Do Aliens Also Have Arranged Marriages? - Chapter 24

Chapter 24 – Shen Yan Leaves with a Suitcase Full of Ningning’s Clothes

Greed, madness, hunger.

When Jian Ning noticed this familiar gaze, he stopped.

He stood at the door of the detention room, looked inside, and his eyes fell directly on the man’s chest.

Under the man’s dirty clothes, a gray mist was slowly wandering in his body, exactly the same as the situation of the man in white last night.

It appeared again.

Jian Ning stared at the gray fog and found that it became active with his arrival and was rapidly turning into a dark color like thick ink.

His throat tightened, and he quickly called out to everyone, “Wait!”

Shen Yan and others looked at him.

“He…” Facing everyone’s gaze, Jian Ning paused, not knowing how to start for a moment.

How was he going to explain that he could see inside these people’s bodies?

Before he could continue, the man who was originally lying on the bed suddenly stood up straight.

The man’s calf was hit by a bullet yesterday and was still wrapped in white gauze, but his current movements were not affected by the leg injury at all.

Shen Yan noticed the movement not far away and looked coldly at the man who suddenly stood up——

The man’s eyes were bloodshot, the skin on his face began to twitch slightly uncontrollably, and he kept making heavy gasps from his mouth.

Shen Yan’s pupils shrank slightly, and his voice suddenly turned cold: “Everyone get out, he’s starting to change.”

He took a tranquilizer from the guard behind him, approached the man very quickly, and pierced the man’s arm with the sharp needle.

However, as the transparent liquid was injected into his body, the man’s condition did not improve at all.

Shen Yan’s Adam’s apple rolled, and he dodged back out the door. After seeing the man’s head begin to split in the middle, he raised his hand silently. The next second, a dazzling flame burst out from the dark muzzle of the gun.

The burning bullet hit the man’s head, and soon, the mutated man began to burn in the blazing flames.

The man’s expression was twisted in pain and he let out a miserable whine from his throat, but until the moment before he turned into ashes, his eyes were always fixed somewhere behind the crowd.

Everyone present was silent for a moment, and the rioters in other detention rooms seemed to have noticed the abnormality here.

Since yesterday, several people have undergone mutations and been killed, and panic and anxiety are spreading among the crowd like a plague.

“Let us out!! There are definitely aliens hiding here!”

“I don’t want to die! Admiral Shen! Let us out… otherwise we will all be infected!!”

“…”

Shen Yan ignored the noise coming from the corridor and asked solemnly, “Where are the detention rooms for the other people?”

When walking to the second detention room, Jian Ning glimpsed from afar that the man inside also had gray fog hidden in his body, so he quietly stopped outside the door and stood as far away as possible.

This time, Shen Yan entered first and observed the condition of the man inside.

The man seemed to smell something, his nose twitched, and he keenly sniffed the smell in the air. Shen Yan noticed his abnormal reaction and quickly gave the man an injection.

As the sedative was pushed into his body, the man paused, his tense body relaxed, and he lay on the bed expressionless. But if one looked closely, the bloodshot in the man’s eyes had not diminished at all.

Jian Ning finally realized something at this time.

Among the people that Feng Qi said were “not in good condition,” they all seemed to have that gray mist in their bodies.

Jian Ning guessed that they should be in a certain stage of infection, but had not yet reached the point where they completely erupted and transformed into alien species.

But as soon as they saw him, the gray fog immediately became highly active.

They are like stimulated, prematurely hatched egg cases, urging their hosts to quickly transform into flesh-eating monsters.

When Shen Yan turned around to check other rooms again, Jian Ning said hesitantly: “Shen Yan…can I leave first?”

When the fog was in a gray state, these people were at least still human, but as soon as he approached, they immediately turned into aliens. In order to avoid a few more piles of ashes on the ground later, he’d better stay away from these suspected infected people.

Shen Yan did not refuse this time and nodded: “Okay, wait for me outside.”

The following people were in similar conditions to the second person, but their reactions to their arrival seemed calmer than the second person.

Leaving the last detention room, Shen Yan’s face revealed a strong chill, “Feng Qi, take these people just now to the research institute for isolation. During my absence, the cleanup mission will be suspended, and teams will be arranged to come to the city defense center in turns to assist Admiral Du in keeping a close watch on the rest of the people.”

Feng Qi: “Understood.”

A trace of worry appeared on Du Suo’s face. “Are they really infected? What’s going on… In the past, it would only take a few hours for an infected person to turn into a different species. These people have been here for an entire night. If they are really infected, how come they haven’t changed in such a long time?”

Shen Yan’s expression was cold: “I have some guesses, but I’m not sure yet. Let’s wait until Dr. Jiang returns.”

Several people walked outside.

City Defense Center Hall,

Jian Ning sat on a chair with a thoughtful look on his face. When he saw Shen Yan and others coming out, he stood up.

“Have you checked everything? Have those people at the back… turned into alien species?”

Shen Yan: “Not yet, but soon enough, they will.”

Jian Ning nodded. Shen Yan’s words almost confirmed his guess.

He asked tentatively: “Will the infected people… grow something in their bodies?”

The humans in this world had been experiencing the apocalypse for years now, it is impossible that they still know nothing about the alien species. Perhaps they also know about the black fog that he could see inside the alien species’ bodies.

Shen Yan glanced at him inexplicably and said, “All alien species have seeds in their bodies.”

This is common sense known to almost all human beings.

After confirming the existence of “seeds” in the alien species, the institute believed that it was the source of the virus that caused humans to become alien species, and attempted related seed stripping experiments.

If “seeds” are the cause of human infection, then as long as these “seeds” are removed from the human body, humans may have a chance of recovery.

But in the end, it was discovered in the experiment that the “seeds” would move freely in the body of the infected person.

Every time the scalpel cuts open the body of the alien, the “seeds” will flee to other places. Unlike the aliens that only know how to greedily eat flesh and blood, the “seeds” in their bodies can be said to be extremely cunning.

Usually, before the “seed” is successfully peeled off, the alien’s body has been cut into pieces without any intact part, and by the moment the seed is actually peeled off, the alien no longer has the ability to recover.

In the end, there would be a pile of bloody and shattered body parts on the operating table, which did not look like “human beings” who could still survive.

So far, it is a consensus among everyone that once a person is infected with the “seed” and becomes a different species, he or she can no longer transform back into a human being.

After listening to what Shen Yan said, Jian Ning was thoughtful.

The “seed” that Shen Yan mentioned should be the fog that he could see.

However, Shen Yan did not mention any difference between gray and black. It seems that as long as the infected person is infected with the “seed”, he or she is on a path of no return.

After saying goodbye to the others, the two walked out. When they reached the car, Shen Yan suddenly remembered something and said, “You don’t seem to have many clothes.”

Jian Ning was slightly stunned, not knowing why Shen Yan suddenly asked this.

During the time he had been at the base, he had indeed not bought many clothes.

After all, he will leave sooner or later.

Jian Ning nodded hesitantly, “What’s wrong?”

Shen Yan’s eyes flickered slightly, and he said calmly: “I’ll buy some later.”

Jian Ning originally didn’t know why Shen Yan suddenly mentioned buying clothes, but when he returned home with a pile of newly bought clothes, he finally knew the reason.

In front of him, Shen Yan packed his clothes one by one into the suitcase.

Noticing Jian Ning’s gaze, Shen Yan lowered his eyes, and the tips of his ears unconsciously turned red.

He explained: “I might encounter alien species on the way to pick up Dr. Jiang. I can’t confirm the duration of this trip. My susceptible period has not yet ended, so I need to… make some preparations in advance.”

After a pause, he continued, “These clothes have your pheromones on them.”

The susceptible period will aggravate the instability of his mental power, making it more likely that his mental power will go haywire when facing alien species.

Jian Ning: “…”

So Shen Yan packed all his clothes and before closing the suitcase, he took a look at the clothes Jian Ning was wearing.

Jian Ning had a blank expression on his face and silently held the corner of his clothes tightly.

Fortunately, Shen Yan was not so cruel. Noticing Jian Ning’s vigilant behavior, he calmly shifted his gaze away.

Normally, Shen Yan would not bring anything with him on such irregular missions, but now, a simple suitcase was almost filled with Jian Ning’s clothes.

Before leaving, Shen Yan seemed to want to do something——

He hadn’t hugged Jian Ning for several hours.

However, looking at Jian Ning who was far away from him, his dark amber eyes only flashed slightly for a moment, and he gave up the idea of speaking.

He whispered, “I’m leaving. These few days you…”

Shen Yan suddenly remembered that Jian Ning didn’t like to drink nutritional supplements, she only liked to eat fresh food.

Jian Ning guessed what he wanted to say and waved his hand, “Don’t worry! I won’t starve myself!”

“Okay.” Shen Yan took one last look at the young man at home, “Take care of yourself, I’ll be back soon.”

The door closed with a creaky sound.

The mission was urgent, so Shen Yan set out with an elite team and left the base in an aircraft that afternoon.

At the same time, Jian Ning at home fell into deep thought.

Although he still had doubts about the infectiousness of humans, if he continued to stay in the base, he would be like a bomb hidden in the crowd that might ignite at any time.

Whether for his own safety or the safety of others in the base, he should find a way to leave here as soon as possible.

After Shen Yan left, Jian Ning changed into light clothes and went out, heading towards the river that ran through the base.

He had asked the security guard downstairs in the community before, and the security guard said at that time that there was a protective net in the river to block alien species. He wanted to go and check out the situation and see if he could find a chance to leave by water.

As soon as he reached the river, Jian Ning heard a burst of cursing.

A young man was sitting on the shore, seemingly talking on the phone to someone.

“I want to break up with him. Let that bastard die! He even forwarded me the videos of those crazy people yesterday. That bastard even asked me to understand them, Alpha?”

“Stupid idiot!”

The young man watched Jian Ning approaching and a hint of vigilance appeared in his expression.

However, after Jian Ning approached, the boy sensed the Omega aura on him and relaxed a little.

The boy glanced at him coldly, “Are you an Omega? Why are you still out at this dangerous time? Tsk, I’m talking to someone else, not you. Okay, I’m hanging up first–”

The young man in front of him was cold and arrogant, dressed in exquisite clothes, and looked like he was of extraordinary status.

Jian Ning glanced back, “Aren’t you here too?”

He looked at the river in front of him and asked the boy thoughtfully: “Is this the way out of the base?”

“Yes.”

The young man glanced up and down at Jian Ning who was observing the river beside him, and muttered: “Hey, you weren’t bullied yesterday, were you? Don’t do anything stupid. Just treat it as being bitten by a mad dog. Your own life is the most important thing.”

Jian Ning didn’t notice what the boy next to him was saying. He nodded perfunctorily, then jumped into the river.

“…” The young man on the shore was stunned, “Hey! I told you not to do anything stupid!!”

However, the ripples on the water surface gradually subsided, and the figure of the young man who jumped into the water could no longer be seen.

At the same time, Jian Ning dived underwater and swam very fast.

Ever since he ate the seeds of the two alien species in the center of the ocean, he had secretly tried it while taking a bath, and he seemed to have acquired certain abilities of marine creatures.

For example, being able to breathe underwater.

Jian Ning didn’t know how to swim before, but now he just paddled with her hands and legs, and his body moved forward rapidly, as if he and the water had become one.

As he swam into the city tunnel, the river narrowed and he seemed to have entered a circular pipe. He was surrounded by a special metal made of the same material as the base’s walls. As the light behind him dimmed, his vision gradually fell into darkness and he could hardly see the road ahead.

Jian Ning blinked, and his dark pupils turned into a fiery red in the blink of an eye.

With the help of the alien’s eyes, everything in front of him became clear again.

He paddled his arms and swam forward faster.

Suddenly, his movements paused.

Not far away, there is a protective net that glows with a cold light. The mesh is fine, and the steel barriers are stacked layer by layer to form an extremely thick protection.

Jian Ning slowly approached and stopped at the edge of the net. He tried to fiddle with it with his fingers, and then found that the strength of this protective net was far beyond his imagination.

The protective net in front of him is like a huge filter, perfectly preventing foreign species from invading from underwater, while also blocking the way to the outside world.

Jian Ning sighed silently. Even though it was an expected result, he was still a little disappointed.

He turned around and looked around. The protective net had sealed all the gaps tightly, and there was no trace of a loophole at all.

The attempt failed and Jian Ning was about to leave, but when he turned around, he suddenly saw a thick shadow vaguely appearing in the water at the other side of the protective net.

The shadow seemed to be peeking at him through the protective net.