Leon frowned slightly, looking at Josh Stone with vigilance, and asked, "Since you encountered him, why didn't you capture him?"
"Sigh, do you think I didn't want to?"
Josh Stone said somewhat angrily, "But he has a very powerful bodyguard by his side; several of my brothers died at his hands..."
"Bodyguard?"
Leon and Sheva Alomar exchanged glances, and the mysterious figure who had rescued Ricardo Elvin from the mine earlier simultaneously appeared in their minds.
If it was that person, Josh Stone indeed had no way to deal with him.
So Leon didn't ask any more questions, immediately nodded, and said, "Let's go, we'll go to the pier to catch Ricardo Elvin!"
"We'd best split up."
Josh Stone did not follow Leon and Sheva Alomar but walked in another direction. "I'll see if I can get a speedboat on the other side of the pier. Even if you don't catch Ricardo Elvin in the end, we won't have to wait here to die."
"Alright, Josh, then you must be extra careful."
Sheva Alomar reminded him as they separated, then followed Leon all the way to the pier behind the factory area.
Before long, the two of them finally arrived at a corner of the pier, from where they could clearly see a modified large yacht anchored in the distance.
And Ricardo Elvin's figure was indeed on it, currently standing leisurely on the deck, admiring the surrounding scenery.
"Oh? You two actually chased me all the way here?"
Ricardo Elvin quickly discovered Leon and Sheva Alomar, who were rapidly running towards the yacht, but there was no trace of fear on his face; instead, it was full of schadenfreude.
He immediately clapped his hands in exaggerated approval, saying, "As expected of the BSAA elites, but you two came just in time. You can now enjoy the upcoming fireworks display here... BOOM!!!"
"Hahahaha..."
As he spoke, the yacht also started, and quickly rushed out of the port area.
"Damn it, I really hate that arrogant guy now."
Leon looked at Ricardo Elvin's gradually receding figure and angrily put down the gun in his hand. If he didn't need to capture him alive, he could have shot him in the head just now.
"Me too." Sheva Alomar was obviously also quite annoyed.
Just then, Josh Stone's voice simultaneously rang out from both their communicators, "Sheva, Leon, can you hear me? I got a boat on the other side of the pier. I'm coming to pick you two up now."
"Received, thank you."
In less than a minute, a speedboat sped over and docked at the pier where Leon and Sheva Alomar were.
Josh Stone, who was driving the small boat, hurriedly waved to the two and said, "Get on the boat quickly, this place is about to explode, we must leave this area quickly."
The three then took the speedboat and continued to sail outwards. After traveling less than a kilometer, they heard a series of huge explosions behind them.
Boom ~ Boom boom ~ ~ Boom!!!
The huge oil refinery behind the three was already engulfed in a towering blaze.
Those massive oil tanks, originally installed for refining crude oil, now resembled missiles, unleashing boundless airwaves and scorching 'Fire rain' with their explosions!
Even the small boat carrying Leon and the other two, a kilometer away, was almost overturned by the surging airflow.
And in just a few minutes, this oil refinery, costing hundreds of millions of U.S. dollars, was reduced to ashes, becoming a sea of Fire that would not extinguish anytime soon.
The entire area, previously shrouded in night, was illuminated by this towering blaze.
"Phew..."
Sheva Alomar patted her heavy chest, looked at Josh Stone who was driving the boat, and said with lingering fear:
"Josh, thank you, otherwise Leon and I probably wouldn't have had time to escape from there!"
"Thank you." Leon also cast a grateful look at him. The situation just now was too dangerous; if they had been even a minute late, they would have been engulfed in the Fire of the explosion's aftermath.
"Let's save the thanks until we can get out of here alive."
Josh Stone pointed to the lights from the yacht that could vaguely be seen in the distance, and said in a deep voice:
"Fortunately, Ricardo Elvin's boat hasn't gone too far. I feel like we might be able to catch up to him!"
Immediately, the speedboat went full throttle, chasing rapidly in the direction Ricardo Elvin had left, like an arrow released from a bow.
...
On the yacht.
A tall figure with a bird-beak mask on their face, completely enveloped in a cloak, looked expressionlessly at Ricardo Elvin, "The trouble you caused has caught up again. How do you plan to deal with them this time?"
"There shouldn't be anything here for you to blow up again, right?"
"Hmph, how dare you speak to me like that?"
Ricardo Elvin said arrogantly, "You are merely a toy sent by Excella to protect me. She is your Master..."
However, before he could utter the word 'person,' the figure opposite him had already rushed to his front, and a delicate small hand swiftly extended from beneath the cloak, grabbing Ricardo Elvin's neck and lifting him entirely.
"Remember, that woman is not my Master. My Master is Wesker!"
"Ugh ah... Let go, I can't breathe."
Ricardo Elvin struggled with both hands and feet, while difficultly giving in, "Alright, I understand, I won't say that again."
Thud—
As the masked person released their grip, Ricardo Elvin fell to the ground in a sorry state, lying on the ground and gasping for air.
"Help... help me get rid of those two annoying guys. If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have ended up in this situation."
"I am not your subordinate."
"I know, but you wouldn't want Wesker's plan to be delayed because of these people, would you?"
Ricardo Elvin said boldly, "Excella told me that his plan is about to begin. If anything goes wrong now, I'm sure he'll be furious, won't he?"
"What's more, this place is so close to the research facility. If we don't deal with those BSAA people and they discover the exact location of the research facility and figure out what's being researched inside, it will inevitably cause immeasurable damage to Trasel Group's reputation..."
"By then, I'm sure the cooperation between Excella and Wesker will be over!"
The masked person remained silent for a moment after hearing this, then said in a deep voice, "Just this once. If you dare to order me around again next time, be careful, I'll kill you directly!"
...
Dawn was breaking.
When Leon and Sheva Alomar climbed onto the yacht via the gangway on one side of the ship, and then cautiously arrived on the deck, Ricardo Elvin walked out of the Shadow with a sinister expression.
"You two damned guys, are you immortal?"
"Because of what you two did, I had to burn down all the foundations I painstakingly built here..."
"You've put me in a terrible situation now. Neither Excella nor those people from the Resource Development Department will look down on me because of this."
"I know, the reason you've been relentlessly pursuing me is because you want to know who the mastermind behind the entire incident is, right?"
"Alright, then I'll just tell you..."
"However, you might not know that almost all biochemical experiments themselves have no economic value whatsoever,
So they often don't attract much investment before successful development. And precisely because of this, generally, only well-known pharmaceutical giants are capable of conducting biochemical experiments!"
However, before he could finish speaking, Leon stepped forward, pulled out his phone, found the photo with Chris and Jill Valentine, and asked impatiently:
"Stop wasting time there, hurry up and tell me... Where is the research facility where these two people in the photo are?"
"Also, what is the Ouroboros Project?!"
Seeing that the other party had unceremoniously interrupted him, Ricardo Elvin was about to get angry, but he paused when he heard the name 'Ouroboros Project,' clearly surprised to hear this news from the other party's mouth. Then, with a face full of curiosity, he praised:
"As expected of the BSAA, your intelligence network is truly extensive; you even know about such a secret project..."
"No, this information was not obtained from the BSAA." Leon corrected him with a serious expression, but did not offer further explanation.
"Forget it, it doesn't matter."
Ricardo Elvin waved his hand indifferently, then continued to retreat while sneering:
"Because even if you know now, it's too late. The World's pattern is about to undergo earth-shattering changes due to this great plan. By then, you will personally witness the advent of the New World!"
"What massive change?"
Sheva Alomar keenly sensed something and quickly pressed, "What nonsense are you talking about... And what does Excella have to do with this?"
"Did she also participate in the Ouroboros Project?"
At this moment, Leon asked somewhat confused, "You know that person named Excella?"
Sheva Alomar nodded heavily and immediately explained, "She is the head of Trasel Group's Africa branch and also a high-ranking executive of Trasel Group. I just don't understand why she would be involved."
Clap clap clap—
Ricardo Elvin clapped his hands and couldn't help but praise, "It's truly impressive, you even know Excella..."
"But it's too late for you to notice the Ouroboros Project now. Even if you know the contents of the plan, you won't be able to stop its progress."
"However, what I can tell you is that the Ouroboros Virus will change everything. Whether it's you, or your family and friends, everyone will become the chosen ones on the day of 'Evolution Day'!"
Leon pointed his gun at the other party's head and said in an unfriendly tone, "What does 'Evolution Day' mean? What exactly do you know?"
"Hahahaha..."
There was no trace of fear on Ricardo Elvin's face; instead, he raised his hand and pointed to the lush island in the distance, illuminated by the morning sun, saying:
"All the answers you seek are in the caves on that island, but... it seems you won't live to reach them!"
Boom—
Just as Leon, tired of the riddles, was about to step forward with his gun to arrest Ricardo Elvin and take him back for a thorough interrogation, a huge explosion suddenly came from the right side of the yacht.
"Oh no, is it Josh?!"
Sheva Alomar's face immediately showed anxiety at the sight. She ran to the railing and looked out, only to see that the speedboat Josh Stone had been driving was now a violently burning Fireball. A Pyro, completely engulfed in Fire, struggled for a few moments before slowly sinking into the Water along with the wreckage of the speedboat.
"No, Josh!!!"
Sheva Alomar, with red eyes, rushed to Ricardo Elvin, pressed her gun to his head, and yelled with a trembling voice:
"What the hell did you do..."
However, at this moment, a tall figure with a mask on their face, completely enveloped in a large cloak, flew down like a ghost from Leon and Sheva Alomar's blind spot, utilizing the faint darkness before dawn.
Bang bang—
The masked person delivered two consecutive kicks, simultaneously sending Leon and Sheva Alomar flying. However, Leon pulled the trigger before falling to the ground.
Bang—
The masked person seemed to have eyes in the back of their head, twisting their body to the side almost at the instant the shot was fired, the bullet narrowly missing their cheek as it flew past.
Although this shot didn't hit her, it knocked off the mask on her face, revealing a cold yet beautiful face underneath.
Bang bang bang—
Bang bang bang—
Leon and Sheva Alomar continuously shot at the other party, but all the bullets were calmly dodged by the other party, as if she possessed some kind of danger-prediction ability.
"Hahahaha..."
Ricardo Elvin saw this, his face full of arrogance, and pointed at the mysterious cloaked person blocking his way, shouting defiantly at Leon and Sheva Alomar:
"How about that, isn't my bodyguard very powerful?"
"You two won't be long before you die here, just like that Kree driving the boat down there!"
"However, I thought you'd be happy to see an old friend, but I didn't expect you to choose to cross swords..."
"Old friend?" Leon's face showed a puzzled expression, but then his gaze shifted to the mysterious person whose mask had just been knocked off.
"You... you're Jill Valentine?"
Although the other party's head was slightly bowed, and the part of her face above her nose was obscured by her fallen hood, preventing a clear view of her full face, Leon still recognized her true identity based solely on the general contour of her chin and the shape of her mouth.
Whoosh—
Seeing her identity exposed, Jill Valentine tore off the cloak draped over her, revealing her slender and well-proportioned tall figure, as well as her special bulletproof combat suit.
"Jill Valentine, it really is you... I'm Leon!"