Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 388: Chapter 185: Open Conspiracy

Yu Bai spoke about Humans with utmost disdain, although he himself had Human bloodlines.

As a Forbidden Zone Human, under the control of the restricted area order, he had long considered the orthodox Humans as enemies.

They believed themselves to be rescued and to be superior Forbidden Zone Humans.

Whereas, Humans from the outside world were mired in the muck, despicable beings who also sought to drag them back into the Abyss!

This was one of the reasons why Forbidden Zone Humans harbored hostility towards Humans.

At the moment, Yu Bai’s face carried a look of relief as he said with a smile, ”It’s truly their honor to be executed under the supervision of Escort Mei Wu herself!”

Appearing overly excited, the light flickering in the eye at his brow made him seem more compassionate, yet his words carried a thick malice.

Mei Wu had become the Executioner... Both Li Yelai and the Little Mad King’s hearts sank.

This was unexpected information, which meant the difficulty of their assassination mission had increased significantly.

In the original plan, the Little Mad King and the Hu Ben Team were to assist Li Yelai in carrying out the assassination.

Due to Mei Wu’s curse, those affected by her uncontrollable love could not harm her.

There was a time when Ye Boshou had approached within three meters of Mei Wu, but hesitated due to the influence of love and missed the opportunity to deliver a fatal blow.

Thus, the official plan was for groups that had never encountered Mei Wu to infiltrate the Forbidden Zone as logistic support, while the assassin would be Li Yelai alone.

Poisons, traps, and long-range attacks were all part of the plan.

It’s likely that even Mei Wu had never imagined someone would actually dare to harm her.

With this mindset, the difficulty of Li Yelai’s assassination would be greatly reduced, aiming for a fatal blow or to severely injure Mei Wu.

The Little Mad King and other groups would delay the enemy reinforcements.

Allowing Li Yelai to deliver the final stab.

Of course, if luck was truly poor and the first attack utterly failed, then Li Yelai would have to try to kill Mei Wu head-on.

Now, it seemed Mei Wu’s status had risen even higher and her guards had tightened, increasing the difficulty.

Moreover, Mei Wu was not originally from the Forbidden Zone Humans; she was a Human traitor from Giant City who had surrendered.

Though she had become an Angel, given a pair of wings, she was not a pure Forbidden Zone Creature by blood.

With so many Angels in the Forbidden Zone, why was she specifically chosen as the Executioner?

Was there some kind of insider story, or was this a kind of test?

Li Yelai thought quickly to himself, while his mouth said, ”As the lord says, we will surely seize this opportunity...”

Yu Bai nodded, glancing at the Little Mad King next to Li Yelai.

Under the influence of the bizarre spray, the Little Mad King also displayed traits of the Forbidden Zone Humans.

Although not as ’pure’ as Yu Bai’s traits, her appearance was still quite remarkable, making Yu Bai take another look.

Yu Bai, with a smile that was not quite a smile, looked at Li Yelai and said, ”If you need any help, you can come to me... You understand what I mean? If your offspring has the Divine Appearance, you and your spouse wouldn’t need to toil hunting anymore.”

Li Yelai paused for a moment before he understood Yu Bai’s implication.

Forbidden Zone Humans were very eager for the ’Divine Appearance,’ which was a body mutation close to that of Angels.

The more obvious the Divine Appearance of a Forbidden Zone Human, the higher their status, just like this Yu Bai, who was a member of the Knight Order in the city.

In the Forbidden Zone, his status was quite high.

He could be considered a Noble among the Forbidden Zone Humans.

Of course, in the eyes of Forbidden Zone Creatures, he was merely a second or third-rank servant.

The likelihood of the ’Divine Appearance’ occurring was similar to that of Spiritual Ability Users; if the parents’ gene concentration was high, the probability of a Divine Appearance was also high.

Yu Bai meant that he could offer help...

Allow Li Yelai to gain an offspring with the Divine Appearance, of course, not biologically his.

The implied message was, to send the Little Mad King over... and help him raise the child afterward.

This was not uncommon in the Forbidden Zone. After all, gaining a child with the Divine Appearance would raise the parents’ status.

Having become Forbidden Zone Humans, even ethics and morals were discarded. Deserved to be corrupted by Chaos!

Li Yelai sneered inwardly; had it not been necessary to maintain his disguise, he could have knocked Yu Bai’s head off with a slap.

Outwardly, he showed fear and hesitation, ”I... I understand, my lord...”

The Little Mad King also pretended well, lowering her head as if she was quite shy, dodging Yu Bai’s gaze.

This made Yu Bai suspect that the Little Mad King was playing hard-to-get, and he was delighted.

It had to be said that the Little Mad King’s curse at this moment played a positive role. Then, with a light laugh, Yu Bai said, ”Then, think it over.”

Then, he donned his Wolf Beast Skin, mounted his horse, and left.

Only after he had left did the Little Mad King and Li Yelai regain their composure.

”I’m sorry,” said Li Yelai.

”It’s okay. I’ve grown accustomed to such things,” replied the Little Mad King calmly, as if the person coveted just now had not been her.

Her curse had long caused her to suffer from all sorts of vile suspicions. Even walking through an alley would lead people to suspect her...

This had caused her to become numb to such situations.

”At least, you can complain to me,” sighed Li Yelai.

”Yes, thank you. I’m fine,” the Little Mad King nodded lightly, then continued, ”However, this is good for our infiltration. If we can blend into the Knight Order, we may be able to get close to Mei Wu.”

”Let’s get into the city first,” responded Li Yelai.

Then, the two continued on.

As they drew closer to Silver Mountain City, the number of soldiers on the road increased.