Chapter 18 Unvented Heat
Those at the exhibition booth who saw this live stream couldn't stop laughing.
[What's this move called? Provoking backfires and you get sniped instead.]
[Hahaha, calling your nemesis for help over a walkie-talkie is so annoying, do you even care if they listen to you?]
[He's healed, with only a sliver of blood left. Our Lin Yao is truly handsome and kind-hearted.]
These two are probably flirting.
...
Lin Yao put away his gun and felt a stinging pain in his arm, so he took off his coat and turned his head to check the newly bandaged gauze.
Jiang Qiran's technique was excellent; the wound didn't spread out. However, he had used too much force earlier, which probably caused the wound to reopen slightly, and blood was seeping out uncontrollably.
"Brother Yao, your injury..." He Li looked flustered, yet dared not touch him. "Never mind, just eliminate me. I only called you subconsciously, I didn't mean for you to care about me."
Upon hearing the three words "subconscious," Lin Yao's expression softened.
"We've already saved her." He reached out and tightened the gauze again. "From now on, it's up to each of us to rely on our own abilities."
He Li grunted in response, got up from the ground, and took two steps in the opposite direction before stopping: "Why didn't you just snipe Xie Gou?"
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment, then looked at the tree he had just shot at, which had already disappeared.
He withdrew his gaze and said coldly, "Leave him with his remaining blood to humiliate him."
"As expected of you." He Li waved to him while backing away. "Good luck, Yao-ge. See you at the finish line."
Lin Yao nodded slightly, and as he spoke, he raised his hand and sniped the figure that was trying to launch a sneak attack.
Just three minutes later, a broadcast came.
"Student ID 019 He Li, killed by Duan Zheng."
Lin Yao clicked his tongue lightly, "I can't move it."
He moved quickly toward the mountaintop, nimbly dodging the mechs' barrage while also taking down three more enemies. Judging from the frequent broadcasts, there were no more than five people left on the field.
As we approached the top, we heard a faint rustling sound behind us. The noise was very light, unlike the strafing mechs or wild beasts; it seemed more like our own kind.
But they didn't fire, perhaps to avoid alerting the enemy?
After all, shooting directly in the back will only reduce health, not eliminate the target.
Lin Yao narrowed his eyes, grabbed the hanging vine with one hand without hesitation, leaped up, used the momentum to turn around, put his legs on the other person's shoulders, and then twisted them back to firmly pin them down.
Then, with one hand, he grabs the other person's neck, completely controlling them from head to toe.
Upon seeing who it was, he coldly said, "Xie Xingchen? You really want to die, don't you? Weren't you satisfied with your beating just now?"
Xie Xingchen simply bent his long legs and took out a reagent from the pocket of his combat suit.
Then he nudged him in the lower back with his knee: "You're taking suppressants, and your pheromones are overflowing. This place is full of Alphas; if you don't control it, you know the consequences."
Lin Yao stopped pinching his hand.
It took him several seconds to finally speak, his thoughts still jumbled: "You carry a special suppressant with you?"
The inhibitors I previously received from Harmony were Omega-specific drugs, different from those used by Alphas, and he actually had them.
Is it now fashionable to show kindness to your arch-enemy to build good karma?
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement, as if he had anticipated this situation, and raised his hand to turn off the cameras on each other: "Don't worry, we won't be seen."
The crowd on the viewing platform became agitated as they watched the sudden black screen.
[Losing your internet connection while you're enjoying an exciting video is a real disaster!]
[Idiot livestreamer, may you never have an umbrella in the rain, choke on water, or run out of seasoning packets when you buy instant noodles!]
[How shameless! Is there anything my VIP membership doesn't allow me to watch?]
[No, it's Lin Yao versus Xie Xingchen! Get the camera back on track, I want to see them duel!]
While everyone else was making a ruckus, the parties involved managed to maintain a rare moment of peace.
Lin Yao didn't know what to say for a moment. He simply rolled off him. He had just put his combat suit back on and it was a bit uncomfortable to wear on his arms. He looked down and deftly lifted the hem of his clothes.
A slender waist was clearly visible, her abdomen flat and slightly concave, revealing pale blue veins.
Xie Xingchen's gaze remained fixed: "Do you need any help?"
"No need." Lin Yao took the two inhibitors, deftly bit open the needles, and skillfully pushed them in without even frowning.
Xie Xingchen rarely sees someone so unafraid of pain.
Even strong Alphas have a physiological resistance to injections, let alone Lin Yao, whose sensory system will become more and more like that of a delicate Omega after his second differentiation. Yet he did not show the slightest expression of unbearable discomfort.
Xie Xingchen sighed inwardly, wondering how much suffering he must have endured to accept it so calmly.
"Thank you." Lin Yao always had a clear sense of right and wrong. He thanked her while taking care of the used needle.
Xie Xingchen hummed in agreement: "It was just a small thing."
Just as they put it in their pockets, they both heard footsteps coming from not far away. Their eyes met, and Lin Yao subconsciously grabbed the sniper rifle that was placed next to him and cocked it.
Xie Xingchen looked up at him, still in the mood to joke: "Crossing the river and burning the bridge? If you shoot me again, I'll really be eliminated."
"Get lost." Lin Yao wouldn't do something so despicable.
He flipped himself up, nimbly dodging the sniper's shot, grabbed a vine, swung back, and kicked the man in the chest.
Clearly, the other party was also a skilled fighter, as he reached out and disarmed Lin Yao, turning the sniping into close-quarters combat.
Xie Xingchen didn't go far; he chose a spot to watch the fight but didn't make a move.
He knew Lin Yao well; he was too proud and arrogant. Making a move at this moment would only be seen as an insult. However, this competitor who launched the sneak attack was equally skilled in close combat, with incredibly fast and precise moves, making the outcome uncertain.
After twenty moves, Lin Yao used his arm strength to clasp his opponent's hands tightly and flip him to the ground.
The opponent showed no sign of panic about losing: "The match should end now."
Lin Yao stared at him expressionlessly, his hand clenching tightly. Suddenly, he felt an overwhelming barrage of pheromones crashing down on him, like ten thousand sharp knives piercing his flesh at the same time. The pain was excruciating, and his whole body began to tremble uncontrollably.
In just a moment of relaxation, he was flipped over and pinned down by his opponent, who subdued him with one hand.
He tried to reach for the sniper rifle that had been tossed aside during the fight, but it was too far away, and he couldn't reach it.
“You…” Lin Yao stammered.
Using pheromones to suppress pheromones is the most common method.
At this moment, Lin Yao, once an S-class Alpha, has lost all his advantages and is only suffering from the pain of being restricted and clashed due to the mismatch.
It felt like my internal organs were being gripped and torn apart by a giant hand, making it hard to breathe.
If Xie Xingchen hadn't brought him the inhibitor, he wouldn't have lasted three seconds.
"Aren't you planning to retaliate?"
The other person pressed their finger against Lin Yao's bobbing Adam's apple, their tone displeased, "Is it because you disdain me, look down on me? Or are you too weak to do anything?"
"There's no need."
Lin Yao, enduring the pain of the AO gap, gritted his teeth and said, "I can beat you without that. I just swept through the ranks, Duan Zheng, right?"
"You're stubborn as a mule." Duan Zheng pressed his finger against his chin.
More oppressive pressure fell like a rain of arrows, mercilessly and sharply ravaging the newly differentiated Omega.
The physiological disparity was too fatal; Lin Yao's back was completely soaked.
Those in the stands wished they could be on the field themselves.
[Lin Yao seems off. He can't even win using pheromones? Is he really that useless?]
[I thought he was an all-rounder, good at sniping and hand-to-hand combat, but his pheromones are so weak, it's hilarious.]
[No need to watch anymore, Duan Zheng just finished mowing down everyone, he's definitely going to win.]
Damn, I don't know why, but looking at Lin Yao makes me really want to kill him...
Amidst the relentless attacks, Lin Yao felt his strength gradually draining away.
Even though he was about to give up, Duan Zheng showed no intention of moving, intending to use this move to exhaust his opponent.
"Surrender?" Duan Zheng was confident of victory.
Lin Yao scoffed lightly, without answering. He turned his palm down, trying to bend his fingers to gather strength, but only managed to grab a handful of messy soil, much like his life, which had been suddenly disrupted by his second differentiation.
He tilted his head slightly and met Xie Xingchen's gaze as Xie Xingchen sat half-upright in the tree. Xie Xingchen had already raised his sniper rifle and aimed it at the back of the newcomer.
"No." His eyes were cold, and he spoke silently, "Don't help."
If Xie Xingchen had fired that shot.
He would truly become an Omega with no fighting ability, a useless person who would lose all fighting power due to the Alpha's pheromones.
He couldn't accept it.
Lin Yao had already bitten his lower lip until it bled, his lips split open and turned an even more vibrant red: "Let's finish this quickly."
Seeing that he was too weak to struggle after being attacked, the other party loosened his grip slightly and turned to reach for the sniper rifle next to him.
At that very moment, Lin Yao leaped up and kicked him hard in the back.
"Damn it," Duan Zheng cursed.
The moment he tried to retaliate, Lin Yao had already performed a triple somersault to perfectly dodge. The next second, he picked up the sniper rifle at his feet, knelt on one knee, and pulled the trigger at Duan Zheng.
Bang. Bang. Bang.
"Student ID 003 Duan Zheng, killed by Lin Yao."
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