NOVEL NEXT c5 - She's My Person
“Enemy attack!”
“Spread out, find cover and hide!”
The officer’s urgent shouts intertwined with the sound of submachine gun fire.
Spreading out in all directions along the riverbank.
After killing two people in succession, Shen Han had already relocated.
Dense bullets flew towards where she had just been, hitting only the two corpses in camouflage uniforms.
Seizing the opportunity, Gu Junwan turned and ran towards another forest not far away.
White Wing immediately crossed the stream with one person to pursue, leaving two soldiers to maintain suppressing fire at the original location.
The distance from both banks of the stream to the forest wasn’t far.
Gu Junwan’s figure quickly disappeared into the lush greenery, with pursuers behind her shooting at the soil near her feet to attack her psychological defenses.
Dry branches kept exploding at her feet, the fine pain further aggravating her already swollen ankle.
But she didn’t hesitate at all, nor did she show any fear from the dense gunfire behind her.
Gu Junwan knew she had to lure away half of the pursuers and hold on until Shen Han arrived!
…
On the other side of the stream.
Two soldiers were lying behind rock cover, shooting.
Suddenly, a burst of bullets swept down from above, simultaneously silencing both their gun muzzles and their lives.
Shen Han slung the submachine gun over her back and climbed down from a lush tree.
The submachine guns equipped by the Federation Army Group had an effective range of 200 meters, which happened to be her most comfortable shooting distance.
She quickly moved to the soldiers’ corpses, took an equipment bag from one, and reloaded the magazine, all in one smooth motion.
After doing all this, the girl immediately charged out like an agile cheetah, choosing a direction and disappearing into the dense forest where Gu Junwan was.
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“Your Majesty, if you don’t stop now, the next bullet will enter your calf.”
“Compared to the punishment for injuring you, the merit of capturing you alive is obviously more important, isn’t it!”
White Wing’s threat came from behind.
Gu Junwan could even feel his gun muzzle aimed at her leg.
But she still didn’t hesitate.
She was like an elk being relentlessly pursued by jackals and leopards; only death would truly make her stop.
Seeing that his threat had no effect.
White Wing cursed under his breath, lowered his gun, and fired a shot at the dead wood beside Gu Junwan.
He didn’t dare to actually shoot at the empress.
Both due to orders from above and out of the deep reverence for the empress in his heart.
Amidst flying wood chips, a gray shadow darted out from the side, blocking in front of Gu Junwan, and pulled the trigger at the pursuers.
The harsh gunshot exploded in the middle of the dense forest.
The alpha girl who shouldn’t have been here steadily braced against the gun stock, completing the final kill of this hunting battle.
White Wing fell into his own pool of blood with bulging eyes.
He couldn’t understand how Gu Junwan’s guards, who had been nearly wiped out, could still produce such a formidable figure by her side.
Of course, this was a question he would never be able to figure out.
Shen Han put away her gun, walked over to Gu Junwan who had collapsed onto a pile of dead leaves, squatted down, and quietly gazed into those golden irises.
After a long while, she finally chuckled softly: “Your Majesty, does your S-rank alpha guard’s performance just now deserve a little red flower award?”
The girl’s gentle voice, wrapped in the scent of snow cedar, rushed towards her, inexplicably heating up Gu Junwan’s ear tips.
She lowered her eyelashes, staring at the bandage on the other’s arm that had been messed up a bit by tree branches, and spoke softly: “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to hide it from you.”
Shen Han didn’t mind at all, and even wanted to take out a camera to take a picture with the empress.
If she had a camera on her.
“Can you still walk? We need to leave here quickly.”
Hearing the girl’s inquiry, Gu Junwan immediately tried to stand up.
She understood better than the other that they couldn’t linger here; the rebels’ reconnaissance drones would soon locate this place.
But her physical capabilities as an Omega were far less resilient than her temperament.
That heart-stopping escape just now had almost drained all her physical potential.
As soon as Gu Junwan stood up, her steps began to sway.
Shen Han quickly reached out to support her, then adjusted the gun strap on her body, half-bent down, and said: “Get on, you give directions.”
Gu Junwan hesitated briefly, then climbed onto the alpha’s back layered with snow cedar scent, once again.
“What do you plan to do after reaching New Li Country?” Shen Han’s voice was steady, showing no strain from carrying someone while traveling.
“Borrow troops, then take back what’s mine.” Gu Junwan gently rested her cheek on the other’s neck, seemingly casually asking, “What about you?”
Will you leave after reaching New Li Country?
Shen Han hitched the Omega on her back up a bit, then spoke: “Your Majesty, I don’t want to work hard anymore.”
TN: The phrase “我不想努力了” (“I don’t want to work hard anymore”) is often used humorously by men to express a desire to escape from the pressures of life by finding a rich or powerful partner to take care of them.
Gu Junwan: “???”
The cold joke from the blue planet wasn’t understood by this intelligent empress.
It wasn’t until much later that she realized it was a ‘request for keeping’ from someone with explosive combat power!
The journey that was originally supposed to take two more days came to an end that night.
The massive roar of airships and drone swarms echoed throughout the night sky.
Beams of searchlights descended from the sky, illuminating the border forest as bright as day.
Shen Han’s face bore an unprecedented gravity as she pulled Gu Junwan behind her.
Her clear black and white pupils reflected the figures sliding down ropes, quickly calculating the possibility of the two of them breaking through.
At this moment, a soft, delicate palm gently covered the alpha’s hand that was about to slide towards the gun strap.
Gu Junwan’s voice sounded particularly gentle amidst the enormous propeller noise: “Don’t act, it’s reinforcements.”
As if to confirm her words.
Just as she finished speaking, a robust male voice penetrated through.
“Respected Empress of the Free Federation, I am Major Ke Qin of the New Li Tiger Guard, ordered to come to your aid!”
As he spoke, a tower-like figure quickly approached with his team.
In just a few minutes, a group of people lined up in front of Gu Junwan and Shen Han.
Ke Qin raised his hand in a military salute, then turned his gaze to the legendary empress of the neighboring country.
Indeed, as stunning as the rumors suggested!
Even after experiencing a chaotic escape following the rebellion, the empress’s dignity hadn’t diminished in the slightest.
That faintly entwining iron-blooded aura instead added a unique charm to her.
An S-rank Omega long in power, regardless of time or place, always appeared noble and sacred.
Making one irresistibly want to violate her!
Ke Qin discreetly withdrew his gaze, then frowned at Shen Han: “And this is?”
The high-ranking alpha aura emanating from her made him extremely uncomfortable.
“She’s my person.” Gu Junwan’s cool voice carried not a hint of hesitation.
Hearing this, both Shen Han and Ke Qin were slightly stunned.
Gu Junwan didn’t intend to offer any explanation; she never needed to seek others’ opinions when making decisions.
While Ke Qin was still in a daze, she had already walked towards the hovering car’s location with Shen Han.
This journey to New Li Country was an emergency contingency plan she had previously arranged with the country’s highest leadership.
In other words, the major who arrived late before them didn’t have the right to question her.
The two boarded the hovering car, ascending straight towards the airship in the sky.
Shen Han found it all very novel and couldn’t help but lean to the side, observing the engines outside the transparent windows.
The level of technological development on this planet far exceeded that of the world she had come from.
At least, these futuristic vehicles before her eyes were something she had only seen in science fiction movies before.
The interior of this hovering car wasn’t large, and in the sealed cabin, the scent of snow cedar dominated absolutely.
Trapping that subtly floating cold plum fragrance in a small corner.
When Shen Han once again leaned over to look at the scenery outside Gu Junwan’s window.
This Omega, who had been tense for so long, finally couldn’t help but speak up: “Can you stop moving around so much?”
Shen Han blinked her eyes and obediently sat back in her seat: “Sorry, we don’t have these where I’m from, I got a bit excited seeing them for the first time.”
After saying this, she very conscientiously added: “Did I press on your hair?”
Gu Junwan: “…”
Under the escort of the New Li Tiger Guard, the group quickly arrived at Mao City, not far from the border.
The army needed to resupply here, and the situation regarding the Free Federation’s empress also needed to be reported to the president.
The group temporarily rested in Mao City.
After entering the pre-arranged hotel, Gu Junwan immediately had a video call with the President of New Li Country.
The content of the conversation was classified as top-secret, and no one else, including Shen Han, was allowed to listen in.
“This is your room card, go rest first.” Ke Qin’s deep voice sounded.
Carrying the pressure unique to A-rank alphas, it struck directly at Shen Han.
Shen Han was completely unaffected.
She didn’t reach out to take the room card, only saying coolly: “201? I remember Her Majesty’s quarters are on the 23rd floor.”
A hint of mockery flashed across Ke Qin’s lips as he fiddled with the small card in his hand.
“So you should understand the need to avoid suspicion, shouldn’t you? Alpha guard!”
In Shen Han’s mind, there was no such thing as alpha-omega separation.
Even if there was, she wouldn’t leave Gu Junwan too far in this situation.
Who knows what this shifty-looking man might be planning.
Besides, this wasn’t the Free Federation after all, being cautious wasn’t wrong.
Shen Han’s hand lightly pressed on the gun holster at her waist, the dangerous aura of an S-rank alpha making the entire hotel lobby feel oppressive.
She raised her eyes to look at the tower-like man before her, enunciating each word: “Arranging for me to stay on the 23rd floor was Her Majesty’s wish, what, are you trying to defy orders? Whatever-your-name-is Major?”
Shen Han didn’t know if this world had the concept of ‘defying orders’, but in any case, she had to assert her authority first!
Hearing that this was Gu Junwan’s wish, Ke Qin immediately fell silent.
He beckoned a soldier to come over, asking him to assist Shen Han with the registration, while he himself turned and went elsewhere.
When the poker-faced soldier throughout led Shen Han to the top floor, the 23rd floor of the hotel.
Shen Han finally discovered that there was only one presidential suite on the entire 23rd floor.
“Ah, this? I was originally planning to stay next door to her!”
“But since there’s only one room on the entire floor, we’ll just have to make do and squeeze in together.”