Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 224: Chapter 105: The Rest Is Up to You - Part 2

[Do you like it?(..›ᴗ‹..)]

”Of course!” Li Yelai gave a thumbs up.

[Hehe (*´∀`*)]

”Is the Mountain Dragon dead?” Li Yelai asked, as he had lost consciousness and was not sure if his last effort had been effective.

[Yes, it was annihilated by the Insect Swarm, perishing together with that Abyss Worm (oﾟ▽ﾟ)o]

[Whether it was the Mountain Dragon or the Abyss Worm, they were both massive threats to the shelter. You saved a lot of people, but... it was really too dangerous (;´д｀)ゞ]

[I was scared to death...(つД`)]

[I finally found you(ಥ_ಥ)]

The Doll approached Li Yelai, with a slightly whiny and complaining tone.

This surprised Jing Lin, who was watching from the side; he found it hard to equate the indescribable monster he had glimpsed before with the shy girl now before him.

Seeing that Li Yelai and the Doll were still talking, Jing Lin tactfully stepped away.

Later, from the Doll, he learned that after Li Yelai went missing, an official rescue order had been issued.

But given the current situation, it would be very difficult for humans to conduct a rescue. Moreover, the target of the search could not be just Li Yelai.

The teams sent by the shelters closest to the battlefield all returned without success.

Almost everyone thought he had been sacrificed; Starfire and the others probably even had the tribute ready. He could still sneak a taste...

Of course, they couldn’t find Li Yelai; he had been flung too far by a tornado.

Looking at the girl before him, Li Yelai felt somewhat guilty.

The Doll had also been injured while searching for Li Yelai, and then she received Jing Lin’s distress signal.

”It’s alright now. I’m tough to kill,” Li Yelai reassured her.

Afterward, the two found Jing Lin to discuss a plan to reach the nearest shelter.

First, they had to get the people into the shelter and then form a team of Spiritual Ability Users to transport the Taboo Items to the division.

The nearest shelter was about ten kilometers away from here.

This journey would be fraught with Insect Swarms or Extraordinary Creatures, as well as the impact of natural disasters.

They had to plan a suitable route.

Two hours later, Jing Lin’s vision had almost fully recovered. The Doll’s spiritual ability had largely returned.

So, taking advantage of a slight break in the thunderstorm, the team, already prepared, immediately set out into the rainy night.

The team advanced quickly through the wind and rain.

Passing streets and high buildings, they gradually approached the shelter.

With the Doll leading the way, they didn’t encounter any large Insect Swarms.

The small groups of insects they did encounter were quickly crushed by the Doll.

The Divine Protection Path Doll could manipulate the surrounding air.

She applied direct pressure, crushing all the insects before they could attack the human team.

Li Yelai even saw a Hunting Insect poke its head out of the shadows, only to be squashed into a pool of blood and flesh.

”This ability is so powerful,” Jing Lin exclaimed. ”A typical Sixth Sense Divine Protection Spiritual Ability User doesn’t have this kind of destructive power.”

The Divine Protection Path prepares the more prepared its user is, the stronger the combat power.

Like the Flying Gunman Li Yelai had encountered before. He had set up numerous traps in the mall;if he had been given more time to prepare.

Maybe then, Li Yelai really wouldn’t have been able to defeat him.

As long as a Divine Protection Path user is given enough preparation time, they can even engage in cross-level battles.

Now, the Doll, a member of the Divine Domain Path, was leveraging her high computational capabilities and control of spiritual energy to manipulate the air and exhibit various abilities.

Creating a vacuum to suffocate enemies, gelatinizing the air to bind enemies, and instantly increasing air pressure to directly crush enemies.

Though it was just one ability, she used it in many different ways.

Under the Doll’s escort, the team progressed safely and quickly.

However, when they were about five kilometers from the shelter, Li Yelai felt a strong tremor coming from underground.

”An earthquake?” Li Yelai was somewhat startled.

He knew that the cost of using the Mixed Element Banner was attracting natural disasters, but the thunderstorm hadn’t ended yet; why was there an earthquake now?

”Doesn’t seem like it; the source is moving fast!” Jing Lin’s face suddenly turned grim.

Because through the curtain of rain, he saw a crack rapidly spreading across a distant street.

Then, a massive creature burst forth from the earth. As it moved, the ground around it shook and buildings collapsed.

Watching the monster burst forth from the ground, Li Yelai’s heart sank.

It was... an Abyss Worm!

Hadn’t it died already? Or was this a second Abyss Worm? Damn it, how many of these giant insect creatures could there be? How much biomass had the insect swarm devoured?

So its target was... it was the No. 99 Shelter that their team was heading towards!

It was a massive bunker, gathering nearly ten thousand civilians inside.

Watching the direction the Abyss Worm was facing caused fear to rise in Li Yelai’s heart.

He grabbed Jing Lin and bellowed, ”Quick, notify them!”

He wanted Jing Lin to shout in the Void Realm to alert the Spiritual Ability Users inside the No. 99 Shelter.

That shelter housed nearly ten thousand civilians and dozens of comrades who were Spiritual Ability Users!

However, there was no need to notify them now; the moment the Abyss Worm surged from the ground, a voice echoed in the Void Realm, ”No. 99 Shelter is encountering an Abyss Worm!”

”Requesting support from all shelters, prepare to receive civilians!”

”Fellow beings, for humanity, for Giant City!”

Voices reverberated one after another in the Void Realm.

Along with that, countless dense sounds of gunfire arose!

Inside the No. 99 Shelter, all the firepower was unleashed upon the Abyss Worm.

Artillery fired from afar, the cannons booming, the muzzles roaring!

Many Spiritual Ability Users rushed out of the shelter as the Abyss Worm attacked!

At the same time, a massive crowd of humans surged out from another exit of the shelter – these were civilians from the No. 99 Shelter. Sensing the approach of the Abyss Worm, officials had already started the evacuation.

But... it was too late!

Under the onslaught of human attacks, the Abyss Worm staggered, flesh flying everywhere. Blood gushed from its body, staining several streets red.

Compared to the Mountain Dragon’s abnormal defensive power, the physical defense of the Abyss Worm was almost non-existent, and its Spiritual Power Strength was only around the level of the Fifth Sense to Sixth Sense.

But its enormous body still posed a terrifying threat.

Withstanding the bombardment from Spiritual Ability Users and various weapons and ammunition, it slammed into the bunker.

Under the terrible impact of its weight, the ground shook violently.

The bunker’s gunfire paused momentarily. The previously dense gunfire became sparse and scattered after this attack, resulting in the deaths of numerous warriors.

At that moment, Li Yelai thought he heard the desperate screams of countless humans.

Those cries pierced through the Void Realm, seemingly catching the attention of some being.

Yet in an instant, the wailing abruptly ceased.

And the Abyss Worm raised its ugly and ferocious head as if rejoicing, as if celebrating.

Inside the bunker, sporadic gunfire sounded. The surviving Human Warriors, looking over the bodies of their compatriots, launched attacks filled with extreme fury.

This undoubtedly enraged the heavily injured Abyss Worm, which raised its head and struck the bunker again!

It brutally shattered the bunker’s defense structures.

Inside, the warriors were already strewn about as corpses. The massive impact killed a large number of fighters.

The surviving civilians, grabbing weapons, frantically swept fire towards the Abyss Worm.

This time, the Abyss Worm could not raise its head again.

A captain killed it. A sharp blade pierced straight through its heart.

Dragging his battered body onto the carcass of the Abyss Worm, a strange green flame ignited around him.

Some eerie power sustained his flesh, and he seemed to be twisted...

But gazing at the incoming swarm of insects, he raised the broken knife in his hand.

And let out a thunderous roar.

Even as he was engulfed by the swarm, his body torn and gnawed, he wildly swung the broken knife, defending the civilians behind him.

When his head was chopped off, in the moment of his death,

He still wore a slight smile.

Because he saw comrades rushing in for support.

He also saw a figure speeding towards them, wielding a Three-Pointed Blade and encompassed by Thunder.

”The rest... I leave to you...”

He closed his eyes.