Befriending The Most Powerful Person

CH 18



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After being kissed by Shao Ci, Yu Shao was slightly stunned. He reached out to pull him into his embrace. “Xiao Ci-gege is so sly, you even act like this… In this case, I can’t do any more cruel things to you…” 

Hey, you really wanted to do some stripping play, huh!

Shao Ci let out a quiet sigh of relief.

“Xiao Ci-gege, stay here. I’ll go deal with some other things, I’ll be back soon. Don’t run off, okay?” Yu Shao stood up, patting Shao Ci’s face, and left quickly.

Even if he didn’t have the Befriending the Most Powerful Person System, Shao Ci wouldn’t run. This was the place in S City with the most zombies, after all. Running away was simply the same as death, so he sat quietly and waited. 

Until a familiar person appeared before his eyes.

“Xiao Ci…” Yin Han’s face was impossibly pale. He walked over to Shao Ci, his expression ugly. He spoke warmly, extending a hand to Shao Ci. “Leave with me, okay?”

Fuck, why did you come?!

Shao Ci was given a shock. When he realized Yin Han had already gotten tangled up in the situation before his ability advanced, he said, “I… I can’t… I can’t leave yet…”

“Why?” Yin Han’s smile faded. “This is obviously the best opportunity to escape. What’s making you willing to stay here? Come with me.”

As he spoke, Yin Han grabbed Shao Ci’s hand. Shao Ci felt like Yin Han had electrified him where he touched him, and he unconsciously threw off Yin Han’s hand.

[In order to enforce the idea of only befriending one person at a time and to protect the interests of the current capture target, the system has acquired a new function. If the host touches a previous capture target, the host will feel unwell.] The system’s voice sounded.

Shao Ci: “!!” Fuck, system, can’t you protect the host’s rights for a bit? What kind of damn functions were these! 

He looked up and saw that Yin Han’s expression had turned incredibly ugly. Shao Ci’s heart jumped. He hurried to explain, “It’s not like that, I don’t want to throw you away, it’s just that…”

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“Then leave with me and I’ll believe you.” Yin Han held out his hand again, his voice trembling slightly, his eyes filled with pleading. “As long as you take my hand, no matter what happened, I’ll pretend like it never happened.” 

Shao Ci froze, looking at the hand before his eyes. He didn’t move for a long time. The light in Yin Han’s eyes slowly disappeared.

“…I’m sorry.” Shao Ci could only say those words.

“Hahaha…” Yin Han suddenly began to laugh lowly. “I lost… I actually lost to a monster…” When he finished speaking, he reached out to grab Shao Ci’s shoulders.

At first, Shao Ci stared at him, not knowing what to do. A shock jolted through his body from where Yin Han was touching his shoulder. It hurt so much that his face turned pale, and he struggled unceasingly. “Wait a second… Don’t touch me… Mngh…” 

Under the stimulation, Shao Ci actually fainted.

“Why…” When Yin Han saw that Shao Ci had been in such pain from his touch, he felt something strange in his heart. In the past, they had been perfectly fine… What in the world was going on? Was it because he wasn’t strong enough?

In the next moment, vines erupted from the ground. Yin Han had been vigilant because of what happened before, and he leapt away in a flash. When he returned to his senses, Shao Ci had already been encircled by the vines.

“I was wondering what kind of person it was. So it was you, the person I defeated.” Yu Shao slowly walked in from outside. “You dare to dispose of my Xiao Ci-gege, so I won’t let you go easily.” 

As soon as he finished speaking, numerous vines burst out of the ground, flying towards Yin Han.

He had experience from last time. This time, Yin Han dodged the vines with more skill, but there were too many, and he wasn’t as strong as he wanted to be. Before long, he was trapped in the midst of the vines.

Yin Han gritted his teeth. Despite the danger of being touched by the vines, he tunneled out from a gap between the vines, his entire body surrounded by numerous icicles aimed to pierce at Yu Shao.

“You’re still too weak.” Yu Shao looked over indifferently. With a wave of his hand, all of the icicles shattered to pieces. 

The seed that had just invaded Yin Han’s body began to sprout. He fell over immediately, coughing out a large mouthful of blood. He clutched his chest, glaring at Yu Shao fiercely.

“Since you’re the person Xiao Ci-gege ‘used to’ like, I’ll let you go this one time… In any case, you can’t survive anyways.” As Yu Shao spoke, he scooped up the unconscious Shao Ci, smiling slightly towards Yin Han. “I’ll take good care of Xiao Ci-gege. Be at ease and leave.”

Yin Han wanted to say something, but the blood in his mouth wouldn’t stop coming. He didn’t have any more strength. He could only watch with wide eyes as their silhouettes disappeared.

…No, how could he die here. 

Yin Han took out a bottle of the incomplete ability elixir with difficulty, his eyes filled with dedication. This had been a precaution, but he had no choice to use it now.

Wasn’t strength the only thing he was lacking compared to that monster? As long as he got stronger, Shao Ci would definitely come back, right…

Even if Shao Ci didn’t like him anymore, he wouldn’t be allowed to leave Yin Han’s side in the future.

– 

When Shao Ci woke up, he was already lying in a bed in the hotel. When he remembered what had just happened, his head began to ache.

He didn’t know if Yin Han was okay… But even if Yin Han as okay and he came back after he advanced, what would he think about Shao Ci? He had said such things earlier, and it would be good enough if Yin Han didn’t kill him off later.

The favorability score he had slaved over was squandered just like that. What was all of his hard work for, huh?

“Xiao Ci-gege doesn’t need to worry, I didn’t kill that person.” Yu Shao said, seeing Shao Ci’s worry. “Because I knew Xiao Ci really cares about him, so I didn’t attack. Hurry up and praise me, okay?” 

Wait a second, did you have such an understanding character setting!

…It was probably the protagonist halo acting up.

After Shao Ci finished comforting himself, he reached out to rub Yu Shao’s head. He hid his conscience away and said, “What a good kid.”

“By the way, Xiao Ci-gege, your body still has a vine seed,” Yu Shao suddenly said, reaching out to rub the injury on Shao Ci’s stomach. 

Shao Ci had forgotten about the seed. When he suddenly heard Yu Shao bring it up, he broke out in cold sweat. He didn’t forget how Yin Han had nearly been tormented to death. “Can you take it out?”

“Although I really want to take it out, I can’t do it now… I have to put the vines in Xiao Ci-gege’s body before I can take it out…” Yu Shao said.

Hey, what kind of gory R18 plotline was this! If he put it in, he’d just kick the bucket, alright!

Shao Ci’s cold sweat dripped down his body. “Then, I won’t die, right…” He felt like he didn’t have the slightest guarantee of survival. 

“It’ll be alright. As long as I’m here, there won’t be any problems.” Yu Shao slowly added, “As long as Xiao Ci-gege stays by my side… Otherwise even I wouldn’t know whether this seed will sprout.”

Shao Ci: “!” This was simply a threat, wasn’t it! And he felt like there was a subtle flag! Would it really be okay!

Sigh, it was no use worrying about this now. Things had already progressed to this state. Compare to what had happened to Yin Han, this lame seed was nothing.

– 

One month later.

In S City’s base, everyone looked towards the laboratory in anxiety. The weather wasn’t cold, but because of the bone-chilling cold air coming from the laboratory, everyone was wearing thick clothes.

A month ago, Yin Han shocked everyone when he returned full of blood and wounds. Yin Han said that he had drank the incomplete ability elixir, then fell into a deep sleep.

A hand pushed the door open, and Yin Han walked out dressed in black from head to toe. Water dripped from his long black hair, and his attractive face was icy cold. His pitch-black eyes were endless, and he made their hearts pound just by standing there. 

The overwhelming power caused everyone outside to take an inadvertent step back.

“Let’s go.” Yin Han looked in the direction of the heart of the city, reaching out to caress the clothes in his hand that had once been stained by Shao Ci’s blood. His eyes were full of indescribable meaning. “I’m going to go and do the things I need to do.”

He had to make that disobedient lover stay locked at his side forever.