Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 231: Chapter 108 Rescue_2

At the same time, his entire suit of scale armor shattered, Abyss Dragon Scales, Unarmored!

Golden patterns converged on the long spear.

Then, it shot out explosively, Overlord’s Spear Throw!

The long spear, like a golden meteor falling from the sky, stabbed directly at the Hunting Insect mid-air!

Its speed was so fast that the Hunting Insect only saw a flash of golden light. And then, there was no after.

A loud ’bang’ erupted in the air.

The head and upper body of the Hunting Insect were directly blown apart by the long spear, a grotesque firework of flesh and blood blooming in mid-air.

And the spear, undiminished in power, tore through the Insect’s flesh and then crashed mightily to the ground.

After a loud noise, a vast web of cracks emerged on the surface of the ground.

Then, a rain of blood and flesh fell from the sky, staining the entire street red.

A one-hit kill!

The fully-charged Abyss Dragon Scales had killed the Hunting Insect in one strike!

This was Li Yelai’s most powerful attack, wearing the thickest armor, enduring the deadliest blows, dealing the most severe damage!

Even an Awakened Spirit User of the Four Awakenings had to avoid its sharp edge!

And with that one move, Li Yelai could secure his position as the most powerful among the Third Awakening Spirit Users!

But he felt no joy, instead he crashed heavily onto an off-road vehicle on the street with a painful groan.

Originally mid-air, his body paralyzed, he was unable to continue Aerial Stepping and thus fell straight down from nearly ten meters up.

Fortunately, his physical strength was very high, and he still had some Spiritual Barrier protection.

After the crash, though in pain, it cleared his blurry consciousness a bit.

Li Yelai struggled to roll off the car and, after pulling the long spear out of the ground, vigilantly scanned his surroundings.

He hadn’t forgotten about the effect of his You Must Meet Strong Enemies curse.

Even though he had momentarily deactivated his Face, the curse would persist for a while longer. More strong enemies would come.

Right now, he still had some physical strength left, but his Spiritual Energy was mostly depleted, and the numbness in his body had not subsided. If he encountered another strange enemy, the outcome would be dire.

In normal times, he could hide and wait patiently for his Spiritual Energy to recover.

But the You Must Meet Strong Enemies curse would use various coincidences to bring the enemy to his face.

Unless there were no enemies within a certain range,

Li Yelai wouldn’t be able to avoid combat.

In Moon Shadow’s words, ”Even hiding in a dung pit, you’ll be found by monsters looking to taste the saltiness!”

Though the description was disgusting, the reasoning was correct.

He could only continue to fight until the curse’s effects wore off, or help arrived from his comrades. Or... he died at the hands of a stronger enemy.

The method of attracting Heavenly Thunder he used just before was indeed too dangerous; now, Li Yelai’s hair had turned into a porcupine’s, with purple lightning arcs flickering sporadically all over his body. The numbness was severe.

However, being struck by thunder indeed gave a huge burden to Li Yelai’s body, but the Soul Well had definitely expanded quite a bit.

Could being struck by lightning accelerate the expansion of the Soul Well?

Or is it that with enough combat as a prelude, Li Yelai’s control over his Spiritual Energy had become even stronger?

The latter was more likely.

The Little Mad King once said that his curse was best suited for entering the wilderness, to fight against powerful Abnormalities quickly and efficiently, which would rapidly enhance Li Yelai’s strength.

Now it seemed that was verified, but it was also too dangerous.

Just now, without a moment to mourn the death of the War Worm, the Hunting Insect immediately arrived on the battlefield.

This left Li Yelai no chance to rest. Who could withstand a battle of attrition?

The You Must Meet Strong Enemies curse was forcing Li Yelai to fight to the death.

”Indeed, I shouldn’t have killed the Hunting Insect directly just now. I should have left it half-alive, delaying until my curse expired, my Spiritual Energy recovered,” Li Yelai mused, keeping a vigilant eye on his surroundings. He felt some regret; he should have spared his opponent.

You Must Meet Strong Enemies should only trigger after a strong enemy’s death, right? Next time, if there is a chance, I could try that out. If there is a next time...

Watching the Insect Swarm gradually emerge from the ruins nearby.

Some of the Insect Swarm started devouring the corpse of the Hunting Insect, while the rest firmly encircled Li Yelai.

Although they were all low-level, the number was too great.

Li Yelai exhaled a breath of turbid air, suppressing the discomfort in his body, and rang the Summoning Bell.

The Double Blade Knight materialized at his side, kneeling on one knee.

This was Li Yelai’s last support, after a series of bloody battles, Li Yelai’s hot melt Big Black Umbrella was wasted, his Red Dragon Spear was gone, the Mountain King Avatar was gone, and the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt was no more.

This Double Blade Knight, was Li Yelai’s last support.

”The strong enemy should have already arrived, where are they hiding?” Li Yelai raised his long spear, and behind him, the Double Blade Knight also drew his swords.

The next second, the Insect Swarm swarmed in, and both Li Yelai and the Double Blade Knight swung their weapons simultaneously. Wherever Li Yelai’s long spear went, stones shattered, while the Knight was swift and lethal, with each strike life-threatening.

The bloody battle began once more.

At this moment, Li Yelai suddenly heard dense gunfire from afar, as numerous Insects were swallowed by the line of fire.

While engaged in a bloody battle with the Insect Swarm, Li Yelai glanced around and saw several City Defense Soldiers and some armed civilians rushing out from the broken streets.

They held their weapons and crazily fired at the Insect Swarm.

They... were they supporting Li Yelai?

”Hold on!” shouted a City Defense Soldier as he sprayed the Insect Swarm with a machine gun.

And the civilians behind him were overjoyed.

”I said it, he must still be alive! Those shameless ones actually said he died.”

”It was him who just saved us!”

”He’s badly injured, quickly, quickly, support him!”

”Let these insects see the fierce spirit of our Border City!”

These civilians were survivors who had been previously attacked by War Worms.

At their most terrified moment, they saw Li Yelai lead the Heavy Knights to directly knock the War Worms flying, saving them.

They had long regarded Li Yelai as their lifesaver in their hearts.

Now, upon discovering that Li Yelai was being besieged by the Insect Swarm, they also tried their best to support him.

”Don’t come closer, it’s dangerous!” Li Yelai felt moved, but he dared not let them continue to approach.

The effect of You Must Meet Strong Enemies was not yet over, there were dangerous Insects nearby!

However, flames suddenly ignited in the midst of the Insect Swarm dispelled Li Yelai’s last concerns.

The crimson flames spread through the Insect Swarm at an unthinkable speed. The flames devoured a large number of Insects, and the smell of scorched flesh mixed with the aroma of meat spread through the broken streets.

Li Yelai had seen these flames before, his Red Dragon Spear had been ignited by these bizarre flames!

Li Yelai evaded the rolling worm’s self-explosion by using Aerial Stepping and indeed saw Yaoqing Jing Lin standing at the end of the street. One of his eyes dimmed, but he arrogantly said, ”You didn’t think that they could get here on their own, did you? It’s not just your officials that have fervor, our Yaoqing Jing Family’s fervor is second to none!”

No wonder the flames spread so quickly, it was Yaoqing Jing Lin’s Skyfire Eyes!

Wherever his gaze fell, he could ignite it!

With Yaoqing Jing Lin’s intervention, the pressure on Li Yelai decreased suddenly.

Li Yelai wasn’t sure why he had returned to the battlefield, but he quickly spoke up, ”Be careful, there must still be Advanced Insect Race hiding around!”

Yaoqing Jing Lin nodded, ”Don’t worry, it’s not just us who came to rescue you. I am merely a guide.”

The next second, Li Yelai heard a familiar voice, that voice had once whispered in his ear, that gentle warmth had once made him feel slightly intoxicated.

The girl’s slightly husky voice rang out, ”Speech Spirit·Thunder Zone!”

Chains of lightning quickly sprang out among the Insect Swarm, connecting and ricocheting off each other, quickly frying over a dozen Insects.

At that moment, Li Yelai finally saw several figures rushing from midair.

It was the official Spiritual Ability Users’ squad.

And the girl rushing at the forefront was Cheese.

She was pale, her eyes faintly red, and her bangs clung to her cheeks because of sweat, as if she hadn’t rested well these past few days.

She looked at Li Yelai, her slightly pale lips parted, ”You’ve gone too far, I... I’ve received news of your life and death unknown twice...”

The first time, Li Yelai disappeared during the Mountain Dragon operation. For the next two days, no one found Li Yelai. He was presumed dead.

The second time, the Spiritual Ability Users at No.99 Shelter saw the Night General, but then news came that the Night General had lured away the dangerous War Worms, after which his life and death were unknown once more.

Starfire probably had already offered the second sacrifice.

And this, made Cheese feel quite distressed. A reignited hope extinguished once again caused her pain.

Meanwhile, Yaoqing Jing Lin silently watched this scene, temporarily blind in one eye but that did not stop him from enjoying the show.

He subconsciously looked towards the battlefield where the Doll was located, his heart screaming, ”Let the blood flow into a river! Let the blood flow into a river!”