During the susceptible period, an alpha’s pheromones are at their most aggressive. Especially when facing a same-sex intruder in their territory, they will spare no effort to suppress them.

Jing Xi felt a stinging pain in every pore of his body, instinctively resisting, yet he relaxed within Chi Yao’s kiss.

He climbed all the way inside, reached back to close the car door, and fumbled to turn on the car’s air purification system.

If such intense pheromones were detected by the garage’s intelligent system, it would cause unnecessary trouble.

Where they touched, it felt like burning. Jing Xi ultimately couldn’t overcome his worry and pushed Chi Yao away.

He tried his best to control his own pheromones from leaking out, so as not to cause secondary stimulation to Chi Yao.

The person before him had glazed eyes, the golden light within them flickering in and out.

In the dim, narrow space, the intense pheromones were mixed with the smell of blood.

Jing Xi’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly noticed the bloodstain on his sleeve.

“You’re hurt?!”

Jing Xi gently pulled open the torn fabric, but found that aside from the dried blood, the skin was perfectly intact.

Did it heal automatically?

Who on earth could hurt Chi Yao? That Ruan Lingyun?

“Xixi—” Chi Yao hugged him and nuzzled, his voice hoarse. “I feel awful.”

Jing Xi stroked his head to comfort him, frowning.

There was still some time before the evening reception.

He could have asked for leave to go back, but tonight he was to award the medal to Ji Ying. Everyone was watching; Chi Yao had to be there.

“You’ve hit your susceptible period. Bear with it for now. We’ll go home immediately. Once you take a suppressant, you won’t feel bad anymore.”

Jing Xi tried to get him to move to the passenger seat, but as soon as he tried to pull his hand away, he was hugged tight again.

“Can’t go back.”

Chi Yao shook his heavy, dizzy head, trying hard to suppress his emotions that were on the verge of losing control. “Ghost’s people are here.”

Jing Xi was stunned. “Ghost?”

Chi Yao leaned close to his ear and whispered, “Find some trustworthy people to protect Pei Zhenyue. Someone is going to assassinate him tonight.”

Jing Xi’s eyes widened slightly.

“There are the guards—”

“Useless!” Chi Yao breathed rapidly, rubbing his forehead, but his other hand refused to let go. “His people are mixed in among them.”

Jing Xi struggled to sit up. “Him? The person controlling Ghost?”

Chi Yao took a few deep breaths. With Jing Xi there, the killing intent that was assaulting his reason receded a little.

“You go back and stay with Pei Zhenyue first. Have someone bring suppressants here.”

The golden light in Chi Yao’s beautiful eyes gradually faded, but Jing Xi was still very worried.

This was military headquarters, and it was Chi Yao’s first susceptible period. Leaving him here alone was too dangerous.

“Go quickly.” Chi Yao rested his forehead on his shoulder. “If you don’t go now, I’m going to regret it.”

Jing Xi: “…”

Then you should let go first.

Asking someone else to bring suppressants was absolutely out of the question.

Not to mention Chi Yao, he also had to consider the safety of his subordinates.

But regarding Admiral Pei—

He didn’t have much time to think.

Jing Xi sent a communication to Lu Meng. Afraid the other party wouldn’t see it, he deliberately chose a forced pop-up video call.

After a moment, the video call connected.

“Boss?”

Lu Meng rushed out of the auditorium. Seeing the dim environment on Jing Xi’s side, seemingly inside a car, he had a vague bad feeling. “Where are you? What happened?”

Jing Xi: “Go to a place where you can talk immediately.”

A place to talk?

Lu Meng looked left and right. The nearest place was the restroom.

“Wait a moment.”

He dashed into a restroom stall, pressed the button on the wall, and activated the sound shielding mode.

Jing Xi: “There is an urgent mission I will message you in a moment. Remember, you cannot tell anyone except the personnel I designate. If anyone asks, say it was my order and tell them to come ask me.”

Seeing his boss looking so serious, Lu Meng’s heart rose in his throat.

“Yes!”

Just as he was about to hang up, a pair of hands suddenly appeared in the frame, and a head appeared on Jing Xi’s shoulder.

“Xixi, are you done?”

Lu Meng wouldn’t mistake that voice; it was Chi Yao’s.

But at this moment, the other party’s voice sounded very aggrieved, and coupled with his actions, it sounded like he was acting spoiled.

“Boss, he he he he—” Lu Meng was so excited his tongue tied in knots.

What was the situation?! Why was the boss huddled in a car with Chi Yao?!

Jing Xi touched his face, frowning slightly. “You go back to the auditorium first.”

Before Lu Meng could figure out what was happening, the video call was cut off, and he soon received a message from Jing Xi.

He glanced at it, wiped his face, and hurriedly walked out.

In the garage, Jing Xi kissed Chi Yao’s burning forehead and whispered, “Wait here for a bit, I’ll be right back.”

Chi Yao inhaled the scent on Jing Xi.

Except for the smell of body wash, he couldn’t smell anything.

Both disappointed and excited, Chi Yao didn’t know what was wrong with him. It seemed like something was missing, scratching at his heart, but he didn’t know what to do to be satisfied.

With great difficulty, Jing Xi got out of the car and turned back to look into Chi Yao’s deep eyes.

“Be good and stay here. Don’t go anywhere.”

Chi Yao nodded obediently, watching him walk away until he could no longer be seen.

“Disaster.” Chi Yao leaned back against the seat and covered his face. “I want him so bad.”

Was this the susceptible period?

Why did it feel completely different from what he felt from Jing Xi?

After leaving the garage, Jing Xi hurriedly walked to the nearest medical room.

Two duty military doctors were watching the live broadcast speech. Seeing Jing Xi rush in suddenly, they thought something had happened.

“Major General Jing.”

Jing Xi’s gaze swept over them.

The military medical room was always staffed by military doctors from various legions on rotation, and these two were from the Vulture Legion.

“I’m not feeling well. Please give me two suppressants,” Jing Xi said.

The military doctors were stunned for a moment before reacting and quickly writing the prescription.

“Okay, please wait a moment.”

It wasn’t strange that they were surprised.

Jing Xi had been in the military for so many years and had never visited the medical room.

This young master from a grand noble family always had his medicine prescribed personally by experts from the Central Research Institute.

Suppressants were common drugs and were easily dispensed.

Jing Xi took the suppressants and looked at them.

Different from what he usually used, these were the most common kind used by alphas in the army.

He didn’t know if they would be effective for Chi Yao.

“Thank you.” After expressing his thanks, Jing Xi walked out.

He tried his best to remain calm in front of others, but his pace unconsciously quickened.

Walking out of the building, he ran right into the crowd coming out of the meeting.

To avoid trouble, Jing Xi wanted to detour to the garage, but he was still called out to.

“I thought you fell into a pit, kid.” Huang Hao came over and put his arm around his shoulder.

Jing Xi was anxious inside, his face growing colder. “Not feeling well, just went to the medical room.”

“What’s wrong with you?” Huang Hao looked him up and down and chuckled. “Don’t tell me you got hemorrhoids?”

Jing Xi brushed off his hand, frowning. “I’m going back to pick someone up.”

Having shaken off Huang Hao, he heard Pei Zhenyue calling him from over there.

“Jing Xi, come here for a moment.”

Jing Xi: “…”

Pei Zhenyue, wearing the marshal’s uniform, looked even more imposing.

“Tonight you’ll accompany me for the toasts.”

The officers around who heard this looked at Jing Xi with unconcealed envy.

Pei Zhenyue had just taken office and was keeping Jing Xi by his side; he was probably grooming a successor.

“I need to watch Chi Yao,” Jing Xi said flatly.

If Chi Yao hadn’t had a sudden susceptible period, Jing Xi wouldn’t have had any objection to this, as it would be good for close protection. But in Chi Yao’s current state, he couldn’t leave him alone.

Pei Zhenyue: “If it really can’t be helped, let him come along too. I remember that kid holds his liquor well.”

Jing Xi turned to look at him. “Is it appropriate to bring a star pirate to propose toasts on the day of your promotion?”

Pei Zhenyue waved his hand nonchalantly. “Isn’t this a special situation?”

Jing Xi: “…”

In the garage, Chi Yao waited and waited, counting the seconds, but Jing Xi still didn’t come.

Without Jing Xi by his side, the sense of security he had just gained rapidly drained away.

Chi Yao unbuckled his seatbelt, growing increasingly irritable.

Just when his nerves were stretched to the limit, two hovercars drove in and parked in spots far away.

In this state, any movement was amplified in Chi Yao’s ears.

He looked over alertly.

In a moment, two alpha men in black suits got out of the cars.

Both carried briefcases and looked like elites.

Seeing them walking this way, Chi Yao turned off the car’s purification system and hid below the window.

Heels clicking on the ground echoed loudly in the quiet space.

“Are they finished?” one alpha asked.

The other: “Just finished.”

Through the gap, Chi Yao saw one of them checking his terminal.

“We’re going to the corridor of Building 8.”

Building 8?

Chi Yao’s forehead was covered in sweat. He loosened his collar, recalling the map of the military headquarters he had seen before.

The place for the evening banquet was Hall 3. Going there from here wouldn’t pass through Building 8. However, going from Hall 1 to the Marshal’s office would pass through there.

These people moved so fast.

Watching them leave, Chi Yao closed his eyes to adjust his breathing.

When he opened his eyes again, the anxiety on his face had disappeared.

He put on his baseball cap, opened the car door, and followed them silently.

After finally shaking off Pei Zhenyue and a group of colleagues, Jing Xi returned to the garage only to find that the person was gone.

He quickly checked the surroundings. There was no movement, and he couldn’t smell anything.

Where could he have gone?!

This place was enemy headquarters for Chi Yao. Although he was an invited guest for the evening, not many people welcomed him.

Jing Xi decisively walked out, issuing a command to Xiao Hong in his mind.

[From this moment, monitor the military network!]

With a flash of red light from his terminal, Xiao Hong’s response sounded in his head.

[War God isn’t easy to fool. Even joining hands with Big Brother, I’m afraid we can’t hijack it for too long.]

Jing Xi: [Hijack it for as long as you can.]

[Yes!]

The military’s AI, War God, was modeled after the Brain and far exceeded other AIs in intelligence and computing speed.

But his super-intelligent entity wasn’t bad either.

Chi Yao followed the two alphas from a distance toward Building 8.

There were quite a few people moving around outside. Because of the evening reception, besides soldiers, there were also some people in suits and dresses.

The two alphas blended into the crowd without any sense of incongruity, but Chi Yao sensed the aura of his own kind from them.

Arriving at Building 8, the two had temporary passes for tonight and easily passed through the access control.

Noticing they were heading toward the right corridor, Chi Yao stepped onto the stairs.

“Wait.”

The duty staff called out to him. “Who are you? Who are you looking for?”

Chi Yao’s eyes went cold as he looked up.

Without any movement, just a look sent chills down the staff member’s spine.

“You, are you Chi Yao?”

Chi Yao: “If you recognize me, step aside.”

Everyone knew Chi Yao was personally invited to the Capital Star by Pei Zhenyue and would be awarded a medal for Ji Ying tonight.

So it wasn’t strange for Chi Yao to appear here.

But what the hell was this sportswear?!

How could he dress so inappropriately?!

The two men had already disappeared from sight. Chi Yao swiped his terminal and walked straight toward the right corridor.

When he saw the two again, they were chatting with Pei Zhenyue.

“Please send my regards to the chairman of Longda Pharmaceuticals. I’ll talk to him about the next step of the cooperation plan after this busy period,” Pei Zhenyue laughed. “There’s still some time before the reception starts. I’ll arrange for someone to take you two to Hall 3 to rest first.”

He beckoned for his subordinate to come over.

Just as the subordinate approached, one of the alphas suddenly exclaimed.

“Watch out!”

One person grabbed Pei Zhenyue’s wrist and pulled him toward himself, while the other pulled a steel spike from the side of his terminal.

The two stood one behind the other, at an angle that perfectly blocked the surveillance camera.

Pei Zhenyue was close. Even though he sensed something wrong instantly, his body was pulled sideways.

Seeing the situation turn bad, the adjutant immediately drew his gun.

“Don’t move!”

But his speed in drawing the gun couldn’t match the speed of these two alphas.

Just as the poisonous steel spike was about to touch Pei Zhenyue’s clothes, the alpha was suddenly strangled from behind.

Only a crack was heard.

His vision went black, and he went limp on the ground before he could even resist.

The alpha holding Pei Zhenyue raised his foot to kick, but was kicked in the knee by Chi Yao first.

“Ah—!”

Pei Zhenyue instantly steadied himself, but before he could counterattack, the remaining alpha also had his neck snapped.

The adjutant aimed his gun at Chi Yao.

“Hands up and step back!”

Pei Zhenyue watched him look up, revealing a pair of icy eyes from under the baseball cap, his heart pounding wildly.

He had rarely felt such astonishing killing intent and intimidating power from a young person.

Being so close, he barely had time to react. Where exactly did Chi Yao jump out from?

Chi Yao bent down, grabbed the collars of the two people on the ground, and dragged them inside as if no one else was there, ignoring the gun pointed at him.

“Still don’t have a clue about your situation even now? Damn old man?”

Pei Zhenyue: “…”

Seeing it was Chi Yao, the adjutant was confused.

Why was Chi Yao here?!

And he actually stepped in to save the commander?!

Pei Zhenyue opened a meeting room on the first floor for Chi Yao to drag the people in.

Seeing the steel spike in the hand of the person on the ground, he frowned.

“I’ve known these two for years. How could they possibly attempt an assassination?”

The adjutant squatted down to observe carefully and tore off their masks from the neck.

“Commander, look!”

Pei Zhenyue leaned in to check, his brow furrowed tight.

Wearing ecological masks and successfully passing through several layers of security?!

The adjutant opened his palm and scanned their faces.

Personal files quickly popped up in mid-air.

“Both are death row inmates!” The adjutant couldn’t believe it and scanned again. “They should have been executed long ago. How can this be?!”

Chi Yao walked to the window and looked out through the gap.

The number of people not wearing military uniforms had increased.

No fewer than ten had entered Building 8 in the last few minutes.

This was Pei Zhenyue’s new office. During the day, many reception guests who weren’t qualified to attend the ceremony would come here to offer congratulations.

Chi Yao said coldly: “How long until the reception?”

Pei Zhenyue’s face also looked bad.

“Starts at six. Less than two hours left.”

Chi Yao: “You’d better stay here and not go anywhere.”

The adjutant stood up: “How is that possible? We have to go to Hall 3 at four-thirty to prepare.”

Chi Yao looked at him: “Is the reception important or is your life important?”

The adjutant’s brow jumped, feeling creeped out.

Chi Yao looked particularly scary today!

“Do you know something?” Pei Zhenyue frowned. “Who are they?”

Before Chi Yao could answer, a slight noise suddenly came from outside.

Chi Yao’s gaze swept over the people on the ground, and he strode toward the door.

A hand suddenly reached in through the crack in the door. He kicked the door.

The door slammed shut with force, trapping the hand. A military knife fell and was caught by Chi Yao.

“Ugh—!”

When the door sprang open, Chi Yao grabbed the hand and pulled hard, clamping the person’s neck and pinning him behind the door.

Everything happened in an instant.

The adjutant turned his head just in time to see a person having his neck snapped by Chi Yao and falling to the ground twitching.

“…”

What kind of reaction speed was this? Was he a monster?!

The sound of footsteps outside stimulated his eardrums beat by beat, making Chi Yao increasingly irritable.

These people all deserved to die.

Irritable to the extreme, Chi Yao became abnormally calm instead.

The adjutant rushed over with his gun raised, about to find a chance to shoot, but was stopped by Chi Yao.

“Can’t shoot.”

Adjutant: “Why?”

Chi Yao: “The blood is poisonous.”

The adjutant’s eyes widened, thinking he was hearing things.

Why was the blood poisonous?

But Chi Yao had no patience to explain so much. He darted out like a gust of wind and snapped another person’s neck in an instant.

Listening to the fighting sounds outside, Pei Zhenyue stood with his hands behind his back, thoughtful.

“Let them come.”

“Yes!”

The adjutant opened his terminal but found there was absolutely no signal.

He hurriedly opened the meeting room’s system, but it was also in a disconnected state.

“Commander, War God is blocked!”

As expected.

Pei Zhenyue wasn’t surprised at all and said, “Use the internal line to contact the duty guards of Building 8.”

The adjutant operated with lightning speed but found he couldn’t contact a single one.

Click, click, click!

The defense shield on the window activated automatically. The adjutant immediately ran over to check.

Turning to Pei Zhenyue, he said anxiously: “Defense mode was forcibly activated!”

Pei Zhenyue’s face darkened.

Some people were stopping at nothing to kill him.

In the corridor, Chi Yao enjoyed the pleasure brought by the slaughter, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.

Bullets grazed his arm, leaving deep holes in the wall.

The smell of blood stimulated Chi Yao’s nerves, making him even more excited.

He snapped a killer’s neck and turned to look at the alpha who shot at him. The reason the other party could bring a gun in was that he was disguised as an officer.

When the opponent fired again, Chi Yao dodged sideways, closing in rapidly at the same time. He seized the opponent’s wrist and snapped it, jamming the gun barrel forcefully into the opponent’s mouth.

Under the killer’s terrified gaze, Chi Yao guided his finger to pull the trigger.

Bang!

Neither speed nor skill could compare!

The killers stared at him warily but didn’t dare to approach easily.

“Just these few people? Looking down on who?”

Chi Yao rolled his neck and chuckled lightly. “Not even enough for a warm-up.”

A killer dressed as an officer whispered: “We have no intention of being your enemy!”

Chi Yao sneered: “But that doesn’t stop me from killing you.”

Suddenly a muffled thud.

The adjutant knocked a killer out with the butt of his gun.

The elevator indicator light suddenly changed numbers.

The killers quickly headed for the stairwell.

The adjutant was startled and immediately chased after them.

“Can’t let them go up!”

The first-floor conference hall had a built-in elevator that could go straight to the top floor.

If they couldn’t get out, they could only go up.

Chi Yao stopped the adjutant, his face cold: “Restore contact with the outside. Leave the rest to me.”

The elevator stopped at the 10th floor, went up again, and stopped at the 11th floor.

The killers searched the entire 10th floor but found no one, so they ran up another floor.

Upon reaching the 15th floor, they finally saw a figure darting into a room door.

“Over there!”

A large group of killers swarmed over, violently kicking open the door, but the huge conference hall was empty!

Bang!

The door slammed shut heavily behind them.

Everyone turned back immediately, only to see Chi Yao standing at the door, looking at them and smiling.

Among the killers, some people’s skin and nails gradually began to transform into beast-like features.

If this operation didn’t succeed, no one would survive.

Failure was absolutely not an option!

Chi Yao walked over unhurriedly, his eyes turning into beast pupils in the blink of an eye.

He smiled lazily, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes.

“Come, let’s have some fun with you.”

Terrifying roars came from inside the door. The adjutant shielded Pei Zhenyue at the exit, cold sweat pouring down.

That sound absolutely couldn’t be made by humans!

Thick blood flowed out from under the door, emitting an unusually foul stench.

“Commander, can Chi Yao really handle it?” The adjutant’s voice was tight, his scalp tingling.

Pei Zhenyue: “Our people are all dead. What choice do we have now but to trust him?”

After a long time, the sounds inside gradually subsided.

Stepping on large pools of blood, the adjutant moved to the door. Before his hand touched the door, Chi Yao’s voice suddenly came from inside.

“Don’t come near me.”

Chi Yao’s voice was unusually hoarse, with heavy panting faintly audible.

Was he injured!?

The adjutant’s heart tightened: “How are you? There’s a medical kit in the office. I can treat your wounds.”

“Call Jing Xi here.”

After a while, Chi Yao’s voice came through.

The adjutant frowned and looked at Pei Zhenyue for help.

Pei Zhenyue: “Jing Xi isn’t here.”

“Go call him here.”

Sitting amidst severed limbs and broken arms, Chi Yao dug his sharp nails into the tabletop, his heart beating extremely fast.

“Call Jing Xi over!”

He was about to lose control—