Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 212: Chapter 100: All of You, Get Over Here!

After being on alert for seven hours, Li Yelai and Cheese were rotated out by their colleagues and headed to the shelter to rest.

As the communication within the shelter reconnected, Li Yelai gradually received a lot of intelligence from inside Giant City.

He learned from Yin Fire that Li Yunyan and the Spirit Extinguisher were currently in shelter No. 86.

With Yin Fire, a Captain Level powerhouse, stationed at that shelter, security measures were high, and there was no need to worry about his sister’s safety for the time being.

This news eased Li Yelai’s mind.

His other friends, Starfire and Shadow Stream, had encountered an Insect Swarm attack while escorting civilians and got separated from their group, but fortunately, they were rescued by a Heavy Knight and returned somewhat bedraggled to shelter No. 25.

The Detective had been in the East City Branch from the start and was, on the contrary, quite safe.

Yang Chen and Doll, however, were currently unreachable. The powerful pair was still out in the world rescuing civilians.

So far, it was confirmed that sixteen teams had either encountered large Insect Swarms or even Extraordinary Creatures from the Doomsday Forest.

The escorting warriors and Spiritual Ability Users had been sacrificed under the attacks of the Extraordinary Creatures and the Slaughter Insect Swarm.

The civilians they were protecting had scattered in all directions to hide and seek shelter. Only a few had managed to escape to shelters and bring back the terrifying news.

The officials immediately formed a rescue squad, hoping to save those survivors.

This weighed somewhat heavily on Li Yelai; after all, casualties had occurred—and they were significant!

Now, gunfire could be heard everywhere in the city; humans, Insect Swarms, and Extraordinary Creatures from Doomsday Forest were all engaged in fierce battle.

But the ultimate beneficiaries were always the Insect Swarms.

For no matter which side suffered casualties, the Insect Swarms would devour their bodies and thus augment themselves.

”If this continues, the Insect Swarms will only grow larger and stronger,” Li Yelai murmured softly, feeling somewhat restless and exhausted, yet too tense to sleep.

Beside him, Cheese, wrapped in a blanket, calmly responded, ”If you can see this, so can the command layer. They’ll naturally make the most accurate tactical plans. Right now, your most important task is to rest, recuperate—you’ve got bloodshot eyes.”

At those words, Li Yelai nodded silently, covered himself with a blanket, and tried to make himself sleep.

He needed to rest as soon as possible to recover his strength.

To face the impending danger in the best state possible.

But his nervousness made it hard for him to relax.

Then, he felt a soft touch on his shoulder.

At the same time, a gentle voice reached his ears.

”Don’t think too much. [Listen to me], just rest well.”

Sleep came over him, and Li Yelai offered no resistance to it, falling into a deep sleep.

...

The news that No. 71 Disaster Fog had invaded No. 3 Border Cityfinally spread through various channels.

Some were terrified of the horror of the Disaster Fog, others pitied the plight of the people, and yet others were overjoyed.

”After all, No. 71 Disaster Fog has descended on No. 3 Border City. With Old Mad King’s condition, he won’t make a move without knowing the exact location of the Catastrophe Fog Master,” spoke an entity within the Forbidden Zone: ”With the state of Old Mad King, he can’t make many moves now—I truly hope that the master of No. 71 Disaster Fog can deplete as much of his remaining life force as possible.”

”Currently, No. 3 Border City has committed a large amount of forces in the Disaster Fog. It is the best chance to break through No. 3 Border City!”

”It’s too late, humans have already reacted. As we received news of the Disaster Fog’s appearance in No. 3 Border City, the Giant City on the human side had already dispatched a Legion to confront our Legion,” another entity looked towards the human Giant City: ”Moreover, the Amber King has also made a move...”

After the news that No. 3 Border City was largely swallowed by the Disaster Fog, countless armies surged out of the Disaster Forbidden Zone・Black Origin City. Numerous organized Void Realm Creature legions departed the Forbidden Zone for the first time since the Catastrophe Era, arriving above the wilderness.

Because more human armored legions held firm in the wilderness.

The two legions faced each other from a distance, seemingly ready to erupt into a terrible war at any moment.

But both sides held back from acting rashly.

”Well then,”

In the Forbidden Zone, an entity chuckled lightly, ”Time is on our side. Since the human reinforcements are staying here to block us, they won’t be able to fully support the battlefield in the Disaster Fog. We just need to wait for the Slaughter Insect Swarm to devour all life in the Disaster Fog. Even if the humans eventually succeed in suppressing the Disaster Fog, the price they’ll pay will be unbearable!”

...

Elsewhere, the Book Holder also received news of No. 3 Border City’s invasion by the Disaster Fog.

He let out a joyful laugh, ”This is not a disaster; inside the Disaster Fog, one million one hundred ninety-two thousand people will perish, and almost all official Spiritual Ability Users will be wiped out, but... it will also forge thirty-seven exceptionally talented powerful Spiritual Ability Users!”

”Rejoice, this will be a blessing for humanity!”

”It is destiny’s mercy towards humanity!”

He took out a pen and began writing down names on a piece of paper.

Those were the names of people who would survive the Catastrophe and grow to become strong from it.

Some were from official Processors, some were Wild Spirit Ability Users who hadn’t managed to evacuate from Giant City in time, and some were civilians who would awaken to become Spiritual Ability Users amidst the Disaster Fog.

He quickly wrote down thirty-seven names or codenames, and if Li Yelai were present, he would have recognized a few familiar people.

As for the over two million deceased humans, in the mouth of the Book Holder, they had already become a mere statistic—

A stepping stone for those exceptionally talented Spiritual Ability Users to ascend the stage.

...

Elsewhere, after an unknown amount of time, Li Yelai was awakened by the urgent sound of an alarm.