But unfortunately, Carla eventually sensed that something was wrong and timely transformed into a liquid to flow away and escape.
Although Carla was severely weakened, as long as the green mountains remain, one need not worry about firewood—she still had a chance.
As long as her main body existed, she could continue to condense more spore clones one after another; this was the source of her confidence.
"I just don't know where that damn woman escaped to..."
The only thing that left Carla feeling dissatisfied
was that Ada's trail had vanished without a trace directly inside the chemical storage room.
She had lost contact even more so after the massive explosion. Now Carla was very distressed; she had lost Ada's positioning, which was the only thing she felt was a pity.
But it didn't matter.
It didn't matter where Ada ran to; the victory had already been decided.
Ada's flight had already proven Carla's victory. In this world, Carla Radames was the genuine article,
while Ada Wong was the imposter.
At that point, she could just continue expanding her spore domain and search slowly. Ada couldn't escape Lanshiang City; sooner or later, Carla would catch that female rat, Ada.
And then there was her filial child, the HAOS.
Once it was successfully produced and entered the ocean,
all the oceans in the world would be infected by the C-Virus.
And at that time, she, Carla, would also go from being the Queen of Lanshiang City to the Empress ruling the world; every living creature on Earth would be controlled by her...
Therefore,
thinking of this, Carla no longer cared where Ada had escaped to!
However,
Carla, busy with her fantasies at this moment, did not know
that Ada had not actually escaped. Instead, she was slowly walking down from the second floor of the experimental Institute, her red long-sleeved shirt once again made filthy.
Her hair was full of spiderwebs, and her fair, pretty face was covered in charred stains, all caused by Ada crawling through the ventilation ducts for half the day.
But Ada didn't care.
Instead, her face was full of excitement because she had finally obtained the liquid nitrogen weapon she wanted. Right now was the best time to deal with Carla.
She couldn't wait to wipe out this damn imposter. Because of the previous pursuit and her miserable state,
at this moment, Ada no longer felt any pity for Carla; she only wanted to kill this madwoman immediately.
Therefore,
"Carla..."
"You're celebrating a bit too early. Although I knew long ago that you have severe delusional disorder, I still didn't expect you to be standing here giggling to yourself. Are you fantasizing about your dream of ruling the world?"
"How unfortunate... Many guys have had delusions like yours before, but without exception, they all drowned in their own fantasies. And I... am the very hands that will personally drown you."
The "clack, clack, clack" of high-heeled leather boots echoed slowly on the stairs, and Ada's mocking words drifted out one after another.
This time, Ada walked very calmly.
Her figure had regained its usual elegance and nobility. Because she had the counter-weapon to deal with Carla in her hands, Ada had the confidence to act this way.
And facing Carla,
Ada launched a mental attack the moment they met. In a battle between women, the verbal sparring is usually the most aggressive and lethal.
Often, if you can make the other person lose their temper, it means you've already won half the battle. That was why Ada didn't hesitate to speak mockingly.
"Ada Wong...!!!!!"
And sure enough,
the moment she saw Ada appearing unscathed,
Carla, looking like a serpentine Medusa, immediately began to roar in anger, the viscous white liquid hair on her head flailing wildly.
The massive octopus-like tentacles beneath her writhed and slapped frantically. When enemies meet, their eyes blaze with hatred; Carla didn't hesitate much this time, immediately waving her hand and launching her attack.
"Vroom, vroom, vroom..."
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
The white spore liquid in the sunken pit surged and bubbled rapidly, like boiling water. Along with the frantic writhing of the white liquid,
the sunken pit in the first-floor hall once again transformed into the spore domain that Carla excelled at. The pit was filled with a milky white liquid.
Even the surrounding walls and ceiling began to seep out vast amounts of white spore liquid. Almost all sides of the first-floor hall became a white space; this was Carla's spore domain.
"Heh heh heh...!!!"
And next,
an even more horrifying scene occurred.
Accompanied by Carla's heavy panting, the white floors and walls all around began to writhe and change.
One by one, faces, some huge and some small, began to emerge. These faces were all identical to Ada's appearance.
Identical white faces of all sizes appeared densely in every corner, as if one were trapped in some terrifying space of human faces.
Frantic and hideous,
it was hair-raising to look at.
A strong sense of discomfort and oppression welled up in the heart, just like the Eclipse abyss space opened by Griffith using the Beherit in Berserk.
However, there was no need to sacrifice anything for power here.
Carla only needed to kill her mortal enemy, Ada!
"Heh heh heh..."
"Hahahaha...!!!!!"
And at this moment,
a scene appeared that made Ada feel nauseous, even wanting to vomit uncontrollably. The "faces of herself" that were similar to her and existed all around, including under her feet, suddenly opened their eyes and mouths.
Their gazes were fixed on Ada herself, and they then emitted a terrifying and strange laughter that was chilling. Looking at those faces exactly like her own,
a wave of intense discomfort rose within Ada, making her want to gag.
At the same time, a powerful rage flared up. This was simply a desecration.
She had to kill Carla. No matter what, this woman had completely crossed her line, changing her appearance at will and making such expressions—it was simply beyond reason!
"Rumble..."
However,
compared to Ada's rage, Carla was the one who launched the attack.
A huge face suddenly appeared under Ada's feet, opening its mouth as if it wanted to swallow Ada whole. Ada was quick-witted and agile, hastily leaping away to avoid being devoured by the giant face.
But the attack didn't end.
A giant face on the wall broke free from its constraints again,
transforming into a massive disc that opened its mouth and slowly rolled toward Ada's direction with great momentum, like a tire several stories high crushing forward.
But these attacks were too slow and clumsy.
Without exception, they were all dodged by Ada.
"Gurgle, gurgle..."
But as the controller, Carla was not discouraged. Instead, she continued to manipulate these faces to launch attacks.
The giant faces turned into discs to crush, roll, and devour,
while the smaller faces condensed into spore clones, one after another pouncing toward Ada's direction in significant numbers.
"All of you, get lost...!!!"
Seeing this,
Ada didn't hesitate at all.
She took out the flammable and explosive chemical bottles and jars packed in the burlap satchel behind her and threw them fiercely in all directions.
Then she pulled out her pistol and pulled the trigger.
The moment the bullets hit and shattered these bottles and jars, an explosion immediately occurred, and scorching flames suddenly began to burn fiercely.
And they began to spread within Carla's spore domain,
forming walls of fire that blocked these spore clones from approaching. The intense heat made these spore clones, which feared high and low temperatures, unable to get close.
Once they got too close, their bodies would uncontrollably turn into a pool of liquid flowing onto the ground, directly losing their form.
But there was simply too much spore liquid around.
Even if some was evaporated and burned away, there were still endless spore clones re-condensing. A distant fire cannot be put out by nearby water—or in this case, the small flames couldn't stop the tide.
These flames couldn't burn indefinitely.
Once the fire went out, Ada's situation would still be bad. Moreover, staying in the center of a ring of fire for too long was also very unpleasant.
"It's useless, it's no use..."
"This is my spore domain. Inside here, I am invincible and cannot be killed. Your weapons are of no use against me."
"This bit of fire isn't enough to evaporate all the spore liquid here. After all, it's impossible for you to create another powerful explosion like before."
Watching Ada's struggle,
Carla, standing ahead, seemed very pleased. She couldn't help but mutter, her arms spread wide, unscrupulously enjoying this moment of victory.
But unfortunately,
Ada had only deep mockery for this stupid woman.
She had long possessed a weapon for a lethal blow; now she was only trying to figure out how to get close to Carla.
Ignoring Carla's taunts, Ada continued to take bottles and jars from the cloth bag to continuously lay out a path of raging flames ahead.
"Swoosh...!!!"
Crimson flames spread within the white spore space,
forming a stark contrast with Ada's red shirt. At this moment, Ada was using this path of fire to approach Carla.
Seeing the continuously burning fire, the surrounding spore clones could not get close either, and could only watch as Ada approached Carla's main body.
However,
it seemed that Carla was too arrogant.
Watching Ada slowly approach her by treading on the path of fire,
Carla had no intention of retreating. Instead, she watched the scene before her with interest. She could feel the temperature of the flames,
but the temperature of these fires wasn't enough to kill her, so Carla appeared fearless. She really wanted to see what kind of trick Ada was trying to pull.
"Tap, tap..."
Finally,
under Carla's arrogant attitude,
Ada ultimately arrived in front of Carla, looking at the white spore queen before her.
The corners of Ada's mouth curled up slightly. The distance between the two was less than three meters; they were almost face-to-face, confronting and staring at each other. This was the best distance for a killing blow.
"And then...?"
"What do you want to do, Ada Wong? Do you intend to use those flames to perish together with me?"
However, seeing the curl of Ada's mouth, Carla couldn't help but let out a cold laugh.