thank you Taureine for the ko-fi! Here’s the second update~
trigger warning(?): death of unnamed cannon fodder
Woosh——
Three standard mechas soared from the explosion, followed by numerous armed fighter jets.
“What’s going on? How could there be a mole in the security team?”
“Quick! Lock down the area. We mustn’t let him escape!”
“Yes, sir!”
Soldiers poured in like a tide, sealing off the entire central city area. In less than five minutes, the entire Sunrise District was under martial law, alarms blaring, and countless cannons aiming at the three rogue mechas in the sky.
Boom—
At that moment, everything, except for the absence of the Zerg, seemed like a replay of that night in the ancient Earth battlefield ruins. However, this time, without the ferocious Alpha who controlled Bai Ze, Huo Xianfeng was much more relaxed.
Or, you could say he was orchestrating a burlesque comedy by himself.
With a massive and terrifying threshold of mental power, controlling four B-class mechas simultaneously was not a difficult task for Huo Xianfeng.
Yes, four.
The three mechas dashed out as bait, while Huo Xianfeng mingled with the pursuing team. Then he “accidentally” took a hit, flying backward and conveniently landing on the outskirts of the Sunrise District.
Whoosh—
One minute before the mecha crashed, the young man suddenly ejected himself. He moved like a graceful black panther that leaped from a great height, landing agilely and silently.
“Tsk…”
The young man propped up his forehead, exasperated.
“I spent the whole night trying, and got nothing.”
“Oh?”
A male voice sounded not far away.
“So, what were you originally looking for?”
Huo Xianfeng abruptly turned around, meeting a cold gaze.
The other person was dressed in a richly embroidered robe, with the left half of his face concealed by a skull mask. This weird attire seemed out of place in the high-tech era, making him resemble more of a vampire duke who owned a gloomy castle from Earth’s Middle Age.
“Perhaps, I can help.”
He smiled gently, unobstructed by the skull mask. His exposed right side even appeared unexpectedly warm and amiable.
Huo Xianfeng raised an eyebrow.
“Who are you?”
“Ye Shu.”
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The masked man didn’t seem to have any reservations and answered this question quite naturally. He pointed to the brilliant artificial sun in the sky and curled his lips.
“Yg, sbe mjc jirb mjii wf…”
“——Jlas Obgv.”
“….?”
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Oh well, he just happened to run into the main BOSS while causing chaos and escaping. His luck was truly something else.
However, Huo Xianfeng didn’t think it was solely bad luck. He hadn’t sensed being followed by Ye Shu, which meant either Ye Shu had predicted his escape route in advance, or he had indeed just happened to be here.
What was the City Lord of Winter Day doing in a place like this?
Huo Xianfeng subtly sized up the man before him, trying to guess the reason for his presence here.
“You can’t escape.”
Ye Shu knew that the young man was assessing him. He didn’t show any intention to hide, and just stood there, lightly chuckling.
“But we can talk. As long as you answer my three questions, I’ll let you go with no hassle.”
“…”
Sure enough, the rumored illegal underground city was not a place where one could be reckless, especially not under the watchful eyes of the City Lord. If it weren’t for Jiang Ci arranging the most discreet and fastest escape route in advance through Old Snake, he would have likely been trapped here.
So, it was quite evident that Huo Xianfeng, who hadn’t been able to catch up to Jiang Ci in time, was now trapped. However, this strange deal didn’t sound too bad – just three questions.
The young man contemplated for a moment and then said,
“Ask your questions.”
“You….”
Ye Shu had just uttered a word but suddenly froze in place.
“?”
The young man saw him clasp his mouth and nose tightly. His pale complexion visibly turned rosy, and even the veins on his forehead became pronounced. Huo Xianfeng initially thought the man had been poisoned. However, he heard the man’s shocked and restrained gasps.
“Omega… An omega… Damn it!”
Ye Shu’s expression was extremely grim. Because he has already guessed the owner of this pheromone.
—Jiang Ci!
What on earth was Zhou Jiuya doing!?
Huo Xianfeng, who couldn’t sense pheromones at all: “…?”
Omega?
Although he couldn’t sense it, that didn’t mean Huo Xianfeng couldn’t understand what was happening at this moment. If the pheromone’s range was so vast and its effect so potent, the omega had probably gone into an unexpected estrus.
The underground city adhered to the principle of the survival of the fittest, and as a result, over sixty percent of the population were alphas born with stronger bodies than normal.
In this environment, it was easy to imagine what would happen when an omega in estrus appeared. It seems that he wasn’t the only unlucky one in this world; there were even unluckier individuals.
“City Lord, it appears you have other matters to attend to,”
He slightly tilted his head.
“We may discuss our deal next time.”
“Wait—!”
When Ye Shu looked up again, Huo Xianfeng had vanished from the spot.
“…Damn it!”
This time, Huo Xianfeng’s escape was miraculously smooth. After all, no one was paying attention to any auctions or a fleeing petty thief.
——Everyone’s attention had been drawn to the sweet omega pheromones in the air.
An S-class omega’s pheromones could spread over a kilometer in just a few minutes, and there were almost no alphas who could resist it. In fact, the entire underground city was showing signs of unrest.
It was as if a naked and beautiful woman had been placed among a group of perverted men who had been single for centuries. Nobody could resist such temptation.
Even before some alphas had found the omega, they began killing each other.
This was an instinct etched into their genes, driving them to eliminate all perceived threats, to claim the sweet omega who was as tempting as an ice cream cake, and bond him!
Possess him!
This was probably the most dangerous moment in Jiang Ci’s life. His back was already soaked, but he couldn’t tell if it was blood or sweat.
In this situation, Jiang Ci had no choice but to activate Xiao X’s mecha form. He tore off his cloak, quickly cutting it into pieces with a knife, and launched them in different directions. The blood on the cloak had a strong pheromone scent, which should mislead some pursuers and buy him some time.
However, these actions had minimal effect.
“Beep. All air vents are closed.”
Even so, it couldn’t stop the omega pheromone scent.
Because he had been injured and only activated the mecha afterward, it was unlike the last time on the Earth battlefield when Bai Ze had isolated his scent as soon as he noticed something was wrong.
Nevertheless, the mecha was a big target, and as soon as he entered the cockpit, Jiang Ci was immediately surrounded by countless mechas and fighter jets.
If he didn’t activate the mecha in time, the defenseless omega would be devoured by countless alphas pursuing him in no time, and not even the dregs would be left.
Alphas who lose their reason due to pheromones will come to capture him out of instict, and the few who still retain their sanity won’t let a rare omega slip by.
No matter what choice he makes, it’s a dead-end.
Excessive blood loss left Jiang Ci’s brain sluggish, not to mention his extremely weak condition due to the pseudo-pregnancy. His reaction speed was now almost five times slower than usual, and there were so many flaws!
Boom!
The power system was concentrated head-on, and the white mecha staggered in the air. Due to the loss of an engine, the balance system of Xiao X immediately sent a warning. The massive white mecha was like a bird that had one of its wings severed, tumbling from high in the sky.
The intense sensation of weightlessness and violent spinning caused Jiang Ci’s stomach to convulse wildly. Making him unable to even utter a complete word.
“It has been detected that the driver is confused and the autonomous driving mode is turned on.”
Xiao X removed the neural link.
“A-Ci, the underground city has been completely sealed off. The route we originally planned to escape from has been blocked!”
But things could get worse. In front, several fighter jets were forming a peculiar formation with their barrels pointed at each other. Countless bright points light up from all directions, instantly forming a massive electromagnetic web rushing towards the scarred white mecha hovering in mid-air.
In this state, he’s bound to be captured.
Even if he hides inside the mecha, these people might even disassemble Xiao X with their bare hands to get him out.
Jiang Ci has seen alphas losing their sanity due to pheromones, during which they were no longer human but more like beasts controlled by instinct!
At this moment, the Major General’s eyelashes were almost soaked. He barely opened his eyes and grit his teeth, saying, “Deactivate… mecha mode.”
Buzz——
The white mecha lit up with a dazzling snow-white light. Following that, its body shrank rapidly in the midst of its descent, turning into a human-sized light sphere as it narrowly escaped through the cracks in the electromagnetic web.
Boom!
Jiang Ci crashed heavily into the outer glass dome of a high-rise building. He curled up, trying to minimize the area of impact and landed amidst the rain of shattered glass with a resounding thud!
Thankfully, just before landing, Xiao X executed an anti-gravity dive to reduce the impact, or else he would have suffered severe bone fractures.
“Ah…”
Even so, the omega who fell from high above still groaned in pain, but he dared not stop for even a second. He immediately got up amidst the broken glass littering the ground and fled into a sparsely populated alley.
At this moment, every cell in Jiang Ci’s body was screaming for escape! Run, run, run!
According to the radar, there was no shortage of alphas in pursuit now. So, Jiang Ci deliberately chose narrow, dimly lit routes.
Boom!
Suddenly, someone jumped from above.
“A-Ci! Watch out above!”
Despite Xiao X’s timely warning, the other party’s tall and burly body instantly knocked Jiang Ci to the ground.
The weight of an adult alpha is no light matter, especially when they come crashing down from a high place. Upon impact, Jiang Ci heard the sound of bones breaking.
His left shoulder’s wound, which had just started to scab over, tore open again, and the intense pain made his face turn instantly pale.
Jiang Ci clearly heard the man’s heavy and excited breathing. The man’s hand firmly gripped his left shoulder as he frantically sniffed his scent.
The overpowering and disgusting alpha pheromones from the man washed over Jiang Ci, causing his stomach to convulse and almost making him vomit.
“You fucking…”
Even the well-mannered omega Major General couldn’t hold back from cursing. In an instant, a knife slash flashed, and he thrust it through the man’s heart from behind.
If he could, Jiang Ci would have kicked this disgusting lump of flesh off him, but he had no strength left. He could only struggle to crawl out from under the other party.
However, this was just the beginning, as more people were closing in from all directions. Before Jiang Ci could crawl out from beneath the dead Alpha, he was violently dragged out by several pairs of hands.
The dagger in Jiang Ci’s hand immediately transformed into a compact hand pistol.
Automatic aim!
Bang, bang, bang——!
The nearest three Alphas were unprepared. Blood holes suddenly appeared in their chests as they collapsed on the spot.
“Get up! A-Ci, quickly get up!”
Xiao X’s voice was frantic to the extreme, even forgetting those childish and disgusting nicknames.
The large blood loss had blurred Jiang Ci’s thoughts, but even so, he realized that the situation was rapidly deteriorating—even crazier than he had imagined.
Boom!
In the next moment, someone kicked Jiang Ci’s wrist.
The exquisite white hand pistol was sent flying tens of meters away with a clattering sound, falling into the darkness.
We managed to catch the mischievous elf! Here’s the other part of the puzzle:
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The trigger warning alert me during the read. I’m afraid that the little girl from before will die. I’m glad that it’s not her who died.
Maybe it could be triger warning of unnamed cannon fooder
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
Huo Xianfeng come save Jiang Ci before something really bad happens to him 😭😭😭
That was intense! Poor jiang ci had it rough 😭
ооOohhh, so intense, can’t wait for what will be next😋😋. Thanks for your hard work and updating💕💕🙏💕💕
Oh boy, what a tense and dangerous situation for A-Ci!! 😯
Thanks for the chapter 💞
thanks for the chapter!