Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 365: Chapter 174: Four Taboo Items_2

”No, but I want to take you to become familiar with the various situations in the wilderness,” explained the Little Mad King, his tone still even, ”these experiences will make you more adept in your future actions.”

”Okay, I’ve got it,” Li Yelai nodded. He would later bid farewell to the Doll and others, telling them he was leaving Giant City to hunt Extraordinary Creatures.

The Little Mad King continued, ”This operation will involve four Taboo Items: a D-level Path-finding Compass, a Level C Red Wanted Order, a D-level Abnormality Spray, and a Class B Lucky Wheel.”

Using four Taboo Items directly, including a Class B, showed that the officials were heavily invested in this assassination.

Especially the Red Wanted Order...

”Wait, we’re going to use the Red Wanted Order?” Li Yelai frowned as he drove, ”Mei Wu’s curse is to be loved, even the Red Hunters would be affected, right? It will refuse to act, won’t it? Don’t let it get out of control.”

”It’s like this, but it’s not intended for use against Mei Wu,” the Little Mad King explained, ”Mei Wu is guarded by Forbidden Zone Creatures, and the Red Wanted Order is to counter them.”

Then, at that time, they would have the assistance of a Four Awakenings Void Realm Creature.

Li Yelai nodded and continued to inquire, ”How do we use the other Taboo Items?”

”The Path-finding Compass serves two purposes,” detailed the Little Mad King. ”One, to confirm the exact range of the enemy. Although it can’t directly point to Mei Wu, we can try to lock onto her equipment to determine her position. Two, to search for something we most desperately need... Life Extension Material. There might be something we need in the Forbidden Zone.”

Li Yelai’s mind stirred, understanding the implication.

The state of the Old Mad King was poor. The terrible curse had led this King, who should have had a long life, toward his end.

To restore the Old Mad King’s Life Force, the forces from Giant City had dispatched their elite numerous times, hoping to obtain some Golden Tree Fluid. In doing so, they attempted to alleviate the Old Mad King’s condition.

Unfortunately, all efforts were in vain. The King of the Doomsday Forest was not eager to see a Mad King in his prime.

And this time, the operation was to venture into the Forbidden Heaven Realm.

The officials hoped to find alternative Life Extension Materials within the Heavenly Kingdom.

If the Old Mad King returned to his peak, the pressure on the Human Giant City would greatly diminish.

”I understand, what about the Abnormality Spray?” Li Yelai inquired.

”It can hide your appearance, making you seem logical in the eyes of observers. It’s one of our methods for remaining undercover,” the Little Mad King elucidated, ”But using it for an extended period can be troublesome. For a short time, it will alter the user’s personality, as you’ll soon find out.”

Li Yelai nodded: ”And the last one, the Class B... Lucky Wheel, what use does it have? You’re not expecting me to rely on luck, are you?”

”Exactly, it’s for you to test your luck,” the Little Mad King said with a hint of amusement in his voice, ”The effect of the Big Roulette is just as you think, related to the user’s luck. Each person can only use it three times. The lucky ones can gain a permanent Blessing. Your Captain managed to get two positive Blessings consecutively but didn’t dare to try for the third time, fearing his luck might turn.”

”And for those less fortunate, it would mean a negative effect, you could also consider it a curse. I myself have acquired a curse from it; the people I stab will, in that instant, feel my presence. The impact isn’t significant.”

Just hearing the description, Li Yelai’s face twitched.

Those who were lucky could draw three positive Blessings in a row.

The unlucky, like him, would probably get three curses outright!

And, if the Wheel found him disagreeable, it might even add one more!

How could such a malicious Taboo Item exist in this world? Couldn’t it just have a conversation like the Oathkeeper?

”Can I even use this thing?” Li Yelai asked with a gloomy face, ”I’m your teammate, are you trying to afflict me with three curses? What grudge do I owe?”

”I certainly wouldn’t want my only teammate to suffer from a curse,” the Little Mad King replied softly.

She valued Li Yelai highly, partly for his strength and potential, and partly for his curse resistance.

He was one of only two comrades she could trust, and also her only teammate.

Sometimes she thought, if only Li Yelai had appeared a few years earlier.

If he had, perhaps she wouldn’t have had such a miserable childhood.

Her childhood was abnormally painful due to the curse, filled with slander, suspicion, apathy, and hostility... If only back then...

The Little Mad King’s thoughts circled back, ”The most dangerous prospect within the faith in the Lucky Wheel, also the least probable, is to encounter a disaster!”

”Disaster?” Li Yelai was taken aback.

”Exactly, earthquakes, typhoons, avalanches, tsunamis, and so on...” the Little Mad King added, ”For you with a mount, you can escape at any time, but for those Forbidden Zone Creatures, it’s a different story.”

Li Yelai’s thoughts raced; for someone like him with Luck E using it, wasn’t it essentially like summoning a Calamity at any moment?

Equivalent to a small nuclear bomb!

When the time comes, if things aren’t going well, Li Yelai could just spin the Big Roulette and then ride off on Old Horse Number Two.

That could cause some damage to the Forbidden Zone.

If one person uses it three times, they could summon Calamity three times!

Alright, alright! Gonna give those traitors a massive surprise!

”This is for getting out of a tight spot at the last moment. It’s very dangerous, you need to be careful,” said Little Mad King.

Li Yelai nodded.

Then, the two arrived at headquarters.

As soon as they got out of the car, Little Mad King vanished without a trace. She didn’t want any contact with the other comrades.

Li Yelai was used to this by now, so he entered the headquarters alone, led by a Processor comrade, to the research lab.

Due to the high priority, a headquarters captain, Wu Hen, personally took Li Yelai to collect three Taboo Items.

Along the way, Captain Wu Hen kept reminding Li Yelai about the characteristics of using Taboo Items.

And he especially cautioned Li Yelai to be careful of the bizarre and abnormal sprays. From a certain perspective, these are even scarier than the Big Roulette.

Li Yelai was puzzled, ”The spray is much scarier? Then why is it only D-level?”

Wu Hen sighed, ”You’ll find out soon enough.”

His eyes were filled with desolation, ”Once, your captain, Yang Chen, also got caught up in this.”

Then, he took Li Yelai to the last research lab.

As the door was pushed open, Li Yelai stood dumbfounded on the spot.

Because the room was a mess.

A middle-aged man, clad in plate armor and exuding authority, was striking an affected pose with an orchid finger, saying to a woman with an ashen face, ”Why must you make things hard for your sister, sis? I just want to have a meal with brother...”

The man’s voice was deep, yet he deliberately pitched it higher, is this what they called a falsetto?

Li Yelai had a weird look on his face, Wu Hen was also helpless, while the others in the room started filming with their mobile phones.

And the woman opposite him now had a face so dark it was unbecoming.

Her Spiritual Energy surged, and she slapped the man across the face.

”Husband, snap out of it, will you?”

”What have I done to deserve this? Turning my robust and mighty husband into such a dead tea?”

”Telling you not to forget the time!”

’Whack, whack, whack, whack’

After several slaps, the middle-aged man finally came to his senses, covering his face in shock.

He looked at his colleagues holding mobile phones and let out a scream like a slaughtered pig.

Amidst the laughter and cheers of his colleagues, he fled the research lab.

Watching his crumbling figure, Wu Hen said in a low voice, ”You see? Night General, this is where the Abnormality spray is dangerous!”

”Holy shit, that is terrifying!” Li Yelai said with a grave face, then asked, ”The captain was affected too?”

It was hard to believe that Captain Yang Chen, that imposing man, could strike such a pose.

”At that time, he thought he was a frog, hopping all over the room. Thankfully, the Doll was also at the headquarters and scared him back to normal,” Wu Hen reminisced, ”Speaking of which, do you want the video? I’ll send it to you. It’s only five Merit Points.”

This Captain Wu Hen is no saint either!

How could he sell Yang Chen’s embarrassing history like that?

So, Li Yelai said, ”Make it cheaper!”

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