Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

Hearing Shen Ye's words, Weiji hesitated for a moment, but when he saw Claude holding the Destruction Sword, he remembered the strength Claude had shown during the battle at Mako Reactor No. 1 last night, and was so shocked that he took a step back.

But what Claude was seeing at that moment was a completely different scene.

In his "sight," Shen Ye and the others in the bar had all disappeared. What appeared in front of him was the person who had driven him to join Shinra, his former idol, Sephiroth.

Furthermore, due to Zack's memories, and because Cloud has seen Sephiroth in the mental world more than once, he now regards Sephiroth as an enemy. Even though he was once an idol, Cloud did not hesitate to swing his sword at him.

"Hehe..." Sephiroth did not dodge, letting Cloud's Destruction Sword cleave him in two. But to Cloud's surprise, Sephiroth, who was cut in two, left no corpse or blood behind and simply vanished into thin air.

Cloud was stunned for a moment, and in the blink of an eye, the scene before him changed back to the Seventh Heaven. However, in this Seventh Heaven, besides him, there were also Aerith and Tifa.

But the next second, Shen Ye appeared next to Alice and Tifa. Alice and Tifa waved to him, each grabbed one of Shen Ye's arms, and disappeared with him.

Seeing this, Claude could only reach out to them in vain, unable to utter a single word.

"Is it painful? Is it painful? Fate... should have been on your side..."

Sephiroth's voice appeared in Cloud's ear like a ghost.

"It's a pity... your fate has been altered... perhaps... you can take another path?"

The voice was still whispering in his ears, but he couldn't hear it anymore, because the noise and exclamations pulled him back from his mental world.

"Claude, wake up, Claude."

The moment Claude opened his eyes again, he saw Biggs and the others standing far away, calling his name.

"Are you alright, Cloud?" Tifa, standing beside Shen Ye, asked with concern as she saw Cloud's eyes gradually regain their clarity, her eyes filled with worry—but that was all. For Cloud, she was thinking more about friendship now.

"I'm fine." Cloud understood Tifa's gaze, and a bitter smile appeared on his lips.

"You almost chopped Wedge in two! If Shen Ye hadn't pulled him back in time, we'd be preparing Wedge's funeral today," Jesse said to Claude, glancing at the still-shaken Wedge.

Claude then turned his gaze to Viggie, and seeing the terrified expression on her face, he slung the Destruction Sword back over his shoulder and nodded slightly, saying, "I'm sorry, Viggie."

"It's...it's okay, anyway you didn't really hurt me." Wedge gasped for breath, trying to calm his wildly beating heart, but it was obviously no use, because his legs were still trembling.

"What happened to you just now?" Seeing that Cloud seemed to have really regained his senses, Tifa brought him a glass of water.

Claude picked up his water glass and took a big gulp. The cool liquid made him feel clearer-headed. He sighed and said, "I'm not really sure. It seems like it's a problem I developed during my years as a mercenary."

"Can it be cured?" Jesse asked from the side. "I don't want you to suddenly have an attack and kill us all when we're on a new mission together in the future."

“Probably!” Claude wasn’t sure either, but he was certain of one thing: his problem was definitely related to Sephiroth.

"That's good!" Jessie breathed a slight sigh of relief, though she wasn't entirely convinced.

……

After all that commotion, everyone continued enjoying their lunch.

Claude, who was already somewhat aloof and had just almost hurt someone, sat alone at a table. However, Wigg and Biggs didn't mind and sat directly opposite him.

"Don't blame yourself, Claude. You're just sick." Biggs and Wiggie comforted Claude, who seemed to be deep in thought.

Claude looked up at them expressionlessly, forcing a smile: "Thank you."

His thank you was sincere; although they hadn't known each other for long, he could still feel their friendliness.

“Don’t mention it, we’re partners in saving the planet together,” Biggs said casually.

At that moment, Alice placed three bowls filled with broth in front of them: "Try my cooking!"

"Thank you for your hard work, Miss Alice." Having learned from Jesse that Alice had prepared lunch, Wedge thanked her, took a large gulp from his bowl, and exclaimed in surprise, "It tastes really good!"

“Of course, Shen always praises my cooking skills,” Alice said without any surprise.

Just as she was about to turn back to Shen Ye's side, she heard Claude call out, "You are... Alice?"

Alice glanced at him and nodded. "Is there something you need?"

"N-nothing...it's nothing." Although Claude really wanted to ask if the other person knew him, seeing the unfamiliar look in their eyes, he could only lower his head and drink his soup.

But what he didn't know was that the moment he lowered his head, a slight change in emotion flickered in Alice's eyes.

However, Alice quickly returned to normal, sitting back down next to Shen Ye with a sense of ease and comfort.

Shen Ye stopped eavesdropping and picked up the bowl, blowing on it to remove any non-existent steam.

"Want me to blow on it for you?" Alice seemed to have guessed Shen Ye's thoughts. A slight smile appeared on her lips. She then leaned over and gently blew on it.

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Chapter 186! Curiosity

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After lunch, no customers came, and since all the preparations were finished, everyone had some free time again.

After chatting for a while, Wedge and Biggs left. They were also members of the vigilantes and were going to participate in patrols that afternoon. They also took the opportunity to relieve their leader, Barrett.

Claude stayed a little longer, but only drank a few more cups of tea. He felt like an extra person. Although Shen Ye and the others didn't isolate him while chatting, he still felt uncomfortable, so he made an excuse to leave.

Of course, it wasn't necessarily an excuse, because Biggs had mentioned to him before he left that monsters had appeared in Rubble Street and that nearby residents were willing to pay mercenaries to clear them out.

Claude, who considers himself a mercenary, will not miss any opportunity to make money, especially now, his biggest goal is probably to earn enough money.

Watching Claude's departing figure, Shen Ye felt a little regretful. He actually wanted to follow him, after all, he had been in this world for a month and hadn't seen what a monster looked like yet!

However, aside from regretting this, he originally wanted to talk to Cloud about Sephiroth, but every time he tried to strike up a conversation, Cloud would just look at him coldly, so he had to give up.

"Tifa, could you find me a plank of wood? Also, a thick pen, and some nails and rope. The rope doesn't need to be too thick, just sturdy."

Not long after Claude left, Shen Ye suddenly remembered that he had said that morning that he wanted to become a Midgar City Hunter. Although he immediately received his first job and completed it smoothly, and the reward satisfied him so much that he was still savoring it, he couldn't just sit idle after doing only one job!

Tifa also remembered that she had mentioned hanging a sign at the bar entrance late at night, so she excitedly rushed into the small compartment where the liquor was stored. After searching for a while, she finally found a piece of wood that was probably taken from the wooden box that contained the liquor.

"What should we write on it? Just Midgard City Hunter? That won't be easy for people to recognize." Before Shen Ye could speak, Tifa grabbed a pen and started thinking about the wooden board: "Cloud's nickname is 'All-Around Helper,' which is much more recognizable than Midgard City Hunter, and it's shorter and easier to say."

“Then let’s call Shen ‘All-rounder’ or ‘All-Around Helper’,” Jesse chimed in. “That sounds impressive enough.”

“No, that would be too obviously imitative,” Alice retorted. “I think we should just drop the ‘Midgar’ part and call it City Hunter, or Full-Time Hunter, what do you think, Shen?”

Alice turned to look at Shen Ye, waiting for his decision. Shen Ye was also having some difficulty making a choice. To be honest, this was just a spur-of-the-moment thing for him, and as the plot progressed, plus Sephiroth was keeping an eye on him, it was hard to say how long he could keep doing this.

After thinking for a moment, Shen Ye decided to stick with the original title: "Let's keep calling you Midgar City Hunter!"

Seeing that Shen Ye had made the decision, the three women naturally had no further objections. Tifa then wrote the words on the wooden board, and then Jesse, who was the most capable with her hands, tied a rope to the board and nailed it to the door of the bar. Throughout the entire process, Shen Ye did not have to lift a finger.

"Alright." Jesse clapped his hands and turned to Shen Ye, saying, "Next, we just need to wait for the guests to arrive."

……

In fact, customers arrived before the end of the workday in the afternoon. Of course, most of them came to drink. Although many people stopped to take a look when they passed by the sign, they only glanced at it.

After waiting for another half hour, and still no one hired Shen Ye, he simply sat down at the bar and started drinking.

Unlike Shen Ye, who was somewhat depressed, Alice and the others were quite satisfied with the current situation. They actually didn't want Shen Ye to go out and run around; keeping him by their side and watching over him was better than anything else.

"Uncle, Alice, Tifa, Jessie!"

Just as Tifa was mixing drinks for Shen Ye, Marlene ran in from outside. After politely calling out to everyone, she climbed onto the chair next to Shen Ye and sat down, then asked Tifa for a glass of juice.

However, Tifa was busy, and Alice gave her the juice. After pinching Marlene's little cheek, Alice asked, "Are you alone? Where's your father?"

“After Dad picked me up from school, he went back to the vigilante group,” Marlene said, biting her straw. “Dad said that a lot of monsters have recently invaded the Seventh District, and they have to patrol all night, so he sent me to find Tifa.”

"Then you have to be a good girl!" Tifa said after she finished her work.

Marlene immediately nodded: "Marlene will be very good."

“Speaking of which, the monster invasion of the city has indeed become more and more serious recently. We hear news of monsters injuring people every day,” Jesse sighed and said, “It’s making the poor people in the slums very anxious.”

“That’s normal. The area within dozens of kilometers of Midgar has become a wasteland. Those monsters also need to eat. They can’t find food outside, so they have to come into the city.” Shen Ye took a sip of the drink Tifa handed him. As he spoke, his eyes scanned the bar. Several more people had just come in from outside, all wearing masks and hats, covering themselves up completely, which aroused his curiosity.

Curiosity aside, this is a well-known bar in the Seventh District, so it's not unusual for some strange people to come here. Just be careful not to cause any trouble.

After hearing what he said, Jesse snorted coldly: "It's all Shinra's fault. If they hadn't extracted the life force from the vicinity of Midgar, this place wouldn't be in this state."

Alice nodded with some empathy. As the only ancient species, she was essentially the spokesperson for the planet, and the changes in the environment had the greatest impact on her. She said indignantly, "They are just a bunch of greedy bastards."

The two did not deliberately lower their voices, but in the noisy bar, their voices did not carry very far. Only a few people nearby could hear them clearly, and anyone further away could only make out the general idea.

"Keep your voices down, Alice, Jesse, don't let anyone hear you." Tifa thought her voice was a bit loud, and although it seemed no one was paying attention to their conversation, she still reminded them.

"Hmph!" Jesse snorted again, but said nothing, and took a clean cloth, wiping the wine glass with great effort.

Shen Ye smiled at her, signaling her to relax, then glanced at the group of people at that table, who began to chat.

Chapter 187! avalanche guild

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There were four people at that table, three men and one woman. Although they were all wearing hats and masks, they had taken off their masks because they were drinking. They were all young people.

One of the women took a sip of her drink, seemingly disliking the strange taste. Her slightly intellectual face wrinkled slightly, and she pushed up her black-rimmed glasses, saying, "The people in the branch are really radical, and their action is exceptionally strong. We had just received news that they were going to blow up Mako Reactor No. 1, and before we could even respond, they had already collapsed the Mako Reactor."

“Nayao, watch your words. Barrett has been expelled from the main council.” The speaker was a young man with long blond hair. Unlike the bespectacled woman named Nayao, he seemed to enjoy drinking. After taking a big gulp of his drink, he continued, “But that guy really does what he says. If he weren’t so radical, he would definitely be a key member of the main council.”

"Regardless, he did strike a blow against Shinra's rule, which is something to celebrate. Let's have a drink, Billy, cheers to victory." The man sitting next to him, who also had short blond hair, raised his glass.