In the modern age, omegas were no longer treated as fragile ornaments or expendable citizens. The awakening of powers had rewritten society's hierarchy—at least in theory. Strength was now determined by mana, intellect, and discipline, not by pheromones or gender.
And yet, some truths remained unchanged. Nature still drew its invisible lines. Even the strongest omegas were bound by the limits of their biology—instincts that clouded their clarity, bodies that bent under strain long before their will ever broke.
Chairman Mao knew this. He had seen countless omega awakeners struggle, each one pushing against the same wall of physical limitation. Each one is either hindered by their heat cycle or pregnancy.
That was why, when he demanded that Shen Yuan sustain a large-scale illusion for at least an hour, he knew he was asking too much.
He, himself, could not have done it. Not without risking collapse. Thus, how much more for a pregnant omega?
However…
