Courtyard House: Initial Donation of 50 Million

The intense heat of the Specium Ray gradually dissipated, leaving behind a mixture of ozone and the stench of charred flesh. The passage was a scene of utter devastation; the massive chaotic aggregate had been completely vaporized in the light, leaving only a huge, charred crater with crystallized edges.

Wang Huanbo—clad in a red and silver, two-meter-tall mobile Ultraman armor, the color timer on his chest flashing steadily with azure light—slowly descended from mid-air, the armor's soles making a dull metallic sound as it hit the ground. He removed part of his faceplate, revealing a slightly tired but still sharp-eyed face. Although he had defeated the terrifying monster, he could sense that the armor's energy had been significantly depleted in the previous attack and would need time to recover.

The members of Squad A helped each other to their feet from behind the rubble of the broken bridge and their cover. Each face was etched with the disorientation of surviving a catastrophe and an indescribable shock. Looking at the "giant of light" before them, who seemed to have stepped out of mythology, they were momentarily speechless. Fear, gratitude, doubt, and a sense of insignificance intertwined in their hearts.

"Who...who exactly are you?" Rain's voice trembled, and the gun in her hand involuntarily dropped.

Captain Xue De took a deep breath, trying to remain calm: "Thank you for your rescue... Your Excellency. Without you, we would have already..." He didn't finish his sentence, but the meaning was clear.

Wang Huanbo waved his hand, and the armor emitted a slight hydraulic sound. His voice came through the visor, carrying a metallic echo, but with a touch more "human" than the electronic voice of the previous Ironblood visor: "Cleansing up these things that shouldn't exist is one of my jobs. Now is not the time to talk. The Hive's structure is severely damaged and cannot hold on for long. We must evacuate as soon as possible."

His gaze swept over the unconscious Alice, and he said to the medic Lisa, "Check her injuries. We need her alive." He was speaking to Lisa, but also to himself—Alice's blood sample was in hand, but her "perfect fusion" was of greater value.

Just as Lisa and Matt were hurriedly checking on Alice's condition, Technician Chambers seemed to have noticed something on the terminal. His expression turned extremely grim. He strode over to Xue De and said urgently in a low voice, "Captain, something's wrong! I just tried to recover some surveillance footage... The source of the virus leak... might not be an accident!"

"What?" Xue De frowned.

Chambers turned the terminal screen toward Xue De, which displayed a blurry, fast-forwarded image: moments before the virus leak alarm sounded, a furtive figure dressed in the uniform of a senior researcher from Umbrella Corporation was secretly operating a control panel in the B dining area, then forcibly opened the safety valve of a T-virus storage tank! And the figure's back and profile…

Xue De's eyes instantly turned icy cold. He looked up sharply, his gaze shooting like lightning at one of the people in the group—Spence!

Spence, who was pretending to check his equipment, stiffened slightly when he felt Xue De's gaze, then looked up, forcing himself to remain calm: "What's wrong, Captain?"

"Spence," Xue De's voice was deep and oppressive, "explain why you were at Restaurant B five minutes before the virus leak? And... why you manually activated the T-virus's safety device?" He turned the terminal screen directly towards Spence, where the profile of the saboteur was frozen on the screen. Although blurry, anyone familiar with the area would recognize it as Spence!

In an instant, all the gun barrels instinctively rose and were pointed at Spencer! Ryan, JD, and the others were both shocked and furious!

"It was you?! Spencer! You're the one who killed everyone?!" JD roared.

"Fuck! No wonder you've been so distracted the whole way!" Ryan's gun was locked on Spencer.

A flicker of panic crossed Spence's face, followed by a twisted, mocking sneer: "Heh... found out? That's right, I did it! So what?" As he spoke, he slowly backed away, his hand stealthily reaching for his lower back.

"Why?" Xue Deqiang asked, suppressing his anger.

"Why?" Spence laughed maniacally. "For money! To leave this damn company! Someone offered an exorbitant price for a 'freshly made' T-virus stock solution and 'out-of-control' field data! This Hive, and you all... are nothing more than stepping stones and 'pledges of allegiance' to my new employer!" He suddenly pulled a concealed large-caliber pistol from his waist, but instead of aiming it at his teammates, he pointed it sharply at Alice, who was unconscious not far away!

"Too bad that the Red Queen blocked the exit beforehand, almost trapping me here too! And you, Tin Man who appeared out of nowhere (he pointed at Wang Huanbo) and the Giant of Light, ruined my plans! But it doesn't matter... as long as we get Alice's blood sample, she's a 'miracle,' priceless!" Spence's eyes were crazed. "Put down your weapons! Or I'll blow her head off!"

They were caught in a dilemma! The members of Team A froze. Alice was an important survivor and crucial evidence.

Just as tensions were about to rise, a cold voice rang out, tinged with impatience:

"I said...have you forgotten about me?"

It was Wang Huanbo who spoke. He had been observing this farcical infighting from the sidelines. He wasn't surprised by Spencer's betrayal; the Umbrella Corporation was rotten to the core. But he hated being threatened with his "pre-planned" "assets" (Alice), and he hated this fly-like chatter even more.

Spence abruptly turned his gun towards Wang Huanbo, shouting menacingly, "Don't move! No matter how tough your armor is, it can't outrun my bullets! I..."

Before he could finish speaking, Wang Huanbo made his move!

He didn't use the Ultra Armor's energy weapons, as that would affect Alice. Instead, he combined the power of the Super Soldier Serum with the movement techniques personally taught by Wong Fei-hung to the extreme! The two-meter-tall armor burst forth with a ghostly speed completely disproportionate to its size! He took a step with the Qilin Step, his figure like a red and silver lightning bolt skimming the ground, almost instantly covering a distance of more than ten meters!

"What?!" Spence's pupils contracted sharply, and he instinctively reached for the trigger!

But Wang Huanbo was faster! The instant Spencer exerted force with his fingers, Wang Huanbo had already cut into his wide-open inner defenses! A hand chop that combined the short-range power of Iron Wire Fist with the kinetic energy of armor, as fast as thunder, struck Spencer's wrist holding the gun with unparalleled precision!

"Crack!" A clear sound of bone breaking!

"Ah!" Spence screamed as the pistol flew out of his hand!

Without pausing, Wang Huanbo grabbed Spencer's collar with his other hand like an iron clamp, and with a back throw, he swung Spencer up and slammed him hard against the solid metal wall next to him!

"Bang!!" A muffled thud! Spence slid to the ground like a tattered sack, blood gushing from his mouth and nose, countless bones broken, leaving only painful groans.

The entire action happened in the blink of an eye, clean and efficient, full of the beauty of power and skill. The members of Team A didn't even see what happened before the traitor was eliminated.

Wang Huanbo didn't even glance at the limp Spencer, and said calmly to Xue De, "The traitor is dealt with. Now, can you focus on escaping?"

Xue De took a deep breath, gave Wang Huanbo a complicated look, and nodded: "Thank you... for saving us again." He gestured for JD to step forward and restrain Spence.

However, just as JD approached Spencer, another anomaly occurred!

"Beep...beep...beep..." A rapid, ticking sound, like a time bomb counting down, came from Spencer!

"Oh no! He's carrying a bomb!" JD's expression changed drastically, and he retreated rapidly!

A crazed, venomous smile spread across Spence's face as he roared with his last ounce of strength, "Let's all... go to hell!!!"

He abruptly ripped open his coat, revealing a row of high explosives strapped to his chest! The detonator had been triggered by his fall, and the red light was flashing wildly!

The distance was too close; the blast radius was enough to cover most of the broken bridge platform! The members of Squad A didn't have enough time to completely dodge!

"It's over!" Despair instantly enveloped everyone!

At the critical moment!

Wang Huanbo's eyes narrowed, his mind instantly calculating the blast radius and power. There was no way to dodge! He could only either take the hit or relocate!

Without hesitation, he once again pushed his Ultra Telekinesis to its limit! At the same time, he crossed his arms in front of his chest, and the energy of the Ultra Armor was activated, instantly forming a semi-transparent circular light shield in front of him!

"BOOM—!!!!!"

A violent explosion rang out! Flames and shockwaves engulfed Spencer and slammed into the Ultra Barrier that Wang Huanbo had hastily erected!

The barrier trembled violently, emitting a strained hum! Wang Huanbo was blasted backward several meters, fine burn marks appearing on his armor, and the color timer on his chest flickered rapidly before slowly stabilizing. But he had successfully blocked most of the explosive force! The rest of Team A were only thrown back by the blast wave and suffered minor injuries.

When the smoke cleared, only a charred, shallow crater remained where Spencer had stood. This traitor, who had caused all this disaster, finally reaped what he sowed.

A deathly silence fell over the passage, broken only by the distant sounds of collapsing structures and the faint howls of zombies, reminding everyone that the danger was far from over. Wang Huanbo deactivated the barrier, breathing slightly heavily. The continuous high-intensity combat and energy depletion had taken a toll even on him.

He looked at the still-shaken Team A and Alice, whose eyes were still dazed from the explosion, and said in a deep voice, "There's no time to rest. The collapse of the Hive is accelerating. Follow me; I know a relatively safe shortcut, but we need to be quick!"

The real escape has only just begun. And deep within the hive, seemingly due to the series of explosions and energy shocks, increasingly unstable energy fluctuations are faintly emanating…