Umbrella's Hive Base No. 3, Zone B.
Boom—!!
The metal gate in front of the passageway gave a shuddering clang. Two palms pressed against it, pulling a pitch-black head out of the hole in the door.
"Peh!"
Luke Cage spat disdainfully at the corpse in front of him, wiped the blood from his face, and sneered.
"Hmph. Fire Cloud Evil God, your head wasn't as hard as your mouth!"
Maybe five minutes had passed, maybe ten. When the slaughter between them ended, only the victor was left standing here.
Luke's forehead was bruised purplish-blue. His enemy, Fire Cloud Evil God, lay dead with his eyes open in unwillingness, his skull shattered.
"Luke, how did you—"
Frank had many questions, but this was the one he cared about most right now.
"...I don't know."
Turning to glance at Frank, Luke clenched his fist hard, feeling the powerful strength within his body.
There was no doubt that he had indeed died, but the T-Virus and the drug injected during the super-soldier experiment had produced some wondrous chemical reaction, reviving him once more.
This body had become even stronger, like a body of steel.
"No matter what, Luke, welcome back."
With Frank's help, Barton rose from the ground and smiled. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, and just standing there seemed to have exhausted every ounce of strength in him.
Luke returned his smile, dragged Fire Cloud Evil God's corpse out of the hole, then gripped the edges of the opening with both hands and forced them apart.
The metal gate let out an ear-piercing screech. Veins bulged on Luke's face as he pried the door open wide enough for one person to pass through.
He nodded to the two of them and walked in first.
Step.
White sensor lights lit up