Bonus Chapter 1/4
Chapter 24 – A Victory Nobody Expected
“Yes…… It was just the third young master……” Wu Yumeng was so anxious that he was sweating profusely, his glasses slid down his nose, and he pushed them up in embarrassment.
Qi Yuan took the communicator from his hand, “It’s okay, it was me.”
There was no movement for three seconds, and suddenly the channel was changed, and then a deep female voice sounded out, “You were the guy who triggered the level 1 alarm?”
It was Qi Chaiyuan, and even she was alarmed.
At this time, Qi Chaiyuan was sitting in the office of the command center, with her hands crossed on the table, supporting her chin. The four Dragon Scale officers stood behind her, dripping in cold sweat, and no one dared to say anything, no one knew if it was because of the general’s terrifying aura or the picture on the computer. The Biotechnology Research Institute transferred the image of a surveillance screen, and from the screen in front of them, it could be seen that Qi Yuan was standing in the closed isolation room, motionless like a sculpture.
As Qi Chaiyuan’s cronies, they only knew that Qi Yuan had received a far more than normal amount of dragon blood injections but it was unclear to what extent. It wasn’t until they saw the numbers sent back by the detector with their own eyes that they knew how outrageous the values had reached – Qi Yuan, who had not entered the battle state at all, had an awakening level of 68%!
Generally, if the awakening level of the infected exceeds 40%, there is a danger of corruption, and even for the supernatural, this number rarely exceeds 50%.
Infected people with an awakening level of more than 60% will be judged as degenerates. At this time, their appearance will be extremely deformed, their reason will be completely lost, and they will only have the instinct to attack and reproduce.
But Qi Yuan looked normal, more human-like than most people, except for the pair of dragon horns that were not very obvious, there were almost no signs of infection in his appearance. At the same time, he seems to be sane and sober and is far more able to restrain his bestiality than many Alphas.
Either the detector that didn’t make mistakes was wrong, or their common sense was cracked so the Dragon’s Scales officer’s hearts were fluctuating, all staring at the screen tightly, waiting for their commander’s next move.
Qi Yuan let out a “hm” and raised his eyes to look at the monitor.
“Okay, dismiss the alarm, it is noisy,” Qi Chaiyuan knocked on the table, “Open the blast door too, who can shut down that thing?”
The alarm was closed, the blockade was lifted, the sound of boots banging on the ground sounded, and the security brigade rushed in, heavily armed, armed with blast shields and stun guns. The captain of the leader was holding a tablet in his hand, and Qi Chaiyuan’s face was displayed on the screen.
The woman tucked her silver hair back to her head, and there were deep dark circles under her eyes, “First of all, I warn you, Qi Yuan, Lao Tzu has been very busy lately so don’t make trouble for me.”
“I’m sorry,” Qi Yuan looked down at the screen, “Mingyan said that a new instrument has been developed recently, and I just want to test the sensitivity.”
Ye Zhan was stunned, he was ready to accept the punishment, and he didn’t expect Qi Yuan to take the blame for him. Invoking the alarm by mistake was a big matter and if Qi Chaiyuan wanted to rectify him, he could use this reason to make a fuss. But if it was the third young master who committed the crime, then anyone must weigh the consequences before making a move.
“Oh?” Qi Chai tilted his head, and under the sunken eye sockets was a pair of cloudy cold eyes, casting a playful glance at Ye Zhan through the video.
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She had already seen the real culprit who triggered the alarm in the surveillance, and she also didn’t expect Qi Yuan to take the initiative to take responsibility. She could have used the surveillance to directly expose Qi Yuan’s lies and escort Ye Zhan to teach him a lesson.
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“Hmm.” Qi Yuan still looked down at her, his obsidian eyes were emotionless as he pursed his lips slightly, looking a little troubled and a little sorry – this made Qi Chaiyuan instantly have an illusion as if the child was standing in front of him back then, apologizing for crashing her motorcycle.
Oh, of course, the motorcycle was damaged by Ye Zhan and Qi Yuan has a long history of taking the blame for him, Qi Chaiyuan always wondered if his brother had picked up a little vixen who had brought disaster to the country and the people.
“Let’s go,” Qi Chaiyuan waved his hand, and scolded the captain of the security brigade with a bloody aura, “A group of useless people, won’t you confirm the situation first and then report the matter?”
“I’m very sorry!” The captain broke out in a cold sweat as he bent down to apologize to the tablet, and quickly evacuated with a group of people.
The Dragon Scales Legion officers behind Qi Chaiyuan were a little surprised as if they had found that a cannon full of firepower had suddenly been damp and dumb, which was not at all like their general’s style. Is it truly okay to let such a monster with an awakening level of over 60 roam around the city?
Turning off the video call, Qi Chaiyuan slowly leaned back in the chair, and suddenly said, “Do not worry that he will get out of control.”
The Dragon Scales officers looked at each other, not understanding what she meant.
“It’s useless to worry about it, haha,” Qi Chaiyuan sneered, “Once he becomes a degenerate, no one can stop him.”
“That’…… Don’t we need to do anything about it?”, the subordinate asked.
“Not for now,” Qi Chaiyuan lit a cigarette, took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled the smoke, “He has already recovered his scabbard.”
Within the quarantine halls.
Ye Zhan breathed a sigh of relief and peeked at Qi Yuan again, he still had that pure and innocent look, and no one could bear to blame him.
Of course, it was all a disguise.
As soon as he ended the video call, the corners of his mouth immediately pruned down and pursed into a straight line, and his cold eyes fell on Ye Zhan, like two silver boning knives.
“Good job,” he bent down to pick up the detector on the ground, and tossed it in his hand, “Next time, maybe you can try getting me electrocuted.”
“Their response was quick.” Ye Zhan praised.
This was an unintentional move as he didn’t expect Qi Yuan’s awakening level to be so high, so high that it would trigger alarms however, the mistake had already been brewed, and he didn’t bother to defend himself for fear that Qi Yuan wouldn’t hate him more.
“Are you still missing that bracelet?” Qi Yuan asked.
Oh.
“Come on,” Ye Zhan immediately stretched out his hands and arched them under his nose, “If you cuff me, don’t expect me to help you investigate the case.”
Qi Yuan glanced at the pair of thin and powerful forearms and immediately remembered Ye Zhan’s great achievement of breaking his hand bones, many people are ruthless to other people, but few people can be ruthless to themselves to this extent.
But will he regress because he is afraid of Ye Zhan’s self-harm? Qi Yuan slowly raised a smile, “I think, maybe the collar is more suitable for you.”
It wasn’t like he could break his own neck.
Ye Zhan’s expression did not change at all, and he even raised his eyebrows, revealing just the right amount of disdain. However, Qi Yuan’s keen gaze licked his graceful neck, and he still noticed that his Adam’s apple rolled uneasily.
“Hey, you two!” Xia Mingyan looked left and right, and couldn’t help but shout, “Are you quarreling?”
Qi Yuan and Ye Zhan turned their heads at the same time and said in unison, “No.”
“You are still gonna say no!” Xia Mingyan spun around in place and stomped his feet, “Qi Yuan, what has happened to you in the years you have been gone? Why has your awakening level risen to more than sixty? Do you know that if you can’t control it, you will become a degenerate!”
“I know,” Qi Yuan said, “Don’t worry.”
“What do you know, what don’t you have to worry about?” Xia Mingyan banged on the glass, “You just wait, when my quarantine is over, I will ask you about it! You must not have the urge to take the dragon’s blood anymore, you know this, damn it, are you really going to die……”
“What’s the matter if I die?” Through the piece of glass, Qi Yuan poked Xia Mingyan’s frowning brow with his finger, “The doctor said that I won’t live to be 20 years old, and I have already lived an extra two years.” Not only was Xia Mingyan angry, but Ye Zhan couldn’t help but get annoyed, “What kind of nonsense are you talking about?”
“Are you worried about me?” Qi Yuan asked.
“I’m worried about your pigheadedness!” Ye Zhan really wanted to punch his calm face and tear that calm mask apart.
“From birth, the doctors said I wouldn’t live to be 7 years old. I started receiving dragon blood injections when I was 4 years old, and the doctor said that I could die at any time from the monthly injections.” Qi Yuan said, “Even if I receive injection treatment because the dragon’s blood has overdrawn my vitality, I won’t live to be 20 years old. I’m used to worrying about sudden death every time my heart beats, and I’m used to counting down the rest of the days from the moment I wake up.”
Ye Zhan’s fists slowly clenched, and then slowly relaxed. Even in a hostile situation, he couldn’t help but feel sad when he heard Qi Yuan talk about the past flatly.
Receiving painful treatment and not living to be 20 years old is the reason why he was very favored by his father, and it was also a big reason why Ye Zhan wanted to take him away back then.
He wanted to take Qi Yuan, who was not deeply involved in the world, to see the world, to see the towering cliffs like the backbone of Pangu, to see the great rivers flowing through the ages, to take him through the boundless wilderness, to count the stars in the sky, to see the yellow sand desert, and to see the sunset and lonely smoke in the distance.
He thought so.
He has a closeness and affection for him, and also has a sense of responsibility and wants him to live this life well. But he was like a coupon with an expiration date, he was only ever supposed to live up to 20 years old and he has never thought about how to face Qi Yuan, who has grown up and is no longer ignorant and simple. He grew up taking care of Qi Yuan with pity, but he could never promise him all his life.
Qi Yuan did not die obediently as people hoped, which is the root cause of all the contradictions that have erupted today.
The others, like him, watched the monster return from hell – he fought off the Grim Reaper, who had hunted him since birth, and won a victory that no one expected—and they searched for the shadow of his past with great hope and feared his destructive power.
No one spoke, so Qi Yuan continued, “Don’t worry about me, I feel good now.” Speaking of this, he smiled slightly and buckled the glass, “Mingyan, when you come out, let’s have a good chat.”
Xia Mingyan opened his mouth, but he didn’t say anything, he wasn’t so frightened when Qi Yuan triggered the alarm just now, but now, he felt a cold chill, no matter how desperately he recalled, he couldn’t overlap the cold and alienated youth in front of him with the child in his memory.
His kind, gentle, and polite temperament is like a light veil floating on the surface, faintly wrapping the dark and deep inside. Just by peeking into the depths, there is an illusion of being gazed into by the abyss.
But this is not the place to speak, Xia Mingyan suppressed the doubt in his heart and nodded, “There is one more thing, I want to ask you.”
“Huh?”
“That girl, I haven’t found out her true identity until now, as if she came out of nowhere, and to be honest, I always have a very ominous feeling…… I’d like to ask you to help look at her body, and maybe you can help identify it.”
Ye Zhan has been dealing with mutant beasts since he was a child, and he has rich experience, so he agreed without hesitation.
Qi Yuan was extremely interested in this matter because it involved the pro-guards and Long Yin, even if Xia Mingyan hadn’t asked them, he would have taken the initiative to investigate this matter.
“First mate, please, take them to see the sample.” Xia Mingyan said to Wu Yumeng.
“Okay, captain,” Wu Yumeng subconsciously agreed and hesitated a little, “It’s just that this is not very… the rules.”
“My boat,” Xia Mingyan winked at him, “I am the rule.”
“Okay,” Wu Yumeng turned to Ye Zhan and said, “Then we can do it… tomorrow.”
“We are already here, we can just go and see it now.” Ye Zhan said immediately.
“Okay, you can come with me.” Wu Yumeng said helplessly.
Bidding farewell to Xia Mingyan, the three of them left the room, turned a corner along the corridor, and arrived at another area. The enclosed gate has a large triangular warning sign with an abstract mutant beast head painted on it, and below it is written CAUTION, MONSTERS.
Be careful, monsters.
