HISO Chapter 17
by VolareThis impulse came inexplicably.
Like a deep infatuation rooted in his bones.
So much so that when he stood downstairs at Yu An’s place, he hesitated to go upstairs and let go of the person in his arms.
The young man slept quietly.
Moonlight fell, and his lush eyebrows and eyes revealed serenity. At the corner of his eye and brow, there was a small, beautiful light pink birthmark, like a bud about to bloom.
It was also like a butterfly wing about to take flight.
Stunningly beautiful.
Xie Jinsheng stared at it for a few seconds, and when he turned his head away, his breathing carried an obvious sense of urgency.
…He was just an Omega commonly seen in the apocalypse.
Apart from having some looks, he was no different from others.
In the past six months, he had never loved anyone, and even less needed to be loved.
Xie Jinsheng went upstairs, put the young man back on the bed, didn’t take another look, and jumped out of the window to leave.
However, this kind of resolution.
Was it truly ruthless, or was it afraid that another look would make him forget his principles?
The aura belonging to the Alpha gradually dissipated.
And in the moonlight, the young man who should have been “fast asleep” slowly opened his eyes, his pupils clear and bright, without any drowsiness.
Yu An had already woken up when Xie Jinsheng was caressing the artery in his neck, so he simply played along.
After those few sentences of “sleep talking”.
He could feel the wavering in Xie Jinsheng’s emotions.
But time was too tight. The last train was in three days, and he didn’t know if Xie Jinsheng would get on.
[Host, at worst, we’ll just ignore Xie Jinsheng and get on the train to escape! ]
System 089 couldn’t imagine how much suffering the host would have to endure if he stayed in the Ruined City, and might even be in danger.
It was all the dog man’s fault for being a villain!
Ignoring such a beautiful little Omega in the apocalypse, only wanting to kill infections with all his heart, no wonder he was still a virgin Alpha at the end, without even a wife.
With this kind of awareness, he was probably destined to be single for the rest of his life!
Yu An curled up slightly, not knowing what he was thinking, hugged his knees, and opened his mouth very softly: “But 089, if I ignore Xie Jinsheng, can I definitely survive if I get on the train?”
089 suddenly choked.
What was scary in the apocalypse was not only the infections, but also people with ulterior motives.
The system glanced at its own host’s beautiful little face and delicate body.
If it were the host’s disguised appearance from before, 089 wouldn’t have worried in any world. But this S-Class Punishment World was Yu An’s true appearance.
Not to mention pretending to be a Beta, even if the host was a pure Alpha, he could attract a bunch of people’s covetous eyes!
This era was also one where the strong were respected, and there was no order outside the base. Perhaps they wouldn’t even make it to the base, and the little beauty might be kidnapped by all kinds of perverts on the way.
Although Xie Jinsheng was a crazy villain, he had lost his memory and his mental state was still relatively normal.
Most importantly, his character was good.
Today, the host was almost induced into heat, his eyes red and alluring, and the tentacled monster helped to administer an inhibitor without panicking.
If Xie Jinsheng wasn’t by his side, and the host, a weak little Omega, faced so many people on the train…
089 suddenly didn’t dare to think about what terrible and inhumane things would happen.
“So, he is my only option at the moment,” Yu An said. “If he doesn’t board the train, I will stay. No matter how dangerous it is, it is my last chance of survival.”
But this chance of survival was so slim.
Even Xie Jinsheng was covered in blood while staying in the Ruined City, while Yu An was just a weak cannon fodder.
[I’m sorry, Host, it’s all my fault for falling asleep at the wheel and harming you.]
089 transformed into its physical form, its round body shrinking on Yu An’s shoulder, trembling and blaming itself.
“How can I blame you? I was too sleepy and fell asleep back then,” Yu An patted the system’s little head. “We’ll share any punishment together. Besides, a loss may turn out to be a blessing in disguise. Maybe this journey won’t be completely bad, and there will be other gains.”
089 sniffed and saw the young man’s curved eyebrows and eyes comforting it, and suddenly felt relieved.
For a journey that had not yet begun, they who stood at the starting point, were obviously not qualified to give this journey meaning.
“Okay, I’m going to sleep. I need to conserve my strength for these next few days.” With that, Yu An closed his eyes.
In the remaining three days, a few small contaminations broke out in the Ruined City, but fortunately they were eliminated by the people in the city.
Yu An lived a relatively peaceful life, but there was no news from Xie Jinsheng.
There were no strange traces on the window glass either.
On the night before the train arrived, he had some insomnia. He finally felt sleepy, but some images flashed before he woke up.
Yu An forgot what he had dreamed, only to find that there were some tear stains on his face when he woke up.
He blankly wiped the corners of his eyes.
Looking at the time again, it was seven in the morning. According to the original plot, the train would arrive at noon at twelve o’clock and depart at seven in the evening.
[The sky is so dark today, it might rain heavily again.]
089 prepared an umbrella, glanced at the system points in its hand, and said, [Host, no matter what happens in the Ruined City tonight, even if I break into pieces, I will protect you.]
The system looked sworn.
Yu An was a little touched, smiled and said: “Don’t think so pessimistically, maybe Xie Jinsheng will be moved by me and get on the train.”
But the probability of this happening was probably very low.
Yu An looked at the train ticket in his hand and clenched it tightly.
The sky in the apocalypse was gloomy, and as expected, it rained heavily.
In order to avoid the peak of the crowd, Yu An only went out at three o’clock in the afternoon, and the ground was wet everywhere.
He carried a small backpack of luggage, wore a mask, and walked all the way to the platform. When he arrived, he saw that the train had just finished its safety inspection and opened its doors, and people were rushing inside.
But as he watched, Yu An felt that something was wrong.
“089, why are there so few people?”
Logically speaking, there were still more than 400 people left in the Ruined City alone, not to mention the scattered households nearby, adding up to at least 600 people. But now, less than one-fifth of them were boarding the train.
089 sighed and said: [Most people are unwilling to leave here.]
“Why?”
Yu An felt shocked. 089 didn’t speak any further. He turned his head and looked at the dilapidated Ruined City on the yellow sand behind him, and the dark sky in the apocalypse that was about to suffocate people, and suddenly understood something.
Because their hearts were dead.
They had long been riddled with holes in this apocalypse.
Sometimes, the death of the soul is far more terrifying than the death of the body.
While he was in a daze, two people suddenly walked down from the train.
One was an Alpha in military uniform, with handsome and upright features, and neat clothes. At first glance, he was an extremely disciplined person.
There was also an Omega attendant with a string of necklaces around her neck.
“Hey, the train will depart in two hours, come up as soon as possible.” The one who spoke first was the Omega, who seemed to be an ability holder, and his tone was unpleasant.
Departure in one hour?
How was it different from seven o’clock in the original plot.
Yu An was stunned on the spot.
It was actually two hours earlier.
089 was also shocked: [Could it be that we accidentally caused a butterfly effect?]
“No,” Yu An came back to his senses, “What I got was just the memory of cannon fodder in the Ruined City, no matter how much of a butterfly effect there is, it can’t change the base.”
Besides, the note and crystal core he wanted to hand over had not been delivered yet.
But now they were not needed.
Although leaving earlier was not a bad thing, Yu An had a question –
“Excuse me, the train is leaving earlier, what will happen to some people who miss it because they don’t know.”
The time printed on the train ticket was exactly seven o’clock in the evening.
The military Alpha had gone to the front to check the train alarm and might not have heard.
So, the necklace Omega spoke first, glanced at him and said: “Tsk, those who want to live would have come long ago. Those who don’t come are just those who have no desire to survive. They want to die themselves, what are you, a non-ability having trash, meddling in so much…”
“Min Xi.” The military Alpha’s voice suddenly came from the walkie-talkie, with anger in it, “What are you talking about?”
“Brother Lin, you’re there…”
The Omega named Min Xi responded in shock, but seeing that Yu An was really unhappy, he turned off the equipment, and his tone was even more arrogant than before:
“Those who don’t come must be trash, trash doesn’t get on the train and seeks their own death, can’t I scold them a few words!”
Yu An interrupted his words, but his usually soft tone was now tinged with coldness: “Life and death are just thoughts in an instant, haven’t you ever been in despair.”
Hearing this, Min Xi suddenly felt a sting in his heart.
If the military and Brother Lin hadn’t come to save him a few months ago… he probably would have had no strength to survive and would have been swallowed alive by the infections.
“So, why are you so sure they are waiting to die.” Yu An looked into the distance, thinking, not knowing what memories he was recalling, his voice very soft:
“Maybe, they are waiting for a reason to let them live.”
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ps: Regarding a small part of the plot in this chapter and the next chapter, there are different voices and opinions in the comment section, but I still want to express some of my views, please click on the author’s words in this chapter to view (a bit long in advance)