IMAO Chapter 52

“Who are you calling an Omega?” Ji Rong’s lashes lowered slightly as his brow ridge lifted, creating a sharp, oppressive aura.

Jiang Yuan felt the oppressive Alpha pheromones surrounding him. Although uncomfortable, his body wasn’t severely affected, mainly just feeling warm. Everything else was… tolerable, similar to usual, except that his body was a little hotter than usual, his heartbeat was a little faster, and he smelled a little better.

Speaking of which, these Alpha pheromones were incredibly addictive, downright intoxicating!

In contrast to Jiang Yuan, their Alpha companions’ faces turned pale!

Could an Alpha really affect other Alphas this intensely?

Hearing Ji Rong’s words, Jiang Yuan recalled how, just hours ago, Ji Rong had deceived a group of underage Omegas by claiming he was an Omega himself and even relied on him…

Jiang Yuan studied Ji Rong carefully. His exceptionally long, curled lashes framed deep-set eyes, while his angry expression carried a hint of surprise.

Rick’s entourage glanced at their companion, who had fainted from Ji Rong’s pheromones, and couldn’t help but curse Ji Rong in their hearts.

Omega my ass! The nerve to say such things!

Bah, a strawberry-scented Alpha, how shameless!

If you’re an Omega, I’ll do a handstand while having diarrhea!

Everyone remained silent as Ji Rong glanced at the unconscious young man. What a pathetic Alpha, fainting so easily.

“Catch him,” Ji Rong commanded in a deep voice.

The others froze for a second.

When they saw Ji Rong release his grip on the young man’s collar, they finally realized he wanted them to support their companion. Fortunately, two of them were quick enough to grab him, preventing him from crashing to the ground.

Ji Rong’s pheromones were at full force. If that young man couldn’t handle it, neither could Gu Bai’s group. The intensity was practically lethal.

“Ji Rong, stop! Damn, your scent, I can barely breathe!” Liu Shan’s face turned pale, clearly distressed. They all knew that Ji Rong sometimes struggled to control his pheromones, but usually, he only released a faint scent. Although it conveyed his strength and could inspire submission, it remained bearable.

But now, with Ji Rong’s explosive release of pheromones, it was practically a death sentence for Alphas!

Even Rick’s Alpha had fainted from the shock!

He certainly didn’t want to embarrass himself like that!

Hearing Liu Shan’s words, Ji Rong suddenly realized something.

Damn!

His pheromone levels were… the kind that broke hospital testing equipment. It was fatally attractive to Omegas, making their knees weak, but lethal to Alphas.

He was too angry earlier and forgot to maintain control.

And Jiang Yuan hated his scent the most!

This was bad.

Ji Rong felt inexplicably nervous. He turned to look at Jiang Yuan, relieved to see he didn’t faint, and immediately suppressed his scent. He quickly pulled out a pink strawberry-flavored concealer from his bag and frantically sprayed it all over himself.

After spraying, Ji Rong lifted his wrist and sniffed his pheromones. Clearly, the strawberry scent couldn’t quickly clear his pheromones from the air, so he simply sprayed wildly into the air again.

“Can you still smell it?” After waiting a few seconds, Ji Rong asked Jiang Yuan in a low, nervous voice.

Jiang Yuan paused briefly, realizing Ji Rong meant his pheromones. Since he’d previously shown dislike for Ji Rong’s scent, Ji Rong was obviously concerned about it. Jiang Yuan felt inexplicably happy about this.

“No, it’s gone,” Jiang Yuan replied.

Ji Rong exhaled in relief.

“That’s good,” he said.

Rick’s group stared at Ji Rong and Jiang Yuan as if they were seeing ghosts:

Damn, this Federation Alpha must be defective!

Strawberry spray? As if that could mask it! You knocked someone unconscious!

An Alpha using cutesy strawberry concealer clearly isn’t a proper Alpha. Are you trying to get with that handsome guy next to you?

And this guy! You really can’t smell these terrifying Alpha pheromones in the air? If you’re not using your nose, you could donate it to someone who needs it!

Just as Rick’s entourage were about to speak, they saw their guide to Hoyt, a top aristocrat from Rick’s nation. Seeing him, they immediately fell silent, standing respectfully to the side and bowing as they called out, “General!”

Hearing this title, the Federation group turned to look as well.

Jiang Yuan observed the man, raising an eyebrow slightly. He looked somewhat familiar. Well, he didn’t even remember his name, so he shouldn’t be an important person.

As Rick’s distance from Hoyt exceeded Federation limits, Basil led these students here, mainly because he had arms dealings to discuss with North Mali, which was why he was serving as their guide.

However, he never expected to see two faces that made his blood boil!

Weren’t these the two brats who had made him a laughingstock in front of Xu Yue? They’d eliminated his elite squad, turned his leverage against Xu Yue into a joke, and forced him to use spatial jump to flee!

The mere thought made Basil’s heart ache.

Ji Rong immediately recognized Basil Gallop, Rick’s Ripper, his eyes flashing coldly. His classmates clearly also recognized Basil Gallop, an enemy of the Federation.

As Basil Gallop approached, he keenly detected the oppressive Alpha pheromones in the air. His brows furrowed slightly, but he maintained his aristocratic pride, walking unhurriedly forward and speaking in a bland tone.

“So it’s you two,” Basil Gallop glanced at the unconscious student and raised an eyebrow. “What, bullying students now?”

His tone dripped with disdain.

Hearing Basil Gallop’s words, the students weren’t stupid. They immediately realized he knew these two from the Federation, and apparently, neither were students.

Rick’s students thought: Damn! The Federation is so shameless!

“We’re students too, and your Rick people provoked us first!” Gu Bai stared at Basil Gallop, speaking resentfully. Although he was still a little afraid, it was normal to fear the ‘Ripper’ after all, he refused to show weakness.

Basil Gallop ignored Gu Bai, his gaze sweeping over Jiang Yuan and Ji Rong. “Are you their training officers? Heh, not bad. You two are quite capable, suitable for training them.”

As he spoke, Basil Gallop’s eyes turned cold. Seeing Jiang Yuan’s silence, he assumed Jiang Yuan feared him and sneered, “What’s wrong? Last time we met, weren’t you quite talkative? Too scared to speak in front of me now?”

Jiang Yuan: “…Have we met before?”

Basil’s expression cracked. This guy was definitely doing this on purpose! He asked the same thing last time!

Damn!

Stay calm, stay calm, for the sake of noble pride.

Seeing Basil’s smile instantly freeze, Ji Rong burst out with a “pfft.” He should have held back his laughter, but the corners of his mouth kept lifting higher until he finally gave up trying to suppress it.

Basil snorted lightly, glaring at Ji Rong before turning to Jiang Yuan. “Hope you can still say that next time you see me!”

“What happened to this student?” Basil casually asked Rick’s students.

The students immediately launched into a chorus explaining what had happened, without too much embellishment, just slight exaggeration.

Basil turned to Ji Rong, speaking coldly, “As an instructor, bullying a student like this, you—”

Ji Rong interrupted before Basil could finish, “I’m also a student.”

Rick’s group: Damn, Federation people are so shameless, an instructor pretending to be a student?!

Basil turned to Jiang Yuan, raising an eyebrow, “Aren’t you going to do something about this?”

Jiang Yuan: “Do what? I’m just a regular student, what can I do?”

Basil’s mouth twitched in anger. He’d never met anyone so shameless! To hell with being students! If aristocratic etiquette didn’t prevent him from cursing with hands on hips, he’d tear these two apart right now! Did they think he’d forgotten what happened last time? Two Vanguard members playing dumb with him now?

Just then, He Chuan and his companions returned from touring Hoyt. Seeing Jiang Yuan’s group still hadn’t returned, he maintained a serious expression tinged with a smile, saying, “You seven better not mess around these few days. If you don’t make top three, I’ll deal with you first!”

As his words fell, He Chuan noticed the Rick people led by Basil. He immediately dropped his casual demeanor, coldly regarding the Rick group before addressing Jiang Yuan’s group, “Why are you still at the entrance at this hour? Go eat dinner.”

All seven responded in unison: “Yes, Instructor!”

Basil froze.

These two were really here for this year’s competition?

Damn, had the Federation become so shameless as to cheat?

After returning to their quarters with He Chuan and the other Federation officers for dinner, Alfonso put down his utensils, wiped his mouth, and shared the news about Hosea’s birthday party invitation.

Invited them?

They were just students. Why would the Prince invite them?

After the initial shock, the students couldn’t help but feel excited. A Prince’s birthday party invitation! Regardless of the reason, they had to experience this!

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