Chapter 2912

Huo Zhaoye felt his blood rushing through his whole body, bringing a wave of dizzying heat.

He finally understood Jin Chen's intention.

In the Wasteland, strength is the ultimate authority.

Taming this guardian beast that left all powerful bases helpless and suffered heavy losses is far more important than bringing back a few carts of crystal stones.

This will completely change the status of Peace Town and even the entire Peace Region after the merger in the Wasteland power structure; those major bases that previously looked down on them and intended to oppress will now have to take them seriously and fear them.

All of this glory, prestige, and deterrent power, Jin Chen pushed entirely onto him.

Huo Zhaoye looked at Jin Chen's calm eyes, which seemed able to stir up stormy waves for him, as if he had received a tremendous stimulus and obtained a treasure he never dared to dream of before.

Clearly the timing is not right, there are still many teammates around, and in the distance there are enemies eyeing them covetously.

But he really just wants to kiss Jin Chen.

Huo Zhaoye's gaze, unhidden, locked onto Jin Chen's face; his eyes were dark and moist, the faint red at the corners spreading bit by bit.

The gaze of onlookers, Jin Chen's yearning for a kiss.

Jin Chen met his gaze, gave a light chuckle, his long fingers slowly catching Huo Zhaoye's fingertip hanging at his side, his eyes revealing a thoughtful, hook‑like smile as he slightly tilted his head and asked in his usual teasing tone: "What do you want to do?"

This questioning tone, Huo Zhaoye was all too familiar with it.

"I want to kiss you," Huo Zhaoye replied hoarsely.

Huo Zhaoye didn't want to bother with any cold war at all; he had been obedient a lot, but more often he lived up to his name—wild to the extreme.

He asked again, "May I?"

While saying that, their breaths were already almost touching.

Jin Chen lightly pinched Huo Zhaoye's chin; a faint sandalwood mixed with the pure aura unique to the Crystal Stone Area lingered between their lips and teeth, their scorching chests pressed together, hearts pounding violently.

Huo Zhaoye instantly dropped his guard and sank into this deep kiss.

Jin Chen's sleeve slipped down a bit from the earlier movement, revealing the intricate ancient totem on the inside of his wrist.

Under the glittering crystal stone light all around, the totem seemed to come alive, exuding an eerie beauty.

Huo Zhaoye lowered his eyes, his gaze falling on that totem.

He caressed that patch of skin with endless longing, feeling the warmth beneath, over and over, reluctant to let go.

After a long while the kiss ended, Huo Zhaoye lifted his head and looked toward the huge creature not far away, tilting its head to observe them, emitting a pleased purr from its throat.

Looking at it now, its ferocious appearance didn't seem so frightening anymore.

"Does it… have a name?"

It understood, its head moved closer, its beast eyes blinked, and it let out a light, happy growl from its throat.

Jin Chen wrapped his arms around Huo Zhaoye's waist, slightly tilted his head, and leaned on Huo Zhaoye's shoulder.

"It…"

"Its name is Ling Gun Gun."

——

While the Main God went to check on the mining progress, Ling Gun Gun crept closer, wanting to turn small and pounce over.

It knew the Host would surely recognize the mighty, valiant, handsome, invincible Pixiu Lord!

Jin Chen, however, barely shook his head.

Ling Gun Gun's paw paused, "?"

Jin Chen: "Not now; I still count on you to hold the fort, you're useful."

Ling Gun Gun let out an owlish cry, straightened its massive frame again, and majestically scanned the surroundings.

Almost at the same time, a noisy clamor exploded in Jin Chen's sea of consciousness.

【Host!!!】

【You're the handsomest, most invincible, most heroic and divine; the strongest Pixiu Lord in the whole Quick Transmigration Bureau is back! I miss you so much!! Do you miss me? You definitely do, right? I knew it!!!】

That voice was like a string of firecrackers, shaking Jin Chen's sea of consciousness.

Jin Chen: "……"

He pressed his temples.

Ling Gun Gun suddenly turned solemn, bearing the dignity of a senior: 【System 999, your mission is complete; immediately unbind and hand over all mission data and video records to me.】

This sudden order left the unremarkable System 999 dazed.

So this colossal creature is the one Ling Terminal mentioned……the cute, lovable, plump and delightful Senior 0731.

999's processor almost overloaded.

Does the Lingduan main system have some misunderstanding about soft and cute?

But the system's rules are above all; 999 suppresses the cognitive confusion.

【Okay senior, received the instruction, starting the unbinding procedure.】

【Jin Chen sir, during the mission, the related video recordings made by 999 on your behalf, whether they need to be uploaded now to the Quick Transmigration Bureau system cloud for permanent backup.】

Jin Chen: 【First……】

【What video!】Ling Gun Gun alert, gossip radar activated.

【Send them all to me, I'll take a look!】

999, who had effortlessly won in two worlds, felt relieved, 【Okay.】

【Unbinding procedure in progress…… data transfer completed, system permissions reclaimed…… link being severed…… unbinding successful.】

【Jin Chen sir, it's an honor to cooperate with you, farewell until we meet again.】

Jin Chen: 【Nice to meet you, Cold Spirit.】

Ling Gun Gun: 【……pfft.】

Ling Gun Gun couldn't hold back, immediately followed by a string of hahas, shaking Jin Chen's head until it hurt.

Jin Chen: 【Quiet, first get to work.】

【Oh.】Ling Gun Gun immediately fell silent.