Garden

Xia Tianming ignored the sounds of tearing flesh from his "subjects" behind him and the shrill, miserable screams of the researchers as he walked out of the biochemical ward he had turned into a hive.

Even after leaving, everything happening within the hive was clearly presented in his mind, as if he had opened a god's-eye view; every event in the hive was "reporting" to him in real-time.

As for those purified by the Blacklight Virus, not a single one was suitable to become a perfect vessel for the virus.

The reason they did not mutate into mindless Hunters like Wesker was that Xia Tianming had selectively chosen not to let the Blacklight Virus invade their central nervous systems, allowing these people to retain part of their own consciousness while merely modifying their bodies.

If he had invaded their central nervous systems, these people would have turned into bloodthirsty, violent, and mindless Blacklight Zombies; wouldn't that be far too boring?

However, these individuals carrying the Blacklight Virus in their bodies would still subconsciously obey any command Xia Tianming issued, becoming puppets like marionettes on strings.

Those capable of merging with the Blacklight Virus were one in ten million; if every unsuitable person were completely infected into a mindless zombie, how would that differ from the lifeless biochemical apocalypse of today?

That would no longer be called purification, but simple destruction.

Stepping out of the hive, the Hunter that Wesker had mutated into was still obediently crouching at the entrance waiting for him, occasionally licking its own blood-stained giant claws.

Seeing its master emerge, it immediately pounced over "affectionately," extending a scarlet tongue covered in barbs, wanting to fawn over Xia Tianming with a lick.

If an ordinary person were licked like this, their entire face of flesh and blood would likely be licked clean in an instant...

With his keen sense of smell, Xia Tianming caught a heavy, foul stench wafting toward him. He frowned slightly, raised his hand, and with a casual punch, sent the clingy, terrifying monster tumbling several times.

The Hunter whimpered pitifully as it got up, shrugging its shoulders and following honestly behind him, not daring to move recklessly again.

A sycophant who licks until the end will eventually end up with nothing...

"What have you done to my laboratory???"

The aged voice of the mastermind, Spencer, echoed through the corridor once more.

After seeing countless viral tentacles extend from Xia Tianming's fingertips via the ward's surveillance, the monitor screen had turned into static. Not knowing exactly what had happened inside, he felt a sense of foreboding.

"Purified your failures."

Xia Tianming said in a calm tone, continuing to walk toward the final door at the end of the corridor.

Purified?

Hearing this word, Spencer seemed to understand something and immediately said with an agitated tone: "How could you know they would definitely fail? Human potential is forced out; without a life-or-death moment, how can one stimulate the body's potential? Perhaps among those hundreds of people, the next Alice could have emerged?!!!"

"I am saying that all the biochemical viruses existing in your world are failures."

After Xia Tianming said this coldly and mercilessly, without waiting for the old man to retort, he merely cast a glance. The Hunter behind him understood instantly, leaping onto the ceiling and smashing the hidden wall-mounted microphone with a single claw.

Finally, some peace and quiet.

Xia Tianming pushed open the last door at the end of the corridor, and everything behind it was revealed before his eyes.

But the scene behind the door felt as if he had crossed dimensions into another world.

There were no cold tanks or armored vehicles, no soldiers standing by in battle readiness, and no swarms of corpses reeking of rot.

There was only a vast ecological garden full of vibrant life?!

Lush, verdant trees reached up to the semi-circular dome ceiling, and vines climbed and curled everywhere the eye could see.

Weeds as tall as a person covered the muddy ground, emitting the scent of fresh grass.

A seemingly bottomless emerald artificial lake sat in the center of the garden, calm and still, without a single ripple.

The air here was moderately humid, filled with a light mist, and one could occasionally hear the chirping of insects and birds. A warm breeze brushed against his face, making one feel truly refreshed and relaxed.

One must know that on the collapsed apocalyptic wasteland of today, such a place no longer existed. Yet, the Umbrella Corporation had created such an environment a hundred meters underground—was it a place for high-ranking company officials to relax?

They certainly had quite the leisure and elegance.

However, in this seemingly peaceful environment, Xia Tianming sensed infinite killing intent hidden within!!

They were lurking in the tall weeds, restless, waiting for a fated soul to pass by before launching a fatal strike!

But Xia Tianming did not like to be passive; he preferred to take the initiative.

Standing at the entrance of the ecological garden, he did not step directly into the tall grass where his vision would be obscured. Instead, he transformed his hands into claw form, suddenly crouched down, and plunged his claws into the soil beneath his feet!

The Blacklight Claws thrust into the earth took root, extended, and branched out rapidly underground like sprouting seeds, forming a massive, tree-crown-shaped black grid in less than two seconds!

Then, Xia Tianming channeled viral energy into it, causing the underground web of tentacles to grow and sharpen at a violent speed until they burst through the soil like bamboo shoots after a spring rain!

Dozens of monument-shaped Blacklight Giant Spikes erupted from the ground, piercing through all the hidden dangers in the tall grass like candied hawthorns, lifting them high and exposing them to the air!

Awoooo!!!

A series of shrill roars instantly shattered the tranquility of the ecological garden.

Xia Tianming's move, [Grave Spike Annihilation], directly exposed the hidden, filthy creatures before his eyes!

And these hideous creatures, pierced and hoisted by the giant spikes, were all animals infected by the biochemical virus!

A rotting giant lion with its massive mouth split to its ears, filled with fangs;

A deformed hyena with three hideous heads like a hellhound;

A zombie gray wolf with dense, sharp bone spurs protruding from its skin, and so on.

Even herbivorous animals like zebras, antelopes, and alpacas, once infected, mutated to sprout sharp claws and fangs, letting out terrifying, frenzied roars!

But now, with their bodies impaled by the Blacklight Giant Spikes, they could only thrash in impotent rage mid-air, virus-laden saliva spraying wildly from their maws.

Xia Tianming naturally accepted these delicacies without hesitation.

He twisted the arm he had plunged into the ground, causing the spikes piercing their bodies to rotate in tandem, shredding the putrid flesh of these mutated creatures, melting them into viral energy that seeped into the Blacklight Spikes before being drawn back into his own body, providing a massive influx of viral nutrients.

However, the commotion he had caused completely activated everything abnormal within the Ecological Garden!

Piercing shrieks erupted from the dense canopies of the towering trees as a massive swarm of Zombie Vultures, eagles, crows, and other infected birds of all sizes took flight, blotting out the sky in a number that made one's scalp tingle!

The various patches of weeds also began to rustle, the swishing sounds growing louder as they flattened the tall grass in their path, rapidly closing in on Xia Tianming's position.

The once calm artificial lake surged with turbulent waves in an instant, as if something were about to crawl ashore from the depths.

Even the seemingly peaceful plants began to stir restlessly.

The branches of the giant trees started to tremble, causing a rain of skeletons drained of all nutrients to fall from the canopies, while massive roots tore themselves from the earth, writhing like octopus tentacles!

The Green-Spotted Vines covering the entire wall began to slither like pythons, twisting their thick, long bodies as they silently closed in on Xia Tianming.

Everything here had instantly descended into a chaotic dance of demons!

It turned out this was no Ecological Garden, but a Biochemical Garden...