"Clatter, clatter, clatter!!!!"
The deafening roar of high-speed rotating propellers rang out as the airflow dispersed. A transport helicopter slowly appeared over the rooftop of the hotel building.
The person piloting the helicopter was none other than Carla.
Wearing a specialized helicopter pilot helmet, she looked down at the bloody scene on the rooftop with an expression of indifference.
The spy who had self-destructed belonged to her Neo-Umbrella Organization.
Naturally, Carla knew exactly where Simmons was hiding. Once his location was confirmed, she had hurried to this hotel building with her team without a moment's delay.
As for the cabin behind the transport helicopter...
Sitting there was a group of soldiers wearing gas masks. Each of them was fully armed, wearing standard bulletproof vests and helmets, and holding sophisticated assault rifles.
The only strange thing was the unnerving silence of the atmosphere.
No one spoke or whispered; they were like cold killing machines, with only the sound of heavy breathing echoing continuously.
That's right...
These cold killing machines, were the death soldiers Carla had personally and secretly trained, and also one of the BOWs born from the c-virus.
The Compound Eye Demon.
They were soldiers infected by a special c-virus medicinal agent.
Densely packed compound eyes would split and grow across their faces, hence the name Compound Eye Demon. These Bioweapon Soldiers gained immense strength and physical fitness, but due to the bio-virus, they lost their original memories.
After a period of training, these soldiers would obey Carla's commands to attack like cold killing machines.
Moreover, their intelligence was not weak; they could proficiently use firearms. There was little difference between them and a group of death soldiers who only followed orders.
Of course, more importantly, they could also 'burst.'
Once they sustained irreparable injuries, they would unleash the viral power within their bodies. Although they would lose their sanity at that point, it could also cause them to undergo mutant evolution. Besides physical mutations, they could turn into humanoid cocoons and then transform into elite monsters like the Piercer or the Strelats.
Therefore, this was a terrifying group of Bioweapon Soldiers.
They truly met the expectations of many buyers in the black market for what Bioweapon Soldiers should be like.
Intelligent, capable of using weapons, unconditionally obedient, and capable of a second berserk 'burst' upon death—they were the perfect cannon fodder for war, several times stronger than the previous Tyrant or Hunter series.
Carla had brought about twelve squads of Oculare Soldiers with her.
She intended to use these squads to capture Simmons, but looking at the bloody remains on the rooftop, Carla felt it might not be necessary. It was quite possible Simmons couldn't even defeat the infected monsters created by the spy's self-destruction.
That being said, Carla still had to check for herself.
After all, she needed to see him alive or see his corpse; she would never let Simmons go.
Even if Simmons were truly dead, Carla would turn him into a zombie monster and resurrect him. Thinking of this, Carla reached out and touched the black briefcase beside her.
Inside were three tubes of an enhanced c-virus mutation agent.
This was a product Carla had previously enhanced using Jake's blood, possessing even greater power than the ordinary c-virus.
Even if one were on the verge of death, as long as it was injected, they could gain extraordinary power.
But injecting the virus was a gamble. With good luck, she would become a superhuman; with bad luck, she would become a monster with immense power.
But if a person is about to die, as long as they can stay alive, what does it matter if they become a monster?
Thus, facing this c-virus agent that seemed like a guaranteed win, Carla brought it along just in case.
After all, she had a premonition, that this trip would be very dangerous.
So she had made full preparations. Even if she died, she would inject the agent and become a monster to seek revenge and destroy the world.
At the same time, the Chaos Zombie beneath the oil field in the HK Sea Area would be released to contaminate the ocean. With these thorough preparations, Carla finally dared to bring a group of Oculare Soldiers to capture Simmons, as she no longer had any worries about the future.
"Clatter, clatter, clatter, clatter..."
*Thump...*
With a dull sound, the transport helicopter slowly made a forced landing on the rooftop of the hotel building. The deafening sound of the propellers gradually faded.
Carla took off her helmet.
Grabbing the black briefcase beside her, she stepped out of the helicopter cockpit in her leather boots. Looking at the pools of blood on the ground and the pungent smell of blood permeating the air, Carla let out a cold laugh.
She couldn't help but pray that the scum Simmons would live a little longer; otherwise, the many forms of torture she had racked her brains to devise would be impossible to implement.
But if he died, it didn't matter.
She, Carla, would turn Simmons into a terrifying bioweapon monster, and then throw him in front of the White House of the US Government to wreak havoc. Even if he were already dead, Carla would not let a piece of scum like Simmons off easily.
"..."
"You all, act according to the data commands in your minds. Except for that man Simmons, you may kill anyone else who stands in your way!"
Looking at the Oculare Soldiers squad sitting in the helicopter cabin, Carla did not hesitate and gave her orders directly.
She then took out a smart device from her bosom. After tapping it a few times, the Oculare Soldiers squad, which had been on cold standby, suddenly moved.
After nodding respectfully to Carla, they quickly jumped off the helicopter and ran straight toward the rooftop stairwell. Their movements were orderly and eerie, as if they truly were killing machines.
And in fact, that was exactly the case.
The control method for these Compound Eye Demons involved mechanized training as well as Carla placing earphones in their ears.
Some spies or death soldiers, after long periods of brainwashing, would be given a code word by the brainwasher. This code word served as a'startup' signal.
For example, upon hearing certain words, their buried memories would awaken. However, the Compound Eye Demons used these code words and phrases for action, such as simple commands like attack or retreat.
The button Carla had just pressed on the smart device was the command to'start up' and attack for the Oculare Soldiers.
It was just like the brainwashing awakening codes for Bucky, the Winter Soldier in Marvel, or like training a pet with simple commands like sit, stay, roll over, or eat.
Pets do not understand the meaning of these words or pronunciations, but after long-term training, they become sensitive to these sounds, which are deeply imprinted in their minds.
In the future, the owner only needs to give the command, and the pet will perform it as a conditioned reflex. The control principle for these Oculare Soldiers was the same...
*Step, step, step...*
Therefore, without any hesitation, the squad of twelve Oculare Soldiers immediately began to move, heading toward the stairwell with assault rifles in hand.
They were completely unafraid of whether there were ambushes or traps inside. After all, they were no different from a group of robots; they had no need to fear death.
...
And on the other side—
In room 1605, Javier and the others naturally heard the sound of the helicopter's forced landing on the hotel building's rooftop, that roaring sound of the propellers.
The two groups were separated by only one floor.
It would be hard not to hear it. Javier and Ada glanced at each other and instantly understood that a third-party force had entered the fray.
And this third-party force was very likely that woman, Carla.
Thinking of this, Javier was about to tell everyone to retreat and hide for now, while he went out to check the situation. But soon, what greeted Javier and the others was an intense hail of bullets.
"They are here..."
"Fire—!!!"
A raspy command suddenly came from outside the room door.
Immediately, without hesitation, over a dozen assault rifles pulled their triggers. Dark tongues of fire spat out, and the pitter-patter of gunfire rang out continuously.
A series of dense bullets, like raindrops, suddenly poured into the hotel room where Javier and the others were located.
The hollow wooden door offered no resistance and directly became the best fire output point for this group of Oculare Soldiers.
"Da da da da da da da da...!!!!!"
"Bang bang bang bang bang bang bang bang...!!!!!"
Bullets were sprayed inside as if they cost nothing.
Javier and the others standing inside the room were caught off guard.
They never expected the speed of these Oculare Soldiers to be so fast. Before they had time to prepare, the other side had immediately launched an attack.
"..."
"Get down and take cover—!!!"
Seeing this, Javier couldn't care about anything else.
He hurriedly lowered his voice to warn Ada and Sherry beside him. The three of them threw themselves to the floor to avoid the hail of bullets.
The sofa and wardrobe that had originally blocked the door suddenly became targets for venting. Bullets pierced through the furniture, sending wood chips and cotton flying.
The glass windows at the back shattered, various electrical appliances were shot into sieves, and the wall plaster was riddled with dense holes.
Suddenly, the entire room was filled with smoke and dust, directly blocking their vision. After about ten seconds, the gunfire abruptly stopped, and the sound of reloading firearms immediately came from outside the door.
Although these Oculare Soldiers could use weapons, they did not use standard rotating fire, the so-called three-stage firing or two-stage crossfire. In those methods, six people would fire, and after their ammunition was exhausted, the six behind them would take over.
This would repeatedly maintain a sufficient fire suppression effect.
These Oculare Soldiers would simply fire their entire magazines all at once and then reload together. This flaw gave Javier and the others in the room a rare moment to catch their breath.
"Ada, Sherry, are you two okay?!"
Having been trapped in the room and shot at, and with such unexpected fire suppression, Javier, having recovered his wits, hurriedly asked Sherry and Ada beside him.
It didn't matter if he was injured, but the important thing was that Sherry and Ada, the two people he loved most, could not be hurt. Especially Sherry; it was the first time he had brought his daughter out, and he couldn't let her life be in danger.
But unfortunately, the thing Javier least wanted to see had happened.
Because Ada was relatively close to the bathroom, she had already hidden inside, avoiding most of the bullet spray. The attack couldn't possibly affect her.
But as for Sherry, she had been very close to the door while carrying the tasered and unconscious Simmons.
Simmons was uninjured, but instead, Sherry's shoulder had been grazed and hit by an assault rifle bullet.
A bullet had grazed her neck, leaving a bloody trail.