Chapter 72: Leon and Venice

Suturing.

Disinfecting.

The transplant surgery proceeded smoothly, the entire process taking less than an hour and a half.

When the surgery ended, three technicians stepped away from the operating table and then exited the operating room through a sealed gate.

At the same time, four armed guards moved forward, pointing their guns at the still-comatose, anesthetized Class D personnel.

Everyone in the operating room was on high alert because the black tissue implanted into that Class D individual was taken from Clone No. 21's glandular tissue.

Senior researchers BoKen, Rebecca and Alekxia, as well as Sui Bian, who proposed the "gene seed" concept, could not determine the gland's mechanism of action.

Thus, the best way to figure it out was to use a Class D subject for the experiment.

The Class D subject implanted with the gland, designated D-1004, was a serial killer who once caused a sensation in Colorado.

According to police evidence, six people died at the hands of D-1004.

Before committing a crime, D-1004 would spend three to seven days staking out near a community school, observing which parents were frequently late.

Once a target was identified, D-1004 would use snacks or toys as bait, then abduct the victim after moving away from the crowd.

After the abduction, D-1004 would subject the victim to inhumane torture until they died from suffocation or excessive bleeding.

He was arrested and imprisoned in 1996.

In December 1998, he was classified as Umbrella's Class D personnel.

"Ugh! Wua…!"

Suddenly, D-1004, whose anesthesia had not worn off, began spitting fresh blood as his body convulsed uncontrollably.

!!!

Seeing this, the four heavily armed guards on high alert immediately gripped their MA5B rifles and flamethrowers.

If the situation exceeded their expectations, they were authorized to prepare to end D-1004's life early.

A spasm.

Still comatose, D-1004 was changing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

His body began to swell gradually, the freshly sutured wound healing slowly, his once frail frame becoming robust, and his height continuing to increase.

But the transformation seemed endless.

The metal restraints tightened around D-1004, preventing normal blood circulation.

Especially the neck restraints, which turned D-1004's face purple, indicating he was on the brink of suffocation.

"Uh…! Uh!"

Even though D-1004 could not awaken, the excruciating pain throughout his body still allowed him to sense what the victims felt before death.

"Attention: to obtain more data, we will release D-1004's restraints. If the self-destruction protocol cannot stop D-1004's mutation, be prepared to execute at any moment."

At that moment, a broadcast in the room sounded a reminder.

Immediately after, all restraints on the operating table were released, granting D-1004 greater bodily freedom.

In fact, before this transplant surgery, D-1004 had already undergone a prior operation.

A self-destruct crystal core had been implanted in D-1004's skull.

If D-1004 displayed aggressive tendencies during or after the surgery, the Red Queen would detonate the crystal core.

If detonating the core still could not stop D-1004, the second line of defense—four guards—would perform physical neutralization.

Should the second line of defense fail, a strong acid derived from modified alien blood would flood the operating room within thirty seconds.

In short, regarding the G virus experiment, BoKen's research team had already made thorough preparations.

At least five safeguards were in place.

Normally, the Red Queen as the first safeguard and the armed guards as the second can handle it; they have not yet needed to employ the strong acid measure.

At this moment.

D-1004's body convulsed wildly again, his skin rapidly decaying, and then began to trend toward collapse,

in less than three minutes.

This D-1004, who had harmed at least six children, had become a massive, bloody living sarcoma.

"Boom!" a muffled blast echoed from the sarcoma, indicating the Red Queen had detonated the crystal core.

"Puff~whoosh—!" (x2)

Seeing the sarcoma still writhing, two guards wielding flamethrowers pulled the triggers.

"Sizzle~!" The sarcoma, seared by two streams of fire, crackled as fat burst.

In the end, the guards forcibly ended D-1004's life, sending him to the underworld for judgment.

If this world truly has an underworld.

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…

Meanwhile.

In an observation room farther from the isolation operating theater, a holographic projector displayed the live feed from inside the operating room.

More than ten researchers in white coats, seeing that D-1004 had turned into a puddle of flesh, mostly shook their heads with sighs.

In contrast, BoKen, Rebecca and Alekxia's expressions remained unchanged, their eyes filled with an indescribable joy.

They did not see a failed experiment.

Although the G gland accelerated D-1004's growth, causing his body to reach a critical breaking point and collapse quickly, the G gland still granted D-1004 a period of superhuman experience.

This proved their research direction was correct.

Sui Bian, dressed in gray suit trousers, brown shoes and a black shirt, always wearing headphones, also stood beside the crowd watching the live feed.

"Sir!" BoKen, unable to contain his excitement, immediately said to Sui Bian: "If we can cultivate a stable G gland, creating warriors close to god will no longer be a fantasy!"

"That's right, sir, it seems the G Virus's potential indeed surpasses Veronica's," Alekxia added in agreement.

"Hmm." Sui Bian nodded as if unfazed.

"Hehe." Rebecca let out a light laugh and said, "Sir, now looking at your earlier hypothesis about genetic seeds, it no longer seems like a hypothesis."

"That's good." Sui Bian first replied to Rebecca.

Then he raised his voice to thank everyone, stating that the G Virus research had made a major breakthrough, which was inseparable from all present and all personnel involved in the study.

Since BoKen, Alekxia, and Rebecca all said there was a major breakthrough, Sui Bian was also generous and gave rewards accordingly.

Finally.

Following the usual procedure, Sui Bian encouraged the group, let BoKen and others continue with their tasks, and he left the observation room to head to the second‑floor office of the mother nest to handle the piled contracts and agreements.

On the way there.

"Sir." the Red Queen reported to Sui Bian via headset, "I've detected a series of unusually abnormal serial murders in Venice."

"Venice?" Sui Bian furrowed his brows slightly.

"Shall we dispatch some intelligence agents for on‑site investigation?" the Red Queen suggested.

"Hmm, okay, eh? By the way… I recall Leon Scott Kennedy has apparently completed intelligence agent training, and he's currently in Europe, so let him handle it."

"Yes, sir."

(End of chapter)