'Bang--'
With a deafening roar, the tentacle shattered into pieces in an instant.
The expected disembowelment did not occur. Instead, he was embraced with all his might, a burning hot embrace that seemed to want to meld him into its body.
With their chests pressed together, Shi Xi could clearly feel Chi Zaiqing's frantically pounding heart.
"...Aran, it was just a little bit short."
After a long while, Chi Zaiqing's body trembled slightly as he hugged Shi Xi tightly, his voice trembling with tears as he spoke.
Tears soaked Shi Xi's collar and neck.
Shi Xi, who was already ready to leave work: Huh?!
The same little yellow chick: 【???!!!】
Both the man and the chicken were completely dumbfounded.
Shi Xi's pupils opened slightly.
My mind was racing with thoughts.
Oh no!
What's going on? The young master actually caught up with us!!
Was the young master really this amazing?!
Then wouldn't his previous behavior in front of Chi Zaiqing have been quite awkward? This young master was still willing to listen to him, didn't Chi Zaiqing feel resentful?
"Hmm..."
Jiang Yichen, who was just a step away from Shi Xi, let out a muffled groan that was extremely restrained.
To save Shi Xi, he just tore off the tentacle that had pierced his chest with his bare hands.
Even if Chi Zaiqing didn't come, he could still protect Shi Xi.
"Are you injured?" Shi Xi asked upon hearing this.
"Minor injury."
"Is it dead?" Shi Xi asked.
"He's dead," Jiang Yichen said.
Shi Xi swallowed the sweet blood that welled up in her throat and said to Jiang Yichen, who wanted to turn on the light, "Don't turn it on."
The young master is still crying.
Jiang Yichen remained silent for a long time before finally humming in agreement.
...
With the death of the new Insect King, the Insect race lost its leader and immediately fell into chaos.
Therefore, they did not encounter much obstruction, and Shi Xi repeatedly requested to ride the Devouring Source.
"Does Aran not like my mecha?" Chi Zaiqing asked, holding Shi Xi with a disappointed look on his face.
"No." Shi Xi patted the omega's head that was clinging to her. "...It's just that there's a rest room here, and I'd like to rest for a bit."
"I have some too," Chi Zaiqing blurted out, then quickly corrected herself, seemingly realizing she might upset him, "It's okay, I'll go with Aran."
Shi Xi instinctively wanted to refuse.
—Stop messing around, I'm going home.
Chi Zaiqing cupped his head in his hands, urging him to look at him. There were still tear stains at the corners of his eyes, and teardrops still clung to his raven-feather-like eyelashes. His azure pupils looked at Shi Xi with pleading eyes.
"Aran, I'm so scared..."
The omega's voice was filled with panic, "Please don't reject me..."
Shi Xi closed her eyes and sighed inwardly, "Fine."
He thought to himself.
As long as you don't mind the crowds, it's fine.
"Let's go." Shi Xi said, patting Jiang Yichen on the shoulder.
Perhaps the insect-killing king was tired, because this Alpha hardly spoke at all.
However, Jiang Yichen was not a talkative person to begin with, so Shi Xi didn't pay much attention to it.
But the other person suddenly took his hand.
"?" Shi Xi asked in confusion.
"I'm glad you're alright." Jiang Yichen said after a half-minute pause.
"……?" Shi Xi was a little confused.
You idiot, you've grabbed the wrong person!
"It's me," he prompted.
"I know." Jiang Yichen looked at Shi Xi with his dark eyes.
"……" Shi Xi.
After a moment of silence, he ultimately remained silent.
Never mind, whatever makes you happy.
...
Board the Source Eater.
Shi Xi then saw thousands of missed calls on the terminal computer.
Pei Muban, Chi Yan'an, Sheng Yingpu, Ya Misa, and Chu Yao—the frequency of their calls was terrifying, almost like a phone bombardment.
"……" Shi Xi.
According to the original plot, he should be seriously injured and unconscious at this moment, so naturally he wouldn't see so many people contacting him.
But now that he's seen it, it wouldn't be right not to call back.
After hesitating for a moment, Shi Xi decided to answer the next call.
The next second, the terminal received several calls at the same time.
Shi Xi looked at the terminal and thought for a moment.
Chi Yan'an and Chi Zaiqing are brothers, so they should be able to exchange information.
Sheng Yingpu and Jiang Yichen are good friends, so there's probably no need to worry about it.
As for Chu Yao... I don't know what's wrong with this Alpha.
I'll choose Pei Muban.
...
Pei Mu stared at the AI, and of course he could hear the cheers outside.
He knew that Jiang Yichen had successfully killed the new Insect King, but his feelings were different from those of the soldiers outside who were excited and jubilant.
He only cares about one question—
Where did Shi Xi go?
He had only dialed for a moment when he found that the call had connected on the other end of the terminal, and Shi Xi's voice came from there—
"Hey, boss..."
"Where did you run off to?" Pei Mu asked. "Great hero, went to find Jiang Yichen? Hmm?"
"As expected of the eldest brother, Master Qing Tang, your guess was spot on." Shi Xi chuckled.
"You're quite proud of yourself." Hearing that Shi Xi still had the mind to joke, Pei Muban breathed a sigh of relief. "Steel pillar, are you hurt?"
"No, not even a hair was hurt." Shi Xi yawned. "It's so late, Boss, you should get some rest."
"I'm sleepy, bye-bye." Without waiting for Pei Mu to speak, she hung up the phone.
After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to the other Alphas.
I sent Jiang Yichen a timed message to receive it in twenty minutes.
Shut down the AI directly.
He said to Chi Zaiqing, "I'm going to rest for a bit."
The lounge is similar to a capsule room, and can only accommodate one person at a time.
Chi Zaiqing looked at him hesitantly, holding his arm as if she was afraid he would run away.
"……"
Shi Xi flicked him on the forehead.
"This is inside a mech," Shi Xi said to him. "Do you think I'm going to jump off from here?"
He didn't run away; he just left work normally!
Shi Xi spoke with righteous indignation.
"Alright." Chi Zaiqing looked at him. "When we arrive, I'll tell Aran to get up."
"Mm." Shi Xi nodded.
...
Upon entering the lounge, Shi Xi immediately ran to the sink.
"Cold medicine, start blocking," I said to the little yellow chick in my mind.
He braced his hands on the table, coughing up large amounts of blood uncontrollably, staining the white tabletop with a glaring red.
Feeling better, Shi Xi turned on the tap and rinsed away the bloodstains.
He felt a dry and sore throat, and his vision went black for a moment.
[Shi Xi, the storyline is complete. Do you want to log out of the small world immediately?] Little Yellow Chicken asked worriedly.
At the same time, there was a sudden knock on the door.
"Are you asleep?" Jiang Yichen asked. "If you're not asleep, I have a roasted rabbit here, spicy."
"...I didn't sleep," Shi Xi said.
He opened the door and saw Chi Zaiqing asleep on the control panel. After a pause, Shi Xi covered him with a blanket.
Then he took the roasted rabbit, cut it in half, gave one half to Jiang Yichen, and kept the other half for himself, saying, "Let's eat together."
"Okay." Jiang Yichen paused for a moment, then took the roasted rabbit.
"I'll be going now." Shi Xi closed the door and said to him, "Bye-bye."
After finishing the barbecue, Shi Xi lay down on the bed.
[Cold Remedy, Log Out of Your Little World]
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