“Beep-beep-beep—”
The mechanical electronic sound entered the ears, and in just a few seconds, it went from vague to clear.
Bai Muxing fell into a huge confusion, and after finally regaining some clarity, before he could react, he was impatiently pushed by the person behind him.
“What are you spacing out for? Are you taking it or not? If you’re not taking it, please move aside!”
He hadn’t fully regained control of his body yet when Bai Muxing stumbled from the push, swaying and nearly falling.
The man behind him was startled, quickly saying, “Hey! Are you okay? I just lightly touched you; don’t try to play the victim?!”
Bai Muxing looked at the man’s wary and guilty expression and paused before speaking, “…I’m fine.”
The man visibly sighed with relief. When he spoke again, his attitude had improved significantly. “If you’re okay, quickly take your report and stop dawdling here. The machine has been beeping for a minute already, and the people behind are still waiting to get theirs!”
Bai Muxing pulled out a few thin sheets of paper spit out by the machine. The continuous and rhythmic reminder from the machine finally ceased. He took the papers and left the queue. The people who had been behind him in line moved forward one by one, using the machine to retrieve their respective reports.
He walked to a nearby rest area and lowered his gaze to look at the few thin sheets of paper he held in his hand.
This was his personal health report, covering various aspects of the examination. Bai Muxing found the page about hormones and indeed saw several abnormal data points.
The data showed that his body was experiencing hormonal imbalances, a condition rarely seen in Betas.
This data was not unfamiliar to him; on the contrary, he was quite familiar with it. Over the next two-plus years, he would repeatedly recall this day, almost memorizing these numbers.
In his previous life, when he had been caught in a whirlpool and almost torn apart by those predatory Alphas, he had imagined countless times what it would have been like if he had noticed the signs of his body’s changes a little earlier.
If he had realized that something was wrong at the very beginning of the hormonal imbalance, and if he had escaped early, he wouldn’t have been dragged into so much turmoil later on.
Yes, in his previous life.
Although he had just regained consciousness for a few minutes, Bai Muxing had keenly realized that he might have been reborn.
The jumbled memories in his mind were vivid, and that numb, dull pain enveloped his heart with every memory, like an undispellable dark cloud.
This kind of oppressive feeling, which could almost crush a war-hardened warrior, was not something that mere nightmares or fantasies could bring about.
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A passing nurse noticed the anomaly in this handsome young man. People with exceptional looks always attract more attention, no matter the circumstances.
The nurse stopped and looked at him with concern. “Hello, do you need help?”
Bai Muxing was startled, suddenly coming back to himself. He shook his head and said, “I’m fine. Thank you.”
Because he forcibly suppressed his emotions, his voice sounded unusually hoarse, as if it had been repeatedly rolled over rough sandpaper. Like a string pulled to its extreme limit, giving the illusion that he might collapse entirely from the immense pressure he was bearing in the next second.
The nurse’s gaze still held worry. Bai Muxing raised the report in his hand and calmly said, “I’m going to see the doctor right away.”
The nurse finally left him, feeling relieved.
Bai Muxing held the report and walked towards the doctor’s office. There weren’t many people coming for consultations on a workday. He sat in the waiting area next to the corridor for half an hour, and then it was his turn for the consultation.
Fortunately, Bai Muxing naturally had a reserved personality. With such a significant event as rebirth, half an hour was enough time for him to calm his tumultuous emotions.
When he entered the examination room, Bai Muxing’s face had already returned to its usual calm state.
Apart from a slight huskiness in his tone of speech, there was no trace of the otherworldly daze he had been in half an hour earlier in the lobby, as if he had lost his soul.
He had returned to that indifferent appearance that had warned people away.
“Hormonal imbalance usually occurs during the developmental stage or after improper use of inhibitors… Oh, wait! You’re a Beta, aren’t you? Strange; Betas rarely get this condition!”
The doctor exclaimed, just like they did in his previous life.
Bai Muxing had a vivid memory of this sentence, and hearing it again now, word for word, left him feeling inexplicably strange.
Seeing him seemingly lost in thought and unresponsive, the doctor said speechlessly, “Young man, are you listening?”
The doctor continued, “This is not a minor issue. Severe hormonal imbalances can be life-threatening! Even though the disorder in Betas is generally not as severe as that in Alphas and Omegas due to the overall hormonal levels, it’s not something you should take lightly. If you don’t take it seriously, it can still cause significant harm to your body.”
The doctor intentionally added some exaggeration, “Don’t think that being a Beta means you can disregard these matters. Although glands have almost no noticeable presence for Betas in terms of gender, they’re not useless. Apart from their role in gender, they also play a part in regulating other functions. A few years ago, we treated a Beta with damaged glands. His overall health declined significantly as a result, and he ended up frequently falling ill. Do you want to become like that?”
Bai Muxing snapped out of his thoughts and murmured, “Alright, I’m sorry.”
The doctor finished reviewing the entire report but found no other issues.
“I’ll prescribe you some medication for regulation. Pay attention to rest, and don’t put too much pressure on yourself. One course of treatment lasts for a month, and it’s normal to experience fluctuations during this period. Remember to take the medicine on time and come back for follow-up checkups…”
These medicines were all for conventional hormonal disorders, but Bai Muxing’s condition was due to the abnormal regeneration of his glands. The S-level gland pheromone level was extremely high, and no over-the-counter medications could suppress it.
No matter how many of these medicines he took, their effects on him were quite limited.
Bai Muxing was well aware of this, but he didn’t refuse the prescription given by the doctor. As an ordinary Beta, he had no reason to go against the advice of a professional doctor.
Bai Muxing replied, “Okay, thank you,” and then took the prescription to the pharmacy to collect the medications before boarding the public hovercraft back home.
After visiting a shopping mall and changing two more hovercrafts, Bai Muxing returned to his small house located in the suburban area of the capital star.
This was just a temporary rental for him, a very ordinary apartment, and Bai Muxing had only paid three months’ rent.
From the beginning, he never intended to stay long on the capital star. He was here only because the military retirement process required him to return to the capital star for some certifications.
According to his original plan, after finishing his business, he would leave the capital star and settle on a farming and ranching planet, living a peaceful and leisurely life of farming and retirement.
However, all these plans were shattered due to the changes in his body.
After undergoing a gender change, while he technically wasn’t restricted in personal freedom, his freedom was severely limited. Until he was claimed by an Alpha, he was not allowed to leave the central star system, where the capital star was located.
Even if he wanted to leave the capital star temporarily, he would have to undergo strict travel monitoring and have a locator installed that couldn’t be disassembled.
Of course, in the eyes of the Omega Association, this tight surveillance was for his own good.
An unclaimed Omega wandering outside was like a delicious piece of fat, and without the protection of the Omega Association, he could be forcibly marked by greedy Alphas at any time.
Not to mention the other things, just the four S-level Alphas who had a 100% compatibility rating with him would never let go of any chance to mark him in advance. If they caught him off guard, they would definitely subject Bai Muxing to the final marking process directly.
The personnel from the Omega Association had once smirked and said to him, “Poor thing, do you know that even if you haven’t entered your heat, those crazy Alphas might forcibly open your reproductive cavity and complete the final marking with you? Trust me, you wouldn’t want to know how painful that would be. In ancient times, the cruelest punishment for an Omega was to be marked outside their heat, and many Omegas turned into lunatics afterward. It’s a hundred times more painful than any injuries you’ve suffered on the battlefield.”
That person sneered, “At that time, your cold and beautiful face will only be filled with tears as you beg them to spare you.”
Although the warning was impolite, truth be told, what he said was indeed something that could very likely happen. Despite the Empire’s comprehensive protective regulations for Omegas, there were still cases of forced marking every year.
Even though Alphas would face punishment afterward, the final marking between AO pairs was irreversible.
If things came to that point, no matter what, Bai Muxing would have to marry the Alpha who marked him and bear children with excellent qualifications for his family.
***
Bai Muxing opened the door to his apartment and removed the standard protective shield provided by the apartment, replacing it with the high-level protective shield he had just bought at the mall and connecting it to the apartment’s security program.
This type of protective shield was quite expensive and far superior to the standard ones provided by the apartment. It could perfectly isolate all types of pheromones and could even withstand S-level Alphas for several hours.
When he informed the salesperson at the mall that he wanted to buy this kind of protective shield, the young salesperson kindly reminded him that the major selling point of the high-level protective shield was its ability to block pheromones. Under normal circumstances, a Beta didn’t need to buy such an expensive model, and it was recommended to purchase a much cheaper mid-level protective shield, which would be more than enough.
Bai Muxing replied, “I have an Omega friend coming to visit my place, but my location is a bit remote.”
The implicit meaning was that he needed to buy reliable equipment to ensure the safety of his Omega friend.
His expression was calm and indifferent, making it impossible for others to tell if he was lying.
The salesperson then showed sudden understanding. In the common perception of people, Omegas were delicate and vulnerable, and providing them with extra protection was never excessive. They were indeed seen as delicate beings.
Salesperson: “You are truly a sincere and good friend.”
Bai Muxing swiftly changed the protective shield, ensuring that his small apartment was armed and impenetrable. After locking the door, he didn’t even take off his coat, and his body slumped backward, sinking into the soft sofa, lost in thought.
He raised his arm and rested his cheek against his wrist, his wrist bones covering his absent-minded expression. He fell into a daze for a while. When he moved away, his eyes were completely devoid of hesitation, now clear, cold, and penetrating.
He had come back.
Back to the time when his body started to change and his gender transformation hadn’t been discovered by anyone yet.
He still had one month left until his hormonal disorder reached the point where his glands emitted pheromones detectable by Alphas.
Everything hadn’t reached the point of no return yet.
He still had a chance to escape from the vortex that once devoured him to the bone.
Omg so excited for his escape!! Thanks for the chapters!! 😊😊🩷
Thanks for the translation ❤️
Go go go!!
Love the story so far. Camping 🏕️
I loved!!!
CÁMPING 🏕 ⛺️
😭😭 I need mooooooore
Him being so close to my age made me resonate with bai wuxing more 😭 as a single-ass potato, it gets tiring with people’s expectations of you having to get married and have children where I live. Sucks.
Kinda wish he can remove the gland but stay healthy as a beta.. Beta protagonists are so rare..
Maybe it’s because I know this is a compilation of short stories so I’m not as attached to the protagonist as usual but more inclined to the world setting work there and how the mc will reverse the situation…