108: Blood, debris, and the beginning of the war!

At the same time!

As Alice furiously launched her strongest attack at Li An, new developments occurred outside the building.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the dense, seemingly endless tide of zombies that had previously surrounded the building had vanished, replaced by an boundless expanse of crimson covering the entire land, transforming it into a purgatory.

In this purgatory, there were dismembered limbs everywhere, and dark, filthy blood flowed continuously, moving in inexplicable patterns.

And in this purgatory, there were now only a mere few thousand Abnormal Zombies—no! It should be said that Aberrant Zombies still stood in place; they were monsters that had survived after hundreds of thousands of Abnormal Zombies devoured ordinary zombies, and the virus continuously evolved.

Aberrant Zombies!

Compared to Abnormal Zombies, they possessed stronger attack power and a more grotesque appearance. Their average height reached a terrifying two meters, resembling small giants.

Augustus, who ruled over all these Aberrant Zombies, stood in the very center of this group of Aberrant Zombies. Beneath his feet lay broken zombie corpses and some Bio-weapon corpses, piled up into a small mountain.

Gurgle gurgle~

At this moment, at the very bottom of the small mountain, blood flow, like a small stream, continuously converged from all directions, eventually disappearing beneath the mountain of corpses where Augustus stood.

“What a pity. If I had made my move earlier, those beasts wouldn't have escaped.”

At this moment, Augustus stood atop the mountain of corpses, his gaze fixed on the dilapidated building in the distance.

He didn't know what was happening inside that building; just now, almost all the glass shattered instantly, and even small areas of the building's structure collapsed, a truly shocking sight.

Augustus also felt regret. If he had acted a little earlier, perhaps he could have killed all those Bio-weapons, instead of helplessly letting most of them escape as he did now.

In fact, even if Augustus had intended to stop them, he couldn't have stopped all the Bio-weapons. These Bio-weapons' target was Li An, and they would only quickly evade any obstacles in their way, rather than get entangled with them.

Withdrawing his gaze, Augustus suppressed the surging emotions in his heart, then turned his attention to the mountain of corpses below.

He could feel that the blood source gathered in the mountain of corpses was rapidly growing stronger, subtly triggering the awakening and attention of a terrifying existence, which instantly filled Augustus with ecstasy.

He knew it was the awakening of the World Will, and that it had already set its sights on him.

Yet, despite attracting the attention of a world's will, Augustus showed no trace of tension or panic on his face. He knew that the true World Will could not possibly awaken; what was watching him now was merely a wisp of consciousness.

But that was enough; this was precisely his goal.

The next second, Augustus suddenly spread his arms, as if embracing the void, and laughed loudly.

“Soon, soon!”

“The blood sacrifice is about to begin. When the crimson lightning shatters the firmament, the Source of Darkness will descend.”

As his voice fell, the depths of the mountain of corpses beneath Augustus immediately churned with even more violent blood waves.

This was a sea of blood, the source of corruption formed by the blood of all citizens and monsters within Raccoon City. The darkness contained within it was a terrifying substance capable of shaking the World Will.

Time passed, no one knew for how long. Augustus maintained his posture of embracing the void, and in the depths of the mountain of corpses beneath his feet, the frequency and intensity of the surging blood waves grew ever more frequent and violent.

Suddenly, at this moment.

Boom!

The sky let out a loud roar. In Augustus's eyes, he clearly saw a crimson lightning bolt shoot out from the dark clouds in the sky, then strike the empty space below.

Crack~

The next second, a strange sound, echoing across Raccoon City, appeared. It was an extremely loud crisp sound. Augustus immediately saw a crystal-clear fragment suddenly shatter out of thin air at the space struck by the crimson lightning, and the moment the fragment appeared, it rapidly fell downwards.

Eat it! Eat it!

At this moment, upon seeing this fragment, a primal thought surged within Augustus: to devour this fragment. This fragment seemed to hold some fatal temptation for him, almost causing him to lose his sanity.

Bang!

Augustus moved instantly. He stomped on the corpses beneath his feet, exploding them, and charged towards the falling fragment. His speed was incredibly fast; unable to fly, he directly ran by stepping on the heads of the Aberrant Zombies. He was getting closer and closer to the fragment.

However, just as the two were about a meter apart, a figure appeared that infuriated Augustus.

As Augustus's eyes were about to split open with rage, Li An, who appeared from nowhere, suddenly grabbed the falling crystal fragment, then looked at Augustus and asked.

“Do you want this thing?”

“Bastard, give it to me!!!”

Seeing Li An holding the item he was about to get, Augustus immediately erupted in rage, almost instinctively throwing a punch at Li An's head.

Bang!

However, Li An's reaction was equally swift, even coming from behind Augustus. He directly raised his hand and met Augustus's fist with his own. The collision of the two fists instantly unleashed a terrifying roar.

The next second, a figure immediately flew backward, spitting out a mouthful of blood in mid-air, then heavily smashing onto the ground.

It was Augustus!

“Ah! Bastard.”

“Kill! Kill him for me!!!”

With just one strike, Augustus, realizing he was no match for Li An, immediately called upon the Aberrant Zombie horde behind him. At this point, Augustus had not yet corrupted the World Will, making it difficult for him to rapidly increase his strength.

Therefore, he was injured after just one encounter with Li An.

Roar!

At the same time, the thousands of Aberrant Zombies, having received Augustus's command, also moved. They almost simultaneously turned, fixing their gaze on Li An.

At this moment, if any Contractor with weaker psychological fortitude were present, facing this scene, they would surely be scared into collapsing on the ground, after all, being stared at by thousands of Aberrant Zombies simultaneously.

It was utterly terrifying!

However, when Li An faced this scene, he merely smiled faintly, then his body trembled, and an aura no weaker than, or even stronger than, that of thousands of Aberrant Zombies, directly erupted from his body.

Roar!

However, at this moment, just as Li An was about to engage the Aberrant Zombie horde, terrifying roars suddenly came from behind him.

It was the Bio-weapons!

These monsters, after rushing into the building, discovered that Li An had appeared outside, and immediately pounced on him.

Their objective had always been very clear: to capture Li An and bring him back for Isaacs to deal with.

“Good! Good, good, good.”

“Today, I'll kill all of you.”

Seeing this, Li An burst out laughing. Now, almost all his enemies had arrived; it was time for this to end.

And as he laughed out loud, three more dark figures plummeted in front of him. The figures were two large and one small, and the moment they landed, they directly shook the ground, causing it to churn.

Rumble!

It was Alice, the Yan Beast, and the Blood Hunter who had arrived.