Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 137: Chapter 62 Flaws_2

Cheese had such great qualities, so many people liked her, but why did it have to be him...

All she could do was stay silent, feeling wronged, praying that nothing had happened between them in the room. And she consoled herself, reminding herself that Li Yelai had also spent time alone with her.

Of course, in reality, nothing had happened between the two.

Li Yelai and Cheese were in the dormitory, one busy with transmitting messages, the other busy with slacking and catching up on sleep.

All of this was just harmless gossip among colleagues.

But even knowing this, Doll still felt terrible.

Now, whenever Doll saw Li Yelai, she would subconsciously grasp his arm, not wanting him to leave.

Faced with Li Yelai’s puzzled look, Doll could only suppress the grievance in her heart.

”Let’s go eat, okay? (•́₃•̀)”

Li Yelai was a bit taken aback; he looked at the time. It wasn’t even mealtime. Wasn’t it just a little past one?

”Isn’t it a bit early?” Li Yelai tried to ask; he had just had lunch, after all.

Seemingly perceiving Li Yelai’s astonishment, the text on Doll’s sign changed again.

”We haven’t eaten together in a long time (;′⌒`)”

”How about making up for it today? (╯﹏╰)”

”I’ve prepared a lot of dishes (ಥ﹏ಥ)”

”Please?

After a moment of thought, Li Yelai nodded and said, ”It’s possible. Then how about today’s dinner and supper?”

He owed her a meal, after all, so they could make it up today.

Li Yelai also knew very well that Doll was looking forward to their meal. She was too lonely; he couldn’t let her wait too long.

”Mm-hmm! (๑*◡*๑)”

With Li Yelai’s response, Doll’s grievances evaporated, and even the atmosphere in the division felt much more relaxed.

”I’ll wait for you ٩(๑❛ᴗ❛๑)۶”

She finally let go of the hand she had been holding tightly and hopped away down the corridor.

Watching her departure, Li Yelai smiled and said, ”She really is lively...”

He then turned and headed to the training room; it was time to start today’s training.

After they left, a door along the corridor opened.

Yang Chen and Moon Shadow Captain, two team leaders, were staring dumbfounded at the departing figures.

”No way? Old Yang, your chosen successor really hasn’t noticed? Doll’s being a bit too friendly to him,” Moon Shadow commented, ”What kind of oblivion is he in?”

Yang Chen pinched the space between his eyebrows and replied, ”It’s not like that. Doll just cherishes Night General as a friend. I think you’re reading too much into it.”

”Not like that?” Moon Shadow retorted, ”Since the rumors started, the atmosphere in the division has been off. Aren’t we, as Sixth Sense Spiritual Ability Users, able to sense that? Can’t you give Night General a hint? It’s painful to watch!”

”What kind of hint?” Yang Chen glanced sideways at Moon Shadow, ”At the moment, their relationship is nothing more than meal buddies, right?”

”You’re not biased because Cheese is from your team and also your senior’s cousin, are you?” Moon Shadow looked skeptical.

He knew Yang Chen had been brought into the Processing Department by Cheese’s cousin.

That’s why Yang Chen and Cheese were close friends, which explained why he accompanied Cheese to meet Li Yelai.

”What nonsense are you talking about? I usually don’t interfere in these matters,” Yang Chen shook his head, ”Besides, the reason Doll has this kind of contact with Night General is entirely because of his high curse resistance. Perhaps she’s mistaking this dependence for something romantic. What if... she meets someone else with high resistance? So, don’t meddle—let the young people sort it out.”

Moon Shadow frowned, ”Could Doll’s state... lead to a risk of losing control?”

After a moment of silence, Yang Chen replied, ”Then we certainly can’t intervene. Should we force Night General to do something because of this? That might backfire.”

Moon Shadow nodded slightly, ”I get your point, but it’s still hard to watch.”

”Stop worrying for now,” Yang Chen suggested, ”Didn’t your guy Ye Boshou go to hunt the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt? Did he bring it back?”

”Of course, it took quite an effort for them to take a detour and hunt one down. Judging by the time, they should be on their way back already,” Moon Shadow said with a smile, ”I really want to see how Night General will develop under the dual influences of the official department and the ark.”

”You’ll see,” Yang Chen replied lightly and walked towards the training room. He planned to check on Li Yelai’s training progress.

...

Elsewhere, in the training arena.

Li Yelai donned the Faceless Mask and began to switch rapidly.

With the training facility’s equipment, Li Yelai could easily monitor his own improvements.

With Li Yelai’s practice, the speed of switching the Faceless Mask had improved from the initial 0.3 seconds to 0.2 seconds.

Even sometimes, he could enter within 0.2 seconds.

But ultimately there were intervals, and during those brief intervals, Li Yelai could not use the Faceless Mask’s ability.

This seemed to be a vulnerability.

After all, for a normal person, fractions of a second would pass quickly.

But with the ascent of levels, improvements in speed and perception,

Such brief moments, for High Awakening Spiritual Ability Users, would be ample to accomplish a lot.

It’s said that the Moon Shadow Captain, when bursting out with full power, could exhibit lightning-fast speed.

To him, fractions of a second would be enough to kill.

However, in the short term, Li Yelai had no way to overcome this vulnerability.

Unless he didn’t switch the Faceless Mask at all, or he switched it in a safe place.

Or perhaps... he could rely on another ability to get through this interval.

This was indeed a line of thought.

Currently, Li Yelai was a Second Awakening Spiritual Ability User.

His first ability was Wanxiang Wumian, and he already had two masks.

While his second ability was, Virtual Realm Beast Language, which had significant limitations and was not very useful in many combat situations.

If at Third Awakening, he obtained a rather strong ability through a Magic Potion,

Li Yelai could then safely navigate this interval, always maintaining peak combat strength.

The first thing that came to mind was [Mimicry·Scale Armor] from the Wanxiang Third Awakening Potion.

This ability could greatly enhance the user’s defensive power and resistance.

With this ability, Li Yelai’s defensive power would surge.

Then perhaps he could safely switch the Faceless Mask.

As for another option from the Wanxiang Third Awakening Potion, Barbaric Beast, it could enhance speed or strength.

It could even turn Li Yelai into a kemonomimi... cough, a Beast-Eared Man.

This effect was actually pretty good, since Li Yelai’s physique was already strong, further enhancing his strength could possibly allow him to overpower Third Awakening True Martial.

It would be a true cross-level battle.

But in terms of cost-efficiency in coordination with the Faceless Mask, Mimicry·Scale Armor was more useful.

Unless the opponent also had Weakness Perception and could execute an armor-breaking killing blow. Otherwise, before they could break through the Scale Armor, one’s own mask would have already been successfully switched.

To stack the thickest armor, to withstand the deadliest of attacks!

But as long as one wasn’t killed in one hit, one would be able to strike back fiercely!

As long as one’s defensive power was sufficiently high, there would be no vulnerability!

Li Yelai shared this idea with the onlooking Yang Chen.

After pondering for a moment, Yang Chen said, ”Your thought is sound, as Spiritual Ability Users’ abilities vary greatly. Therefore, it’s important to choose the Magic Potion that suits you best. Since you have a vulnerability, you should no longer pursue sheer power. Pursuing defense to make up for the vulnerability is the best choice.”

”If the Captain says so, then for my Third Awakening, I’ll choose Mimicry·Scale Armor,” Li Yelai said with a laugh.

”Then save up your Merit Points and prepare the Magic Potion,” said Yang Chen with a light laugh. ”When the time comes, I will provide you with the suitable materials.”

”Oh?” Li Yelai said with a smile, ”Captain, what surprise have you prepared?”

Mimicry·Scale Armor could mimic the scale armor of extraordinary creatures.

But which specific extraordinary creatures would depend on the added materials.

Different materials would provide different defensive properties.

For instance, the scale armor from the Melting Furnace would have fire immunity.

The scale armor of a certain Wanxiang colleague was as sharp as a blade, capable of offense and defense.

Li Yelai was indeed looking forward to it.

Hearing this, Yang Chen’s eyes flickered, seemingly returning to the time of the revolt in Black Prison.

The image of Ye Boshou, clad in Black Dragon Armor, half-man, half-dragon, grinning...

”You won’t be disappointed, this is also a kindness from one of your seniors,” Yang Chen said softly.