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At a distance close to a hundred meters, Huo Xianfeng’s hand firmly reached the chest position of the Forbidden Abyss wreckage in less than 10 seconds. During the rapid ascent, Jiang Ci only felt the wind rushing past his ears, and the scene in front of him rapidly receding at an astonishing speed. Before he could react, his entire person had already reached the final destination.
At this moment, the young man’s hand suddenly circled around his waist, and then with a slight force on the shoulder, Jiang Ci was directly lifted up.
—They arrived so quickly!
“Okay, stop holding me. Let go.” Huo Xianfeng lightly patted the omega’s lower back, indicating that he could release the grip on his clothes.
“Move further inside.”
This action was actually a very intimate one, especially at the sensitive position of the omega’s lower back. In the instant the warm palm came into contact with him, Jiang Ci reflexively shivered. He suddenly regained his senses and immediately let go, swiftly moving backwards. His expression and movements seemed as if he had been shocked.
The Major General gritted his teeth and turned his face away, tightly gripping the fabric at his lower back and vigorously rubbing it several times to wipe away the strange itching sensation that had spread on it. He had never thought that the actions of an alpha could have such a great impact on him, to the point that even a light touch seemed intolerable.
However, this look of unbearable shock only stayed on Jiang Ci’s face for a brief second. He quickly composed himself and stared at Huo Xianfeng.
At this point, the young man supported himself with both hands and effortlessly flipped up. His movements were casual yet graceful, and the rising and falling of his clothes revealed a glimpse of his beautiful and well-defined muscle lines. If this scene were in a movie, it would probably be considered a classic vintage scene.
Most importantly, after such a tremendous amount of physical activity, the frequency of the other’s breathing remained stable as usual. He didn’t even pant for breath, as if he had just taken a leisurely stroll.
Jiang Ci, who was compared with such a stark contrast, couldn’t help but feel defeated: “…”
Actually, if he weren’t injured, climbing a hundred meters would be completely manageable. However, carrying another person and climbing up within ten seconds would definitely be challenging. This was probably the immense gap determined by alpha and omega genes, an insurmountable gap like a chasm.
This was the first time the Major General had been thoroughly outperformed by someone in his entire life, which left him feeling somewhat frustrated.
“Hmm?” At this moment, Huo Xianfeng noticed the other’s complex gaze and his eyebrows slightly raised, “Why are you looking at me like that?”
Jiang Ci stared at him, his eyes showing a complex yet vigilant expression. “Huo Xianfeng… Who are you, really?”
With such powerful physical fitness and combat abilities, it was almost certain that he was an S-rank alpha. However, in the entire Empire, looking at it very broadly, there were very few S-rank alphas and each of them were a well-known figure. It was impossible for him to be just an ordinary citizen of Winter Day Planet.
Most importantly, Jiang Ci couldn’t let go of the strange reaction he observed when Rhodes saw Huo Xianfeng earlier. They seemed to know each other, yet also seemed unfamiliar. But regardless of anything, it proved that Huo Xianfeng might have some connection to the Church.
“To be honest,” Huo Xianfeng massaged his wrist and stepped forward. “I also don’t know.”
He answered very straightforwardly, leaving no trace of deceit for Jiang Ci to catch. But how could someone not know who they were?
“If you don’t want to say, forget it. No need for fake excuses.”
The silver-haired Major General stood up, coldly replying, “Besides, I can climb up by myself, there’s no need for your help!”
“…”
Huo Xianfeng slightly raised an eyebrow, but did not answer.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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—Colliding straight into those long and deep black phoenix eyes.
In that moment, Jiang Ci clearly saw his stunned and stiff expression in the reflection of those eyes, like prey being caught by a predator. With his most vulnerable and sensitive gland pinched by the other’s hand, he almost instantly lost all resistance.
“Huo… Xianfeng, you…!”
Jiang Ci gritted his teeth, his fair cheeks quickly flushing. At this moment, numerous violent, coercive, and explicit images flashed through his mind.
However, none of those happened; he only heard the young man say —
“Jiang Ci, I need to remind you,” Huo Xianfeng glanced at his left shoulder, his expression clearly showing displeasure and irritation, “your wound is still bleeding.”
The strong scent of blood, coupled with the natural fragrance of the Gardenia Rose, was quite intense. Fortunately, Huo Xianfeng had strong self-control, and the scent of Gardenia Rose didn’t trigger any human sexual impulses like pheromones did, let alone make him lose his sanity. The fragrance of these flowers simply made him feel good and put him in a pleasant mood, wanting to smell it a bit more.
If human pheromones were likened to aphrodisiacs, then Gardenia Rose Blossoms were at most equivalent to a very delicious dessert, arousing one’s appetite at most.
But although Huo Xianfeng liked desserts, he wasn’t so obsessed to the point he couldn’t resist. However, just because Huo Xianfeng could endure it didn’t mean the little ones here could resist the temptation of this dessert.
Since the moment Jiang Ci appeared, these little guys had been making a ruckus, almost driving Huo Xianfeng insane.
[Smells so good! Can we lick it?!]
[Ah, the fragrance, want to lick it so badly!!!]
[King, can you let us take a lick?!]
[Why can King resist it…]
[King can actually resist not licking Huahua!]
[King, lick him quickly! Lick Huahua for us!]
In short, from the moment they entered until now, these little ones had never been quiet. Huo Xianfeng felt his temples throbbing and although he had ordered them to be quiet once, these little ones, due to their young age, were apparently very difficult to control.
But from Jiang Ci’s perspective, an omega who didn’t know the inside story, he obviously misunderstood. Even though for the Zergs, his blood exudes the fragrance of Gardenia Roses, according to human conventional thinking, his blood will definitely contain strong pheromones.
However, since Jiang Ci had been regularly injecting suppressants since he reached adulthood, even if he were injured, the scent of suppressants in his blood would make the surrounding alphas keep their distance.
This, coupled with Huo Xianfeng not showing any symptoms of being confused by pheromones on the way here, and even playfully teasing him… Made the Major General forgot the fact that he was even injured.
But no matter how many reasons there were, it couldn’t change the severity of this current dangerous situation.
At this moment, Jiang Ci was acutely aware of the seriousness of the situation—
He had been dangling his rich omega pheromones in front of an alpha who had just marked him not so long ago.
If an omega’s pheromones had an attractiveness of one hundred to a regular Alpha, it probably needed to be multiplied by ten times for an Alpha who had just marked him.
How was this different from blatant seduction?!!
“…”
The tips of the silver-haired general’s ears turned red and he immediately wanted to create some distance. However, his nape was tightly grasped by the other, and there was nowhere to escape. Even the young man’s scorching palm caused a subtle reaction in his gland.
Although only a bit of warmth passed through the fabric, the slight tremor surged through his bone marrow like an electric current, suddenly spreading throughout his limbs and bones.
Jiang Ci clearly felt his strength being drained, and at this moment, his entire weight seemed to be pressing on the young man’s hand at the back of his neck. At the same time, the faint pheromones on the other’s body suddenly intensified.
In the common sense of this world, when a person experiences emotional fluctuations, the concentration of their pheromones will also change accordingly.
—This is not a good situation.
Or rather, it’s terrible.
Jiang Ci unconsciously rolled his Adam’s apple, and his breathing quickened. The cheeks, which had appeared pale due to excessive blood loss, quickly took on a faint blush.
His palm pressed against the young man’s chest, trying very hard to create some distance.
“Huo Xianfeng, you…”
Jiang Ci looked up at the other person. The alpha’s pheromones made his head dizzy over and over again.
“Stay calm…”
Jiang Ci knew too well how alphas influenced by pheromones could become. Once they were aroused by an omega’s pheromones, they would exhibit strong aggressiveness and violent tendencies. If he resisted too harsh at this moment, it would only further anger the other person. Eventually, an alpha who had lost control of their senses would use any means to achieve the purpose of mating.
“It was my fault earlier… for my tone…”
Cold sweat broke out on the silver-haired general’s back. He breathed slightly, actively softening his tone, as if soothing a fierce beast.
“Can you… let go first? I’ll take care of the wound immediately, and it’ll be quick…”
Therefore, it was crucial not to provoke the other person at this moment.
After all, Jiang Ci had already witnessed the strength of this alpha. If a real fight broke out later, he might not stand a single chance.
No, he definitely wouldn’t stand a chance.
In the worst-case scenario, he might have to transform Xiao X into its mecha form and hide in the cockpit. But that would be a terrible situation, and with Rhodes’ whereabouts uncertain, not to mention the situation outside…
In short, he cannot do any mistakes right now.
Upon hearing this, the corners of Huo Xianfeng’s eyebrows suddenly relaxed.
“……?”
Although he didn’t understand why Jiang Ci had changed so drastically, seeing the other person’s attitude soften, the restlessness in the young man’s heart suddenly dissipated.
“—I am calm.”
He finally let go.
However, Jiang Ci didn’t expect that the moment Huo Xianfeng’s hand withdrew, his body suddenly went limp.
Thud.
The young alpha timely reached out and caught him.
“……Jiang Ci?”
Just a moment ago, one of Jiang Ci’s hands had barely separated them by more than twenty centimeters. Now, being embraced by the other person, it was as if there was no distance at all.
At this moment, Jiang Ci keenly smelled the pheromones on the other person’s body and even had the illusion that his entire body was being enveloped by them.
Damn it.
“Let go… Let go of me…”
Jiang Ci barely stood firm and with a great effort, attempted to push the person away.
But Huo Xianfeng didn’t let go. One hand held the omega’s extremely soft waist, and the other pressed against the back of his head, forcing him to raise his crimson and hot cheeks.
This pitiful appearance, on the verge of tears, was remarkably similar to last night.
Generally speaking, after being comforted by an alpha pheromones, an omega’s physical condition would be stable for about a week. Why did this guy become like this again so quickly?
“You…”
Huo Xianfeng stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly frowned, lightly tsk-ing.
“Didn’t we just… last night?”
Jiang Ci: “….”
The beautiful omega widened his eyes in disbelief, looking at Huo Xianfeng, who had no desires on his face at all.
He finally confirmed that the other person was indeed very calm, and his agitation just now was probably purely due to a bad mood!
“You!”
Jiang Ci simply didn’t know how to describe the complexity and collapse of his feelings right now. Obviously, it was this guy who suddenly touched his neck and released his pheromones, and now he was blaming him?!!!
But there is no other way now.
“Huo Xianfeng…!”
Perhaps exploding with anger, Jiang Ci, who got the strength out of nowhere, suddenly grabbed the young man’s collar tightly, directly forcing the other person to lower his head.
“Now…!”
He gritted his teeth and whispered,
“Comfort me…”
Thank you for the update ❤️💯
I love it , thank you for the chp😄😁
I think, if Jiang Ci were to angrily shout some common sense at Huo Xianfeng, they’d both profit a lot from it. After all, right now the misunderstanding isn’t too bad, actually a little nice, but who knows about later when things get more complicated?
Thank you for the chapter!
Agreed
Aiya! Jiang Ci’s so fierce 😳
I just need to not think about how the little ones aren’t larvae and I can continue to think they’re cute 🥰
I liked how the translator compared them to Tardigrades instead in their notes. Cuteness ++
What a fierce little kitten jiang ci is ☺
I thought Jiang Ci was going to deduct Huo’s salary this time..
Comfort or see a loss in income! Hahaha… TY for the chap🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
Tsun Tsun A-Ci demands to be comforted!! 😻
Thanks for the chapter 💞
translate as “kiss me”
thanks for the chapter!