Chapter 291: Marcus

Searching carriage by carriage, the closer they got to the back, the thicker the scent of blood became. Bloodstains on the floor and traces of leeches crawling dominated the scene. Ye Nan could even see some fresh blood, proving that people had died here not long ago.

Alice also clearly felt the arrival of danger. Her hand tightly gripped Ye Nan's wrist, her fingers digging in with force.

If it were an ordinary person, they would have been in pain from Alice's fingers long ago, but who was Ye Nan? His physical fitness was incredibly good. Even if others were grabbed by Alice, or even beaten by her, nothing would happen. However...

"Alice, if you are really too nervous, go back. Perhaps this place is indeed not very suitable for you," Ye Nan pondered for a moment and made up his mind.

Although he really wanted to push the development of the plot, out of consideration for Alice's safety, he still didn't want Alice to take risks, even though he didn't think the monsters in the *Resident Evil* series could last a few moves under his hands.

"No." Alice gritted her teeth and rejected Ye Nan's suggestion.

She was indeed very afraid, especially the further back they went, the greater the psychological pressure became, just like someone watching a horror movie. Under that atmosphere, she was afraid in her heart, but for some reason, there was a faint feeling of excitement deep down. She felt that this was the life she wanted.

When Alice refused, Ye Nan looked at her deeply. In his eyes, Alice was transforming from a little woman into a strong woman. Seeing this situation, he didn't know whether to cry or laugh.

Although he liked little women, this Alice's personality was too different from the Alice in the movie, giving him a sense of dissonance.

Gradually, the two stood at the door of the last carriage. At the door of this carriage, Ye Nan couldn't feel any musty scent; his nose had already been blocked by the scent of blood.

Ye Nan turned his head and saw Alice pinching her nose, her brows deeply furrowed. When she saw Ye Nan turn around, she immediately let go of her hand and explained, "I'm just not used to the air here."

"Indeed, the scent of blood is too thick," Ye Nan looked at Alice amusedly. "But since you followed along, you should have expected this situation."

"I know." Alice took a deep breath and then exhaled, her mood calming down instantly. "I was already prepared. You go ahead."

Pushing open the door, orange-red light shone into the carriage. Everywhere was dark red blood and strange white liquid. Many researchers in white coats and people in black special operations uniforms lay inside. On their bodies, there were thread-like leeches everywhere.

Seemingly awakened by the door, these leeches raised their heads one after another. Their eyeless heads gave people the feeling that they could see clearly.

"Is it because of mental power?" Ye Nan closed his eyes, his psychic power surging out, covering all the leeches in the carriage.

Over the past ten years, Ye Nan had not put down his research on psychic power, and this achievement was his increasingly proficient application of psychic power. Perhaps he was not yet comparable to Professor X, that master of the mind, but he wouldn't be too far off.

In his perception, every leech's body was filled with mental imprints, as if countless mental imprints made up the body of the leech.

"It really is the Leech Queen."

Ye Nan opened his eyes, his expression indifferent. "Alice, take a step back. We are going to fight."

The Leech Queen was right in front of him. This carriage full of leeches was the body of the Leech Queen, and Ye Nan, who had heard of the Leech Queen's great name, maintained considerable caution regarding this creature.

When the Umbrella Corporation researcher Marcus was conducting experiments, he combined the T-virus with leeches and found that leeches could perfectly carry the T-virus...

This discovery surprised Marcus. Through his research on leeches and the T-virus, he invented the T-virus—Alexia. However, later, for some reason, he was infected with this T-virus and subsequently turned into the Leech Queen.

"Welcome, Mr. Ye Nan. Your great name is like thunder to my ears."

*Sucking sounds*, the originally calm leeches suddenly trembled when this sentence rang out. They crawled to the center one by one, gradually forming a man wearing a white coat.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Marcus, the director of the Umbrella Corporation's research institute, and these leeches are my research achievement. You can call it the T-virus—Alexia."

Marcus moved his body, slowly approaching Ye Nan and the others. "Of course, you might not know me. After all, I am just a small character. Perhaps, in your eyes, the Umbrella Corporation is also just a small company."

"However, we at the Umbrella Corporation have been thinking of you constantly. Ever since you drove them out of the United States, everyone has hated you to the bone, wishing they could drink your blood and peel your flesh."

"They?" Ye Nan sensitively caught the word in Marcus's sentence and smiled lightly. "Why do you refer to the Umbrella Corporation as 'they'? Aren't you a member of the Umbrella Corporation? Or is it that you have other ideas?"

"I was once a member of the Umbrella Corporation, but ever since that little guy seized power, old people like me who are useless have lost their power. But it doesn't matter; I don't care about power myself. What I care about is my research, but he went too far," Marcus explained. "He cut off the source of funding and took away all my data. He went too far."

"Who is he?" Ye Nan asked in a deep voice. From Marcus's words, he saw the changes in the Umbrella Corporation. It seemed that not long ago, the Umbrella Corporation had undergone relatively large changes, and the new person in power had purged some old people in the Umbrella Corporation.

It was just that Ye Nan didn't believe Marcus's words. As a large company, the Umbrella Corporation could lay off senior executives, but they would definitely not easily lay off members of the research institute, especially senior executives like the director who held the company's secret research. They would be even less likely to be laid off.

Ye Nan was 100% certain that Marcus had lied in this regard, but he didn't understand the internal operations of the Umbrella Corporation, so he could only remain suspicious of Marcus's words.

"He is Wesker," Marcus said, a hint of hatred clearly flashing across his face when he mentioned Wesker.

Wesker was his student and had followed him a long time ago, but later, Wesker left him and became an intelligence officer for the company. Two years ago, he suddenly returned, seized the power of the Umbrella Corporation in one fell swoop, and swept away all the senior executives, and he, naturally, was also in the ranks of the purge.

But it didn't matter; he didn't care about power. What he cared about was his own research. As long as he could continue his research, that would be enough. It was just that Wesker didn't even give him that chance.

Thinking of this, a look of resentment appeared on Marcus's face. He just wanted to withdraw half of the company's funds to research his T-virus—Alexia, but even this request, Wesker couldn't satisfy him. It was simply lawless.

"Wesker?" Ye Nan was shocked upon hearing this.

If he remembered correctly, Wesker should have perished a long time ago. He remembered that at the time, Wesker's entire body had been burned to charcoal by a flamethrower; it was absolutely impossible for him to survive.

"This is impossible. Wesker is already dead. He was killed by me. It is impossible for him to continue to exist," Ye Nan said excitedly. "I saw him die. I watched him being burned to death by fire. It is impossible for him to still exist..."

"He was burned to death by you?" A hint of cunning flashed in Marcus's eyes. In his eyes, Wesker was his disciple and should obey his orders. This was also why he dared to open his mouth like a lion and ask for half of the Umbrella Corporation's liquid funds. However, he never expected that his disciple would be so heartless, not only not giving him enough funds but also taking away his data and killing him. But God bless, not only did he not die, but he also fused with the T-virus—Alexia.

And the news Ye Nan brought him gave him hope of overthrowing Wesker's rule. As long as he replaced Wesker, he could invest all the funds of the entire Umbrella Corporation into his research.

"How was he burned to death by you? Can you tell me in detail?"

Originally, Marcus intended to cooperate with Ye Nan and persuade Ye Nan to invest in his research. He believed that with the vastness of the ICQ consortium, just pulling out a single hair would be enough to satisfy his research requirements. But now, his idea had changed. He didn't need the support of the ICQ consortium anymore; he only needed to seize the Umbrella Corporation to complete his research. Being subordinate to others and looking at others' faces to act versus being in charge of one's own affairs were two completely different feelings.

"Of course I can," Ye Nan said harmoniously.

In his eyes, Marcus was a good window, a window to understand the Umbrella Corporation.

Next, Ye Nan told Marcus about the situation of his battle with Wesker, and at the same time, vaguely revealed the cooperation between Wesker and the Impossible Organization, taking the opportunity to test Marcus.

Sure enough, as he expected, Marcus was very shocked by the cooperation between Wesker and the Impossible Organization. From this point of view, the cooperation between Wesker and the Impossible Organization was carried out behind the back of the Umbrella Corporation.

"Wesker, you really have the ambition of a wolf." Excitement flashed in Marcus's eyes. He had obtained a lot of evidence unfavorable to Wesker from Ye Nan's mouth. He believed that as long as these things were in his hands, he could drive Wesker away and dominate the entire Umbrella Corporation. By that time, he could research however he wanted, and no one would dare to say a word of nonsense.

"Mr. Ye Nan, thank you for your help. I have noted this favor," Marcus said lightly, a strange look flashing in his eyes. "To repay you, you shall become a part of my body and enjoy eternal life with me." ===== CHAPTER 292 =====