☆, Having a cold, I infiltrated the base.
Ye Xi sat in front of the fire, idly poking at the burning branches with a stick. Her thoughts drifted back to three days ago when she was still on that high-tech airplane.
For the sake of her own life, she's been trying to avoid overexertion and sleeping too long these past few days. This isn't easy; constant tension makes her brain sluggish and unresponsive. Maybe she needs caffeine? Ye Xi rubbed her nose, couldn't help but yawn, and patted her cheeks, trying to wake herself up a little.
Having experienced being jolted awake by suffocation once, Ye Xi now had no doubt that Wesker would actually strangle her if she slept for a day. Just thinking about it made her neck ache. Damn it, that bastard Wesker really had the heart to do it. Well, maybe she was no longer of any experimental value; saving her life was already a huge favor.
Ye Xi pouted, secretly glanced at someone fiddling with their motorcycle on the other side of the fire, then wrapped the blanket tighter around herself and couldn't help but sneeze. She now understood what Wesker meant by that.
She was sitting on the plane, frustrated that all her provocations only resulted in his indifference. She sniffed instinctively, let out a cold snort, and then felt a chilling gaze pierce her, making her hair stand on end and her whole body tremble with unease. "Holy crap, does he know I'm insulting him again?" Ye Xi coughed guiltily, only to find that the gaze had become even more dangerous.
"Pinch...pinch what? How much longer do we have to go?" Ye Xi, feeling a bit awkward with goosebumps all over her body, asked, trying to divert someone's attention.
Ye Xi's words came too suddenly, giving the impression of trying to hide something. Wesker remained silent, but Ye Xi could feel his gaze lingering on her, almost poking holes in her. Finally, he looked away and said calmly, "Your resistance has decreased."
Having just escaped the torment and not even had a chance to catch her breath, Ye Xi heard this ambiguous conversation and stammered, "Huh... huh?"
“We’ve entered their surveillance range. Although this amphibious submarine can interfere with magnetic fields, getting into the monitoring center will be a bit difficult. Get off in ten minutes.” He didn’t continue the previous topic, as if he hadn’t said anything at all. Wesker answered the question Ye Xi had randomly picked up when changing the subject, and then suddenly dropped, the feeling of weightlessness almost making Ye Xi fall off her chair.
She immediately fastened her seatbelt to steady herself. After successfully landing, Wesker somehow concealed the high-tech vehicle, tossed Ye Xi a backpack and two Miao swords, and then stylishly rode off on a huge black motorcycle. Heaven knows where these things came from, and heaven knows how this flashy motorcycle managed to evade surveillance; this kind of futuristic high-tech was beyond Ye Xi's ordinary little brain to comprehend. ╮(╯_╰)╭
So, three days later, as Ye Xi wrapped herself in a blanket, held a cup of hot tea, and gazed at the starry sky at a 45-degree angle, she remembered the words she had thrown into the black hole of outer space—her resistance had decreased.
Damn, I haven't caught a cold in over three years, and now I've caught one after only three days out. Is it because the O virus weakened me and damaged my bodily functions? I'm not going to die from a cold and fever, am I? Ye Xi sniffed again, lazily reaching out to touch her forehead. She probably didn't have a fever yet, but she was certain that a high fever was only a matter of time.
But strangely enough, she wasn't panicking at all... Could it be that she knew that no matter how much she struggled, she would eventually die, so she accepted it calmly? Ye Xi smiled bitterly. She felt that she didn't even have the strength to convince herself to keep going. As time went on, all the talk about surviving, going home, and hope was just bullshit.
Tsk tsk, Ye Xi, it's just a cold, why are you so negative? Ye Xi gave herself a disdainful look and fell asleep immediately.
Wesker quietly watched Ye Xi. Her face, which had been so pale during the day that you could almost see the veins, now had a touch of pink in the firelight. No matter how deceptive her appearance was, Wesker had never felt that this woman, who always put on a rebellious look in front of him, was vulnerable. But lately, this feeling had become stronger and stronger.
Wesker hates the weak, but when it comes to Ye Xi, he always feels he should protect her? How ridiculous, Wesker snorted.
As night deepened, only the crackling of firewood remained.
The next day, when Ye Xi woke up groggily, she found herself sprawled on Wesker's back, not sure if she was drooling, while Wesker was riding his flashy motorcycle wildly across the sand dunes.
The Umbrella brand of flashy motorcycles is a must-have; riding in the desert is a breeze.
Ye Xi rubbed her forehead and slowly got up. Damn it, she definitely had a fever. "You're very timely," Wesker's voice came from ahead, "I'll be there soon."
Immediately? Ye Xi looked around, but all she saw was yellow sand; there wasn't a trace of human life. However, given that the government, like Umbrella, had built part of its base underground, Ye Xi didn't doubt that there were other entrances she could find, or rather, Wesker had already created an entrance for his own convenience.
Thus, the unfortunate government failed to realize that the base had been infiltrated by the enemy during its construction. ╮(╯_╰)╭
Soon, they stopped on a sand dune. Although Ye Xi felt she had a fever, it wasn't high enough to affect her movements or thinking. Looking at the yellow sand in front of her, she couldn't help but say, "Wasn't part of that base destroyed? Wouldn't they have moved important items, perhaps the formula you mentioned, to another location for safety? Like the military base we saw on the ground earlier?"
Hearing Ye Xi's words, Wesker gave a sarcastic smile. "You think I don't know what you can think of?" He threw a bunch of weapons into Ye Xi's arms, his tone clearly mocking. "But you should also think about how dangerous it is to survive on the ground for long in this new world—no matter how hard they try to think, it's all in vain."
“That place no longer exists.” Wesker glanced at Ye Xi, then jumped off the sand dune.
Ye Xi's lips twitched—Okay, I'm sorry, I'm a foolish human whose intelligence makes you look stupid. =_,= I was so foolish that I didn't expect that since the great Wesker could infiltrate the underground base so early, he could also casually throw a few mutated zombies or Lickers into that military base.
Ye Xi muttered to herself, and as soon as she looked up, she saw Wesker slowly sinking into the sand—quicksand, damn it, it was quicksand! Although Ye Xi was a foolish human, she wasn't foolish enough to think that Wesker couldn't see that it was quicksand, so what surprised her was that Wesker had actually placed the entrance under the quicksand! No wonder no one noticed, it seems that no one even considered it a death trap.
Wesker disappeared in no time. Ye Xi, standing on the sand dune, put the weapons and equipment Wesker had thrown at her on herself, hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth, closed her eyes, and jumped. A few seconds later, she felt the sand around her disappear, replaced by the sensation of falling!
Holy crap! I'm as fragile as a bird with broken wings right now. If I fall down this bottomless cliff, I'll just "plop" and turn into mud! Ye Xi covered her mouth, afraid that she might accidentally scream. She had just started cursing angrily when the descent suddenly slowed down and she landed in a warm embrace.
Ye Xi, still shaken, stared wide-eyed at Wesker, who was wearing sunglasses. After a moment, she suddenly grabbed Wesker's angular face and roared, "Damn it! I told you I'd get pregnant first! I curse you to never get your period this month!!!"
"...Did you get your period this month?"
"...There should be about ten more days."
↑Wait a minute, something seems off. I must be doing something wrong! Is it really okay to so easily and indirectly tell others about my safe period? Damn it, Ye Xi! No, more importantly, Wesker, why are you suddenly saying something like that?! This is so ridiculous!
So, please ignore the above dialogue that makes you want to spit out blood. The truth is, Wesker didn't say anything. He glanced at Ye Xi, who was furious, and let go of her hand. Ye Xi, who reacted quickly enough, immediately hooked her arm around Wesker's neck and hung on him.
"Hmph." Ye Xi, whose butt had narrowly escaped being hit, rolled her eyes, let go, and jumped down. "Okay, which way should we go? And what about all those densely packed camera sensors?"
“Nothing much.” Wesker smirked, took off his sunglasses and put them in his breast pocket, revealing a pair of icy blue eyes. “It’s difficult for their higher-ups to know everyone in this base.” As he spoke, he took out a card with his photo, a pseudonym, and a title on it. Needless to say, this was definitely a pass for the base.
"..." Ye Xi had seen those eyes of his more than once, but she had never known how Wesker had conjured them up. However, now wasn't the time to dwell on it. "Okay, the people here don't know what you look like, but they recognize me. And besides, is it worth exposing yourself like this... I mean, is it worth it?"
Wesker could easily maintain his mysterious identity in front of the government, so is it worth it for that formula, for her? Or is she just too narcissistic, and Wesker actually has another purpose in doing this? Ye Xi never dared to exaggerate her position in Wesker's heart, because no matter what, he always had an ulterior motive, and he would never change anything for one person.
Sure enough, he paused for a moment before slowly saying, "They've been lingering here for a long time. What humans need is evolution, not living like primitive people. I won't leave any threats behind, so I'm giving them a choice: either go up or die."
“As for you,” Wesker looked at Ye Xi and took out an electronic board, “this is what you should be doing.”
Ye Xi's eyes widened as she stared at the familiar faces appearing on the screen. Who else could it be but Alice's group from the ship they'd parted ways with? Had she ended up being bait again, providing cover for Wesker? She understood what Wesker wanted her to do. Of course, once attention was focused on her—just like last time at this base—who would care about a mere researcher? And this guy actually believed him when he said he didn't know when she'd die, you idiot!
Sure enough, it was all just her imagination. The "indulgence" was just Wesker's way of saying he couldn't be bothered with her. But what could she do? She had a fever, wasn't strong enough to storm the base alone, and Wesker still had the other potion formulas. If she wanted to live, she had to be bait, to deceive her former comrades, right? This choice was truly frustrating and infuriating… Ye Xi thought with a wry smile. Fine, bait it is, deception it is. It's not like she hadn't done this before.
So, try to take it easy, Ye Xi.
“I’ll allow you to stay with them a little longer, Ye Xi. But remember, your sleep time.” Wesker gave a cold laugh, then his figure gradually disappeared into the darkness…
Author's Note: So... can I tell you this story is almost finished? There will be side stories after it's finished, but the type of side stories is still undecided... Raising babies? (lol) So after it's finished, the main focus will be on "Ruosheng" (a popular online novel), and a new One Piece story will be brewing and we'll talk about it later ╮(╯_╰)╭
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