Salazar felt waves of numbness as large currents of electricity appeared in the air, transmitted through the Plaga Mother, electrocuting him until he was numb, showing signs of shock.
"What did I do? I want you dead!" Eddie released Ashley, who remained suspended in the air.
Then, Eddie suddenly flew forward, and an Electromagnetic Barrier appeared in front of him. This skill consumed a lot of energy but had a significant effect.
With just a simple charge, he directly smashed through the outer shell that even tanks couldn't penetrate. He grabbed Salazar, pulling him directly out from under layers of protection and throwing him to the ground.
The Plaga Mother instantly began to tremble, its three original tentacles quickly withered, and highly corrosive blood appeared, dissolving itself.
Dominant species Plagas have no weaknesses; before parasitism, they are very fragile. After parasitism, even if hit, it doesn't matter; that's when they truly have no weaknesses.
But when the host is killed, these Dominant species Plagas also die.
So when Salazar was roughly pulled out by Eddie and thrown to the ground, the Plaga Mother, which had fused with Salazar, also perished, its vital point struck.
Below, the dense swarm of adult parasites also screamed as they turned into a solution, just as when a top controller dies, the controlled entities below also perish.
Just like with the Veronica Virus in the past, once the leader was eliminated, the rest collapsed.
Salazar was still gasping on the ground; he wouldn't live much longer, only surviving due to his physical constitution. "Thank you!"
Eddie landed on the ground. "What are you thanking me for?"
"Thank you for saving me. I was parasitized, and Sadler could control other Dominant species Plagas produced by his parasites using his Dominant species Plaga, so I had to obey," Salazar said in a weak voice.
"You're dead, and this place will be reclaimed by the Iberian Peninsula Kingdom. Thanking me is useless; I don't want this cursed place either!" Eddie lit a cigarette.
He wasn't worried about being parasitized at all. As someone perfectly fused with the virus, any tiny parasite would be devoured by his powerful cells. This was the benefit of multiple evolutions: he couldn't get drunk, and he could even get girls drunk. Just thinking about it was exciting!
"Cough, cough, help me destroy this place. I've ruined the Salazar family. Let this place turn to ashes with the flames. I've installed a self-destruct program; please help me take the final step. Thank you." Salazar died after saying this.
By the time Leon and Chris arrived, Salazar had been killed, and the giant Plaga Mother had become a withered corpse.
Chapter 506: Ashley Escapes the Sea of Bitterness
"It's simple, is it hard? Let's go, there's no time to explain. This place has been set with a self-destruct program; if you don't want to become roast meat, you'd better run faster." Eddie picked up Ashley, who had already landed, quickly jumped onto the two-meter-high platform, pushed open the door, and walked out.
This scene stunned everyone; were these still ordinary people? While still marveling, they saw Lisa also jump up with similar ease, even in high heels, which made it even more difficult.
Chris looked at this scene thoughtfully. Earlier, his sister Claire had also become very unusual, and this brother-in-law researched viruses. It wasn't impossible to use viruses for enhancement.
The group arrived above the castle when a BSAA soldier suddenly had his head sliced off, silently.
Only Eddie fired a shot at the bloodstain, and his Desert Eagle easily blasted out the invisible large insect. This was an Insectoid Human, with an appearance similar to a right hand, but more like an insect, looking like a mass-produced model.
"What the hell is this thing?" Chris immediately pulled out his infrared scanner but found no difference, not knowing if his 'jinx' teammate attribute had once again taken effect.
"It should be some kind of bio-weapon modified using parasites. I don't know, I haven't researched this kind of thing. Let's hurry and find a way out; I don't want to stay here for another moment," Luis complained.
"If infrared isn't detecting anything, then it should be a cold-blooded animal. A sonar detector would be better," Eddie added.
"We aren't equipped with those!" Sheva interjected.
No sooner had Sheva finished speaking than Eddie pulled her over and hugged her. Eddie then fired a shot at the spot where Sheva had been standing, blowing off the head of a twisted Insectoid Human.
"Who knows how many of these monsters there are? Staying here is just waiting to die, let's go." Eddie said, then took the lead and walked out.
"Thank you!" Sheva lowered her head, somewhat grateful. She had thought Eddie was being a pervert just now.
"You're welcome. This kind of bio-weapon is indeed difficult to deal with the first time you encounter it." As Eddie finished speaking, the castle behind them exploded, signaling the activation of the self-destruct device.
The blast wave knocked many invisible Insectoid Humans out of their cloaked state, and the BSAA team members seized the opportunity to kill them.
After ten minutes, they reached the castle's outer perimeter, which was a high-altitude walkway with abysses on both sides; falling would mean death. At a height of fifty meters, it was directly above the sewers. In the middle of the walkway was a giant bamboo shoot-like nest, with a large number of Insectoid Humans gathered on it, apparently a stronghold.
Eddie put his arm around Lisa and said teasingly, "You guys brought rocket launchers, right? Fire one at that spot. We don't have time; let's finish this quickly!"
A soldier pulled out an anti-tank rocket launcher, loaded a shell, and fired at the beehive. It directly blew up the beehive, and the remaining Insectoid Humans screamed and rushed over.
The prepared group shot them down one by one with bullets. Not to mention marksmen, at least these large creatures had large areas and low defenses; they would basically fall into the sewers if hit, making them easy to deal with.
After blowing up the beehive, they even found many gems on the ground. It seemed these monsters weren't entirely useless; at least raising them to sell gems was a path to wealth, just like raising pigs.
Not long after leaving the castle, a tremendous explosion sounded from behind it, clearly indicating the self-destruct program had been activated.
"Strange, why did it explode right after we left? Is there an inside man?" Kevin muttered.
"So we need to terminate the pregnancy?" Eddie retorted.
"It's terminate the transaction, not terminate the pregnancy, you misspoke!" Chris snapped, "You don't often make other women terminate pregnancies, do you?"
That remark sounded a bit like questioning a scumbag, and everyone hates scumbag.
Eddie waved his hand, "I'm not a scumbag; I want to be a good man. If a woman gets pregnant because of me, I'll definitely let her give birth; I would never be irresponsible."
Leon had to step forward, "Gentlemen, now is not the time to dwell on this issue. I need to ask my superior what to do."
Chris also contacted OBrien, who was currently responsible for tactical planning. Since OBrien had exposed General Morgan's conspiracy, he had also been appointed as a BSAA command expert, specifically providing tactical support to soldiers fighting on the front lines.
Not long after, Leon stated that a helicopter would pick up Ashley and take her back, and that the Iberian Peninsula Kingdom had already dispatched their navy and army to encircle this area controlled by cultists.
Chris also hung up the phone. "We need to go to the Church of Light's hiding place. They have also deployed corresponding military forces on a certain island, where a large number of bio-weapons are hidden and must be destroyed!"
Eddie nodded. "You guys go have fun; I won't be joining you."
Chris stopped Eddie. "We need your help. Other pharmaceutical companies will also send experts. We need to guard against the dangers of this parasite. It's more terrifying than a virus, and you're an expert in this field."
Eddie waved his hand, "Then let's talk when the others arrive. We'd best rest up now. Have you all become immortal cultivators? We need rest, we need food. To attack that island, it's best to cooperate with local armed forces. Do you think infiltration strikes still work now? Small units going in would just be suicide."
Fifteen minutes later, Eddie and Ashley evacuated together by helicopter. Chris, meanwhile, stayed behind to resupply and cooperate with the Iberian Peninsula's armed forces to find and destroy the Church of Light's hiding place.
After a delightful three-hour rest, Eddie was fully revitalized. Ashley had already taken a private jet back to the Western Federation. After this incident, she would officially join Eddie's team. He hoped she would cherish her single life while she still could, otherwise, once she got pregnant, it wouldn't be so easy.
Clearly, Ashley had no idea that a certain scumbag had already set his sights on her, even harboring very shameless thoughts.
But then again, a female college student getting pregnant isn't news; they're all adults, so if they get pregnant, they get pregnant, what can be done?
Chapter 507: A Rocket Launcher Upon Meeting
The fact that viruses can enhance the human body was almost common knowledge among those who needed to know; those who didn't were just ordinary citizens, and knowing wouldn't make any difference.
A fully revitalized Eddie, embracing Lisa, boarded the helicopter. The joint assault team had already locked onto an island in the Mediterranean Sea, not far from the previous incident site, about thirty nautical miles away.
Eddie sat in the plane, smoking a post-coital cigarette. "Lisa, can you still fight?"
Lisa calmly brushed a strand of hair from her ear. "A trifle; my recovery ability is not comparable to those other women. You should worry about yourself instead. You really should let Alex give you some inspiration and strengthen yourself. I don't care, just don't you collapse!"
"I'm perfectly fine, I don't need Liuwei Dihuang Wan!" Eddie waved his hand. What a joke, his initial goal was to use the virus to strengthen his kidneys, and it had clearly all been successful!