Outcast Omega Pampered by the Alpha General novel Chapter 176

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Chapter 176 The Cross Medals

So when Caelan returned to the meeting room in disgrace, what waited for him was not comfort.

It was his father’s heavy love.

That slap carried enough weight to nearly knock him senseless.

“You disgrace!”

While General Marston’s fatherly love crashed down like a landslide on Caelan, Julian was being led around by R to formally meet several titans of mecha engineering.

Old Tyrell looked Julian up and down for a long while before speaking with rare sincerity.

“When I saw you were only a first-year student, my words were inevitably harsh. But even if time turned back, I would still say the same things. This was a battlefield. We are makers. We protect soldiers. We are responsible for their lives.”

He did not say he hoped Julian understood.

That was his principle.

It would not change.

Could not change.

Julian only nodded.

Questioning and suspicion did not wound his powerful heart.

Yorland, standing beside Old Tyrell, winked at him. Morday and Janisa stood nearby too.

Janisa’s complexion was dark yellow-brown, and his smile remained as gentle as ever, almost wooden.

Morday’s face chilled the moment she saw Julian. Under the auditorium lights, her dark skin gleamed.

Julian paused.

Oh.

He seemed to have forgotten something important.

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Chapter 176 The Cross Medals

This Morday.

She was strange.

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Before he could think further, music rose inside the vast auditorium. The host, wearing a sleek high-tech headset, began testing the sound, and everyone was instructed to return to their

seats.

Morday and Julian’s distant standoff ended for the moment.

Julian sat back down with the wolf cub in his arms.

What came next was the traditional opening of every formal ceremony-introducing the leaders.

As the host of the medal ceremony and the frontline commander of the defense battle, General Marston was the first to stand and acknowledge everyone.

Orion rose for only a moment, but the cheers that hit the hall were no weaker than the ones given to Marston on his own mothership.

Even Julian lifted the wolf cub and waved it at Orion.

The wolf cub said, “Awoo.”

Lt. General Merek Straker, whom Caleb called Big Bear, was badly injured. He could not stand, so he only raised a hand to show everyone that he was present and had not fallen.

“So handsome. These military Alphas are ridiculously handsome. Unlike my unlucky little brother, all skinny arms and legs. Tell me, why wasn’t I born a female Alpha?”

Blair Frost sat beside Julian, staring greedily at the military Alphas taking the stage to receive their ranks.

It was not that Beta officers were not being promoted.

It was simply that Alphas stood at the top of battlefield combat power, so they made up most of the officer corps.

“Hey, why aren’t you answering? Did you not hear me?”

Blair asked again.

Julian replied lazily, “You can be.”

Blair said, “!”

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Chapter 176. The Cross Medak

Her eyes widened.

“You have a way?”

Julian nodded.

“Yes, brother.”

Blair immediately grew excited.

“What way?”

Julian looked profound.

“Starting over from birth costs too much. Even if you’re willing to go back, your parents may not be willing to give birth again.”

Blair said, “?”

No…

But Julian quickly gave a deeper suggestion.

“So I suggest you simply tell everyone you’re a female Alpha from now on. When you’re out in the world, identity is something you give yourself. Right, Ruin?”

The wolf cub said, “Awoo.”

Blair said, “!”

Great.

This tiny wolf cub dared to use the same name as General Ashford’s 3S spirit form.

Julian Shaw.

You were the brave one.

She respected it.

Truly.

While Blair silently gave Julian a row of thumbs-up in her mind, General Marston and the senior officers of the Fourth and Fifth Legions had already been invited to the stage to present Cross Medals to Alpha and Beta soldiers.

In this century-long war, the Cross Medal represented the Empire’s highest honor.

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Besides the very highest Imperial Cross, the Cross Medals were divided into five categories: Valor, Ironblood, Life, Omniscience, and Service.

Each category had three levels.

The Imperial Cross was divided into the standard Imperial Cross, the Silver Star Imperial Cross, and the Violet Star Imperial Cross.

The other five categories were ranked as Iron Cross, Silver Sprig Cross, and Gold Sprig Cross.

The Alpha and Beta soldiers taking the stage now were receiving the Valor Cross and the Ironblood Cross.

Those medals were more than honor.

They meant military credit.

They meant real status in the Empire.

“Now, let us welcome the recipients of the Imperial Cross, the Life Cross, and the Omniscience Cross…”

Julian walked onto the stage only after the wolf cub reminded him.

Ahead of him stood Helen Rockefeller, who had already woken, the newly advanced Jelena Voss, Anya Bell, and Lily Snow.

Julian was the only Omniscience Cross recipient this time.

He had even skipped the Iron-level Omniscience Cross and received the Omniscience Cross, Silver Sprig directly.

Julian did not understand the meaning.

Nor did he care.

Until Orion rose amid the cheers and slowly walked onto the stage with Caleb and Laurie.

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Omega Pompered

Alpha General

Chapter 177 His Only Choice

The uniform was sharp.

The legs were long.

Julian remembered Blair saying she liked military Alphas.

In his view, Orion was definitely the best-looking military Alpha.

The wandering cultivator accepted no opposing opinions.

Because he was extremely objective.

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While the wandering cultivator spaced out, the best-looking military Alpha directly refused the host’s request to pick up the Imperial Cross and place it on Helen, who stood at the center.

Orion took the Omniscience Cross, Silver Sprig instead.

No hesitation.

No uncertainty.

There had never been a place for Helen in his choice.

Julian was the only one.

From the moment they met, that had already been decided.

Cheers rolled through the mothership auditorium.

The Imperial military was not only solemn.

It also carried longing for life, devotion to its heroes, and wild admiration for the people who became the army’s soul.

For a hundred years, the Ashford family had given too much to the Empire and its people.

A century later, as the Ashford family’s only heir, Orion inherited more than a family legacy.

He inherited honor.

Duty.

Respect.

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Chapter 177 His Only Choice

Hope.

As long as he stood on that stage, no one could look away.

It was true in the auditorium.

It was even truer in the livestream.

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And in the livestream comments, no military leaders were sitting beside anyone to supervise them.

Among the endless comments, who knew who was who?

So the instant Orion stood up, the comments began screaming. Some people were bold enough to speak freely.

[Ahhh! General Ashford and Lord Helen on the same stage! Am I allowed to see this?]

[Lord Helen already has all three levels of the Life Cross. This time it’s the Imperial Cross, right? The General must be presenting it to him personally, right?]

[I know they’re over and it ended badly, but why do I still want to ship them? I’m guilty. Someone slap me awake…]

Then everyone waiting for that shared frame saw Orion refuse the Imperial Cross without hesitation.

[Ahhh, what did the General take? Oh my God, it’s the Omniscience Cross, Silver Sprig.]

[Am I the only one who thinks the General doesn’t like Omegas at all? He likes Betas.]

[Pfft. I don’t think this is about Betas or Omegas. He just doesn’t want to touch anything related to Helen.]

The livestream became a battlefield of opinions.

Some people watched the drama for fun.

Some of Orion’s supporters called Helen a traitor.

Helen’s fans dug up the previous clarification video and insisted Helen and Prince Harold truly loved each other, and Orion was merely avoiding impropriety with his future sister-in-law.

Whatever the audience thought, Orion’s so-called future sister-in-law did not feel good.

The award platform was only so large.

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Chapter 1 His Only Choice

Helen saw Orion reject the host’s gesture clearly,

Orion clearly did not care that Helen saw.

Or perhaps he had no intention of giving Helen dignity at all.

He did not just allow Helen to see it.

He allowed the entire auditorium and the entire livestream to see it.

To see exactly how little Orion cared about his former fiancé.

To see how absurd Helen’s earlier claim was, that he and Orion had not become enemies.

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To see Orion summon his spirit form again, resolve the crisis on the Southwestern line, and bask in the Empire’s admiration.

And Helen?

Helen had thrown away a watermelon and picked up a sesame seed.

His former fiancé was worshiped by millions.

His current fiancé looked noble in public, but behind the scenes, he could not compare to Orion in the slightest.

Helen clenched his hands tightly.

He warned himself not to think further.

If he kept going, he felt he would go insane.

He was not wrong.

His decision was not wrong.

Orion did not care about him.

Orion was nothing compared to Prince Harold Mulholland.

Unfortunately, Orion paid no attention to Helen’s internal storm.

The Alpha did not even glance his way before walking straight toward Little Master Julian at the edge.

Yes.

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Julian and Anya were standing at the two ends of the row.

One far left.

One far right.

It was not the protocol department making things difficult.

Among the five honorees, they simply had the least seniority.

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Helen and Jelena were both S-class Lords. Helen’s medal and seniority were both higher than Jelena’s, so he stood in the center.

Jelena and veteran healer Lily Snow stood to either side.

Anya and Julian stood farther out.

Julian accepted this arrangement perfectly.

After all, if Orion had not dragged him out of the lab, and if the wolf cub had not patted him when his name was called, he probably would not have appeared on stage at all.

Anya, that little cake, was far more excited.

Lily Snow beside him glanced at him several times before he barely managed to press down the corners of his mouth.

“Congratulations, Healer Anya Bell. And thank you.”

Laurie Rick placed the Life Cross, Silver Sprig on Anya. His rugged, deep-featured face carried a sincere smile.

Then he picked up the Life Cross, Gold Sprig and walked toward Lily Snow, who looked delicate and sweet but was solemn at this moment.

Before Laurie could speak, a group of Fourth Legion Alphas below the stage shouted in unison.

“Healer Lily Snow, congratulations!”

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Chapter 178 A Crooked Medal

Lily Snow said nothing.

Then she snapped, “Quiet!”

The whole auditorium burst into laughter.

The livestream comments laughed even harder.

On the other side, Caleb placed the Life Cross, Gold Sprig on Jelena.

The two were old acquaintances, so Jelena raised a hand and bumped fists with him.

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“Big Bear said you should come drink at our place when you have time. He said he tested it and you’re not as good as him. Don’t tell him I told you.”

Caleb said, “?”

Wonderful.

So I’m part of your couple play now?

Kill them.

Kill them all.

But before he could go kill Big Bear, he still had to place the Imperial Cross on the unlucky

Helen.

Tsk.

Not hard work.

life was hard.

as not?

elen truly felt targeted.

ond Legion’s senior officers knew the person he hated most was Caleb Hayes.

ulder.”

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On Julian’s side, Orion looked at the wolf cub still nestled in the Omega’s arms, too large to leave room for the medal. He was both amused and exasperated.

A dignified 35 spirit form now acted like it had forgotten how to walk and only knew how to cling to Julian.

The wolf cub bared its teeth.

Then shrank.

Then climbed onto Julian’s shoulder and crouched there.

Only then did Orion lower his head in satisfaction and pin the Omniscience Cross, Silver Sprig on Julian.

The livestream camera immediately turned toward them.

Not only because Orion had achieved outstanding military merit, but also because Julian was the youngest Omniscience Cross recipient in Imperial history.

A first-year military academy student.

Skipping the basic Omniscience Cross and receiving the Silver Sprig directly.

A Violet Star Imperial Cross recipient.

The final disciple of R, chief scientist of the White Tower Research Institute.

With that talent and that background, Julian’s future was almost impossible to measure.

Then the boundless-future Julian suddenly looked down with a serious face.

“Orion, you pinned it crooked.”

Everyone said, “?”

Could he call General Ashford by his first name like that?

[Baby, you’re very pretty, but you should call him sir or General, okay…]

[Don’t scold our baby. He’s still little. It’s normal that he doesn’t know how to talk. If you want to scold someone, scold me, his mom.]

[As expected of a research kid. The obsessive-compulsive disorder kicked in, hahahahaha.]

While a crowd of mom-fans protected Julian from criticism, Helen, who had finally received his medal from Caleb, glanced over.

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Chapter 178 A Crooked Medal

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The corner of his mouth lifted slightly.

He had always thought Julian was difficult.

The boy never knew how to leave himself a way out when he spoke.

See?

He had been like this to Helen.

To Caelan.

To Elias.

And now to Orion too.

With emotional intelligence like that, no wonder the Whitmores did not like him.

But before Helen could finish mocking him in his heart, the cold Alpha said nothing.

Orion simply removed the medal, adjusted it carefully, and pinned it on Julian again.

“How about now? Straight?”

Julian lowered his head to inspect it.

Then he gave a very fair evaluation.

“Hm. Fine, I guess. It’s still a little crooked, but I forgive you.”

Orion lowered his eyes.

The smile at his mouth could no longer be suppressed.

“Thank you.”

[Ahhhhh! Everyone shipping other couples, move aside. Let me ship this first!]

[Holy shit, sisters, slap me awake. I’m losing my mind again. Am I really the only one who thinks the General and Little Master Julian are perfect?]

[This is better than every garbage star drama lately. I’m diving in and eating hard. I eat, I eat, I eat!]

Because of Orion’s “thank you,” laughter swept through the auditorium again.

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Chapter 178 A Crooked Medal

No one truly cared whether Julian had been polite.

Researchers were like that.

Poor social skills and strange personalities were normal.

As for shipping them, everyone knew Orion had married a Beta, but no one connected that Beta with Julian.

Their only public interaction had been this ceremony.

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Besides, most people had vaguely heard that Orion preferred cool, mature Betas-university professors, famous artists, people like that.

No one knew where those rumors had come from.

Orion would certainly never admit he had released those smokescreens himself.

Julian nodded at Orion with great seriousness.

“No need to thank me.”

After the medals came the group photo.

Orion naturally stood beside Julian, the person he had personally awarded, leaving behind the first public photo of himself and Julian.

In the picture, the Alpha politely had an arm around the Omega’s shoulder.

A wolf cub sat on the Omega’s shoulder, perfectly placed between them.

The moment the shutter flashed, a small pale-cyan lotus quietly appeared beside the wolf cub’s fluffy left ear.

Like a dog wearing a flower.

A little ridiculous.

Extremely cute.

Julian noticed.

So did Orion.

Neither of them asked about it.

No one else was paying enough attention to notice.

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Outcast Ornega Pampered by the Alpha General

Chapter 179 The Insectoid in the Dark

Julian left the stage with Anya.

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They passed through the front section where the officers sat, then returned to the central area reserved for healers and researchers.

“Wonderful. Truly wonderful. As expected of my disciple. I taught him well. This is what a great teacher looks like. Old Tyrell. A great teacher.”

“Meow.”

Julian had just returned to his seat when he heard R bragging to Old Tyrell about her teaching.

“You’ve taught him for how many days? And you’re already putting gold on your own face?”

Old Tyrell sneered.

R answered with perfect confidence.

“What do you know? Trees die without bark, and humans conquer the world without shame.”

Old Tyrell said, “!”

A disgrace to their school.

An absolute disgrace.

Byron Frost, however, was deeply curious.

“So, Old Tyrell, after Master Stuart took you as his final disciple, how exactly did he explain taking R as another final disciple? Did he call her his lock-the-door disciple?”

Old Tyrell turned away immediately, using action to show he refused to answer.

R did not care in the slightest.

“No. He said the door hadn’t shut properly, so he was shutting it again. Maybe he’d have to shut

it two or three more times. Anyway, the lock was broken. It couldn’t lock.”

Byron said, “?”

Then he said, “Brilliant.”

Yorland Adrian immediately glanced at his grandfather.

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He did not want to laugh.

Truly

But he could barely hold it in.

His senior sister Morday and senior brother Janisa, however, were unusually silent.

He had tried talking to them, only to find that even after he called them awake, they still looked sleepy.

Maybe these past few days had simply worn them out.

Yorland thought so.

After all, the defense battle had only temporarily ended. The damaged mechas were still lined up for repair.

While Yorland thought about that, the Service Cross medals for logistical support had finished onstage, and the ceremony moved on to remembering the past and looking toward the future.

The auditorium soon darkened.

Holographic projections opened, surrounding the hall with the blood-stirring moments of the battle.

Adrian’s solo kill.

Caleb and Laurie rushing in to save the line.

Orion and Ruin carrying hope.

General Marston and Emberwing returning to battle.

Scene after scene flowed past, guiding the soldiers present and the audience watching the livestream back through the battle they had survived.

At last, the short film ended.

Then came name after name.

Some were familiar.

Some were not.

They belonged to those who had died in the defense battle.

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They were the Imperial heroes who deserved to be remembered even more than those standing in the hall.

“Moment of silence!”

At General Marston’s order, mourning music began.

Everyone rose and bowed their heads, offering their deepest respect to the fallen.

Julian did not understand the meaning at first.

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Then he saw the wolf cub crouched on his shoulder lower its head in silence, quiet and solemn.

So he copied it.

He lowered his head, closed his eyes, and let his heart grow still.

That stillness lasted only a breath.

Then Julian opened his eyes.

At almost the same instant, a scream ripped through the entire auditorium.

Yorland’s head turned stiffly.

In the darkness, he could not believe what he was seeing.

What was that?

How?

How could this happen?

Beside him, Morday’s neck was twisting at an unnatural angle.

Her body convulsed. Strange clicking sounds scraped from her throat.

Her eyes stared at Yorland in despair, as if she were begging him for help.

Then her head dropped.

The dark skin across her back began to bulge.

Yorland’s eyes nearly split.

The swelling formed in an instant.

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Chapter 179 The Insectold in the Dark

Then it tore open.

In the dim light, a horrifying fusion of insect and bone crawled out.

Its pale exoskeleton was jagged and vicious.

Its compound eyes were made from countless tiny skull-like sockets.

Its mouthparts were several splitting bone tubes.

One tube suddenly shot forward and stabbed straight into Yorland’s wide-open left eye.

But the scream did not come from him.

It came from another senior sister sitting beside Janisa.

Through the revolting insectoid in front of him, Yorland saw it with his remaining eye.

Another creature had broken out of Janisa.

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It had driven its mouthpart into the crown of his other senior sister’s head and was greedily sucking out something inside.

A cold sensation spread from the left eye pierced by the mouthpart.

At that moment, what ran down Yorland’s face was not tears.