The entire farm was engulfed in flames. Ethan, with the only survivor, Elena, escaped to the garage.
After a quick search, he found the truck keys and Ethan wanted to use the vehicle to smash through the warehouse.
However, the warehouse, though wooden in structure, had exterior walls made of stone. Furthermore, the flames had already spread completely.
The truck only managed to break through one wooden door and couldn't go any further.
The fire grew bigger and bigger. Ethan glanced upstairs and ran upwards with Elena. This was because there was a ventilation opening upstairs, and perhaps they could escape through it.
Covering their mouths and noses, they climbed upwards. Although they almost fell into the fire during the climb, they managed to get through safely.
"We can get out through there," Ethan pointed at the skylight.
But Elena was extremely pessimistic. She cried sadly, "Then what? The outside is full of monsters! We have nowhere to run!"
At this moment, a person walked out of the sea of fire.
Just like old Jack in Resident Evil who couldn't be killed no matter how much you fought, it was still the old father.
"Elena..." The old man, who had now turned into a werewolf, seemed to regain some consciousness, calling Elena's name.
As if it was the last straw, ignoring Ethan's dissuasion, Elena jumped down and went to her father's side.
The continuous changes had clearly made the girl lose her mind. She completely gave up her desire to survive. In the end, father and daughter both perished in the fire.
Dead... dead!?
Ben stared blankly at the two people who fell into the fire.
He really thought this girl would be one of the important characters on their journey ahead. After all, the moment she fired her gun reminded him of the Valkyrie Sadie from Red Dead Redemption.
Moreover, in a horror game, having a companion by your side could provide a great sense of security. But now, after such a short time, she was already gone?
At this moment, Ben felt the intense malice coming from Lucas.
"Why does everyone have to die!" In the game, Ethan punched the wall fiercely with his right hand.
"That's what I wanted to complain about, Ethan, you stole my line!" In the game, Ben heard Ethan's words and was speechless.
Shouldn't he be the one saying that?
Why does everyone have to die!
Are the developers stealing the player's role now?
Continuing to explore and search for clues, Ben was thoroughly enjoying himself at this point.
Compared to the previous installment, Ben could clearly feel the changes brought by this one.
It was more "gentle."
Are there scary scenes in the game?
Yes, the atmosphere at the beginning, the monsters jumping out from behind, and opening doors. These are all startling and frightening.
But it doesn't have that feeling of being dragged to hell from the previous installment anymore.
And the gameplay is also richer, for example, collecting supplies. And judging by the current trend, there will likely be corresponding upgrades and item purchases later on. Combined with the game's combat system, the gameplay has become much better.
Compared to the previous installment, which focused on horror, this one is clearly much gentler for timid players like him.
While marveling, Ben also found another stone carving and opened the back door of the village.
The castle was already within sight.
After crossing a suspension bridge and a shadowy corridor, Ethan entered a room filled with wine barrels. An iron gate stood quietly in front, with a pullable switch next to it.
Ben didn't think much of it and stepped forward, ready to pull the switch to enter the ancient castle.
At this moment, a voice rang out.
"Oh my... I didn't expect there to be another survivor? You must be quite tough, right?"
Turning around, he saw a man wearing a cowboy hat, round sunglasses, a trench coat, and carrying a Sledgehammer walk out from the door.
One of the Four Heavenly Kings.
Then, something bewildering happened to Ben. The surrounding metal objects slowly rose with the man's footsteps.
"Wait! What kind of ability is this!? Isn't this Resident Evil? You're telling me this is something a virus can do!?"
Looking at everything before him, Ben was completely stunned.
Is this something a bio-virus can do?
This is not scientific at all! Nor is it biological!
Limb regeneration and mutations can barely be linked to biology.
But what is this ability to control metal!?
While Ben was surprised, Ethan in the game was once again cruelly stabbed in the abdomen by a steel bar.
"This is too much! It's way too much! Is there no end to this? Can't Ethan have a single intact body part? Hands, legs, now the stomach?"
Looking at Ethan with his stomach pierced by a steel bar, Ben was almost numb.
Ethan, a man who brings sadness to those who hear and tears to those who see.
The boss fight hasn't even begun, and he doesn't have a single intact part of his body anymore.
Despite his感慨, Ben wasn't too worried about Ethan's situation at the moment.
After all, he's the protagonist, and the hand sanitizer God of War isn't a joke. He'll be fine after washing his hands later.
Covered head to toe in metal parts, Ethan was being dragged by one of the Four Heavenly Kings to who knows where.
After passing through a narrow, dark passage, Ethan shook his head and found himself dragged into a large hall.
In front of him was a small platform, on which sat Mother Miranda, whom he had seen in the portrait earlier.
To the right sat two people: the sunglasses man who could control magnetism, and a hunchbacked, deformed dwarf.
To the left was a doll and a seemingly very elegant noblewoman.
"Holy crap! It's so big! It's really so big!"
Ben's gaze shifted to the noblewoman, and his eyes lit up.
He even temporarily ignored the discussion among the Four Heavenly Kings vying for control over Ethan.
His eyes were only on this noblewoman.
In every aspect, she was outrageously large, standing twice as tall as the sunglasses man.
What kind of ruthless person could "drive" such a big vehicle?
Ben made a professional and rigorous estimation of the noblewoman's body proportions.
Soon, while Ben was still admiring her, Miranda interrupted the babbling of the Four Heavenly Kings.
"My mind is made up, no need for further discussion."
Three pairs of black wings spread out, like a fallen angel. Miranda looked at the sunglasses man.
"Heisenberg, I command you to deal with this person."
"Thank you, Mother."
The sunglasses man, called Heisenberg, stood up. Under the watchful eyes of countless monsters and the other three Heavenly Kings, he raised his hands.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for waiting!"
"The game begins!"
"Let's see your skills, Ethan Winters?"
As he spoke, Heisenberg raised his Sledgehammer and directly smashed through Ethan's leg shackles, then started a countdown.
"Ten... nine... eight..."
"Three... two... one!"
"Begin!"
"Holy crap, if you want to kill me, just kill me! You don't need to use a hammer on my head and insist on playing this game!" While complaining, Ben controlled Ethan to flee frantically.
Werewolf villagers, a white-haired lion king, spiky traps, and rolling blades. A series of deadly traps and enemies.
However, after a series of maneuvers, Ethan was unharmed. Instead, he used the final blade trap to break free from his hand restraints and successfully escaped.
(End of Chapter)