Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 133: Chapter 60 Containment_2

He began to truly delve into the secrets of this world.

With his formidable computational ability, he had calculated all the rules and paths of the strange tales and had deduced the safest route of escape.

He would flee the academy, escape Giant City. Then, he would fulfill his endless thirst for knowledge!

With his ability and the blessings of the great being, these were no longer mere fantastical dreams!

”Spiritual Ability Users, Void Realm, Disaster Forbidden Zone, Taboo Items, Chaos...” Ye Xun was brimming with excitement, these were the knowledges he longed to master. Now, as soon as he left the academy, he could leisurely roam the vast ocean of knowledge!

Thus, he steeled his resolve and quietly passed through one strange tale zone after another. Using the rules of strange tales, he evaded the pursuers behind him.

Then, after changing directions several times, he proceeded along the path he had calculated.

A few minutes after his departure, a Processor team appeared near the teaching building.

Amongst them, someone bent down to investigate the barely noticeable footprints.

That was Li Yelai’s old acquaintance, the logistics team’s Detective.

After a flicker of his eyes, he spoke, ”The person has left about eight minutes ago, unlike us, he was hardly delayed by the strange tales.”

”He is, after all, the bearer of the Horror Tales Notebook, he knows all there is about strange tales. It’s nothing special,” the team leader shook his head and said, ”We can no longer track by traces, the other party has obviously passed through several strange tale zones to delay our time. Sha Li, please do a divination.”

The last sentence was laden with a strange sense of sorrow.

And Sha Li was a teammate who had once operated with Li Yelai in the Black Prison.

After using the Taboo Item, the Phantom Mask Strategy, she gained powerful Divination Ability but also lost all her memories after turning eighteen. She lost memories of her lover, memories of her teammates, and all the experiences she had been through.

The officials could only bring out her past records, trying to fill in the blanks to the best of their ability.

And she, once again, chose to join the authorities and reclaimed the code name Sha Li.

As a result, although a mature woman, she possessed a childlike naivety that did not match her appearance.

It caused the team leader agonizing pain because he was Sha Li’s lover.

However, Sha Li no longer remembered him, had forgotten all the little moments they had shared.

It left him too afraid to get too close, only able to gently propose in his tone. Unsure if they could ever return to how things were before.

After a timid nod from Sha Li, she began the divination.

Then, Sha Li pointed towards a direction in the distance and said, ”He has gone that way!”

The team leader looked to a teammate, who after some thought, said, ”It’s in the direction of the art gallery...”

”The art gallery?... Then that has nothing to do with us,” the team leader was startled and then let out a bitter smile, ”Looks like he’s in trouble now!”

...

Meanwhile, with the arrival of the other three Processor teams, Li Yelai was finally safe.

He was now receiving treatment along with his colleagues.

”Congratulations, you’ve made it to the Second Awakening,” Li Yelai leaned against the wall, chatting idly with Heavy Knight, who was getting his wounds bandaged.

A few days ago, Heavy Knight had successfully broken through to the Second Awakening.

Among the new recruits of the same period, he was the second new Processor to achieve Second Awakening after Li Yelai.

”Mm...” Heavy Knight nodded slightly, ”I had thoughts of sparring with you as we are both Second Awakening, but it seems unnecessary now. I’m no match for you.”

Judging from the combat power Li Yelai had just exhibited, Heavy Knight felt little hope of winning.

The opponent’s physique alone was stronger than his own, even as a practitioner on the True Martial Path.

”It’s just good luck,” Li Yelai responded, seeing the dubious looks on everyone’s faces, as if to say, you dare to talk about good luck?

Li Yelai smacked his lips and could only switch his wording, ”Well, it’s because I had a misfortune that turned into a blessing, having been enhanced by the Heart of Slaughter for too long.”

At that moment, Li Yelai suddenly heard a noise from not far away.

A student dressed in school uniform with a backpack suddenly dashed out from the green belt of the art gallery.

Is this a student who escaped from an Abnormality all by himself? That strong?

Li Yelai wondered, but he heard Huang Du’s incredulous voice.

”Old... Old Three?”

Old Three? Ye Xun!

Li Yelai instinctively grabbed the Red Dragon Spear beside him.

And the one who rushed out from the green belt was Ye Xun, the holder of the Horror Tales Notebook.

Following the calculations, he plotted the safest escape route.

And so, he made his way through various strange tale zones to arrive here.

However, just as he was about to cross through the art gallery, he saw a group of injured comrades.

He was not surprised; Huang Du was his accomplice, so it wasn’t strange for him to be able to crack the Horror Tales Notebook of the art gallery.

So, without hesitation, he immediately stepped out of the greenery.

He planned to first blend into the crowd through Huang Du and then look for an opportunity to leave this place.

However, just seconds after he stepped out of the greenery, he suddenly heard Huang Du’s voice.

He couldn’t help but stare in astonishment at the injured Huang Du among them. Isn’t this guy supposed to know how to crack the Horror Tales Notebook? How could he be hurt?

At this moment, Huang Du was bruised and swollen, being bandaged by someone, and he looked at Ye Xun just as astonished.

Subsequently, Ye Xun also noticed Li Yelai, who had picked up a weapon.

In an instant, Ye Xun’s gaze became sharp.

He realized, Huang Du that bastard had betrayed him! He had exposed his own identity!

And this guy holding a weapon was a Spiritual Ability User! Official Spiritual Ability Users seem to always act in groups; did that mean there were more nearby?

But this guy was also injured.

Ye Xun didn’t hesitate for a moment and immediately launched an attack!

They were too close; he had to strike first. Otherwise, once caught by the opponent, he would inevitably be surrounded by other arriving Spiritual Ability Users!

At worst, he could even take those injured comrades as hostages!

Therefore, Ye Xun called upon his power and immediately launched an attack on Li Yelai.

His eyes emitted a purple glow, Spiritual Eyes Path, Mirror Vision!

After activating this ability, the target that made eye contact with him would have their vision distorted. Everything seen by the eyes would be inverted.

It was also a very useful skill; the faster the opponent’s instinctive response, the more dangerous it actually was.

For example, if he launched an attack from the left, the opponent would instinctively raise their right hand to defend.

But in reality, as the opponent’s perspective was reversed, the true attack would come from the right.

And he could activate or deactivate the power at will, making it difficult for the opponent to discern truth from illusion. If even once they failed to block, he would win!

One single mistake from the opponent would be fatal!

The only trouble was, this ability could only affect one person at a time.

But now, there was only one person.

However, in the next second.

A girl with a bandaged palm among the injured suddenly stood up, wielding a large hammer as thick as a bowl.

A man who was bandaging the wounded also suddenly drew a treasure sword.

A short-haired girl sitting close to Li Yelai with eyes closed, suddenly opened her eyes and looked indifferently at Ye Xun.

”[Listen to me] Cardiac arrest!”

In his shock, Ye Xun felt a pain in his chest and everything went black.

A second later, when he recovered from the effect and his vision returned,

He found himself being pinned to the ground, and at the same time, there were already more than a dozen figures surrounding him.

Ye Xun was stunned, unable to believe what he was seeing.

What happened? How could there be so many Spiritual Ability Users here?

”O great Thousand Variations....” Ye Xun felt fear in his heart and immediately cried for help to some entity.

’Click’

However, before his words finished, his jaw was dislocated, and then someone struck the back of his head, knocking him out cold.

A Processor wouldn’t give him any chance to counterattack.

”Indeed, if you wait by your side, there will always be prey that comes to you,” said the middle-aged man with the treasure sword, smiling, ”Well done, Night General!”

This was the person in charge of the operation, Ben Lei.

For the sake of You Must Meet Strong Enemies, he had dispatched four teams, nearly twenty Processors, to accompany Li Yelai.

Now it seemed like the plan was a success!

”I’ll take that as a compliment,” Li Yelai said, spreading his hands helplessly.

And with that, Ye Xun was captured, and the Horror Tales Notebook he carried was successfully contained!