Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 295: Chapter 138 Surprising Change_2

It wasn’t worried about Li Yelai’s safety, it was truly afraid of death.

Now, it was being officially raised in captivity, well-fed and watered, much more comfortable than being an overlord of a zone in the Forbidden Zone. But it understood very well that humans treated it well because it was useful to them. If its avatar killed the officials, then it would truly be done for.

”Okay,” Li Yelai nodded, this wasn’t blind confidence. He had already fought against the War Worms and Hunting Insects in the Disaster Fog, and now his physique had become even stronger. Among the official Third Awakening Processors, he was definitely among the strongest.

The Nightfall Mountain Lord hesitated, not daring to stake its life on Li Yelai’s confidence.

’I must test this out,’ it said.

The person in charge nodded, ”Okay.”

And so, a chain was released.

The Nightfall Mountain Lord twisted its body, and its long tail whipped out a shadow.

The shadow rapidly materialized in the room, turning into a robust, black tiger.

This tiger had a shoulder height over three meters, and its body length was even more than eight meters. Its massive size was akin to a dump truck, intimidating to behold. Its cold gaze stared intently at Li Yelai, as if assessing the prey before it.

’This is my avatar of Four Awakenings strength, back in the day I also fought through those local bosses...’

Before it could finish its sentence, suddenly a golden light flashed.

The Divine General Dharma Image appeared out of nowhere, a massive hand firmly grasped the back of the tiger’s neck, pinning it firmly to the ground.

The avatar of the tiger had not anticipated this turn of events and was completely unable to move.

The Nightfall Mountain Lord took a sharp breath.

Back in its day, it had been taken down by this same move!

And so, it had no objections.

Soon, with the intervention of the official Processor, the memories of the Fourth Awakening Mountain King Avatar were wiped out.

With clear foolishness in its eyes, it obediently entered into Li Yelai’s long spear.

In the Disaster Fog, Li Yelai had almost lost all his equipment.

Now, he had gradually updated and upgraded all his equipment.

Currently, his only flaw was a mount. This he would need to return to the ark and trade with the Black Umbrella again.

Wondering if selling information about one of his own abilities would be enough?

Li Yelai pondered this in his heart when he heard the voice of the Nightfall Mountain Lord.

’Is this Jing Chong’s Dharma Image? How can you, a Third Awakening, have such an ability? You...’

”Jing Chong?” Li Yelai was a little puzzled, then quickly understood.

This very Nightfall Mountain Lord had come from the Forbidden Zone faced by Yaoqing Giant City, Immortal Ruins!

Moreover, it had been captured by the Jing Family members and used as one of the trump cards for the family’s younger generation. This was also the foundation of the family, preparing avatars of the Mountain Lords that could be manipulated to better cultivate the Spiritual Ability Users in the family.

And during a subsequent transportation transfer, both the Mountain Lord and some Taboo Items were stolen by the Ember Church.

As for that Jing Chong, he should be the former ancestor of the Jing Family who later became the Eighth Awakening, Jing Lin’s great-grandfather.

The Supreme Chongwu of Yaoqing Giant City.

”Were you captured by that Jing Family Supreme?” Li Yelai asked. He naturally wouldn’t tell the Mountain Lord about his Face ability, so he changed the subject.

’I was defeated by Jing Chong... has Jing Chong already become Supreme?’ the Nightfall Mountain Lord was confused, and then sighed, ’Indeed, I have been imprisoned for so long, so long that even opponents who once matched me have now become ones I have to look up to. The growth rate of humans is still too fast for us.’

”What a phrase, ’equally matched’!” Li Yelai scoffed, ”Your next line won’t be that you once challenged the Supreme Chongwu, will it?”

The person in charge also smiled and nodded.

The Mountain Lord looked at Li Yelai curiously. The Supreme Chongwu?

From Li Yelai’s conversation, it seemed he wasn’t a member of the Jing Family? Yet the bloodline scent on him...

Afterward, Li Yelai saw the Nightfall Mountain Lord fall silent again.

He didn’t ask more, but carried the Big Black Umbrella and left with the person in charge.

Only after everything had settled down did the Nightfall Mountain Lord whisper to itself.

As an Extraordinary Creature of the Immortal Ruins, the Nightfall Mountain Lord knew some of the secrets within the Immortal Ruins and why the Jing Family had suddenly risen.

Now, Li Yelai’s uniqueness made it have to speculate more.

”Could it be the Divine Son of the Jing Family?”

Li Yelai would have guessed he’d get slapped twice for that—what kinda Divine Son would be as unlucky as him?

...

The next day, Li Yelai went to the specialized hospital of the Processing Department.

He planned to visit Starfire, the Heavy Cavalry, Ben Lei, and others today.

They were the most severely injured in the Disaster Fog, and by his estimation, they should be near discharge by now.

After studying the Pure Biomass, the medical standards of the officials had improved once again.

They might not have been able to fully regenerate limbs yet, but they weren’t far off. Ben Lei, who was severely contorted, had also received proper treatment.

When he arrived at Starfire’s hospital room, Li Yelai saw both the Heavy Cavalry and Shadow Stream.

The Heavy Cavalry’s wounds had healed earlier, and she had successfully broken through to the Third Awakening, but still had a stern look on her face.

Starfire said fearfully, ”Sis, you don’t look like you’re here to visit me, but more like you’re here to mourn me. I thought I was lying in a coffin.”

And Starfire’s wounds had mostly healed too. Scars lingered on his body, testament to his bravery then.

However, Li Yelai also remembered this guy sneaking a taste of his offerings and ending up with diarrhea as a result.

So, upon meeting, Li Yelai relentlessly mocked Starfire.

Starfire responded nonchalantly, ”You went missing three times in the Disaster Fog. If it weren’t for the third time, when the fog lifted, I would have had to prepare a third offering for you. Then I’d sneak another taste when you came back to life!”

”Brother Ye, don’t listen to my bro’s nonsense. When he learned you were missing, he was heartbroken,” Shadow Stream interjected. ”And the Heavy Cavalry, she was visibly upset too.”

The usually reticent Heavy Cavalry’s face stiffened slightly.

”That’s not true, I just didn’t want to waste the offerings,” Starfire insisted stubbornly. ”Who knew the Night General would be doing sit-ups like that, dying and coming back to life!”

Li Yelai felt a warm rush in his heart, and then asked, ”Are you close to the Third Awakening?”

”It’s coming soon. Battle is the best way to advance. I’ve grown quickly fighting the Insect Swarm,” Starfire responded.

He wasn’t alone. Especially the Spiritual Ability Users with Low Awakenings had, after facing the insect onslaught in the Disaster Fog, started breaking through one after another once it ended.

The Detective, Shadow Stream broke through to the Second Awakening, the Heavy Cavalry to the Third, and Starfire was not far from the Third either.

The new recruits from Li Yelai’s batch were advancing well.

Especially the Heavy Cavalry, who was keeping up with Li Yelai’s pace of advancement.

The instructor who had led the newcomers at the time was very pleasantly surprised, but unfortunately, he had sacrificed himself in the Disaster Fog.

The Disaster Fog had caused heavy losses to humanity, but fortunately, a significant number of new Spiritual Ability Users had also emerged among them.

Now, every major division had replenished its ranks with new blood.

”Speaking of newcomers, I plan to become an instructor after my Third Awakening, to guide the new recruits and stabilize my own power,” Starfire said.

Li Yelai nodded. He himself wouldn’t dare take on newcomers.

Then he asked, ”Which room is Ben Lei in? I plan to visit him.”

Ben Lei could be considered the number one hero of the Disaster Fog—having warned about its arrival beforehand, he secured twenty minutes of evacuation time for Giant City.

In the end, he even escaped from underground, revealing the location of the ’Insect Master.’ Although it was the Insect Master’s scheme, nobody would know this secret.

”He’s seriously injured, but the treatment has been effective. He’s in the last room on the fourth floor,” Shadow Stream interjected. ”When I passed by just now, I heard his teammates chatting with him. He seemed to be in good spirits.”

Li Yelai laughed, ”It seems he’s recovering nicely. Who’s come to visit him?”

”It sounded like Flying Hero, from the way he spoke. That should be the codename,” Shadow Stream recalled.

Li Yelai’s smile froze—injury. Flying Hero?

That was one of Ben Lei’s Ranger teammates, Flying Hero?

But... the entire Ranger squad, apart from their leader Ben Lei, had been sacrificed!

Starfire and Shadow Stream had yet to react.

The Heavy Cavalry’s face, however, turned immediately serious.

Li Yelai stood up, ”Notify the department, evacuate everyone from the hospital!”

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