Model Male Zerg of the Zerg Clan

Chapter 16

The red scarf swayed behind Lu Xi’s head as his figure disappeared behind the door, and the sound of his footsteps echoed down the stairs in the hallway.

However, Xia Baiyuan didn’t leave. He squatted down beside the male zerg, reaching out to pinch the zerg’s chin and gently lift it up.

This male zerg’s rank wasn’t high, probably barely reaching the edge of C-rank, but strictly speaking, he could only be considered a D-rank male zerg.

The higher the rank of a male zerg, the more outstanding their appearance.

The features of this male zerg were rather plain. If one didn’t look carefully, they might even forget what he looked like. However, the malicious and ferocious expression he showed when whipping the female zerg just now was so intense.

Xia Baiyuan quickly inspected him.

There were no injuries on his body—of course, Lu Xi hadn’t even touched him earlier.

It couldn’t be poisoning either. Before today, they had never come into contact with this male zerg.

He squinted his azure blue eyes and asked softly, “Adler, tell me, what are you?”

The male zerg named Adler didn’t react at all. His eyes lost their luster, like a puppet that would never move again.

Although the male zerg was still alive, Adler was already dead.

Xia Baiyuan let go of his hand, took off his gloves and crumpled them into a ball, then stuffed them into his pocket.

This male zerg was no longer able to provide any useful information, so there was no need to risk killing him. But there was still another hidden danger…

There were four people present, and a female zerg had witnessed everything.

Xia Baiyuan felt a headache coming on.

There was a story about a circus that trained baby elephants. They would use an iron chain to lock the baby elephant’s legs. At first, the baby elephant would struggle, and the sturdy chain would cut into its legs, causing it to bleed profusely, but it couldn’t break free no matter what.

After going through a few struggles, the baby elephant would become obedient and no longer try to escape.

When it grew up, the iron chain was no longer able to restrain the elephant, and it could easily break free with just a slight tug of its leg.

But the elephant would never struggle. The iron chain didn’t just bind its body; it also bound its longing for freedom.

Female zergs were the same. Although they had bodies much stronger than male zergs and could easily crush a male zerg’s skull, even the highest-ranking male zergs weren’t much better off.

But despite this, as soon as a male zerg became angry, they could only kneel obediently and bow their heads to the male zerg.

They praised this as “love”. Only truly virtuous female zergs could possess such great love.

Female zergs loved male zergs and were willing to sacrifice everything for them.

…

Although this was just a D-rank male zerg, if he suddenly went mad for no reason, it would definitely attract attention and lead to an investigation. This was no small matter.

Xia Baiyuan leaned against the wall, arms crossed, the high collar of his clothes covering the lower half of his face, leaving only a pair of azure blue eyes exposed.

These eyes were sharp and cold, reminiscent of a military knife rubbed with ice and snow.

He looked at the female zerg and asked, “Lian Zheng?”

The female zerg subconsciously responded, then lifted his head to look at Xia Baiyuan. “You—you know me?”

Xia Baiyuan continued, “Five years ago, you entered the military academy and consistently ranked in the top ten of Class Seven. If I’m not mistaken, your aspiration was to become a glorious warrior of the zerg race, not…”

His voice trailed off behind the high collar, sounding somewhat muffled.

Lian Zheng stared at him blankly.

Although the other party covered his face, he was certain that he didn’t know such a female zerg.

When the disparity is too great, you can feel a strong suppression without even fighting, but he still understands himself like this.

Lian Zheng remained silent for three seconds before finally forcing out a bitter smile. “Yes… my aspiration was to become a warrior…”

He looked at the male zerg, which was like a puppet, and couldn’t make sense of his own thoughts.

He could never forget the shock he felt when he saw the black-haired female zerg rushing in and kneeling Adler to the ground. How much shock did his heart suffer?

This was something he didn’t dare to imagine, even in his dreams.

It was like an ant, with only forward, backward, left, and right directions. The ant’s world was only two-dimensional.

But his shock was like seeing a companion in the vast ant colony lifting its head and looking up at the sky.

At this moment, the ant’s world transitioned from two-dimensional to three-dimensional.

Lian Zheng saw a vast sky he had never seen before.

Female zergs were not good at hiding their emotions. Although they usually seemed cold, that was just because there was nothing worth stirring their emotions in their dull lives.

But once they had emotions, they became very vivid.

A sourness climbed up Lian Zheng’s nose, and hot tears fell from his eyes, landing on his scarred body.

Lowering his head, the female zerg covered his face with his calloused hands, and transparent liquid overflowed from his fingers.

His broad back bent, his muscle groups resembling continuous mountains.

In the quiet room, the sound of a metal zipper sliding rang out.

Xia Baiyuan took off his coat and covered Lian Zheng’s scarred body with it. He leaned against the window, chin propped on his hand, patiently waiting.

It wasn’t until a long time later that Lian Zheng gradually calmed down.

Xia Baiyuan asked, “How do you feel now?”

Wearing the coat, Lian Zheng’s expression looked somewhat confused, but he honestly expressed his inner thoughts, “Very relaxed—I’ve never felt so relaxed before.”

“Is that so?”

A few strands of silver hair peeked out from the edge of the knitted hat, swaying along with the rabbit pendant on the hat. A faint smile appeared at the corner of Xia Baiyuan’s mouth. “That’s good.”

Now he knew that this female zerg named Lian Zheng wouldn’t leak today’s events even a bit.

Even if the most astute detectives came, they wouldn’t find any clues. Even if they really investigated them, they wouldn’t be able to convict them.

With his hands in his pockets, Xia Baiyuan walked towards the door. “That’s it then, I have something to attend to—I almost forgot about that male zerg…”

Xia Baiyuan thought for a moment, then said indifferently, “Someone will eventually find their way here, so don’t worry.”

His voice carried a hint of amusement, causing Lian Zheng’s facial muscles to twitch slightly, barely showing a smile.

He remembered something and hurriedly asked, “How did you know my name?”

This person had broken the military academy record three years ago, and since then, no one had been able to surpass his achievements. Except for when necessary, he rarely appeared in the military academy.

There are many rumors about him, some absurd, some reasonable, some ridiculous, and some amusing, but all of this makes him seem so mysterious.

This Xia Baiyuan actually knows about me.

Not only does he know about me, but he also remembers my matters so clearly. This is really unbelievable.

“It’s just a coincidence that I happened to see the list of freshmen’s aspirations,” Xia Baiyuan had already walked out of the classroom, his voice scattered by the wind.

“A good memory occasionally comes in handy, just like now.”

As he walked, he ran his hand through his hair.

If it were me, I would definitely choose a safer method.

He had never made a mistake, and there were countless ways to rescue Lian Zheng from Adler’s hands without causing trouble.

But…

What Lu Xicould do far exceeded what he could do.

Perhaps Xia Baiyuan could save Lian Zheng once, twice, three times, countless times, but he could never do it like Lu Xi—

Free the elephant from that invisible chain.

Xia Baiyuan lifted his head, and there were migratory birds flying across the sky, coming to the warm south for winter.

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[Class Sixteen]

“Gu Qing!! Gu Qing!!”

Morning self-study hadn’t started yet, but the classroom was already full of people. Students in uniforms were either chatting lively at their desks, causing a commotion, or quietly doing their own things. After all, they would eventually be heading to the battlefield, so the more prepared, the better.

Several students leaned against the windows, poking their heads in and shouting Gu Qing’s name.

Gu Qing didn’t even need to turn around to know who the owner of this hoarse voice was.

The school didn’t prohibit students from sparring with each other, but safety was the first priority. Since the last time Class Nine came to provoke and ended up losing to Class Sixteen, this student from Class Nine, Liang Huangchuan, would come to provoke every few days.

So far, Class Sixteen had fought nine battles and won nine victories, without a single defeat.

Gu Qing didn’t know where Liang Huangchuan got his courage from to dare to challenge for the tenth time.

He didn’t want to deal with this jerk.

“Gu Qing!! Gu Qing!!”

Gu Qing had his back to the window, pretending to look at Luo Zhao.

Ah, male zerg, male zerg is good, male zerg is wonderful, it’s really a good excuse to ignore idiots.

Can Liang Huangchuan stand it? Gu Qing took a deep breath, coughing violently, and a hint of red appeared on his chocolate-colored face.

He coughed so fiercely, as if he was about to cough up his lungs, attracting Luo Zhao’s attention. “Are you okay?”

Gu Qing waved his hand hurriedly. “I’m fine—I’m fine!”

The next second, he suddenly stood up, grabbed the edge of the table, leaped over two rows of desks, and came to the window.

He was tall and sturdy, with a dark face glaring at Liang Huangchuan. “What are you making noise about?”

Liang Huangchuan grinned, took out a crumpled piece of paper from his pocket, and slapped it on Gu Qing’s chest. “I’m here to challenge your class again.”

Without even looking at it, Gu Qing said, “We decline, now scram.”

Liang Huangchuan said, “You’re not the class monitor, your refusal is useless.”

Gu Qing grinned, showing his teeth. “The class monitor said you’re too annoying and asked me to send you away.”

“Tsk, what a bunch of cowards.” Liang Huangchuan clicked his tongue, glanced at Gu Qing, “Are you guys from Class Sixteen afraid? Are you? Are you afraid of losing?”

Gu Qing looked at him with a smile that wasn’t a smile. “Are you done? If you’re done, hurry up and leave, don’t disturb the peace here, your hoarse voice is giving me a headache.”

Liang Huangchuan was dumbfounded. “You…”

Gu Qing waved his hand in a shooing motion. “Go away, go away quickly.”

“No way!” Liang Huangchuan suddenly looked bitter, grabbed Gu Qing’s clothes and didn’t let go, leaned over and whispered, “Ah, Brother Gu, how… am I going to explain this? I’ve lost so many times, I have to win back once, right?”

Gu Qing raised an eyebrow at him. “If you lose this time, there will be a next time. If you lose next time, there will be a time after that. Are you trying to pick a fight with our class?”

Liang Huangchuan said, “It’s a good thing to spar with each other…”

Gu Qing interrupted him, “Do you know why you shouldn’t play chess with a stinking chess basket?”

Liang Huangchuan: “…”

Gu Qing: “Because you’ll become a stinky chess basket too.”

The students from Class Sixteen beside him burst into laughter, repeatedly calling out “stinky chess basket.”

Liang Huangchuan’s face was full of shock. “…You’re too much.”

Gu Qing: “Get lost, now.”

“One last time!!” Liang Huangchuan reached through the window and grabbed Gu Qing, pleading, “Really, this is the last time!”

Gu Qing looked at him suspiciously. “Really?”

Liang Huangchuan looked at him earnestly. “Absolutely.”

Gu Qing took a deep breath. “Fine, one last time.”

Liang Huangchuan happily patted Gu Qing’s shoulder hard. “As expected of Brother Gu!! So generous!!”

“Cut it out.” Gu Qing snorted. “What are the rules this time?”

Liang Huangchuan cleared his throat and said somewhat hesitantly, “Since it’s the last time… Brother Gu, could you let us pick someone from your class to compete against us? How about that?”

Gu Qing thought for less than three seconds and agreed.

When the school divided the classes, it was based on different regions. Class Sixteen came from a very difficult and backward star area. In order to resist the harsh natural environment, their bodies were much stronger. Class Nine, on the other hand, came from the most affluent and comfortable star area. Although their talent was good, their training level was much lower than that of Class Sixteen.

He had no reason to refuse.

“Yeah!!” Liang Huangchuan jumped for joy, almost showing a look of excitement.

The triumphant smile on his face made Gu Qing’s heart skip a beat. Before he could speak, Liang Huangchuan hurriedly said, “Brother Gu, you’ve agreed, you know!”

Gu Qing suddenly remembered something.

Anyone in the class? Wouldn’t that even include the male zergs? Are you kidding? How could a male zerg possibly beat a female zerg?

What if he really chose Luo Zhao? Wouldn’t he be doomed to lose?

He grabbed Liang Huangchuan’s shoulder and said unkindly, “Are you trying to set me up? You’re going to pick a male zerg, right?”

Liang Huangchuan: “…”

Gu Qing frowned. “…Have some dignity, pick a female zerg.”

Liang Huangchuan whispered, “Really can’t?”

Gu Qing said, “Anyone but a male zerg.”

Liang Huangchuan blinked his eyes. “Really? You won’t change your mind this time?”

Gu Qing nodded solemnly. “Of course.”

“Great.” Liang Huangchuan’s face revealed a cunning and sinister smile as he pointed his finger. “Then it’s him!”

Gu Qing followed his finger and saw a tall figure at the end of the corridor.

Black hair, red eyes, a handsome face, and…

A physique that looked very weak.

Gu Qing was a bit dumbfounded.

He had forgotten about this!!

Lu Xi hurriedly pushed open the classroom door and felt like he was standing in the center of the stage, with countless pairs of eyes staring at him, as if countless spotlights were shining on him, with extremely high power.

Lu Xi: ?

What’s going on?

Damn, did his actions get exposed so quickly? This can’t be happening!

He cautiously took a step back and slowly closed the door—

“Lu Xi!! Lu Xi!!”

With this shout, the door in front of Lu Xi was suddenly pulled open, and a cheerful, black-skinned, female zerg earnestly held his hand.

“The hopes of our whole class are on you.”

Lu Xi slowly formed a question mark.

What… what’s going on?!