If they escaped from the mouths of primitive creatures because they had made thorough preparations in advance, then surviving a storm at sea relying solely on a small kayak was simply a fool's dream.
No creature is qualified to fight against nature.
Chen Ci tightly grasped the handles on both sides to steady himself, while Fu Tianhe held Da Congming tightly in his arms to prevent it from falling into the sea.
My mental strength is expanding as far as I can, farther and farther!
The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and in a blink of an eye it was pouring down like a bucket, soaking the two people and the dog like drowned chickens. Fu Tianhe moved over and hugged Chen Ci tightly.
They lowered their bodies as much as possible to lower their center of gravity so that they could lie steadily on the kayak.
The rain rolled down Chen Ci's face, and his wet black eyelashes kept trembling, like a butterfly whose wings were about to be broken in the storm.
Suddenly he opened his eyes, and a drop of rain fell into his amber eyes, bringing a slight pain.
But Chen Ci didn't care about that at all and shouted, "Go southwest! There's a platform over there!"
Southwest direction?
The wind and waves were indeed pushing them south, but they still needed to turn west. Fu Tianhe asked loudly, "How far is it?"
"Less than ten miles!"
It will be there soon. Fu Tianhe immediately took out a plastic sheet from his bag. He tied it to the oar to make a simple sail and tied a climbing rope to the top.
There was no place to fix the sail on the kayak, so Fu Tianhe held the oar tightly and secured it with his body, allowing Chen Ci to pull it up.
The simple sail was raised and blown up with a bang.
Chen Ci held the climbing rope with his left hand and held the remaining oar with his right hand, trying his best to move the sea water so that the head of the kayak would face southwest.
Experienced sailors can "sail against the wind," which means sailing against the wind.
No matter which direction the wind blows, it always produces a vertical force on the sail. It is this vertical force that pushes the sailboat forward. Therefore, as long as you keep adjusting the position of the hull and the sail, you can sail in any direction with the help of the wind in a zigzag route.
"left!"
Fu Tianhe roared, and together with Chen Ci, they turned the sail to the left.
None of them had any experience in sailing before, but fortunately, both of them had learned physics very well, and the only problem now was that the boat was lacking the power to go west, so it was not too difficult to control.
The sail made the kayak's forward speed reach its peak. The violent wind and rain hit their bodies, forcing the two to squint their eyes and see only a small space.
They tried their best to lower their center of gravity, otherwise they might be overturned and fall into the sea if they were not careful. By then, they would definitely die.
The mental power detected the direction and guided the two people to adjust the angle of the sail at all times.
Getting closer and closer!
A gray-black platform could already be seen amidst the heavy rain, standing tall in the vast ocean, just like a lamp in the eternal night, which suddenly lifted the spirits of the two people.
There was no need for any more words to guide the direction; the platform was just there, waiting for them to approach.
A hundred meters away from the platform, Fu Tianhe shouted loudly: "Prepare to land!"
They removed the sail, and the kayak continued to move towards the platform due to inertia. In just half a minute, it had already floated under the platform.
Fu Tianhe seized the opportunity, reached out and grabbed the base that was covered with metal corrosion.
Inertia pulled at his body, causing Fu Tianhe to shudder violently. He used his own strength to fix the kayak and shouted to Chen Ci, "Hurry up and climb up!"
Chen Ci quickly put on the heavy bag. He had tied a rope to the handrail of the raft and tied the other end of the rope firmly to the ladder.
The boy stood up, the kayak bobbing up and down violently. He took a deep breath, pushed forward, and grabbed the ladder with both hands accurately.
Chen Ci climbed up step by step. The platform had obviously been abandoned for a long time. The stairs were covered with rust caused by sea water corrosion, which stung his palms.
There was a platform for a short rest along the way, but Chen Ci did not stop and continued to move forward.
Fu Tianhe reached out and picked up the other bag, slung it over one shoulder, and followed Chen Ci. In the turbulent waves, the two climbed more than 30 meters one after the other and finally reached the platform.
Chen Ci grabbed the railing beside him with both hands and steadied his body while kneeling. He took a deep breath, put down his backpack, turned around, stretched out his hand, and pulled Fu Tianhe behind him.
The next moment after Alpha stepped onto the platform, Chen Ci regained his spirit and returned along the stairs.
"So smart!" Chen Ci called the beagle's name.
The beagle heard its owner calling and barked at the top of its lungs. It had just faced a giant alien-like primitive creature and was drifting in the extremely bumpy sea. Now its two owners had left one after another, and it was the only dog left on the raft. It was almost scared to death of its smart courage.
Chen Ci went down to the last step above the sea. He grabbed the ladder with one hand and reached forward with the other hand to hold the strap around Da Congming's shoulders and lift the whole dog up.
Fortunately, Da Congming has not been raised to be too fat during this period. His previously thin body as an experimental dog has now helped Chen Ci a lot.
Chen Ci tied Da Congming's dog leash around his waist, held it with one hand, and climbed up with difficulty relying only on his right hand.
His already limited physical strength was rapidly depleting, and his mental strength used to form defenses and command the original creatures had not yet fully recovered. Chen Ci gritted his teeth and endured the intense fatigue. With only the last few meters left, he was really out of strength and could only hang on the ladder with his elbows. His body was like a reed swaying in the wind, swaying in the strong wind.
Upon seeing this, Fu Tianhe came down immediately and dragged Chen Ci onto the platform.
"Have a good rest. I'll go put away the kayak." Fu Tianhe helped Chen Ci to the eaves of the house. Chen Ci sat weakly against the wall, holding the shivering Da Congming in his arms.
The rain was so heavy that it was almost impossible to see anything. Fu Tianhe raised his hand to wipe the rain off his face and went down again. The stairs were extremely slippery. If he was not careful, he might fall into the sea and be swept away by the raging waves.
He climbed down and stopped at the point closest to the sea surface, steadying his body with one hand and one foot.
The kayak was fixed by Chen Ci with a rope. At this time, the rope was taut, pulling it to prevent it from being washed away. Fu Tianhe pulled the climbing rope hard, pulled the kayak over, and stepped on it with his feet.
He squinted his eyes, found the inflation port in the dim and blurry rain, bent down with all his strength and opened it.
The kayak quickly deflated.
Fu Tianhe stepped on it hard to speed up the process. When the air was almost deflated, he untied the rope fixed on the ladder and tied it around his waist instead. He used his body to pull the already exhausted kayak onto the platform.
The whole process was extremely difficult. Although Fu Tianhe was in excellent physical condition and had amazing stamina, he still felt exhausted at the end.
The kayak was tied with a rope and suspended in the air. The wind was pulling Fu Tianhe. Alpha could only hold on to the ladder with all his strength to ensure that he would not be taken away.
An inconspicuous iron spike pierced into his palm, but the sharp pain was ignored in his tense nerves. Adrenaline dominated his whole body. Fu Tianhe loosened his hand to grab the stairs above. The iron spike cut from one side of his palm to the other, leaving a long and narrow wound.
Finally climbing up to a platform about thirty meters high, Fu Tianhe lay on the ground with his face down, gasping heavily, and the rain flowed down his hair and all over his face.
Then he knelt on the ground, holding the climbing rope with both hands, and pulled the kayak up.
The climbing rope was stained bright red in sections. Only when Fu Tianhe saw the bloodstains on the rope did he realize that he was injured.
The rain had made the outer edge of the platform quite slippery. Fu Tianhe stood up again, hunched over, and rushed towards the eaves where Chen Ci was.
Passing through the dense rain curtain that was like a waterfall, no more cold rain fell on him.
Fu Tianhe sat down against the wall, panting. He took the time to deflate the raft and folded it into a shape that was easy to carry.
Chen Ci leaned against the wall, his whole body soaked, his dark wet hair stuck to his temples in a mess, the rain flowed down his cheeks, gathered at his chin and dripped, or continued to flow over his neck, passing through the leather anti-bite collar and sinking into his collar.
His lips had lost their color, and he opened his mouth slightly to catch his breath. He looked pale and fragile.
"How are you?" Fu Tianhe asked him in a low voice.
Chen Ci shook his head, frowned slightly, and swallowed hard, feeling a sting in his throat and lungs.
Fu Tianhe looked at Chen Ci's arm hanging by his side. He grasped the boy's wrist and lifted Chen Ci's hand, palm facing up.
The originally delicate and white palms were rubbed red by the rusty stairs, and even the small blisters that had just appeared could be seen.
Fu Tianhe felt so distressed. That was a ladder that was more than 30 meters high. Normally, it would be very strenuous to climb it twice, not to mention climbing in the heavy rain with supplies. Even September's beautiful hands were worn out like this.
Chen Ci immediately noticed his sleeves stained with blood.
"Are you hurt?" he asked.
Fu Tianhe glanced at his cut hand and put it behind his back nonchalantly: "Oh, it's okay, just a small problem."
Chen Ci frowned and grabbed Fu Tianhe's arm to prevent him from hiding. He forcibly pried open Alpha's clenched fingers and found that his palm was cut open with a five or six centimeter long cut, which was bleeding all the time.
The wound was long and deep, with some dark rust impurities mixed in.
“Is this a small problem?”
Chen Ci knew at a glance that this was a level that required stitches and then a broken cold, but they were on an abandoned platform in the middle of the ocean and there was no way they could do anything better.
Chen Ci opened his backpack without saying a word and took out the medical box in the wet environment. The box was waterproof, and the medicines and medical supplies inside were individually packaged and were not contaminated by sea water.
Chen Ci pinched Fu Tianhe's fingers and first poured two bottles of drinking water to clean the wound. They only brought six bottles of water in total. If they finished drinking them, they would have to use a seawater purifier. Now two bottles were consumed in a gulp. Fu Tianhe saw it and couldn't help feeling distressed.
The blood was washed away as soon as it flowed out, and the skin around the wound appeared pink and white, but some iron filings were still buried deeper in the flesh.
Chen Ci squeezed out the medical alcohol, and the moment the alcohol touched the wound, Fu Tianhe shuddered and instinctively gasped.
Chen Ci raised his eyes and glanced at him, knowing that Alpha must be in pain, so he didn't ask any nonsense questions like "Does it hurt?"
But the strength with which he held Fu Tianhe's fingers became lighter.
After pouring half a bottle of alcohol, Chen Ci took out the tweezers from the medicine box and carefully picked out the iron filings hidden in the skin and flesh.
Cleaning the iron shavings inevitably required fiddling with the bloody flesh at the wound. Fu Tianhe endured the pain, as this little pain was nothing to him.
There were many things hidden in corners that were invisible to the naked eye, so Chen Ci used his almost exhausted mental strength to explore them. He tried his best to clear away all foreign objects and make sure there were no residues left.
But Fu Tianhe's wound was too deep and the rust was very dirty. If Fu Tianhe got tetanus and couldn't get rescued, it would be questionable whether he could survive.
This is a question of probability.
But Chen Ci didn't want to gamble with Fu Tianhe's life.
Chen Ci opened the third bottle of drinking water, took a sip and held it in his mouth, puffed up his cheeks to rinse his mouth, and then spit it out to the side.
The next second, the boy lowered his head and his soft lips touched Fu Tianhe's wound which was still bleeding.
The rich Alpha pheromones surge into the mouth, rush to the nasal cavity, and impact the brain. It is an amber wood fragrance that is as peaceful and warm as an afternoon forest. It seems to be able to dispel the bone-chilling coldness of sea water and rain, completely igniting the whole body and burning it out.
"September?!"
Fu Tianhe widened his eyes in disbelief. He subconsciously tried to pull his hand back, but was grabbed by Chen Ci.
He clearly felt Chen Ci adjust his position slightly, and the soft tip of his tongue swept across the painful narrow wound, followed by gentle sucking.
The blood was sucked away by the Omega, and the saliva stained the surface of the wound. For a moment, Fu Tianhe forgot to breathe. He had imagined countless times how soft September's lips would be, but he never thought that one day he would be able to feel it with his own eyes.
...rubbing it in his palm.
Chen Ci raised his head and spat out the blood in his mouth. He rinsed his mouth again and then sucked Fu Tianhe's palm again.
The Omega's pheromones enter through the wound and are carried throughout the body by the blood circulation. It is a very small amount, but it is enough to make the Alpha tremble from the bottom of his heart.
Chen Ci rubbed his nose against the base of Fu Tianhe's palm, his drooping eyelashes lightly brushed the Alpha's wrist, his wet clothes stuck to his body. Like most Omegas, Chen Ci had a small frame and looked particularly frail, like a little cat burying its head obediently in Fu Tianhe's palm.
But Fu Tianhe knew that beneath this seemingly fragile body, there was a huge energy that was difficult for ordinary people to imagine.
Chen Ci did this back and forth five or six times. When he finally raised his head, Fu Tianhe's wound had turned a pinkish-white color and had stopped bleeding.
Chen Ci once again picked up the alcohol to rinse and disinfect Fu Tianhe, but this time, his hand holding the plastic bottle couldn't stop shaking.
The boy's cheeks flushed, and he lowered his eyes, so no one could see the faint light of water in his amber eyes.
Chen Ci capped the remaining half bottle of alcohol, pinched out cotton wool with tweezers, wiped the liquid around Fu Tianhe's wound, and removed the bandage.
There is no need to apply medicine anymore. After coming into contact with his saliva, Fu Tianhe's wounds will heal quickly.
As the bandaging process progressed, Chen Ci was shaking more and more violently, and when the bandage was finally tied, he even had to stop and gasp with his mouth slightly open.
The scent of tuberose broke through the constraints of the necklace and quickly diffused around the two of them. Compared to the faint fragrance before, this time the scent was more intense and pungent, sending out a clear signal.
——It was like a silent and urgent invitation.
"Okay." Chen Ci bandaged Fu Tianhe's palm with a bandage and withdrew his hands. He tried his best to calm the feeling in his body which was somewhat strange, but not completely strange.
He reopened the medical kit, took out the bottle of inhibitor from the back, poured out a few white pills, stuffed them into his mouth and swallowed them dry.
Fu Tianhe clenched his palm lightly. The wound still hurt a little, but it was so minor that it could be ignored. He was more concerned about September's current condition than himself.
Alpha and Omega pheromones were blending rapidly. Fu Tianhe held his breath, controlling himself from inhaling more.
There was a lot of his blood on the ground, which was releasing the scent of amber. Fu Tianhe knew that they should move now. This was just a eaves to temporarily shelter from the rain. They hurriedly climbed onto the platform with their supplies and had no time to check the specific situation.
Fu Tianhe resisted the urge to hug Chen Ci in his arms. He stood up and quickly walked to the closed gate of the building.
This should have been an oil exploration platform before. As the sea level continued to rise, the surrounding platforms were submerged one after another, leaving only the tallest one, which ultimately could not escape the fate of being abandoned.
Fu Tianhe pushed the door hard and heard a harsh rusting sound, but the door did not budge.
He shifted his focus and looked at the window next to him. The window was so dirty that it was no longer transparent. It was obvious that no one was there.
Fu Tianhe pressed his palm on the glass and pushed it sideways. Just as he opened a gap, the window was stuck.
Even though the situation was urgent, he patiently checked what went wrong. A violent solution would likely remove the entire window, which would then no longer be able to provide shelter from the wind and rain.
A large number of insect carcasses fell into the groove, firmly blocking the window. Fu Tianhe cleaned up all the beetle carcasses. When he pushed the window again, it made a harsh sound, but it was finally opened smoothly.
"September!"
Fu Tianhe raised his head and shouted, but Chen Ci was still sitting there with his head down. Da Congming seemed to have sensed something and lay on him anxiously, trying to warm his master with his body.
Fu Tianhe walked over quickly, grabbed Chen Ci's arm and helped him stand up. Chen Ci's head was dizzy and his legs were a little weak.
He was already exhausted both physically and mentally, not to mention that he had directly inhaled Alpha's pheromones. Even though he spat out blood in time each time, the pheromones still entered his body.
——Cold and hot.
Fu Tianhe supported Chen Ci and walked to the window. In the end, he almost hugged him by the waist and said, "Go into the house first. It will be safer inside."
Chen Ci forced himself to grab the window frame with both hands, raised his legs and tried to climb up, but he was not as agile as usual.
Something was burning inside him, making his body sore and weak, desperately craving for some relief. For an Omega, this feeling was not unfamiliar. Every time he made a statement, he would inject an inhibitor in time, then lie quietly on the bed, wrap himself tightly in the quilt, and force himself to endure it.
And now, he has taken inhibitors orally, but it seems to have no effect at all.
Seeing this, Fu Tianhe could only help Chen Ci climb onto the windowsill. He grabbed the clothes on the back of Chen Ci with one hand to prevent him from falling due to unstable balance, and used the other hand to support Chen Ci's thigh and push him up.
The flesh on Chen Ci's buttocks and legs bulged slightly from the gaps between Fu Tianhe's open fingers. His soaked pants stuck to his skin, and were being warmed by the Alpha's body temperature.
But now even Fu Tianhe had no time to pay attention to this fatal sexiness. He carefully and laboriously helped Chen Ci into the house, and then carried Da Congming in, and then climbed over the window with a lot of supplies.
There was a faint moldy smell in the house, the desk was empty, the map hanging on the wall was almost fallen off, and there was thick dust everywhere, blown up by the wind. All signs showed that it had been abandoned for a long, long time.
Chen Ci was supported by Fu Tianhe and sat down in the corner.
The inhibitor seemed to have no effect at all. He tried hard to find a moment of clarity in his increasingly dizzy consciousness. The situation was worse than he had imagined.
Yes, he has been using the base's special injectable inhibitors. Oral medications have extremely limited effectiveness for him.
Chen Ci could count the number of Alphas he had seen since he was a child on two hands. Before that, the Alpha he had the most contact with was Shaflay, but he was not sensitive to each other's pheromones and was even more averse to physical contact with other people.
As a top-level Omega, he would not be easily seduced by an Alpha, but he just touched Fu Tianhe's blood directly and sucked it with his mouth.
Chen Ci didn’t know if he would have a similar experience when facing other Alphas, but it was obvious that his body liked Fu Tianhe’s pheromones very much.
——The forest is as warm as the sun. I want to lie on my back on the fallen leaves and be warmed by the sun.
If the situation is not stopped, it won't be long before he falls into estrus, which can last for several days.
Fu Tianhe squatted in front of Chen Ci and looked at him nervously. The Alpha swallowed hard and his Adam's apple slid up and down silently.
He is not feeling well now either, but it is definitely much better than before.
"Are you okay?" Fu Tianhe's voice was hoarse. His bandaged palm gently touched Chen Ci's hot cheek, causing the Omega to shudder.
The answer is self-evident.
Fu Tianhe knew that he'd better leave quickly and not appear in front of Jiu Yue again to cause more trouble to him.
He took a deep breath and stood up.
But the corner of his clothes was grabbed by the Omega.
Chen Ci's strength was so weak that Fu Tianhe only needed to turn around to pull the clothes out of his fingertips.
Chen Ci looked up at Fu Tianhe. His pale lips were dyed bright red by the Alpha's blood. His amber eyes were covered with a thick layer of mist. Fu Tianhe had never seen such a helpless expression on the boy's face. It seemed as if he was silently asking him -
Don't you want me anymore?
The determination that I made with gritted teeth disappeared without a trace in just a moment.
"Fu Tianhe." He heard Jiu Yue calling his name, and the boy's speech was still clear. "Where are you going?"
"We are not meant to be together right now."
"Didn't you say you liked me?"
The young man asked softly with uncontrollable trembling, and Fu Tianhe suddenly realized that Jiu Yue had heard everything he had said in the raft.
Did you hear all of that?
Fu Tianhe squatted down, looked directly into those eyes, and asked softly: "What do you think?"
"I don't know what love is." Chen Ci's eyes were a little confused. Such feelings were too complicated for him. "...but I don't hate you."
There is more that has not been said.
He hated being touched by others, even to the point where he would feel disgusted if touched. However, he slowly got used to Fu Tianhe's presence as they got along. They hugged each other through their clothes, touched each other's hands, and finally buried his face in his palms to suck away the blood from the wound.
He didn't know how to express himself; no one had ever taught him.
Fu Tianhe's eyes suddenly became hot.
How could he not know that Jiu Yue was actually a cold and indifferent person? The boy didn't know what love was, which meant that "not annoying" was the highest evaluation he could give.
All my efforts were felt by the boy, and it was not ridiculous licking dog behavior.
Chen Ci's brows suddenly furrowed tightly, he closed his eyes tightly, mobilized all his will, and forced himself to endure the heat surging in his body.
Every minute and every second is so long and unbearable.
After a brief dizziness, he hoarsely asked for help from the person in front of him: "... Help me."
Fu Tianhe held his hands, which had cool fingertips but hot palms: "What should I do?"
"Please... give me a mark."