Invasion - Chapter 118

Chapter 118

At the end, Ni Ji's mind had already become muddled, and he was making some unintelligible whimpering sounds.

Lin Yuan lowered her head and sealed them with a kiss.

Perhaps the greatest restraint she had ever exercised in her life was in this moment.

A hint of blood filled their mouths. It was unclear who bit whose lip or tongue.

When it was over, the sentinel's eyes were unfocused, unable to concentrate.

The air was filled with the scent of their exchanged pheromones and the sound of their racing hearts.

The hemp bags filled with cotton were torn. Lin Yuan pulled a piece of cloth out, offering it to Ni Ji.

She had a feeling that when Ni Ji woke up, he would probably want something to cover himself with.

The sentinel's long, slender fingers reached out, grabbed the cloth, and covered his entire body.

Good, he seemed to be recovering.

Lin Yuan sensed that he was starting to rebuild his mental barrier, pulling back all his chaotic emotions, sealing himself off again.

The bonding heat had subsided, his outward emotions once again hidden.

The tentacles, having completed their arduous task, seemed to be very happy. One after another, sleek and satisfied, they slid around the small room.

They found a puddle of black, mental-power-filled liquid flowing towards them by the ventilation duct.

【What’s this?】

【Found a strange fellow.】

【Who are you?】

【It seems to have Little Fish’s scent on it.】

When the Black Blade slid out from the ventilation duct, this was the scene it saw.

It was first surrounded by countless tentacles, scrutinized from head to toe.

Then, through a gap, it saw the Kraken it had always wanted to meet, sitting on the ground, wiping her hands with a handkerchief.

The atmosphere in the room was too ambiguous, something had clearly just happened.

That Ni Ji fellow, lying next to the Kraken, wrapped in a piece of cloth, only his messy hair and the tips of his red ears visible.

What was this?

It had come too late? It was already over?!!!

I went through so much trouble, took such a big risk, faced such a terrifying being for you!

I painstakingly re-formed my body, crossed mountains and seas to return to you!

Was it easy for me to get a taste of this?!

The Black Blade jumped to Ni Ji's side, clinging to his ear, grumbling.

And that was it?!

Where was its reward?

No, they had to do it again!

Otherwise, it would cause trouble!

Ni Ji, curled up under the cloth, ignored it. The black blade was furious, bouncing around Ni Ji’s head like a spring.

You ungrateful sentinel!

I hope that Kraken dumps you… mumble, mumble…

Just as it was about to cause trouble, several sentinels outside the door had already looked over.

The tentacles wrapped around this noisy thing and dragged it away.

【Hey, sister, don’t worry, I have the entire memory here.】

【We can share, if Little Fish doesn't mind.】

The little fish hiding under the cloth didn't say anything, his messy hair moved slightly, he actually didn't object, a tacit agreement.

Just what did he owe this blade? He even agreed to this?

So the tentacles, dragging that noisy thing, which had little fish’s scent, went to a corner.

{Who wants to watch a replay? Do you think I’m satisfied with just a replay?}

The black blade grumbled, but its voice softened, twisting and turning, following the group of tentacles.

{Hee hee… they actually didn't do anything…}

{What was this? They even censored it.}

{They didn’t even… mumble, mumble… I won’t say it, I won’t say it, stop covering my mouth.}

Ni Ji got up from the ground, tidied himself and the area around him, his movements nimble, his face expressionless, he was still that cold and fierce, powerful warrior who could enter enemy lines alone. Except he didn’t dare look at Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan felt that she should say something.

"That… you don't have to take it to heart," she stammered, even using sign language to help her express herself, "You know, the situation just now was very dangerous, to protect you, I had no choice but to…"

The sentinel’s face turned pale, hearing the words “no choice but to,” he looked at her in disbelief.

That look was too complex, there seemed to be a sadness in his eyes, making Lin Yuan stop mid-sentence.

She seemed to have said something wrong. Wanting to fix it, for a moment, she didn't know how to express herself, she could only continue dryly,

"We’re friends, aren't we?"

"I couldn't just watch them find you.”

"That, I was just helping you…"

Under Ni Ji’s gaze, her voice became softer and softer.

Logically, there wasn’t anything wrong with what she had said, but she didn't know why she felt so guilty.

Yes, in this kind of environment, at such a dangerous time, to protect him, she had no choice but to give him her Guide pheromones, mouth-to-mouth was a bit intimate, but it… wasn’t a big deal, was it?

She had also helped him a little bit with her hand.

Could she have just let him be caught by the Queen?

Going over what had happened, she had been very rational, her logic clear, she had controlled herself, not gone too far. It seemed like she hadn’t done anything wrong.

But why did she feel so guilty?

Clear footsteps and chatter could be heard from outside, the light in the small room dim.

An ambiguous scent still lingered.

The sentinel’s face was ashen.

He stared intently at Lin Yuan, as if trying to discern the answer he wanted from her expression. But the emotions hidden in his eyes were too complex, and Lin Yuan couldn’t decipher them.

The sentinel erected a very thick barrier around himself, all his emotions tightly sealed. Lin Yuan, having lost the help from her tentacles, felt a sense of panic.

Lin Yuan searched her understanding of emotions, sadness, pain, sympathy, joy, nervousness…

Not a single one matched.

Being a real, living human was too hard, she was still a novice.

The sentinel standing before her was very tall, his wet black hair, his long, straight legs, his slightly pale face turned to the side. Clearly much taller than her.

Yet he seemed like a crow, drenched by the spring rain, pitifully lowering its head under the eaves.

He seemed sad.

Lin Yuan opened her mouth, wanting to say something.

Ni Ji interrupted her.

"You don't have to say anything, I understand…"

His voice very soft, like a white mist exhaled on a cold spring day, dissipating instantly.

The sentinel, his face pale, smiled faintly, seemingly wanting to give Lin Yuan a smile. He looked even sadder than when he cried.

In the end, he didn't say anything more. He took advantage of the moment when there was no one outside, opened the door, and left.

The Black Blade, wriggling lewdly, clung to his waist, giggling about something as they left.

The tentacles covered Lin Yuan’s mouth.

【Don’t speak.】

【Don’t say anything.】

【If only you didn’t have a mouth.】

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The Queen issued a new order, to seal off the White Tower, and to search for a sentinel in bonding heat.

Everyone knew that, for both Guides and Sentinels, once they entered that state, without a partner’s assistance, it was impossible to hide it.

It was an emotion from the deepest part of the soul, the most primal instinct. Once induced, other than making a complete fool of themselves in public, there was no way to control it.

Even for a Sentinel who had a bonded partner, it was very difficult to control that heat in a short time, unless he had very high compatibility with his Guide, and the Guide’s pheromones were incredibly powerful and pure.

In the empire, all Sentinels’ bonded partners were registered Guides.

As long as they checked all the Guides and Sentinels, there couldn’t possibly be a single perpetrator, within the White Tower, who could eliminate their bonding heat in such a short time, come back and face the inspection.

Luther stopped the search, took out the roster, summoned all the sentinels in the tower, and checked them one by one.

When it was Ni Ji’s turn, the sentinel, wearing a neat uniform, his hair combed, stood there, his hands behind his back, his eyes clear, other than his slightly pale face, nothing unusual about him.

After all the commotion, there were many sentinels whose faces were pale and who were restless, Ni Ji like this, seemed completely innocent, without any suspicion.

Luther put a big checkmark next to Ni Ji’s name on the roster, patted Ni Ji's shoulder, for some reason, he felt greatly relieved.

As if Ni Ji being safe could prove something, reassuring him, no longer so restless and inexplicably sad.

Even though Her Majesty’s mood had been very bad, and she had been torturing him in all sorts of ways.

That heart of his, which had been inexplicably hanging, finally relaxed, landing back in its place.

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