Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 334: Chapter 158 Fire!_2

The man squinted his eyes, and the chill on his body became even more permeating. He naturally wouldn’t give up taking the reward. It was his rightful due!

Seconds later, he turned his head to look towards the doorway.

There was a servant with tusks who wanted to carry forward a basket of flowers, obviously intending to continue handing out red envelopes to satisfy this ”brother-in-law.”

But Li Yelai’s Big Black Umbrella was blocking the door, ensuring that anyone who entered would have to endure a strike from it.

It was uncertain whether they would survive it.

This caused the servant who was about to enter to stop in his tracks and look at the man with uncertainty.

If they could maintain this stalemate, it would be ideal, giving his colleagues who also infiltrated the ghostly entities more time to prepare.

The man’s expression darkened, and he remained silent.

Li Yelai and Jing Lin thought he had run out of moves.

But then, seconds later.

A Ghost Soldier General wearing thick armor appeared at the corridor entrance, his powerful aura causing the wedding procession to immediately make way.

The armor of the Ghost Soldier General emitted an ominous black mist, and he was draped in a pitch-black cloak, holding a Long-Handled Battle Axe and with several Throwing Spears hanging by his waist, and two club-sized hammers strapped to his back.

His presence was incredibly imposing, undoubtedly having emerged from mountains of corpses and seas of blood. No, a fierce ghost!

Otherwise, he couldn’t possibly have been a Ghost Soldier.

With every step closer to the door, the sound of his Scale Armor clashing sent shivers down one’s spine. His battle axe scraped the ground, sending off sparks.

He looked at Li Yelai, who was also clad in Heavy Armor, as if emitting some form of laughter.

Li Yelai was staring at his Spear and massive hammer, contemplating something.

”How is it? Planning to get rough?” Jing Lin gripped the long spear beside him. In many people’s understanding, long-handled weapons like spears were not suitable for indoor combat.

But in reality, in indoor spaces, the dominance of long spears was still formidable. Although they couldn’t be swung at random, stabbing became even harder to dodge.

If the Returning Soul intended to fight, Jing Lin planned to stab the man in front of him first.

”No, this individual is my groomsman,” the man responded coldly. He had thought it through—since the other party didn’t breach the contract directly but wanted him to retreat knowing his difficulty, he would continue to go along with their intentions.

So, you want to hit me? You want the red envelope? Fine!

Let’s see how long you can hold out!

’I will definitely find trouble for Lu Shou later!’ The man thought, although a Returning Soul could not directly harm humans.

He could actively seek out humans with grievances against Lu Shou and retaliate through transactions!

He had already figured out how to deal with Lu Shou and these two bastards in front of him!

Damn it! Did they really think a Returning Soul was easy to bully? We are beings who returned from death; to mock us comes at a cost!

Outside, the Ghost Soldier General casually took the basket of flowers and stepped into the room, standing in front of Li Yelai.

The two warriors in armor faced each other—one regal and imperious, the other ghastly and compelling.

Then, he looked at Li Yelai and extended his right hand slightly curved.

It was as if a provocation—no, it was a provocation!

He was the man’s groomsman and had to endure the beating from the bride’s family.

As it seemed, this was inevitable.

He didn’t need to avoid it; even if he was a Spiritual Ability User, could a single strike shatter his armor and defense?

And then... Li Yelai fulfilled his wish.

The next second, Li Yelai leapt up, the Big Black Umbrella in his hand smashing down fiercely!

The Ghost Soldier General bent his legs slightly and raised his hand to block instantaneously.

’Bang’

A huge and dull sound echoed throughout the neighborhood.

The floor beneath the Ghost Soldier General shattered instantly, his body retreating several steps, flattening the metal threshold. The guard on his arm showed distortion and deformation.

What a terrifying hammer strike!

But ultimately, he withstood Li Yelai’s hammer blow!

Li Yelai, however, was not surprised at all. After all, he was an elite monster and not so easily vanquished without using his abilities.

Meanwhile, the Ghost Soldier General lifted his numb left hand and delivered the basket of flowers next to the man.

Finally, the red envelope was presented before him.

The man picked up the basket and placed it in front of Jing Lin, his voice icy, ”Well, can I go fetch my bride now?”

Jing Lin glanced at the basket, which was filled with a hefty amount of Gold Coins. Just as he was about to speak, he heard knocks from the Heavy Knight bedroom.

The pattern of the sound was three long and two short.

His heart stirred slightly, and then, he nodded gently, ”It will do...”

Following that, Jing Lin cleared the pathway to the bedroom.

This made the man a bit perplexed, he hadn’t expected this ”brother-in-law” to be so reasonable, far easier to deal with than the ”Second Uncle”!

Also, the sound had just come from the bride’s bedroom... Was the bride actually looking forward to marrying me? Or was there another conspiracy?

As the man pondered this, he made his way towards the bedroom.

The Ghost Soldier General, however, was looking at Li Yelai, with a simmering malice gathering in his lackluster pupils.

”Do not act rashly, Human. Otherwise, you will die under my iron hooves!” The voice of the Ghost Soldier General was very raspy, as if his throat was choked with a piece of metal.

Having been violently struck by Li Yelai but unable to retaliate had infuriated the Ghost Soldier General, who was looking for a chance to properly ”welcome” Li Yelai.

His visage was naturally frightening, and the threats he issued carried a strong power of deterrence.

But Li Yelai was not about to be intimidated by such a character, having already encountered many dangers and terrifying entities.

Chaos Eggs, red-skinned Demons, various Insect Swarms, and even giant dragons while under the influence of Magic Potions.

At least this Ghost Soldier General still looked somewhat human.

Thus, he nodded slightly, ”There will be a chance.”

Then, Li Yelai turned and walked towards the bedroom.

The sound that had just emanated from the room must have been made by Shadow Stream.

This meant that they had already reached nearby teammates and were ready to proceed without further delay.

That was good! Li Yelai breathed a sigh of relief.

After the man, calling himself ”little cousin” to Shadow Stream, once again distributed a large number of red envelopes to them,

The bedroom door finally opened.

A girl appeared at the door, dressed in deep red bridal clothes that gave off a chilling vibe.

Her face was as delicate as porcelain, her eyebrows like distant mountains.

Her aloof expression made one involuntarily want to defile and destroy.

Goodness, Shadow Stream had managed to make Heavy Knight look so stunning in such a short amount of time. This was the work of a makeup master.

Li Yelai and Jing Lin marveled.

Even the man was momentarily dazzled. Though a Returning Soul, which was an emotional conglomerate of human remains, it still possessed human aesthetics.

From any angle, the bride looked gorgeous.

Unexpectedly, Lu Shou’s stepdaughter was so beautiful. The compensation this time was indeed satisfactory.

But soon, he frowned.

For he noticed that the body of Heavy Knight wasn’t quite to his liking...

And sensing the man’s gaze, Heavy Knight’s expression grew even colder.

She really wanted to pull out the hammer under her skirt and hit this guy’s face eighteen times right then!

”Alright, what are you looking at.” Li Yelai quickly spoke up, stepping forward to lift Heavy Knight in her magnificent bridal attire.

As a ”cousin”, it was his duty to carry Heavy Knight ”to her wedding”, conveying her to the bridal car.

It signified that the girl’s family cherished the bride deeply and hoped that the groom’s family would treat the newlyweds well.

Seeing this, the man also nodded slightly.

Then, the wedding procession resumed its previous ”festivity” and continued to beat drums and gongs.

With Li Yelai carrying Heavy Knight, and Jing Lin carrying a long spear and Big Black Umbrella, the three walked towards the stairs amid the ”cheers” of the wedding party.

And on various floors, some people peeked, some were fearful.

When they saw Heavy Knight, they whispered amongst themselves—some with pity, some with regret, and some with schadenfreude...

Although her code name was ”Heavy Knight”, Heavy Knight was not heavy; she didn’t weigh much lying on Li Yelai’s back.

It wasn’t hard for Li Yelai to carry her, although the Armor he wore was a bit uncomfortable for Heavy Knight.

All of this looked quite normal, yet the man felt something subtly amiss and instructed the Ghost Soldier Commander to remain vigilant.

The group arrived next to the bridal car in the clearing.

Around the car, a large number of Yin Soldiers stood guard, all looking intently at the three.

As if waiting for any small sign of movement to strike them down.

However... unbeknownst to them, a naughty child from somewhere had kicked open a soda can.

The can rolled down from high steps.

The crisp sound was very loud in the night.

Causing everyone to shift their gaze upwards.

Then, to their surprise, they noticed several figures appearing on the high rooftop.

On the rooftop, the corridors, on the balconies, figures appeared one after another.

Someone chuckled, ”Fire!”