Let's Use Our Brains

Raccoon City Underground Facility, Waste Disposal Center.

Having escaped the filth and disgust of the sewers, they finally reached this open industrial area. The air was still murky, but at least it no longer carried that suffocating stench of rot.

"G... G..."

That nightmarish sound rang out from above once more, but this time it was deeper and more violent.

Boom! The iron hatch in the ceiling was violently torn open, and a massive monster leaped down, crashing heavily onto the platform where they stood.

Compared to the madman in its first form, wildly swinging a steel pipe, it had now completely become a beast.

Its right arm had fully mutated into a gigantic bony claw capable of effortlessly tearing through steel. Its original human head had been squeezed to one side of its chest, replaced by a grotesque tumor-like head growing from its shoulder.

"Why isn't this thing dead yet?!" Dai Huabin stared at the familiar one-eyed monster, on the verge of breaking down. "Didn't it fall into the abyss just now?!"

"It evolved..." Huo Yuhao stared at G2's thicker layer of hardened armor. "It's tougher and stronger now."

"Roar!!!" G2 let out a roar, its enormous claw sweeping toward them.

Screech! The iron railing beside them was sliced apart as if it were made of paper.

"Open fire! Don't let it get close!" Bei Bei raised his shotgun.

Bang! Bang! The shotgun blasts struck G2's body, but this time they could barely even stagger it. G2 advanced step by step through the gunfire, its oppressive presence nearly suffocating them.

"It's useless!" Wang Dong looked at the two remaining Magnum rounds in his hand. "This monster's hide is too thick! We don't have enough bullets to kill it!"

They despairingly realized that with such defenses, even if they emptied the entire team's ammunition into it, they would probably only give it a scratch.

"We need another way..." Huo Yuhao retreated while rapidly scanning the surroundings.

This was a square work platform with no guardrails at its edges, and beneath it lay bottomless darkness.

On one side of the platform stood a control console, connected to a massive crane arm overhead. A heavy cargo container loaded with goods hung from the arm.

An idea flashed through Huo Yuhao's mind.

"Look at that container!" Huo Yuhao pointed overhead and shouted. "It's for waste disposal! It can knock trash down below! We can't kill it, but if we use that several-ton chunk of iron to smash it..."

Bei Bei understood at once. As an assault-type soul master, he had previously only known how to hit people with his fists and had never considered borrowing outside force. But with resources so scarce, this was their only way out.

"I'll operate the console!" Huo Yuhao decided immediately. "Bei Bei, Xu Sanshi, Dai Huabin! You lure it over! Draw it into the container's impact zone! We have to trap it there!"

"Me again?!" Xu Sanshi looked at G2's massive claw, his calves cramping.

But after glancing at the dead end behind him, he gritted his teeth, picked up a brick from the ground, and hurled it viciously at G2.

"You bastard! Your grandpa's right here! Come catch me!"

G2 was indeed enraged and charged at Xu Sanshi with a roar.

"Starting the console!" Huo Yuhao slammed the red button.

Hum—

Hydraulics whirred as the enormous container slowly moved backward, clearing an open space in the middle.

"Lead it in! Hurry!"

Xu Sanshi, Bei Bei, and Dai Huabin played a deadly game of hide-and-seek with the bio-engineered beast across the cramped platform.

G2's attack range was immense. Every swing of its claws carried the sound of death in the air. Xu Sanshi was nearly cut in half several times, barely escaping by rolling across the ground.

At last, G2 was lured into the designated impact zone.

"Now! Get back!" Huo Yuhao hit the button again.

Hum—

The container began to swing back, but... it was too slow! Heavy machinery had an enormous delay from inertia when starting up.

G2 seemed to sense the danger. It stopped attacking, turned around, and prepared to flee the area. At its speed, it would need only two seconds to escape.

"It's getting away!" Wang Dong cried out.

If they missed this strike, they would have no way to organize a second attack.

"Stop it!!" Huo Yuhao roared. "Who still has powerful ammunition? Shoot its legs! Or its eye! We have to stagger it!"

"I will!" Dai Huabin, who had remained silent until now, suddenly stepped forward.

He held the Lightning Eagle he had picked up. It was the most powerful gun in the group, but he had only this one bullet left.

A fierce glint flashed through Dai Huabin's eyes. During these past few hours in Resident Evil, his pride had been torn to shreds. This was his only chance to prove that he was not useless.

He gripped the gun with both hands and took a deep breath, forcing down the tremor in his wrists. Without soul power to aid his aim, he could only rely on instinct and muscle memory.

"Get on your knees... for this young master!!"

Bang!!

The thunderous gunshot rang out as the Magnum round, carrying tremendous kinetic force, struck the huge eyeball on G2's back with perfect accuracy.

Splat! The eyeball burst.

"Aah—!!" G2 let out a shrill scream. Its massive body stiffened, then it dropped painfully to its knees—right in the path of the returning container.

The next second, a huge shadow engulfed it.

Boom!!!!

The several-ton container crashed into G2 with unstoppable momentum like an iron fist from a giant. Its hardened armor shattered like a biscuit beneath the impact, and the immense force hurled it straight off the platform.

It flailed its claws, trying to catch the edge, but the massive container did not stop. It continued forward and directly shoved it into the abyss.

"G----!!!" Its screams grew more distant as it fell, until they vanished into the darkness.

The container returned to its original position with a dull, heavy crash.

The battle was over.

"Pant... pant..." Everyone collapsed onto the platform.

Xu Sanshi lay spread-eagled on the ground, staring at the life-saving container overhead as he laughed and cried at once. "Haha... hahahaha..."

"No bullets... So you can kill monsters without bullets... This is what it means to use a small force to move a great weight!"

Dai Huabin held the still-smoking gun and leaned against the railing. Though his arm throbbed with pain, a genuine smile appeared on his lips for the first time.

It was not the false smile of an aristocrat, but the smile of a warrior who had survived disaster.

"That shot... was pretty accurate." Bei Bei walked over and patted his shoulder.

"Of course it was." Dai Huabin snorted, but he did not shake off Bei Bei's hand.

Huo Yuhao stood before the control console, looking down into the abyss. His gaze deepened.

"Whether it's soul power, bullets, or even a stone or switch in the environment, anything that can be used is a weapon."

Huo Yuhao clenched his fist. He felt that his former understanding of the control system had been far too narrow.

True control was not merely controlling the enemy. It was controlling every variable across the entire battlefield.

The real world, second floor of the internet café.

Watching the textbook-perfect container kill on the screen, Xuan Lao could not help praising it. "Brilliant!"

"When facing an opponent you cannot defeat head-on, you don't force a direct clash but instead use the terrain and mechanisms. That kind of combat wisdom is far more precious than simply overwhelming others with soul power."

Di Tian nodded as well. "Knowing how to use the environment is a required lesson for top predators. These brats are finally learning to use their brains."