Chapter 77: Forced Landing There is an entire universe behind him...

Ji He bent his body and knelt beside Huo Yubai, pinching the man's nose with one hand and holding his chin with the other.

He approached Colonel Huo's lips again and again, pouring almost all the oxygen in his body into the other's mouth.

The two soft lips touched each other again, without any ambiguous thoughts, just to fight against death.

Huo Yubai, wake up quickly.

Please.

Wake up.

Ji He's eyelashes trembled, and when she bent down to give artificial respiration, her eyelashes lightly brushed Colonel Huo's cheek.

Beta's eyes were slightly red, and he silently prayed to his god to wake up the man in front of him.

He was willing to exchange it for anything.

And it seems that the gods really heard the believers' prayers.

As the pressure was applied, Huo Yubai's chest slowly rose and fell, and seemed to be beginning to recover its original rhythm.

“Boom boom—”

It's the sound of a heartbeat.

Ji He moved closer to listen, fearing that he had heard it wrongly.

At that moment, he was extremely glad that he had taken first aid classes and that he had chosen this lucky asteroid for emergency landing.

Sometimes, there is only a tiny difference between life and death.

Alpha, lying flat on the ground, first moved his fingers, then coughed heavily twice.

The feeling of being deprived of oxygen is like drowning on a deep dive.

During the time when Huo Yubai was unable to open his eyes, he felt as if he was trapped at the bottom of the deep sea.

There was no light, no oxygen, only thick sea water, which made it difficult for Alpha to breathe freely.

Maybe it was a while, maybe it was a century.

In a daze, he seemed to see a mermaid with a big silver tail swimming towards him.

The splash of water disturbs the heart.

When the mermaid swam, there seemed to be a halo behind it, making the seabed where Huo Yubai was suddenly bright.

He suddenly realized that there had never been a creature like mermaids in the real world. Could the one in front of him be the lost god of the ocean?

The mermaid suddenly kissed his lips. At such a close distance, he could see the god's face clearly through the deep blue water.

It's Ji He.

Huo Yubai's breathing was saved, his heartbeat restarted, and he slowly opened his eyes.

He supported his body with his arms, and before he could even see the world around him clearly, the moment he tried to sit up, a warm and trembling body rushed over and hugged him.

"Huo Yubai."

The voice was very soft, and seemed to be somewhat unbelievable, as if she was afraid that the man waking up in front of her was just a mirage.

The embrace of the survivors was filled with only the sound of an overly rapid heartbeat.

Colonel Huo held Ji He's waist. The hem of his combat uniform was tightly tied, outlining Beta's slender waist. He took advantage of the other party's rare initiative and touched it several times with his hands.

"I am here."

The man's voice was a little hoarse, as if he had stepped on the pedal of a piano. The low tones merged into one, turning the strong wind and heavy rain into sparse light smoke.

Ji He hummed softly, closed his eyes, and hugged the other person tightly.

Huo Yubai had never felt that a hug was such a powerful thing. He reached out and touched Ji He's head, tidying up her messy hair, and felt infinite tenderness in his heart.

Although the other party did not say anything, Huo Yubai knew clearly that Ji He loved him more than he imagined.

This was the secret that the warmth of his arm was telling him.

"Ji He, thank you for saving me."

Ji He raised his head, his eyes were dazed, but his breathing and heartbeat had gradually returned to normal.

The two gazes intertwined.

"Why would you do that, Colonel? You know that there is no return from a black hole, and it is very dangerous."

"If you do that, I..."

Ji He frowned slightly, his lips pursed into a slight arc because he spoke too hard.

Huo Yubai's eyes flickered, staring at Ji He's mouth.

Want to kiss.

But he seemed angry.

Although I don't understand why he is angry.

Still want to kiss.

Alpha didn't answer for a long time, then cleared his throat.

"It's because there's no way back and it's extremely dangerous that I can't bear to watch you get sucked into the black hole."

Colonel Huo did not try to be sentimental, his eyes were serious, as if he was discussing some important issue.

"You are like this..."

Ji He felt a little embarrassed and distanced himself from the Alpha.

When he was young, Huo Yubai saved him once.

But he is not the princess in the fairy tale who relies on the prince to save her. He also wants to protect the land under his feet and the lover in his arms.

Facts have proved that he not only has this belief, but also this ability.

It's true that the opponent is an S-level Alpha, but no matter how powerful a person is, he will feel pain and die.

He couldn't afford to lose Huo Yubai.

"You've saved me twice."

"I don't want to owe you..."

Ji He stood up, his expression covered with a hint of regret, completely ignoring the fact that he had saved Huo Yubai twice from the time he fell into the black hole to now.

The next second, Colonel Huo stood up and silently followed Lieutenant Ji to the asteroid where they had made an emergency landing.

This place is desolate. There is no sign of the existence of intelligent life, nor any marks left by the Federation. It is a truly barren planet.

"Ji He, you don't want to owe me, right?"

Huo Yubai looked at the man's back, frowning, and answered word by word: "I protect you because I love you. You have to repay me with love to not owe me anything."

The sky was filled with light and shadows of clouds. The wind blew through the lush vegetation on the desolate planet, making a rustling sound.

Ji He stopped moving forward, turned around and looked at Huo Yubai behind him.

Time seemed to freeze at that moment.

He thought that he would never get what he wanted in his life, but when he looked back, he found that there was an entire universe behind him.

"Um."

Just huh?

Although now is not the time to talk about love, Huo Yubai still finds it incredible. Sometimes he really wants to open Ji He's head and see what the brain circuits are like.

Say you like him and admit you love him.

Is it that difficult?

Huo Yubai looked around and found no possibility of civilization existing on this barren planet.

Although they were rescued, they were completely trapped here.

"Now the energy of these two mechas has been exhausted. If we want to leave here, we have to find new energy supplies."

Ji He sat on a large rock with rounded edges, calculating how many days the remaining nutrient solution would be enough for them to survive.

"The nutritional solution is only enough for the two of us for a week."

After a tour, Colonel Huo sat down next to Ji He and leaned his arms back using them as pillows.

"Are you listening?"

Huo Yubai turned his head and replied, "Yeah."

"When do you think the federal military will come looking?"

Compared with Colonel Huo's leisure and contentment, Ji He frowned slightly, seeming to be overly worried.

“It’s hard to say.”

Huo Yubai narrowed his eyes and continued, "If they believe that we are trapped in a black hole, they will probably just write a report after the rescue fails."

"Unless you left some clues."

Ji He recalled, "When I reconnected to the mecha, I was talking on the public channel. Athena must have caught it."

"But at that time, we were close to a supergiant star, so we were still some distance away from this desolate planet."

Huo Yubai tapped his chin and asked, "What did you say?"

“I reported my current location.”

"What else?"

Alpha moved closer to Beta, with their long legs folded together. Their casual posture did not seem like they were trapped on a deserted planet, but rather like they were on vacation on a small tourist planet.

Ji He pursed his lips and replied, "Colonel."

"What?"

"I said I was trying to call you."

Huo Yubai knew Ji He's personality and had guessed his answer long ago, but he liked to hear him admit it.

Being addressed by a military title by someone you like is a very delicate feeling, especially when they are temporarily away from the larger environment of the Union Military.

Lieutenant Ji's voice was very clean, with a hint of coldness, but his tone was soft, like a feather fan brushing across Colonel Huo's heart.

"Ji He, do you still remember how you called me when you were little?"

"Now call again and let's hear it."

Huo Yubai lowered his voice, somewhat close to the tone of whispering in Ji He's ear.

Hearing this, Ji He coughed lightly.

At that time, he called the other person brother.

But he wouldn't call Huo Yubai like that now. It felt weird just thinking about it.

Huo Yubai propped his face with his hands and stared at Ji He with a playful look, admiring the gradual change of his earlobe from Sui Dynasty white porcelain to glaze red.

"The Colonel has a really good attitude. He even has the mood to joke with his subordinates."

Huo Yubai sat up straight and replied calmly, "Now that we are here, let's make the best of it."

"Besides, I don't think there's anything wrong with this place."

"There are probably only you and me on this planet."

“We spent a lot of time together.”

Ji He avoided Huo Yubai's gaze and said nothing more, his earlobes feeling slightly warm.

After a long while, he couldn't help asking, "Colonel, do you want to live like this for the rest of your life?"

Huo Yubai smiled and answered seriously: "As long as you are always by my side, life like this is good."

"When I was a kid, I listened to my parents talking. I remember that on my mother's birthday, my father said he wanted to buy an asteroid, build a house there, grow vegetables, and raise horses, so that he could be with my mother forever."

It was rare for Colonel Huo to bring up such a thing. Ji He listened very carefully and then commented: "I didn't expect Major General Huo's ideal life to be so idyllic."

"I used to think this was boring."

"Now I feel that as long as I can be with the one I love."

When Huo Yubai said the words "beloved", he looked at Ji He without blinking and slowly said the rest.

“Feed the horses, chop wood, and watch the sunrise and sunset.”

"I'll be very happy."

When Colonel Huo said this, his tone was incredibly soft.

Ji He was stunned. The Alpha in front of him was looking at him tenderly. He was different from the proud son of heaven in everyone's impression. He was the Huo Yubai that only he could see.

He was moved by the idyllic life described by the other party and said, "Maybe Major General Huo is living such a life now."

Huo Yubai's bright smile dimmed in an instant, and he replied calmly, "There's no firewood to chop here. I'll go pick up something to start a fire."

Night is falling.

The mecha's energy was exhausted, and they had to spend the night in the wild, and could only choose the most simple method to provide themselves with heat.

Huo Yubai worked quickly and the fire soon lit up. The orange-yellow flames danced and gave off waves of warmth.

Ji He took out two sleeping bags and handed Colonel Huo a tube of nutrient solution.

In the darkness of the night, Ji He saw the lush trees emitting faint fluorescent lights of various colors, and he rubbed his eyes with his hand.