I, Am the Virus

Wesker glared with a savage expression, prepared to watch Xia Tianming be torn into shreds by the countless 7.62mm Gatling gun rounds!

However, the bizarre scene that followed caused his entire worldview to collapse, leaving him standing there as stiff as a puppet, his arrogant expression frozen on his face.

Under the lock-on of ten fully automatic Gatling guns, Xia Tianming did not attempt to dodge at all.

Instead, dense, dark red tendrils suddenly extended from the surface of his body, rapidly wrapping around him entirely!

In less than a second, his black hooded sweatshirt transformed into the same black leather trench coat Wesker wore, and a pair of sunglasses appeared on his face.

In just one second, Xia Tianming had actually transformed into the image of Wesker!

Whether it was appearance, height, posture, voice, or even every single strand of hair, there was no difference from the stunned Wesker standing before him!

The only difference was that one had the T-Virus in his body, while the other had the Blacklight Virus—no, he was the Blacklight Virus itself!

This was one of the heaven-defying abilities of the Blacklight Virus—[Camouflage]!

The Blacklight Virus's powerful mimicry ability allowed Xia Tianming to disguise himself as anyone he had consumed, even perfectly replicating their DNA!

Because the self-defense program was set to target all enemies except Wesker, Xia Tianming's transformation into Wesker's likeness caused the automatic Gatling guns to lose their target and cease fire immediately.

While disguised as him, Xia Tianming morphed his hands into Blacklight Claws and turned to slash at a section of the wall!

The solid concrete wall was instantly torn by three shocking, massive claw marks, and the wiring inside was severed; these were the power lines controlling the surrounding automatic heavy machine guns, information that had been transferred to him along with Wesker's memories.

Once the power was cut, the ten automatic Gatling guns simultaneously drooped like wilted flowers, losing all power.

Seeing the other party turn into his own image and walk toward him, Wesker, who did not fear death, finally felt fear creeping into his heart, and his body couldn't help but shrink backward.

"You are not human... who exactly are you..." Wesker's voice trembled and stuttered, unable to hide the terror in his eyes.

Seeing his pathetic state, Xia Tianming spoke coldly with a hint of pity: "I am the virus."

As soon as the words fell, his figure vanished from the spot, moving so fast that only a black-red afterimage could be seen!

Before Wesker could react, he felt a chill in his abdomen. Trembling, he looked down to see three sharp black claws protruding from his back through his stomach, bits of organs hanging from the tips, and blood flowing down his severed intestines to the floor...

His speed had increased even further...

"Ah!!!"

Wesker let out a heart-wrenching scream that echoed through the Cloning Hall!

Then, his body was hoisted high into the air by the Blacklight Claws, and Xia Tianming let his blood drip onto him, serving as nutrients for the Blacklight Virus.

He discovered that if the prey was in a state of extreme fear and pain, it provided more viral energy, so he did not tear the man's head off immediately.

The once arrogant Wesker was now being toyed with, completely unable to fight back in front of Xia Tianming!

He was held high in mid-air, and the harder he struggled, the deeper the claws pierced his abdomen, bringing even more intense pain.

Xia Tianming was "savoring" the pleasure brought to him by the other party's agony.

The Blacklight Virus had stripped away almost all of his emotions, leaving only the pleasure of slaughter, turning him into a machine born for the sole purpose of killing.

Finally, the miserable Wesker roared shrilly: "Red Queen!! Disable the Level 1 self-defense program and set me as an attackable target as well!"

Since the other party had become his image, they would perish together; he had plenty of clones to resurrect with anyway!

The Red Queen, who had been witnessing everything, complied. Two more automatic Gatling guns extended from the ceiling, locking onto the "two" Weskers below.

After a brief one-second warm-up, the two heavy Gatling guns spun wildly, firing a dense barrage of bullets that instantly turned the abdomen-pierced Wesker into a sieve, killing him instantly and releasing him from his agonizing torment!

Seeing him commit suicide, Xia Tianming took the opportunity to consume and absorb him, gaining nearly 3,000 points of viral energy.

However, the two heavy machine guns on the ceiling were still firing violently at him, punching dozens of bullet holes through his body!

Xia Tianming immediately switched his arms into Hammer Fist Form and slammed them into the floor, creating a crater with a five-meter diameter.

He then switched back to Claw Form, jammed them into the floor cracks, and pried upward with force, flipping over a massive slab of reinforced concrete!

He easily lifted the multi-ton concrete block over his head to block the incoming bullets, and with a burst of strength, he hurled the heavy slab at the ceiling dozens of meters high, paralyzing one of the automatic Gatling guns!

Immediately after, he picked up a basketball-sized piece of rubble that had fallen, concentrated his viral energy into his right arm, and threw it at the other Gatling gun!

Whoosh!

The stone was launched with absolute force, its acceleration so fast that it even created a sonic boom!

In the blink of an eye, the stone accurately and powerfully struck the other machine gun on the ceiling, shattering it with power no less than an RPG!

In less than three seconds, the last two defensive measures in the room had been destroyed!

With this, the Cloning Hall had completely become Xia Tianming's buffet...

"Our boss wants to see you."

The Red Queen looked at this superhuman man with an expressionless face, speaking to him in a synthesized electronic voice.

Xia Tianming, equally expressionless, ignored her and walked straight through the Red Queen's holographic projection.

"The boss says he is sorry for the tests Wesker conducted on you. That was not his original intention; it was Wesker acting on his own. If possible, our boss would like to speak with you personally. He is very interested in you." The Red Queen turned around, continuing to relay the message to the silent man.

"I am also very interested in your boss. I will go find him soon."

After Xia Tianming said this coldly, he suddenly bent down, grabbed a piece of rebar exposed in the floor, and with a slight exertion of his palm, a creak was heard as he twisted the rebar right off!

The Red Queen wanted to say something more, but Xia Tianming suddenly exerted force from his wrist and hurled the steel bar in his hand!

The steel bar plunged straight into the wall at a certain spot, and the wall immediately began to spark and crackle with electricity.

At the same time, the Red Queen's holographic projection flickered wildly as if malfunctioning; before she could finish her sentence, the entire projection extinguished and vanished.

This was because Xia Tianming had used that piece of steel to destroy the projection device inside this Cloning Hall.

He did not like having someone buzzing in his ear while he was feeding.

Just then, one of the Cloning Chambers began to flash a red light, and Wesker, who was submerged inside, slowly opened his eyes.

The first thing he saw after his resurrection was that man standing before the Cloning Chamber, staring at him with the gaze of someone looking at a delicacy...

NO!!!!