The system said weakly: [Experiencing the original plot is all about the experience; you cannot change the original owner’s actions. It is a holographic movie after all.]
What a holographic movie.
Shi Xu gasped sharply.
It felt like being tied to a movie theater, forced to keep one’s eyelids open while watching a terrible movie: when the protagonist gets beaten up, I get beaten up; when the protagonist gets screwed, I get screwed.
Letting the system off was letting it off way too easily.
Not even all of his little treasury could soothe Shi Xu’s current mood.
Shi Xu gasped again, feeling like he was lingering on the verge of exploding with anger.
You really do get what you pay for; could anything given away for free in a starter pack possibly be any good?
“It seems you really want to say goodbye to your little treasury,” Shi Xu said.
The system’s heart tightened: [Host! This was indeed an error on our part during work. I will report it to the Main God Space and request the addition of an exit-midway feature for experience cards.]
[I will also fight for the compensation you deserve.]
The system looked pitiful, practically crying out: Please spare my little treasury!
“Alright, go on. Good luck, I’ll wait for your news.”
The system left sobbing.
After reviewing the plot, looking back at the positioning of the three individuals felt like working backward from the answer.
Simple and clear.
Pei Wu stood alone, resisting in silence. From beginning to end, he was utterly isolated and helpless.
Meanwhile, Mu Yuanshan and Su Wenshan stood closer together, one slightly ahead of the other, implying the reality of their alliance.
Su Wenshan and Pei Wu grew up together; both were orphans at the bottom tier of the base.
They knew each other inside out.
And what about Mu Yuanshan? He was the son of a high-ranking base official. Backed by influence, he acted domineeringly and recklessly without a care in the world.
The disparity in their status practically laid the truth bare before everyone.
Anyone would assume Su Wenshan was being coerced by Mu Yuanshan.
But Pei Wu was no fool; quite the contrary, he had always been smart.
Whatever Shi Xu could see, he had seen too.
These two were very familiar with each other.
Su Wenshan was not being coerced.
[ “When did this plan start?” Pei Wu asked coldly.
The two could no longer fight and stood up, covered in dust and dirt.
“From the very first moment I saw you,” Mu Yuanshan licked the corner of his mouth, “during the cadet selection.”
A naturally-differentiated alpha, with a tall and straight figure, leaping amidst the crowd like a lithe leopard.
A slender waist, a fair and tender back of the neck, making one’s heart stir restlessly.
He had clearly just finished differentiation not long ago, and the alpha’s overbearing pheromones hadn’t yet had time to reshape this delicious body.
His body was right in that tender transition between adolescence and youth.
It was precisely the best time to undergo modification.
Surgically removing the alpha gland and implanting a cultivated omega gland would preserve the deliciousness of this body.
That was what he thought, and that was what he did.
There was nothing more beautiful than a rose plucked with one’s own hands.
Mu Yuanshan curved the corners of his mouth, taking a step forward as the overbearing alpha pheromones belonging to him rapidly spread outward.
Pei Wu let out a muffled groan and covered the back of his neck.
That fragile gland, stimulated, continuously released heat, making his entire body burn with fever.
His legs grew weak, and his reproductive cavity ached.
This body was preparing for the impending marking.
His heat cycle had been triggered just like that.
His body was betraying him, yearning for the alpha’s penetration.
The body was a traitor.
Pei Wu took two steps back, putting on a brave face, “Let me go, and I can pretend none of this ever happened.”
“No, you won’t.”
It was Su Wenshan who spoke, “You cannot tolerate a speck of sand in your eyes, let alone turn a blind eye to a crime. You will find a way to drag us to court, no matter how long it takes, regardless of any cost or loss.”
“Even if it means death.”
This was the real Pei Wu, that resilient young man.
Pei Wu’s breath hitched, his complexion turning even uglier.
When someone who knows you inside out becomes your enemy, the level of difficulty skyrockets.
“But you don’t know, you are now an omega of the First Military District,” Su Wenshan said with deep sorrow in his eyes, “Whatever we do to you is completely legal.”
Legal?
How utterly absurd!
“The only choice you have left is to become his omega, or…”
Su Wenshan couldn’t bear it, avoiding Pei Wu’s wide-open eyes, “Become a public omega.”
A public omega?
Pei Wu found it absurd, but Su Wenshan’s gaze told him this wasn’t a joke.
“Choose him,” Su Wenshan urged, “Things like that have already happened; you have no choice but to accept it! Do you actually want to die?”
Pei Wu’s mind roared.
Want to die?
No, he didn’t.
The one who deserved to die was someone else entirely.
“Slap!”
Pei Wu took a heavy blow to the face, a clear, swollen red fingerprint appearing on his fair cheek.
Mu Yuanshan withdrew his hand and said indifferently, “To help wake you up.”
Humiliation and pain struck together, scorching their victim until his eyes were bloodshot.
Pei Wu clenched his fists, slowly retreating until his back pressed against the wall.
He barely steadied himself, fixing an unflinching, unyielding gaze on the two of them.
Like a cornered beast driven to a cliffside, desperate and burning with fighting spirit.
“You have no other choice,” Mu Yuanshan said coldly, “Choose me. Submit to me, and obey your omega instincts.”
“I am an alpha,” Pei Wu said softly, his mouth tasting of blood.
“You are an omega, you are my omega,” Mu Yuanshan slowly approached with an air of absolute certainty, “Too bad I couldn’t completely mark you yet, so I suppose I will just have to do it a few more times.”
With that, he lunged toward Pei Wu.
That tall, burly frame completely enveloped him.
“Watch out!”
Su Wenshan’s warning was fast, but Pei Wu’s attack was even faster.
A dining knife drove solidly into Mu Yuanshan’s abdomen, and blood instantly gushed out.
Lubricated by the blood, the handle of the knife became even slicker.
However, Pei Wu had prepared in advance, wrapping the handle with a strip of cloth.
A small trick learned during training finally came in handy at a moment like this.
Pei Wu had no time to think; he gripped the handle tightly and twisted it fiercely inside the wound.
He knew that if he failed to kill the other person, the hell awaiting him would be far more agonizing!
“I really underestimated you, considering I even pitied you for being a virgin and let you off early.”
Veins bulged at Mu Yuanshan’s temples as he let out a roar, his fingers clamping down on Pei Wu’s wrist like iron pliers!
Leveraging that position, he yanked the dining knife right out of the wound inch by inch!
Blood flowed torrentially, yet he stared fixedly at Pei Wu’s face.
Sparks of blood splattered across his pale cheeks, scarlet like a blooming cinnabar mole, adding an enchanting allure to this Guanyin-like visage.
So beautiful.
Pei Wu bit down hard, his wrist emitting a creaking sound under unbearable strain.
It was actually snapped clean by Mu Yuanshan!
The exact moment the dining knife cleared the wound, Pei Wu abruptly let go, thrusting his left hand forward to grab the knife instead.
Upward slash, downward stab, aimed straight at Mu Yuanshan’s throat!
“Clatter!”
The dining knife hit the floor, and Pei Wu let out a heartbreaking, agonizing scream.
Mu Yuanshan had abandoned the close combat entirely and directly attacked his gland!
The tender gland was pierced by teeth, and a massive influx of alpha pheromones surged in, running amok everywhere and wantily destroying everything in their path.
That was a pain surpassing any human imagination; being ground to dust and having one’s ashes scattered was nothing compared to this.
Pei Wu’s body instantly went limp, and he lost consciousness right then and there.
Mu Yuanshan breathed heavily, lingering fear gripping him as his entire body trembled uncontrollably.
Dicing with death offered an unparalleled, supreme thrill.
“This is wonderful,” he sighed, pulling off his belt to bind Pei Wu’s hands behind his back.
The palms of those hands were already mangled beyond recognition.
Su Wenshan spoke with a trembling voice, “Don’t do this to him.”
Mu Yuanshan glared at him, “If I don’t tie him up, he will definitely find a chance to kill me. Do you think you would be able to run away then?”
Just how harrowing it had been moments ago went without saying.
“Help me persuade him,” Mu Yuanshan said slowly, “He is different; I don’t want to ruin him.”
The subtext was clear: if Su Wenshan couldn’t persuade Pei Wu, he would have no choice but to cripple him.
Su Wenshan’s throat tightened, “I will try…”
Following a brief period of unconsciousness, Pei Wu woke up.
His body remained out of his control, trembling slightly under the influence of the alpha pheromones.
Yet that wasn’t even the worst part.
The worst part was that he had been suspended in the air: bound with his hands behind his back in a reverse-Guanyin posture, his legs split into a full front split, supported solely by the tips of his right foot.
It was an extremely difficult position to maintain balance in. As soon as Pei Wu’s breathing stuttered, his body began to sway.
Sharp agony pierced his toes while the muscles at the roots of his thighs cramped violently.
“Don’t move,” Su Wenshan cautioned, “Xiao Wu, stop struggling. It only brings extra pain.”
Pei Wu kept his eyes tightly shut, treating him as if he weren’t even there.
Su Wenshan’s heart was torn to shreds, “His patience is limited; be a good boy.”
“Get lost,” Pei Wu said through a hoarse voice.
“I can get lost, but there are some things I still have to say,” Su Wenshan stated, “You can struggle, you can resist, and at worst, you can perish together with Mu Yuanshan.”
“But have you ever thought about Pei Guang? He is still just a child. What is going to happen to him?”
“Don’t ruin his future.”
Pei Wu’s body stiffened.
Knowing he had struck Pei Wu’s lifeline, Su Wenshan said softly, “The Mu family covers the sky with one hand at this base; crushing you two brothers is as easy as squashing an ant.”
“Mu Yuanshan likes you, which is why he is sparing your life.”
“Play your cards right, and you might even gain your freedom in the future.”
“As for romance, he is actually a very good choice.”
“You are the only person he has ever liked; he will not let you go.”
“Xiao Wu…”
Watching Pei Wu’s unfocused pupils, Su Wenshan whispered, “Give up struggling. Enjoy the pleasure of the body, and you won’t suffer anymore.”
Mu Yuanshan sat on the nearby sofa, watching contentedly as despair washed over Pei Wu’s face.
“Well done,” he was in high spirits, “You can leave now. You can get ready to receive your award tomorrow.”
Receiving an award…
Pei Wu’s flickering vision froze for a split second.
Su Wenshan sighed, “Student Mu, the drug has not completely worn off yet. Don’t bring up things that will upset his obsession.”
Mu Yuanshan shrugged indifferently.
Su Wenshan covered Pei Wu’s gland with his hand, feeling the intense heat radiating from it, and whispered, “Mu Yuanshan promised me he would give Xiao Guang an alpha catalyst. He will become an alpha with an unlimited future.”
The gland beneath his hand grew even hotter.
“Xiao Wu, you were born free, like mist drifting across heaven and earth, formless. But now, the inside of you is practically molded into his shape.”
“Why torture yourself by struggling? Just go to sleep.”
Pei Wu let out a muffled groan and lowered his proud head.
Heat cycles, drugs, alpha pheromone suppression, threats, hypnosis…
These multi-pronged attacks finally shattered his psychological defenses.
“I’m sorry, I ruined your future.”
“I’ll pay you back. My whole life belongs to you now.”
Su Wenshan whispered softly right into his ear.]
[Experience ended!]
Shi Xu let out a long sigh of relief, rubbed his ears, and dry-heaved twice, “Always handing out useless garbage.”