Chapter 62: T-Virus and Gastrea Virus

"What is... what..." Kayu Senju felt excruciating pain all over her body. The Gastrea Virus inside her was active, but as it activated, it was devoured by the T-Veronica Virus.

A perfect dynamic balance formed between the two viruses, eliminating Kayu Senju's fear of dying from the Gastrea virus. As the perfect virus provided by the system, it fused perfectly without needing to be frozen.

"Power?" Kayu Senju felt her mind unusually clear and sensed the power from the virus. She now understood why Tina was wanted. In this pitch-black night, she saw light—not just for herself, but for all the cursed children.

She felt her body changing, as if she had numerous arms at her disposal. The blood in her body burned, with hot flames flowing through her veins. For five whole minutes, heat and light surpassed human limits, blooming from Kayu Senju's body.

After the five minutes, a smile appeared on Kayu Senju's face. "Tina, can I say goodbye to someone?"

These words proved she was willing to join Tina, but first, she wanted to save her facilitator, the idiotic civilian police officer with a head full of muscles. He wasn't strictly good or bad, but he had never abandoned her, even risking his life to protect her. He was a qualified facilitator and worth saving.

"No problem! You are free," Tina responded.

"Free?" Kayu Senju knew how precious this freedom was, though she might have to hide with Tina for a long time. She saw a future where she and others could live normally, making it all worthwhile.

However, they arrived too late at the scene. Dead bodies littered the ground, and Gastreas were devouring human flesh. The Initiates were dead, their bodies mangled beyond recognition.

"Damn it!"

Kayu Senju saw her facilitator's corpse, his blonde hair unmistakable. His weapon was damaged, and his body chewed to pieces. A Gastrea clung to his remains, as if showing off its reserve food.

"Damn it!!!!" Possibly affected by the virus or truly enraged, her eyes turned crimson, and vine-like tentacles appeared around her body. Low-stage Gastreas emerged but didn't attack Tina and her companions. Instead, they ran towards the Stage 4 Gastrea.

Kayu Senju's blood spilled, instantly igniting into hot flames upon contact with the creature. Tina recognized these flames; they reminded her of the dragon and phoenix twins she, Chris, and Claire had struggled to defeat.

Kayu Senju was a perfect fusion, in contrast to Tina's off-by-one-day timing. Facing a Stage 4 Gastrea alone, she had absolute power. The creature lost its resistance, its body gnawed by lower orders, leaving the human corpses untouched.

Kayu Senju approached her facilitator's remains, burning his body into ashes and wrapping them in a large leaf, then cradling it in her arms.

"What now?"

Anger? Rage?

No, Kayu Senju felt only regret. This fool had fulfilled his dream of dying facing a strong enemy.

"Let's go..."

Before she could finish, an ominous feeling arose. She saw blood bars—huge blood bars appearing on the ocean.

"Stage 5... Human Creation... wait?"

Tina knew the Seven Star Legacy could summon Stage Five, but what was the principle?

She shifted her line of site to the building housing the Seven Star Legacy, there was a children's tricycle in the middle of the open room.

Children's tricycle, Stage Five, Gastrea, human creation—Tina confirmed her suspicion.

The Gastrea were the result of human experiments, and the twelve Stage 5 Zodiacs were likely former experimental subjects. The so-called summoning might enable these experimental bodies to sense and seek their last humanity.

Tina trembled.

Having experienced a bio-hazard crisis, she knew the cruelty of biological experiments: the architect's daughter in Yokohama, the experimental subjects beneath the hospital in Raccoon City, and the poor villagers on the nameless island.

Discrimination inflicted mental and physical blows, but human biological experimentation was a complete extinction of humanity.

The Zodiac-Scorpio appeared. Its massive size could destroy any human city, and as a Stage 5, it had a regeneration speed that even lava couldn't kill. Unless the ultimate weapon, the 'Ladder of Heaven,' was used, survival in Tokyo was hopeless.

Even Tina wasn't confident against such a huge Gastrea, but she wasn't alone now.

Tina: "Boss, may I ask if the Perfect Virus can make people who have turned into Gastreas change back?"

Liu Yuan: "Theoretically, if it has a bit of human DNA left."

Tina: "Thank you!"

Tina took a deep breath and retrieved the T-virus from her system backpack. This perfect virus could strengthen human attributes comprehensively, and according to the system, its final strength could reach the tyrant level.

"Senju, you just joined, but will you accompany us on this mission?"

"I believe in you."

Kayu Senju had no one else to rely on in this world but Tina, and she looked forward to a future where everyone could live under the sun. It seemed difficult but not impossible. Mass-producing the virus injected into her body could make it happen.

Airplanes circled in the sky as the city's inner defense guns began attacking. They used special ammunition made of 'holmium' metal, but against such a massive monster, the metal had little effect.

Tina was about to move when she encountered Satomi Rentaro and Enju Aihara.

"You guys?" Satomi Rentaro froze for a moment, then hurriedly spoke, "Retreat quickly!"

"No need!" Tina shook her head and asked, "Can you call a helicopter for me? I need to get close to that creature."

"What are you going to do?"

"What for? I'm going to make her human again."

Watching Tina, Rentaro Satomi felt choked up. Tina seemed to have seen life and experienced countless battles.

At that moment, she recalled all the people she encountered in Resident Evil. Chris, Jill, Barry, Leon, and Claire—who prioritized saving others even with a glimmer of hope.

So many battles had shown her humanity's terrors and its glory.

No matter what, she would inherit their intentions and use her power to save herself and others.

Meanwhile, Liu Yuan, having stripped down to his shorts in the internet cafe, glanced at the time. After a moment's thought, he changed into his clothes.

Walking downstairs, Kisara greeted him, "What's up, boss?"

"Tina is in a little trouble. I'll Help her out."

"Go, go, go! Get me a bottle of Coke, cold."

A few seconds later, a bottle of iced Coke hit her square on the head. As she turned around to retaliate, Liu Yuan had already left.