MORIC - Chapter 147

Chapter 147: If You Can't Sleep, Just Watch Me

Xi Zhoumeng saw that Chi Yueshan was still uncomfortable. She freed a hand to touch Chi Yueshan's face, but before she could say a word of comfort, Chi Yueshan swatted it away.

Chi Yueshan said, "Are you a god? Operating with one hand is risky. Don't take your left hand off the central controls."

Xi Zhoumeng's tender feelings shattered completely. She huffed, "Who wants to care about you."

But Chi Yueshan kissed her on the chin. "I'll leave Xi Shuang to you. I'm just so, so sleepy."

Chi Yueshan was too embarrassed to say that she could still feel a stretched sensation down there. If she told Xi Zhoumeng, that girl would definitely stop to check.

How could someone be so thoroughly prepared? It was as if she had been certain something like this would happen on this trip.

But then again, the Xi Zhoumeng in the dream was also like this, undergoing her Secondary Differentiation without any warning during the practical training.

Chi Yueshan couldn't tell which Xi Zhoumeng was responsible for this dual sensation of pleasure and pain. At the very least, her hand subconsciously rested on her abdomen, a little panicked and a little sad.

Could it be that I'm looking forward to it?

After all, she formed a knot, and I was successfully marked by Xi Zhoumeng.

Will I get pregnant?

Her lips touched Xi Zhoumeng's chin as the mecha she was piloting deftly slaughtered the Zerg that pounced on them in the night. Xi Zhoumeng's heart softened a little, but she didn't want to show weakness, so she grumbled, "If you're going to sleep, then hurry up and sleep. My cockpit was only meant for one person anyway."

Chi Yueshan: "You're so annoying."

Xi Zhoumeng: "It's your honor to be annoyed by me."

But Chi Yueshan fell silent. Xi Zhoumeng looked down and saw that she had already fallen asleep.

Xi Zhoumeng sniffed Chi Yueshan's cheek, feeling the other's breath on her face, before continuing toward the coordinates where she had found Ling Xun.

What she hadn't told Chi Yueshan was that even though their union seemed to have gone off without a hitch, there was a moment when Chi Yueshan had stopped breathing.

Xi Zhoumeng had nearly been scared to death by her. Fortunately, Chi Yueshan recovered after a short while.

In truth, the other's physical constitution was excellent, perhaps due to the genetic enhancement from the M-Galaxy. No matter what they did before, it had never been a problem.

Xi Zhoumeng's praise was not an exaggeration; she truly had strong stamina.

Was it that good?

It had left Xi Zhoumeng so terrified that she didn't dare to fantasize about the next time.

And yet, this feeling was unlike any she had experienced before. As expected, the physical settings of this world provided a bonus.

She sighed. The silver mecha traveled through the night and arrived at its destination.

The corpse of the giant Zerg beast that Xi Zhoumeng had killed was already being devoured by other Zerg. Even with the mecha sealed, the sight alone made Xi Zhoumeng feel a wave of stench.

But even in that urgent situation, Xi Zhoumeng was certain that there had only been one life sign at the time—Ling Xun's. There was no trace of a second human.

But what was the situation now? The mecha's built-in life detector registered a faint presence within its range. That single point of life was clearly so close to Xi Zhoumeng, yet she couldn't see any living thing in this area that had been practically razed to the ground.

Xi Shuang was here, but where was her mecha?

Chi Yueshan was still sleeping, her breathing shallow. Her skin still had a pinkish hue, and she looked like a fruit that had been nourished from the inside out, exuding an alluring scent to Xi Zhoumeng.

A complete AO bond lasts a minimum of three days, and a maximum of seven to ten.

But three days was the absolute deadline for them, because the location was not right.

Xi Zhoumeng had brought a lot of suppressants and pheromone patches with her, and she was even sucking on a candy right now.

Perhaps it was the long-lasting aftertaste of the complete marking, but she didn't show much irritation.

What was irritating were the Zerg that appeared from time to time. They were just too hideously ugly.

She pulled up the current Zerg data. Information about the Zerg was updated with every Zerg Tide.

Low-grade Zerg were uniformly ugly, mid-grade Zerg were colorfully ugly, and high-grade Zerg were one-in-a-million ugly.

One could only say that among the ugly freaks, some were less grotesquely shaped, like the one Xi Zhoumeng had just killed upon her arrival.

Xi Zhoumeng put on her receiver, and the AI central control's voice entered her ear. She followed the map once more.

Xi Shuang was nearby, but why couldn't she be found?

Ling Xun's mecha was in ruins, scattered across the ground. Xi Zhoumeng looked again and noticed a decoration from Xi Shuang's mecha shell.

When it came to being flashy, Xi Shuang couldn't compare to Xi Zhoumeng. When it came to being steady, she couldn't compare to Wen Xinghuo. In fact, thinking back, she didn't seem to have any flaws besides her sharp tongue.

It was just that Wen Xinghuo's halo was so powerful that Xi Shuang, being second, didn't receive much attention. But compared to Wen Xinghuo's appearance, Xi Shuang's was more in line with the aesthetic that normal Omegas preferred, making her more popular.

She had been in a few relationships, all of which ended peacefully. Xi Zhoumeng had heard the reason: Xi Shuang wasn't passionate enough.

At the time, Xi Zhoumeng found it strange. An Alpha like Xi Shuang wasn't passionate enough? Just how much of a simp did one have to be?

One day, Duan Daizhen invited Xi Zhoumeng for afternoon tea, and the topic came up again.

The Omega Council was basically a place for young ladies with nothing better to do to rate Alphas. Xi Shuang's rating was quite high, but she had broken up too many times.

After all, Alphas also had "A-morality," and chastity was considered an Alpha's best proposal tool.

Even though Xi Shuang's reputation remained good after her breakups, it was enough for Duan Daizhen to dig into.

Duan Daizhen said, "I asked Jing Yaya from our year. She said Xi Shuang was great in every way, except she wouldn't sleep with her."

Xi Zhoumeng: ...

She didn't really want to hear about this kind of thing.

Duan Daizhen: "Oh, and another one, a third-year senior named Zhong Youqi, said that even when she and Xi Shuang were kissing passionately, Xi Shuang wouldn't block her communications."

Xi Zhoumeng: "What's the big deal? Isn't she an only child? The type who has to inherit the family fortune if she doesn't work hard."

Duan Daizhen shook her head. "No, apparently Xi Shuang has a younger sister. A cousin who's a year younger, I think. The senior said it was always her who called, and Xi Shuang would always answer."

Xi Zhoumeng: "What's there to be jealous of a cousin for?"

At that time, Xi Zhoumeng was a first-year, and so was Xi Shuang.

Perhaps because Xi Shuang was naturally talkative, she would occasionally mention her cousin when they were together.

Xi Zhoumeng: "Is the cousin an Omega?"

Duan Daizhen scrolled through her light-brain. "No, she's an Alpha. She used to go to the same school as Xi Shuang."

Xi Zhoumeng looked at the photo Duan Daizhen shared. The picture of the cousins was incredibly dazzling. Xi Shuang had an arm half-wrapped around her Alpha cousin, grinning at the camera.

But Xi Zhoumeng wasn't very curious. She couldn't be bothered to remember someone who wasn't her type.

A person with a photographic memory could also choose to forget. This was a skill she had only mastered in recent years.

Duan Daizhen let out a "wow." "The cousin has a completely different style from Xi Shuang. She looks so gentle."

"I was wondering why Xi Shuang wears such an old bracelet. Turns out it's a matching one with her cousin."

In the council, an Alpha's profile was a bit like a celebrity's encyclopedia page.

Xi Shuang had listed lavender as her favorite flower, her bracelet was lavender-themed, and her mecha's exterior was also inlaid with lavender.

It seemed to be some kind of unforgettable memento.

A while ago, Xi Zhoumeng had asked about it, seemingly casually.

Xi Shuang had answered very naturally, "I just like it."

When Xi Zhoumeng asked why, Xi Shuang looked puzzled. "Does there need to be a why?"

She seemed to have never realized that she cared too much for Ling Xun, as if even in a future marriage, her cousin Ling Xun would still come before her Omega.

Just like now. The lavender piece carved on the electroplated circular plate of her mecha had fallen to the ground, amidst the fragments of Ling Xun's mecha.

【System: Look around again. There might be a special magnetic field nearby.】

【Xi Zhoumeng: A special magnetic field?】

【System: If the magnetic field reaches a certain peak, it can create a small wormhole.】

【Xi Zhoumeng: How do you know?】

【System: The future me also fell into a wormhole.】

【Xi Zhoumeng: Why didn't you show me this part of the memory?】

【System: She didn't let me show you.】

Xi Zhoumeng sighed and glanced at Chi Yueshan in her arms.

The system thought to itself: She was afraid you'd go crazy if you saw it.

Perhaps because it was created with Chi Yueshan's way of thinking, the system's first instinct was always to consider Xi Zhoumeng's well-being.

To keep her from being lonely, to let her succeed smoothly, to let her...

...not experience more pain and suffering.

Some people go their whole lives without knowing any sweetness. In this world, she had to be sweet from beginning to end.

Xi Zhoumeng didn't pursue the question. She asked: How do I find it?

In the future, the research on space folding was always led by Xuan Ping.

But even by the time Xi Zhoumeng and the Zerg Queen fought to a mutual defeat, they hadn't managed to completely annihilate the Zerg race. The world had nearly collapsed, and initiating the restart plan was a last resort.

But restarting the world, was it truly a restart?

Before the system could answer, Xi Zhoumeng's mecha suddenly stepped into empty air.

In an instant, the flat ground turned into a deep abyss. It was unclear what kind of space this magnetic resonance had folded. Xi Zhoumeng quickly changed her control method. The thorn totem on the mecha's tail turned into hooks, digging into the mountain walls on both sides. Xi Zhoumeng looked at the screen; it was pitch black.

The life source was close at hand.

The searchlight swept across. Thirty meters below was a mudflat. Xi Shuang's mecha looked as if it had been forcibly torn apart, but the core protective layer was still intact, meaning the person inside was still whole.

The feeling of weightlessness just now was so strong that Chi Yueshan woke up. She also saw the person on the screen.

She shot upright, not caring that her head hit Xi Zhoumeng's chin. "Xi Shuang?! Is she still alive?"

The life detector's indicator light was glowing faintly. Chi Yueshan looked at the surrounding mountain walls, then noticed the way Xi Zhoumeng's mecha was currently suspended, and urged her to land.

"Zerg life signs detected in the depths. Please be careful!"

"Inputting search data..."

"Continuing detection..."

Chi Yueshan: "There are some down there too?"

She looked around. "How did we get in here?"

Xi Zhoumeng didn't answer her. Her beautiful eyebrows furrowed as she looked at the creature that had entered the searchlight's wide beam.

This thing wasn't as big as the one outside the wormhole, but its tentacles dripped with a mucus that seemed to be highly corrosive. Its compound eyes were pitch black, and its protruding sharp mouth was like a blade, yet it was lined with fine, dense teeth, which was horrifying to see under the light.

Even Chi Yueshan, who had scoured all the public Zerg data for her research, was nauseated by this thing.

Xi Zhoumeng: "It's injured."

One of its eyes was oozing green blood, and several of its tentacles were broken.

On the ground, many similar Zerg were slithering around.

Xi Zhoumeng's mecha's central system automatically compared it with the Zerg data.

"One of the high-grade Zerg."

"Its tentacles are highly corrosive and can dissolve steel mecha."

Xi Zhoumeng let out a laugh. "Then there's nothing to be afraid of. I'm a pay-to-win player."

Chi Yueshan didn't understand for a moment, but Xi Zhoumeng tightened both her and Chi Yueshan's cockpit safety belts. Then, with one hand pulling the propulsion lever and the other deactivating auto-combat, she said to Chi Yueshan, "If you can't sleep, just watch me."

"It will be as refreshing as a spring breeze for you."

The Moon-Swallower Mecha's built-in thorn tail hooks released, and with a burst of rear thrust, it charged almost directly at the high-grade Zerg.

Even though it was safe inside the cockpit, Chi Yueshan could still feel the vibrations.

Xi Zhoumeng seemed to relish moments like this, a stark contrast to the image Chi Yueshan had of a high-society lady in elaborate long dresses who would rather stand than sit.

This person seemed as if she would carry a gun while still wearing a bewitching long dress, or wield a sword while still needing a crown on her head.

The bombardment now shook the valley, drawing out even more Zerg. Xi Zhoumeng's mecha's tail hook latched onto Xi Shuang's mecha just as it had with Ling Xun's, and even in the high-speed battle, it casually swung around, shaking off the broken parts of Xi Shuang's mecha.

Chi Yueshan's heart ached, as she had been the one to modify all of their mechas.

Damn it, so the meteorite can lower the Zerg's defenses? But the meteorite used to forge Xi Zhoumeng's mecha can't be mass-produced, and it's not a problem that can be solved with money. It makes everyone else's fights seem so unfair.

Fortunately, Xi Shuang's core protective layer wasn't damaged, but the impact was enough to make a dead person jolt back to life, let alone the fact that Xi Shuang was still alive.

Xi Shuang had been unconscious, but now she felt like she was about to vomit stomach acid. Amidst the spinning world and flying debris, she couldn't figure out what was happening.

But the core protective layer was assembled from transparent components, and just as she opened her eyes, a Zerg slammed into it.

Xi Shuang: "What the hell!"

The next second, another Zerg with half its head sliced off was flung over. The cut was clean, showing that the cutter's dissection skills were textbook-level, but it was utterly disgusting.

Xi Shuang: "Gag."

But she had nothing to vomit but blood.

The long mechanical tail hooking her wrecked mecha just kept swinging and swinging. Xi Shuang's eyes widened. Amidst the green blood and tentacle slime that looked like a fruit-slicing game, she realized that this was a mecha.

This tail was like a camera boom. After a few spins, Xi Shuang thought: I think I've seen such a flashy mecha before.

The next moment, she was flung in front of the mecha's control console, almost coming face-to-face for a kiss with the high-grade Zerg she had just hacked at.

Before Xi Shuang could even gag, she saw Xi Zhoumeng smiling at her from inside the cockpit.

A mechanical wheel saw with a cold glint chopped off the Zerg's long mouth.

Xi Shuang was hooked back again.

In the dizzying spin, Xi Shuang dazedly thought—

I must be dead. Why would I see an Alpha Xi Zhoumeng piloting a mecha in hell?

This is so unscientific.

Inside the cockpit, Chi Yueshan couldn't take it anymore. She couldn't bear to see Xi Shuang tormented like this and shouted, "Are you having fun?"

Xi Zhoumeng raised an eyebrow.

Chi Yueshan took a deep breath. "If Xi Shuang dies, it'll be because you swung her to death."

Xi Zhoumeng was still steering with one hand. She freed the other to flick back a strand of golden hair that had fallen forward and feigned an innocent tone, "The 'Moon-Swallower Brand Happy Pendulum' isn't something everyone gets a chance to ride, you know."

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