Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 382: Chapter 182: Execution

Is there a situation?

Li Yelai was immediately awakened from his dazed state.

As he quickly crawled out of his sleeping bag, he grabbed the Thousand Mechanism Black Umbrella lying beside him.

”Are enemies approaching?” Li Yelai asked urgently, but he heard no stirrings; it was very quiet nearby.

Could it be... an existence similar to a Returning Soul with ghostly characteristics?

”Put on your clothes, arm yourself, and come to the rooftop.” The Little Mad King did not elaborate further, stepping back and vanishing into the shadows.

Li Yelai donned his trench coat, and clutching the Thousand Mechanism Black Umbrella, he quickly made his way to the rooftop of the dilapidated building.

Starlight poured down from the sky, under which the Little Mad King stood, exuding mystery and elegance. However, her beautiful face was tinged with seriousness.

She spoke, ”Do not use Spiritual Ability Techniques, keep up with me using only your physical power.”

As her words fell, she stretched her conspicuous long legs and leaped down from the rooftop.

Her trench coat fluttered loudly, and she turned into a black shadow darting into the abandoned town.

Not use Spiritual Ability Techniques, relying only on physical power?

Li Yelai was somewhat baffled; for Spiritual Ability Users, moving through Aerial Stepping was surely more convenient.

But seeing the Little Mad King already darting off, Li Yelai hesitated no longer. Carrying the Thousand Mechanism Black Umbrella, he too sprang from the rooftop, his muscles bursting with power. With a push of his legs, he leaped over ten meters to another rooftop, his steps unceasing as he closely followed the Little Mad King through the streets.

Li Yelai’s physique was nearly unmatched among those at the Four Awakenings stage, and even the Five Senses True Martial, Long Lie, felt he could not overpower Li Yelai.

After all, the Heart of Slaughter had granted him a stronger body, and had also drawn the attention of the Blood God. Also, due to the Heart of Slaughter, Li Yelai had absorbed more Scarlet Tree Liquid, allowing him to recover his strength rapidly and continuously.

Now, relying solely on physical power, Li Yelai could dash out more than twenty meters in a second, which was roughly equivalent to a speed of eighty kilometers per hour.

He was barely keeping pace with the Little Mad King, who, from the ease of her posture, seemed to be intentionally slowing down to prevent Li Yelai from losing track of her.

As Li Yelai neared her, he couldn’t help but remark, ”So, long legs can run fast?”

The Little Mad King glanced back at him, ”Yes, keep up.”

The two moved quickly one after the other, and soon they had passed through the abandoned town and dashed into the neighboring forest.

After entering the forest, their speed slowed considerably.

It was not until they ran up a small hill that they finally stopped.

On the hilltop, Li Yelai could see lights in the distance.

It appeared there was a team moving across the plains far away, their lit lamps quite conspicuous in the dim wilderness.

But the distance was too great; even with Li Yelai’s strong physique, he could not make out the details of the group.

”Surely it’s not a merchant convoy?” Li Yelai frowned. This area was not far from the Forbidden Zone border, where Extraordinary Creatures and Forbidden Zone Creatures roamed. It was unlikely that a merchant convoy would dare to travel this route, unless they were trading with the creatures of the Forbidden Zone?

”No.” The Little Mad King spoke, handing Li Yelai a pair of binoculars. ”Getting any closer would risk detection. Let’s observe from here.”

Li Yelai took the binoculars and peered toward the distant lights, his face immediately changing.

Indeed, it was a convoy, but not of vehicles—rather, it was a procession of wagons.

At the very front were two giants nearly ten meters tall, covered entirely in white fur.

They were chained heavily, dragging enormous wagons behind them.

The wagons were five to six meters high, made of an unknown metallic material, solemn and majestic. Green flames emanated from lamps hanging on the sides of the wagons, adding a somewhat eerie aspect.

And alongside the wagons rode four Heavy Cavalry.

The Heavy Cavalry, clad in thick golden plate armor and wielding giant golden shields and cavalry spears, were immensely imposing.

Their warhorses were Extraordinary Creatures, comparable in size to Li Yelai’s old warhorse, No.1, and clad in thick heavy horse armor, resembling ancient beasts.

In the middle of the team were several smaller wagons similar in style to those at the front, but pulled by Extraordinary Creatures. Nearby were six Knights in plate armor. Though these knights lacked warhorses, their presence was no less commanding than the Heavy Cavalry at the front.

Behind the procession, there were numerous soldiers clad in leather armor.

Such an eerie convoy made Li Yelai’s expression turn solemn.

If Li Yelai’s memory served him right, those Heavy Cavalry... their armor looked very similar to that of the Forbidden Zone Supreme from Jin Shan whom Li Yelai had encountered in the ark.

Could it be that these four Heavy Cavalry were subordinates of Jin Shan? At any rate, they seemed to be connected to Jin Shan.

As for the knights in the middle of the team, their armor somewhat resembled that of Li Yelai’s former Summoning Item, the Double Blade Knight.

If their strength was close to that of the Double Blade Knight, then these six Knights were likely Awakened Spirit Users!

Fortunately, Li Yelai and the Little Mad King were far away and neither had disclosed any Spiritual Energy Fluctuation. The team had not noticed them and continued to advance toward the borders of the Heavenly Kingdom.

”This is a convoy from Black Origin City!” Li Yelai said solemnly.

”Yes, indeed. And they are Forbidden Zone Creatures of some standing within Black Origin City,” the Little Mad King responded. ”Only dignitaries from within the Forbidden Zone can afford to have giants pull their carts. It appears they encountered an attack by an Extraordinary Creature in the distance, which is how I noticed them.”