Warning: This chapter contains scenes of violence that may be disturbing to some readers. Reader discretion is advised.
Behind Zong Lin, several team members who came out with him also witnessed this perilous scene.
Chen Jiahua couldn’t help but exclaim in shock, “No, be careful, sister-in-law!!!”
Although they knew this mission was not ordinary, considering that the city was still in a state of chaos and crisis, they, as the strongest main force among the ability users, were sent outside the city to rescue an ordinary person—even if this ordinary person was Captain Zong’s partner, it seemed to be making a mountain out of a molehill.
There had to be be something wrong with sister-in-law.
Captain Zong didn’t tell them in detail, and the Special Operations Team was also tight-lipped.
But Chen Jiahua had seen Shen Jie. Although he was an ordinary person, he was good-looking and had a good personality, serving as the most popular coordinator among the ability users for many years.
He couldn’t possibly be a bad person.
Moreover, for people like them, it was actually quite unbelievable that they would have a serious relationship.
Over the years, they had watched Captain Zong transform from a cold machine into someone resembling a living person, feeling both envious and relieved.
Even if it was just for Zong’s love, they had to rescue him.
However, although the surroundings were vast, the distance to the temple was still quite long.
The temple was clearly surrounded by a protective shield, making it almost impossible to rush there immediately.
On the side, Chen Yi, wearing sunglasses, anxiously cursed, “Damn it.”
Yan Hua tried to open the spatial portal leading to the interior of the temple but was blocked by the protective barrier.
Zong Lin was faster than all of them; with a flap of his bone wings, he dashed straight toward the temple!
—-
Wu Yu suddenly thrust out a knife.
Black sheath, snow-white blade. Cold light gleamed.
The speed of the alien completely exceeded the range that ordinary humans could handle, and in an instant, it was already in front of him.
The system subconsciously wanted to scream as usual, but halfway through, the sound suddenly stuck in its throat.
It realized that its host was not an ordinary person but the Great Demon King of Destruction.
Instead of worrying about the Great Demon King, it would be better to worry about the alien in front of it, right?
Shen Jie looked at the oncoming blade.
In his view, it was deeply tinged with blood-red. Among them were countless lines and dots intersecting.
Each line, each dot, could make things rush to a broken end.
This was one of his innate abilities.
The world was blood-red and silent, destined for destruction from the moment of its birth.
Wu Yu’s movement halted as he realized his knife could no longer move forward.
Shen Jie gripped Wu Yu’s knife.
He wore gloves with scales inside to block, but the excessively sharp blade still pierced the body of this ordinary person.
Blood flowed from his fingers, but he seemed unaware of it.
Originally, he had let Wu Yan lead away the Eye of the Unborn to make it easier for Zong Lin to rescue him.
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When the door was knocked just now, he thought it was Zong Lin coming to pick him up.
Unexpectedly, it is these insects that should have been properly locked up in cages.
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“Two choices. One, you extend your neck a bit further by yourself. Two, I push the knife in. Which one do you choose?” He smiled with a sinister softness in his tone.
Wu Yu’s pupils contracted.
Although the human in front of him was smiling, it sent shivers down one’s spine. There was a hint of intense deep purple pulsating at the center of his pitch-black pupils.
Evil. Cold. Like burning flames.
Looking at him was like looking at an ant, a corpse.
Could this really be… the gaze of a human?
As if being stared at by something terrifying, Wu Yu’s limbs stiffened, unable to move.
Danger! Danger! Danger!
The alarm was blasting in his mind.
He has to escape—
He has to get away quickly—
But why couldn’t he move???
The fear deep in his soul, like a giant hand, was gripping his throat, limbs, torso, and wings.
At that moment, he finally realized what it was, his eyes widening in horror.
What he saw in front of him wasn’t a human, it is unmistakably…
Unmistakably…
He didn’t have time to utter that name.
His vision reversed.
The head of Wu Yu rolled onto the ground. It rolled to the front of an alien kneeling on one knee not far away.
These aliens moved quickly following Wu Yu’s sudden attack, but none of them matched Wu Yu’s swift movements. Many only shifted partially or just a bit—and then they saw Wu Yu’s blade snatched away, followed by their ordinary human “King” directly chopping off his head.
Aliens were resilient creatures; typically, they only truly died when both their brain and heart were completely destroyed.
But at this moment, Wu Yu looked dead beyond death.
Silence fell.
The aliens were stunned by the sudden turn of events.
Meanwhile, their “King” continued to smile, casually inserting the used blade into the headless corpse in front of him.
Then, the “King” raised his hand.
His white gloves were now stained red with blood, and from the seams of the torn gloves, countless blood threads extended, connecting to the bodies of the kneeling aliens on the ground.
Upon witnessing this scene, the aliens’ faces changed, and they turned to flee.
Shen Jie then pulled on the threads in his hand.
His graceful fingers moved like playing a piano.
Blood-red fireworks burst in the air.
The curvature of his lips remained unchanged as he sat upright in his wheelchair, legs crossed, as if attentively admiring the scene before him.
The system was too terrified to speak. It curled up in a corner, trembling.
So frightening…
So frightening…
The aura of the Great Demon King had become so frightening…
While it was terrifying before, it didn’t make it want to run away like it did now.
It was as if… some kind of switch had been flipped.
The system suspected that after the Great Demon King finished killing these offending aliens, if he didn’t find it entertaining enough, he might pluck it out and crush it for fun.
At that moment, a voice suddenly came from nearby.
“Xiao Jie…?”
It was Zong Lin’s voice.
The blood-colored fireworks abruptly stopped.
The frozen smile on Shen Jie’s lips stiffened, then slowly receded.
He turned his head to look at the man who was staring at him.
A pale, tall silhouette.
Pale hair, pale bone wings, a pale spear.
In his world of deep and shallow, blood-red dimness, the other person was the only conspicuous white.
Shen Jie rubbed his fingertips, where he had been cut by the knife, the scales curling up, a bit painful, needing to be bandaged.
But what he wanted to do now was to hide his blood-stained hands.
Don’t want to be seen by Zong Lin.
—-
“Wow!?”
On the cliff, Chen Jiahua rubbed his eyes.
Did he see it wrong? Their sister-in-law, such a gentle and weak ordinary person, just now—actually snapped the knife directly, and even turned around and chopped down the alien?
Could it be that his sister-in-law had been hiding his strength all this time?
In an even more shocking scene, the remaining aliens scattered like they had seen some monster.
But just as they ran out less than a hundred meters, they exploded into blood flowers in the air.
“What happened?”
Chen Jiahua looked closely and realized that Shen Jie, sitting in the wheelchair, was completely different from when they had seen him at the Ability Center before.
The previous warmth and gentleness were gone, replaced by a coldness and hostility that seemed superior.
Although this change might not be a good thing, Chen Jiahua couldn’t help but have a thought.
…So cool.
Beside him, Chen Yi, wearing sunglasses, also stretched his neck to look, his mouth forming an “O” shape.
In contrast to these carefree attitudes, Yan Hua didn’t know what came to mind. After the shock, her expression became somewhat worried, and he said, “The captain has arrived, let’s go over there quickly.”
Not far from them was Ning Ye, the captain of the Special Operations Team cooperating in the rescue.
At this moment, Ning Ye squinted as he observed Shen Jie’s situation in the temple.
Their orders were to conduct a rational assessment and judgment if the target remained rational and then swiftly bring him back to the city.
If the target lost control and could not be contained, then they were to eliminate it at all costs.
At present, it was still difficult to make a specific judgment, but…
“The target’s condition is not normal,” he said to the surrounding team members, “Be prepared for combat.”
—-
Zong Lin looked at his beloved.
Just one day apart, Shen Jie’s degree of mutation had become extremely obvious. Inhuman scales spread from one side of his neck up to his eyelids, though his appearance remained undamaged, it was still startling.
Due to killing Wu Yu, Shen Jie inevitably got bloodstained, even with a few spots of blood on his face, his body exuding an unremitting hostility and murderous intent.
Zong Lin had never seen Shen Jie like this before. This unfamiliar, almost unrecognizable appearance.
He didn’t even know if Shen Jie recognized him at this moment.
There were many vague speculations in his mind, but Zong Lin just pursed his lips and walked over.
Shen Jie watched him approach, knowing he should put on the expression of the human “Shen Jie” at this moment.
What should a human do when faces with danger?
One should have been afraid, trembling, aggrieved, ideally on the verge of tears, and then buried their head in their boyfriend’s arms.
However, at this moment, he couldn’t quite simulate it. Not only was he unable to simulate it, but even the desire to suppress the instinctive urge for slaughter and the surging hostility were somewhat difficult.
Apart from the initial glance, he didn’t meet eyes with Zong Lin again.
He feared that the other would discover something he had hidden until now.
The human world was fading, and the emotions of the humans he had once learned and experienced were rapidly drifting away from him. He needed… he needed someone to pull him back. Like countless times before, to pull him back into the human world.
Zong Lin had already walked up to Shen Jie.
“Xiao Jie?”
Shen Jie didn’t respond, still hanging his head low, slowly twiddling his fingers.
Zong Lin stared at his blood-soaked fingers.
It was this hand that retaliated against the powerful alien attempting to attack. And the surrounding aliens, exploded into pieces, were also connected to Shen Jie.
This wasn’t a power an ordinary person could possess. But Zong Lin, at this moment, just crouched down, carefully covering Shen Jie’s injured hand, and said, “I am sorry, I’m late. Don’t be afraid.”
Shen Jie didn’t resist his touch. So Zong Lin reached out and pulled him into an embrace.
Shen Jie leaned against his shoulder, his breathing somewhat unstable. The deep purple in his pupils sometimes contracted and sometimes spread.
Zong Lin was unsure of Shen Jie’s condition, so he could only comfort him by stroking his back.
For a long time, Shen Jie leaned his head against Zong Lin’s shoulder, revealing his fair neck, and finally uttered a hoarse voice.
“Lin Ge” he restrained his instinct and hoarsely said, “Can you… mark me now.”
Oh my god the imagery, the tension, the DRAMA. It’s all just so good and so sweet T^T once again their love for each other blows everything else out of the water and puts them back on the same page. What dynamic to aspire to
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I had been waiting for this for so long! I didn’t know what type of emotions this scene would erupt but I didn’t expect it to be—silent. Ahhhh!
Thanks for the chapter
He needs grounding 😭 The way Zong Lin is so soft in interacting with him even when everyone is terrified, it’s a parallel to how gentle Shen Jie has been with Zong Lin when everyone else is terrified of him 🥲