Chapter 5
This was the third night of the training camp. In the previous two nights, the Alphas had also encountered a small-scale tide of nocturnal beasts. Although night battles were more troublesome to deal with, it was not a big challenge for these future federal soldiers.
The real reason why they were so angry and anxious was partly because the appearance of the nocturnal beast tide took up their sleep time, which had been compressed to the extreme in order to gain hunting points during the day; and also because when the beast tide appeared, the roars and attacks of the monsters would continuously cause mental shock.
This would even cause some trouble to the Alpha, and with the Beta's weak constitution, Shigure's situation would only be worse.
"Are you going to keep hugging me like this?" Xiao glanced at Wayne with emotion and said in a good-natured, negotiating tone, "This Beta's mental strength is almost exhausted."
Wayne leaned down, his slender fingers clasped on the girl's slender white shoulders. He moved slightly closer to Shigure as if observing her, his green eyes quietly reflecting the girl's sleeping appearance.
It's better to behave at this time than when you are awake.
"You come and help her," Wayne said.
"I knew it, but don't shoot me with your gun again." Xiao smiled and stretched out his arms, "Then I can touch it?"
“…”
"Hey, are you such a quiet person?"
Xiao sighed. He put his arm around Shigure's shoulder and looked her over, his gaze lingering on her slender neck. "Is it because of this Beta?" He guessed, "It's been a day, and she doesn't even know your name. You haven't talked to her much, have you? Is it because you've never been around Betas?"
"Isn't it said that Betas like her are very similar to Omegas? They are also easily affected by emotions, right? It's best not to be like that."
"Shut up." Wayne's voice was hoarse. "You talk so much that I want someone to cut off your tongue."
"It's okay," Xiao's fingers occasionally pinched Shi Yu's shoulders, his eyes slightly curved, and he said lightly, "Then I'll start. But Master Wayne, shouldn't you stay away from me?"
The Eastern boy's narrow eyes, tinged with a hint of charm, narrowed slightly. He looked at Wayne's arm that was resting on Shigure's other shoulder and said with a distressed smile, "Spiritual tentacles also have a smell. I have to be connected to her spirit. Ah, although the pheromones carried by Beta will dissipate more easily than Omega, there will definitely still be a smell for a while. Can you bear it? I don't want to fight with you at this time..."
Like an offended beast, Wayne raised his eyes slightly and stared at Xiao's relaxed expression with a smile. An emotion darker than violence and provocation instantly emerged in his gloomy blue eyes.
"Kamihara Akatsuki." He warned him in a cold tone, "Don't do anything unnecessary if you don't want to go back to your hometown in the countryside."
Oh, how scary... This is the Alpha's possessiveness.
Xiao laughed and sighed in his heart - he had indeed played a rather bad joke. Although the pheromones left by the Alpha in the body of a Beta who was born with weak glandular hormones could be ignored after being mentally linked with the Alpha, at this moment, Kamiya Akira hinted that Shigure would be infected with his scent, which was almost equivalent to a temporary mark.
But... he was not angry about Wayne's words. He just thought slowly - according to the current situation, this is bound to happen.
…
The night wind was icy cold, and a tide of black fog hung over the plains like a lingering shadow. The boy stepped on a transparent, sticky, liquid creature. Amidst its squeaking screams, he wiped the sweat from his forehead and muttered through gritted teeth, "How disgusting!"
"Noah, drive the mecha."
The young man took a step forward and used his steel-colored arm to firmly hold the mouthparts of the large worm that was roaring and rushing towards him. He gasped, staring fiercely at the turbid eyes of the fat worm, and hooked his fingers to draw the gun from the hardened sleeve and smashed it on the head at close range.
The worm suddenly screamed and raised its flat head, its skin and flesh burst open, and blood with strange bubbles splattered on the boy's cheek.
He took advantage of the situation and took two steps back, pressing the black iron barrel of his gun against the grayish-white texture, cursing angrily as he pulled the trigger.
Noah frowned slightly.
He glanced thoughtfully at somewhere in the darkness, the whistling wind blew through his silver moon-like hair. The next moment, Noah swiftly moved sideways to avoid the huge black shadow that suddenly approached from behind.
Fierce gunfire rang in his ears, and the handsome boy closed his eyes slightly to avoid the dazzling sparks.
"Can't you fucking stay away?" A little further away, a blue-haired boy carrying a cannon shouted towards this side.
"Sorry." Noah didn't hesitate. He raised his voice slightly apologetically, "I wasn't paying attention just now. Thank you very much... Come on, one of you come with me." The last few words were said to the teenagers who were closer.
"Let's stabilize the situation first. Let Ender drive the mecha." He said: "Also... have you already hallucinated two people?"
"Yes, they are all garbage."
The young man next to him gestured to the people around him and quickly followed his pace.
"Let... no, knock them out." Noah shook his head and said gently and calmly, "The longer it takes, the more trouble it will cause. I'd rather not have these two fighters for now."
The experience of dealing with the situation the previous two nights taught them that hallucinations caused by mental exhaustion could even amplify certain imagined malice, causing them to attack teammates who had turned their backs to each other without realizing it.
The solution is actually very simple, just like a machine that loses power and needs to be replenished with energy - if you are at school, find a recuperation cabin and stay there for a while. If there are no conditions, find someone with strong mental power to connect with the spiritual body and share the leader's mental power.
It’s just that everyone knows that mental connection is the first step for Alphas to mark B or O, and no Alpha would be willing to suffer such humiliation.
Even if Shenyuan was there, Noah didn't want to do something that would offend his companions.
"I know." The boy wiped the sticky blood off his face and responded while suppressing his anger. But for some reason, the boy following Noah looked back as if he had sensed something while walking quickly.
But Beta didn't have so many considerations, he thought with a sneer.
"The only 3S spiritual power rating, to connect with a Beta spiritual body..."
Thinking of the two figures he had just seen, the young man whispered sarcastically, and the broken syllables instantly melted away in the fishy night wind.
——And at this moment, Shi Yu vaguely felt that he seemed to be dreaming.
She seemed to dream of strolling around a night market with her grandmother. From the depths of the ancient street hung with red lanterns came the distant and clear aroma of beer... Just smelling the scent made Shi Yu feel drunk. Her body felt warm and her face flushed.
Her consciousness remained at the moment when she felt the sharp pain in her brain. After a period of blurred consciousness, the dull pain in her brain receded like the tide, and the black-haired girl suddenly opened her eyes.
"Hi~ Good morning, Shigure!" Akatsuki, who was standing nearby, smiled broadly the moment he noticed the girl open her eyes. He winked at Shigure with his right eye, as if replacing a wave: "Looks like you slept well!"
There was a hint of sarcasm in his tone.
“…Hmm.”
The girl's face was still dazed and sleepy. When she heard her own name, she responded slowly and softly.
Through the gaps between his fluttering eyelashes, he noticed that it was still dark outside, and her curled embrace seemed unfamiliar, without any spicy smell...
After her vision became clear, she breathed softly and finally saw the appearance of the young man in front of her - his eyes were upturned, he looked handsome and elegant, and there were two red ropes tied at the ends of his messy and slightly long hair. He seemed to have a symbolic mysterious air, but the casual smile on his face broke the slight sense of distance.
Shi Yu felt very close just by looking at him...
"Xiao? Sorry..." Shi Yu recognized him through her mysterious intuition. Because she felt a little dizzy, her voice was weak and paused, sounding light and thin.
"Did I faint? I seem to have caught a cold..."
"Yeah." Xiao smiled and retracted his arms that were supporting the girl's back and knees, so Shigure stupidly followed the force and buried his face in Xiao's chest.
Shi Yu: “?”
The strong smell of beer seemed to soak her in an instant. Shi Yu felt that the breath lingering around her was extremely sweet. She almost let out a comfortable moan. An unprecedented sense of security enveloped her.
This kind of contact with a boy... I've never experienced this before. Shigure felt a little ashamed, but she subconsciously grasped the buttons of Akatsuki's training uniform like a young animal craving warmth, and for a moment she didn't want to let go.
"Take good care of yourself." Xiao's smiling voice reached her ears from above.
Shi Yu shrank in the boy's arms, her ears reddening uncontrollably. She replied softly, "I'm really sorry, Xiao. I'll be more careful."
The next moment after she apologized, Shi Yu was stunned for a moment - because the sound of the wind in her ears disappeared, she felt like she fell into an airtight box for a moment, but only two or three seconds later, the slightly strong sound of the wind sounded again.
A pair of magical beasts with huge bone wings fell from the branches of the dark bushes. Bone fragments and the shattered body of a bird rolled into the soft grass... Countless spider-web-like threads appeared in Xiao's pupils. He closed his eyes slightly, and the majestic thread-like mental power gently enveloped their sides.
Xiao was a little helpless: "Don't be so polite." He held her, as if moving very quickly, but his voice remained steady, "I'm not blaming you."
"Thank you..." Shi Yu was very grateful to him in his heart, and felt that the bad impression of this person as a bit nagging was swept away: "Xiao, do you know where Wayne is?"
Her voice seemed to carry a hint of caution, as if she lacked confidence.
"I know this..." Xiao said.
"Isn't he here?"
"Shigure." Xiao shouted these two words with a smile, and then asked with a complaining tone, "Wayne was very mean to you, right? Why do you still care about him?"
...Because he's been helping me. Shi Yu thought in a daze, her fingers unconsciously pulling at the button below Xiao's collar. She moved her lips, but didn't say anything for a while.
As if he knew what she was thinking, Xiao said nonchalantly, "I'm helping you too..."
Alphas were even more sensitive to scent than the monsters. To prevent the pheromones emitted during the connection of mental power from attracting attention, Kanhara Xiao took the initiative to lead the group into the forest. Even so, he had to deal with some scattered troubles.
But he really didn't care about these things. Shen Yuan smiled again and said, "Forget it, you will see me soon. I just took you to the forest to find medicine. Wait a little longer."
It took about ten minutes for Kanhara Xiao to bring her back to the familiar plain. Shi Yu saw Wayne at a glance. Xiao put her down and she shouted "... Wayne!"
Well, it seemed that doing so seemed a bit too brave. After shouting, Shi Yu began to regret it, but she couldn't take it back. She could only look at him from a distance, a little scared.
She stood hesitantly beside Xiao, feeling strangely uneasy about leaving him.
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