IMAO Chapter 105

Boom.

Boom.

The explosions continued one after another.

He Chuan glanced at his communicator before casually tossing it into his bag. Still no signal.

His communicator was military-issued. Besides communication functions, it could also locate and connect with any military ships or aircraft’s built-in signal transmitters on the battlefield. Yet right now, it wasn’t receiving any signals at all.

He remembered that the Federation peacekeeping forces’ mission planet wasn’t too far from North Mali, but it would still take them at least three days to arrive. The war had only broken out two days ago. Moreover—

He Chuan lifted his head to look at the sky. Layers of clouds pressed down heavily, with lightning crackling through the gaps. An invisible energy net separated North Mali from the rest of the universe. Unless the net was opened, the peacekeeping forces’ ships wouldn’t have enough power to break through such a large-scale energy barrier. For rescue teams to land on North Mali, those guys would need to actively open the energy net to let them in.

But why would they ever do that?

He Chuan shook his head, a bitter taste in his mouth.

Bang bang bang!

Gunshots?

He Chuan raised an eyebrow, keenly detecting gunfire mixed in with the bomb explosions. The sound wasn’t far from here, but fortunately, it quickly grew more distant until it completely faded away.

“Smells so good.” Aina sniffed the air, catching the aroma of food, and couldn’t help but swallow.

Although they had food these past two days, it was just dried bread and water. Suddenly smelling hot food made their mouths water.

Tonight’s meal was steak. Although made from frozen beef, compared to the bread and water from the previous days, this grilled steak looked like a feast to everyone!

The appetizing aroma filled the air, stirring their hunger.

He Chuan took his portion of food, then paused. Where did Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong run off to? He frowned as he scanned the crowd for the two of them. After that woman called Selena left, these two hurriedly disappeared. It had been almost half an hour.

What could be so urgent? He had only gotten distracted for a moment before these two kids vanished. They did not even bother to tell him, their instructor.

The smell of food from the factory wafted outward.

Several fierce-looking men stared intently at the factory, drooling uncontrollably and swallowing hard.

One man looked down at the dried cracker he had just stolen, suddenly finding it unappetizing.

With a bitter taste in his mouth, he suddenly slammed the table. “Fuck, these guys are eating meat! Damn it, Ge, why don’t we rob them? Robbing is robbing, whether it’s these guys or the factory folks.”

“Slap!”

A hand whipped across his face, making him see stars. The Alpha who hit him was exasperated, “Are you looking to die?! Didn’t you see that battle earlier? You think we can rob that factory?

“Those people inside are incredibly strong. Trying to rob them is asking for death.

“Or are you such an idiot that you think having a gun makes you invincible?”

His companions all nodded in agreement.

Wasn’t that right? Did they have a death wish to rob that factory?

The factory had two mecha guarding it, and their pilots were incredibly skilled. This must be an important Black Legion stronghold. Even if those two mecha had left, going there would be suicide.

Meanwhile, inside the factory.

As He Chuan ate, his hair suddenly stood on end. The pheromones in the air made him deeply uncomfortable. This Alpha’s scent was extremely aggressive and oppressive, a sensation he had only experienced around the War God.

The scent… it was quite similar too.

Why was Ji Rong releasing such intense pheromones for no reason?

He Chuan looked up, and to his surprise, saw Jiang Yuan instead of Ji Rong, with Ji Rong following closely behind.

After entering, Jiang Yuan grabbed two portions of food, not noticing others’ strange looks, and naturally handed one to Ji Rong.

He Chuan casually moved closer to confirm his suspicion, but nearly fainted from the oppressive pheromones in the air.

Jiang Yuan was completely covered in Ji Rong’s scent as if he had been marked. He Chuan could barely breathe standing next to Jiang Yuan.

No wonder these two had such good chemistry, so that’s how it was…

When they disappeared earlier, they probably—

He Chuan quickly cut off his imagination, not daring to think deeper about the indescribable scenes. With Jiang Yuan covered in Ji Rong’s scent, their relationship was clearly more than just friends or classmates.

When did these two get together?

He Chuan couldn’t figure it out. As he thought about it, his gaze accidentally swept across Jiang Yuan’s neck, and his pupils dilated.

Damn, Ji Rong was such a beast!

Those two small holes on Jiang Yuan’s neck were obviously bite marks!

Jiang Yuan was a Beta, not an Omega. Why bite so hard?

Poor Beta Jiang Yuan.

Being so indulgent with an Alpha, Jiang Yuan would only get bitten more in the future.

Suddenly, someone blocked his view of Jiang Yuan.

“Instructor, what are you looking at?”

He Chuan kept his composure and said calmly, “Nothing.”

Not only was Ji Rong a beast, but he was also possessive. Was it really necessary to look like he wanted to eat someone just because He Chuan glanced at Jiang Yuan a couple times?

He Chuan slowly finished his food, keeping his eyes on his plate.

One question kept running through his mind—

When exactly did these two get together?

During the Hoyt competition, they didn’t seem like a couple.

Not only did the students notice Ji Rong’s feelings for Jiang Yuan, but he had seen it too. But when did Jiang Yuan start feeling the same? Now he even let Ji Rong bite him, and his entire body was covered in Ji Rong’s scent, like he’d been branded.

…

Steady breathing filled the room, which had fallen into peaceful silence.

In the darkness, faint rays of light fell across the man’s sharp profile. In the interplay of light and shadow, he sat with one knee bent, resting an arm on it, his head slightly turned to look at the person beside him.

Jiang Yuan had first watch for the first half of the night. Since Ji Rong didn’t call Jiang Yuan yesterday, Jiang Yuan insisted on taking first watch. They had just switched shifts not long ago, and Jiang Yuan was already asleep.

Looks like Jiang Yuan was really exhausted.

Turning his head to look out the window, Ji Rong’s brows furrowed deeply.

He was worried too, but he didn’t show it.

Whatever happens, as long as he could protect Jiang Yuan and everyone here, that would be enough.

Lost in thought, he unconsciously turned to look at Jiang Yuan beside him.

Jiang Yuan, who had been sleeping against the wall, had somehow tilted his head to rest on He Chuan’s shoulder.

Damn.

Ji Rong reached out one hand to wrap around Jiang Yuan’s shoulders, while his other hand gently supported Jiang Yuan’s head, slowly pulling him close.

This movement immediately woke He Chuan, who hadn’t been sleeping deeply. He witnessed Ji Rong moving Jiang Yuan’s head from his shoulder and pulling him into his arms.

He Chuan struggled to control his expression, pretending he hadn’t been awakened—

Too scary, an Alpha’s possessiveness was too scary!

Poor Jiang Yuan, ending up with an Alpha like Ji Rong.

He Chuan swore he would never be this kind of Alpha!

…

North Mali, outside the energy net.

Inside a rapidly approaching warship—

“Captain, we’re here.”

Hearing his subordinate’s voice, Ye Nanfeng looked out the window. A massive energy shield encased the entire planet of North Mali, blocking signals while also halting the warship’s advance.

Even if the warship exhausted all its energy, it couldn’t break through such a massive energy shield.

In the command center of the battleship:

“Please don’t worry, Professor Xu. I’ve specifically arranged a team to search for your student. We’ll definitely rescue him safely,” the not-so-young officer said solemnly to the elderly man on the other end of the communication. “We’ve arrived at North Mali’s outer space, so I won’t keep you any longer.”

“Please make sure to bring Jiang Yuan back safe and sound,” the elderly man reminded him once again.

After ending the communication, Commander Xiang Ze, the highest-ranking officer of this peacekeeping force, shook his head helplessly. He’d lost count of how many times the elderly man had contacted him these past few days. Professor Xu was genuinely worried about his student Jiang Yuan.

But was it really possible for someone to both pilot and build mechas?

Yet he couldn’t bring himself to doubt the words of someone of Professor Xu’s caliber.

Just what kind of genius was this student?

Just as the communication ended, another request came through. Xiang Ze raised his eyebrows slightly and ordered the communication to be connected. This was a request from a rescue battleship from another country.

As the communication connected, the commanders from various countries appeared on the battleship’s screen, all wearing troubled expressions.

“What’s the situation now?” Actually, when he arrived and saw the various countries’ battleships hovering outside, he had a bad feeling. Some countries were much closer to North Mali than the Federation, yet their ships were still suspended outside, clearly not permitted to land.

“They won’t let us land or conduct rescue operations,” one of the foreign officers said.

“Have you tried negotiating?” Xiang Ze asked.

The commanders smiled bitterly, and one person said angrily, “We’ve tried many times, but these people completely ignore us. Who knows where they came from…”

Xiang Ze’s brows furrowed into deep lines. If negotiations weren’t working… but he still had to try, even knowing the likely outcome.

“Connect me to their communications.”

“Yes, sir!”

The commanders in the communication sighed helplessly, “Communication is useless. Sometimes we try to connect multiple times, and they just ignore us.”

Unexpectedly, as soon as the communication request was sent, the other side quickly accepted the Federation’s request.

“Hello, I am Federation Lieutenant General Xiang Ze. I request that you lower your energy shield and allow our rescue battleship to land and aid Federation citizens. We will not interfere in North Mali’s internal conflict,” Xiang Ze said formally.

The other commanders in the communication all shook their heads. If they wouldn’t agree to Xiang Ze’s formal request, what hope was there? They had talked themselves hoarse trying to quickly rescue their citizens from North Mali’s warzone, but the other side simply wouldn’t agree.

The Federation would surely meet the same fate as them.

Just as the commanders were having this thought, a voice suddenly came through from the other end of the communication—

“Approved.”

All the commanders from different nations were stunned: ???

Even Xiang Ze, who had witnessed what happened with the other countries and was planning to go through the formalities before contacting his superiors, was stunned: ???

Weren’t they supposed to reject all landing requests no matter what? Why did they agree right away when he asked…

The commanders excitedly exclaimed over the communication channel: “That’s great, they finally allowed us to land!”

However, their excitement only lasted a few seconds before a voice from the other end said: “Our leader said only the Federation is allowed to enter. Other countries are not permitted.”

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