Chapter 118: An Unaccountable Sadness

After finally making it out of the previous threat, Chen Yi and his team were completely worn out. When they looked at the supplies on the boat, though, they found they couldn't stomach the thought of eating. Most of it was seafood, and remembering how they had just been fighting a horde of zombies and mutated sea creatures, Chen Yi and the others nearly felt sick enough to throw up. At a time like this, the idea of going out to eat seafood was truly hard to bear.

“What's wrong with you all?” the Sicilian asked, eating with great gusto while glancing over at them. Watching this fellow devour his food so cheerfully, Chen Yi couldn't help but chuckle. “I'm not much of a seafood person, so I don't feel like eating.”

Even though Chen Yi said that, Chu Yunxi knew very well that he had no seafood allergy. He was doing this to keep his mind sharp. More importantly, both Chu Yunxi and Chen Yi had thought of the same thing: maybe someone had poisoned their food. If that were the case, eating it would be the same as poisoning themselves—a pure act of suicidal stupidity. That was absolutely not something they wanted to see.

The Sicilian, who hadn't realized they were worried about the food, suddenly understood. They weren't refusing to eat; they had been suspicious of him all along. He let out a cold laugh and flipped the table over.

“What are you doing?” Chen Yi frowned at his reaction. “Are you trying to start a fight with us?”

“That depends on your attitude.” The Sicilian ground his teeth. “I treated you as friends. And what did you do? You doubted my intentions.”

“Who knows whether your intentions are genuine?” Chen Yaxin had always been one to speak her mind, and she gave a snort. “If your conscience were clear, why would you be so angry? I know I'm being a little rash, but that just shows where the gap between us lies.”

“Enough, stop flattering yourselves.” The Sicilian laughed coldly again and clenched his fists. “I'll fight you to the very end today, even if I have to drag my own life into it. But you'd better remember this: my people and I don't harm people casually. Even if we were plotting something, we wouldn't kill you.”

“You're from Organization X, aren't you?”

That only made the Sicilian angrier. “Organization X? Who do I belong to? You're dragging all that in too? Chen Yi, you should know that I see you as my leader. Why are you...”

“No more pretending.” Chen Yi shook his head. “When you flipped that table just now, I saw a mark on your sleeve. I've seen that X symbol in many places before. Do you still want to argue?”

The man was startled. He tried to hide it, but it was already too late. He then gave a dry laugh. “I didn't expect you to discover it. Chen Yi, I was too careless, letting you find my secret so easily.”

The Sicilian had originally planned to bring Chen Yi and the others to the island and wipe them all out in one stroke. Now that he'd been exposed, he naturally couldn't go back, so he quickly turned the warship around.

“What are you doing?” Chen Yi tightened his grip on his twin blades. “Weren't you going to take us there?”

“That was then. Now is now.” The Sicilian looked at Chen Yi with cold eyes. “I owe you a favor, and I'll repay it now. As for whether I live or die, it doesn't matter anymore.”

When he suddenly jumped into the sea and let those zombies gnaw at his body, Chen Yaxin and Chu Yunxi screamed at the same time. Neither of them had imagined the man would be so ruthless even toward himself.

“Don't feel sorry for him.” Chen Yi's face was cold as he looked at the people around him. “Let me tell you, the fact that he could do something like this today shows he has no ground to stand on. He would have stopped at nothing to finish us off. There's nothing good to say about a man like that—just kill him.”

“How terrifying!” Chu Yunxi clenched her fists again and shook her head. “I never thought he'd be such a person. But Chen Yi, how did you know from his behavior that something was off?”

“Because I never truly believed him.” Chen Yi gave his judgment.

To be honest, he sometimes hated having to appear this shrewd and calculating. But Chen Yi knew that if he didn't, some people would keep getting away with things. So this failure was also a lesson for those who thought they were running the show.

In fact, the people Organization X had arranged had already been dead men from the start. Chen Yi could sense that the Sicilian wouldn't be the last. There would be more coming, one after another, willing to help the military carry out their missions.

“Brother.” Chen Yaxin grabbed his hand, worry flickering in her eyes. “What about now? I don't want anything to happen to you because of me.”

“It's fine.” Chen Yi slowly stroked the girl's head. “This is good. All we need to do is stay calm.”

“But...” Just as Chen Yaxin was about to speak, Chen Yi stated his current view.

“Those people still have other plans going on behind the scenes. The best thing to do is hit them hard before they make their move!”

“As expected of Chen Yi—really good at working things out!” A deep voice rang out at that moment. A man in a coffee-colored greatcoat stepped forward, shaking his head with a sneer. “I'm really curious, Chen Yi. What exactly have you been doing? How is it that your seemingly casual arrangements could make so many people lose?”

Chen Yi didn't care. “Is winning or losing really so important?”

Hearing that, the man who had just been all smiles suddenly ground his teeth, his eyes turning red.

“Boss, we've lost!” a short man standing beside him said, his face full of dejection. “Our people were taken down one by one by Chen Yi's squad. Of those still alive, most are being watched over by a giant Kunpeng!”

The head of Organization X, who had originally planned to win through numbers, now stared with his eyes wide. He no longer understood what was happening. Whether it was Chen Yi or anyone else, how had so many things suddenly changed?

“Remember the choice you made today!” Chen Yi leaped into the air. “The only person I need to kill right now is one of you. If you don't want to die, get out of my way!”

Those words scared the warriors following the man in the greatcoat so badly that they turned and ran.

“Say it now.” Chen Yi aimed his twin blades at the man before him. “How do you want to die?”