Chapter Six

That night, Nikoli didn't say a word to him, just washed up and went to bed.

Lex was surprised. He thought Nikoli would haul insults at him, or refuse his request for a day off, but he didn't. Of course, Nikoli is kind of pissed, but not at Lex. He was angry at Mars. But he knew Lex wouldn't fall for Mars after knowing his true colours. That's right, Nikoli knew how much of a white lotus bxtch Mars really is. He knew after he saw Mars getting closer and closer to Lex, like he once did with him. He made Lex think he's interested, so Lex would occasionally buy some gifts for Mars. Nikoli also dug up past affairs Mars was in, and most of them were like Lex, used and thrown away.

But he knew, if he were to tell Lex right now, Lex would beat him up. Thinking about it made him mad, Lex was so naive! Wait till he reveals Mars's true colours.

Nikoli didn't know why he was upset, but he instinctively wanted to shield Lex from such trickery. Hmm... Maybe because Lex was an outstanding soldier? His performance today was incredible, Nikoli thought.

Meanwhile Lex was super excited, happy and too energised to sleep. He was going on a date! With Mars! Thinking about that lovely pale face, those puppy eyes, those thin eyebrows. Of course, Lex would prefer thicker and sharper brows, like Nikoli's but Mars was still cute. Just not as cute as Nikoli, Lex thought, but he pretend he didn't.

Lex wore his best outfit (than he bought with him), which wasn't much of a difference but it does made him look more high class and scholarly. He beamed when he saw Mars, and Mars smiled back, his eyes curved into crescents. Lex's heart didnt race, but he thought he was immune to Mars's smile now, since they hanged out so much.

The restaurant they were in was one of the middle class ones, but it was famous for its homely atmosphere and delicious food, so he thought Mars would love it.

Mars didn't. His smile froze a bit when the saw the restaurant, and he was sulky the whole time, and Lex didn't know what to do.

"Mars, is the food not to your taste?" Lex asked worriedly, looking at Mars's cute face pout.

"It's okay, it's not the food, it's just-" He looked like he wanted to say something but he didn't, just turning his head away and looking at the scenery.

"What's wrong Mars? I'll do whatever I can to help you." Lex coaxed him with the voice he uses on his six years old brother.

"Well I" He started, but then looked down gloomily, "It's nothing, I don't want to bother you."

Lex was touched, so he continued to coax Mars until he admits, "Well, there was a bag that I really wanted, but it's soooo expensive, and I couldn't afford it. Its really nothing, I don't want to trouble you with it."

Lex, who is so dense, clearly didn't see the hidden meaning. He was touched by the thoughtfulness of Mars and told him that if he save a part of him money every day, he would get to buy it sooner or later.

This made Mars's smile crack once again, and he was hurling things at Lex in him mind. "What save up! I clearly want you to buy it for me you dxmb asshxle! This laozi even ate at this filthy place! So useless! Can't even appreciate such a beautiful omega!"

Lex thought Mars would be happy after hearing that, but he became even more sour. Lex was tired, and slightly annoyed at this Mars. He thought of his younger brother who would want toys for chrismas but got a pair of undies. Then he would throw a fit. Even though Mars didn't say anything, Lex felt the same energy from him.

He didn't know Mars was so childish. He sigh, slightly let down by this date. He thought he could enjoy this time with Mars, but with Mars sulking like that, he suddenly wasn't in the mood anymore.

When they went back, the camp was very busy. People were shouting and soldiers were sent in and out continuously. Lex immediately forgotten about Mars, and asked the nearest soldier, "What happened?"

The soldier told him to find the commander, and left in a hurry.

When he was about to go, he felt Mars grab him arm, "What's happening? I'm scared, can you protect me?" Somehow, Mars's words felt bitter to Lex, and the annoying feeling came again. He shook off Mars's hand and curtly replied, "You should get going too. It's probably a zerg attack. Use your mech to protect yourself." And without waiting for Jon to reply, he promptly went on his way.

The commander was in the middle of planing another strategy with the other omegas when he saw Lex. He stood up, told them to handle it as they see fit and ran towards Lex.

'Woah', Lex thought, as he sees Nikoli running towards him. His thick and sharp eyebrows were scrunched up, and his eyes were filled with worry.

"Are you okay?" He asked, and then wanted to hide in a hole. 'Are you okay? That's seriously the first thing you said. Of course he's okay! He was in the city you big dumbass!'

Lex was confused but nodded, and asked the commander about the situation. Nikoli, who recovered from his embarrassment, told him about it.

The zergs launched a large scale attack, and the soldiers were unprepared by the sudden increase of zergs, thus caused them to panic. But within the mass of bugs, they spotted the mother zerg. As the name states, the mother zerg is the ruler of the zergs. It is her that controls them, so as long as they could kill this mother zerg, the rest of the army would fall.

But the problem is, the mother zerg has an exoskeleton shell harder than anything they've seen. Even the mechs can't break it. So right now, they wanted to blow the mother zerg up from the inside. But the thing is, who would be this sacrifice?

None of them wanted to die. It was not that they had no courage, but they are still human, and they have feelings, connections, and they also wanted to live. To live though this hell and go back home where their family awaited. The problem of choosing a sacrifice surfaced. It was very hard to choose, and some worried that they would not have enough willpower to die, just like that. Some worried that they would abandon their mission just to survive, and that would possibly bring calamity to the southern city, and maybe even the kingdom.

But the next day, this problem was solved. Lex was sick.