Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 282: Chapter 132 Luring Monsters

”The name ’Monster Brushing Cage’ really sounds terrible...”

In the apartment kitchen, where Li Yelai was washing dishes, he weakly complained.

His hands, however, unfastened the apron he was wearing and made contact with the logistics team over the communicator.

He requested them to arrange transport for him and his armor to the target location.

Beside him, the beautiful girl washing dishes inquired upon seeing this, ”Is it an urgent mission?”

The Doll had shed the doll’s suit, changed into a thick cotton flannel nightgown, wore a pink apron, and donned adorable bunny slippers.

Her shoulder-length hair, tied into a high ponytail, fell behind her fair neck, giving her a somewhat dashing appearance.

Although Li Yelai had become neighbors with the Doll and Cheese,

Recently, with the frequent deployment on missions, the three of them rarely met.

Yet the Doll still remembered the days when she and Li Yelai would eat together.

”Not exactly urgent, but somewhat troublesome,” Li Yelai responded as he placed the dishes into the cabinet, ”Not sure if it’s a Hunting Insect or some kind of Extraordinary Creature. It’s very cautious, evading many cameras and even the Guard Hall surveillance. The officials need me to draw it out.”

”Oh, is that so... Are there other Processors providing support?” the Doll asked.

”Yes, Bai Yang and some Ye Boshou are also there, plus one from the logistics team. It’s not dangerous, just need to capture its photo, and then the official will issue a Bloody Warrant.” Li Yelai replied, ”I’m just the bait.”

The Doll pursed her lips and said, ”Then be careful, okay?”

”Mhm,” Li Yelai responded, ”You rest up.”

Having said that, he headed out the door, picked up the Big Black Umbrella from home, and leaped down from the balcony.

Only then did the corners of the Doll’s mouth turn downwards, feeling a bit aggrieved inside.

She had finally found an opportunity to invite Xiao Ye for a meal, and had even planned to play games together with Xiao Ye...

But this monster had thoroughly disrupted her plans, damn it (
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If that creature appeared before the Doll now, it probably wouldn’t fare much better than the Flying Gunman.

Pacing back and forth in her room, the more the Doll thought about it, the more aggrieved and angry she became!

...

On the other hand, Li Yelai had already boarded the logistics team’s off-road vehicle.

The driver was one of his temporary teammates for the current mission,

As well as an old acquaintance, the Detective.

His ability was well-suited for tracking and investigation.

Even though he was a member of the logistics team, he had also faced hardships in the Disaster Fog, fighting the Insect Swarm multiple times.

And after the Disaster Fog, he had successfully undergone a Second Awakening.

However, his second ability was still an auxiliary one, emotion observation.

He could visually perceive the colors emitted by a target and determine their emotional state.

”Hey, Night General, here we are teaming up again. Bai Yang and the others are still handling another mission, they’ll arrive at the scene later,” the Detective laughed, ”By the way, your equipment is in the trunk.”

Li Yelai’s mouth twitched as he said, ”Why don’t you use your ability to see what mood I’m in?”

The Detective was taken aback, then activated his ability, but his expression changed, ”Why is your emotion purple? Fear? What are you afraid of?”

From the Detective’s perspective, Li Yelai was a brave Processor. What could scare him?

”Every time I act with you, something happens, how can I not be afraid?” Li Yelai ridiculed.

The first time he encountered the Detective was during his rookie period, initially supposed to catch human traffickers but met a Wild Spirit Ability User and Void Realm Creatures.

The second time, he took a private job with the Detective and encountered Wang De, tormented by the Double Blade Knight and Long Spear Knight.

The third time, it was Li Yelai who called upon the Detective, ending up fighting a Chaos Egg and Redskin Demon conjured from their memories at the Jing Family’s estate.

Now, teaming up with the Detective again, could Li Yelai be anything but frightened?

The Detective’s mouth twitched, ”What right do you have to talk? You’re a troublemaker as well! Plus, Cheese was also there during those three incidents. Why don’t you mention her?”

The two exchanged taunts as they drove to the scene.

After the Disaster Fog, the roads in Giant City were severely damaged. Though some were under repair, only off-road vehicles could barely traverse them for now, making for a bumpy ride.

It took over three hours for their vehicle to bump and jostle its way to the destination.

This was a suburb on the southeast side of Giant City, geographically at the border of the Old City District and High Wall District, with few inhabitants and buildings.

This area was designated as a breeding zone, raising pigs, cattle, and sheep to supply meat to Giant City.

When the Disaster Fog struck, the livestock here didn’t evacuate in time and were devoured by the Insect Swarm, with grassland and fields greatly damaged, leaving many areas as bare, soft mud.

After the Disaster Fog ended, the official of Giant City helped fund the reconstruction of breeding farms and ranches, with livestock from other Giant Cities transported here.

As a result, for two consecutive days, a large number of animals were brutally hunted, and the scenes were left with heaps of blood traces and scattered remains with no traces of the perpetrator.

Surveillance set up nearby also failed to capture any signs of the culprit, who seemed to have evaded the cameras.

On the second day, the Guard Hall installed trackers on some of the cattle and sheep and dispatched officers to stake out nearby.

Yet the tragedy still occurred, with the perpetrator leaving the trackers at the scene.

On the third day, the Processing Department intervened in the investigation, sending Li Yelai and the Detective.

When Li Yelai and the Detective arrived, they saw military vehicles parked at the entrance of the breeding farm and fully armed human soldiers.