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Alpha was visibly taken aback for a moment, then his face turned even redder. "Right...right here?"
"What's wrong with this place?"
As Payne spoke, he pointed around. They were standing at a corner, and the two sections of the trench were very short. There was no one on guard duty here, so it was a perfect blind spot.
"Ah... well... alright then, if the leader thinks it's acceptable..."
As he said this, Alpha lowered his head and slowly approached Payne, leaning against him and resting his head on his shoulder.
It's so hot, it's like I have a fever.
Payne wasn't in a hurry. He just quietly held Alpha's body, his huge triangular beast ears twitching and rubbing against Alpha's ears.
Half a minute later, Alpha moved slightly away from Payne, looking at him expectantly and asking, "What... what should I do?"
"Just follow your instincts."
"...Huh? Is...is that so?..."
"Isn't it?"
Payne found this problem a bit strange—the two of them had had plenty of close contact before, so why did she not know how to take it a step further?
Unlike humans who might not learn even without instruction, the beast girls that Payne encountered were mostly self-taught.
Or is she still running away?
Half a minute later, seeing that the usually majestic black dog was still looking around in confusion, he shrugged and took the initiative to kiss it.
There's not much time now, let's wait until tonight to properly appreciate her coyness.
Yes, all dogs smell pretty much the same, and Alpha doesn't have any "domineering smell" just because it's a fierce breed.
However, although the above statement does not exist, Payne still quickly learned what a "fierce dog" is.
In the first few seconds, Alpha's eyes widened at Payne's sudden action, but she quickly closed them as if mesmerized and pressed herself against him.
Moreover, she clearly didn't hold back when she pressed down on him; Payne felt his body slam hard into the newly laid wooden planks, and his teeth ached from the impact.
If Alpha hadn't instinctively hugged him and placed his arms behind his head, he would have worried that the blow to the back of his head would have caused a concussion.
This is a common problem among virgin beast girls; they not only lack restraint in their actions, but they also don't understand the limits of human anatomy.
It had only just begun, and Payne was already starting to regret it—he shouldn't have underestimated Alpha after seeing her shy demeanor; he should have explained these precautions to her first.
But there's no need to worry too much. It's daytime now, and people should be passing by soon. At that time, the shy Alpha will definitely stop.
Ouch... this guy really doesn't hold back at all...
If the wooden planks hadn't been laid out beforehand, I probably would have been shoved into the mud by her...
At this moment, what was originally a wonderful thing had turned into suffering, and Payne no longer had any intention of enjoying it. He just wanted a random passerby to help him out.
Although he could barely respond to Alpha at first, the more time went on, the more desperately he needed this guy who might not be here for a long time.
Because things were gradually starting to go wrong—
Shouldn't Alpha be still in the split-push area? Why is she attacking the bottom lane?!
……
"Oh? Where's Payne? Why isn't he keeping an eye on you?"
While wandering aimlessly in the trenches, the idle Camerischer happened to run into a group of three animals—a dog, a sheep, and a squirrel—doing their homework around an ammunition box.
He looked around but couldn't find the person who was arguably the world's biggest lover of orcs.
“Oh, he just went over there with Alpha and we were talking about something,” Sean said, holding a pencil between his upper lip and nose. “Could you please help me see what they’re doing?”
For some reason, her tone sounded somewhat dissatisfied.
Kermerisi wasn't going to fall for that. He immediately declared righteously, "Since Payne is temporarily unavailable, I'll have to supervise your studies for him."
"You all must study hard! Sigh!... I really don't know what I was thinking back then, that I would abandon my studies and join the army!..."
At this point, Kermerisi had an endless grievance to pour out:
He recounted his carefree school days and his current tragic experiences, from his dream of becoming a gymnast to how the harsh environment of the trenches had taken a toll on his health, and finally cursed the "kind" recruiter who had ignored his flat feet and let him into the army...
Now, things are really messed up. The three beasts could barely concentrate on their homework before, but now with such a huge source of interference standing next to them, they can't concentrate at all.
And what's the point of telling us all this? It's like we're studying hard so that we can find good jobs without discrimination after the war ends...
Kermeris continued talking non-stop until Ella's ears twitched and she asked, "Is there any construction work today?"
"Listen to me, you idiot!..."
Cermerisi was furious at being interrupted from projecting his emotions, but he still answered the question: "No, what's wrong?"
"Ah...it's nothing. But I did hear a sound like wood being hit..."
Chapter 172 CLXXI. The wooden plank cracked from the impact.
"Smash the wooden planks?"
Soon, the man and the three beasts fell silent, pricking up their ears of different shapes to listen carefully.
Soon, even the human with the worst hearing, Kemerisi, heard a rhythmic, muffled "thump-thump" sound.
"You all stay here and don't move around. I'll go check on the situation."
With that, Kemerisi pressed the three beasts to the spot and went forward alone to check the situation.
For some reason, despite being in the first trench closest to the enemy's position and hearing strange noises, Kemerisi couldn't muster any tension or vigilance.
In a place like this, no amount of caution is excessive.
Because he knew in his heart that although the two armies were fighting a tacit battle, there were still countless sentry posts along this battle line.
How could the French possibly sneak over here silently in broad daylight?
And even if they did manage to get close, what were they trying to do by smashing the wooden planks?
It took Kemerisi a long time to convince himself to get into a fighting mindset, raising his rifle and gradually moving closer to the source of the sound.
Because he walked very lightly, the person making the noise didn't seem to notice his approach, and the frequency and force of the blows on the wooden board didn't change at all.
However… the excitement emanating from the smashing sound made Kemerisi somewhat uneasy.
Who is doing this and what?
As he walked and pondered, he soon came to a corner—judging from the sound, he should be able to see the culprit after turning this corner.
I'll just sneak a peek first.
Thinking this, Kemerisi lowered his gun, pressed himself against the wall, and slowly moved toward the corner, wanting to peek out first.
Unexpectedly, his foot kicked something, and a series of clanging and clattering sounds rang out. Startled, he immediately pulled his head back, tensed all his nerves, and even turned off the safety on his gun.
“Oh shit!…”
He almost immediately recognized the low-voiced exclamation as Payne's voice, and breathed a sigh of relief. He walked around the corner and said, "You scared me! What are you doing... uh, what are you guys doing?"
At that moment, Alpha, standing not far away with his back to him and head down, stood to the side, while Payne, pulling up his pants, leaped up, a fake smile plastered on his face, and said:
"Oh, it's nothing. I was kiting Alpha and I noticed some planks weren't laid properly, so I had her smash them a couple of times. And you know what? You really have to admit! The beast girl is really strong, she fixed it in no time..."
“Oh…” Kermerly blinked twice, “What’s wrong with your pants?”
“…Oh! This tattered belt broke!” Payne said in an exaggerated tone of frustration. “Do you have any spare belts? Or do you know anyone who does?”
"do not know……"
"That's terrible... Alpha's gone, I need to figure out how to fix the belt..."
"Ah... um."
Alpha kept his head bowed as Payne led him past Kemerissiere.
Then Payne backed up and picked up the things at Camerissiere's feet. "Oh dear, I was wondering where my water bottle was. Turns out it fell here..."
After watching the man and dog walk away, Camerissiere walked back to where they had just been without any hesitation.
He didn't believe the lies about breaking the wooden board and the belt.
He remembered very clearly when Pine explained the dog's splitter to him before!
Good lads, I didn't expect you to start this in broad daylight without even going back to your trenches!
It's one thing to do it with orcs, but to do it in a crowded place, even shaking a kettle off the table, is just too indecent!
Kermeris didn't have a particularly strong sense of morality; such a thing is usually worn down after a year or two on the battlefield. He just wanted a good excuse to tease Payne.
But soon, he stared blankly at the several wooden planks with obvious cracks.
If things are really as I think, isn't this... a bit too extreme?
But even if you were to re-secure the wooden planks, you wouldn't need to use this much force, would you?
Thinking about it this way, it really was those two doing that kind of thing after all?
No... it shouldn't be like this no matter how you look at it...
If that's the case, then... this person and the dog have really gone too far...
Could Payne's body really withstand an attack from such a vicious dog? ...
Judging from how calmly he got up and left, he doesn't seem to have any problems...
But... but could it really be that his belt just happened to break right in front of me?
And what exactly is wrong with his water bottle? ...
After pondering for a long time, Kemerisi finally succeeded in burning out the CPU.
Unable to find the truth, he could only shake his head and leave, feeling slightly regretful that he hadn't been able to catch Payne red-handed.
……
Soon, it was dusk.
During this time, many soldiers passed by this corner of the trench for various reasons, but none of them noticed the small anomaly.
At this moment, two rather unusual soldiers, one in white and one in brown, arrived at the scene.
"You're pretty good too! Even though you're on the diverging device, you can keep up with my pace!"
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