Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 336: Chapter 159 Yin Soldiers vs. Shadow Army_2

After that, they decisively moved the battlefield. Although the dense firepower could suppress the ghosts, it was very difficult to completely kill the Returning Souls. They had to find a new battlefield.

In the still-burning blood-red flames, the man roared with fury, ”Chase them! Take the bride, dead or alive!”

As a Returning Soul, he must take the bride to fulfill the contract.

Even if ambushed by humans, he had to continue fulfilling the contract. Otherwise, it would deal him a tremendous blow.

Moreover, he simply couldn’t swallow this insult!

He must dismember those two ”cousins” to quench his resentment!

And this was precisely what Li Yelai and his companions needed. Although the residential area’s open space was spacious, it was still too close to civilians. They had to lure the Returning Souls to a more open area for termination!

Come on then, catch up and I’ll let you... die understanding why!

Atop the carriage, Li Yelai sat in front, skillfully controlling the Skull Ghost Horses with the riding techniques from the Virtual Realm Beast Language and the horse-riding skills brought by the Champion Marquis Face.

These Ghost Horses looked to be only bones left, with only a purple glow in the skull’s eye sockets.

They didn’t look like much, but their speed and strength were not bad.

The four Ghost Horses, pulling a carriage and three people, two of whom were in Heavy Armor, still maintained a speed of around eighty mph. Although not as fast as the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colts, it was still a good find.

Great, great, great, if I can keep the Skull Horses afterward, Li Yelai’s ’Old Horse No. 3’ will have a place to go!

Inside the carriage cabin, Jing Lin complained, ”I get that you can ride horses, but how come you can also drive a carriage? Is this a custom in No.3 Border City?”

He put on an eyepatch to cover his left eye.

After using the Skyfire Eye, his curse was triggered after all, and he quickly became blind in his left eye.

”Your curse is really a hassle. If you can’t kill the opponent with one move, you definitely can’t use your ability,” Li Yelai said as he controlled the Ghost Horses to drift, sharply turning the carriage into a street.

The dangerous maneuver made Jing Lin tremble, even the Heavy Knight’s pretty face turned somewhat pale.

Li Yelai’s driving skills were terrifying.

Considering Li Yelai didn’t have a driver’s license yet, both their expressions grew more complex.

”Drive carefully! Cough, although I can only output one set of attacks, our heritage ensures our Spiritual Power Strength is higher than our peers, and after the Fifth Awakening, I’ll be able to temporarily break free from the curse,” Jing Lin explained, ”At that point, Spiritual Ability Users of the Jing Family will reach their peak state!”

This wasn’t exactly a big secret.

The curse of Jing Family’s Spiritual Ability Users was lethal, especially for someone like Jing Lin, where the path and curse were in severe conflict, making it hard to maintain combat power.

Although their heritage strengthened their Spiritual Power Strength, it couldn’t ensure they would kill with one strike.

But the Jing Family had their resolution, which was the ability gained during the Fifth Awakening. It could significantly suppress or avoid the curse, and that’s how the Jing Family had grown strong until this day.

Then the Heavy Knight spoke up, ”Night General, turn right ahead, and we’ll reach the square!”

”Got it,” replied Li Yelai. The square was the location he and his colleagues had decided on for the final battle. The space there was ample and wouldn’t endanger civilians. It was the ideal location for a fight.

However, as Li Yelai was maneuvering the carriage to drift,

He, with the highest physical strength, faintly heard the sound of something cutting through the air.

Li Yelai’s expression changed as he decisively stepped back and reached out to grab both the Heavy Knight and Jing Lin, pulling them harshly to his side.

The next second, three cold streaks flashed past the drifting carriage.

These were three Throwing Spears, launched nearly simultaneously and mercilessly piercing through two of the Ghost Horses and straight through the carriage.

The ornate carriage cabin provided no defense whatsoever and was instantly shattered by the terrifying power of the Throwing Spears.

Emerging from the wreckage of the carriage, Li Yelai was rolling on the road with the two in tow, their movements somewhat akward as they rolled to dissipate the force of their fall.

”Thanks,” said the Heavy Knight softly, as she pulled out two large hammers from under the hem of her bridal gown.

”They got here pretty quickly,” Jing Lin dusted off the ashes and splinters from his armor.

”Indeed,” Li Yelai looked towards the street corner. There, a silent troupe of Ghost Soldier Cavalry stood imposingly.

Leading them was none other than the Ghost Soldier General, who had thrown the Throwing Spears!

In the moment of the carriage’s drift, he had launched the Throwing Spears from the left rear.

If it weren’t for Li Yelai’s high physical endurance and sharper senses, he might not have had enough time to pull the two away.

Jing Lin might have been able to dodge, but the Heavy Knight was bound to get hurt.

”They’re chasing us pretty fast,” Li Yelai picked up the Big Black Umbrella, now about three hundred meters away from the square, only to find that the enemy’s Ghost Soldiers had beaten them to the carriage. This was unexpected....

And in the distance, the Ghost Soldier Commander raised his long axe, and behind him, the Ghost Cavalry also raised their horse lances.

Clearly, they were planning to charge. And even across hundreds of meters, Li Yelai could feel the Ghost Soldier General’s gaze fixed on him.

He really held a grudge.

Ha ha ha, very good!

”The Returning Souls always target the bride, Heavy Knight. You and Jing Lin go ahead to the square; our teammates should also be arriving at the square one after another,” Li Yelai said, grabbing the reins of a Skull Ghost Horse, mounting it, and once again using Virtual Realm Beast Language to control the Ghost Horse, riding closer to the Ghost Cavalry.

The target of the Returning Souls was the Heavy Knight; as long as the Heavy Knight reached the square, the other Returning Souls would follow.

They couldn’t afford to be entangled by these Ghost Soldiers here. The bride needed to reach the destination as quickly as possible.

”Night General, don’t push yourself,” the Heavy Knight said with a frown.

”Should I open a Skyfire Eye?” Jing Lin frowned, as there were quite a few Ghost Soldiers, around four or five hundred by his estimation.

”No need, he’s focused on me,” Li Yelai replied, ”And with the Heavy Knight gone, I’m actually safer. After all, the target is you.”

The Heavy Knight and Jing Lin no longer hesitated, fully trusting Li Yelai’s combat capabilities.

Immediately, they used Aerial Stepping to quickly head for their destination.

Meanwhile, among the distant Ghost Soldier Legion, someone whispered, ”Commander, the bride...”

”No matter, it’s a matter of a charge. Once we’ve crushed this human, we can easily capture the bride,” the Ghost Soldier Commander responded coolly.

After all, Li Yelai, Jing Lin, and the Heavy Knight were all on the same street. A charge would not only crush Li Yelai but also capture the bride at the same time.

Of course, the strength of the three was formidable, and this would be a tough battle. But the thing that Ghost Soldiers feared least was a tough battle—they were already the dead!

And watching Li Yelai stand alone on his horse in the street, the Ghost Soldier Commander laughed, ”Courageous, but foolish! Prepare to charge!”

”Sir!” the Ghost Soldiers responded in unison.

They were the Ghost Soldiers crafted by the Returning Souls’ hands, the souls of the warriors who had died on the battlefield. This made their desire for combat incredibly intense.

On the other side, Li Yelai, controlling the Ghost Horse, started to accelerate and drew the Azure Dragon Halberd from within the Big Black Umbrella.

With the appearance of the Azure Dragon Halberd, Li Yelai’s demeanor changed dramatically.

He was the embodiment of sharpness and absolute dominance! Merely revealing his weapon brought forth a wave of bloodlust like a sea of corpses and blood; even from afar, the strong beating of his heart could be heard like the sound of war drums!

Seeing this, the Ghost Soldier Commander’s eyes filled with surprise, and then his will to battle increased—he had underestimated him! Who could reject such an enemy, such a warrior!

”Good, good, good! He should become one of us!” he roared, ”Charge!”

In an instant, hundreds of Ghost Horses let out silent screams, and in an extremely short time and distance, all the Ghost Soldiers launched a full-speed charge! Like dark clouds before the storm!

Li Yelai responded with the most fervent reply, also spurring his horse into a charge!

A single man and horse charging, yet it was as if he carried the momentum of thousands of soldiers, charging into the enemy ranks!

No, he indeed brought thousands of soldiers with him!

Under the astonished gaze of the Ghost Soldier Commander, a dark and spectral Cavalry Corps appeared behind Li Yelai.

They let out silent war cries, following their general, charging at all enemies of humanity!

They would be unstoppable, victorious in battle!

Activate Face, Wolf Vanquisher of Juxu, Huo Qubing!

Shadow Army!

Swift as the Wind, Move like a Thunderbolt!

”Charge!”