Chapter 116

Chapter 116

Shen Zhixue had never experienced such a feeling before, the sensation of being utterly dominated and controlled, which made him tremble with fear.

Jiang Huizhou seemed to have lost all reason, and the scent instantly filled the entire estate!

The burning of dry wood filled the air with a charred aroma, accompanied by the overwhelming presence of a top-tier Alpha.

Tears streamed down Shen Zhixue's face, and he whispered, his voice trembling, "Jiang... Jiang Huizhou..." His bloodshot eyes looked at his omega, who was crying, fearful, and trembling.

"Don't be scared... Zhi Zhi, don't be scared," Jiang Huizhou pressed against his hip, his voice hoarse. "I'll try to be as tender as possible."

Shen Zhixue turned his head away, biting his lower lip in silence.

"But this time," Jiang Huizhou whispered, "I can't promise I'll be able to control myself, to avoid knotting inside your womb, Zhi Zhi. I want to mark you, not just temporarily, but forever, to make you belong only to me."

Shen Zhixue opened his eyes, tears streaming down uncontrollably.

"Do you want this? Zhi Zhi, tell me, do you want this?" Jiang Huizhou gently nuzzled his lips, and Shen Zhixue could feel that his restraint was nearing its limit.

Shen Zhixue turned his head away, "If I say no now, will you really stop? Forget it, just not here."

Jiang Huizhou hesitated.

Shen Zhixue's head rested on the arm of the sofa, his dark hair gently cascading down, his forehead already soaked with sweat, sticking to his skin. His clothes had been nearly ripped off by Jiang Huizhou, leaving him exposed.

Jiang Huizhou could see his porcelain skin trembling slightly; he was scared out of his mind.

Indeed, generally speaking, when an omega encounters the rut of a high-ranking Alpha, fear would inevitably overpower desire.

Jiang Huizhou reached out, gently pushing the hair back from his forehead, and chuckled hoarsely, "You look so helpless, Zhi Zhi."

Shen Zhixue closed his eyes, "Just hurry up and finish."

Jiang Huizhou closed his eyes, summoning every bit of self-control he had left, and stood up from Shen Zhixue.

Before Shen Zhixue could respond, Jiang Huizhou seized his wrist.

He opened his eyes in surprise as Jiang Huizhou pulled him up from the sofa, slipped off his long coat, and wrapped it tightly around Shen Zhixue. Then, he turned and walked outside.

"Wait, this isn't the way back to the room..." Shen Zhixue didn't finish his sentence before Jiang Huizhou pushed him out the door.

"Stay back and fetch Duke Fidel... he knows what to do. That bowl of medicine triggered my rut." Jiang Huizhou left only this instruction before closing the door behind him.

Shen Zhixue was still stunned when Duke Fidel arrived with a squad of soldiers.

"Seal off the entire estate," Duke Fidel commanded coldly. "Use the safety barrier to surround this building, and evacuate all the servants inside!"

Duke Fidel's orders were executed efficiently, and the entire villa was enveloped in a transparent barrier.

"This is..."

Duke Fidel glanced at the long robe Shen Zhixue was wearing. "He let you out even as his rut was approaching... what, are you not his omega?"

Shen Zhixue opened his mouth, unsure of what to say. The relationship between him and Jiang Huizhou was too complicated to explain.

"Never mind, I can't meddle in your affairs. What a pity for my villa."

Shen Zhixue asked, "Huh? Why?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a massive fist imprint suddenly appeared on the villa's door within the transparent barrier!

The materials used in Duke Fidel's mansion were of high quality, and this door was made of a particularly sturdy special material. To leave such a mark on it...

Did Jiang Huizhou turn into a Super Saiyan?

"An Alpha deprived of omega comfort during their rut becomes exceptionally irritable and unbearable, destroying everything in sight, be it people or objects... Luckily, he's high-ranking, and the intensity of the pheromones he just released was very high, which allowed me to sense it in advance. Otherwise, there would have been big trouble. Why didn’t he warn us about his impending rut?"

Shen Zhixue glanced at the duchess standing beside him, opened his mouth, and said, "...Jiang Huizhou just mentioned that apparently, the duchess’s brew today triggered his rut."

"You had her brew medicine?" Duke Fidel frowned. "Did I bring you here to exploit my wife?"

"No, it's a long story..." Shen Zhixue wanted to explain but didn't know where to start.

The duchess raised her hand and said, "I made it. I visited a doctor today and asked for a medicine to help Young Fedel conceive an Alpha, and then he gave me the prescription."

Shen Zhixue: "..."

So the doctor got it wrong. Young Fedel is an Alpha, and for an Alpha to conceive, it could only be...

Shen Zhixue slapped his forehead. So Jiang Huizhou didn’t drink any 'pregnancy medicine'! It was a medicine that induces rut!

Why did they take the duchess at her word? She said it was pregnancy medicine, and they really believed it was pregnancy medicine?!

Duke Fidel: "Well, it’s alright. Sooner or later, he would have to go through it. Whether it's early or late, he has to go through it. Better early than late, no wonder my wife."

Shen Zhixue looked at the villa door that had been punched away: "...Will he get hurt?"

Duke Fidel shook his head: "Who knows. An Alpha in rut can do anything, and the higher their rank, the more destructive they become. Self-harm and suicide aren’t rare. With Young Fedel's rank, it's probably going to be very tough."

"Isn’t there anything we can do?" Shen Zhixue was anxious. "And you've locked him inside alone. If something happens, who can stop him?"

Duke Fidel looked at him: "Now you’re concerned. If you had stayed inside to comfort him, my villa wouldn't have been destroyed. Aren’t you two inseparable? Why couldn't he give you a permanent mark?"

Shen Zhixue: "I—"

He paused, looking at the duchess hiding behind the duke, and suddenly realized.

"Wait, the duchess doesn't have the scent of an Alpha either. You haven't permanently marked her, have you?!"

The duke sneered: "Not your concern."

"Then what does it matter to you whether Jiang Huizhou marks me or not?"

"It doesn't matter to me," the duke raised an eyebrow and said. "So his self-harm or suicide during rut isn’t my problem. I'm not worried."

Shen Zhixue: "You!"

The duke waved his hand: "The safety barrier ensures he can’t escape. Everyone, follow me back to the annex."

With that, he elegantly departed with the duchess.

Shen Zhixue, worried about Jiang Huizhou's safety, turned and asked: "Can’t anyone enter the safety barrier?"

"Once the barrier is activated, unless his rut ends, if it's opened, his pheromones will leak out. Do you realize the chaos that would cause? Every omega and Alpha nearby would be influenced by his pheromones. Could you handle that mess?" the duke said. "Relax, he’s not suicidal. He might get badly hurt, at worst. As long as there's a breath left, he can be saved. There’s no point standing guard. The safety barrier won't open. Go to the annex and change your clothes first."

Only then did Shen Zhixue realize that his clothes had been torn by Jiang Huizhou, and now he was wearing Jiang Huizhou's long cloak, which indeed looked rather out of place.

With a worried glance at the villa, he trailed the duke to the nearby annex. Since it was within the duke's estate, it only took about five minutes by hovercar. Inside the annex, there were clean clothes. He changed into one and immediately returned to the safety barrier.

However, he had only been gone for about half an hour, and when he returned, the villa that had been fine just moments ago had already collapsed into a pile of ruins, with three of its four walls torn down.

"Jiang Huizhou!" Shen Zhixue stood outside the safety barrier, terrified that Jiang Huizhou might be buried under the rubble, but there was nothing he could do except cry helplessly.

He didn't know that the rut could be so dangerous for an Alpha. If he had known, if he had known...

If he had known, would he have willingly become an omega submitting to an Alpha?

Shen Zhixue didn't know, but he couldn't escape the regret in his heart.

If only he hadn't resisted, if only he had stayed to accompany Jiang Huizhou.

Jiang Huizhou stood up from the ruins. He seemed to sense the presence of his omega and turned to look toward him from within the safety barrier.

Shen Zhixue choked out, "Jiang Huizhou..."

Jiang Huizhou, with bloodshot eyes, let out a roar and charged toward him, punching the safety barrier!

The safety barrier instantly reflected the force back onto him, sending him flying instantly.

Jiang Huizhou seemed to have completely lost control. His eyes were only on Shen Zhixue, only on his omega.

His omega was right outside, right in front of him. If only he could shatter this cursed barrier, he could kiss his Zhi Zhi...

He kept attacking the barrier, but it was useless. The barrier remained unmoved, always reflecting the force back onto him. Before long, Jiang Huizhou was covered in wounds, his fingers almost completely broken, bleeding profusely. The blood smeared on the transparent barrier, forming a gruesome pattern.

"Mine... mine..." Jiang Huizhou, despite being battered and bruised, directed all his fury at the barrier, only to have it all reflected back onto his own body.

Shen Zhixue touched the safety barrier and pleaded, "Jiang Huizhou, Jiang Huizhou? Can you hear me? Tell me, how to open this barrier, how to open this damned barrier!"

Jiang Huizhou looked at him, hammering the barrier relentlessly, blood spraying everywhere, but he seemed utterly oblivious...