Courtyard House: Initial Donation of 50 Million

Having obtained the Red Queen's motherboard and data, Wang Huanbo made no hesitation, stealthily making his way towards the core laboratory area he remembered, like a shadow. The thermal imaging on his visor showed that the closer he got to the laboratory, the fewer stray zombies there were, but the occasional heat sources were more concentrated, slower, and carried an eerie chill—those were more evolved BOWs sealed in isolation pods, or... individuals that had undergone special mutations after being infected.

Dense bullet holes and burn marks from explosions began to appear on the walls of the passage, indicating that fierce fighting had taken place here in the early stages of the virus leak, but the defenses had ultimately collapsed. The stench of chemicals in the air grew stronger, masking the putrid smell.

Using the real-time map provided by Red Queen Data (downloaded data with partially unlocked internal access), Wang Huanbo easily avoided several airtight doors requiring advanced privileges and found a ventilation duct leading to the main laboratory. Moving like a cat, he used his lightness skill to silently traverse the duct; the sound of his Ironblood armor rubbing against the metal walls was barely audible.

A few minutes later, he silently slid down through a ventilation duct into a vast space filled with sophisticated instruments, computer terminals, and cryogenic storage cabinets. This was the Hive's core virology laboratory. Under the stark white operating lights, broken petri dishes, overturned instruments, and several gruesome corpses dressed in white lab coats spoke of the chaos and despair of the time.

Wang Huanbo had a clear objective and headed straight for the cryogenic vault at the deepest part of the laboratory. According to the data, the T-virus stock solution and antidote samples were stored here. The vault door was made of heavy alloy and required a password and access card.

"Troublesome." Wang Huanbo was too lazy to solve it. He simply raised his right hand, and the plasma shoulder cannon began to charge, emitting a low hum. Just as he was about to blast open the door—

"Hah...uh..." A low, guttural growl, as if phlegm were stuck in its throat, came from a huge isolation observation chamber in the corner of the laboratory. The reinforced glass of that isolation chamber had been smashed open from the inside, cracking like a spiderweb! A huge, highly decayed monster, its arms mutated into giant bony claws, was staring intently at Wang Huanbo with its murky eyes, frantically pounding on the glass!

"Nemesis? No, it's an early enhanced variant of Licker?" Wang Huanbo's visor data scanned rapidly. "Strength and speed far surpass ordinary Lickers, and its defense is even stronger..."

"Bang!!!" Finally, the reinforced glass of the isolation chamber could not withstand the pressure and shattered! The monster (tentatively called the Claw Tyrant) let out a deafening roar and pounced out with a stench! It was so fast that it only left a blur on the retina!

"You're courting death!" Wang Huanbo's eyes turned cold, and his shoulder cannon locked on instantly! However, the Claw Tyrant seemed to possess some kind of combat instinct. Just before the shoulder cannon fired, its massive bone claws slammed into the ground, making a sharp turn and narrowly avoiding the plasma beam! The beam struck the equipment behind it, causing a violent explosion!

Missing its first strike, the Claw Tyrant had already charged forward, its massive bone claws slamming down on Wang Huanbo with a piercing shriek that tore through the air! The force was enough to rip through a tank's armor!

Wang Huanbo neither dodged nor evaded, and Huang Feihong's martial arts imprint was instantly activated! He stepped out with the Qilin Step, his body sliding like a dragon, narrowly avoiding the claw strike. At the same time, his left hand delivered a "Crane Beak Peck" from the Tiger Crane Double Form Fist, pecking precisely at the wrist joint of the Sharp Claw Tyrant!

"Crack!" A clear sound of bone breaking! The Claw Tyrant let out a painful roar, its movements faltering!

But a monster is a monster after all. The excruciating pain only fueled its ferocity, and another claw swept out! Wang Huanbo exerted force from his waist and abdomen, performing a backbend, the bone claw whistling past his nose! At the same time, he lashed out with his right leg like a whip, delivering a powerful kick with his Foshan Shadowless Kick to the back of the Claw Tyrant's knee!

"Thump!" The monster lost its balance and staggered backward.

In a few lightning-fast exchanges, Wang Huanbo, relying solely on his martial arts skills and the enhanced physical abilities from the serum, managed to hold his own against this terrifying mutant, even gaining a slight advantage! However, he also knew that this monster was thick-skinned and tough, making it difficult to kill quickly with conventional combat. Moreover, the laboratory space was cramped, and continuing the fight might lead to more trouble.

"I don't have time to play with you anymore." A hint of impatience flashed in Wang Huanbo's eyes. With a thought, the Demon Blade Thousand Blades, which had been hovering beside him waiting for its turn, once again transformed into a torrent of fragments, like a living metal storm, swirling towards the Claw Tyrant from all directions!

The Claw Tyrant swung its bone claws to block, the demonic blade fragments colliding with the bone, producing a series of crisp "clanging" sounds and sparks flying everywhere! The fragments failed to penetrate instantly! The monster's bone hardness was beyond imagination!

"Hmph, not bad hardness, but how long can you hold out?" Wang Huanbo intensified his will, and the attack speed of the demonic blade fragments increased sharply, like countless locusts, specifically targeting the monster's eyes, joints, and other weak points! The Claw Tyrant let out an angry and painful roar, and countless fine wounds instantly appeared on its body. Although they were not deep, they greatly restricted its movement.

Just as Wang Huanbo was about to unleash the demonic blade to deliver a fatal blow, another unexpected event occurred!

"Bang! Bang!" The doors to several other isolation chambers in the laboratory were also smashed open! Three mutated Lickers, each with a different appearance but equally aggressive, crawled out, hissing, and surrounded Wang Huanbo from different directions! Clearly, the commotion from the previous battle and the presence of a living person had completely awakened them!

A tyrant with claws put up a stubborn resistance in front, while three Lickers lurked menacingly from the sides and rear! Wang Huanbo was instantly surrounded!

"Tsk, this is never going to end." Wang Huanbo sighed, his eyes turning completely cold. It seemed that without taking real action, he wouldn't get what he wanted.

Without further hesitation, he sank his consciousness into the depths of his sea of ​​consciousness, communicating with the dormant source of power that shone as brightly as the sun!

"Ultraman Original Armor - Donning!"

A powerful yet not blinding light instantly enveloped Wang Huanbo! The next second, a massive, streamlined, and technologically advanced suit of red and silver armor covered his entire body! His height suddenly increased to nearly two meters! The colored timer on his chest flashed with a deep blue light! A powerful sense of light filled his entire body!

Ultra Armor Specium Power Form!

The Claw Tyrant and Lickers, who had just been so ferocious, froze in their tracks before the giant that suddenly appeared, radiating immense energy. Their biological instincts kicked in with unprecedented fear!

Wang Huanbo (Ultra Armor Mode) looked down at the tiny monster at his feet, raised his right arm, and light gathered on the armor arm!

"Specium Ray - Miniature Burst!"

A blazing beam of light, like a sword of judgment, instantly engulfed the Claw Tyrant! The monster didn't even have time to scream before it vaporized and vanished under the pure light energy impact! A cluster of experimental equipment behind it was also wiped out!

The other three Lickers were so frightened that they turned to run away! Wang Huanbo waved his left hand, and the Demon Blade Thousand Blades, enhanced by the power of the Ultra Armor, increased in speed and strength! It transformed into three blue lightning bolts, instantly piercing through their heads! Pinning them to the ground!

The laboratory fell silent once more. Only the faint hum of the armored vehicles and the steady blue light of the color timer could be heard.

Wang Huanbo walked up to the cryogenic vault, and without even bothering to use the password, he slammed his armored fist directly onto the lock!

"Boom!" The door swung open. Amidst the chilling air, he easily located the blue T-virus stock solution test tube and the green antidote test tube, both placed on a specially designed stand. He carefully stored them in his system space.

Objective Two: T-virus and antidote, obtained!

He deactivated his Ultra Armor, feeling the still abundant light energy within him. There were a little over four hours left. Next, he needed to meet the future "Resident Evil heroine" and obtain the final sample. The ultimate darkness of the Hive was about to be revealed.