Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 87: Chapter 39 Plan_2

Likewise, the broadcast caused widespread chaos.

Qin Zhi had directly offended four Giant Cities. He dared to act against civilians with such impunity!

To track down this beast, all the Giant Cities were on high alert!

At that moment, Li Yelai felt a sudden calm around him.

Cheese, from the room next door, had unexpectedly appeared at the door, her eyes slightly reddened as they looked toward the square.

Following her gaze, Li Yelai and the others saw that someone had returned the bodies of fallen comrades to the safe zone.

A multitude of bodies were placed in the square of the rest area.

This caused everyone to stop talking and silently gaze at the square.

There were too many... there were Processors, Iron Guards, and office workers... over four hundred bodies lay in the square, their faces and mutilated limbs hidden under white cloths.

It was then that Li Yelai noticed Yang Chen, covered in blood. He had returned from the Lower District and was back in the rest area at some unknown point.

He was in a terrible state, his eyes bloodshot and his body covered with countless scars.

These were all fresh wounds from the recent battle. Yang Chen was a Sixth Sense True Martial Spiritual Ability User, his strength boosted three times by the Heart of Slaughter.

He possessed an extremely powerful physical constitution, allowing his wounds to heal and scar quickly.

But now, he stood in silence, watching the bodies covered in white cloths.

His physical wounds might heal, but the scars in his heart would not fade.

After a long while, Yang Chen finally spoke calmly, ”Has everyone been accounted for?”

”There are still over seventy missing. We are doing our best to find them,” a Processor responded softly.

Missing? Li Yelai sighed inwardly. What missing? They were obliterated!

Many Taboo Items would either completely devour flesh and blood or tear it into pieces scattered all around.

Black Prison usually housed over eleven hundred people. Now, three hundred seventy-two bodies had been found and seventy were missing.

That was over four hundred dead, including fifty-six from one squad of Processors.

This incident had reduced one team’s numbers by nearly one-third.

Li Yelai felt a deep sadness. He had just gotten familiar with those comrades from one team, only to lose them forever.

Yang Chen remained silent for a while, then spoke softly, ”Double the compensation for everyone, whether office staff or Iron Guard.”

The logistics Processor nodded slightly, evidently having already received instructions from higher up.

”It’s only right. Their last words have been backed up, and their names will be engraved on the Hero Monument of the Giant City.”

Yang Chen nodded slightly, then his gaze swept around, pausing on Li Yelai.

After a moment, his cracked lips parted slightly, ”Remember them, and seek revenge!”

All the Processors from one team responded in unison, ”Yes!”

Then, Yang Chen collapsed with a thud.

The logistics team, fully prepared, immediately stepped forward to lift him onto a stretcher.

He was too exhausted, having faced the encirclement of two Class B Taboo Items alone, while most of his teammates were severely injured or killed.

In the hours following Yang Chen’s collapse, a fully staffed team of Processors returned to defend Black Prison.

They replaced the entire team of injured personnel from one team.

During this time, Li Yelai met the final team captain he had never encountered before.

There are six team captains in the East City Branch.

One team captain Yang Chen, True Martial Path.

The third team captain was Melting Furnace, Wanxiang Path.

The fourth team captain was Moon Shadow, Zero Path.

The fifth team captain was Cang Bai, Spiritual Eyes Path.

The logistics team captain was Epidemic Doctor, Divine Protection Path.

Now, the second team captain, Yin Fire, had appeared.

He was also the strongest Netherworld Path Spirit User in the branch.

From the outside, he looked like a schoolteacher with black-framed glasses, exuding an air of scholarly refinement.

Yet, there was a coldness about him that made others hesitant to approach.

Strangely, after standing in front of the sleeping Yang Chen for a while, Yin Fire specifically sought out Li Yelai, who was about to evacuate from Black Prison.

”Have you obtained the Second Face?” Yin Fire asked calmly.

”Yes,” Li Yelai responded. ”I have obtained the Second Face.”

Yin Fire continued, ”The database doesn’t have that face. Can you tell me whose it is?”

”Wolf Vanquisher of Juxu’s Champion Marquis!” Li Yelai responded.

The database certainly couldn’t find Huo Qubing because handsome men in Peking Opera are often portrayed by either martial arts actors or young men.

Face painting actually reduces the handsomeness. But Wanxiang Wumian did not care about that.

”Huo Qubing? And his ability is from the Netherworld Path’s Shadow Army?” Yin Fire asked further.

Li Yelai nodded slightly.

He knew revealing his second face would catch official attention, so he frankly admitted it.

Of course, Mr. Shadow’s existence still had to be concealed.

Otherwise, the authorities would think Li Yelai was a pawn of some Divine...

Tsk, that really seemed to be the case—both a sacrifice and a blessing. Right?

It seemed better not to expose Mr. Shadow yet, at least not until the authorities fully trusted him...

”The first face is Spiritual Eyes, the second face is Netherworld,” Yin Fire said with a smile. ”Can you discover the pattern for activating the faces?”

Li Yelai shook his head. He couldn’t possibly say it was to make a sacrifice to some entity, right?

”Never mind, just keep practicing,” Yin Fire said, not pressing further but smiling. ”When you become stronger, there will be a mission for you. You are the best choice for it.”

”An important mission?” Li Yelai asked, puzzled.

”It’s related to this attack, but you better not know more for now, to avoid pressure,” Yin Fire explained briefly, then patted Li Yelai on the shoulder, ”Strive to become stronger.”

Then he turned and walked into the entrance of Black Prison.

Left standing there, Li Yelai felt confused. Was it related to this incident?

Was he meant to avenge his colleagues?

Actually, it wasn’t unacceptable. Li Yelai was willing to make one trade to avenge his colleagues’ grievances.

To have Mr. Shadow slaughter the entire opposing team!

But hadn’t they been unable to find the enemy?

And currently, being only at the Second Awakening, even with the power of the face, he was nowhere near as strong as the captain and Ye Boshou.

What kind of mission could only he undertake? If Mr. Shadow’s existence was unknown to the officials, wouldn’t they be sending him to his death?

”With face powers still not enough, what else about me is worth noticing besides bad luck?” Li Yelai wondered.

He then left Black Prison with Cheese.

Elsewhere, Yin Fire contacted headquarters.

”I didn’t feel any external power on him, so it might exclude the possibility that he’s a believer of some Divine. But still, caution is needed. That entity might have escaped my detection. However, I am willing to trust Night General himself. He previously took risks to chase the Zhe Lan King and fought alone against the Zhe Lan Iron Cavalry.”

Yin Fire spoke, ”So, I think it won’t be long before we can schedule it. Previous people were too strong, which surely made the ark cautious. His unique spiritual ability is low in awakening but enough for self-protection. However, his safety must be ensured. This incident has greatly affected Yang Chen; if the successor dies too, he would likely lose control!”

”That’s natural, this mission is to ensure Night General’s safety as long as he doesn’t act recklessly,” an elder responded from the other end.

”Also, his face is indeed special, even eerie! If he has a third, fourth face, and they possess abilities from different paths, his potential will be extremely terrifying! Imagine a Wanxiang Spirit User with several path abilities. How dreadful that would be!”

Yin Fire thought for a moment, then smiled, ”When that time comes, I suggest the Old Mad King might as well abdicate. As for the Little Mad King of the headquarters, forget about him.”

”Hehe...” An elderly woman laughed from the other end, ”Because of the curse, you just don’t trust her. Alright, since you’ve said so, we’ll approach Night General later.”

After hanging up the communication, Yin Fire pondered, ”Ah ark, no matter how great, are you not just a vessel?”