Chapter 12
"What does this smell like?"
After dinner, Phil jumped onto the robotic arm, but before pushing open the hatch, his nose twitched slightly. He sniffed the air sharply, then frowned in disgust.
In the small cabin, Herbert, a tall and strong man with a dark red hedgehog hair, was already entangled with the seat belt of the co-pilot. His height of nearly two meters made it quite painful for him to sit in the driving seat that only people of Phil's body shape could barely fit into. One leg was hanging in the air, and the seat belt almost cut into the abdominal muscles under the training suit.
When the hatch opened, the night breeze and fresh air rushed in, making the sweaty boy, who looked a little manic, breathe a sigh of relief. But in the blink of an eye, his facial expression became distorted and complicated.
“…Who’s in heat?”
He asked.
"You smelled it too?" Phil came in, quickly kicked his calf back to close the door, pinched his nose and replied in a muffled voice, "I don't know, I don't know. I don't remember the Alpha's pheromones."
"You're a pervert, going into heat at this time."
The white-haired boy bent down, sat down steadily in the seat, and started the operating console.
"Go over there, it's the last day here." Phil sneezed muffledly and muttered, "Don't delay my performance."
Herbert's forehead vein jumped when he was regarded as a hindrance.
There seemed to be some disgusting gas still lingering in the cabin. The pungent and irritating smell was like a powerful catalyst injected into his blood vessels, making his face involuntarily gloomy.
Glancing coldly at Phil's equally annoyed profile, Herbert clenched his hands slightly at the sides of his legs, then slowly emitted a muffled sound as his joints tightened.
…
Pheromones amplified and expanded exponentially, charging through the air aggressively.
Unlike the natural attraction between AOs, it's natural for Alphas to repel each other's pheromones. When most Alphas sense the presence of a fellow in heat, their first reaction is likely to be to eliminate the scent at all costs.
The instinct to rob Omegas, which has been imprinted in the blood of Alphas over a long period of history, makes their passionate period like a war full of plunder, not to mention that these young Alphas are so violent and hot-blooded.
If something like this happened during a military academy training camp, punishment from the school would probably be inevitable. Even federal law strictly prohibits Alphas in their passion period from appearing in group activities or public places...
The prying eyes around him were as dark and cold as a night owl, but Youlai lowered his head and pretended not to see them.
Because he couldn't stand certain smells, he rarely sat about two meters away from Noah and Xiu, and gloomily treated the wound on his shoulder to prevent it from cracking again.
Xiu Hoffman's sudden incident caused a lot of negative fighting spirit among the young peers around him - although this incident was entirely caused by him alone, Youlai could not guarantee that he would not be implicated.
“…I think I know.”
Noah said with a sigh while standing a little closer to the mecha.
——After suffering a mental attack from a 3S mental rating for more than ten minutes, estrus is a very common stress response for Alphas.
In addition to being lured by Omeg signals, Alphas may also fall into a passionate period when their emotions are extremely fluctuating or their mental strength is disordered. Although this will cause the combat effectiveness of the person A to increase several times due to the influence of body hormones, the smell emitted at this special time will also attract the ferocity of the same kind.
The tall and slender young man with silver hair and purple eyes pondered for a moment, and looked again at Xiu in front of him, who was obviously going to take a shower but ended up looking much more disheveled.
Compared with him, Noah's training suit looked cleaner and fresher. His sleeves were rolled up, revealing a pair of white, thin and strong arms. Although he had gone through four days of training, Sturga's eldest son still looked neat and calm.
He spoke gently, discussing with the Alpha who was in the heat of passion, "Anyway, Xiu, try to restrain your pheromones first. When the beast tide comes, you go and drive the mecha and leave the crowd.
"If one or two people come to you, you can handle it. Tomorrow night..."
"Rain will announce new training goals soon. They might even move the training ground. Protect yourself and get back into shape."
Noah nodded to him, his expression full of concern for his companion.
“…”
In the night wind that was gradually becoming cold and smelly, Xiu lowered his eyes, turned his wrists, and leaned against the iron surface of the mecha with an expressionless back, kneading his taut wrists and arms. The sweat beads that inadvertently seeped out made his dark green combat uniform stick tightly to his slightly brown and strong body.
After a moment, the boy's eyebrows twitched impatiently, and he responded in a hoarse voice, "I know."
Shigure regained consciousness expertly.
She vaguely remembered that she had been awake for less than three hours before this sleep, but she suddenly felt sleepy and fell asleep in the woods, and had to trouble Xiao to bring her back.
Counting it up, he had slept for nearly eighteen hours that day. Realizing this terrifying concept, Shi Yu couldn't help but get nervous... thinking that if he were at home, his grandma would definitely nag him.
Since waking up, the sky is still oppressively dark. Occasionally, one or two young men's low curses can be heard on the plain. They seem to be carrying some heavy pieces of meat back and forth. Every time Shi Yu hears the footsteps approaching, he can also smell a fishy odor.
Because it was too dark, Shi Yu couldn't see clearly what the young men who were some distance away from her were carrying. However, seeing how busy and diligent they were, Shi Yu felt that she and Wayne were sitting there leaning against a mecha and seemed a little too idle...
As for where Xiao is now, Shigure thought about it and decided not to ask Wayne. After all, they might see each other again later.
"Wayne."
As the footsteps landed, a clear and cold female voice suddenly sounded in my ears.
Girls... ?
Out of the corner of his eye, Shi Yu noticed that Wayne was still dozing with his eyes closed, completely ignoring him. Shi Yu couldn't help but look over in confusion.
The faint moonlight penetrated the mist, and the girl's delicate face, as if shimmering with pearls, was reflected in Shi Yu's eyes. She was very tall, and her refreshing short hair made her whole person show a capable and decisive temperament. Her pure black eyes quietly glanced at Shi Yu——
Shi Yu was stunned for a moment, and their gaze met for a fleeting moment.
The next moment, the girl with almond-shaped eyes shifted her gaze silently and looked back at Wayne.
She seemed to not want to look at herself any longer… Shigure scratched his cheek.
"Wayne, you've been slacking off a lot."
The girl's voice was light and emotionless as she spoke, "If you're still not motivated... how many points have you surpassed in the past few days? Do you need me to remind you?"
"I thought you wouldn't fall behind just because of a Beta, so I didn't stop you. If you continue to be so unmotivated, I will report the truth to Clement."
Beta.
Hearing this strange word from another girl, Shi Yu thought awkwardly that they had been using this word to refer to him, as if he was no longer a living person named Shi Yu.
After the girl said this, Wayne still didn't speak. Shi Yu looked around and felt that the air around him was filled with unspeakable awkwardness.
After a while, Wayne responded lazily with a nasal voice, as if he hadn't woken up yet: "Xia Feng, take care of yourself. Even if you are our dog..."
He uttered an "ah" and seemed to laugh, "You have to have some self-awareness."
The girl's inky eyes were dull and dark. She looked at Wayne, paused slightly, and then suddenly pointed at Shi Yu who was standing next to her and confused about the situation.
Shigure:?
She then pointed at herself with a question mark on her face.
"This Beta," the girl pursed her lips, her long eyelashes fluttering slightly. Then, she quickened her pace and said, "They won't approve of you taking her out alive. The training camp lasts for fifteen days, and today is the fifth day. Do you want to be a short-term playboy who will lose his ambition?"
"We're already a third of the way through the training camp. Today, Rain should be using the Void Projection to announce the second phase's targets. Maybe she'll be discovered by Rain or Alex, and…"
At this time, the girl named "Xia Feng" seemed to imitate Wayne and let out an unclear, but very dull and rigid, clear laugh from her throat.
Her voice also became much softer, and there was even a barely perceptible sigh mixed in with her breath.
"Hmm? Is that so? Then cherish it."
???
Shigure, Shigure's pupils trembled!!!
"Wait a minute!" She spoke hurriedly in a panic and confusion, interrupting Xia Feng's unfinished words: "Can I ask, what will happen to me in advance? Will...will-"
At first, she thought she could get out of the forest by following this group of military cadets. Later, even though Wayne was being held hostage, Shi Yu didn't feel much. After all, they were in closed-door training, and she thought she could just endure it...
However, Xia Feng's words were like a blow to the head, causing Shi Yu to instantly feel cold all over and his brain to ache.
Upon hearing this, Xia Feng raised his eyes and looked calmly at Shi Yu's panicked face. His dark pupils seemed to glow slightly as if reflecting the misty yellow moonlight.
"You can guess."
Xia Feng tilted his head and uttered words softly and faintly, as if he would melt away in the wind in the next moment.
As if just for courtesy, those black grape-like eyes only glanced at Shi Yu lightly, and then she no longer focused her attention on Shi Yu.
Although Xia Feng didn't treat her excessively, Shi Yu felt as if she was bullied. She lowered her head helplessly, her throat bitter and dry.
Shigure didn't ask any other questions, and Wayne didn't respond, as if he had fallen asleep again.
Xia Feng waited for a moment, and then he didn't have the patience to waste any more time with them. He said softly, "That's it." Then he turned around and left without any reluctance.
Is she saying that if she is discovered by Rain, she will... die?
Shi Yu sat next to Wayne for a long time, her mind wandering non-stop, hugging her knees tightly with a little fear and trembling.
It was a bit cold, but the boy next to him who was only wearing a sleeveless vest exuded a heat as hot as lava. While Wayne was sleeping, Shi Yu thought for a moment and hesitantly moved closer to the red-haired boy.
…
She must build a good relationship with Wayne, or anyone else!
Keeping Simon's advice in mind, Shi Yu had been suppressing her doubts and fears in her heart these days. However, the consequences Xia Feng mentioned were completely beyond the worst possible outcome she could imagine. She felt that she should try to please others in order to get more information... But Shi Yu had no other clues. She had never done such a thing before -
Shi Yu couldn't help but glance at Wayne's sharp and handsome profile right in front of him. He didn't know when his brows were furrowed, but Shi Yu didn't care whether he had a bad dream.
She was just confusedly thinking, if she was just like this now, sticking close to him, was she "pleasing" him...?
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