The Strongest Sentinel (2): Could it be that he fell in love with Zhou Qinghao at first sight?

Gu Juntian had just made up his mind to break up when he heard some loud noises coming from outside.

The original owner was hiding behind the sofa, with a steel wall behind them, and at this moment, that steel wall began to tremble.

Without a doubt, Zhou Qinghao had a conflict with the governor and even got physical.

It made sense, Zhou Qinghao killed the governor’s son, the governor must be extremely angry right now. As for Zhou Qinghao, so many of his men had died, he was also furious.

The governor’s son tampered with the fight, and it was highly likely that the governor instructed him to do so.

That person saw that Zhou Qinghao was already at the end of his rope, so he made some small moves to test Zhou Qinghao. However, he probably never expected that Zhou Qinghao would actually stand his ground and directly kill his son.

He wondered if this governor regretted it now.

However, Zhou Qinghao’s move was quite good; for a short period, no one dared to provoke him again. He was the strongest warrior in the base, and if he really went crazy, he might even kill the governor.

Unfortunately, Zhou Qinghao’s mental strength was already on the verge of collapse, and he wouldn’t be able to hold on for much longer. Otherwise, with his abilities, it would be just a matter of time before he overpowered the deeply entrenched ruling faction and took control of Base One.

Speaking of mental breakdowns…

Feeling the chaotic mental power in his mind, Gu Juntian thought it would be best to come up with a way to solve the sentinel’s mental power problem.

If sentinels could control their mental powers, they wouldn’t have to endure constant suffering or be bound to a guide.

But this was probably not easy.

He was a time traveler and brought some mental power with him, so his control over his mental power far surpassed that of others.

In this situation, he had no problem keeping his own mental power in check, but he had no idea how to solve the mental power issues of others for the time being.

But no matter what, he had to work hard to help Zhou Qinghao resolve his imminent mental breakdown.

This was for the good of the base’s citizens and also to compensate Zhou Qinghao.

The original owner deceived Zhou Qinghao’s feelings, cheated a lot of money from him, and in the original plot, the original owner even caused Zhou Qinghao’s death.

Besides possessing the original owner’s memories, Gu Juntian also knew the future of this world.

In the original plot, Zhou Qinghao died while trying to save the original owner.

If he hadn’t traveled back in time, the original owner would have fainted from fear, then been scared of Zhou Qinghao, and kept avoiding him.

But he was unwilling to break up and kept sending messages to Zhou Qinghao, asking Zhou Qinghao for money from time to time.

Zhou Qinghao didn’t know about the original owner’s change of heart, so he gave it.

Later, one day, Zhou Qinghao asked the original owner to wait for him at a certain place.

The original owner was busy flirting with that guide and didn’t go over. It wasn’t until the next day that he found out Zhou Qinghao had taken his soldiers and left Base One.

Zhou Qinghao probably wanted to take him along, but he didn’t go.

The original owner knew about the conflict between Zhou Qinghao and the officials. In fact, he intended to align himself with the officials to avoid being purged after Zhou Qinghao’s death.

What a coincidence, the guide he liked was actually one of the people from the ruling faction.

If it weren’t for the sentinel’s keen senses, with the original owner’s abilities, he wouldn’t have been able to overhear the secrets discussed by Zhou Qinghao and the others, nor could he have entered Zhou Qinghao’s study. He would have long since become an insider for the ruling faction.

Upon discovering that Zhou Qinghao had left, the original owner was quite happy, thinking he could live sweetly with that guide.

After all, that guide loved him so much!

But he turned around and was immediately caught by the governor’s men.

Zhou Qinghao was the commander-in-chief of Base One, overseeing the military of Base One.

But Base One’s armament was not limited to just the military.

The governor was already over seventy years old and had managed Base One for many years. The prominent families in Base One, whether in politics or business, all had intricate connections with the governor.

The reason the governor’s son could sabotage and kill Zhou Qinghao’s subordinates while he was leading people into battle was that the medical system of Base One and the guides of Base One were all under their control.

Zhou Qinghao indeed had an army at his disposal, but the majority of the soldiers under his command were sentinels of civilian origin, primarily low-level sentinels who awakened through genetic drugs.

Generally speaking, when a Guide and a Sentinel combined, their offspring had a high probability of awakening as either a Guide or a Sentinel.

And the major families in Base One, whose ancestors were all powerful sentinels and had married guides, naturally did not lack guides and sentinels in their families.

The son of the governor who was just killed by Zhou Qinghao was a naturally awakened A-level sentinel, and his partner was an A-level guide.

These guides from noble families would never join Zhou Qinghao’s army.

Among the common people, if someone was fortunate enough to awaken as a powerful Sentinel, those noble families would promise each other wealth and guides to win that Sentinel over to their side.

Before Zhou Qinghao appeared, the entire Base One was a one-man show led by the Governor, with each family having its say.

They treated ordinary soldiers as cannon fodder, guides as private property, and ordinary civilians as livestock.

Later, Zhou Qinghao emerged and took control of the military, but it only reduced the casualties of ordinary soldiers significantly and slightly improved the lives of ordinary citizens. He wanted to do more, but it was as difficult as climbing to the heavens.

After all, although the military had a large number of sentinels, the armed forces on the governor’s side possessed the vast majority of the high-level sentinels in the base!

They also had the best weapons and the finest equipment.

Although they lived in luxury and never went out to hunt mutated beasts, lacking practical combat experience, their combat power should not be underestimated.

The original owner was captured by the armed forces.

After the armed forces captured the original owner, they took the original owner to Zhou Qinghao, using the original owner to threaten him and forcing Zhou Qinghao to commit suicide.

At that time, Zhou Qinghao and the others had already arrived at a nearby abandoned small base and had settled there.

Gu Juntian felt that if he were Zhou Qinghao, he definitely wouldn’t have committed suicide for the original owner.

But after Zhou Qinghao promised the people in the armed forces that he would not harm his subordinate soldiers, he agreed.

Gu Juntian sighed repeatedly.

Zhou Qinghao was so powerful, he didn’t expect him to be a love brain fool.

He didn’t know what was so special about the original owner that made him value him so much!

In the original plot, the only thing that gave him some comfort was that the armed forces did not actually attack Zhou Qinghao’s subordinates.

These people usually didn’t want to kill mutated beasts, so naturally, they didn’t want to fight alongside regular sentinels now.

These ordinary sentinels were not weak in combat; they didn’t want to get injured in battle!

In short, they brought the bodies of the original owner and Zhou Qinghao back to Base One.

These people didn’t do anything to the original owner, after all, the original owner had always been very cooperative. But after returning to Base One, the original owner found out that the guide they liked had already bonded with another sentinel.

He couldn’t accept it, made a scene, and then was killed by that sentinel.

The original owner was an ordinary D-level sentinel, yet he actually dreamed of marrying a D-level guide… What a pipe dream!

Because the ratio of guides to sentinels was skewed, and high-level guides were still quite rare, the vast majority of sentinels’ guide partners were two levels lower than themselves. In other words, D-level guides generally married B-level sentinels.

The sentinel who killed the original owner was a B-grade guide from a prominent family.

It was normal for the original owner to die, but it was really a pity that Zhou Qinghao, who sacrificed so much for Base One and held off countless beast tides, was ultimately forced to death.

Fortunately, he was not the original owner; his goals were completely different from those of the original owner.

Killing the mutated beasts was just the first step; toppling the ruling faction was his ultimate goal.

All along, many sentinels had died on the battlefield against mutated beasts; they were indeed heroes.

But the sentinels who established those great families were not the ones who died!

Some of them didn’t even go to kill the mutated beasts; they were just figuring out how to use force to seize resources.

They seized a lot of resources, and their descendants are lying on those resources, getting fat and well-fed.

After Gu Juntian set his sights on the target, a strong sense of battle rose within him.

Meanwhile, outside, Zhou Qinghao had a stern expression as he watched the officials leave.

He knew very well that after killing the governor’s son, he and the governor would be irreconcilable mortal enemies.

While he was still alive, he could intimidate the people in the governor’s faction, but once he was dead, they would definitely deal with his subordinates.

Fortunately, he arranged an escape route for his subordinates.

The surrounding sounds all rushed into his ears, making his head “buzz.”

Various smells rushed into his nose, making him almost gag.

His eyes could still see every detail, to the point where his brain couldn’t process that much information…

His head hurt a lot, really a lot.

Every sentinel had had this experience, and the more powerful the sentinel, the more painful it was.

All of this could only be endured with willpower.

Zhou Qinghao looked at his subordinates: “Everyone go back.”

“Yes!” Zhou Qinghao’s subordinate replied.

Their clothes were all dirty, stained with the blood of the mutated beasts, constantly challenging their senses and brain nerves. They needed to clean themselves up quickly.

When Zhou Qinghao’s subordinates were leaving, he wanted to remind Zhou Qinghao that there were other people in the room when they were killing in Zhou Qinghao’s house before.

But they soon realized that it didn’t need their reminder at all.

If they could discover it, how could their commander possibly not discover it?

After everyone else left, Zhou Qinghao returned to his own place.

The housekeeping robot was cleaning the bloodstains on the floor, while Gu Juntian was still hiding behind the sofa.

Wasn’t this person already awake? Why hadn’t he left yet?

Were his legs weak and you couldn’t move?

Being by his side was actually very dangerous. He didn’t know why he agreed to Gu Juntian’s confession back then, but he knew that the time had come for him to break up with Gu Juntian.

Gu Juntian probably wanted to break up with him too, after all, he had already found a guide he liked.

Sentinels and guides were the true pair; in this world, there had never been a case of two sentinels successfully being together.

The sentinels’ spiritual sea were very chaotic, instinctively repelling the approach of other sentinels.

Moreover, a sentinel was like a powder keg. When two powder kegs are together, you can imagine what will happen.

Even sentinels who truly loved each other would be separated for a lifetime.

Zhou Qinghao was hesitating, wondering whether to call Gu Juntian out, when he saw a person standing up from behind the sofa.

Seeing that person, Zhou Qinghao’s mind jolted, his mental power swirling wildly in his mind, and all his senses focused on this person.

He longed for this person.

But this person had the scent of that guide.

Zhou Qinghao’s eyes were bloodshot, and he wished he could tear off this person’s clothes and burn them.

In his heart, a thought was crazily shouting—this person was his, his!

Could not be given to others, could not be taken away by others!

With immense willpower, he managed to do nothing… Zhou Qinghao stared intently at the person in front of him.

Gu Juntian also stared intently at Zhou Qinghao.

The original owner was a sentinel, so his five senses were enhanced.

He could smell the blood on Zhou Qinghao, hear Zhou Qinghao’s heartbeat, and sense Zhou Qinghao’s danger.

His heart couldn’t help but race faster, and he couldn’t tear his gaze away from Zhou Qinghao.

He wouldn’t have fallen in love with Zhou Qinghao at first sight, would he?

The thought rose in Gu Juntian’s mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

He probably didn’t fall in love with Zhou Qinghao at first sight.

He was very excited right now and really wanted to fight Zhou Qinghao!

All his reactions should be because Zhou Qinghao was a formidable opponent; he wanted to fight Zhou Qinghao.

In short, Zhou Qinghao could not die!

This was his destined rival; if Zhou Qinghao didn’t accompany him for a hundred years, he wouldn’t let him die!

Gu Juntian was so excited that his whole body trembled.

Sensing Gu Juntian’s trembling, Zhou Qinghao finally managed to suppress his own turbulent emotions.

Gu Juntian was afraid of him, so afraid that his heart was racing astonishingly fast.

Zhou Qinghao bitterly smiled to himself.

The first time he met Gu Juntian, he particularly liked this person, even feeling that after seeing him, the pain in his body became bearable.

But his feelings at that time were nowhere near as strong as they were now.

Today, Gu Juntian was more attractive to him than ever before.

Zhou Qinghao realized that it was impossible for him to break up with Gu Juntian.

He now even wanted to imprison Gu Juntian, making it so that Gu Juntian carried only his scent.

Was he crazy? Or was it the aftereffects of his mental breakdown?

“Zhou Qinghao!” Gu Juntian called out, then said, “You should go take a shower, it will make you feel a bit better.”

He wanted to fight Zhou Qinghao, but seeing Zhou Qinghao’s blood-soaked, battle-worn appearance, he felt completely out of place.

Zhou Qinghao shouldn’t be like this.

He should be clean and above reproach.

Gu Juntian’s mind flashed with this thought, and just as he was wondering where it came from, he thought of the sentinel’s keen senses.

He only possessed the original owner’s five senses, and even though he was far away from Zhou Qinghao, he still found the smell on Zhou Qinghao very unpleasant, not knowing how uncomfortable Zhou Qinghao was right now.

He definitely couldn’t beat Zhou Qinghao now, and Zhou Qinghao’s condition wasn’t good either. Let Zhou Qinghao go back to rest while he improved his own strength, and then they could have a good fight!

When Gu Juntian started speaking, Zhou Qinghao couldn’t hear any of the other chaotic noises.

He knew this was an illusion, but he felt very comfortable.

He wanted to imprison Gu Juntian again, making Gu Juntian only talk to him.

Worried about his uncontrollable behavior, Zhou Qinghao said, “You should go wash up too, you smell so bad!”

The thought rose in Gu Juntian’s mind, but he quickly suppressed it.

Gu Juntian: “……” Zhou Qinghao was just talking nonsense. The original owner, as a sentinel, had a very keen sense of smell, so he definitely wouldn’t have any scent on him.

After using the toilet, he had to clean himself several times!

But he should go take a shower, otherwise he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to resist rushing up to fight with Zhou Qinghao.