Chapter 158

Extra: Ayer x Tang Part 1

During the battle on the island of Madagascar, Ayer Mauri, the leader of the world-renowned mercenary group, the Peregrine Falcon, found himself on the brink of death, forcing him to undergo an evolution into a Dragon Blood Kin.

As Ayer regained consciousness after being in a coma for two weeks, the first person he saw in the intensive care room was Tang Tingzhi.

Ayer opened his mouth, feeling parched. Tang Tingzhi raised his hand in a gesture of restraint, “Don’t speak.” He pressed a blue button and then poured a glass of water for Ayer, helping him to sit up and slowly feeding him the water.

Ayer had slept for too long, he felt dizzy and lightheaded, and his limbs were numb and sore. As he tried to sit up, he felt the world spinning around him. He was temporarily unable to think clearly at all.

Soon, the door to the intensive care room swung open, and a large group of people dressed in white coats rushed in. They surrounded Ayer and began conducting various physical examinations on him.

Ayer was stunned for a few minutes, then started to grow irritated. He forcefully pushed away one of the researchers and hoarsely shouted, “Don’t touch me, so annoying.”

Everyone looked at him nervously, and Ayer even noticed two special forces soldiers standing by the door, gripping their high-voltage electric guns tightly.

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Ayer’s pupils contracted intensely. So, the excruciating pain he had experienced, as if his blood was boiling and his skin was being punctured from within, was all because he had become a Dragon Blood Kin?

Tang Tingzhi lowered his head slightly and touched his pale hand. “Your vital signs were very weak at the time, and you were on the verge of death. Becoming a Dragon Blood Kin was the only chance for you to survive.”

Ayer looked at his hands. He had become a Dragon Blood Kin? He had transformed into that incredibly powerful and heroic creature? At this moment, he found it difficult to describe his emotions. However, becoming a more powerful being couldn’t be a bad thing. At least it was something Ayer could accept.

Tang Tingzhi saw that Ayer zoned out for a moment without saying a word. Finally, unable to hold back, he said quietly, “Mr. Mauri, thank you.”

“What?” Ayer snapped out of his daze, not catching what was said clearly.

“I said, thank you, thank you for saving me.”

As Ayer looked into his sincere, shining black eyes, he felt his cheeks grow warm. To conceal his emotions, he chuckled frivolously and said, “Yeah, I saved you. How will you repay me?”

Tang Tingzhi blankly shook his head, “I don’t know. How do you want me to repay you?” His eyes were clear and pure, open and honest, leaving Ayer momentarily at a loss for words.

Seeing him remain silent, Tang Tingzhi asked another question, “Why did you save me?”

Ayer continued to gaze at him in silence, feeling somewhat surprised himself that he saved Tang Tingzhi. When the gun was pointed at this man, his reflexes allowed him to assess the situation. He had the option to attack the armed assailant or push Tang Tingzhi away, but he knew that regardless of his decision, Tang Tingzhi would surely get hurt. Moreover, the shotgun’s close-range lethality was immense, and Tang Tingzhi would likely suffer severe injuries like broken limbs. So, before his mind could make the most rational decision, his body had already acted on its own.

Perhaps he simply couldn’t bear to see this person bleeding and getting injured right in front of him. If he couldn’t even protect him in such close proximity, wouldn’t that make him appear totally useless?

He snorted through his nose. “If you died, who would I seek to compensate for the losses of the Peregrine Falcon?”

Tang Tingzhi paused for a moment, “Um… that wasn’t accounted for in the budget, and I didn’t include any allocation for compensation. So I can only compensate you privately.”

“Forget it, who wants your money.”

“Then what do you want?”

Ayer glanced at him, smirked from the corner of his mouth, and said, “Come here.”

Tang Tingzhi leaned over.

Ayer pinched his chin and kissed his lips.

Tang Tingzhi widened his eyes, maintaining his bent posture, not daring to move at all.

It was a very light kiss. Ayer gently brushed his soft lips a few times and then released him. He teased, “This time, are we not measuring my heart rate?”

Tang Tingzhi touched his lips and said, “It was too short… This kiss was shorter than the one last time.”

Ayer squinted his eyes and looked at him. “Are you suggesting that we should have a longer one?” he asked.

“Em, that’s not what I meant. Why did you do that?”

Ayer flashed a charming smile. “During our last date, there were many things I wanted to do but didn’t have the chance. If you want to repay me, then accompany me to complete our unfinished date,” he said.

“Date? What is there left to do?”

“There’s still a lot left.”

Tang Tingzhi furrowed his brow and pondered for a moment. “Are there really things that I missed?” he asked.

“So do you agree or not?”

Tang Tingzhi nodded and said, “I agree.”

Ayer’s face lit up with satisfaction. “Alright, then let’s continue our date tomorrow,” he said.

“No, you can’t leave the base for at least six months.”

“What? Why?”

“You are now a Dragon Blood Kin.”

“And so?”

As soon as the conversation turned to his area of expertise, it seemed as if Tang Tingzhi suddenly transformed, displaying a strong professional demeanor. “A recently evolved Dragon Blood Kin is highly unstable. You wouldn’t be able to control yourself and would transform into a Dragon Blood Kin due to various stimuli, such as anger, pain, despair, or sexual impulses. The current state you’re in is extremely dangerous. You can only leave this place once you can control yourself and transform between human and Dragon Blood Kin at will,” he explained.

Ayer expressed his dissatisfaction, saying, “How do you know I can’t control myself? I always had good self-control. Listen, I absolutely refuse to live like a rat in this underground place where I can’t even see the sun.”

Tang Tingzhi patiently explained, “Mr. Mauri…”

“Call me Ayer!”

“Um, Ayer, please believe me. You cannot control yourself, not a single Dragon Blood Kin can. Not even Shen Changze, whose Dragon Blood purity reaches as high as 97%.”

Ayer fiercely pounded the bed beneath him and angrily exclaimed, “I’ll say it again, there’s no way I will stay in this lousy place for half a year. Don’t even talk about half a year, I’ll go crazy in just two months. Don’t think that just because there are more of you, you can control me. Nobody can lock me up!” Ayer’s voice grew more and more agitated. He even felt strange himself, wondering why he was so easily ignited with emotions. His blood surged, and he suddenly felt an unusual heat in his body, a heat that didn’t make him uncomfortable but instead made him feel empowered…

Tang Tingzhi’s expression changed, and he swiftly pressed a red button on the side of the bed. Then, he grabbed a mirror and aimed it at Ayer. “Take a look at yourself,” he said.

Ayer widened his eyes as he looked at his reflection in the mirror. His skin transformed into pale purple scales at a visible speed. He felt his blood boiling, unable to restrain himself. Tang Tingzhi before him appeared so enticing in his eyes. In truth, he had long desired to…

In his transformed Dragon Blood Kin form, Ayer suddenly leaped off the bed and pounced onto Tang Tingzhi.

Tang Tingzhi was quickly pinned down to the ground, and he forcefully slapped Ayer’s face. “Wake up, Ayer! Snap out of it!”

Ayer’s pupils turned crimson red, and he let out a loud roar. With a swipe of his claw, he tore open the front of Tang Tingzhi’s clothes.