The aura emanating from Shen Jie surged like a raging torrent.
Black flames rose from behind him, that was his “body”, like two massive dark wings, infinitely extending far and high into the void.
He held Shen An’s neck with one hand. The young man’s neck was slender and soft, with just a little force, it could be completely crushed.
He was very hungry, needing to feed. He wanted to savor the food in front of him inch by inch, tearing it apart and embedding it into his body.
The dark abilities seeped into the opponent’s body through his fingers, greedily absorbing its power, life, soul. Everything.
Shen An was like a ragdoll without support, his body hanging in mid-air, limbs scattered weakly, his bright red eyes dimming, pupils showing a hollow and dispersing state.
The body of Rank One alien was originally invulnerable, immortal. But it couldn’t resist his brother who was “Death” himself.
Unlike the multifunctional abilities of other categories, the only purpose of the “Death” ability was to attack, devour, and invade.
They were born to destroy, destined to be feared, hated, and despised by all living beings since birth.
Even if they were brothers, they could not watch over each other and had to separate. And even if separated by two worlds, they would eventually be drawn together again, and then one would devour the other.
At this point, Shen An was not afraid, nor was he unwilling.
It didn’t matter if his brother couldn’t remember.
He stared at his brother with wide eyes, trying hard to curve his lips into a smile.
Come on, brother.
Merge me into your body, ascend to the ultimate throne, shed all constraints and shackles, and enjoy eternal glory and solitude.
And I will be with you forever in your body.
Shen An stared straight at Shen Jie, the twisted, frantic emotions, the expectations of many years, and the impending death, making his slender body tremble like convulsions.
“Come, brother, let us reign over this world together!”
However, at this moment, not far away, there suddenly came a low call from a man.
“…Xiao Jie.”
The violent wind stirred up by the intense energy on Shen Jie’s body in the void immediately stopped.
Shen Jie’s hand, pinching Shen An’s neck, loosened slightly. Those terrifying, indifferent purple eyes revealed a hint of confusion.
So hungry.
Want to eat more.
But there’s someone outside… calling for him.
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Who’s calling him?
It’s Zong Lin.
Who is Zong Lin?
His… lover.
The one he loves.
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His temper had always been good, but it was not naturally so.
Now, those parts he had separated have all returned.
Shen Jie closed his eyes, controlled his fingers, one by one loosening from the prey’s throat. He turns around, facing Zong Lin, blinks slowly, and softly calls out.
“Lin… Ge.”
The enormous husk behind him hadn’t fully retracted yet. As his body turned, it directly stirred up a storm in the void, causing turbulent currents and cracks to appear in the pitch darkness.
The young man who fell to the ground curled up his body, coughing incessantly while clutching his throat, and he was even rolled over several times by the storm.
In just that short time, he had nearly half of his life drained away, and his body and soul were almost torn apart by Shen Jie.
Zong Lin pursed his lips.
Although he had been reminded by Pale King earlier that his lover had concealed something very important from him, and perhaps had been lying to him all along…
But seeing his lover rubbing the Rank One alien in his hand, Zong Lin still felt… incredulous.
His tender, fragile lover, who would normally break with just a pinch, was now standing in the void that only Rank One could enter, facing him directly.
Those deep purple eyes, like burning flames of hell, reflected his figure.
Clearly, apart from those eyes, the face was exactly the same, yet it looked so unfamiliar.
Zong Lin silently gazed at his lover for a while before eventually reaching out to him, his voice hoarse, “Xiao Jie, let’s go home together.”
Shen Jie looked at him but didn’t walk towards him.
Zong Lin: “Xiao Jie?”
Shen Jie took a step back, raising his hand to pinch his brow bone. The black wing-like husk behind him twisted and trembled.
It was a monstrous entity. It was a part of him, but evidently he couldn’t fully control it, or rather, the part belonging to humanity couldn’t fully control it.
Shen An, crouching on the ground, saw the shadow slowly approaching, the shadow of death was like a gentle blanket, overwhelming him. For how many years had it been, he had never felt his brother so close.
His chest was still heaving rapidly, but a smile appeared on his face. He struggled to extend his hand, wanting to shake hands with the shadow.
The shadow wrapped around him, trying to extract the last remnants of life from him.
His fusion with his brother was destined, and no one could stop it, not even the ability user who became a partner with his brother.
Humans were dangerous and despicable. Despite being human themselves, they always sought to subjugate their own kind for various reasons and devour their flesh and blood. However, they provided lofty justifications for their actions and administered countless drugs to obscure the fact that their own kind were cannibalistic.
In contrast, the aliens were straightforward: eat or be eaten. The strong survived, the weak perished.
Humans would only hinder his brother. The shackles that needed to be removed before his brother ascended the throne.
Shen An had always believed this.
But at this moment, the shadow froze.
Because Zong Lin strode forward and embraced Shen Jie in his arms.
He seemed to ignore the terrifying shadow behind Shen Jie, one hand reaching over his lover’s shoulder blades, the other wrapping around his narrow waist.
Perhaps because he learned that his lover’s true form was not human, this time, he hugged him tightly.
Inevitably, some of those shadows touched his hands, quickly wrapping around them like snakes.
They felt icy cold. And a little slippery.
In an instant, Zong Lin recalled the sensation of the fish tail he had touched before when Shen Jie transformed.
Of course, these looming and dispersing shadows were nowhere near as beautiful as the purple fish tail. Zong Lin realized belatedly that the fish tail before was probably just something Shen Jie conjured to comfort him, while this was Shen Jie’s true form.
At the same time, he felt his own abilities rapidly dwindling.
—This was the devouring of the “Form of Annihilation.”
First, what it devoured was the abilities of the aliens and ability users. Once those abilities were devoured, it would start devouring the energy core, vitality, and even the soul inside.
Even if he didn’t actively devour, just standing there, everything would be attracted by the destructive energy emanating from him, shattered and decomposed, returning to desolation.
Shen Jie’s hand still covered his face. He was restraining himself. The meal was not finished, and enduring the persistent hunger was difficult. He couldn’t guarantee that he wouldn’t do anything to Zong Lin if he was so close.
But he really didn’t want Zong Lin to see his appearance when he was eating. So he could only say, “You go first, I’ll be back soon… very soon.”
Zong Lin fell silent for a moment and said, “I said I would take you home together. Two people, no matter who is missing, it’s not considered ‘together’.”
In some ways, he was remarkably stubborn.
Shen Jie didn’t speak anymore.
He couldn’t go back.
This “body” couldn’t go to the human world. The overflowing energy would drag the already chaotic world into faster destruction. He had already turned one world into wasteland and didn’t want another world to be destroyed because of him.
The exoskeleton could change into his appearance and do some things. He had already planned everything, but his plans were disrupted by the unexpected.
Zong Lin’s breath was very close. The two were almost forehead to forehead.
Shen Jie couldn’t stand his breath a bit, and usually would imagine cuddling into his arms like a kitten. But now he couldn’t help but want to bite his shoulder and taste his flesh and blood.
Shen Jie sighed softly, “Lin Ge, I’m an alien.”
This was something he had wanted to conceal from Zong Lin for seven years, no matter what.
For seven years as partners, they had hardly ever argued or been upset with each other, but that didn’t mean he wasn’t aware of his lover’s limits.
No one understood better than him that Zong Lin, who had been fighting aliens his whole life, could not tolerate having an alien stay by his side, especially in a concealed manner.
Even after the other became an alien, this remained unchanged. So he understood that Zong Lin was indeed very stubborn in many ways.
Zong Lin remained silent for a while.
He wasn’t as calm as he appeared.
If he were still young, with less experience of life and death, and suddenly learned that his bedmate was an alien, even if he couldn’t bring himself to harm his lover, he would still lock him away, in a sturdy, dark dungeon, without telling anyone, to watch over him for the rest of his life.
But Shen Jie had saved his life. Crossing the silence of thousands people, he had come to him and extended his hand, not just once but many times.
Years of brutal battles had made Zong Lin skeptical of aliens having feelings like love.
However, love was the only thing in this world of countless lies and deceptions that could genuinely be expressed and was difficult to fake.
Shen Jie possessed it, and no one knew it better than him.
Whether an alien who possessed love and emotions could still be considered an alien or could be regarded as human, Zong Lin didn’t know.
He only knew that Shen Jie was his irreplaceable lover.
Zong Lin: “Then are you still Shen Jie?”
Shen Jie said, “If that’s what you wish, then I am.”
The next moment.
Shen Jie saw Zong Lin’s face approaching. His pale hair, crimson eyes, reflecting his alien form. The hint of purple mingled with the crimson, swaying gently.
Zong Lin kissed him.
🥲🥲 they’re so sweet
Shen An is lying over there eating dog food
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uaaaaaahhhh!!!
Poor Shen An has been forgotten. And I’m so happy with these two’s relationship! 🥰