Chapter 26
Although the freshman Alphas at the First Military Academy had only spent a month together, from the initial selection process to their current training, due to their inherent competitive nature, they all had a habit of constantly watching their competitors with hostility.
The Alphas at the top of the pyramid among their peers are their main focus of observation.
Noah had a peaceful smile on his lips, and stood in the right position as elegantly and gracefully as usual. His beautiful face did not reveal the slightest bit of abnormality, and he accepted the gazes from all directions quite naturally and calmly.
Although he behaved no differently than usual, Phil felt that his arrogant elder brother was probably on the verge of losing his composure at this moment.
Really, when had he ever seen such a scene...
Phil turned around, pinched his round cheeks to hold back his laughter, and tried his best not to laugh too loudly. The next moment, he nimbly tilted his head slightly, just avoiding a ruthless punch from his companion from above.
"What are you doing suddenly? I'm not laughing at you!"
After Phil dodged, he couldn't help but glance at Noah. A smile that looked like he deserved a beating was on his baby face. He didn't even glance at Herbert, but he still sincerely suggested, "Save your energy and fight the beast tide later."
Herbert's eyebrows twitched subtly, veins bulging on the back of his hands. Noticing the oppressive murderous aura emanating from the nearly two-meter-tall Alpha, Phil finally glanced at him, then coughed lightly and said to Herbert, "Relax, relax. Hey, look at Noah, calm down."
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In short, taking Phil Herbert as an example, there are many Alphas who are paying attention to Noah for various reasons.
As the eldest son of the renowned Sturga, Noah has always had a style that is out of tune with other Alphas since he entered the military academy. This quirk is most evident during training, as he is extremely particular about cleanliness and meticulousness, and has a group of loyal dogs who follow the name "Sturga". In the eyes of his peers, he is so idle that he has nothing to do every day, and his attitude is casual, but his image is always the most outstanding.
Not to mention how ordinary Alphas who had lost all their composure in the battle with the monsters felt every time they saw Noah, even those Alphas who were at the top of the strength and were quite comfortable in training did not appreciate Noah's behavior.
However, Noah's current training suit was covered in scorched black marks, with uneven holes that vaguely revealed his slender and lean figure. His beautiful face also seemed to have been specially "taken care of"...
Phil laughed so hard that his belly burst out as he touched his face. Although his face had also been taken care of, they were obviously brothers, and the purple bruises suddenly appeared on Noah's glowing face. His sense of comedy was much stronger than Phil's.
Fortunately, except for Noah's brothers, other Alphas did not give Sturga such a disrespect.
Noah himself didn't seem to care much. The silver-haired and purple-eyed Alpha even talked to the followers who came with him with a natural smile. So, the Alpha who really couldn't help but feel that this scene was a bit rare and weird would consciously turn his head away, and after the smile ended, he would look at Noah intentionally or unintentionally to see if he showed any inappropriate emotions while they were not paying attention.
However, under Noah's smile, which was still steady and gentle like a mannequin, the Alphas' interest eventually waned. The third round was about to begin, and this group of Alphas who had been screened out with great difficulty and remained to the end were in no mood to pay attention to him anymore.
Noah waited until the annoying gazes disappeared completely before he slowly smoothed the smile from his lips. He lowered his eyes without any expression, his long eyelashes covering his eyelids as densely as falling snow.
"Noah."
As if noticing some changes in Noah's temperament, someone reported to him cautiously: "You Lai was eliminated. It was the Xia Feng team."
Under the vague cover of snow, Noah didn't raise his eyes, but replied gently: "Okay, I understand."
Summer Breeze Group...
The silver-haired Alpha started thinking out of habit, but then he closed his eyes slightly, pinched his brows tiredly, and allowed himself to relax briefly to ensure emotional stability.
He knew Yulai's abilities, and while he wasn't surprised by his defeat, Yulai had faced a severely injured Alpha from the Xiafeng team, and another data-type Alpha named Loren. The fact that Yulai was able to do this must have been because of Wayne.
The relationship between the master and servant in the Clement family does not seem to be what the outside world says. However, since Noah chose to attack Shi Yu and Xia Feng who came to rescue him, it is reasonable for Ivian to be targeted for revenge because of his proud character.
He was mentally prepared for this.
It's just that I didn't expect it to turn out like this...
The rolled-up part of the cuffs pulled out tiny pieces of cotton wool, and the charred and torn fabric pricked his skin. Noah frowned slightly, then untied his cuffs and carefully smoothed the wrinkles on his clothes with his fingertips.
Xiu sat at the foot of a tree with his eyes closed, his beautiful, broad back tense and half-leaning against the trunk. Dried blood streaks traced his muscular waist and abdomen. The air was still thick with the scent of sea pheromones. After days of unrelieved passion and countless rounds of fighting, his body had long since been drained to the point of near exhaustion.
If it weren't for his passion, Xiu wouldn't have been able to hold on until now after the encounter with Wayne... Noah didn't look at Xiu. He was very aware of the necessity of moderately relieving psychological pressure. Besides, the tenacity shown by Xiu also deserved some encouragement.
So, the silver-haired Alpha told him in a steady and gentle voice: "Xiu, just treat this as an accident. I don't mean to blame you."
The black-haired, brown-eyed boy had cold and stern profile lines. When he closed his eyes to rest, he was also indifferently turning his wrists to stretch his sore muscles. Fine, moist beads of sweat oozed out of the firm, bulging flesh on his arms.
Hearing the voice, Xiu's eyelids twitched slightly, and he responded in a hoarse voice, "I know."
The mountain breeze brought a faint cold and smelly fishy smell. Noah looked towards the vast mountains and forests in the distance with a sense of awareness. The cold air floating around was still accompanied by the rich and lingering smell of the sea.
The difficult state of repair and the physical problem of having to overdraw due to the passionate period were right in front of him. A trace of worry involuntarily emerged between Noah's furrowed delicate brows.
The silver-haired Alpha paused, and seemed to sigh softly. Then, he said softly, "After the training camp is over, you will need a comprehensive physical examination..."
"Don't push yourself too hard in the third round. You don't need those scores to prove anything. Just do your best."
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Last time, due to various reasons, Shigure didn't actually feel what it was like to "teleport", but this time his condition wasn't much better...
Because the noise in his ears was very loud, Shi Yu nestled in the embrace of the chili smell, opened his eyes slightly listlessly, and observed the surrounding environment sleepily.
The air was cold and gloomy, and there was dark green jungle all around. The only open space was filled with dozens of teenagers in dark green training uniforms. Shi Yu was not far away from the teenagers... She vaguely realized that she had been "teleported" again.
The physical abnormalities and dizziness that had plagued Shi Yu for several days had left her feeling dizzy. Because the smell of chili peppers was so close, even though she was a little scared, she remained relatively calm. As if just to be sure, she shouted, "Wayne..." as her vision went dark.
——"Shigure."
Unexpectedly, before Wayne could answer her, another young voice that sounded very familiar rang out first.
Shi Yu was confused. She opened her eyes a little and looked at the other person blankly. Xiao half-knelt in front of her with a helpless smile, stretched out two fingers and waved them lightly in front of her eyes.
"Don't make that expression." The boy, with half-long black hair but without the iconic red string at the end, couldn't help but laugh. "Do you still recognize who I am?"
Shi Yu was held in Wayne's arms. Wayne lifted her up without any expression. Shi Yu immediately clutched Wayne's sleeveless vest tightly like a clingy cat. She stared blankly at the black-haired boy, then lowered her eyelashes and said weakly, "It's Xiao..."
Knowing he was pushing things too far, he smiled and asked, "It's good that you recognize me. Do you want to touch me to confirm?"
Shi Yu thought about it and stretched out his claws... Then Wayne slightly turned sideways, and Shi Yu pried twice, but finally gave up because he didn't have the strength to reach the other party.
Wayne's green eyes were slightly slanted. Xiao lowered his head with a sullen smile when he was stared at by the red-haired Alpha, and moved the ends of his messy and slightly long hair, then stood up straight as if nothing had happened.
"It's not going well."
Unlike his relaxed and friendly expression just now, the smile in Xiao's narrow eyes gradually faded. Then, he calmly lowered his voice to ensure that Shigure, who was in a daze, could not hear their conversation clearly.
——Akatsuki is basically aware of Shigure's weak and timid personality. Since he has the ability, there is no need to let Shigure worry about these solvable problems.
"Beta's mental strength wasn't that strong to begin with. We linked up once before for emergency purposes, but that time, he was affected by the night-moving sound waves, and Shigure suffered a mental exhaustion reaction."
Xiao frowned and analyzed in a low voice, "But this time is slightly different... Although her current mental power is fluctuating on the edge of collapse, in just the past few minutes, she has experienced two peaks of mental power that are abnormally higher than the Beta average."
Wayne's gloomy green eyes narrowed slightly as he listened in silence. The boy's fingertips, half covered with black leather sleeves, moved slightly outwards, and once again, with a premonition, he moved around Shigure's cheek, which had almost rubbed against his fingertips because Shigure wanted to get close to him... Xiao looked at him and Shigure in his arms, chuckled lightly, and continued, "I need to connect again to confirm the problem, but not now."
In fact, mental connection is also an essential step for Alphas to mark their partners. Even if the connection object is a Beta without pheromone smell, the scent instinctively emitted by the Alpha during the connection will attract the attention of its peers with keen sense of smell.
This was exactly why Xiao took Shigure to the forest for a mind connection last time. They should avoid it if possible. It was not a good thing to wantonly emit an abrupt smell in a place where Alphas gathered, especially now that the third round was about to begin -
...After making his suggestion, Xiao waited patiently for a response. Then, as expected, he heard the young master say coldly, "You're useless. Go wherever you need to go."
Xiao couldn't help but laugh: "Throw it away after use? Okay, then I can understand that... Master, have you finally decided to take her out?"
After asking casually, the boy from the East Country lowered his head slightly and poked the girl's soft, hot face with his fingertips. He didn't seem to be very interested in Wayne's answer.
As if teasing a kitten, Xiao's delicate, half-long black hair fell on his shoulders, and his slender eyes were slightly smiling. The Eastern boy said to Shi Yu in a soft voice: "You've worked hard, you've made it this far. Hold on a little longer, Shi Yu~"
“…Hmm.”
After a while, Shi Yu responded slowly, obediently and confusedly.
The unusual smell in the air became stronger and stronger. Xiao knew what it was, but didn't take it seriously. She wanted to continue teasing Shi Yu, but when she was about to stretch out her finger again, she was suddenly interrupted by a plain voice with a hint of magnetism.
"Excuse me, based on data analysis and temperature measurements from previous years, the beast tide will arrive in no more than half an hour."
Loren, who had been standing nearby for a long time without being noticed, pushed his glasses and interrupted his peer with a 3S mental level who was ignoring Wayne's gloomy expression and continuing to cross the line of the Alphas' tolerance.
"If I remember correctly, didn't you say you wanted to form a team at the beginning?" Loren paused and advised rationally, "Please hurry up."
Xiao smiled, glanced at Loren with his fox-like eyes, and then glanced at the Alpha girl who was wiping her saber beside him.
Finally, Xiao stood still without saying anything, clapped his hands, and said to Wayne in a relaxed tone, "Let's team up. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation."
Half asleep and half awake, Shi Yu felt the smell of chili peppers surrounding his nose suddenly turn into the warm smell of the sun shining through the quilt.
Shi Yu seemed to be dreaming. In the dream, Xiao's voice had just faded away when she was put down. Because her feet were hurting, she could only stand with the help of the person next to her without any strength... Shi Yu tried hard to open her eyes and saw that it was Xia Feng.
The sounds around her were gradually removed from her world. Shi Yu seemed to be trapped in a quagmire and a moss-covered pond. Her eyes were black and she was breathing heavily in vain, as if this was the only way she could absorb enough oxygen to maintain her life functions.
The air had become extremely fishy and smelly at some point, and Shi Yu shook his head in grievance, feeling even more unbearable.
"Xia Feng..."
Shi Yu called out to the girl beside him in a soft voice.
However, the next moment, the ground beneath her feet suddenly began to shake wildly as if it was about to crack, and her weak voice was instantly drowned out by the earth-shaking roar.
The author has something to say:
The word count management was a complete failure (wiping tears), but at least the plot of persecuting Noah was written.
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