MORIC - Chapter 142

Chapter 142: Are You Done Yet!

The sudden Zerg Tide also triggered the monitoring alarms.

Xi Mingguang noticed it immediately. Her subordinate stared at the Zerg Tides erupting almost simultaneously on the holographic map and nervously asked Xi Mingguang, "Commander, Marshal Shen's final approval hasn't been issued yet. Is it really appropriate for us to rush to Planet B-878 first?"

The Commander-in-Chief didn't even look at her. "Do I look like someone who waits for approval to act?"

At home, Xi Mingguang acted like she couldn't be bothered with anything, but in the Expeditionary Force, she was a veritable living King of Hell. Most people had to shut their mouths the moment they saw her.

Not to mention, even Shen Yu had been her subordinate before, so absolutely no one dared to put on airs in front of her.

Xi Mingguang pointed to the planet where Xi Zhoumeng was undergoing her practical training. "The situation here is the most severe."

She lowered her eyes, thinking of Xi Zhoumeng's earlier request—or perhaps it wasn't a request at all, but a command.

Did that girl know all along?

So many secrets.

On one hand, she was very worried. After all, the Zerg radiation caused by the Zerg Tide would trigger Xi Zhoumeng's differentiation, and she was terrified that Xi Zhoumeng would be attacked in such a dangerous situation.

The consequences would be simply unimaginable.

The starship headed for Planet B-878 at top speed. Midway, Xi Mingguang received an encrypted communication from Shen Yu.

When not at a dinner party, Marshal Shen was usually carefree and nonchalant. After greeting Xi Mingguang, she got straight to the point, "Do you still remember the secret from back then?"

Xi Mingguang instantly understood what she was referring to and grunted in acknowledgment.

Shen Yu's heart ached when she thought of Lan Lan, but she was also thankful that she was still alive.

However, Lan Lan's secret treatment had remained unknown all these years. Even her military registration had been canceled, but recently, there were signs that she was being investigated again.

Shen Yu: "I don't think my suspicions are wrong."

Xi Mingguang: "You know there's a price to pay for having no evidence."

Only Xi Mingguang was in the cabin. The starship sped forward, and the surrounding floating objects flew past rapidly.

In the encrypted video communication, Shen Yu's face was solemn, and she was even a little agitated. "But Senior, Lan Lan is the evidence, and now someone wants to destroy that evidence."

Xi Mingguang: "Then what should we say? That the Queen is a Zerg?"

She took a deep breath. "If this is true, it's too horrifying. It means we've been toyed with by insects for almost a thousand years."

Shen Yu: "Then do you think your Alpha grandmother's death back then was an accident?"

This almost left Xi Mingguang speechless, but Shen Yu pressed her advantage, "Why did Aunt Lin suddenly die of illness back then?"

"Your Xi family's secret prevents that person from resting easy!"

Shen Yu seemed on the verge of frenzy, but she lowered her voice, propped her hands on the table, and said to Xi Mingguang with reddened eyes, "What's more, you almost couldn't inherit the Xi family back then. If you hadn't married Xi Li's father, everything belonging to the Xi family would have returned to the Queen's hands, including the secret of how your Xi family's first patriarch established the house."

Xi Mingguang: "Yes, but Shen Yu, you can't be impulsive. Once this matter is exposed, the faith of our Empire will collapse."

Shen Yu had mentioned this matter before, ever since the year of the Zerg Tide when Jiang Zhi died and Lan Lan was severely injured.

Many people thought Lan Lan was talking nonsense.

How could she possibly have seen the Queen on the battlefield? The Queen was always in the royal palace and never took a step outside.

And how could she have turned into a Zerg?

These claims were eventually dismissed as manifestations of Lan Lan's psychological trauma, and after she fell into a coma again, they were destroyed along with her file.

Shen Yu kept a copy. Her military rank wasn't high back then, so she used Xi Mingguang's privilege to cancel Lan Lan's military registration.

But she never expected that someone would still be fixated on it so many years later.

She had had enough of the loneliness during the years Lan Lan was in a coma, and she had had enough of the days spent defending the Empire against Zerg of unknown origin.

A secret was clutched in her heart. Even when Xi Mingguang questioned her, asking why she should believe something she hadn't seen with her own eyes.

She could only say with red eyes, "I believe everything Lan Lan said."

After all, Lan Lan was on the verge of death at that time.

Her lungs had turned to fiber, her blood was full of toxins, and the blue-green blood had nearly soaked the front of Shen Yu's clothes.

"Is faith such an important thing?"

Shen Yu took a deep breath. "If our faith collapses, we'll just build a new one."

She gritted her teeth and stared at her senior and friend from youth to middle age on the other side of the screen. "If it were you, would you believe it without a doubt?"

Xi Mingguang didn't answer. She just stared at the constantly reddening dots on the holographic map, finally nodding solemnly before saying to Shen Yu—

"This matter you've brought up, I think we can tell Zhoumeng about it."

She thought of Xi Zhoumeng's expression at that time, and her heart ached a little.

"This child has been hiding so many secrets without my knowledge. I don't know how to help her."

Compared to Xi Zhoumeng who needed help, Chi Yueshan felt she was the one who needed more help.

She was almost bitten to death by Xi Zhoumeng.

But compared to being bitten to death, she felt that being pierced through was the most terrifying thing.

She almost unconsciously scooted back, but every time she tried to escape, she would be irresistibly hooked back by that seemingly fluffy tail, giving her the illusion of being trapped alive.

The heat rising from the bottom of her heart and the pheromones emitted by her 100% compatible lover were enough to bring on her heat prematurely.

This tide of passion, combined with the mountain rain outside, almost seemed to want to soak Chi Yueshan through and through.

She could even hear the sounds from that place. The shame that came with such intimacy was about to be drowned out by the sensations.

It was humid and hot outside, yet dry inside the cave. Their clothes lay to one side, steamed dry by the fiery atmosphere.

Chi Yueshan couldn't even cry. She had no idea how many damn times it had been.

She had no idea what time it was outside, what Zerg Tide, what radiation, what specimens, what practical training.

Her mind was a complete mess. The extreme pain of the knotting, accompanied by the full, swelling sea in her heart, gave her the illusion of ascending to the clouds only to fall into hell. Moreover, she could clearly feel that she was covered in bite marks from Xi Zhoumeng, who was struggling to control her instincts. It felt like even her tattoo was about to be destroyed.

And lifting her leg to kick her only made it more convenient for Xi Zhoumeng to do even more depraved things.

When they were together before, Xi Zhoumeng's pheromones had the coldness and bitterness of morning mist. They weren't aggressive, only making Chi Yueshan find them pleasant-smelling and leaving her feeling unsatisfied.

But that dissatisfaction was fleeting, as Xi Zhoumeng had many tricks up her sleeve and could always make her lose her composure no matter what.

Chi Yueshan herself wasn't particularly shy; when she got worked up, she would even demand more from Xi Zhoumeng.

But…

However…

How did it turn out like this!!!

Now, the aggressiveness of the other's pheromones was like the sky falling and the earth cracking, making Chi Yueshan's head feel like it was about to explode. She subconsciously reached down to touch that place, only to let out a whimper the next second.

Chi Yueshan could only stare blankly at the wildflowers growing on the dry wall of the cave.

How could there be wildflowers in a cave? They were blooming quite beautifully.

Her thoughts were completely illogical. The next second, a gust of wind blew in, and Chi Yueshan couldn't help but flinch.

She didn't know how she had angered this beast again, and there was nowhere to run.

Those few flowers were knocked off, implicated by Chi Yueshan's constant retreat.

Xi Zhoumeng's eyes were bloodshot. For some reason, her dyed long hair, which had been drenched in the rain outside, had lost its color.

Perhaps the quality of the rain on this planet was different, or perhaps her current state was even more different.

The dyed brown faded away. A few white wildflowers landed on Xi Zhoumeng's head, then rustled down. They fell into the heat, were knocked into a certain deep place, and her heart seemed to tremble just like those wildflowers. Chi Yueshan clung to Xi Zhoumeng. Xi Zhoumeng shook her head, but sweat plastered her hair to her cheeks, causing a flower to stick to the corner of her lips as well.

Xi Zhoumeng extended her tongue and curled it, and the flower fell directly onto her lips.

Chi Yueshan was panting heavily, desperately wanting to curse.

But she didn't have the strength to.

Her glands hurt, her mouth hurt, her ears hurt, her tattoo hurt, her chest hurt—everything hurt.

Who bites someone's ankle? Are all canids like this?

Even if she's not a dog, she loves to bite people.

Should I go get a shot?

Her eyes were glazed over, completely unaware that she currently looked like a painting.

A masterpiece by Xi Zhoumeng, smeared all over and branded.

The sky outside had turned completely dark. The thunder continued, and the wind and rain raged on.

There were even unnerving rustling sounds, accompanied by explosions.

Xi Zhoumeng's tail retracted, and her sharp fangs and ears also disappeared.

She didn't seem to have fully recovered; her eyes were still hazy. While holding the flower in her mouth, she nuzzled Chi Yueshan's lips. Chi Yueshan tried to push her away, but Xi Zhoumeng took it as an embrace and pressed against her affectionately.

"Are you done yet…"

Chi Yueshan was about to pass out.

The feeling of being marked was truly as reputed, just like they said in the late-night sections of the forums.

Chi Yueshan licked her lips and closed her eyes wearily. She snuggled into Xi Zhoumeng's embrace and mumbled, "Can we go out now?"

It's definitely been more than one night, right? It feels like it's been a very, very long time.

The rain outside hadn't stopped at all, and the moon hadn't set, giving Chi Yueshan a strange feeling.

As if only she and Xi Zhoumeng were left in the world.

A gentle kiss landed on her forehead. Xi Zhoumeng's voice was incredibly hoarse. A fussy person like her rarely sweated. Even when they usually slept together, she was always nitpicking, wishing she could just get Chi Yueshan taken care of and be done with it, not caring about herself.

After all, going back and forth would definitely stir up something else.

Even with an AI robot, it would be impossible to carry Chi Yueshan to the bath.

And it was even more impossible for Chi Yueshan to carry her to the bath.

It annoyed Xi Zhoumeng so much that she wished she could just do it directly in the bathtub.

But Chi Yueshan didn't like it; she was a little afraid of water.

Now, Xi Zhoumeng was feeling unusually refreshed and clear-headed. The long-suppressed frustration was swept away, but she still hadn't fully recovered.

A prepared Secondary Differentiation wasn't as disastrous as the one in her memories, but it was hardly dignified either.

But at this moment, there was a dead silence amidst the raging storm. Xi Zhoumeng's voice seemed to be blurred by the sound of the rain, so gentle that Chi Yueshan was about to fall into a dream.

Xi Zhoumeng: "No. You sleep, I'll do my thing."

Chi Yueshan gathered her strength for a moment and finally managed to squeeze out enough energy to curse her, "You bastard…"

But her words were blocked again.

She thought: The damn Zerg Tide is here and this person still has time to sleep with me! This is too ridiculous!

I don't have a hobby of being watched by those ugly things!!

Xi Zhoumeng seemed to understand what she was thinking and a laugh rumbled in her throat.

The flower she had bitten fell onto Chi Yueshan's body, only to be kissed to pieces. Xi Zhoumeng glanced at the storm outside and patiently coaxed Chi Yueshan—

"Don't worry, I'll protect you."

Chi Yueshan whimpered and reluctantly turned over, unable to hold back her tears at all.

She cursed weakly, but it had no effect. After all, her voice was soft and her lips were too swollen to look at. "Is being an Alpha so great?"

Xi Zhoumeng was in a very good mood. Even though there wasn't much light here, the moon outside the cave, for some reason, still hung high in the sky despite the terrible weather, and some of its light managed to sweep in, enough for Chi Yueshan to see Xi Zhoumeng's expression.

It was indeed just as she had marveled when they first met.

This person was so beautiful it was almost inhuman.

It was just that she used to be too cold. Even when she smiled, there wasn't a trace of warmth.

Now, it was as if she had been pulled down; the high and mighty god had also been stained by the mortal world.

Wiping away my tears.

Kissing away my gloom.

And heading into the future with me?

Unfortunately, before Chi Yueshan could feel smug for long, the high fever brought on by her premature heat pierced through her in an instant.

How is it starting again!!!

With her 100% compatible and fully marked Alpha right beside her, everything seemed to follow a natural course.

The natural genetic defects of this body were repaired because of her partner. Everything felt like a rebirth, even eliminating the aftereffects Xi Zhoumeng suffered from resisting the Zerg Queen's consciousness.

The only thing that dissatisfied her was the extremely annoying reminder from the system in her mind.

It used to stay silent at times like this, but now its tone was simply outrageous, no longer hiding its schadenfreude.

【A one hundred and thirty percent conception rate!】

【Do you think this is something you can just not have if you don't want it?!】

【Gagaga, what's meant to be will be!】

【What could be more fun than someone who doesn't want a child having one!】

Xi Zhoumeng was half-dead with anger, but there was nothing she could do, and she lost control of her strength for a moment.

Chi Yueshan let out a whimper and pinched her with tear-filled eyes.

Xi Zhoumeng went to kiss her bleeding lips and said helplessly—

"I'm no match for you."

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