The Savior of American Comics? I'm the Subspace Evil God!

Chapters 458, 832, and 833: Karl's True Purpose

Upon hearing the sound, Rebecca quickly walked into the office, then shyly looked up at Karl on the Golden Throne, who had just enjoyed Selena's 'eloquence' and 'turbocharged' services.

The other person seemed to have entered a kind of sage-like state, looking relaxed and at ease.

But this dashing and debonair appearance, in the eyes of Rebecca, an inexperienced 'newbie', was filled with a certain indescribable and fatal allure.

However, the thought of what she was about to say made Rebecca's baby face show a hint of unease and nervousness. After hesitating for a moment, she finally mustered her courage and said:

"Boss, um... I have a very tricky matter to ask for your help..."

"Oh?"

As if he had already guessed something, Carl raised his eyes slightly and looked at the other party with a half-smile, saying, "Dr. Rebecca, why don't you tell us first?"

"Phew, it's like this, I have a friend named Leon Scott Kennedy, he is..."

Rebecca took a deep breath and then briefly recounted the general outline of the operation in the [Kizuzuz Autonomous Region] that Leon had told her over the phone.

Finally, she looked somewhat nervously at the handsome figure on the Golden Throne.

"Boss, I know my request is excessive, even exceeding the authority of an employee at my level..."

Furthermore, under normal circumstances, the company has absolutely no obligation to put unrelated personnel in dangerous situations, or to waste such a precious medicine as the [Resurrection Potion] on Jill.

"But I think it would be a shame if top agents as experienced as Leon and Jill just died there."

"If you agree to this rescue operation, I will do my best to persuade them to join the [Subspace Group] and repay your kindness in person..."

"Furthermore, I think the mysterious plant that Leon and his team found deep in the cave is very likely the same 'Sun Ladder Flower' that the intelligence department previously obtained from the BSAA organization's database, which is recorded in the 'Umbrella' experimental logs and can extract the 'Progenitor Virus'!"

"If my guess is correct, then after acquiring these [Sun Ladder Flowers], the Future Group will surely achieve immeasurable success in the field of resisting biological weapons..."

By the end, Rebecca was running out of things to say.

Because she knew very well that even if all the things she had just mentioned were added together, they would still not be worth as much as a single [Resurrection Potion].

That's right, even if those [Sun Ladder Flowers] can really extract [Progenitor Virus], so what?

The Subspace Group is not Umbrella Corporation, so it's impossible for them to use the Progenitor Virus to develop biochemical viruses similar to the T-virus and G-virus.

For the [Subspace Group], which had already launched the 'Super Soldier Enhancement Serum Project' and the 'Extraordinary Biological Extraordinary Factor Extraction Project' long ago, the slight improvement in physical condition that the [Progenitor Virus] could bring to infected individuals was simply negligible.

Not to mention its serious side effect of 'zombification'...

Therefore, Rebecca is now very nervous and insecure, fearing that the man on the Golden Throne will refuse her request because of this.

However, even if Carl ultimately chooses to refuse, Rebecca will not harbor even the slightest resentment.

After all, in the adult world, there is never any 'love' without a reason!
The other party considers it a favor, not their duty.

They run a company, not a charity.

Moreover, Carl, as her boss, not only didn't owe her anything, but also provided her with far better working conditions and employee benefits than any other company.

Therefore, Rebecca felt nothing but gratitude and deep admiration for Carl; she had absolutely no other negative emotions towards him.

As Rebecca fell silent, the office immediately quieted down.

Karl, seated on the Golden Throne, did not rush to speak. Instead, he quietly gazed at Rebecca below, as if trying to see right through her.

Rebecca's breathing became increasingly heavy with tension and as time passed, and a fine layer of cold sweat visibly appeared on her fair forehead.

Just as she hesitated whether to say something more and make one last effort for Leon and the others, she heard a voice as beautiful as heavenly music coming from the Golden Throne.

"Mai Zhuo!"

"Boss, I'm here!"

The blonde secretary, who had been waiting outside the door, immediately scurried into the office. Upon seeing this, Karl calmly gave the following instructions:

"Contact Frank immediately and have him dispatch the [Phase IV Plague-Free Squad] to assist Dr. Rebecca in completing the rescue mission, clear all bio-zombies and infected individuals from the target area, and place the teleportation beacon after confirming safety, and prepare for retrieval."

"Yes."

The blonde secretary responded with great efficiency, then quickly and tactfully retreated, leaving Rebecca standing there dumbfounded.

"Boss, you...you agreed so easily?"

After regaining her senses, Rebecca looked at Karl with gratitude and excitement. She never expected that he would agree to her outrageous request so readily.

After all, Leon and Jill were neither employees of the Subspace Corporation, nor could they afford the astronomical appearance fees, and they had no valuable intelligence or resources to offer in exchange.

Even so, their boss still chose to agree.

For Rebecca, this was nothing short of a miracle!
No, from now on I have to work overtime like crazy to repay my boss's kindness.

The boss's kindness is never-ending!

No, this company is my home! I'm going to tear Dr. Stern apart!!

Just as Rebecca began to wildly imagine and even engage in self-hypnosis, she saw Karl on the Golden Throne smiling nonchalantly:

“Dr. Rebecca, don’t be so surprised. You can think of this as one of the hidden perks offered to senior researchers within the group…”

Is it really a hidden perk?

Rebecca mentally repeated Carl's words several times.

But they don't believe this is a so-called hidden benefit.

This doesn't mean she doesn't trust Carl; quite the opposite, because Rebecca felt that such benefits couldn't be described as generous.

The scale of these benefits is simply too large, isn't it?
No, this is definitely not a hidden perk. It must be that the boss made an exception for me because of me, but he was afraid that telling me directly would put a psychological burden on me and affect my subsequent work, so he chose to say it in a roundabout way.

Yes, that must be the truth!
After completing her self-strategy, two blushes appeared on Rebecca's delicate doll-like face, and her eyes became much more moist as she looked at Karl. Whether it was excitement or agitation, her voice trembled slightly as she said:
"Boss, thank you. Please rest assured, I will work even harder for you and the company from now on. Whatever order you give, I will do my best to complete it..."

Carl didn't say much upon hearing this, only smiled and nodded, then waved to Rebecca, indicating that she could leave. His agreement to Rebecca's request to rescue Leon and Jill was certainly not as simple as the hidden perk he mentioned.

It wasn't just the patch of "Sun Ladder Flowers" in the underground cave that caught their eye.

Instead, he wanted to recruit elite warriors like Leon, Jill, and Chris, who were born with a 'protagonist aura', into his ranks.

In his view, these three people were far more important than [Praca Parasite] and [Sun Ladder Flower].

After all... what's most important in the 21st century?

Talented!!!

However, compared to what Karl truly needed in this scheme, Leon and his two companions were merely an appetizer.

"It looks like we can close the net in Africa ahead of schedule."

Karl leaned back on the Golden Throne, a mysterious smile on his face. "I just didn't expect the Black Panther to be so impatient, getting involved himself so early..."

"That's good. With Wakanda's technology and vibranium, both the Subspace Corporation and Sokovia will be completely transformed, and the equipment level of the Thunder Warriors will inevitably undergo a dramatic change."

Karl, unlike the various tribes of Wakanda, who, despite possessing advanced weapons and technology, still ordered his warriors to engage in close-quarters combat with melee weapons.

That approach is simply anti-intellectual!
However, for Karl, the true purpose of plotting against Wakanda was not just vibranium and cutting-edge technology, but also the so-called Black Panther goddess, Buster!
The other party is not only the guardian deity of the Wakanda generation, but also a member of the Pantheon.

Karl had already figured out how to deal with those old guys in the Pantheon.

The first step in this soon-to-be-launched 'Godslaying Plan' is to take down the [Black Panther Goddess] Buster!!
"I suppose once the Black Panther Goddess is also 'dealt with,' those old guys in the Pantheon will start to get restless, won't they?"

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【Kizuzu Autonomous Region】.

In a huge underground cave, Leon glanced at Gilles Valentian's body, which was laid out on the flat ground, then sat down wearily, panting heavily.

The previous battles had almost exhausted all his strength, and with his ammunition also running out, neither he nor Sheva Arom were able to explore the nearby underground research facility for a short period of time.

Leon originally planned to clear out all the zombies and infected in the underground research facility by himself before contacting Rebecca and using the facility as leverage to get the Subspace Corporation to resurrect Jill.

After all, he wasn't so blindly confident that the [Subspace Group] would be willing to expend the invaluable [Resurrection Potion] to revive Jill simply because of Rebecca, a researcher.

But as planned, things changed quickly, and the depletion of ammunition supplies forced him to stop in the cave.

"I wonder how things are going with Rebecca? Is everything going smoothly?"

Lyon glanced at Gilles Valentian's mangled corpse lying lifeless on the ground beside him, his heart filled with an unknown unease.

"Lyon, come and see the flowers in this flower bed..."

Not far away, Sheva Arom stood atop a quaint, stepped flowerbed, with a large patch of brightly colored, mysterious flowers growing beside her, their outer petals deep red and their center golden yellow.

Sheva Arom asked with some curiosity, "How do you think these flowers can survive underground in this place where there is no natural light?"

Lyon strode over, first glancing up at the huge incandescent light hanging from the cave ceiling, then looking down at the vibrant flowers growing in the flowerbeds, and shook his head, saying:

"I'm not entirely clear on the specifics, but Rebecca mentioned on the phone that these flowers are probably not ordinary flowers. They are likely related to some kind of virus that Umbrella previously developed. Otherwise, Wesker would never have rashly set up such an important research institute here!"

"What, these flowers...are related to the virus?"

Upon hearing this, Sheva Arom immediately withdrew her hand that was reaching for the flowers. Fortunately, she hadn't been quick enough.

But then she asked curiously, "If that's the case, do you think these flowers might be the real 'answer' that Ricardo Erwin was talking about?"

Lyon shook his head blankly. "I can't say for sure right now, but whether it's these mysterious flowers or the research institute deep in the cave, anything related to Umbrella is bound to be bad news."

"That's true."

Sheva Allom wholeheartedly agreed, then added with some concern, "But Lyon, do you really think the [Subspace Group] will agree to get involved in this?"

"Why do you ask that?" Leon glanced at the other person, his eyes full of confusion.

Sheva Allom glanced at Gil Valentine's corpse from afar, and said with a complicated expression, "It's nothing, it's just that what we've discovered seems completely insufficient to impress a behemoth like the [Subspace Group]..."

"Lyon, if the [Subspace Group] is unwilling to lend a hand, what should we do next?"

Clearly, the two are in no better shape than the dead Gilles Valentine.

First, he ran out of ammunition, leaving him with only two bloodstained field daggers and less than five pistol bullets in total.

Most importantly, the two of them had no food or water supplies at all.

If the Subspace Group refuses to help them, then the two will likely have to leave the cave in their small boat before they starve or dehydrate and head out to find food and water.

Lyon fell silent upon hearing this.

But at that moment, near the location of Jill Valentine's corpse behind the two, a sudden fluctuation came from the space. Then, a circular blue portal appeared out of thin air, and ten super soldiers, each over 2 meters tall and armed with large-caliber explosive guns and plasma pistols, stepped out of the portal first.

Upon entering the cave, these fully armed super soldiers immediately dispersed into combat formations, completely taking control of the entire area.

The first two warriors to emerge from the portal reacted with terrifying speed, even in milliseconds, directly aiming their guns at Leon and Sheva Allom on the flowerbed.

It was as if they already knew of the two people's presence before entering the cave.

Such a terrifying reaction speed left even a seasoned veteran like Leon feeling shocked and chilled.

There's no way around it, the gap is just too big.

So much so that Lyon had no doubt that if he made even the slightest rash move, his opponent would blow his head off in a second.

Fortunately, following closely behind this group of super soldiers out of the [portal] was a petite, baby-faced, loli-like older sister.

That's right, it's the [Plague-Free Squad] from [Thunder Warriors Phase 4] and Rebecca who have arrived!
(End of this chapter)