"Stop! My ears aren't what they used to be, did you just say Ethan Winters has a child? And you're here to rescue the child?"
"Actually, it's killing two birds with one stone," Leon said, completely relaxed now. After all, he'd been a government agent for many years. "Our original goal was to eliminate these Umbrella Corporation remnants anyway."
After speaking, Leon stepped forward, looked at the strangely shaped Mold Beasts, then crossed his arms and muttered,
"Even though these things aren't as bloody as zombies and Lickers, their twisted nature is even more extreme."
"These things are called E-Mold. Infected individuals will gradually be assimilated into Mold Beasts of varying forms. Unless all the E-Mold within the Mold Beast's body is cleared, or they are burned to ashes, they will still regenerate."
Dante patted Leon's shoulder, his tone filled with a sigh.
These Mold Beasts were the first people from Raccoon City to be infected. Their bodies had completely mutated, and there was no hope of recovery.
Moreover...
Dante actually felt a strong Love Violet Light emanating from these E-Mold mutated Mold Beasts.
But this violet light wasn't born from the Mold Beasts' souls, it came from their blood.
Which was the flowing E-Mold.
In Dante's eyes, these grayish-white Mold Beasts all possessed a vascular nervous system glowing with violet light.
Even though Dante had already mastered the power of three Emotional Spectrums, this was the first time he had seen such a situation.
This was far more absurd than the original story.
"By the way, didn't you enter Raccoon City with the people in the other car? Where are the others?"
Leon's breath hitched, and he said somewhat dejectedly,
"We were originally going to split up, but my car crashed because I was trying to avoid a wild boar that suddenly ran into the street. So, we just continued from where the jeep broke down."
"As for them, they probably planned to go directly to the Raccoon City Police Department first. The reason we entered the underground waterway is because it leads to the Raccoon City Police Department, and we had agreed to meet there."
"Haven't you noticed that any vehicle you ride in basically comes to a bad end?" Dante was truly at a loss for words. This law-level bad luck trait was truly unbelievable. "If I were your leader, I would never let you board an aircraft carrier or a battleship in this lifetime."
Leon was taken aback by Dante's words.
He couldn't help but ask himself a soul-searching question.
Could it be that he really was an unlucky Vehicle Killer?
From the Raccoon City police car and helicopter, to the Spanish jeep and armed helicopter, and now this jeep...
It seemed none had been spared.
And his favorite motorcycle in his daily life also needed minor repairs every three days, major repairs every five days, and a new one every New Year and holiday. Half of his salary was thrown into it!
The more he thought about it, the more Leon felt he had discovered the truth.
"But don't be too hard on yourself... You're just a Vehicle Killer, there's also a divine being who's a teammate killer."
"Alright, no time to lose. Let's quickly head from the underground waterway to the Raccoon City Police Department. Besides resolving the Resident Evil incident, my other mission this time is to make sure you old farts don't die here."
...
The former Umbrella Corporation underground facility.
This place, abandoned for a full seven years, had now been completely renovated.
Oswell Spencer, in a wheelchair, was pushed by a person wearing a black priestly robe, with ten pairs of wings on his back, and a halo-like ring growing above his spine, to a giant observation window.
"Teacher, every time I see you, I feel so miraculous... I am old and frail, but you are exactly as you were back then."
"Spencer, all of this is a gift from the Mold Master."
"Such primitive E-Mold, yet it's even more powerful and effective than the viruses Umbrella Corporation has researched and derived for many years using advanced technology... It seems I should have stayed by Teacher's side back then to continue researching the Mold Master."
The woman pushing Spencer's wheelchair was called "Teacher" by him.
She was Mother Miranda, who currently held the highest authority over the Mold Master and could control all E-Mold infected individuals.
This woman, who had lived for over a hundred years thanks to the Mold Master and yet her appearance remained unchanged, had even dealt with Doctor Doom due to geographical issues.
Compared to the viruses in the various Resident Evil series, E-Mold was even more ancient, and its style was more fantastical.
To enhance E-Mold's infectivity, Mother Miranda created a parasite called "Gift" using E-Mold as a base.
Those who received the "Gift" would gain certain special powers through mutation.
And Mother Miranda herself, as the highest authority chosen by the Mold Master, could even assimilate others' DNA and transform into their appearance.
It was under these circumstances that Ethan Winters lived with Mother Miranda for a week.
And this woman's purpose was to successfully kidnap Ethan Winters' daughter.
Because his daughter was the best vessel for Mother Miranda to resurrect her own daughter, Eva.
"Teacher, I have already dispatched the Four Lords to deal with our old friends who have infiltrated Raccoon City."
After Spencer finished speaking, he and Mother Miranda looked down from the high observation window.
The "Mold Master," which originally existed deep within the cave, was now lying at the bottom of the facility, continuously producing E-Mold.
But this Mold Master was quite different from the Mold Master he had seen back then.
If the original Mold Master was a giant black fungus, then the current Mold Master looked more like a purple cocoon, glowing with violet light.
(To be continued.)