HISO Chapter 52
by VolareChapter 52: Sticking to His Soft Body
As the man spoke, he leaned in close, his handsome chin almost touching the hollow of Yu An’s neck.
The warm breath brushed against his neck, causing Yu An to tremble slightly, not daring to turn his head.
He was afraid that if he turned his neck even slightly, he would accidentally touch the other person.
…Was this man really so clueless about human emotions? Did people really need to get so close when speaking to someone of the opposite gender?
The tips of Yu An’s ears turned slightly red as he gave a soft “oh”. After a moment, he began to slowly inch away from the Alpha’s embrace. After a while, he still felt a little hot on his back, so he moved forward a little more.
Xie Jinsheng watched the boy quietly move away from him, leaving a clear dividing line.
His eyes darkened.
The mechanical eagle seemed to be preparing to land.
The evening dusk settled in, and the wind was a bit strong. Yu An didn’t have a good grip and staggered. It was difficult for him to stabilize himself.
Suddenly, he felt a firm chest pressed against his back.
He even bumped into him slightly.
The impact made his thin body tremble for a moment.
“…” His eyes widened slightly.
He wondered if Xie Jinsheng was doing this on purpose.
He had already moved so far away from him. How could this Alpha manage to stick to his back again after just one stumble?
Yu An wanted to say something, but he heard the Alpha explain, his expression unchanged, “Didn’t get a good grip.”
Yu An: ??
He looked at him with wet eyes.
For some reason, the mechanical eagle suddenly accelerated. Yu An staggered again, almost falling to the side.
A strong arm tightly held his slender waist.
It was Xie Jinsheng who was embracing him, preventing him from falling.
Then, all the tentacles formed a barrier around them, like railings, providing a sense of security.
Yu An only felt the man’s overly hot chest and the powerful beating of his heart.
When the mechanical eagle stabilized, Xie Jinsheng released him. Seeing his expression, he searched through his knowledge of human etiquette and said in a low voice, “…Sorry?”
Yu An: “…”
Instantly, all the words he wanted to say vanished because of those three words.
As a powerful and aloof tentacle monster, he actually apologized to him in his lifetime.
Yu An suddenly felt like he was bullying a monster and quickly said, “It’s… it’s okay.”
Since the apology was so sincere, Xie Jinsheng must not have deliberately bumped into him. Besides, being close could shield him from the wind and protect him. That was good too.
Trying to turn a straight Alpha gay would be like being struck by lightning.
But the other man was a villain who had been single all the way to the ending, what Omega hadn’t he seen?
He wouldn’t have ulterior motives towards a small cannon fodder character like him.
Thinking of this, Yu An relaxed. He relaxed his shoulders and didn’t deliberately move away from the Alpha, but continued to look at the scenery ahead.
But what the Omega didn’t know was that even though the man behind him said sorry, there wasn’t a hint of apology in his eyes.
Instead, a hard-to-detect hint of joy flashed across them.
It was all the excitement after sticking to the boy’s soft body.
089, who had witnessed the whole process, [……]
Damn man, you actually want to hit on my beautiful host!
Too bad, its host was a principled gay man who only wanted to be in a relationship with a human Alpha. He wasn’t so into heavy flavors that he would develop an intimate relationship with a tentacle monster.
There was no way Xie Jinsheng could ever succeed.
If this monster could ever hook up with its host in the future, it would update the version while standing upside down!
The mechanical eagle carried them into a valley.
By the time they got off the eagle, night was approaching.
After doing its job as a mode of transportation, the conscientious eagle flew away.
Yu An took several breaths, wanting to lean against a tree to rest, but he realized the texture was wrong. When he looked up, he was shocked by the sight before him.
He discovered that he wasn’t touching a tree at all, but a giant mushroom.
Looking around, he realized that the surroundings were full of mutated plants.
He and Xie Jinsheng were like they had mistakenly entered some kind of Alice in Wonderland.
At the end of the mushroom forest was a black, endless mountain forest. Clouds and mist swirled around it, making it look ominous. It seemed like entering it would mean eternal damnation.
On the other side, there was a small stream with a sign next to it – the exit was this way.
There were many traces of people walking on the road.
It seemed that the people who had fallen off the cliff earlier and were rescued by the mechanical eagle had all left this way.
[Damn it, it’s so scary. These mutated plants are still alive. Host, let’s get out of here quickly.] 089 was shivering in the system storage.
Although these plants wouldn’t contaminate humans like infections, they weren’t easy to deal with either. Every year, many people in the apocalypse died from mutated plants.
Of course, Yu An wanted to get away as soon as possible. He immediately walked towards the exit, but after less than ten meters, he realized that Xie Jinsheng wasn’t following.
Yu An: ?
He turned around and saw that the man was entangled in some vines.
As soon as Xie Jinsheng tried to walk towards the exit, those things would wrap around him.
It was fine when he walked, so was it because they were different species?
Xie Jinsheng also realized that he was being left behind.
This mechanism must have used some method to detect that he was a tentacle monster. If he forced his way through, the falling rocks would kill all the humans on this road.
Yu An would also be injured.
He didn’t like being restrained, but at this moment, he gave up on moving forward.
That was fine too…
That Omega could never stay by the side of a monster like him forever anyway.
This separation would save him the trouble of choosing the moment of separation later.
The fog in front of him grew thicker and thicker, only lingering around here. Xie Jinsheng couldn’t see far away and thought that Yu An must have gone very far.
But unexpectedly, the sound of footsteps came from the thick fog the next second.
A thin figure appeared in his sight again. The Omega seemed to have run back, his cheeks flushed.
He was searching for something, and when he saw him, his eyes lit up.
“Xie Jinsheng, so you’re here.”
He resolutely walked towards him step by step.
Xie Jinsheng was stunned in place.
The surroundings were clearly shaded by thick trees, but he truly felt a ray of heavenly light suddenly shine into his life.
Making it hard to let go.
The scent of jasmine flowers rushed over, and the boy came to his side, ignoring the thorns and tearing the vines off him.
“Why did you come back?” he asked.
Trying his best to suppress a trace of trembling in his voice.
Yu An didn’t notice the strangeness in his tone and only said, “Have you forgotten about our pinky promise? We can’t abandon each other.”
Cannot abandon each other.
The slightly surging emotions were calmed.
But other thoughts were quietly, darkly growing.
Xie Jinsheng stared at the boy’s eyebrows for a long time before looking away.
Since they couldn’t take the exit, Yu An’s gaze fell on the black forest at the end of the mushroom forest, where the fog was thicker.
[Host, the routes in this black forest are very complicated, and there are also mechanisms. We’ll get lost if we go in.]
“But there’s no other way. I can’t let Xie Jinsheng force his way through the exit, right?” Yu An said, “Besides, someone has already chosen the black forest route for us.”
As he spoke, he took out the manuscript map.
089 was surprised to find that the valley circled on it was the location where the host and the others were now.
Even more terrifying, if you looked closely, even the black forest inside was marked with arrows.
089: [?!]
“So, let’s go.”
He led Xie Jinsheng for about half an hour. It was so dark inside, and the road was winding.
If they weren’t following the map, they would probably get lost sooner or later. Several times, the vine mechanisms on the side tried to push them out.
After all this, Yu An felt exhausted. At the same time, he was curious about what secrets were behind this black forest that made it worth creating so many mechanisms.
As he walked, his legs felt weak.
His watch was also running out of power.
He wanted to stop and rest for a few seconds, but unexpectedly, he was suddenly picked up.
…Having walked for two hours as well, he was almost passed out and about to fall asleep on the spot, but Xie Jinsheng was still fine.
He could even pick him up and walk the rest of the way.
This stamina made Yu An feel envious in his heart.
“Thank you for your trouble.” He was self-aware and curled up in the man’s arms, not wanting to be a burden.
After about another 40 minutes,
At the end of the black forest, where you couldn’t see your fingers, a ray of light appeared. Then, the view suddenly opened up, and countless fireflies swirled around them.
Looking at this paradise-like place, Yu An was stunned in place.
An old military flag was inserted next to it.
Through the light of the fireflies, they saw the words engraved on the stone –
Alost people’s research site.