Accidentally Choosing the Strongest Alpha in the Galaxy on a Blind Date
The moment the text appeared, the first thing that caught Ji Anli’s eye was the phrase ‘No One Survives.’
His heart skipped a few beats at the sight. It took him a while to refocus on the complete storyline description.
But after reading it all, his eyes darkened completely.
He stared intently at the last sentence. His expression indescribably grim.
Ji Anli hadn’t held out much hope initially.
He thought it was impossible to draw the right card on the first try so he was prepared to draw a dozen times.
But now, he didn’t know how to express his feelings.
His luck was indeed quite good. He drew the most crucial storyline on the first try, the one he most wanted to know yet also the one he least wanted to see.
At this moment, his previous suspicions were confirmed but he wished he had been wrong
The description on the card wasn’t extensive but it was enough for Ji Anli to guess the general situation.
“A loud explosion roared in Yi Ya’s ear.
Just a moment ago, he and the old duke were protected within a human-shaped psychic defense net, formed by the guards.
Now, dust was flying everywhere and the psychic defense net was broken.
He knew exactly what that meant.
As he pushed aside the debris in front of him and looked up, his whole body went cold.
Regret spread through him, leaving him at a loss.
Amidst the dust-laden ruins, the home that once belonged to his adoptive parents was now a pile of rubble with silent corpses everywhere.
All the guards who came to protect him and the old duke had sacrificed themselves.
The old duke who had just regained consciousness, looked at the tragic scene before him, tears streaming down his face.
Suddenly, he lowered his head and let out a beast-like roar, spitting out blood from remorse and guilt. He died on the spot.
The howling wind around made Yi Ya tremble uncontrollably as he knelt there, crying silently.
This was a man-made disaster and apart from Yi Ya, no one survived.”
Ji Anli took a deep breath and repeatedly reviewed this passage.
His previous guesses were correct. This trip to Planet A was indeed Lin Jing’s burial ground.
No wonder in his past life, Ji Chenhao never mentioned this General Lin.
It turned out that during this mission, he died here. And the root cause of all this was Yi Ya wanting to pay respects to his adoptive parents before leaving.
Logically, Yi Ya’s desire was reasonable and Ji Anli didn’t want to be biased but how could it be such a coincidence?
Yi Ya chose this place and in the end everyone except him died here.
Lin Jing had the highest combat power in the entire galaxy.
Even if he was poisoned, with his strength, it wouldn’t be easy to kill him, not to mention he had a more powerful second form.
Moreover, it wasn’t just him on this trip. There were many guards with considerable psychic power.
For none of them to survive, it would be impossible unless this place was prepared in advance.
It was a meticulously planned conspiracy with the aim of killing Lin Jing and the old duke here.
In his past life, Ji Anli didn’t come and Yi Ya was supposedly in a state of madness yet Lin Jing and the old duke still died.
So, he ‘just happened’ to be clear-headed and wanted to pay respects before leaving.
Was it really such a coincidence?
“What’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? You don’t look good.”
Lin Jing’s concerned voice seemed to penetrate Ji Anli’s thoughts, bringing him back to reality.
He looked at the worried man, his heart aching, unable to utter a word.
Ji Anli shook his head, not speaking but he couldn’t help but urgently want to know more about the plot related to this disaster.
However, perhaps he had used up all his luck on the first card draw as the next few cards were unrelated
Ji Anli quickly gave up.
He took a deep breath and looked at Lin Jing, “My heart hurts. As soon as I heard you were going on a mission, my heart started racing. This feeling… it’s very similar to when you were attacked in the alley not long ago.”
The book didn’t say if there was anything wrong with Yi Ya and Ji Anli remained skeptical.
But the key issue now was to first make Lin Jing believe he was about to face a deadly calamity.
Lin Jing first noticed something was off with Ji Anli when he became stiff all over.
Initially, he thought Ji Anli was unhappy because he didn’t care about his worries but he quickly realized that wasn’t the case.
When Ji Anli first spoke, although Lin Jing was worried, Ji Anli was relaxed and his eyes were clear.
But now, Ji Anli was radiating fear and anger and even his gaze was filled with a prickly aggressiveness.
Before Lin Jing could figure out how to express his concerns, Ji Anli’s words about his heart hurting made Lin Jing focus intently on his eyes.
“Is it an old illness acting up or some other condition? Should I get a doctor to check on you?”
His voice was very soft, afraid of scaring Ji Anli or causing his emotions to fluctuate even more.
Ji Anli shook his head, lowered his eyes, sighed, and said evasively, “Forget it, I better not say it. You probably wouldn’t believe it anyway…”
Lin Jing, “How do you know I won’t believe it if you don’t say it?”
Ji Anli pretended to be conflicted before saying, “Alright, I’ll say it. Besides that uncontrollable illness, I’ve actually gained another ability, which is to sense the aura of death.
For example, when Manfred appeared around me, I first felt this aura in the hotel and didn’t understand what it was but my heart was racing and hurting.
Then I received Manfred’s ‘will’ and followed the coordinates to save him. That was the first time.
The second time… was the night I first met you in the alley. I felt the same heart pain again and I followed Xie Lie to check it out which happened to save you.
The third time was when you said you were coming to Planet A, a few days ago. I felt an even stronger discomfort and I vaguely realized that as long as there might be death around me, my heart would hurt, so I followed.
And now, it’s the fourth time…”
Ji Anli’s words left Lin Jing stunned.
He clearly didn’t expect to hear something like this.
It was a bit beyond his previous understanding and such supernatural things… he hadn’t experienced or even heard of them.
But Ji Anli did save Manfred and him.
Before coming to Planet A, he thought it was just the other’s temporary marking dependence but it turned out he could foresee death?
Lin Jing saw Ji Anli’s disappointed look when he didn’t react and explained, “It’s not that I don’t believe you but this kind of thing… I’ve never heard or seen it before.”
Ji Anli, “Have you ever seen Fluffy fur Uncontrollable Syndrome? Have you ever seen a 100% compatibility?”
Lin Jing was convinced.
The things that happened to Ji Anli in the past were indeed miraculous, breaking records time and again.
He also understood why Ji Anli had that expression just now, “Are you sensing the aura of death on me again?”
Ji Anli lowered his eyes, “It’s not just you. It’s a lot of people, like… everyone is about to die. So, is the place you’re going to really safe?
Although Yi Ya has been genetically tested as the old duke’s offspring, after eighteen years, is it really possible he hasn’t been used by someone?”
Lin Jing’s expression turned serious. After a long contemplation, he nodded solemnly, “I’ve asked Ander to investigate this privately. Don’t worry, even though I don’t care about life and death, I don’t want to die so inexplicably.”
Besides, right now… he really doesn’t want to die.
He hadn’t thought about reporting it, because once it was out, it would definitely involve Ji Anli. He didn’t want others to look at Ji Anli with strange eyes.
Moreover, as Ji Anli said, Yi Ya’s timing was peculiar, appearing after eighteen years.
Whether he’s a friend or foe is uncertain. And this isn’t his territory so there’s no guarantee others aren’t involved.
Ji Anli thought for a moment, “If you trust Jiang Jun, you can work with him.”
This is Planet A, not Lin Jing’s territory.
It’s not easy to find out the problem in such a short time. They can only choose someone very familiar with Planet A and Jiang Jun is that person.
If Jiang Jun were bad then as a major general now, he would need to have some benefits to be bought off and his promotion speed would be very fast.
In his past life, when Ji Chenhao imprisoned him, he never heard Jiang Jun being mentioned. So the other party didn’t make a big splash later.
At least for now, he seems safer than others.
Lin Jing agreed, reassuringly patting Ji Anli’s shoulder, “Wait for my news.”
Lin Jing quickly left with Ander.
There wasn’t much time for him to investigate.
He returned at noon and they were set to depart for the destination early the next morning, leaving only the afternoon and the whole night.
Plus, Yi Ya’s foster parents’ home wasn’t close. Going back and forth would take time.
Lin Jing didn’t return until just before dawn the next morning.
He hadn’t slept for two days and a night but he seemed in good spirits except for the bloodshot eyes.
He quietly entered the room to see Ji Anli with soften eyes.
Just as he leaned down, Ji Anli opened his eyes, fully awake.
Lin Jing was taken aback, his voice soft and with an almost imperceptible gentleness, “Why aren’t you asleep yet?”
How could Ji Anli sleep?
After all, if things weren’t handled well, his newly appointed partner would be gone and the little wolf cub would be out of the question too.
“How did the investigation go? Any problems?”
Lin Jing nodded and then shook his head, “That courtyard is indeed suspicious. It’s too clean inside, not like something happened recently, more like someone deliberately tidied it up.
But from the outside, there seems to be no problem. To avoid alerting anyone, we didn’t go in.
Ander, Major General Jiang, and I privately investigated the foster parents and the process of finding Yi Ya and there were no issues.
But just in case… I privately contacted the old duke and decided to halve the number of people when we set off, replacing them all with those from the capital star and people Major General Jiang trusts.
Later, we’ll proceed to the location as planned but along the way, we’ll switch to robots posing as us to confuse the people behind the scenes and test the waters first.”
Fortunately, their protective suits only needed to expose the eyes and mouth.
When fully equipped, buying those proportionate guard robots at a high price wouldn’t reveal any issues if not looked at closely.
Ji Anli had seen robots but most were like household butler robots, “Is this… okay?”
Lin Jing’s voice was even softer, with a gentle, reassuring smile, “No problem. Most robots on the market appear with the highest cost-performance ratio, focusing on the internal chip and practicality rather than appearance.
But the military has long developed combat robots which are expensive so they’re rarely seen on the market. It was mostly used for high-risk project research.
However, to gather funds, they are also sold to departments with confidentiality and defense needs.
Major General Jiang previously mentioned that the Second Form Alliance has a robot dealer specializing in research and sales to the military and such departments.
The old duke privately spent a fortune to buy dozens of them.”
As the only brother of the current emperor, the old duke has spent a lot over the years searching for his child but apart from that, he lacks nothing but money.
So what is a fortune to others is just a drop in the bucket for the old duke
The old duke agreed to the plan after learning about the potential danger.
If there was no danger, it would just be a matter of buying a batch of robots which could later be donated to the military for dangerous research projects.
But if there was indeed danger then the money spent would be for saving lives and it couldn’t be spared.
Ji Anli finally felt relieved after hearing this but he still wasn’t at ease until he saw Lin Jing and the others were safe.
“Can I go with you?”
Lin Jing agreed this time.
“I came here not only to tell you about this but also to prepare you to come with us.”
If Yi Ya’s foster parents’ place was indeed dangerous then the target was likely the old duke, aiming for his life.
And since the people behind this knew their whereabouts, there was a high chance that there was an insider among those who came to protect the old duke.
How could he feel at ease leaving Ji Anli alone in this perilous castle?
It was best for him to go with them.
If the robot squad they sent ahead encountered any trouble, they would head straight back to the Capital Star and not return to this castle.
Ji Anli naturally had no reason to disagree.
He quickly packed up and once daylight broke, joined the old duke and Yi Ya’s group.
Others didn’t suspect Ji Anli as he was following General Lin.
Being newlyweds, it was normal for them to be inseparable.
The group set off and didn’t reach the edge of the planet where the foster parents lived until almost noon.
The small starship wasn’t slow but not particularly fast either.
It jolted a bit as it passed through a forest, dropping slightly before weaving through the trees and soon ascending back into the sky.
No one inside the small starship noticed anything amiss as they could only see a small part of the outside through the windows.
They were unaware that during this brief time, the starship’s exterior had silently changed. While they were in the forest, several other starships identical to theirs had taken off first, speeding towards the small courtyard.
The starship carrying Ji Anli and the others was ten minutes behind.
As they were still some distance from the courtyard, the group who had been resting with their eyes closed was startled awake by a simultaneous “bang” sound transmitted inside the starship cabin.
Lin Jing’s combat communication device immediately relayed a chaotic noise,
“Level one alert!
Evacuate immediately!
Danger, danger!”
“Number 1 is down!”
“Number 2 is down!”
……
“Number 8 is down!”
Amidst the rumbling and various chaotic noises, more numbers were being reported.
Except for Yi Ya who looked utterly confused, everyone else had a grave expression.
The old Duke snapped back to reality, sat up straight and said to Lin Jing, “General Lin, give the order to immediately change course and return to the Capital Star!”
In just two minutes, eight specially modified combat robots, known for their impenetrable defenses were lost.
It showed how much effort the enemy had put in.
If it had been them instead, the chances of survival for the others, in order to protect an old guy like him, would have been slim.
Ander was piloting the main starship while Jiang Jun was in charge of defense.
He had been prepared all along and immediately changed course upon receiving the news, accelerating swiftly.
In just half a minute, the starship had moved far from the incident site, leaving only a white trail in the sky, quickly disappearing into the distance.
Accidentally Choosing the Strongest Alpha in the Galaxy on a Blind Date