Virus Sense

Just as Xia Tianming was silently devouring the Tyrant's headless corpse until only a metal skeleton remained.

Suddenly, spiral metal rods extended from the surrounding walls and floor, releasing a visible, web-like high-voltage current!

Seeing that he still wouldn't respond, perhaps feeling his pride insulted, Wesker finally lost his patience and pressed the electric shock button!

Nearly a million volts of electricity instantly surged through Xia Tianming's body, causing him to convulse violently. Viral tentacles erupted from his skin, writhing frantically as if his entire body were about to burst!

Yet, he did not loosen the tentacles consuming the Tyrant's remains, gritting his teeth as he continued to "feed."

Seeing that he seemed to react to the shock, Wesker returned to a cold expression and said, "Friend, must you be so resistant to cooperating with us? Don't refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit. There are many ways to deal with you; I advise you to reconsider."

Xia Tianming still gave no reply. His twitching tentacles elongated, stabbing into the concrete floor with a squelch to disperse a portion of the electrical current into the ground.

The shock Wesker unleashed did not force him to compromise; instead, it ignited the emotions stripped away by the Blacklight Virus—fury!

Once I leave this place, I will return the trauma I've suffered here a hundredfold!

If an ordinary person were struck by a million volts, they would have long since turned into a pile of black dust, but Xia Tianming kept eating, a true glutton.

"This guy... does he really have no other weaknesses???"

The shareholders watched as the creature continued to gnaw on the Tyrant's corpse, unable to stop themselves from swallowing hard. A sense of intense dread gripped them; if he were truly released, they wondered if anything could stop him.

Seeing the target still refused to yield, Wesker increased the voltage!

Now, black smoke rose from Xia Tianming's entire body under the electric assault, and sparks flew from some of his tentacles, emitting a crackling sound!

His face was as hideous as a demon's, his eyes eroded by blackness, with not a sliver of white to be seen!

Finally!

All the flesh and blood of the Tyrant's remains beneath him had been devoured, leaving only a massive skeleton reinforced with liquid metal, which clattered to the ground!

Viral Energy +1000

[Blacklight Threshold 3000/3000]

The moment he broke through the Blacklight Threshold!

The tentacles extending from Xia Tianming's body danced wildly, shredding all the protruding electric devices in the vicinity!

Immediately after, the tentacles retracted, rapidly weaving and braiding across his skin until they wrapped him into a massive black-red cocoon!

The people in the Safe House were stunned once again at this sight.

Only Wesker, who had already witnessed this via satellite surveillance, did not share their exaggerated expressions.

"Has this kid evolved again? I'm actually looking forward to seeing what he becomes next." Wesker rarely removed his sunglasses, walking toward the observation window to mutter to himself.

His intense curiosity made him forget the danger the subject posed, leaving him eager for the creature's next mutation.

He wondered if, when the subject emerged from its cocoon, it would still maintain a human form, or if it would take on a monstrous appearance like a G-Virus infected creature?

However, Wesker was confident that the subject could never break through this impregnable fortress, which was why he remained so unconcerned.

The Blacklight cocoon Xia Tianming had become pulsed and contracted in the center of the test site like the heart of a giant filled with vigorous life!

The "thump" sounds it emitted echoed through the entire test hall like muffled thunder!

During this time, Wesker operated the automated machine guns hidden in the arena to test the cocoon, but the bullets only sparked against its seemingly soft surface, leaving behind only shallow marks.

The hardness of the cocoon, formed by viral tentacles, exceeded everyone's imagination!

They dared not release other infected subjects for further testing, lest the creature evolve beyond their control.

Thus, they could only watch as the giant cocoon stood in the center of the arena.

About half a minute passed.

The Blacklight cocoon gradually slowed its heartbeat-like pulsing, and the dried tentacles on its surface began to flake off, just as before, as if all nutrients had been absorbed by the interior.

Finally, a series of sounds like a cracking eggshell rang out; the cocoon completely disintegrated and collapsed, revealing the person inside!

Xia Tianming stood in the center of the black powder that had been the cocoon, looking down at his palms.

With a single thought, a mass of black-red tentacles extended from his skin, rapidly covering his arms, condensing, layer upon layer!

In less than two seconds, his arms transformed into a pair of violent-looking Biomass Blacklight Great Hammers!

The surface of the massive black-and-red hammerheads was covered in spiral patterns, as if carved with obscure demonic runes, and countless tiny tentacles writhed frantically across them.

Have I unlocked the Hammer Fist Form?!

Beyond unlocking a new viral weapon, Xia Tianming's body, senses, and strength had all been enhanced in every aspect!

He raised the Hammer Fist and tried smashing it into the ground with all his might!

BOOM!

The ground within a ten-meter radius of him was instantly cratered with cracks, and debris sprayed in every direction!

With strength like this, if he struck a tank, he could likely flatten it with a single blow!

Xia Tianming immediately turned around and smashed the wall, instantly knocking down a large amount of concrete—the destructive power was far greater than that of the out-of-control Tyrant from before!

Can I break out of this cage?!

After smashing it several times, only after all the concrete had fallen away did he discover that the interior of the wall was actually a thick metal plate, just like the heavy metal gate!

No matter how hard he struck, it was impossible to shatter the metal walls several meters thick; he could only manage to dent the metal plates ever so slightly.

The people inside the Safe House finally breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this.

If he wanted to destroy the most fortified facility in this world, every single punch would need to possess the destructive power of a nuclear explosion!

"Hmph, stop your futile struggles. You will never escape this place. Your only way out is to cooperate with us. If you..."

Wesker, usually a man of few words, was being quite long-winded today, continuing to chatter away in an attempt to persuade Xia Tianming.

But Xia Tianming turned a deaf ear to his nonsense; instead, he stopped pounding the wall and closed his eyes, as if sensing something.

This evolution had enhanced all of his abilities exponentially, his sensory perception included.

Automatically filtering out the sound of Wesker's voice that filled the entire testing ground, he sensed that "kin" existed in a certain direction, detectable even through the thick protective walls!

Is this the viral resonance between Blacklight Virus carriers?

Xia Tianming focused his attention, testing whether he could establish a connection with it.

Meanwhile, in the Temporary Research Institute next to the Safe House, a group of researchers in white coats were clicking their tongues in wonder, surrounding a heavy bulletproof glass enclosure in the center.

Inside the glass case, a mass of dark red substance was writhing eerily in a petri dish, looking like a slime, a slug, or perhaps a lump of modeling clay.

It twisted into various shapes within the glass, as if it possessed a life of its own.

And this lump of black substance was none other than the fragment Umbrella Corporation had collected from the battlefield—it came from Xia Tianming!