Chapter 49
Shen Shuyu knew exactly what was going on in his heart, but his mouth still said, “Shen Xili, why are you blocking me?”
He reached out to push Shen Xili away. Coincidentally, Shen Xili turned around at this moment to face him. Shen Shuyu’s hand stopped abruptly a few centimeters away from him.
Shen Xili looked down at his hand. Shen Shuyu huffed lightly and withdrew his hand. “Don’t think Brother Yanxun will like you. I am his fated Omega.”
Shen Xili’s expression went blank for a few brief seconds after hearing Shen Shuyu’s words. He actually didn’t quite understand why Shen Shuyu had such inexplicable hostility toward him.
Moreover, he seemed certain that Chi Yanxun and he would end up together.
Thinking this, he couldn’t help but ask, “Why do you think…”
Before Shen Xili could finish, he was interrupted. Lin Xuyi said, “Inhibitor injected. Now we still need to find a place to rest first and recharge our energy.”
Shen Shuyu poked his head out from in front of Shen Xili. He looked at Chi Yanxun; after the injection, Chi Yanxun indeed looked much better. He thought for a moment, took an inhibitor patch from his bag, and prepared to send it over. But someone else snatched the patch from his hand faster. He frowned and looked; Shen Xili said briefly, “I’ll take it over.”
After speaking, he glanced at Wen Jiafei again. “You watch him. Don’t let others get close.”
Wen Jiafei hummed a response and moved slightly closer to Shen Shuyu.
Shen Shuyu said, “He asked you to protect me, not block me.”
“I am protecting you.” Wen Jiafei didn’t look at him, his gaze on Chi Yanxun. He said softly, “An Alpha in their fever period easily loses reason.”
During the fever periods of Alphas and Omegas, they would be dominated by pheromones, subconsciously releasing their own pheromones to seduce the other into heat.
In the years when the Interstellar Alpha and Omega Laws weren’t yet complete, many Alphas in their fever period relied on their powerful nature to forcibly mark Omegas.
But the key issue was that after an Omega was marked, their fever period would only crave the comfort of the marker. If they couldn’t get it, drugs could control it once or twice, but over time, a series of adverse reactions would occur, such as pheromone disorder, leading to countless cases of death.
Wen Jiafei seemed to think of something. After finishing his sentence, he fell into a brief silence. Shen Shuyu looked at him curiously. Seeing him stay motionless, he felt bored and withdrew his gaze.
Over there, Chi Yanxun had already applied the inhibitor patch. Shen Shuyu felt the scent of Strong Liquor in the air fade a bit. He raised his hand to touch the back of his neck. For the past two days, an inhibitor patch had been stuck to his gland. Although he used the best brand, it was still uncomfortable after a long time. He dazed for a moment, fingers pinching the edge of the patch, and subconsciously peeled it open a little.
“Shen Shuyu!” Shen Xili shouted his name.
Shen Shuyu immediately snapped back to reality. He deftly stuck the patch back on. Fortunately, his pheromones didn’t leak out.
Just now, he must have been influenced by Chi Yanxun’s pheromones in the air. If Shen Xili hadn’t shouted in time, the patch would really have been torn off.
Shen Xili frowned tightly as he walked toward him, but stopped two steps away. He said, “Wen Jiafei, check if he stuck it on properly.”
Wen Jiafei then leisurely glanced at the back of his neck. “Stuck on properly.”
Chi Yanxun also looked at Shen Shuyu, knowing his action just now was caused by his unconscious seduction. He sighed and said, “Wen Jiafei, you group with Shen Shuyu. Watch him; don’t let him tear off the inhibitor patch.”
In this team, there were five Alphas, but Wen Jiafei had a defective gland and reacted less to pheromones than them. Having him look after Shen Shuyu was the most appropriate.
Wen Jiafei nodded. “Okay, Captain.”
He didn’t have much reaction to looking after Shen Shuyu. His goal was to win the championship, get first place, and take the prize money. Moreover, protecting Shen Shuyu was originally an agreement between them.
Wen Jiafei was wholeheartedly money-oriented.
Shen Shuyu pursed his lips. He naturally knew he couldn’t go over at a time like this. He kept calling the System in his heart, but there was no response from the System. Really strange, the System loves playing dead more and more recently.
Solving the fever period issue, the four Alphas walked in front, while Shen Shuyu and Wen Jiafei walked behind, a few steps away from them, creating a tiny distance between Shen Shuyu the Omega and them.
Not long after, they came across an abandoned house. He Mingyue went to scout first and let them in only after confirming there were no problems.
Upon entering, Lin Xuyi immediately took out his portable medical kit. After a rough check, he said, “You might have entered a pseudo-rut. You’re much better after the inhibitor shot. Another shot tonight and you should recover. However, try not to use pheromones later.”
Chi Yanxun had actually realized this after sobering up. He nodded. “Sorry to trouble you.”
Lin Xuyi shook his head, put away his things, and went to the other side to rest.
Shen Shuyu and Wen Jiafei sat in the corner. For some reason, after entering this dilapidated house, his eyelid kept twitching. He had a very strong bad premonition.
He trusted his intuition very much. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Chi Yanxun close his eyes. As the captain, he had put in the most effort along the way and taken the most watch shifts, barely resting properly.
He turned to look at Wen Jiafei. Truly rare. Wen Jiafei, the big villain who never sleeps, also closed his eyes for a nap.
Shen Shuyu rubbed his eyes and looked at the others. The others had also closed their eyes to nap at this moment.
Hm? I just zoned out for a moment. How come they all closed their eyes to rest? Isn’t anyone guarding the door?
The uneasiness in Shen Shuyu’s heart gradually amplified. Something’s wrong, very wrong!
In this Survival War, everyone was very cautious. It was impossible to just fall asleep inexplicably like this.
He reached out and patted Wen Jiafei’s shoulder. “Wen Jiafei? Wen Jiafei?”
Wen Jiafei didn’t have any reaction.
Shen Shuyu climbed up from the ground and went to call the others one by one. Like Wen Jiafei, none of them responded, as if they had entered a deep sleep.
I give up. My feeling was really right! This abandoned house is indeed weird!
In the past two days in the Survival War, they hadn’t seen any houses except for Safe Houses, at most some pits or caves for hiding.
When things go wrong, there must be a demon!
But why didn’t I fall into the same sleep as them? I’m not some chosen one!
Shen Shuyu stood with hands on his hips, calling the System incessantly in his heart. Still no response.
Gradually, he realized belatedly: Is the reason I can’t call out the System because… it’s been blocked?
Translator’s note: Omg, what happened? What blocked???
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