Do Aliens Also Have Arranged Marriages? - Chapter 14

Chapter 14 – Shen Yan the Human-Shaped Carnip

Jian Ning pulled himself together and answered, “We are up here.”

Shen Yan said calmly, “Well, don’t come down yet.”

In the darkness, it seemed as if the alien limbs growing along the spine were in a dangerous state of attack.

One sharp point accurately pierced the alien’s throat, and the remaining limbs penetrated different parts, nailing the alien in the passage to the metal wall.

The alien’s long eel-like tail swung wildly, but it was unable to break free at all.

Shen Yan just heard the noise in the passage and rushed over first. The rest of the team members arrived hurriedly at this time.

Hearing the sounds of some creature struggling in the dark passage ahead, several team members stopped.

In the previous passage, any lighting equipment was not functional, and here there was no black fog that affected the vision.

A team member turned on the lighting equipment, and the entire passage suddenly became bright. However, after seeing the scene in front of them, several people paused and dared not move forward.

Is the Admiral…out of control?

There was no movement behind him. Shen Yan turned around and looked at the others with a cold and clear gaze: “Come here and get rid of this alien.”

Several people breathed a sigh of relief and hurried forward with their weapons raised. The moment the muzzle of the gun was raised, Shen Yan quickly retracted his alien limb.

Shen Yan thought that omegas are not very brave, and the terrible organs on his body that only alien species could grow might scare Jian Ning.

Shen Yan didn’t intend to let the young man see this.

The alien that was previously nailed fell heavily to the ground. Before it could even catch its breath, it was pierced through the body by the oncoming incendiary bomb. The alien’s skin turned red as if it was burning. After an explosion, the alien’s body exploded, and all its limbs were burned to ashes in the high temperature.

•|•

After a while, Jian Ning heard the man’s voice coming from below again.

“Jian Ning, you can come down now.”

Jian Ning blinked and leaned forward to look out of the vent.

In the illuminated space, Shen Yan was standing below, his amber pupils illuminated by the fire not far away, staring at him intently.

Jian Ning withdrew his gaze from the man and jumped down by holding on to the edge.

His legs had been bent in the narrow vent for too long and became weak for a moment. The moment he landed, he almost fell to the ground.

Shen Yan supported him and smelled the blood coming from Jian Ning. He frowned and asked, “Are you injured?”

“Well, just a minor injury…” Jian Ning’s voice was vague.

At the same time, Shen Yan also caught another scent along with the strong smell of blood – that was the pheromone belonging to Omega.

The sweet and tempting lychee-flavored pheromones linger in his nose and seep into his body.

Shen Yan’s body stiffened, hesitating for a moment, and lowered his voice to ask: “Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

He looked down and saw Jian Ning’s torn clothes and dried bloodstains on his faintly exposed fair skin. It was enough to imagine how dangerous the crisis he had just encountered was.

The corners of his always cold lips were pursed into a straight line. Shen Yan raised his hand, pulled down the zipper, and put the combat jacket he had taken off on the young man.

The coat has his pheromones on it, which may temporarily relieve Jian Ning’s discomfort.

The young man in front of him seemed a little sluggish at the moment. He stood there obediently, allowing Shen Yan to put his coat on him. When he was surrounded by the cold pheromones, he squinted comfortably.

Jian Ning remembered something and looked behind Shen Yan. The previous alien species seemed to have been completely eliminated, leaving only ashes on the ground, and the black mist growing in the alien species’ body also disappeared.

On the side, several team members looked at their Admiral’s considerate behavior with horror on their faces. After looking at each other, they suddenly understood –

Ah, so this is the Admiral’s rumored new partner!

Talia and Lao Yang also came down from the ventilation duct. A team member saw Lao Yang’s right hand was bitten off and quickly took out the hemostatic medicine for temporary treatment.

Just now, Shen Yan and several team members had checked the surrounding area.

This is not a research institute in the Ocean Center, but all the equipment and instruments are intact. It is more like a hidden laboratory. Even not long ago, this laboratory was still in operation.

However, now, all the data here has been cleared, leaving no clues, only those devices with data cleared.

According to the original plan, Shen Yan was going to continue to check the situation in other passages and meet up with the other two teams, but when he looked at the young man who was in extremely poor condition, a hint of hesitation appeared on his face.

Talia seemed to see what Shen Yan was thinking, and took the initiative to speak: “Admiral Shen, don’t worry, I will take good care of Jian Ning.”

As soon as she said this, Talia saw Shen Yan looking at her expressionlessly, his cold eyes narrowed slightly, as if he was somewhat offended.

“…” Talia wanted to slap herself.

How could she tell Admiral Shen that she wanted to take care of his partner who was suspected to be in estrus?

Talia quickly shut up, but the man opposite looked at her for a moment, said nothing, and turned his gaze to Jian Ning again.

“Can we still go?”

Shen Yan could hear some disordered breathing sounds beside him.

Jian Ning pursed his lips and responded softly.

Not enough.

There simply aren’t enough pheromones on this coat.

The more abundant source of pheromones was now standing in front of him, and Jian Ning couldn’t help swallowing.

It smells so good.

This was completely different from his appetite for the black mist in the alien’s body.

Now, Jian Ning just wanted to bury his face in Shen Yan and smell the scent that made him dizzy.

Everyone returned along the same route and parted ways at a three-way intersection.

In the end, one team member was responsible for leading Jian Ning and others away, while Shen Yan and two other team members entered the middle passage.

When they were almost at the end, they met Feng Qi who was about to lead the team back.

When Feng Qi saw the person coming, he said in a serious voice: “Shen Yan, the alien species here is gone.”

Shen Yan: “Gone?”

“You’ll know when you go and see.”

After the two teams reunited, they turned back again.

At the end was a wide space without any trace of any alien species, but there was indeed a hint of alien breath in the air.

Below, was a set of bloodstained clothes.

One team member said: “It looks like they are from the search team.”

After checking and finding nothing abnormal, Shen Yan led his men into the third passage again.

When they met up with the third group, their faces looked very strange.

“Those bugs are eating the aliens!”

When the third team arrived here, they saw a giant octopus species that had been eaten by something and only half was left.

Looking closely, the surface of the alien was densely covered with some kind of transparent insects.

Soon, the huge body of the alien gradually disappeared under their astonished gaze and was eaten up by the insects in a blink of an eye.

Those bugs soon disappeared.

After listening, Shen Yan frowned slightly. After leading his men to check the surroundings, he returned to the passage again.

He raised his head and looked at the black fog surging above his head.

The speed at which the black fog surged became faster, and the rustling sound made others aware of the abnormality.

It’s like he had just had a big meal and is in an active state.

Shen Yan took the gun from a team member and burned the black fog beside him.

As the aroma of roasted protein gradually spread, the surrounding black fog that could originally absorb light suddenly burst into a dazzling light at the same time, and everyone closed their eyes for a moment.

The entire long and narrow passage was flashing on and off at a very fast speed. Apart from this, there were no other attacks.

Shen Yan frowned slightly, endured the dazzling light, and opened his eyes a little.

He observed the constantly flashing creatures around him – these things were exactly what the team members had mentioned as transparent bugs.

“It’s a fireworm.”

In the passage before us, every corner was covered with countless fire bugs.

Pyrosomes were originally marine organisms that formed a huge cylindrical structure composed of thousands of tiny individuals and usually fed on plankton.

But for some reason, the fireworms in front of them could survive on land.

Shen Yan did not detect any signs of the existence of “seeds” in these fireworms – they were not alien species.

However, the marine organisms that originally fed on plankton began to devour the flesh and blood on land.

Recalling the structure of the entire passage, a hint of contemplation flashed across Shen Yan’s eyes.

Three channels, three alien species.

He guessed that the alien species used some kind of black fog condensed in the fire worm channels to lure prey, and the fire worms, which had no offensive power, absorbed the leftover flesh and blood of the alien species as nutrition.

Even though he dealt with alien species every day, Shen Yan had never seen such a strange way of symbiosis.

But why would these fireworms suddenly eat the other two alien species?

Shen Yan recalled that the first few people who came out said that it was Jian Ning who helped them hold back the octopus species.

But later, Jian Ning appeared in another passage.

Was it he who killed the alien?

Are the dead alien species absorbed by these fireworms as nutrients, or are they destroyed in some way?

There are also laboratories below, which show signs of human activity at least a few months ago.

They had just carried out a cleanup mission in this place half a year ago, but when they visited again, they felt something strange was happening everywhere.

After a moment of silence.

Shen Yan said: “Feng Qi, collect some samples of the bugs and clean up the rest.”

“Yes sir.”

After finishing speaking, Shen Yan walked out.

After walking out of the passage, everyone who had come out had been settled, and Jian Ning sat in the car he came in.

Shen Yan walked to the car and opened the door.

The young man sitting in the car closed his eyes, his brows slightly wrinkled, and his thick black eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes.

Hearing the door open, Jian Ning opened his eyes, looking confused, as if he was a little dazed by the high fever.

Shen Yan leaned forward, looked up and touched Jian Ning’s forehead.

Very hot.

As Shen Yan approached, the cool scent of cedar on his body instantly attracted Jian Ning’s attention.

Jian Ning’s nose twitched and the blush at the corners of his eyes deepened.

“It smells so good.”

Originally this was just Jian Ning’s thought, but he didn’t even notice that he had said it out loud.

Shen Yan paused slightly and looked at the young man.

Then he got into the car and locked the door.

“Is it very uncomfortable?”

Shen Yan knew that the estrus period was extremely difficult for Omegas.

He was silent for a moment, pursed his lips, and looked outside the car. Then a stronger scent of pheromone began to spread in the small compartment.

Jian Ning is like a cat.

A giant human-shaped catnip was right next to him.

At first, Jian Ning sat at the side, and the distance between him and Shen Yan was enough for another person to sit.

The pheromones released from Shen Yan made him feel much more comfortable, and gradually, his body leaned towards Shen Yan more and more uncontrollably.

As the two of them got closer, Jian Ning raised his head and unconsciously moved his face closer to the man’s neck.

The man’s protruding Adam’s apple rolled as he looked at him, and Jian Ning was completely unaware of how offensive his behavior was at the moment.

His nostrils twitched slightly as he sniffed the source of the pheromones at close range. Finally, with a “wuuuuu”, he couldn’t resist burying his face in the neck that exuded a rich scent.

Shen Yan’s body was tense, like a fully drawn bow. As the young man’s actions became more and more wanton, his breathing became a little disordered.

•|•

The fireworms in the passage were quickly cleared by pouring gasoline on them, and the group packed up the samples and equipment and walked out.

Feng Qi walked to the front of the car and was about to get in——

‘Hmm? Why can’t I open the door?’

Before he could wonder, the tightly closed car window in front of him opened a very hidden gap.

A pair of amber eyes stared at him, and there was a hint of unnatural stiffness in the cold voice: “You take another car, and let Chen Chuanming come over.”

Chen Chuanming is the only Beta member of Team 1.

Feng Qi was stunned and didn’t react at first, but as the Alpha’s strong and cold pheromones emanated from the car window, when he discovered that it was also mixed with the Omega’s sweet lychee-flavored pheromones, the expression on his face suddenly became interesting.

What the hell were these two doing in the car?

The two pheromones entangled together in a sticky way really made him think more.

As soon as Shen Yan finished speaking, he closed the car window.

Feng Qi: “…”

Soon, the Beta team member named Chen Chuanming came over and opened the driver’s door.

After hearing the captain’s vague description, Chen Chuanming roughly understood why he was called here.

Beta can’t smell pheromones, so he is the only one who can drive this car.

In the back row, the Alpha’s pheromones finally calmed Jian Ning temporarily. He leaned on Shen Yan’s shoulder and fell into a deep sleep.

The back seat of the car was very quiet along the way.

Chen Chuanming was driving without looking around, but his strong curiosity still prompted him to glance at the rearview mirror secretly.

In the rearview mirror, the young man wearing the admiral’s coat almost buried his entire face in the admiral’s neck, and the admiral didn’t know when he put his arms around the young man’s waist and patted him gently as if to comfort him.

Noticing the sight in front of him, Shen Yan raised his eyes and met the gaze in the rearview mirror. With his cold eyes, he seemed to be trying his best to suppress the restless beast in his body. His amber pupils were deeper and more obscure than usual.

The Alpha’s possessive instinct makes him not allow anyone to spy on his Omega partner who is in estrus.

Even if the other person is a Beta who can’t smell any pheromones.

Sensing some kind of warning signal, Chen Chuanming was startled and quickly gripped the steering wheel, turning his gaze back to the front, not daring to look around again.

‘Why does it feel like the admiral is even more terrifying? Woohoo…’

Shen Yan lowered his eyes and his gaze fell on the young man again. His dark eyes were fixed on the young man’s vulnerable neck that was exposed without any protection.

The sensitive, rosy skin made his teeth itch, and the Alpha’s inferior nature kept urging him to mark the highly compatible Omega in his arms as soon as possible.

Bite it down and tag him.

Anyway, Jian Ning is his partner now, right?

Shen Yan’s breathing quickened a little, and his lips were tightly pursed.

As a person with strong self-control, he could hardly control his impulse at this moment due to Jian Ning’s unrestrained intimacy.

The highly matched pheromones between AOs are almost irresistible in attraction.

——Shen Yan could have restrained this attraction.

In the past few days, he could smell the pheromones on Jian Ning even from a distance.

On the day of shooting practice, after realizing that Jian Ning showed signs of estrus, he went out early and came back late every day, and stayed in the military headquarters in his spare time, just to minimize the time they were in contact and avoid affecting Jian Ning.

Their marriage was not voluntary on Jian Ning’s part. When he proposed to cancel the marriage, Jian Ning looked obviously very excited.

Even if it couldn’t be cancelled in the end, Shen Yan promised that he wouldn’t do anything.

But the impact of pheromones seemed to be more serious than he imagined.

Just when Shen Yan was about to lower his head uncontrollably, the sound of a car braking suddenly came from behind him.

•|•

A few minutes ago.

The search team was sitting in the car they came in, and there were two more soldiers from the mopping-up force in the car.

Today’s experiences made everyone feel exhausted. After learning the news of John’s death, the atmosphere became even more depressing and the entire carriage was very quiet.

“Cough… cough cough…”

At this moment, Chris suddenly covered his chest and started coughing intermittently.

The others didn’t care at first.

However, Chris’s coughing continued, getting louder and louder, and there were constant retching sounds coming from his throat, as if he was about to vomit out all his internal organs.

Everyone looked towards him.

The girl sitting next to him asked with concern: “Chris, what’s wrong with you? Do you want some water?”

Chris didn’t answer her, and his body began to twitch uncontrollably.

The members of the mopping-up force saw Chris’ eyes gradually turning scarlet, and their expressions tensed.

“Stop the car!”

The armored vehicle braked suddenly with a sharp sound, and the vehicles in front and behind also stopped.

When the search team members got out of the car, their faces were still a little confused.

But when the other members of the mopping-up team saw the man with the distorted expression, they understood something. They stopped the search team and asked them to retreat to a safe distance. They raised their weapons and pointed them at Chris, who was standing in the middle and retching continuously.

“Wait, what are you doing? Why are you targeting Chris?!” The girl next to her was a little at a loss.

“Cough cough… cough cough cough!! Ugh…”

At this moment, a thick tentacle suddenly squeezed out of Chris’s mouth, as if something was growing rapidly in his body, and the outstretched tentacle almost tore the corner of his mouth.

The girl looked at this scene in astonishment, her face pale with fear: “Chris, you…”

Chris was infected.

He had begun an irreversible process of alienisation.

The sound of gun safety bolts being pulled could be heard all around.

Chris also realized something, and he looked around in panic. No! He didn’t want to die yet!

Why! Why him?

If it’s because of that damn slime, why were the others okay?!!

“No, save me, save me…” Chris struggled to make a very weak sound through his damaged throat.

Despair, fear, unwillingness, the strong emotions conveyed in the man’s weak voice made everyone fall into silence.

Shen Yan protected Jian Ning’s head with his hands and let him lean on the other side to continue sleeping. When he got out of the car, he saw the stalemate in front of him.

He looked at the man who had transformed into a different species and said in a very cold voice: “What are you waiting for? Carry out the cleanup.”

Feng Qi sighed and just as he raised his gun, he was suddenly blocked by someone.

The thin man stopped him with red eyes: “Wait a minute! He is still a human being! Maybe, maybe there is another way?”

Shen Yan looked at him calmly, “This is not the first day of the disaster.”

From years of experience, everyone present knew that once alienation occurred, there was no room for recovery.

Chris also heard Shen Yan’s order. With panic in his eyes, he looked at everyone pleadingly and moved closer tremblingly, trying to ask someone for help.

As he approached the crowd step by step, a strong feeling of hunger began to rise from his stomach. His eyes fell straight on the exposed arms of the girls in the search team, and a greedy and covetous expression appeared on his face.

“I…I’m so hungry…”

In the blink of an eye, the man opposite, who had originally maintained his human form, suddenly began to undergo drastic changes – Chris’s limbs began to become soft and slender, like boneless tentacles, with sharp barbs piercing through his skin, his lips were completely torn, revealing sharp fangs, and the tentacle that had been spit out of his mouth before seemed to have become his tongue.

Chris’s four tentacles were on the ground, ready to attack the girl.

At the same time, a dull gunshot was heard in the air.

Chris’ body stiffened and stopped moving. His face twitched unnaturally and every inch of his skin began to spread a burning red.

“Ahh… no…”

Before death came, Chris seemed to regain a bit of consciousness. He desperately felt that his internal organs were being burned to ashes by the high temperature.

He looked blankly at the people opposite him. The man in the lead had a cold expression and slowly lowered the muzzle of the gun that was emitting a wisp of smoke.

The next second, Chris’s body exploded with a “pop” and his torso turned into a burning fireball.

When the other search team members saw this scene, they couldn’t help but tremble. Even Talia, who was usually calm, turned pale.