Just as Shen Jie’s words fell,
Bang, bang, bang.
The intense waves of “Soul” abilities leaked, causing the light tubes in the laboratory to burst one after another, and the monitoring data on the experimental chair became completely chaotic. The gradually cracking lines on the screen spread like a spider web, finally shattering like the light tubes.
Zong Lin clenched the armrest of the chair tightly, his five fingers bulging with blue veins, his sharp pupils gathering bloodshot eyes, and he let out a difficult low growl from the extreme chaos of the backlash, “Go… Get out!”
Although the “Soul Mark” could quickly build a bridge and soothe the agitation of soul-related abilities, the flip side was that Shen Jie would also be pulled into his extremely chaotic consciousness.
No one knew better than himself what kind of monster lurked in the depths of his consciousness, selectively devouring its victims.
Even in ordinary times, he needed heavy chains to bind himself tightly, just to barely appear normal in front of Shen Jie.
Carefully embracing, kissing, restraining to the utmost degree of intimacy. Suppressing spikes and strength, suppressing excessive desires and cravings.
Throughout their lives, superpower users needed to endure.
Because his lover was a human, he endured even more, but willingly.
However, if Shen Jie’s soul were to completely fall into his consciousness… he couldn’t even imagine how insane his suppressed consciousness would become.
Zong Lin still remembered the first time they urgently coordinated, seeing Shen Jie’s unconscious state on the hospital bed.
The other’s pale, silent face, under the hospital lights, looked like a handful of snow about to melt away.
At that time, they weren’t even partners yet.
The other was just a young man who had graduated from university less than two years ago, just promoted from an intern to a full member of the research institute, assigned to the suppressor docking team.
When his abilities went out of control due to severe injuries, and all the senior coordinators were at a loss, only the other person walked out from the dark, silent crowd and ventured into his world alone.
—-//
Zong Lin was already not very conscious.
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“I said,” Shen Jie bit his lip, his elongated eyes lifted to look at Zong Lin, repeating, “Mark me.”
Shen Jie had a calm demeanor that was different from the people in the apocalypse.
When they were at home, Zong Lin especially liked holding him, and even without doing much, he could feel a sense of tranquility.
However, at this moment, when Shen Jie earnestly and calmly looked at him, his hand in rubber gloves caressing his cheek, it felt like a vast net closing in on him, suddenly enveloping him, making his heart race uncontrollably.
Zong Lin seemed to be tempted to return the kiss, and then couldn’t control himself, kissing deeper and deeper, like a traveler in the desert finally finding relief in the rain, exerting almost desperate effort.
Shen Jie tilted his face back, letting him kiss, while his other hand pressed the button on the experimental chair.
In an instant, all the restraints on Zong Lin’s hands and legs were released.
He was pulled into a tight embrace.
Zong Lin’s hand ran through the hair at the back of his head, their foreheads pressed together.
“Soul Mark,” for those with “Soul” users, it’s more like an instinct.
An instinct for beloved ones.
Shen Jie knew that Zong Lin always particularly liked licking his nape when he was on the verge of losing control. Not long ago, he even lost control and bit through the skin.
Even so, he always restrained himself from taking it further.
They had been partners for seven years, and they had tried most forms of intimate communication, but Zong Lin had never used any mark on him.
In fact, at the very beginning, when they weren’t as familiar with each other, Zong Lin had marked him once with a soul mark.
At that time, his soul had just entered this body not long ago, and it wasn’t very stable yet. He was caught off guard and pulled in, and when he came back, he didn’t quite fit with the body, taking several days to fully recover.
That time, he was inexperienced.
This time, he would help Zong Lin complete the coordination as soon as possible.
Then the two of them would go home together.
…
Shen Jie used his kiss to part Zong Lin’s lips, while his other hand moved aside the hair behind his own head.
Then, he pressed his gloved thumb against the other’s thin lips, tilted his head, and offered up his fair neck.
“Bite,” he said.
“Biting” was a symbolic act of possession, and it was guided by the other to perform the “Soul Mark.”
In guiding abilities like this, he was professional.
This time, Zong Lin didn’t hesitate much anymore and bit directly. Just as forcefully as when they had kissed earlier.
The abilities of the “Soul” category surged through Zong Lin like waves, and the instinct of transformation could no longer be suppressed. He clutched Shen Jie’s neck, as if completing the most primal act of possession. His breath was forced into the body of the person in his arms and embedded in the other person’s soul.
“Mark.”
Shen Jie’s pupils slightly contracted.
“Mmm…”
A sensation akin to trembling rose from the depths of his soul.
This was a very peculiar feeling.
In his desolate, endless years, no creature had ever dared to approach him so intimately, let alone forcefully integrate into his life.
The reaction of the body was seen more clearly than that of the soul. The body of a normal person, under the soul mark of a Rank Two ability user, almost instantly completely softened in the arms of the other.
The instincts of the body screamed submission, every cell, every inch of skin trembling incessantly, the powerful aura of the superpower user completely locking him in.
… Zong Lin.
He softly murmured the other’s name, restraining the urge of stress and resistance within his soul.
… Zong Lin.
He closed his eyes, sensing that as the mark delved deeper, more and more of Zong Lin’s essence was melding into his soul.
Soon, a bridge between their souls was established.
A powerful force pulled from the other’s soul. He relaxed his control over his consciousness, allowing himself to be pulled into a dark vortex.
—-
The world spinning around.
When Shen Jie opened his eyes again, he found himself lying on a bed.
The bed belonged to the research institute.
This was the dormitory of the research institute.
He got up from the bed and went to the bathroom to look in the mirror.
The face reflected in the mirror was still his, but it looked much younger, even a bit childish.
Was this him… when he had just crossed over?
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I figured when the system learned that its cannon fodder host had snagged himself the strongest fighter as his lover it’d be shocked, but I didn’t think it’d be so shocked that’d it’d be speechless multiple chapters in a row.
Right, I haven’t even heard a peep from it and even doubted if there is any system all.
Actually, if we’re looking at what the evil dude alliance guys were just saying, the cannon fodder host hasn’t just snagged the strongest human fighter he’s snagged one of the big final boss monsters lol… yeah the writer seems to have forgotten the system exists.
Right?! The statem done failed. 🤣
well good for it I wasn’t expecting it to suddenly interrupt the lovebird’s reunion U_U
😭 I’d like to stab the dice thrower for hurting our bois. At least we can see the connection now
Thank you for the update ☺️
Thank you for the chapters!!!💚💚
Soul marking seems like a really fun concept
hehe why does this suddenly remind me of omega verses… to be fair I don’t mind seeing the delicate (can’t be omega, too tall and handsome, can’t be alpha, too calm and rational, must be beta!) boss Shen being held in the arm of the mighty Alpha! (҂ `з´)︻╦̵̵̿╤──₊· ͟͟͞➳❥˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥˚₊· ͟͟͞➳❥ (˚▽˚’!)/
Thank you for the chapter <3
This character is so interesting. I feel like the system is there to learn more about him along with the reader
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Hehehe loving this so far, thanks for the chapter!! 🩷🩷☺️
me thinks their king is Shen Jie
Oh they’re in the soul domain or something like that?