A fugitive? Huh?
Lu Mo stood stiffly on the side. He watched as Ling reached his hand out and rubbed it hard on the face of the female zerg.
Some flesh-coloured powder fell down, and the force he used must have been so strong that the female zerg screamed in pain.
By the time Ling withdrew his hand, the face had become unrecognisable.
It was entirely different; the original softness was gone. This was a face with fierce eyes and strong brows. He was very lean, his face quite hollow. He had very prominent high cheekbones. Under the high forehead were a pair of triangular eyes, which were notably bloodshot, and his pupils were shrunken.
Lu Mo looked at Ling’s waist and compared it to the female zerg on the ground. He probably lost weight too.
The most terrifying thing was that a giant scar penetrated his left eye from his forehead and ran down to his right cheek.
“I said, I remember how I could not catch you all these years.” Ling said good-naturedly, “Machel, I didn’t expect you to dare to hide in the Imperial Star. What’s more, I didn’t expect that you would dare to appear in front of me ……”
Machel stared at Ling fiercely. His pair of triangular eyes looked like a dormant beast. This kind of gaze was enough to show that Machel has a certain temperament: he was as patient as a wolf, as cunning as a fox, and had the strength of a tiger and a leopard.
Anyone set on by these eyes could undoubtedly see no sound sleep. Such a disturbing gaze it was.
Suddenly, Machel’s eyes widened, revealing a trace of surprise in his eyes: “Is it you?”
Ling grabbed his hand and stomped his thigh with one foot, stepping on Machel and forcing him to kneel on the ground. Machel’s face was marred with a painful expression.
A sharp knife fell from behind him. Ling smiled, seemingly gently, at him: “I clearly remember that I cut off your hand. Why did it grow back?”
Machel’s pupils shrank, and his whole body trembled in fear.
He just didn’t recognise…… he actually just didn’t recognise him!
The scar on his left arm, which had faded, felt a sharp phantom pain as if to remind him of the huge trauma he had suffered fifteen years ago.
—Fifteen years ago—
On a rainy night with thunderstorms, the night was heavy. Only the constantly flashing lightning illuminates the road ahead briefly.
Machel stumbled as he fled on the muddy road, his left hand clutching the wound on his shoulder tightly, the blood was washed away by the rain, and the edge of the wound had turned white, signifying a possible infection.
The bluish-white light also illuminated the pursuers behind Machel.
The female zerg with the iron mask followed behind Machel unhurriedly. Rather than chasing, he was playing.
Machel spat fiercely: It was still uncertain for himself and this military female about who was much more like a criminal!
Cold, cruel, and venomous, those ignorant Zergs used these words to describe Machel because they didn’t see the true face of this military female. He was simply the incarnation of terror, deliberately letting himself escape so far, far away from the sight of the military zerg…what was he thinking?!
Or was he… was he simply enjoying his fear?
As soon as he was distracted, he tripped over a hidden stone and fell hard to the ground.
His whole body was hammered with the pain of falling down, his previous injuries being aggravated. Machel’s eyes went blank, and his eardrums roared as the pain coursed through his body, and he couldn’t hear any sound.
When he regained his senses, he only saw an exquisite pair of military boots stop in front of him.
“Machel, since there was no court here, I will perform the duties of a judge instead.”
Machel can barely lift his head. A thunderbolt streaked across the sky as if the entire sky was about to split.
Rain flowed down the iron mask on the other female’s face as he raised his hands flat, palms facing down, and spread his fingers apart.
On the left hand was a star emblem of the Alliance, which represents the solemnity of the court. On the right hand was a judge’s badge attesting to his justification.
The two badges fell, and Ling’s voice was gentle and courteous: “Machel, you have robbed and killed a total of ten females in the past three years, including six C-rank females, three B-rank females, and one A-rank female.”
“Your behaviour was very heinous and has caused great turmoil within the masses, resulting in a terrible impact on all.”
“You are hereby given the verdict of death, to be executed immediately.”
“Wait!!!” Machel exclaimed, “Shouldn’t it be executed in three days?”
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But the sinister female had been tricking him from the start, making him think he could get away… but was actually waiting for the opportune moment.
“Machel, I allow you ten seconds to say your last words.”
The female zerg drew the knife from his waist, and the electric light stretched his shadow, swaying like a dead spirit crawling out of hell.
“You? How could it be you?”
Machel murmured, “No, you are not him at all.”
He absolutely could not believe that the female zerg, which was like an evil spirit, and the one in front of him, which had an utterly harmless temperament, was the same …
“Isn’t that just a coincidence?”
Ling patted Machel’s shoulder in a good mood and said earnestly: “Machel, don’t believe in the superstition that “the most dangerous place was the safest place”. If I were you, I would never take a step closer to the Emperor Star in my life.”
Lu Mo: “…”
Lu Mo, whose life creed was one of these words, felt that his knee had been injured by mistake.
At that moment, the police car finally arrived at the scene.
“Mr Lu Mo! You are not injured, right!?”
The beloved police officer came quickly, and Lu Mo said sincerely to the police officer: “If you had come earlier, Ling would not have had time to recognise who this zerg is.”
The police officer: “….”
For a moment, he couldn’t figure out whether the male zerg’s words were a compliment or a mockery.
He scratched the back of his head, looked down, and suddenly his face changed: “It’s him?!”
Who the hell was he?
Lu Mo maintained a cold face that appeared as if not surprised by the revelations and quietly pricked up his ears to listen in.
The police officer raised his head again, saw Ling, and his expression changed again: “It’s you!!”
With a snapping sound, the police officer stood at attention on the spot and gave a standard salute to Ling: “Legion Commander!”
Unexpectedly, he would meet the legion commander whom he has always admired here. The police officer was so excited that he almost performed a courtship dance on the spot—even though he was a female zerg, but these were trivial details!
“Be careful.” Ling warned in a low voice as he handed Machel, “Keep an eye on him. This is a female zerg that is both cunning and vicious.”
The police officer was again alert and on guard: “Yes!”
As the rose-gold electronic shackles were cuffed to Machel, Machel’s gloomy eyes glanced from Lu Mo’s face as the male zerg coldly locked eyes with him.
Few males can face his unabashed stare directly, and most males —even A-class males — would feel uncomfortable and flinch away.
“I know the reason.” With an apparent ecstasy in his voice, Machel whispered, “You’re over—you’re completely over.”
Fifteen years ago, with the help of that man, he escaped with his life. But even so, he paid the price of an arm. Since then, the flames of revenge have been scorching his heart, and he will not be at peace until he kills Ling.
But no matter what, he couldn’t think of a way to win against this female zerg. Just thinking about it, fear will again come to his mind and drown him completely.
He didn’t expect … really didn’t expect …
No wonder that man said that he would give himself a surprise, so it turned out that this was a big surprise!
Machel heckled Lu Mo, “You’re such a dumbass. You actually have a weak spot!”
Once you have a weak spot, it will definitely be taken advantage of, and the shadow hovering over Machel’s heart suddenly disperses. He looked at Ling and said contemptuously, “Nowadays, you are just an ordinary female zerg.”
When that man fishes him out, he will definitely end his fifteen-year nightmare with his own hands…
He laughed and passed Ling, standing in the shade of the tree with his arms crossed. Ling’s mouth curled up slightly.
A black bug hung quietly on Machel’s neck, its black jaws glowing in the sunlight like a knife ready to fall.
It was impossible for Machel to escape from prison anymore.
“Master, we…” Ling turned his head but saw Lu Mo close his eyes. His face had a pained expression. His eyes flashed: “Lu Mo, what’s the matter with you?!”
And at this time, Lu Mo was caught in a vision.
He stood in the void as countless seven-coloured fragments flashed rapidly before his eyes. Curious, he captured a piece from the torrent of fragments, which emitted a blue light in his palm, causing Lu Mo to close his eyes in discomfort.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a magnificent room.
In here, the night was thick outside the magnificent room. In front of the mahogany table in front of the window sat Ling, who propped his forehead with his hand, a sleepy look on his face.
Lu Mo rarely saw Ling showing such a tired look. He subconsciously ordered Ling to rest but found that he could neither speak nor move.
It’s as if this was a movie, and he was just an audience.
Weird. All right.
Lu Mo sighed and looked at his female monarch quietly. Although he doesn’t know what is happening, Ling is beautiful no matter what…
With a “bang”, the door was pushed open heavily!
The cold Song Jianshu broke into the room angrily. Ling looked at him blankly: “Song Jianshu…”
“What have you done?!” Song Jianshu interrupted him, his face full of anger, “Didn’t I tell you? Machel needs rest. Why do you let him do so much rough work? Don’t we have servants???”
Ling: “It’s not…”
“Not what!” Song Jianshu raised his voice: “Machel is too scared to say a word to me. Who else but you?”
Ling slowly frowned and said in a deep voice: “Song Jianshu, I told you, that face of his ……”
“So what? Do you think I just like that face of his?” Song Jianshu looked at Ling sadly, “I know he’s disfigured. He’s already told me, but please don’t be so heartless as to reveal his scars.”
Ling’s breath hitched, “Even though he killed so many female zergs?”
“He has troubles.” Song Jianshu caught Ling’s hand, “You know, I have always helped my people and never ignored them—don’t you hope that when you encounter difficulties, I will stand by your side unconditionally?”
Ling lowered his eyes: “…Okay, I see.”
Song Jianshu’s face eased, “I hope you can live peacefully with everyone.”
“Got it,” Ling drew his wrist back from Song Jianshu’s hand and said, “I have to work.”
The soft-looking female zerg’s face paled from the broken vase, and blood flowed from his hand.
Song Jianshu held his hand and glared at Ling, “Ling, what’s wrong with you? Did you do that on purpose?”
The silver-haired female zerg frowned: “Machel if you keep doing this-”
Song Jianshu’s eyes widened, “Are you actually threatening him?”
Ling took a deep breath and turned to leave.
Song Jianshu’s face was grim by the blood-stained staircase: “Ling, Machel said that you pushed him down.”
Ling passed by him with an expressionless face, ignoring him.
Song Jianshu angrily grabbed his shoulders: “Don’t you have any wish to explain? Or do you admit it?”
Ling turned his head and looked at Song Jianshu steadily.
Then he smiled mockingly: “Yes, I did it. What’s wrong?”
Lu Mo has always liked how Ling smiles. Whenever he smiles at him, it’s like a flower blooming warmly. Occasionally, some unnoticeable mischief was hidden in that smile, which made Ling look even more wanton. But it was the first time he saw Ling smile like this… the smile made him tremble and furious.
Obviously, Ling didn’t do it. Obviously, Ling didn’t do anything.
He wanted to rush to Song Jianshu and beat him up like he did last time, but he couldn’t do anything. He could only stand by and watch.
What was left of his reasoning told him that it was all a lie, that Machel had been captured, that Song Jianshu could not enter the Imperial Star, and that Ling would remain by his side …
Lu Mo closed his eyes. His head hurt like never before …
—————–
“Lu Mo, Lu Mo!”
Ling held Lu Mo’s shoulders and looked at Lu Mo’s pale face in fear. He did not know what went wrong, Lu Mo was standing next to him, and he did not notice any difference.
But no matter what, he couldn’t wake up Lu Mo.
“Lu Mo …” Ling’s palms began to throb with pain, his voice arduous, his eyes wild, “What the hell is going on …”
Did Machel do it?
Or was it the one that kept staring at him …
Ling’s eyes gradually darkened. If this was the case, it would be good to kill them all.
“Ahem ……”
Lu Mo’s cough pulled Ling out of his imagination. Ling stared at Lu Mo’s face and asked, “Lu Mo, what’s the matter with you?” There was a tremor in his voice that he didn’t even notice.
Lu Mo took a deep breath and finally opened his eyes. When he met these eyes, Ling’s voice was suddenly stuck in his throat.
The male insect quietly looked at Ling, those eyes with a faint watery glow, his pupils trembling under the thin surface of the water, shaking almost with overflowing emotions.
Ling could not describe this emotion in words, but he could feel it. It was fierce, gentle, who wants to contain oneself so that one cannot refuse, just want to be immersed in it forever—
It could be called love.
The male zerg blinked gently, the layer of watery light faded away, and he seemed back to his usual self.
Just when Ling thought the male zerg would be like usual again, domineering and capriciously ordering himself not to leave, Lu Mo suddenly came close to him and opened his arms around him.
With their chests close together, he could feel the male zerg’s passionate heartbeat.
The damp smell of rain on the male zerg wrapped around him once again.
“Ling, you have to stay with me.” The male insect attached to his ear and said word by word, “You must stay by my side.”
Ling’s stiff body finally relaxed. He hugged the male zerg back. The male’s back was straight as a rod and trembling slightly.
“Always.”
Three minutes later.
Ling hugged the pampered male zerg. After agreeing to a series of excessive and brutal demands from the male zerg, he finally had to talk about something.
“Master…”
Lu Mo: “Huh?”
Ling: “It’s not too late for you to go after them. Mr. Policeman shouldn’t be far away yet.”
Lu Mo frowned and looked at Ling in bewilderment. Three seconds later, a look of dawning realisation appeared in his eyes.
“My bounty!!”
Ahhhhhhhhh! The scum value and the bounty, oh my, why can’t he have them all!
Translator’s Notes
Ok, who’s with me in saying that Song Jianshu should be punted towards the sun? Raise your hands!
Also, to those that donated to my Ko-Fi, thank you so much! That was a great help to me! See you next time!
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This Song Jianshu really is a scourge! Thank goodness for “scum” Lu Mo!
Raising my hands ✋✋✋✋
Can you see my hands?
I’m waving it like crazy
Thx for the chappy
+1
I SEE YOUR HANDS! MAYBE THE POWER OF OUR WILL CAN PUNT SONG JIANSHU TO THE SUN XD
Lu Mo should erase this Song Jianshu off of this world
Thanks for the chapter
No problem, also I agree!
✋✋✋✋✋ Raising my hand furiously!!! That Song Jiashu needs to be taught a good lesson!
sees your hands starts waving mine erratically like a balloon dancing man
+1
Ahhh! Lu Mo is so good at being a bad scum! So happy to see Ling being valued and Lu Mo breaking the tragic ending of Ling. Thanks for the chapter! Here for the fluff.🥰
✋️💥✋️💥✋️ Song Jianshu needs a beating and my hands are itchy.
a gang of melon seed eaters about to give the hardest smack down hahah
Song Jianshu, you’re dead meat f u bro
I’m raising my hands 🙋🙋
Thank you!💝
“The road to hell is paved with good intentions”
JS is the personification of this.
Rising hands as high as can
Thank You for the new chapter ♡(ŐωŐ人)
Both hands up here! Thanks for your translation 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
😂😂😂 he was too busy bein soft to get his mulla 🤣🤣
<3 <3 <3
Song Jianshu is SCUM and he needs to go die in a hole!
Thank you for the chapter!💕💕💕💕💕
The true scum here is Song Jiansgu! He should be arrested! Beaten! Tortured!
🙌🏽
Is the author calling Lu Mo a male insect??😂
same though
It’s either that or is talking about the black bugs that the ML controls but they put it in a weird perspective I’m still confused about it
🤔
I think all of the readers conveniently forgot that Zerg is a very cliché insect race in most novels. Like full on giant bugs, warlike, hive mentality, scourge of the universe kind of thing.
In this novel they evolved in human forms, mostly, but like, males have a stinger and females insect wings??
Anyway, waving all my limbs to launch SJ into the sun. 🙋🙋🙋
Lin Mo and his love for money 😅😅
🥺🥺❤️❤️Bastard Song.😤 Anywho, I feel like the system deliberately picked someone of his character to act scummy, knowing/hoping that it would be able to strengthen the main CP bond and straighten Song up. Though it didn’t work but atleast Ling has a happy ending.
Towards the sun??? He has to be corroded in acid slowly in public!!!