the laboratory, all mutated from the world's premier hunting breed, the Doberman. Their protruding, blood-filled maws were packed with hundreds of dense, jagged teeth; a single bite could easily crush bone!

Umbrella Corporation had used these keen-scented, hyper-fast Zombie Dobermans to eliminate many enemies hiding in dark corners.

A single Zombie Doberman had once torn apart and wiped out dozens of resistance fighters in an underground hideout!

These Zombie Dobermans moved so fast they were difficult for the naked eye to track, appearing only as faint, blurred shadows!

Of course, that was only true for ordinary people.

With the enhancement of the Blacklight Virus, Xia Tianming's sensory reaction speed was naturally incomparable to that of a normal human; every movement of these zombie dogs was laid bare before his eyes.

Awoo!!!

One zombie dog crouched low and lunged, shooting forward like an arrow from a bow, its jaw wide open and bristling with fangs as it aimed for his throat!

But Xia Tianming's speed was clearly a notch higher. In the split second before its teeth could come within a fist's distance of his throat!

With the speed of a thunderbolt, he struck out, grabbing the Zombie Doberman by the neck and preventing its fangs from advancing even a centimeter further!

Then, with one hand clamped around its throat, he smashed it heavily into the ground!

Bang!

The Zombie Doberman's head was crushed on impact, and he consumed it entirely!

After consuming this zombie dog, Xia Tianming's body underwent another transformation!

He dropped to all fours, his back arching like a hound's, his limbs becoming slender yet muscular, and the teeth in his mouth sharpening until they were no less formidable than those of a Doberman!

Wesker and the others in the safe room watched this scene with expressions of astonishment.

He actually mimicked the form of the target after consuming it?!

Now transformed into a humanoid hound, Xia Tianming crouched on all fours, baring his teeth and emitting low growls, which actually stunned the surrounding Zombie Dobermans.

What is up with this guy?

Why is he more of a dog than we are???

Then, the hound-form Xia Tianming engaged in a vicious brawl with the zombie dogs, the air filled with shrill, overlapping barks!

When a zombie dog bit into Xia Tianming's body, he would twist his head and, with even greater ferocity, bite off and consume the creature's head—a true case of an eye for an eye!

His display of savagery, far exceeding that of the zombie dogs, shocked everyone present. The Zombie Dobermans were quickly decimated, and the final two tucked their tails and whimpered as they fled into the distance.

Dr. Virus, watching from the safe room, felt his face burn with shame. The zombie dogs he had developed were being slaughtered without any resistance, even showing signs of fear?!

Who on earth was this man???

"How about that? Quite a surprise, isn't it? This guy's environmental adaptation and mimicry capabilities have completely surpassed our current G-Virus test subjects! If we can extract this ability and enhance every one of us with it, we could adapt to any environment on Earth. By evolving as the surroundings change and maintaining racial superiority, we would truly be ushering in a new era for humanity! This is perfectly in line with our company's mission!!"

Wesker grew more and more excited as he spoke, standing up from the sofa, his eyes burning with fervor behind his sunglasses as he stared at the man in the center of the arena.

He felt that this man was even more valuable than Alice!

It was just that the man was still an untamed beast; neither soft nor hard tactics could make him obedient, so they could only keep him trapped here for now.

"A surprise? What if it turns into a disaster? Are you sure you can keep him under control? I see this guy as a latent nuclear bomb. You haven't even analyzed his composition, yet you dared to bring him here? Aren't you afraid he'll turn on us?! So stop playing games and just kill him!" a young shareholder who had long been at odds with Wesker's philosophy frowned and said.

Wesker stared at him and coldly replied: "Kill him? Even the Rod of God couldn't kill him; do you have a better way? I think you could try tying him to a nuclear warhead and detonating it yourself—perhaps that would solve it. Besides, rather than letting him develop freely in the wasteland, isn't it safer to keep him under our company's control?"

His words choked the young shareholder, who snorted and turned his head away.

The other shareholders watched the situation in the testing ground with interest. The boring life of living underground for years had nearly driven them mad, and now that they finally had some new entertainment, Wesker actually understood their group's mindset quite well.

At this moment, in the center of the arena, the various zombies that had rushed out of the cage had been mostly wiped out by Xia Tianming, with only a few scattered remnants left throughout the area.

He didn't bother hunting down the small fry; Xia Tianming continued to look for a way out.

He could sense many people observing him from the shadows—likely the high-level executives of this company, watching him like a monkey in a cage.

If he consumed them, he would likely gain access to all the vital information of Umbrella Corporation, including the exact location of the rockets!

It was just that he wasn't sure if consuming so many memories would affect his own.

Whoosh!

Suddenly!

Xia Tianming felt a sharp tightening around his ankle, as if something had coiled around him.

Lowering his head to look, he saw a scarlet tongue covered in barbs wrapped tightly around his ankle from behind!

The razor-sharp barbs pierced deep into his skin, and the tongue exerted such immense force that he lost his balance, crashing to the ground before he could even react!

Squelch!

Immediately following, several more scarlet tongues shot out, coiling around Xia Tianming's limbs and neck in an attempt to tear him limb from limb!