Chapter 91: Predation [Arnis, 91%]
(System, check on Wien!)
[The conquest target Wien’s mental state shows no obvious fluctuations.] Not even a normal fluctuation, but no obvious change. The system’s test results showed that Wien was now surprisingly mentally stable.
He Yue had the confidence to retort, not at all flustered. “My Wien is fine.” “Does Master have to see his corpse to believe my words?” The shrunken Arnis’s voice was childish, his innocent smile giving his threat a sick, eerie quality.
He Yue’s hand clutched his chest, the swaying iron chain hitting the bed frame with a clang.
“Don’t you know? Wien is my accompanying female insect, I can feel him.” His gentle, affectionate tone softened, his smiling lips filled with longing, making Arnis stare in a daze. His gentle expression melted the icy coldness in He Yue’s eyes, even warmer than the sunlight shining through the glass window.
He Yue said slowly, in the most gentle tone, “He is my accompanying female insect, I love him.” The gentle confession became the sharpest sword, piercing Arnis’s heart. The sour fruit of jealousy was crushed, occupying all of Arnis’s heart.
He couldn’t breathe, and he coughed violently, holding onto the bed frame. The sudden rush of anger made him cough until his face was red, his throat burning like fire.
The severe pain in his body and mind attacked this shrunken body, and soon his face was contorted in pain.
Jealousy was the most effective weapon, and He Yue smiled calmly, looking down at Arnis, who was kneeling by the bed, coughing. He knew how to make a pathologically obsessed female insect’s defenses crumble, it was just unrequited love.
Arnis coughed up blood and looked up, his teary eyes observing He Yue’s expression.
He tried to find a hint, such as a gloating laugh, or contempt and disdain. He wanted to find a flaw, to prove that He Yue was just angry at his recklessness, and not telling the truth.
His deep eyes were amber under the slanting sunlight, his crystal clear pupils calm and composed.
Arnis didn’t find a single clue.
Not a single one.
He Yue was as natural as if he were introducing his lover to an outsider, calmly stating an established fact.
He said, he loved Wien.
[Arnis, 86%.]
The system’s voice was another explosive, completely shattering his carefully constructed defenses.
He knew the way to stay by He Yue’s side.
As long as the value didn’t reach 100%, he still had a use for He Yue.
This was his last resort.
[Arnis, 87%.]
“No, don’t say it… don’t say it!!”
Arnis covered his ears, as if fleeing, his fingers tightly gripping the hair by his ears. He didn’t want to hear it, he didn’t want to hear his last resort crumble.
[Arnis, 88%.]
He Yue chuckled softly and silently ordered the system:
(Louder, a little at a time, slowly.)
The system paused, and the voice that was about to say 90 stopped, and it reported the number again with a mechanical voice:
[Arnis, 89%.]
“Don’t say it!! Didn’t you hear me! Don’t say it!! Please… don’t say it…”
Like a binding spell, the system reported the numbers one by one, as if tightening its grip on Arnis, plucking his heartstrings one by one.
Arnis’s eyes were wide with anger, his bloodshot eyes scarlet, his fingers pulling at his hair, almost drawing blood. He shouted, roared, his childish voice almost a beast’s roar.
But it was all in vain.
[Arnis, 90%.]
“Ahhh… don’t say… don’t go up, I don’t like it, I hate He Yue!! I hate him…”
The little Arnis slammed his forehead against the bed frame, the “thud” sound dull, not as crisp and loud as the sound of He Yue’s bracelet hitting the bed frame.
He Yue lay half-reclined on the bed, his tattered clothes half-covering him, the small red marks on his body from the insect’s hands. He quietly watched Arnis go crazy, like an actor watching a comedy.
The iron chain on his hand was a bit out of place, and at this moment it was more like a theater ticket on his wrist than something to restrain his freedom.
He looked too calm, a stark contrast to the irritable Arnis. If there were some fruits on the side, he would be more like an unrelated audience member, not the culprit who caused this tragic situation.
Only his downcast gaze, like looking at trash.
The value stopped at 90%, and Arnis collapsed to the floor, exhausted, gasping for breath, like a deer on the verge of death after being mortally wounded, his expensive suit a pathetic mess.
He Yue glanced at him and got out of bed. He wanted to wash the insect fluid off his body, and he didn’t want to see this pathetic insect who was about to die.
“Arnis, I’m going to take a bath. I hope this room is as clean as it was when I came out.”
He Yue’s command made him seem less like an imprisoned victim, even though he was dragging a long chain when he left the room.
The centipede-like insect should also be stimulating. He Yue washed the residual insect fluid off his body, and the warm water flowing over the pink marks on his body felt even hotter than elsewhere.
The bright red marks were left on his skin, like thin red threads, wrapping around him. The steam in the bathroom made them hot and itchy.
Among them, only the blood-red purple was the most uncomfortable.
What the hell is this…
He Yue took the showerhead, got closer to wash off the insect fluid, and the lower temperature water washed over the congested skin, a secret heat flowing from the surface of his skin throughout his body.
He couldn’t help but sigh softly, his back against the cold bathroom wall.
This feeling was very magical, and it reminded him of the feeling of being treated by the insect’s mouthparts. The sticky insect fluid was washed clean, and more semen slowly gathered in his palm.
The showerhead fell to the floor with a thud, and the scattered water splashed everywhere, a lot of it on He Yue’s face. His long hair was mostly wet, clinging to his back, reflecting the bright light of the bathroom.
“Ugh…”
His cheeks were wet, and the scattered water droplets from the showerhead fell on his cheeks, mixing with his tears and sweat. He leaned against the bathroom wall, and as his legs went weak, he slid down to the floor, until he was completely sitting on the floor.
He Yue was completely within the range of the overturned showerhead, and the water falling on him soaked him completely.
The pulse in his fingers throbbed even more happily, and the fluffy padding inside the handcuff on his wrist became even heavier after being soaked in the bathwater.
The insect fluid seemed to have seeped into his skin, a slight stinging sensation stimulating his nerves. He Yue felt like he was about to break, his reason telling him that he should stop this almost “self-harming” torment, but the touch that flooded his senses made him completely lose control.
He suddenly threw his head back, his neck forming a beautiful arc, a prominent Adam’s apple a perfect decoration, like a work of art on display in a museum.
He Yue’s vision was blurry, and the steam in the bathroom made his face even redder. He reached for the showerhead that had fallen on the floor and poured it over his head.
“Ugh…”
The water flowed down from his head, and He Yue had to hold his breath to avoid choking. He quietly washed himself, his mind blank, mechanically filling the bathtub with water.
By the time he came back to his senses, his flushed ears were even redder.
He glanced at the door, which was half-open because of the iron chain, and after much struggle, he gave up on seeing if Arnis was eavesdropping outside.
The photos in that room, the audio stored on the computer, had he not been seen and heard enough?
He Yue looked at the deep pink marks on his body and finally shook his head.
Insectoidization was still a bit dangerous, especially for a poisonous insect like Arnis, He Yue chuckled mockingly. Although the effect was very good, he had directly pushed Arnis to 90%, but the price was… a bit too much to bear.
The afterglow was still making his nerve endings tingle and itch, but he could still control himself with reason.
He Yue was so tired he was almost about to pass out, and he had to control himself not to fall asleep in the bathroom.
He drowsily wrapped himself up and walked out of the bathroom with his long, dripping hair, and came face to face with Arnis, who had changed his clothes.
The president’s decent appearance was presented through the exquisite suit, only that his expression was evasive, without a trace of domineering majesty.
All he had was the key to this room and the chain that locked He Yue’s freedom. Besides that, he had nothing. In front of He Yue, he was the pitiful subordinate.
“Master, the ointment… my insect fluid, it’s a bit poisonous.” Arnis handed He Yue the new ointment he had bought.
Now he comes…
He Yue’s face, flushed from the steam in the bathroom, hadn’t completely faded, and the pale red on his cheeks covered his inner embarrassment. He glanced at Arnis and snatched the pill from his hand.
“Master, I’m sorry… I won’t do anything to Wien, please don’t be angry.”
“Before you let me go, there’s nothing to talk about between us.”
As expected, Arnis didn’t say anything more.
He Yue tucked his hair into a shower cap and left Arnis with a ruthless back.
This was a problem that could never be resolved between them, and He Yue didn’t expect Arnis to voluntarily unlock the iron chain.
He could predict the ending between them.
Arnis would go crazy, 100%, blocked, gone.
The script was already written, and He Yue was following this path.
The male insect’s body was already weak, and it couldn’t stand the torment of the poisonous female insect’s fluid. Thankfully, He Yue had the system, and he didn’t get sick and faint, just that his special parts were always very itchy and uncomfortable.
(System, can you help me block this feeling? I’m so tired now.)
[Alright, right away.]
He Yue didn’t dare to eat the unknown pills, his body could no longer withstand the ravages of drugs. He was very wary of Arnis. What if the pill in his hand was not an antidote but an aphrodisiac, or if Arnis intentionally made him addicted…
He didn’t want to live a life engulfed by uncontrollable addiction.
He Yue lay on his side on the bed, and there were soft footsteps behind him, each step very careful.
“Master, if you sleep with wet hair, you’ll catch a cold.”
He Yue didn’t respond and just closed his eyes.
A “whirring” sound came from beside his ear, it was the sound of a hairdryer. Arnis carefully held his long hair and dried the ends bit by bit.
The warm air from the hairdryer warmed his ears.
He Yue finally sat up from the bed and moved back a little, almost touching him.
The poisonous insect fluid made He Yue drowsy, and thankfully, the system had helped him block some of the feeling. He didn’t feel uncomfortable now, just not very clear-headed.
[Did your host… forgive him?]
He Yue’s closed eyes narrowed into a slit, and the warm feeling on his head was just right.
(…I just don’t want to have a headache when I wake up tomorrow morning.)
Besides…
The heat gathered by his ear, and He Yue opened his eyes. His eyes were as cold as a cold-blooded animal, and he had found the prey he wanted.
Occasionally relaxing the tight rope and giving the prey a sweet candy would make the prey fall into a deeper trap.
He Yue “unguardedly” fell back into Arnis’s arms, as if he had fallen asleep from exhaustion and the torment of the insect fluid. His breathing was steady, and his eyelashes occasionally fluttered, looking like he was sleeping soundly.
[Arnis, 91%.]
The predatory cold-blooded animal curled his lips into a triumphant smile.
