The Heartthrob Guide: Dodder of S-Class Sentinels

Chapter 134 It’s My Puppy

The dungeon was complicated, but fortunately Xiu had a strong memory. After groping in the dark for a while, the two finally got back on track.

Lin Nan stopped and bandaged Xiu's wound. He seemed to be injured often, and there was always medicine in his backpack. She carefully wrapped the bandage around the man's strong back.

There is no diagnostic equipment here, so we can only rely on this primitive treatment method to heal the wound. Fortunately, humans now have a good ability to repair themselves. Although the sentinel's skin and flesh were torn like that, the bleeding stopped on its own after a while.

Lin Nan knelt behind Xiu, stroking his wound, thoughtfully.

The Black Wolf Sentinel had his back to her the entire time, and after a long while, he spoke tactfully, "From our current location, it will take another hour to reach the mining area. Once we get there, I'd like to ask Guide Lin for a favor."

"what's up?"

"Could you possibly block all five of my senses? Guide Lin, you should be very good at this."

Lin Nan was a little puzzled and didn't understand why he did this.

But Xiu didn't explain, instead he pleaded solemnly: "Please."

"That's no problem, but..." Lin Nan laughed, "Before asking someone to do something, shouldn't you turn around and look at me first?"

"..."

The man's back visibly stiffened, his fingers unconsciously clenched, and his hands hung at his sides, his knuckles turning white from the exertion.

"If you don't turn it around, I won't agree." Lin Nan lightly increased the stakes.

From the first time they met until now, she felt that this sentinel was too sensitive.

For the sentinels, the guide is an absolutely irresistible existence, both physically and psychologically.

Once the sentinel's spiritual world is opened to a guide, all his secrets and emotions will be exposed to the other party without reservation.

Xiu is very conflicted. He longs to be close to Lin Nan but is afraid of being seen through. He longs to possess her but is afraid of losing her. He repeatedly wanders in a variety of tangled emotions, forcing himself into a collection of contradictions.

"Didn't you acknowledge me as your master? Then you should listen to my words." Lin Nan said as she raised her hand and gently twisted the man's shoulders from behind.

The two men had such a huge difference in size and strength, but the tall man seemed to be cursed and allowed Lin Nan to turn him around.

His body trembled slightly, his muscles tensed like a drawn bow, but he never resisted.

"A puppy's eyes should always be watching its master." After Lin Nan finished speaking, his fingers emitted a green light, and delicate mental threads forcibly penetrated into the sentry's mental brain area.

Xiu raised his head helplessly, his Adam's apple rolling, trying hard to suppress something. The emotions that had been suppressed for so long burst out like a flood.

"Guide Lin..." he murmured, looking like he was about to cry.

He really hated himself for being this way, so humble, so sensitive, so worried about gains and losses. He had long been accustomed to being alone, but meeting this guide was like a brown bear that had only ever gnawed on bark in its life tasting honey for the first time.

This sweetness is addictive. It blooms on the tip of the tongue, penetrates into the heart, and makes his whole soul tremble.

He began to fear losing this sweetness, afraid of returning to the cold and biting loneliness again, so he became cautious, worried about gains and losses as if he was holding a fragile treasure, and even he hated himself for being so weak.

Lin Nan's vines gently entwined his spiritual world, like the gentlest invader. She found a suitable spot and deeply imprinted a green bud. "Xiu, a guide isn't a fragile glass bottle, but a partner in this shared struggle." Lin Nan's voice was gentle, yet it carried an irresistible power. "Try to give yourself to me. Don't carry it all alone..."
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The giant black wolf was running at full speed in the long tunnel. Xiu held Lin Nan tightly in his arms, preventing her from falling while keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings.

From time to time, alien species on both sides heard the noise and pounced. Xiu held the weapon in his hand and accurately chopped down every threat that tried to approach.

Suddenly, a piercing roar erupted from the front. A gigantic alien creature leaped out of the darkness, its sharp claws slashing towards the two. Xiu's eyes flashed, and he swung his weapon, colliding with the alien's claws, sending out dazzling sparks.

The black wolf took advantage of the opportunity to find a gap and flew past. The alien species let out an angry roar and turned to chase after it.

Lin Nan turned around, a green light flashing in his eyes. The vines under his feet were like pythons, with twelve pointed tips, like a dragnet, capturing the consciousness of all the alien species present. Lin Nan pinched these strands and then issued a unified command -

【Back off! 】

A light breeze blew past, blowing away the murderous intent in the monsters' eyes. They were stunned for a moment, as if they had forgotten what they were doing, and then they shrank back into their original dark corners.

Seeing that the pursuers were no longer around, Lin Nan came to her senses and calmed down a little. To capture the consciousness of so many monsters at once was really a bit too much for her now.

"Guide Lin, we'll be there soon." Xiu secretly observed Lin Nan's abilities, feeling both amazed and distressed.

So this is the guide.

This seems to be different from what he knows.

He had always believed that guides were fragile and needed to be protected, like delicate flowers in a greenhouse. Although they had special abilities to soothe the spirit, they could not withstand the wind and rain and could not gain a foothold in this real world full of dangers.

But Lin Nan completely overturned his cognition.

Her vines are not fragile decorations, but powerful weapons; her mental power can not only soothe emotions, but also invade the spiritual realm of every species and control their will.

Along the way, thanks to Lin Nan's assistance, Xiu passed through all the tunnels easily. They stopped in front of a heavy iron door.

"This is the gate to the mining area." Xiu said, and then he carefully pushed the door open.

Lin Nan followed him in and saw an extremely large mine pit in front of him.

The mine was bottomless, its walls covered in glowing minerals, illuminating the entire space like a starry sky. Lin Nan's pupils dilated slightly; she could sense the rich energy fluctuations here; the minerals held a powerful spiritual force.

In the center of the mine, a series of simple overpasses crisscrossed each other in a complex manner. The bridge bodies were made of rough wooden boards, and the gaps between them looked a bit shabby. Rusty iron chains were wrapped around them, connecting to densely packed small footholds on the rock wall.

Lin Nan could imagine the bustling scene here in the past.

Every day, countless soldiers and civilians flocked to the mines, traveling back and forth between them. The ore-collecting and hauling teams intertwined, creating a bustling scene.

It is said that most of the country's minerals come from this mining city.

But now, there is only silence and desolation here. The overpass is covered with rust and cracks, as if it will collapse at any time.

It’s quite similar to Xiu’s spiritual vision.

As Lin Nan thought this, the vines swayed gently. She felt a faint vibration coming from the overpasses, as if something was moving on them.

(End of this chapter)