IMAO Chapter 84

After quickly finishing the battle, Ji Rong jumped out of his mecha cockpit without even catching his breath.

“Why is he so intense?”

After witnessing Ji Rong’s swift movements, a slightly surprised voice came through the communication channel.

The voice was clear and clean, carrying a hint of confusion.

“Why aren’t any of you saying anything?”

Everyone: “…”

Everyone instantly felt sorry for Ji Rong.

Don’t you have any self-awareness?

Ji Rong likes you, and he’s really miserable! Aren’t you supposed to be capable of everything and exceptional at all things? With your amazing observation skills, why are you so dense when it comes to feelings?

Jiang Yuan thought nobody heard him speak and made a confused sound, “Eh?”

Gu Bai finally responded to Jiang Yuan, “Sorry, I was caught off guard earlier. Ji Rong might be too excited about the Space Key prize…”

His voice gradually grew quieter towards the end because he knew that wasn’t the real reason. It was because Jiang Yuan wasn’t feeling well, and Ji Rong was rushing to take him away.

After the match ended, Jiang Yuan naturally couldn’t stay in his mecha forever. He drove it to the parking spot before getting out.

Ji Rong, who had already dismounted his mecha, rushed over to Jiang Yuan in a few quick strides. “Come on, I’ll take you to the hospital.”

Thinking of what Gu Bai said earlier, Jiang Yuan waved his hand. “Let’s collect the prize first, then go.”

Ji Rong furrowed his brows and looked at Jiang Yuan, his eyes full of concern. “But you…”

Jiang Yuan cut him off. “It’s fine, I just have a high temperature. I don’t have other symptoms. It’s not serious, and the award ceremony will only take a moment.”

Hearing this, Ji Rong hesitated before saying, “Alright then, but tell me immediately if you feel uncomfortable.”

Jiang Yuan’s group and the Lance team stood together on the floating platform that rose from the center of the arena, waiting for the organizers to present their prizes.

The moment Hans appeared, the entire venue erupted in screams!

Hans was undeniably handsome, with sharp, defined facial features. He wore a black military uniform with a black and gold sword at his waist and white gloves on his hands. Just standing there, he commanded an imposing presence.

As a capable subordinate of the Iron-Blooded Emperor, his influence in the military was undisputed.

Hans wasn’t old. At forty, he was considered quite young in an era where the average life expectancy was one hundred and fifty years. This young Marshal of Hoyt was still single, and quite a few Omegas in the Hoyt Empire considered him their dream Alpha.

Hans’s expression remained completely neutral as he politely but distantly presented the trophy and prizes to the Federation team members before quickly leaving the venue.

“So this is a Space Key. I’ve never seen one in person before!”

“In the Federation, only generals have these. I’ll definitely become a general in the future,” Liu Shan said with a chuckle.

The sound of teammates discussing and bragging filled his ears.

Jiang Yuan carefully examined the Space Key which was less than half a palm’s size before tucking it into his bag.

As the floating platform descended, a voice rang out.

“Finally, it’s over,” Ji Rong said impatiently. “Come on, Jiang Yuan, let’s go to the hospital.”

Just as Jiang Yuan was about to speak, Liu Shan poked his head in and cut in, “Yeah, Jiang Yuan, can you still hold up?”

Jiang Yuan nodded. He only felt hot but had no other specific symptoms. “I’m fine, really. My temperature is high, but it’s still within the normal range.”

Liu Shan: “You say 37.2 degrees is normal, but that’s barely different from 37.3. We’ll only be at ease after you get checked at the hospital.”

Cyril also joined in. “Right, we can’t be careless. We’ll go to the hospital with you!”

Ji Rong: “…”

Although he knew his teammates were just concerned about Jiang Yuan, the thought of others tagging along made him frown slightly.

Jiang Yuan paused before saying, “There’s no need for so many people… I can go by myself, plus Instructor He Chuan and the others are waiting.”

Liu Shan glanced at Ji Rong and said with a grin, “It’s fine, we’ll all go together. It won’t take long.”

Ji Rong met Liu Shan’s gaze. Ji Rong: “…”

This guy was doing it on purpose.

Ji Rong’s face instantly darkened.

“Alright,” Gu Bai, who had felt sorry for Ji Rong earlier, couldn’t stand watching Liu Shan deliberately irritate Ji Rong anymore. He coughed lightly and said, “Nolan and the others are waiting for us too. Let’s have Captain take the trouble of accompanying Jiang Yuan to the hospital while we go meet up first.”

“Sorry for the trouble, Captain. We’d be worried if Jiang Yuan went alone, so we’ll have to trouble you.”

Jiang Yuan: “Really, I can go by myself…”

“I’ll go with you.” Ji Rong’s tone left no room for argument as he cut off Jiang Yuan’s words.

Jiang Yuan: “…Okay.”

As the floating platform landed, Ji Rong pulled Jiang Yuan away. The Lance team players came over for the customary handshake, only to see two retreating backs.

“What the hell, how arrogant! Too good to shake hands with us?”

A Lance team member watched Ji Rong and Jiang Yuan’s quickly retreating figures. It was already embarrassing enough that Ji Rong had beaten them 1v7, and now he wouldn’t even shake hands before leaving. Wasn’t this just a slap in their face?

Another Lance team player sneered, “Heh, well, they are geniuses after all. It’s only natural that geniuses wouldn’t bother to shake hands with ordinary people like us.”

Hearing the Lance team’s sarcastic remarks, Gu Bai gave a helpless smile and quietly explained to the Lance players who were dissatisfied with Ji Rong. “It’s not what you think. Our captain and Jiang Yuan have an urgent matter to attend to.”

“What urgent matter could they possibly have?” A Lance team player clearly didn’t believe Gu Bai’s explanation and asked contemptuously.

Gu Bai: “The hospital.”

“Huh?” Several Lance team players were stunned at his words.

…

Hoyt Royal Hospital—

Jiang Yuan sat across from the doctor. After an hour of running tests, his examination results were finally ready.

The doctor treating him was a young Beta who had been staring at the report for a long time, his brows slightly furrowed.

“Doctor, what’s wrong with him?” Ji Rong asked anxiously.

The doctor glanced at the report again and asked Ji Rong, “What’s your relationship with the patient?”

Ji Rong struggled for a moment before answering, “Friend.”

The doctor made a small sound and said, “Oh, then please step outside. I need to speak with the patient privately.”

Ji Rong: “I can’t stay?”

The doctor gave Ji Rong a look that clearly said ‘what do you think?’

Although Ji Rong wanted to know what was going on, given the situation, he could only comply. “Then… I’ll wait outside.”

“Okay,” Jiang Yuan said, feeling uneasy as he watched the doctor’s serious expression. Could he really be sick?

As the door closed, the young Beta doctor cleared his throat and said, “I’ve reviewed your test results. The preliminary results show your elevated temperature is caused by pheromone imbalance.”

“Pheromone imbalance? But I’m a Beta, how could I have pheromone imbalance?” Jiang Yuan raised his eyebrows and asked in confusion.

“Well… I know you’ve lived as a Beta for many years, but I must tell you that you’re actually an Omega.” The young doctor said calmly, without any fluctuation in his tone.

Jiang Yuan: “An Omega?!”

The young Beta doctor nodded and said: “I know this might be hard to accept, but this isn’t like the old days when Omegas were kept at home. With proper suppressants, there’s no difference between an Omega and a regular Beta.”

Jiang Yuan had trouble processing this information. “No- no, how could I suddenly change from a Beta to an Omega?”

The doctor sighed. “It’s not that you’ve changed. You were always an Omega. You have glands in your body, they were just dormant, which is why you were practically indistinguishable from a Beta.”

“If it made sense to classify you as a Beta before, I imagine your parents knew this, which is why they told you that you were a Beta.”

Jiang Yuan: “You said earlier that dormant glands made me no different from a Beta, so what’s happened to the glands now?”

The doctor sitting across the desk replied directly, “They’ve been activated.”

Jiang Yuan: “How did this happen?”

The doctor thought for a moment and explained, “It’s rare for dormant glands to become activated. Many cases of supposed Betas suddenly differentiating into Alphas or Omegas are related to this, but generally speaking, such cases are uncommon. Based on what we know now, there are three possibilities.”

“First, your body might have reached a critical point where gland dormancy ended naturally.”

“Second, you might have recently been exposed to extremely strong Alpha pheromones that stimulated your glands. The originally dormant glands could have been activated due to the influence of these Alpha pheromones, ending the dormancy.”

“Third…”

Extremely strong Alpha pheromones?

Hearing the doctor’s hypothesis, Jiang Yuan didn’t even wait to hear the third possibility. As soon as he heard the second one, he knew exactly who was responsible for activating his dormant glands!

No wonder he felt uncomfortable every time he smelled Ji Rong’s pheromones.

Jiang Yuan glanced at the closed door, feeling the urge to murder someone.

“Oh, right, that Alpha outside isn’t your boyfriend?” The male doctor suddenly asked when he saw Jiang Yuan look at the door.

Jiang Yuan shook his head. “No, he’s my friend.”

“Oh…” The young doctor paused before asking, “Do you currently have an Alpha partner?”

Jiang Yuan shook his head, unsure why the doctor was asking this. “No, why?”

“Just a hypothetical, it’s not important,” the young doctor said helplessly upon seeing Jiang Yuan’s head shake. “What’s important is that your glands have suddenly awakened from dormancy. In the coming period, you’ll likely experience prolonged pheromone imbalance, which could trigger heat cycles and other phenomena. This condition might last one year, two years… maybe even three.”

“All of this is in the examination report that’s been sent to your terminal.”

Jiang Yuan: “When you say heat cycles, do you mean what I think you mean?”

The Beta doctor nodded, destroying Jiang Yuan’s last hope. “I must warn you that suppressants generally have no effect on heat cycles caused by pheromone imbalance.”

Jiang Yuan was stunned by these words.

Translated simply, the doctor was saying – you’ll go into heat soon, and suppressants won’t work.

Before Jiang Yuan left the office, the doctor thoughtfully offered some advice. “You should find an Alpha as soon as possible. Once your pheromones stabilize, if you don’t like them, just find a reason to break up.”

Jiang Yuan: “…” Why are you so experienced at this!

Outside, Ji Rong was anxiously pacing back and forth.

Click.

The tightly closed door finally opened.

Ji Rong quickly walked over and asked urgently, “What’s wrong with your body? What did the doctor say?”

Jiang Yuan looked at Ji Rong’s face and remembered the doctor’s words: “…”

Seeing Jiang Yuan’s silence, Ji Rong grew more anxious. “What’s wrong?”

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