Memory Deep Web

Xia Tianming burst out of the blazing inferno, his body wreathed in flames. The Blacklight Virus automatically sloughed off the burning patches of his skin, making him look like a comet trailing fire!

His entire left arm had been blasted apart by the shock wave from the cannon shell. Pure-black scraps of virus were scattered all around him.

But this did nothing to slow him down. If anything, it made him look even more savage!

He covered the hundred meters in less than three seconds, charging straight at a soldier despite his battered body!

Even Captain Kromi, a veteran of countless battles, hadn't had time to react to his speed!

Five meters from the soldier, Xia Tianming leaped high and pounced, transforming his right hand into Blacklight Claws and bringing it down in a vicious slash!

The Blacklight Claws cut effortlessly from the soldier's left shoulder to his right thigh, slicing through the heavy body armor he wore. The soldier froze in place.

A second later, the pallid face beneath his helmet stared wide-eyed as his body was cleanly split into four pieces and began to topple toward the ground...

But before he could fall, his corpse rapidly broke down and melted into a black glob of blood, which the claws devoured.

After the Blacklight Virus replenished itself, countless black-and-red tendrils rapidly sprouted from Xia Tianming's severed arm. They writhed and coiled together, and in the blink of an eye, a new arm had grown!

The entire process, from killing the soldier to devouring him, had taken less than three seconds!

Virus Energy +3

[Blacklight Threshold: 605/3000]

Devouring this soldier had added 3 points of virus energy. That was even more than he'd gained from devouring a Mutated Zombie?!

But on second thought, a fully armed soldier was indeed a far greater threat than a Mutated Zombie, so it made sense that he'd provide more energy.

More importantly, after devouring the soldier, a strange memory suddenly appeared in his mind!

[A blurry green field of vision, a vast underground space, and thousands upon thousands of cylindrical incubation pods piled together.

A naked man floated in each transparent pod, his body connected to various wires and fitted with nutrient tubes.

Looking down, he found that he was the same.

After an unknown length of time spent immersed in the thick green liquid, all the pods opened simultaneously. The people inside struggled to climb out.

Then, as if on an assembly line, standard-issue equipment was thrown down in front of them. They put it on mechanically and began repeating the same military training over and over.

When training was complete, they were sent to the surface to fight Zombies, the resistance, and that woman.

And now, they were fighting Xia Tianming.

The last image in the memory was frozen on Xia Tianming's stern face, his claws piercing the soldier's body...]

The memory fragment ended there, because Xia Tianming had killed the soldier...

From this memory, he could tell that these Umbrella Corporation soldiers were all clones.

No wonder Umbrella Corporation always had an endless supply of cannon fodder in this apocalypse, where humanity had become critically endangered. They could never wipe them all out because they were being made on an assembly line.

Xia Tianming had also unlocked one of the Blacklight Virus's signature abilities—[Memory Deep Web]!

By devouring anyone, he could access their deepest memories and obtain important information!

Only after seeing one of his men killed and strangely disappear did Captain Kromi finally react. His eyes went wide as he shouted, "Spread out! Drive this monster back!!!"

As he spoke, he raised a heavy machine gun and fired at the enemy who had charged into their ranks!

The air filled with the fierce roar of gunfire and piercing screams!!!

Xia Tianming moved among the soldiers like a ghost. Every time he struck with his claws, another soldier was devoured and vanished from the world.

He fought the soldiers at close range. The armed helicopters circling overhead didn't dare fire for fear of hitting their own men, and the tanks became mere decorations.

Captain Kromi watched as his men were killed one after another by that bizarre creature, not even leaving behind a corpse.

Ordinary firepower couldn't do any real damage to him!

At this rate, the entire force would be wiped out before long!

"Why the hell is the gunner just sitting there?! Open fire!!!!"

Captain Kromi roared into his radio from the speeding jeep!

The moment Xia Tianming charged into the ranks and began slaughtering the soldiers, he'd ordered the driver to speed away from the target.

Forget capturing the target; they were all about to be eaten!

"But, sir, what if we hit our own men..." The operator aboard the helicopter stammered in surprise.

"They're all just piles of rotten meat! We can clone as many as we want! Open fire on the target right now!!" Captain Kromi roared hysterically.

In their eyes, clones were worthless—possibly worth even less than a can of meat.

Receiving the captain's uncompromising order, the gunner aboard the armed helicopter had no choice but to obey. He activated the Vulcan Cannon system and locked onto the terrifying enemy, who darted among the soldiers so quickly that only a blur could be seen.

By now, Xia Tianming had killed and devoured nearly half the soldiers here. But they were all clones, and the memories he gained from devouring them were nearly identical. None contained any useful information.

He noticed the camouflage jeep speeding away from him. Their commander was probably inside.

Devouring the commander should give him some useful information.

Xia Tianming turned around, planning to see if he could catch the jeep on foot.

Suddenly!

His danger sense returned, stronger than ever before. It made every hair on his body stand on end!

Boom!

A cannon blast rang out, louder than any gunshot before it!

Xia Tianming's lower body was torn to pieces, exploding into a mass of black liquid that sprayed in every direction!

His upper body alone slammed to the ground, filling his mouth with dust.

Now he could finally feel pain.

The Vulcan Cannon mounted on the Shadow Helicopter had blown away half his body with a single shot!!

Xia Tianming, with only his upper body left, had no time to cry out in pain. Before the enemy could fire again, he used his claws to drag himself beneath the chassis of an M1A2 Main Battle Tank and shredded its tracks so it couldn't move away and expose him, leaving the circling Black Hawk Helicopter without a target.

"Get that bastard out from under the tank!" Captain Kromi saw that the soldiers were still standing there in a daze, probably terrified by the enemy's brutality, and roared in frustration.

The soldiers near the tank followed the order. They hurriedly pulled out grenades and removed the safety pins. After counting to two, they tossed them under the tank.

Bang! Bang-bang-bang-bang-bang-bang!!

Six or seven grenades went off beneath the tank in a series of violent explosions. Flames burst from under its chassis, and even the ground nearby shuddered!