SGT CH214

214 Mu Si’s Infinite Flow Adventure

◎This is the X he locked in the disciplinary chamber◎

Opening his eyes to find himself in a desolate, uninhabited forest—what kind of situation was this?

He still needed to return home to accompany his cijun and cub.

Looking around in bewilderment, Mu Si’s powerful mental strength allowed him to faintly sense that he had entered an independent pocket realm that did not belong to the Zerg star systems.

It was currently night. Two pristine full moons hung high in the sky, shedding silver radiance, so the surroundings did not appear completely dark.

Mu Si suddenly perceived a presence and stepped forward.

Upon a moonlit clearing in the woods stood a black figure.

A silhouette Mu Si knew better than anyone.

“X…”

Just as he was about to step forward, the figure turned around.

Clad entirely in black, his hair was as dark as raven feathers. Unkempt bangs that had gone untrimmed for months brushed past the corners of his eyes, his emerald gaze glowing like fireflies in the dark night, carrying a distinct chill.

In his hanging right hand, he held a mangled, destroyed inhibitor.

Mu Si caught the metallic, stale scent of dried blood lingering on X’s person.

It was his blood, and also X’s own blood.

Mu Si halted in his tracks, his eyes widening in shock.

A high-ranking male’s exceptional memory allowed him to swiftly confirm the other’s identity and timeline through his attire and the scent of blood.

This was the X who had been locked in the disciplinary chamber by him over a decade ago…

Stunned for a moment, Mu Si did not know how to react.

Meanwhile, the other was measuring him up and down, his cool emerald eyes filled with intense scrutiny.

It had been a very long time since X had looked at him with such an icy gaze.

A pang of sorrow suddenly welled up in Mu Si’s heart.

“Your Imperial Highness,” X called out coldly, his voice parched from going long without speaking.

Remembering that this was the X who had been confined to the disciplinary chamber for three months, Mu Si was overcome with guilt, forgetting all his petty grievances.

“I am sorry, I…”

A sudden rustling noise sounded through the forest, foliage swaying.

Alert in an instant, X looked over, his female instincts driving him to shield the male behind his back.

The one stepping out from the trees was… another X.

A younger Hunter X from the Dark Star Region.

Both Mu Si and the current X were intimately familiar with that attire, confirming his identity at a single glance.

Relying on their identical features and aura, Hunter X easily recognized that the one across from him was his future self.

As three pairs of eyes met, each carried an undercurrent of surprise.

Yet it did not end there. From the forest emerged several more faces, some familiar and some strange.

Among them were X’s former battlefield comrades, his adjutant, the Tianjia leader of the hunter syndicate, and… Marshal Shi’an.

“Cifu?!”

Seeing his own cifu, Mu Si’s flustered, bewildered heart settled considerably.

Subconsciously, he stepped toward his cifu.

Halfway there, he remembered something and looked back at X.

Shi’an pulled his cub close, his gaze naturally falling upon X behind him.

The scent of blood clinging to him was far too glaring. Even though it had long dried, how could a high-ranking female’s acute senses ever fail to detect it?

Lowering his eyes, X evaded the Marshal’s gaze.

Moving his hand behind his back, he concealed the inhibitor he had just broken.

The Prince was the Marshal’s eldest son, while the Marshal was the mentor who had nurtured him personally.

Three months ago, his claws had torn through the Prince’s chest, critically injuring the Marshal’s cherished male cub…

Even if he had his own reasons, he could not face the Marshal who had once esteemed and supported him.

With the situation unclear, Shi’an said nothing more, pulling his gaze back to tend to his cub first.

“Si Si, are you alright?”

That single address of “Si Si” caused both black-haired females on the clearing to look over subconsciously.

Disciplinary Chamber X reacted quickly.

“Si Si” was merely a common nickname for Zerg cubs, similar to “Baby” or “Darling,” and signified nothing conclusive.

Hunter X, however, cast another look their way, a trace of confusion in his eyes.

“I am fine,” Mu Si replied, asking in a low voice: “Why is cifu here?”

“His Majesty and I were discussing your adulthood ceremony, and in the blink of an eye, I ended up here,” Shi’an said.

Ah, so this was his cifu from before his adulthood ceremony.

Mu Si pinned down the temporal coordinate.

“It seems we were all swept here from different space-times.”

The simultaneous presence of two Xs was the finest proof.

Shi’an furrowed his brows. “I do not know what power brought us here, nor how to break the deadlock.”

He was unconcerned for himself, but his cub could not come to harm.

This was his and the Emperor’s cub, as well as the imperial heir; he had to return safely.

And the Zerg Emperor…

Thinking of his Male Master, worry surfaced in Shi’an’s heart as well.

Vanishing all of a sudden, who knew how frantic his Male Master would be?

Every bug present wore a grave expression.

After all, each had ties and commitments back home; no one wished to remain stranded in this isolated expanse.

Suddenly, a light screen manifested in midair, accompanied by a cold mechanical voice.

[Welcome to “Infinite Paradise.” Complete missions and clear the game to return to the mortal realm, along with a grand gift pack for clearing this game.]

No bug cared about any gift pack; they only wished to return to their respective timelines.

Extending his mental perception, Mu Si traced the energy signature of the voice, roughly identifying a vague direction, though he refrained from acting rashly.

[Stage One: “Moonlit Night Forest.” You must spend one night in the forest. Wishing you a pleasant evening.

Note: Each bug must ensure at least three hours of sleep, otherwise you will be assaulted by malevolent spirits.]

With that, the screen vanished, leaving only a virtual hourglass hovering in midair counting down.

“What does that mean? Making us sleep in this forest?”

The hunter syndicate leader was baffled.

How could anyone fall into deep slumber in a completely unknown forest?

How was that any different from surrendering one’s life?

Surveying the surroundings, Shi’an said:

“There are no other exits, so we can only proceed according to the rules for now. We will take turns keeping watch to guarantee safety.”

The hunter syndicate leader was rather reluctant.

These bugs were all Zergs, while he was the sole Tianjia; the Zerg and Tianjia had always been bitter enemies.

What was more, he hailed from the Dark Star Region, which was unrecognized by any official government…

Among these bugs, the only one he knew was X.

There truly was no alternative.

The Tianjia leader approached Hunter X to coordinate watch shifts.

Shi’an retrieved an expedition field tent from his spatial button, deploying it with a single touch for the cub to rest.

“Si Si, you sleep first, cifu will keep watch over you.”

“You use this one, cifu. I brought my own tent.”

Saying this, Mu Si stole a glance at X.

In the interstellar era, almost every bug stored an emergency survival kit in their spatial button.

Before X had been thrown into the disciplinary chamber, however, his spatial button and terminal had been confiscated by him.

He carried nothing on his person.

Mu Si retrieved his tent from his spatial button and deployed it.

Calling it a tent was an understatement; it was virtually an apartment suite.

Utilizing spatial compression technology, it appeared modest on the exterior while concealing a vast interior.

The females had already divided their watch shifts.

Shi’an and Hunter X volunteered for the first half of the night.

Disciplinary Chamber X was assigned to the second half.

Naturally, no bug would let a male keep watch.

Mu Si looked back at X.

The other had found a boulder and sat down with his back against a tree.

Appearing prepared to lean there and sleep through the first half of the night.

Hesitating before his tent, Mu Si transmitted his voice through mental power.

[Come here.]

X glanced up at him, remaining motionless.

Mu Si had no choice but to play his trump card.

He knew what X cared about.

[The insect egg.]

Hearing the voice echo in his mind, doubt flickered through X’s eyes, not comprehending his meaning.

He did not know yet that he was pregnant.

[You are carrying an insect egg, almost three months along. Without my pheromones, it will die.]

X’s complexion shifted violently, rising to his feet in an instant.

Catching the movement from the side, Shi’an looked over.

Seeing X’s stormy expression and his eyes locked onto the Prince.

Knowing that males could transmit thoughts via mental strength, Shi’an realized something had transpired, furrowing his brows as he called out:

“X?”

Pressing his lips tight, X clenched his fists at his sides, offering no reply.

The other bugs noticed the commotion as well, even Hunter X looking over in bewilderment.

“Nothing, nothing at all,” Mu Si stepped forward to smooth things over, smiling at Shi’an:

“Cifu, you know I am not used to sleeping alone. I am having my cijun keep me company.”

Saying this, Mu Si stepped forward to wrap his hands around X’s arm, dragging him toward the tent.

Shi’an: “?”

He did not know this at all.

The term “cijun” also drew sideways glances from many bugs.

Looking again at X’s garments stained with dark, dried blood, they came to an immediate understanding.

A married female bearing injuries was hardly an unusual sight.

Especially when paired with such an exquisite, high-ranking male.

It was hard to say whether his life was blissful or tragic.

Yet this was already a life countless bugs envied.

Even the hunter syndicate leader shot a surprised glance at the X beside him, never imagining he would possess such grand fortune in the future.

To actually become the cijun of an imperial prince of the Zerg Empire.

Hunter X was equally astonished, his feelings somewhat tangled.

Marrying a male had never been in his plans.

He still had a little male to raise.

His sole ambition for the future right now was to care for the little male properly and provide him with a better life.

Yet he was not entirely unable to comprehend why his future self would choose union with a male.

That male was truly breathtaking…

The kind that captivated a bug at a single glance.

Making one imagine how adorable a cub born from him would be.

Perhaps as lovely as Si Si.

What was more, he possessed such an exalted status.

Even if such a male carried a slightly wicked temperament and ruthless methods, countless bugs would flock to him.

For his future self to become the cijun of such a male was truly surprising, carrying a sense of surreal unreality.

Covered in blood, even clutching a freshly dismantled inhibitor in his hand…

Was this the price an underclass civilian female without background had to pay to become the cijun of a noble male?

X found himself wondering whether his future self had ever regretted it.

Regardless of what the onlookers thought, Mu Si and X locked eyes in silent confrontation.

Ultimately, X stepped forward, following him into the tent.

The Prince said he was carrying an insect egg.

He dared not gamble with even a fraction of a percent; he dared not risk any possibility regarding this.

He had already lost one cub.

He could not bear to lose a second.