Infinite: Starting from Resident Evil

"You're too arrogant. If all eight of us were to awaken, you definitely wouldn't be a match for us," Weiss couldn't help but retort.

"How about giving it a try?"

“No, we won’t try,” Mature and Weiss said at the same time.

However, it's not that they chickened out, but rather that they were unwilling or did not want to awaken.

Although they have awakened their memories of their past lives, they are still free in their personal behavior and may even be distressed and hate their fate. But once they awaken, things will be different. They will hear the voice of the great serpent, and their personalities will undergo earth-shattering changes. At that time, all their actions will be beyond their control.

The Eight Orochi Warriors were not all people who wanted Orochi to descend to earth. Each of them, in their countless reincarnations, developed some degree of resistance.

Geidel, who was killed by Goenitz, is the best example.

Having already married and had children, he completely abandoned his faith in the giant serpent.

Moreover, the reason why Mature and Vice obeyed Goenitz's advice to meet Shen Ye was because they also realized that Goenitz didn't seem to really want to lift the seal on the giant serpent.

Although Goenitz had been searching for other members of the Eight Orochi and making arrangements over the years, Mature and Vice gradually noticed that Goenitz's behavior had become strange, especially after he adopted Sharan, his personality completely changed.

He started to be polite to everyone and stopped killing people so easily as before.

Even after finding out where the Three Sacred Treasures families lived, he didn't go to them. You see, in the decades since Goenitz awoke, the Three Sacred Treasures families have been in a period of transition, with the previous generation getting old and the next generation not yet grown up. It wouldn't be too easy for Goenitz to kill them.

Once the Three Sacred Treasures family is dealt with, there will be no more obstacles to Orochi's resurrection.

Later, especially after hearing Goenitz say that Sharmi had actually started to rebel against her fate for a man, Goenitz still didn't make a move. Instead, he wanted to introduce them to that man. They then knew what Goenitz wanted to do.

Therefore, it is simply impossible to awaken them.

They haven't had enough of this carefree life yet.

As if to prove this point, after saying those two words, Mature and Weiss each picked up their coffee and took a sip. Although their expressions were almost entirely indifferent due to their personalities, Shen Ye could see a hint of happiness on their faces.

"Is the reason I don't want to awaken... for the sake of freedom...?"

Although he was unclear about their mental journey during this period, Shen Ye knew some of the plot. The two mature women in front of him were complete traitors, or rather, apart from the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, the other four members of the Eight Heroes were all traitors.

Of course, this applies to the giant snake.

However, it seems that the Orochi Four Heavenly Kings' faith is not so firm at present. Just like Shermie, she has completely come to like her current life.

What's more...

Shen Ye looked at Goenitz, the leader of the Eight Heroes... well, the doting expression on his face confirmed that he was a doting father.

"If that's the case, does that mean the giant snake can't be resurrected?" Shen Ye wondered.

But he wasn't sure, because he still had three members of the Eight Orochi Generals he hadn't met, and two of those three members had very strong faith in Orochi.

Moreover, based on his experience from previous worlds, once the plot deviates from what he knows, there will inevitably be unpredictable variables, and unexpected plot developments and enemies will always appear.

but……

Besides the giant serpent, who else in this world could be his enemy?

A clan from that distant land?

They're not ready to make their appearance yet.

Just as he was thinking about it, Goenitz returned.

……

(To be honest, the King of Fighters storyline doesn't hold up to scrutiny at all... Old Gao could defeat Kagura Maki without taking any damage, but let Kagura Chizuru go. He could also defeat Kusanagi Kyo in one hit, but didn't kill him. In '96, he treated Iori Yagami like a son in a one-on-one fight. I really can't understand why he didn't just kill them all. So I didn't follow the King of Fighters storyline framework completely when writing the subsequent storyline, and I also made some changes to the character settings. If you think there are any inappropriate parts, please let me know.)

Chapter 697! Goenitz's Request

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Goenitz, having finished soothing the child, still wore a faint smile on his face. He seemed to take this task of comforting the child even more seriously than resurrecting the serpent.

After taking a deep breath, Goenitz reorganized his thoughts and said, "Shen, what I wanted to tell you before was that since you know about the existence of the Eight Orochi and Orochi, you should also know about our destiny, right?"

Shen Ye nodded: "I know a little, so what?"

“We’re tired,” Goenitz said first, then continued, “Whether it’s us, the Four Heavenly Kings of Orochi, or Vice and Mature, we’re all tired.”

"But what does this have to do with me?" This is what Shen Ye is most confused about right now. If you're tired, just go and rest. Play for decades, then naturally die of old age and be reborn to continue playing.

“It has nothing to do with you. After all, the reason I introduced Mature and Vice to you in the first place was because I found that you got along very well with Shermie.” Goenitz sighed and said, “The Eight Orochi are lonely people, and even among themselves, they rarely contact each other.”

“But Sharmie told me before that she got along quite well with those two.” Shen Ye pointed to Mature and Weiss.

“A good relationship means we can talk to each other. In fact, if it weren’t for the boss, Vice and I would basically be doing our own thing.” Mature shrugged nonchalantly. “If we were really that good, we would have gotten together long ago after all these years since we woke up. Why would the boss have to search for us all over the country? And to be honest, among the Eight Heroes, only Orochi and the Four Heavenly Kings can really hang out together.”

"Uh... well."

Shen Ye thought about it and realized that Mai Zhuo's words made some sense. Moreover, in the game's storyline, among the Eight Heroes, it seemed that only Orochi and the Four Heavenly Kings had a decent relationship. As for the other four...

Aside from the member of the Eight Orochi who was killed by Goenitz long ago, Mature and Vice later betrayed Goenitz for their freedom, and even joined forces with Iori to attack Goenitz. As for Yamazaki Ryuji, needless to say, if given a chance, he might even want to directly replace Orochi.

Thinking of this, Shen Ye took a sip of tea and then said, "Putting aside your previous thoughts, are you now planning to stop the giant serpent from reviving?"

"That's one way to put it," Goenitz nodded without any attempt to hide his agreement.

"Ha...then you didn't need to come to me at all." Shen Ye looked puzzled: "You can just do nothing. Don't provoke the Three Sacred Treasures families, don't look for the reincarnation of the sacrifice. As long as you do nothing, the seal of the Three Sacred Treasures on the Great Serpent will not have any problems, and the Great Serpent will not be revived."

“But the problem is, the giant serpent is about to revive.” Goenitz said something that shocked Shen Ye.

Goenitz continued, "During this time, the serpent's voice often whispered in my ear, and it became clearer and clearer, which proved that the seal's effect was weakening."

"This... can't be right?" Shen Ye was stunned for a moment, then frowned and said, "I've been staying at the shrine all this time, and Manki is still fine. She also has the Yata no Kagami with her and hasn't lost it..."

“It has nothing to do with these.” Goenitz shook his head: “There is more than one way to break the seal and wear down its effect. As long as the right method is found and enough sacrifices are offered, the serpent can still break the seal and reappear in the world.”

“This doesn’t seem like something an individual could do.” Shen Ye continued, frowning. “From what you’re saying, it sounds more like a large organization knows some information about the Orochi and wants to summon it.”

“That’s what I thought too.” Goenitz sighed. “Actually, I was quite happy at first, since it would save us a lot of trouble. But after talking with Sharmie for a while last time, I found that some of the things she said were indeed quite right, and…”

At this point, Goenitz glanced back at Sharan and continued, "Moreover, once people like us have feelings we can't let go of, we'll disregard everything else. I've seen that with Gaidel."

So, after we parted ways last time, I searched all over Europe, but unfortunately, I didn't find any clues.

After listening to Goenitz's words, Shen Ye fell into deep thought. At this moment, he thought of an organization that might have this capability.

NESTS!

A large villainous organization with both manpower and money.

However, he didn't know much about NESTS. He only knew that K and Kula, as well as some other fighters who appeared later, were androids created by this organization. He didn't know where their base was.

Seeing Shen Ye deep in thought, Goenitz waited a while before asking, "Have you thought of anything?"

After a while, Shen Ye slowly shook his head and then asked, "Have you heard of NESTS?"

"no!"

The three of them shook their heads at the same time.

“That makes things difficult, because I suspect it’s the organization called NESTS that’s behind this,” Shen Ye sighed.

“Perhaps Rugal knows. He’s been an arms dealer and a mob boss for decades. Mature and I can come up with a reason to get information out of him,” Weiss said.

After a moment's thought, Goenitz nodded: "That works too."

At this moment, Shen Ye suddenly felt something was amiss, but he couldn't quite put his finger on what it was.

He could only ask, "What if even that man named Rugal doesn't know?"

“Then we can only wait for the great serpent to descend.” Goenitz looked at Shen Ye, his expression very calm: “However, the problem shouldn’t be too serious, after all, the three sacred treasure families are still around, and there’s also you, an unexpected person.”

This is also what Goenitz was thinking earlier: if they really can't stop the serpent from descending to the human world, they might be able to reseal it by combining the power of the Three Sacred Treasures families and Shen Ye.

Of course, it would be even better if we could stop it directly.

However, all of this depends on finding the organization called NESTS. Although it's just speculation right now, we won't know anything about them until we find them.

Thinking of this, Goenitz continued, "I plan to leave tomorrow and look for other countries. The reason I came to Japan this time is not only to see my old companions, but also to look around Japan."

At this point, Goenitz glanced back at Sharan, then said to Shen Ye, "Shen, there's another small matter I need to trouble you with."

"what's up?"

“Shalan is my adopted daughter. She is an orphan and has no relatives other than me. She had a good impression of you when I last met her, so another reason I came to Japan this time is to ask you to take care of her for a while. After all, traveling all over the country, it's a bit too tiring for her to follow me around.”

"Shen, I hope you won't refuse."

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(Well, according to my idea, I plan to blur the timeline of all the plots, as well as the ages of the characters. I also plan to merge some of the plots from '95 and '96 into '94 and '97. This way, I can finish the Orochi Saga as soon as possible and speed up the plot. Otherwise, if I continue writing like this, I estimate it will take several hundred more chapters to finish the Orochi Saga.)

(This way, later characters can appear earlier.)

Chapter 698! Who could resist a cute girl?

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Of course I wouldn't refuse. Who would refuse a cute girl?

Besides, Goenitz is right. It is indeed not an easy task to take a young girl who is not yet an adult. Goenitz can protect her, but he definitely cannot take good care of her.