Invasion - Chapter 129

Chapter 129

Lin Yuan knew that her love for sweets was a bit excessive, almost like a mental dependence. Every time she was at her wit’s end, unable to hold on any longer, if she could find a candy in her pocket, unwrap it, and put it in her mouth, she would feel like she could go on.

As long as there was that sweetness on her tongue, no matter how difficult, how dangerous it was, she seemed to be able to stand up again, regain her strength, and keep going.

In Lin Yuan's perception, every sentinel in this world had their own unique scent.

Some smelled like absinthe, some like chamomile, some elegant, some passionate, and of course, some didn't smell very good, like something from a toilet, making the tentacles very disgusted. This scent didn't come from their physical bodies, but from a mysterious mental level, easily captured and identified by the tentacles.

Among the thousands of scents in the world, Ni Ji just happened to be sweet, the most alluring kind.

A human-shaped candy.

Once she had a taste, she wanted to devour him completely, every last bit.

Lin Yuan gently bit his fingertip and looked up at the Sentinel’s face.

He seemed to be desperately trying to control something.

His eyes on her, a hidden turbulence suppressed deep within, all the muscles in his body tense, his fingers nervously holding a few strands of her hair, repeatedly twisting them.

Lin Yuan quickly discovered that the sentinel had an obsession with her long hair, just like her secret obsession with his fingers.

So she bit down a little harder, her tongue tasting a faint hint of blood.

As expected, even the taste of his blood was just as she had imagined.

Lin Yuan felt a bit like those witches in picture books. Capturing the knight who had entered the magic forest, layer by layer, removing his armor, craving his sweet blood.

At this moment, the surroundings were very quiet, on the surface, the scorching flames were still burning,

And here, underground, a mysterious, primal, blue flame, spreading from the deepest depths, began to incinerate everything.

Both froze at the moment they received the signal.

It was a mysterious state, normally only occurring between highly compatible Sentinels and Guides, something only those who had been partners for a long time, those with a deep connection and seamless coordination, had a chance of experiencing. Bonding heat.

Once induced, it was very difficult to control, impossible to stop with willpower alone.

Lin Yuan didn't know why this change was happening to her body, but she wasn't afraid, she was someone who, once she set her mind on a goal, would move towards it directly.

She let go of the Sentinel's fingers, even licking the blood from the wound on her fingertip, unable to resist.

The sentinel grabbed her clothes and leaned closer, kissing her.

The look in his eyes completely changed, like a true beast roaming the deep sea, his entire being emanating danger, his cold face emerging from the icy depths.

His fingers wrapped around her shoulders, tightly holding her, every kiss burning hot.

The rationality and self-control he had always prided himself on were melting away bit by bit under that blue flame. His sentinel instincts began to overwhelm all his pride.

Something was uncontrollably surging out, and the secret longing hidden deep within was finally exposed in the warm air.

He was that starving beast of the deep sea, having traveled alone for countless years, his body thin and bony, finally about to devour the prey he had longed for day and night, he couldn't wait to chew her up, every last bone, and swallow her whole.

His reason and thoughts were consumed by the burning heat, he could almost no longer distinguish between killing intent and desire.

Lin Yuan had never seen Ni Ji like this.

He was incredibly close, his eyes burning, his fingers burning, even the kisses he placed on her hair scorching hot.

His broad shoulders, his narrow waist, his blood-stained body, his sweat-covered skin, he no longer had his usual rationality, his appearance full of a wildness that was incredibly alluring.

Only, he was too excited, and couldn’t even control his strength, pinching Lin Yuan’s shoulders painfully.

A Sentinel’s strength was incredibly powerful. If he lost control, even for just a brief moment, he could crush her bones.

The pain made Lin Yuan frown slightly, and Ni Ji, noticing this, instantly regained some clarity, loosening his grip on her shoulders.

Five purplish bruises were left on her skin.

Ni Ji stared at the bruises, his heated gaze instantly clearing.

The two, their foreheads touching, sat in the dim light, catching their breaths, trying to calm their racing hearts.

"I… I don’t know what’s going to happen," Ni Ji’s voice was terribly hoarse, as if desperately trying to control something. "I might… hurt you."

"You can tie my hands first," he struggled to keep his voice steady, his words clear, “And don't let go, no matter what, even if I beg you.”

His burning fingers held Lin Yuan's wrist, gripping that cold, black and white bracelet.

It was the gift he had given to Lin Yuan, an indestructible metal that could change shape at will.

The cold bracelet turned into a liquid, flowing like a snake, coiling around the Sentinel’s back, forming two thin rings, binding his powerful arms behind him.

A Sentinel’s physical strength far surpassed a Guide’s. When both lost their minds to their instincts, Guides would often be injured, even seriously, this kind of thing rarely made the news, since it mostly happened in private residences, but every Sentinel knew, the bonding heat was an incredibly dangerous and frenzied state, especially for Guides.

Ni Ji couldn’t possibly let himself hurt Lin Yuan, he couldn't accept that, he couldn't bear to hurt the person he cherished most, and if that serious injury was inflicted by his own hand, he would probably go crazy.

Even now, at such a moment, close to melting, seeing those bruises, an unbearable pain stabbed his heart.

So even if it meant restraining himself, limiting himself, giving the other party complete control, anything was fine.

He probably hadn’t seen it.

In the dim cave, Lin Yuan's eyes, a golden light flickering in their depths, becoming increasingly bright, excited.

The Guide laid her head on his shoulder, sighed, and couldn't help but gently bite her tongue.

Why else would she think of him as her candy…

On the surface, in the paradise-like, colorful world, flames were burning everything.

The scorching heat swept across the land, crushing the delicate flowers and soft grass, licking the insects and moths that had nowhere to escape.

Thousands of lives, the colorful canvas engulfed by the high temperature, burning to ashes, turning into soft dust, slowly rising, drifting towards the scorching sun.

A long time passed.

The surface, under the scorching sun, wasn’t suitable for travel, allowing them to, in this chaotic underground, shamelessly waste a lot of time.

Flickering spots of light danced in the underground cave.

The Sentinel, his scattered consciousness returning, opened his eyes, a little dazed.

He tried to raise his arm, only to find his arms still tied behind his back, unable to move.

Memories, like waves surging onto the beach, slowly returned, those memories of madness, of trembling and shivering, flooding his mind.

Repeatedly washing over the shame in his heart.

He wanted to cover his face.

A stabbing pain came from his wrists, he had struggled so violently earlier that he had injured the skin there—realizing that this was the bitter fruit of his own actions, he could only endure the pain through gritted teeth.

He didn’t dare to think about how he had pleaded in a soft voice, he didn't dare recall the way Lin Yuan had looked at him at that time.

He only knew that her pupils had been golden, staring intently at him.

My god, he didn't even know what he had been like just now, had he acted like a normal sentinel?

Perhaps he should call it terrible, a complete mess, he had made a fool of himself, he wanted to dig a hole and bury himself, he had no face left to face Lin Yuan.

And Lin Yuan at this moment was sleeping beside him, her head on his shoulder, sleeping soundly.

The faint light shone on her smooth face, she seemed to be glowing slightly.

There was a little sweat on her delicate face, her cheeks tinged with pink, the corners of her moist lips slightly raised, she looked happy. A few traces of joy, rare on her usually expressionless face.

Ni Ji looked at the face close at hand, at the faint smile on her lips, he was momentarily entranced.

She was sleeping on his shoulder, safe and content.

Seeing this expression on her face, his anxious heart gradually calmed down, as if oil had been poured on it.

The burning shame, the unbearable embarrassment, the lingering unease, all seemed to find solace in her smile.

Ni Ji really wanted to kiss her hair again, but he was afraid of breaking this tranquility.

At this moment, he truly wished time would stop, so he could just keep looking at her like this.

The scent of her Guide pheromones still lingered in the air.

That scent was unique. No other person in the world would have it.

Like a fine wine from a fairy tale spring, pure, its fragrance rich.

And he had drunk it, lost himself in that wine.

All the emptiness in his life, at that moment, filled.

He had indulged himself in his intoxication, discarding his armor and weapons, oblivious to life and death. He didn’t dare to think about what she had done to him.

But he couldn’t not think about it, those little details captured his heart, his skin, his fish, his tail, his everything…

Bringing him to heaven one moment, to hell the next.

He only knew that he had been cherished, comforted, treated gently.

Embraced by the person he longed for most, gently, tenderly.

Ni Ji carefully leaned over, and softly kissed the Guide’s hair.

From now on, he truly was her sentinel.

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