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Chapter 286: Searching for Virus Samples

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Searching for Virus Samples

As Ethan’s mental power and magic grew stronger, small spells like Mage Hand became increasingly effortless to use. The range of control expanded, and he could now perform more complex actions rather than simply picking up small objects.

Snapping the chain of Sherry’s pendant and retrieving it was now just a thought to him. Even the pistol that Annette immediately pulled out was casually snatched by Ethan.

"Ethan?"

Leon wasn’t sure what to do. Should he stop Ethan? But he also knew his own combat strength was no match for this mage, who could probably take him down with a wave of his hand.

In the end, his sense of justice won out. Leon didn’t back down despite the overwhelming difference in power. He stood firmly in front of Ethan.

"What do you want?"

Ethan played with the pendant in his hand, then quickly unlocked its mechanism and removed the G-virus sample hidden inside.

This occurred right in front of everyone, making them realize that the pendant Sherry had been wearing all along had held such a secret.

"What is that?"

"G."

One letter was enough for everyone to understand what it was.

Annette’s face turned extremely grim. She couldn’t understand how this man knew that secret. Even worse, she had lost her weapon. Fortunately, the young police officer seemed to have an overly strong sense of justice and probably wouldn’t allow this man named Ethan to simply take the sample.

Another person had their eyes on the G-virus sample—Ada. Just as she was thinking about how to obtain it, she saw the sample in Ethan’s hand suddenly vanish.

It disappeared into thin air. At that moment, everyone was watching the terrifying virus sample, but no one saw how it vanished.

"I have the G-virus. Now I just need the other viruses you’ve collected in your lab."

"You already have G. What do you need the other viruses for?"

Annette shielded Sherry behind her. Though she wasn’t a good person, she still cared about her daughter’s safety. In this unfavorable situation, she hoped Sherry wouldn’t be harmed.

As for Sherry... she didn’t quite understand what was happening, but the big brother who had been protecting her suddenly seemed like a bad guy? So she hid behind her mother, glaring at Ethan with angry eyes.

"Don’t look at me like that. I’m not taking your things for free."

Adults wouldn’t believe such words, but they had some effect on a child. At the very least, the anger in Sherry’s eyes lessened slightly, although she still looked at Ethan with obvious hostility.

Meanwhile, Leon remained standing firmly in front of Ethan, trying to understand his intentions.

"Ethan, what exactly are you trying to do?"

"I want to collect virus samples for research."

"Virus... research..."

Hearing those two words, Leon thought of the city above that had turned into hell.

"Can’t you see that these things only bring disaster?"

Ethan nodded. He agreed with that statement. The bio-viruses researched by Umbrella indeed only brought disaster, because their essence was the creation of biological weapons.

And weapons, by nature, only brought destruction. That was their original purpose.

"I’m different from Umbrella. I just need the viruses to improve myself, or rather, to evolve." Ethan clarified that he wasn’t from Umbrella. He was speaking to Annette, who still held considerable hostility toward anyone associated with Umbrella.

Leon wanted to say more, but Ethan waved his hand, signaling him to stop. "You can’t convince me, because I know what I’m doing and I’m firmly walking my own path. The only way to stop me is to defeat me... and with all due respect, you don’t have that ability."

"Even so, I have to stop you."

Just as Leon was about to raise his weapon, something cold pressed against his head. He knew what it was, and only then remembered that Ethan wasn’t alone. The woman named Selene was with him.

"No need to be so agitated. I just need to take some virus samples. Once I get what I want, I’ll leave this world. Even if a disaster breaks out, it won’t have anything to do with you."

Ethan signaled Selene to lower her weapon. The series of events had left everyone on edge. Claire and Robert also raised their weapons, as if a firefight could break out at any moment.

It was clear that, aside from Ethan and Selene, the fate of everyone else would not end well under intense gunfire.

Annette realized this. She might not have noticed that Ethan was completely unafraid of the situation, but she was worried her daughter might get hurt. So she decisively gave in.

"Alright, I’ll take you to get those samples."

The G-virus was what she valued most, and it was already in Ethan’s hands. The remaining ordinary viruses meant nothing to her.

Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, she didn’t mind handing those over, as long as Ethan kept his promise not to harm Sherry.

Annette chose to compromise. Leon, although he wanted to stop her, was powerless. He could only follow along gloomily, wondering what Ethan’s true intentions were.

"You really don’t need to worry. I’ve researched similar viruses before and even made them into cigars and cigarettes. Smoking one every day was refreshing and boosted mental power."

Leon felt like Ethan was messing with him. How could viruses and cigars possibly be compatible?

"It’s a shame I ran out. Otherwise, I could have given you some."

"Never mind. I don’t want to turn into a monster."

"Monster?" Ethan corrected Leon’s misunderstanding. "Not all viruses are harmful. When used correctly, they can improve the human body, like various vaccines."

Using examples from the other person’s worldview made persuasion easier. Ethan also emphasized that only by understanding viruses could one develop vaccines or antidotes more easily. Did they really think that after such a massive viral outbreak, the areas outside Raccoon City would be completely safe?

Even though Raccoon City was located in a remote region and the U.S. was sparsely populated, it couldn’t be ruled out. More importantly, Umbrella still existed intact, and who knew how many more of these things they were hiding?

"If possible, you should also collect some samples and hand them over to an organization that can properly handle them."

Given Leon’s character, he would definitely give them to the government. If he escaped the horrors of Raccoon City and exposed the truth, he would likely be promoted by higher-ups, trained as an elite agent, and eventually walk down a path of destruction.

Although he felt many things were wrong, Leon had to admit that Ethan made sense. So, for the rest of the journey, Leon was very quiet, seemingly struggling internally with what he should do.

Meanwhile, Annette, who had previously known little about Ethan, learned of his true identity through her daughter and Claire.

"A mage from a parallel universe? What is this, a joke? I really don’t want to hear a joke like that right now."

As for the abilities Ethan had demonstrated earlier, she preferred to believe that some major corporation had developed special equipment or created potions that could induce superpowers. She absolutely refused to believe in such unscientific things.

"Science? What exactly is science?"

Ethan had been paying attention to their conversation, so when Annette questioned his identity, he decided to demonstrate.

A fireball formed in his right hand, and a ball of water in his left. These two elements, which Ethan had mastered, could be freely controlled.

"Things considered unscientific by scientists a few hundred years ago have now been accepted into the scientific system. What you consider unscientific is simply knowledge you haven’t yet grasped."

Annette’s eyes widened. She even reached out and touched the water ball. The sensation was no different from touching actual water. As for the fireball, she wasn’t foolish enough to try. The heat radiating from it was enough to keep her at a distance.

"So what she said is true?"

"Of course it’s true. What would I gain by lying about something like this?"

There was indeed no benefit. Claims like that were so easily doubted that they had no value, aside from making people think the speaker was insane. Even though Ethan had demonstrated various miraculous powers, most people still found it hard to believe he was from another world.

Annette suddenly fell silent. She seemed to be thinking deeply. Ethan couldn’t read minds, so he didn’t know what she was considering, but he could sense that things went much smoother afterward. Their progress through the research facility sped up significantly.

Although Annette had reluctantly agreed to take Ethan to collect virus samples, she had initially tried to buy time and come up with a plan.

However, no matter what kind of monster appeared, they were effortlessly dealt with by Ethan or the silent woman. Annette realized that these monsters were nothing compared to Ethan.

And after Ethan emphasized once again that he was from another world, Annette became much more cooperative, even pointing out where the most valuable samples were hidden. This included some irreplaceable accidental byproducts and a sample of the Progenitor virus.

After thoroughly searching the research facility, Annette told Ethan that he had collected all the valuable virus samples. The remaining ones were just ordinary T-virus samples, and he only needed one of those.

"You can state your request now. You’ve been so cooperative, there must be something you want, right?"

(To be continued.)