Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 101: Chapter 46: Dragon Raises Its Head!_2

As if heaving mountains and overshadowing the world with his aura,

Single-handed Eighteen Strokes·Dragon Raising Head!

Then, the male bodyguard felt himself flying... no, it was the vehicle that was flying.

The male bodyguard’s eyes were filled with bewilderment; what happened? This vehicle doesn’t have the ability to fly...

The next second, he and the vehicle both crashed into the wall of the factory.

And the East City Branch processors and combat personnel who had rushed to support were all in disbelief as they watched this scene unfold.

From their perspective, they saw Li Yelai use his spear to stop the armored vehicle from afar.

Then, Li Yelai twisted his body, exerted force from his waist, and with a flick and twist of the Red Dragon Spear,

he actually sent the entire armored vehicle flying into the air, and then it crashed with a thunderous noise against the factory wall a dozen meters away, embedding the vehicle into the wall.

A spear that sent an armored vehicle flying?

The West City processors were dumbfounded, unable to believe their own eyes. Is this something a Second Awakening could achieve?

And among the wreckage caused by the vehicle’s impact, the male bodyguard staggered out of the vehicle that had begun to burn.

But what he saw was a pair of Heavy Pupils up close, like a malevolent spirit.

Li Yelai stood before the male bodyguard, long spear in hand.

And behind him, several official Spiritual Ability Users stood firm.

”Maybe... maybe we could talk about the acquisition issue...” the male bodyguard spoke with difficulty, only to be kicked in the chest and knocked out cold.

Li Yelai retracted his right foot, feeling a bit sad looking at his now ruined shoes. They were just two years old...

But he still turned to the West City processors behind him and asked, ”I had no choice just now, I had to lift his car. We won’t have to compensate for it afterward, right? For the factory and the wall...”

”No need, no need! We’ll cover it!” The several West City processors shook their heads in unison.

”That’s good, that’s good,” Li Yelai sighed with relief and then asked, ”Also, I knocked out quite a few people just now, and severely injured a few Wild Spirit Ability Users... their medical expenses...”

He had severely injured several Spiritual Ability Users?

”We’ll take care of the treatment; we’ll handle it. You’re not responsible,” the West City processors shook their heads again.

...

Ten minutes later, the Scavengers from the Red Dart Commerce had been thoroughly subdued, and the Wild Spirit Ability Users had also been arrested and quelled.

In terms of results, the operation was a success with all the Taboo Items recovered, and thankfully, there were no casualties on either side.

One could say it was a perfect mission.

But... the West City processors were all discussing Li Yelai, who was being treated.

”Is this Night General... too strong? Is he really just at the Second Awakening?”

”What’s his ability? Heavy Pupil?”

”He’s so powerful, sending an armored vehicle flying with one spear... As a fellow Second Awakening, I’d be sent flying for a dozen meters.”

”Do you think we could recruit him to our West City?”

”He’s also quite handsome. Why don’t we have the girls in the branch give it a try?”

”Aren’t you afraid the steamed bun is hitting the dog?”

”Right, isn’t our captain good friends with the captain of the East City Branch? Let’s have him try, maybe he can bring Night General over for a marriage alliance.”

The processors were all abuzz, but Li Yelai knew none of it.

At this moment, he was undergoing treatment.

The one treating him was a West City Branch processor following the True Martial Path, codenamed Zephyr.

He was also the leader of this group of processors, a Third Awakening Spiritual Ability User.

Using his ability, he could disperse the bruising within Li Yelai’s body, check for internal injuries, and even crush kidney stones.

”Thankfully, it’s all superficial injuries. Your organs were a bit dislocated, but I’ve moved them back in place. You just need to rest for a few days,” Zephyr said with a smile. ”You have a strong constitution. Have you enhanced it?”

”Yeah, during the last incident, I used the Heart of Slaughter in Black Prison,” Li Yelai nodded.

”I was wondering...” Zephyr suddenly turned his head towards a spot not far away and shouted, ”Bring over a new set of clothes and shoes! Do you expect the Night General to go back in those? If people didn’t know any better, they’d think our West City Branch is broke!”

This made the Processor watching the scene unable to help but comment. The team leader had been the most suspicious of the Night General before, even worried that the Night General might slow them down.

But now, as suspicious as they were before, they were just as enthusiastic.

Li Yelai accepted the clothes and shoes; his own clothes were torn in several places from the battle, and his shoes were completely ruined.

”Thanks a lot!”

”What’s there to thank for? We’re all comrades, even if we’re not from the same branch, we’re still battle buddies,” Zephyr said with a smile. ”Besides, thanks for your help this time. Without you... that guy might have escaped the encirclement. Then, we’d have really lost face.”

These were just courtesies. Li Yelai had seen it himself, there were a dozen snipers outside.

Even if Li Yelai hadn’t blocked the male bodyguard, it was unlikely he could have escaped.

And even if he had escaped the encirclement, what then? Could he possibly escape from Giant City?

”Don’t worry about me disrupting your operations; I’m just a guy with bad luck,” Li Yelai replied. He was actually quite concerned that he might interfere with the West City Branch’s operation, given the string of bad luck so far. Just now, he had been hit by several lamps, and even the floor tiles seemed to rise just to trip him.

Interfering would have been a real mistake.

However, Zephyr mentioned, ”We just found a secret route, hidden in the passageway between two workshops where outsiders can’t see it, but it’s wide enough for a vehicle to get through. That might have been his escape route. Once he got away, it would have been like looking for a needle in a haystack. So, we really should thank you. There will definitely be merit points in this operation for you, and we will apply to the headquarters to give you the proper amount.”

Li Yelai nodded; earning Merit Points did sound good.

The curse of ”You Must Meet Strong Enemies” ironically ended up delivering the fleeing bodyguard right in front of Li Yelai, which turned out well.

Then, Li Yelai handed over the greed coin he had hidden to the Processor.

Upon receiving the coin, Zephyr got sentimental, ”Once we knew it was one of those Taboo Items, we prepared for the worst. Luckily, you got lucky and infiltrated.”

Lucky?

A weird look immediately appeared on Li Yelai’s face.

Getting unwittingly involved in an incident with Taboo Items shouldn’t be considered good luck, should it?

But on second thought, although it had been dangerous, it did prevent things from getting out of control.

”How’s my boss doing?” Li Yelai asked. The crisis had erupted so suddenly that Li Yelai, who had faced the enemy head-on, hadn’t had the chance to take note of his boss’s situation.

”That antique shop owner?” Zephyr smiled, ”He got involved in this incident and learned about your identity. He’s already signed a secrecy agreement. Now, he’s been sent back home.”

’That’s how it is, I wonder if he’ll still keep me on as an employee,’ pondered Li Yelai, considering his identity as a Spiritual Ability User shouldn’t conflict with being an antique store employee, right?

At this point, Zephyr called out to some teammates in the distance, ”What are you standing around for? Bring the car over, send the Night General home! Be snappy about it!”

The West City Processors immediately drove up to Li Yelai, overly enthusiastic.

”Uh, no need, I’ll just wait a little longer,” Li Yelai waved his hands hastily, ”I’m a bit unlucky, I’d rather not ride in a car right now.”

”Don’t worry, we’re great drivers.”

”Yeah, and it’s getting dark. How about we treat you to dinner?”

”If we’re having dinner already, why not have a drink too?”

”And if we’re having a drink, why not stay the night in West City?”

The West City Processors, thinking he was just being polite, shoved him into the car. They even carefully wrapped up his Red Dragon Spear to take with them.

Keen on making good relations with Li Yelai and trying to recruit him from East City Branch, they naturally didn’t want to miss this opportunity.

Having witnessed Li Yelai’s capabilities, they were determined not to let him go.

However, as soon as Li Yelai got into the vehicle,

the SUV started experiencing all sorts of malfunctions, not only failing to start but also having a flat tire. When they attempted to change the spare, they found the jack was broken. But no matter, with so many Spiritual Ability Users around, a couple of them could lift the car.

Yet, before they could even lift it, the airbags inexplicably deployed first.

Leaving everyone inside covered in dust and grime.

The West City Processors were in shock, staring at Li Yelai in disbelief.

Li Yelai just spread his hands in a somewhat helpless gesture.

He knew that his reputation as a vehicle killer would probably spread to the West City Branch.