31. little flame.

Previously..

Chris felt something was wrong because there were no BOWs around him lurking. Even as long as he was still carrying Chloe, he still looked around him so calmly.

However, suddenly there was an earthquake that made Chris almost lose his balance and almost knocked Chloe down.

Luckily, Chris was quick to respond and he was able to get back on his feet.

"Sorry, Chloe. I'll get you out of here. Hold on."

He walked back and looked for the exit.

When he finds one of the exits..

"Claire. Ryan."

He tried to call claire and ryan. But for some reason, he couldn't hear a sound from them.

As he was walking again, suddenly there was a vibration.

Chris tried not to make Chloe fall.

"Hold on, Chloe"

What's more, when Chris was almost there... suddenly the roots of life blocked the way out.

This gave Chris a hard time.

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"My daughter.."

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Chloe suddenly came to her senses. Even though that sounded quite weak, she felt like someone was calling her name.

"Chloe. You're awake."

Unfortunately, on the other hand, Chloe's hands were bleeding again when Chris tried to put them down. Surprisingly, Chris didn't feel the burning sensation when Chloe's blood was on his hands. Feels like normal to chris. But that's not all that's weird, because...

"Chloe. The fire... could it be because of that?"

Hearing that, Chloe could only nod. This took Chris by surprise. Because of the fire he saw, it was exactly when he was dealing with Alexia Ashford at that time.

"As I thought, sooner or later you will realize it. I only remember that incident, my father worked with Mr. Ashford so that he would share a dangerous virus with me, for the reason of my treatment. Many things I went through after this virus was in my body. Until now troops from Mr. Ashford who escaped and landed here, they hunted and killed all the residents here just because they wanted to find me. They said my blood would make them able to survive the attack of the veronica virus. But they didn't even realize that in that plane, there were also dangerous monsters stalking them . And the situation is like what you see here."

"Chloe."

Realizing that Chris' voice sounded worried, she calmed down for a moment.

"Ryan has always looked after me. Even when I couldn't see my father, he was always by my side. He didn't tell me about how my father passed away. He just seemed like, he couldn't let go of his responsibilities."

Chris couldn't say anything while he listened to Chloe's explanation. A girl as young as her had carried such a heavy and painful burden.

Until..

"Sir! Will you give me your name?"

Chris was surprised when Chloe said that. Chloe introduced herself but Chris still didn't have time to introduce himself, even though he already knew thanks to the data report he received. However, realizing that Chloe seemed to have a plan. So he tried not to be surprised.

"Chris... Redfield."

Chloe immediately smiled at Chris.

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On the other hand..

Ryan was still in pain after he desperately stabbed and forcibly gouged out his eyeballs.

Not long after, something strange happened.

For some reason, a part of his senses started to sharpen.

Suddenly he remembered what his father said.

(can't your owl eyes still see your target?)

Suddenly he tried to calm down for a moment.

All along, the reason he could shoot at night, wasn't because he had received those eyeballs. But because his father had been training him so that his hunting instincts were sharp and able to adapt even at night.

Suddenly, he heard a strange sound nearby. He ignored the sounds around him for a moment. And as soon as he confirmed the origin of the sound, he spontaneously slashed with his dagger.

Miraculously, what he slashed was a living thorn root that got in his way. It felt as if he had been led by the still sound of trickling water.

"Claire. Where are you?"

He was trying to tell claire's position just by sound. Not only that, he could even dodge the living thorn roots that were about to attack him.

But just as he was about to be attacked, suddenly one of the thorns caught fire.

Ryan could feel the heat and made him spontaneously dodge. Unfortunately, he didn't know that the fire came from a splash of blood that Chloe refracted and hit one of the thorn roots.

As Ryan walked, he tried to focus and dodge as best he could. Even so, some of the thorn roots had been burnt by Chloe's blood splashes.

"Get down!"

Ryan suddenly ducked down. Luckily, he survived the attack even though he didn't know where the sound was coming from.

On the other hand..

The splash of blood as well as the flames had made a gap towards a point of the BOW.

Because of that gap, Chris was able to shoot at the thorn roots that bound Claire with only one sniper shot.

Luckily, she instantly in caught by a thorn root controlled by ryan's father without her getting hurt.

It's just that the roots of the thorns brought her to ryan..

"Ryan. Take this lady and also the man who is there away from here."

"Father. Why?"

Unfortunately, his father didn't want to answer and could only smile.

When in fact, he didn't want Ryan to know that his body had partially mutated as a result of a virus.

Ryan wanted to go, but somehow.. it felt like he didn't want to go.

However..

"That voice."

He heard the sound of footsteps. Even though it sounded small, he recognized that voice clearly.

"Miss Chloe. Is that you?"

"Ryan! Do what your father says. Get them both out of here. I wish I could say so."

Chloe looked at Chris. Spontaneously Chris nodded and rushed to where Ryan was.

"Listen to me, ryan. I also don't have time anymore. Guide them, even though you have chosen a dark path. Didn't you ever tell me that, right?"

Hearing that, suddenly makes ryan hysterical. Because he had said those words while he was taking care of Chloe, moreover, he understood what Chloe was thinking right now..

"Miss Chloe. Please, please don't do that."

Unfortunately, she touched Ryan's hand which was still holding Claire.

And then..

"I don't want to see this, ryan. The virus that is in my body has made people here have become like this. Because this virus has taken away what I care about. Goodbye, ryan. Hope we meet again. Wherever it is."

Chloe smiled while holding back her tears

"Miss Chloe.."

Unfortunately, Chris immediately took Ryan and Claire away.

At the same time, the blood on Chloe's hand dripped again. She splashed forward, and also around her to form a large flame.

During the run, Chris, who had time to look behind him, could not see Chloe or anyone else.

He only saw flames that were so big and continued to grow until they burned everything around it.

Of course he felt annoyed. On the other hand, he also felt guilty that he had to make Ryan like this in order to save Claire.

Neither Chloe, nor Ryan's father.. neither of them had any regrets, but they smiled.. till the end.