10. Tool Man

The payment of the opponents' union went very smoothly.

It went so smoothly that even Merlin felt a little unbelievable,

In just a few days, the entire Hand Association's influence in North America was wiped out.

This organization is not as difficult as Merlin imagined. It seems that what Daken, the mysterious person, and Thalia said seems to have misled him.

Or in other words, driven by anger, Merlin used a little too much force this time.

The opponent is not a supernatural force in the true sense, although according to the records of the S.H.I.E.L.D. database, the Hand will worship a mysterious force called "Beast".

But in the real situation, according to the news from various sources, it seems that there are not many ninjas who have accepted the power of the beast within the Hand.

Those high-level ninjas who couldn't be killed were indeed a little tricky, but their number was too small to affect the situation at all.

The remaining ones are just trained ninjas. They may be very troublesome and terrifying to ordinary policemen, but they are not difficult to deal with for Witcher Agents and League of Assassins killers.

What's more, there are street heroes from the New York Heroes Association to help.

In short, the chaos caused by Daken ended quickly, which can be called a complete victory.

The only regret is that the leaders and high-level leaders of the Hand have disappeared.

Merlin suspected that they had returned to Japan, so he entrusted SHIELD's branch in Japan to continue to investigate this matter.

Laura also returned to normal after a few days, and became the indifferent little dumb before, but after this incident, Laura began to carry the dagger that could kill self-healers.

It seems that this incident has a great impact on the girl.

On the other hand, after being reminded by Merlin, Logan finally had a direction.

He expressed his gratitude to Merlin, and then left Japan for Europe.

According to Logan, the origin of the Hautley family is in Italy, but it may take some time to find out who his blood can be extended upwards.

After all, Logan's own brain is like a mess.

He had to rely on some materials and external information to find out the ancestor of the black hand behind the scenes.

Generally speaking, the incident of the Hand is not a big deal in this era when superhumans are appearing one after another. The trouble it caused Merlin is not even as good as the vampire war a few years ago.

At least every opponent in that vampire riot was a heterogeneous species that could suck blood and regenerate.

But the blow to the Hand has also affected a darker side of the city that is trying to recover.

After seeing the government's ruthless action to destroy a mysterious force within a few days, those gangsters who were about to make a move also calmed down again.

The law and order situation in New York has improved again. I have to say that this is a pleasant surprise.

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Off the coast of New York, a cargo ship with a deck full of containers is moving along a specific route at a very slow speed.

It was already far away from New York City. In this vast sea, such a freighter would not be noticed at all. There were seamen and workers active on the deck of this ship, and everything seemed normal.

However, in the cabin, everything is quite different from the surface.

The originally dark cabin has been transformed into a large laboratory. The lights installed around make the cabin look like daytime, and many people in researcher uniforms are busy working.

Around them, there are also heavily armed security personnel patrolling with pulse guns.

Cases of the serum in blue, double-helix bottles were pulled from cold storage amid the discreet maneuvers of workers in chemical hazmat suits.

Then, through a special injection procedure, it was injected into the bodies of more than 300 experimental subjects in the cabin.

This is the proud product of the Umbrella Company, and they named it "Enhanced T". This enhanced T serum, or the blue liquid called T virus, always has a red spot of light.

That is a power derivative derived from the legendary vampire Dracula.

After Miss Quicksilver used the source blood, she has been fighting frantically with Dracula's weak consciousness for control of her body.

The legendary will only recovered a little, but it was enough to make Quicksilver feel the pressure.

However, her power has really increased. At the request of Mrs. Hydra, Quicksilver used the power of the legendary vampire to purify the blood of Mr. Wesker, who is qualified for the T and G viruses.

After a series of transformations, it is made into a neutralizing agent and added to the t virus.

This greatly increases the success rate of the transformation of this virus, which is powerful enough to quickly transform the human body.

But the following problem is that after adding the neutralizing agent, the transformation effect of the t-virus on the human body will depend on the physical fitness and potential of the transformer itself.

This is something that cannot be helped, as there is no such thing as perfection in the real world.

But as Mercury said, these guys are excellent test materials.

"These ninjas have practiced martial arts through secret methods all year round, making their bodies tough and energetic, and able to withstand more pressure transformations from the t-virus."

On the bridge of the freighter, Wesker, wearing sunglasses, was reporting the current situation to Mrs. Hydra in Raccoon City. He said:

"And they are very adaptable to new forces. As long as they survive the transformation period, we can harvest more than 300 'tyrants'."

"Unfortunately, due to the addition of neutralizers, the qualities of these mass-produced 'tyrants' are not as powerful as the original version."

"Enough is enough, Wesker."

On the projection in front of Wesker's eyes, Mrs. Larson with a kind face was sitting in her wheelchair. She said gently:

"They were born only to exist as grassroots forces in the future order. In other words, they are the cannon fodder we prepare for possible invasion wars in the new world in the future."

The lady said in a graceful tone:

"We want to shape a new order, and we also have to assume the responsibility of protecting the people. People sacrifice their freedom in exchange for a safe and better life. We must meet the greatest needs of the people."

"And inside this world, and outside this world, there are destroyers who are eyeing the order."

"We must have a strong army, only in this way can we better protect the world!"

Lady Hydra described the future she imagined and looked forward to to her disciples. She said:

"The system of insight planning, coupled with the ground army composed of mass-produced tyrants, and a few perfect new human fighters like you."

"In addition to those superheroes who have been classified as official forces and have begun to obey discipline, those omnics who can sacrifice to protect human beings at any time and set foot on the battlefield..."

"There is also a simplified magic system that we plan to promote in the future... a three-dimensional and perfect defense plan!"

"The future world is protected by so many forces, it must be very safe."

The words of Mrs. Hydra fell, and Wesker nodded in great agreement. He said:

"I do not doubt that this great order will be achieved, but it will not be so easy, madam..."

"Although the incident of the Hand was just an accident, it also allowed us to see the power of the enemy we faced. The ruling class, the upper echelons who use public tools for private purposes, themselves, and the power they can mobilize are amazing.. .”

"You mean Merlin Riley?"

A flash of hatred appeared in Madame Hydra's indifferent eyes.

She worked hard to maintain her stability, and she said to her disciples:

"Don't worry about him, Wesker."

"Merlin is indeed tricky. The S.H.I.E.L.D. led by him has become a behemoth that cannot be ignored and is difficult to defeat, but that's not the trouble you need to think about..."

"Empires invaded by foreign enemies can rise again, but worlds collapsed from within are hopeless...Keep on with your work, it matters."

"Yes, ma'am."

Wesker nodded, and before turning off the projection, the handsome blond guy asked again:

"Also, ma'am, how long do we need to float on this sea?"

"Several fast-moving experimental subjects are about to complete their transformation. If they are not transferred to the training cabin specially made for mature subjects, then their body functions may be destroyed..."

Wesker said softly:

"I can't blame our staff anymore, they have worked hard to maintain the situation, but the environment on this ship ... is still too rough."

"A few more days."

Mrs. Larson, who was full of confidence just now, now has a bad expression. She said helplessly:

"Merlin's subordinates are still searching for the remnants of the Hand Guild in North America. The professionalism of those witch hunting agents is very high."

"They are the trump cards in Merlin's hands. They are extremely good at detection and tracking, just like a group of vicious hounds."

"We can't take any chances when they are active. Any clues may expose your existence..."

Mrs. Larson told Wesker:

"At this stage, once the problem is exposed, we will be very passive. Comfort our employees and endure for a few more days."

After finishing speaking, Madam Hydra hung up the communication.

And at the moment when the projection dissipated, Wesker's expression, which had been sincere just now, returned to indifference, and a sarcastic smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

But it's gone quickly.

Her "mentor" wanted to appear confident and in control, but Merlin's gang of Witcher agents terrified her.

Merlin alone almost destroyed the entire Hydra.

But now, those people who have cut off their tails to survive, while saying that Merlin is nothing to worry about, they are trying to hide themselves deeper.

They've been scared out of their wits by the ravens...

Maybe the real viper that was still in hiding wasn't afraid of Merlin, but the others weren't.

An old lion is going to lead a group of frightened sheep to fight against the ferocious pack of wolves led by the wolf Merlin...

Unless the old lion has a way to kill the wolf before the battle begins, there is no chance of winning.

"Oh... no future."

Wesker said a word without beginning or end, but he quickly returned to his normal indifference. He walked down the cabin, and under the gazes of other employees, either respectful or fearful, he walked all the way into the storage compartment of the experimental subject middle.

Two-thirds of the lower deck of the slow-moving ship has been transformed into a storage room for experimental subjects.

In that storage room, there are many cigar-shaped simple biological cabins densely packed.

Xin, the former leader of the Hand Society, and his most elite subordinates were placed in those biological cabins.

With his hands behind his back, Wesker strolled back and forth in the biological cabins placed around.

In those experimental cabins with very low temperature, most of the experimental subjects have already started to transform from human form to tyrant form, and their normal height has been elongated.

Their bodies became huge, their left arms began to show signs of twisting, and their musculature began to become extremely developed, each of them looked like a muscular man with devils.

Some experimental subjects who adapted quickly had already entered a completely tyrannical form. Outside their bodies, alienated organs began to appear, and their skin became gray and hard.

The advantage of strengthening the t-serum is that it will not make the tyrant rot.

This makes these experimental bodies look terrifying and hideous, but they no longer have the disgusting feeling of the prototype body, and the signs of alienation are full of power instead.

If these 300 mass-produced tyrants were released on the battlefield, they would be enough to repel an entire mechanized army...

Ordinary thermal weapons no longer pose much threat to them, and even frontal shelling can only injure them, and their strength is sufficient to confront the most advanced main battle tanks head-on.

Wesker himself is the most perfect test subject in the virus serum experiment, and he is well aware of the destructive power of these t-serum test subjects.

At the end of the inspection, Wesker stopped in front of the experimental cabin placed at the end of the storage warehouse.

He looked at the experimental pod, and the things in the experimental pod were also looking at him.

That's a letter...

Xin, who was blessed by the power of the beast, is the only experimental subject who has maintained his final sanity until now, and the transformation effect of strengthening t on him is also the most obvious.

Xin, who was a little handsome at first, has now turned into a real monster.

His elongated and distorted face was covered with various dents and scars, gray hard horny, covered his skin, his left hand was abnormally swollen, and his fingers turned into curved claws, which looked extremely terrifying up.

Shin's only remaining eye gleamed with chaos, filled with hatred.

But Wesker didn't care about that look, he looked at the most perfect experimental subject with his hands behind his back, as if he was admiring a work of art.

After a while, he turned his head, pushed his sunglasses, and walked towards the entrance of the storage compartment.

He said softly, as if talking to himself:

"What new order to establish... Isn't a perfect new future just around the corner?"

"Alas, people haunted by war are so hungry for power that they ignore the light around them...the beautiful, brilliant light of new life..."

"Oh, human beings, it's really sad to indulge in cannibalism."