☆, Claw Marks, the Melee Begins
Ethan was slightly taken aback, seemingly unable to believe that Ye Xi would say such a thing to him. "You... what do you mean? Are you saying you want to be my enemy, Ye Xi?" A trace of pain flashed in Ethan's bloodshot eyes, and it took him a long time to utter a complete sentence.
Ye Xi didn't speak. Her hands, which had been twirling the knife, stopped. She gripped the knife in reverse, placing one in front of the other in front of her chest, lowering her body. Her leisurely demeanor vanished, replaced by an instantly sharp and menacing aura. Ethan slightly opened his mouth, then gritted his teeth, his gaze towards Wesker growing increasingly resentful—"You scum… what exactly did you do to her?! Besides human experimentation, were you going to brainwash her?!"
"...Hey, Ethan, what the hell are you imagining?" Ye Xi's lips twitched as she looked at Ethan, who was in a fit of rage, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Brainwashing, Alex must have instilled something in you, Ethan... But don't worry too much, because I'll make amends soon." Thinking this, Ye Xi slightly curled her lips into a smile, her eyes gleaming, her whole demeanor as dangerous as a cheetah poised to pounce.
"...Heh..." Looking at Ye Xi like this, Ethan lowered his head, his golden bangs obscuring his expression, and a strange laugh escaped his throat, "I knew it...I knew I should have been more ruthless back then..."
At that time? Go even harder? What does that mean? Could it be...? Ye Xi was slightly taken aback, and just as she was stunned, Ethan on the other side disappeared, leaving only a blur in the blink of an eye!
"Clang—"
The sound of metal clashing was so piercing, sparks flew everywhere, and the powerful impact of the collision caused the airflow to scatter like a gust of wind.
"You...!" An incredulous voice rang out as the air blew his golden hair into disarray. Ethan stared wide-eyed at the person before him. The long, dark hair danced wildly in the wind, a delicate smile swaying in the breeze emanating from the woman. That pretty face, so familiar, so often appearing in his dreams, was so alluring. Yet, those dark eyes were so foreign—bottomless black, devoid even of a trace of coldness, like a nightmare, with a faint, almost imperceptible, hint of…dark red!
"Me?" Ye Xi tilted her head, forcefully shaking off Ethan's "weapons" that were locked in a stalemate with her. Her tone was deliberately feigned nonchalance. "You're asking... how do I know you're not attacking me, right?"
Ye Xi turned slightly to the side, glanced at Wesker behind her who seemed completely unaffected by anything, then looked at Ethan, her smile widening: "As expected of your idiotic senior, even if I hadn't guessed that, anyone with eyes could see your hatred for Mr. Albert Wesker, especially since I'm the one you confessed to?"
Ye Xi's voice was soft and slow, as if she were narrating something insignificant and unrelated to herself, from the perspective of an outsider. After a pause, before Ethan could speak, Ye Xi continued, "Actually, at that time, I thought it was Alex Wesker who injured him, but thinking about it calmly, something still felt off. After all, apart from that long wound on his chest, he didn't have any other injuries. Even if Alex had a surprise attack, it's unlikely, unless Alex is weaker than I imagined. So, apart from that kind of fatal blow, he couldn't have caused any other damage to Wesker."
“However, it’s quite obvious,” Ye Xi shrugged, glancing at Alex, who was equally uninvolved as Wesker, “I’ve fought him before, so I know his capabilities. That assumption doesn’t hold true. Therefore, there’s only the second possibility: someone else attacked him, another mutated individual. Kaina is impossible; she’s too weak. Unless Wesker did it intentionally, she couldn’t even get close…”
"You!" Kaina, who had been standing next to Alex, couldn't help but want to rush over and teach Ye Xi a lesson when she heard Ye Xi dare to look down on her like that. However, she glanced at Alex beside her, gritted her teeth, and held back.
Ye Xi, of course, ignored Kaina's reaction and wasn't even interrupted. "Luckily, I met you, Ethan. That's why I was so sure at the beginning that you're not the same person you used to be. After all, back then, you were just one step away from becoming a zombie—and there was no way you could turn back."
Ye Xi slightly raised her chin, gesturing towards Ethan's arms. His hands could no longer be called "arms"—they seemed encased in blood-red armor, their surfaces covered in vein-like protrusions, and had doubled in size. The hands had transformed into claws with only three "fingers," each tip so sharp and gleaming with a chilling light that it sent shivers down one's spine. The longest of those three "fingers" was almost half a meter long, and when the arms hung at their sides, they could touch the ground.
Seeing this, it becomes clear who caused the wound on Ye Xi's chest that almost split him in two when he first met "An Er".
Ye Xi ignored Ethan, who was looking down, seemingly lost in thought. She turned to Wesker, who remained completely detached, blinked her emotionless dark eyes, then closed them, rubbed her forehead, and sighed, "Sigh, this is really sad. Do I look that stupid? But, Wesker, you knew all along that Ethan was still having a great time, but you didn't tell me..."
Ye Xi's voice grew lower and lower until it disappeared completely. Then, she paused for a moment, shook her head, and her tone returned to cheerfulness: "Well, never mind..." She opened her eyes and looked straight into Wesker's eyes. She could clearly see her reflection in his sunglasses.
Forget it? Is this really the end of it? Only Ye Xi herself knows the answer. Anger is inevitable, but for Ye Xi, who has long since moved beyond the point of her anger exploding and then returning to calm, this bit of resentment is nothing. However, it has only strengthened her resolve on a certain point.
Q: Why could Wesker still find her even without the chip? A: Because the chip was fake. Q: So how could this chip, which Wesker had placed somewhere, be removed? A: Electromagnetic waves. Q: How can electromagnetic waves be generated?
Well… Ye Xi felt immense physical pressure regarding both physical and spiritual memories. Although her body still held some memories that taught her how to generate electromagnetic waves, putting them into practice was another matter entirely. After all, she couldn't escape from Wesker right now, and besides, even if she generated electromagnetic waves capable of burning out chips, how could she ensure that those waves wouldn't harm her?
Well, those aren't the main points anymore. The main point now is how to safely send Ethan to his death. Ye Xi's intuition tells her that Ethan is not easy to deal with right now.
"...As expected... that scumbag Albert Wesker has done you a lot of harm... Ye Xi, I'm asking you one last time, are you really going to go against me?" After a long while, Ethan raised his head, his expression as gentle and affectionate as it had been before his "death".
Although she sensed something was amiss, Ye Xi nodded without hesitation. Seeing Ye Xi's resolute expression, Ethan gave a bitter smile, his gentle, blood-red eyes filled with pain and relief. "It really is..." He trembled slightly, then looked deeply at Ye Xi, an expression that inexplicably caused a pang of pain in her heart. "Ye Xi, you'll probably never understand the meaning you hold for my life. For you, I'd rather become like this. For you... But none of that matters anymore. As long as you become a part of me, we can be together forever..."
As he spoke, Ethan's body began to change again. His trembling intensified, his golden hair grew wildly longer, and then with a tearing sound, his body, now twice its size, ripped open, revealing a blood-red body covered in bulging veins, just like his arms. This change also appeared on his handsome, sunny face; his scarlet eyes turned into beastly eyes, and his mouth was torn to an unbelievable width. Jagged black fangs made his terrifying face even more ferocious, and a long tongue swept across his entire face, sending chills down one's spine.
"Roar—" A beastly roar heralded the end of Ethan's transformation from human to monster.
Ye Xi's eyes widened—the idea that liking you means devouring you and making us together forever… Ethan, how did you suddenly become a yandere?! And what's more… your appearance is completely grotesque! Dust, you stepmother, stepmother!!!
"Damn it!" Ye Xi cursed under his breath, then yelled at the four people who were completely stunned by Ethan's change, "Alice, Carlos, Nicola, Chris, you guys better get the hell out of here!"
“How could that be!” Alice frowned. “You think we’d abandon you and run away? Ye Xi, stop pretending to be selfless. We still have a lot to settle with each other.”
Hearing this, Ye Xi almost spat out a mouthful of blood. Alice, do you think I'm a saint? I'm just afraid of being dragged down by you guys! But before Ye Xi could finish her curse, a slender figure flashed to Alice's side. Who else could it be but Kaina? "Trying to escape? You're dreaming!" she shouted, and immediately began fighting the four of them.
Meanwhile, Alex, who hadn't made a move for some reason, suddenly charged at Wesker, who was standing by watching. The melee had officially begun!
Damn it! Although Ye Xi really wanted to curse, the situation was so critical that she couldn't even speak, let alone watch the other two fight. In the brief moment she was distracted, Ethan's amazing speed reappeared. His warm, wet, bloody tongue suddenly wrapped around her body and pulled her, whose hands were bound, towards him with great force!
"Oh no!" Ye Xi reacted immediately, leaning back and kicking her legs hard to steady herself as she rapidly approached Ethan's gaping maw. However, Ethan's strength, now in his demonic form, was far beyond Ye Xi's capabilities. Although her speed slowed, she continued to get closer to the mouth.
After all, his true form was still human, and his intelligence was far superior to the Lickers Ye Xi had faced before. So when Ye Xi began to resist, Ethan suddenly withdrew his strength, pushed off the ground with both feet and rushed toward Ye Xi, who had fallen to the ground due to the loss of tension. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of her!
With no time to dodge, Ye Xi bent one leg and, like a circus performer, lifted herself into the air. Then, she twisted her waist and launched her other leg like a bullet from the side at Ethan's head. While she couldn't kick him away, she could at least deflect his sharp mouth from its original trajectory.
But in that instant, the tongue that was wrapped around her moved, and Ye Xi, who was in mid-air, couldn't find anything to hold onto. She was easily pulled over. Damn it, she had been careless! Ye Xi spread her legs and braced herself against the upper and lower jaws of that huge mouth, struggling against the force of the tongue. Before she could struggle for long, her legs were suddenly grabbed by one of Ethan's claws, the tongue was released, and Ye Xi was hanging upside down in front of Ethan.
This can't go on! Ye Xi's eyes sharpened, and a distorted space suddenly appeared between Ethan and Ye Xi. Damn it, his ability was blocked, just like when he faced Alex! A look of surprise flashed across Ye Xi's face, but it was only for a moment. The next second, countless seaweed suddenly sprouted from the metal ground, rushing towards Ethan's big mouth, eyes, and other claw!
Unexpectedly, Ye Xi reacted so quickly. Ethan released Ye Xi and then, with a flash of cold light, cut down countless seaweed in front of him. When he looked again, Ye Xi had already been pulled dozens of meters away by the seaweed she controlled.
Author's Note: Okay, I admit it. I'm definitely a stepmother to Ethan (shrug, I'm all ready to be whipped by you guys (picking nose). But for Ye Xi, I'm a true mother! —————————————————————————————————— I've started another new story, a long, original romance novel with a pirate theme. It's a pseudo-male arms dealer x a loyal, aspiring sea king ↓ (pirate) The sea king's [beep] You can check it out if you're interested~
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