The night was quiet. The startled birds returned to their nests on the branches, and the dust kicked up by their silver tails gradually dissipated.
The huge black wings closed and covered the two of them. Even the moonlight from the cave entrance could not penetrate. Under the black wings, Yaxiao raised his hand and pressed Qin Qi's neck, forehead to forehead, and magic power flowed.
The warm breath was so close, and the familiar smell made Qin Qi relax his guard in his chaotic and crazy consciousness - the person in front of him was the one he cherished the most.
The tail covered with silver scales seemed to be a comforted beast, gradually becoming quiet.
The crazy and evil screams in his mind and the piercing pain in his body subsided as the magic power circulated round and round. Qin Qi's eyes gradually became clear, and the next second he met a pair of clear blue eyes. His fingers paused slightly.
"You came."
A hoarse and dry voice sounded in my ears.
Yaxiao took back the hand that was pressing on Qin Qi's neck and curled his eyes: "Yes."
The folded black wings moved slightly, letting out a ray of light, and the black wings folded as they flapped. However, Yaxiao was not in a hurry to leave Qin Qi. Instead, he rubbed the tip of his nose against the other's, then moved away slightly and looked into the other's eyes.
Qin Qi met the boy's beautiful blue eyes, his breathing quickened, and just as he was about to say something, he felt something soft on his face.
The white hand gently stroked the man's face, and silver scales faintly appeared on his skin, with a coldness that did not belong to humans.
"Is there anything else that's bothering you, Marshal?"
Yaxiao knew that Qin Qi was not simply out of control just now. The remaining fragments that had originally remained in his body had now completely disappeared. Perhaps he was affected by something.
Qin Qi lowered his head and looked deeply at Yaxiao, like a sculpture that had not moved for a long time. He shook his head slowly and said hoarsely, "No."
"nonsense!"
Yaxiao pointed his finger at Qin Qi's heart, not daring to touch it. He said unhappily, "Marshal, you must be in pain everywhere in your body right now, right? I saw it all just now."
He had just used magic power to circle around Qin Qi's body. While lowering Qin Qi's TH value, he also observed his physical condition. Although the fragments had been completely absorbed and would not endanger his life, it was not something that could be summed up with a single word: nothing was wrong.
Now Qin Qi's body looked like it had been swept by a storm, full of holes and wounds. If it weren't for his physical fitness far exceeding that of ordinary people, he should have been sent to a high-risk operating room by now.
"I don't like you lying to me."
The tail behind Yaxiao swung slightly, and his voice was a little low. Although he liked to use words to trap humans, he didn't like Qin Qi deceiving himself.
Demons are always hypocritical.
Seeing Yaxiao's sad look, Qin Qi's back stiffened. He didn't deliberately lie to Yaxiao. On the one hand, he didn't want to make Yaxiao worry, and on the other hand, he really didn't feel the pain.
Qin Qi had been injured on the battlefield no less than a thousand times. Compared with the previous ones, the impact caused by the fragments did not concern him too much.
However, even if these were said, it would not make Yaxiao feel better. Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao's unhappy expression, pursed his lips, and comforted him awkwardly: "Sorry, I won't do it again."
Yaxiao was easy to coax. He wagged his tail when he heard that and looked up and asked, "Marshal, are you still not feeling well?"
"A little."
Qin Qi nodded cautiously, like a tamed lone wolf.
Yaxiao grabbed Qin Qi's hand and transferred some magic power to him, then looked at Qin Qi with concern: "What now?"
Waves of warmth flowed from the fingertips along the direction of the arm to the limbs. Qin Qi felt that the hidden injuries in his body were relieved a lot. He looked at Yaxiao's white and soft fingers, and his Adam's apple moved slightly: "It feels much better."
"That's good."
Yaxiao was satisfied.
"Will this hurt you?"
Qin Qi looked at Yaxiao, not missing any subtle expression. He didn't want Yaxiao to be affected by helping him.
"Won't."
Yaxiao shook his head and said with squinting eyes: "It only takes a little bit of magic power, it won't have much impact."
Because he was by Qin Qi's side, this amount of magic power could be replenished quickly, but if he wanted to talk about the devil value, he would have to mention Fourth Uncle, so Yaxiao didn't say much.
Qin Qi's tense body relaxed a little.
I'm glad Yaxiao is okay.
Of course, as the marshal, Qin Qi also noticed the "magic" revealed by Yaxiao, but just like the wings and tail behind the boy, he did not ask the other party.
Yaxiao didn't notice this detail. Because of his boyfriend's care, his tail wagged happily. Until then, Yaxiao had the mind to observe the surrounding environment.
The dimly lit cave was littered with rubble and its walls were sunken, looking like they would collapse soon. Apart from that, it was just an ordinary cave and there was no stench of magic insects in the air.
"Is this where the Worm Queen once lived?"
Yaxiao actually had a lot of questions in his mind, such as the source of the pollution, why Qin Qi lost control, and whether the fragments that had been completely digested in Qin Qi's body would really not cause any more trouble
"Um."
Qin Qi nodded calmly. He knew that Yaxiao must have many things he wanted to ask. After whispering something to Yaxiao, he took Yaxiao to a stone wall.
More than half of the stone wall had been broken, leaving only a butterfly-shaped mark on the wall. Below the mark was a pile of white flocs, but because of some dust, it looked like a ball of dirty cotton.
Yaxiao stared at the floc and felt that the aura on it was somewhat familiar. Before Qin Qi could speak, he suddenly asked, "Marshal, is this the cocoon of the insect mother?"
Qin Qi was not surprised that Yaxiao guessed the true identity of this thing so quickly, and he nodded.
"It is also something that can contaminate the barrier."
Originally, Qin Qi was just suspicious, but before, as soon as he approached this thing, the barrier fragments in his body began to riot, extremely repelling, and then he was caught off guard and out of control. Only pollutants could have such a big impact on the barrier fragments in his body.
If Yaxiao had not arrived, Qin Qi would not have died easily, but he would have been seriously injured.
Wait, it can contaminate the barrier
In other words, Qin Qi's loss of control is inseparable from this cocoon
Yaxiao turned his gaze to Qin Qi, only to see that he had a serious expression on his face. He was staring at the insect mother's cocoon with a frown, wondering what he was thinking about.
Yaxiao shook their hands, and when Qin Qi looked over, he curled his eyes and said, "I will listen carefully to whatever the Marshal says."
Qin Qi was stunned for a moment, looking at Yaxiao's usual smile. He pursed the corners of his mouth and tried to curl them up, but he couldn't do it.
After a moment, he closed his eyes. When he opened them again, he had regained his usual calmness. Qin Qi said slowly, "For several years, I have been looking for the source of the pollution in the barrier."
The barrier is essentially a special resonant energy body. After resonance, the energy bodies scattered in various bases will protect the habitats of the human race.
At that time, the barrier of the Seventh Base was stolen by the magic insects for some reason. Once the supplied energy body was taken away, the formed barrier would disappear within five hours, which would be a devastating blow to mankind.
Therefore, Qin Qi, a general-level officer in charge of supporting the Seventh Base, secretly accepted orders from his superiors and the Council of Elders to find the stolen barrier.
He quickly found the barrier and used all his means to complete the task in the shortest possible time.
However, it was too late. The barrier had been contaminated. In order to prevent the entire energy body from being eroded by unknown objects, Qin Qi chose to destroy the energy body.
He must destroy.
Because no one can be sure what the consequences will be if the barrier is completely contaminated.
The energy body of the Seventh Base shattered in his hands.
Only half of the pure fragments were left.
The demon worms' plan to pollute the barrier was also forced to be interrupted.
The barrier that was originally in operation was broken, and Qin Qi became the culprit for the destruction of the seventh base.
This is the best result.
“I’ve always wanted to destroy the pollutants.”
Qin Qi looked at the white cocoon in front of him and whispered to Yaxiao.
This is his duty and also his responsibility.
The white cocoon must be destroyed. Tragedy like that of the Seventh Base must not happen again.
Looking at Qin Qi's obscure expression, Yaxiao realized the other party's true thoughts. He poked Qin Qi's shoulder with his index finger, and when the other party looked over, he raised his arms and hugged Qin Qi.
There is the fragrance of youth in the air.
Qin Qi felt the warm embrace and subconsciously placed his hand on Yaxiao's waist.
"The Marshal did a great job."
When Qin Qi heard the young man's praise, his heavy heart, which had been heavy because of thinking about the past, began to relax a little.
The scorching flames burned the white cocoon to ashes.
It was not until this moment that the end of the Seventh Base truly came to an end.
"Marshal, we should go now."
After everything turned to ashes, Yaxiao pulled Qin Qi out of the cave.
On the way, Yaxiao and Qin Qi walked hand in hand, always feeling that they had forgotten something.
what is it
Yaxiao was pondering, his tail swinging back and forth. He paused and looked at the black wings and tail behind him. He suddenly remembered that he seemed to have never told Qin Qi that he was a devil.
"marshal!"
Yaxiao pulled Qin Qi, leaned close to his ear, and lowered his voice: "I forgot to tell you, I am a devil!"
A warm breath blew against his ears. Qin Qi paused for a moment, but he hummed without any surprise.
Yaxiao felt that such a calm reaction was as it should be, after all, he was a standard demon and there was no way he would be mistaken for him. But at the same time, he felt a little disappointed, as he had thought he could see more interesting reactions from Qin Qi.
"Marshal, aren't you afraid of me? I'm a demon!"
Yaxiao tried to create the impression for Qin Qi that demons were a group of evil guys.
It was now slightly dawn, and still a little cold in the mountains. The faint sunlight shone through the clouds. The boy exhaled white moisture when he breathed, and his fair skin showed a bit of redness from the cold. Only his blue eyes were still as dazzling and bright as before.
Qin Qi looked down at the boy and put his coat on Yaxiao. He wanted to coax him along with what the boy said, but when he thought about what Yaxiao had said before that he didn't like him lying to him, he buttoned up his coat for him and said calmly:
"No."
It is true that Yaxiao is a devil.
But Yaxiao is Yaxiao, a young man who belongs to him alone, and this will not change.
Yaxiao: …
So angry, why aren't you afraid?!
(End of this chapter)