Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 389: Chapter 185: Open Strategy_2

Even in mid-air, one might have seen an angel flying past.

The moment that male angel with his upper body bare appeared,

Soldiers and civilians alike kneeled to worship as the avian creature glided through the sky.

Li Yelai and the Little Mad King could only feign reverence by kneeling as well.

Not until the angel had departed did the crowd rise to their feet.

”It’s Lord Fu Gu!”

”Praise Lord Fu Gu!”

”Even Lord Fu Gu is here, truly a grand feast!”

The Forbidden Zone Humans were full of praise, and someone who found an Angel Feather was ecstatic, planning to keep it as a family heirloom.

Just a fourth-sense angel regarded as divine by the Forbidden Zone Humans, indeed a distorted devotion.

Two hours later, they finally arrived at Silver Mountain City.

Silver Mountain City got its name from the giant silver-white mountain range behind it, the mountains shimmering with an enchanting light in the sunlight, as if the wings of angels had gently swept over them, sprinkling a divine glow that protected the entire city.

The city wall over ten meters tall, manned by numerous well-equipped soldiers. Clad in silver armor, they looked sacred and majestic. But considering creatures like Yu Bai who coveted others’ wives, they weren’t really all that sacred...

Li Yelai sneered inwardly as his gaze swept over the knights.

The city walls were carved with images of angels, the craftsmanship extremely fine. The entire city’s architectural style was somewhat reminiscent of Romanesque and Gothic, with towering spires, thick stone walls, and intricate carvings.

Every corner of the city was permeated with a strong religious atmosphere, the solemn and melodious sounding of church bells as if recounting the ancient legends of angels.

It was quite prosperous; Li Yelai could hear the enthusiastic calls of merchants from outside the city and see the huge church in the city center.

However, Li Yelai encountered unexpected people at the gates of Silver Mountain City – the Black Origin City convoy they had seen before in the uninhabited zone.

As expected, they had come to the Heavenly Kingdom and arrived at Silver Mountain City. Could it be related to this execution?

Two white-haired giants crouched at the gate, Heavy Cavalry and knights stood guard in front of the carriages, drawing a crowd of Forbidden Zone Humans.

”People from an external Forbidden Zone?”

”Such a huge giant! Is this one of Black Origin City’s extraordinary species?”

”Who is the big shot in the carriage?”

”They say it’s a friend of a certain angel.”

”I heard from my uncle that it’s a diplomacy visit.”

”No, no, no, my uncle said they’ve come to form an alliance! Their Great Master has crafted a Divine Weapon as a token of this alliance!”

”After the alliance, we will commence trade and cooperation.”

”What about Doomsday Forest?”

”Do you mean to trade with beasts?”

Well, there was indeed a hierarchy of disdain among the Forbidden Zones, and they seemed to look down on Doomsday Forest.

”There sure are ’uncle parties’ everywhere,” Li Yelai mused, unsure whether to believe them.

An alliance... that indeed caught Li Yelai’s attention. Although improbable, if a true alliance were forged, it could spell trouble.

However, the likelihood was really low. The Forbidden Zones were competitors; why would they form an alliance?

As reluctant as he was to admit it, Humans were indeed in a weak position and hadn’t pressured the Forbidden Zones into cooperation.

But this clearly wasn’t the place to gather intelligence, so Li Yelai and the Little Mad King didn’t linger.

Instead, they presented the official documentation of their Forbidden Zone origin and handed over some Forbidden Zone Currency, successfully entering the city.

Once inside the gate, the Little Mad King and Li Yelai paused at a bulletin board.

It was covered with advertisements and various official notices belonging to the Forbidden Zone Humans.

After moving away from the gate, the Little Mad King whispered, ”According to the markings on the notices, in the past two days at least three teams of Elite Night Patrol have hurried here. Clearly, all attracted by the execution event.”

”Do you know which Giant City they are from?” Li Yelai asked quietly.

”That I don’t know,” the Little Mad King replied. ”Due to previous traitor incidents, the Elite Night Patrol from various Giant Cities mostly operate with independent codes. Otherwise, if another Mei Wu appears, Elite Night Patrol from other Giant Cities would suffer.”

The betrayal of a member of the Elite Night Patrol had brought forth too malevolent an impact.

The hit to their reputation was one thing, but it also led to the death of many fellow Elite Night Patrol members.

Damn!

Following that, the two pushed the cart to the side of a rather old two-story building near the city wall.

This was the base that Little Mad King had prepared when he infiltrated for investigation last time, and it was also the gathering point for this mission.

Little Mad King stretched out his hand and knocked three times on the door, followed by two heavier knocks before pulling out a key to unlock the door.

This was a signal to those inside the base that the newcomers were friendly.

After the two pushed the cart into the house, there was nobody in the spacious ground-floor hall, which didn’t surprise them.

Once they locked the front door and lit a stick of incense,

Li Yelai deactivated the Spiritual Barrier and poured stream water over himself from the cart, dissipating the effects of the strange spray.

Only then did shadows emerge from the platform on the second floor and the corners of the ground-floor hall.

”Night General, it’s you! You’re involved in this mission too? Does the Captain know?” A Forbidden Zone Human with a full beard looked at Li Yelai in surprise.

”Who are you?” Li Yelai clicked his tongue. He had no idea what the other person looked like.

”Oh, I almost forgot.” The Forbidden Zone Human pulled at his face and actually peeled off his own facial skin, revealing a familiar countenance underneath.

Hu Ben Team, Long Lie!

And that piece of skin quickly turned into a silver, semi-transparent facial mask.

”Where did you get that mask? A Taboo Item?” Li Yelai asked.

”What mask? This is Spiritual Ability Equipment, the ability of Wanxiang Path’s Skin Mimicry.” Long Lie laughed as he explained.

Li Yelai understood; it was the ability of Skin Stripping... to strip a target’s skin for a perfect disguise.

The rest of the shadows also revealed themselves, showing faces both familiar and foreign.

But they were on guard, protective, and positioned Li Yelai at the center while watching Little Mad King, who was dousing herself in water, with caution.

Little Mad King remained indifferent, standing silent as water droplets fell from her hairdo, as if the expressionless girl was crying.

”Cough, that’s enough, folks. Be rational. Don’t let the curse affect you,” Li Yelai spoke up and took a towel from the cart to hand to Little Mad King.

”Thank you.” Little Mad King took the towel and wiped her damp hair.

Long Lie and the others hesitated for a moment before moving away from Little Mad King, but Li Yelai felt they were still somewhat on guard.

This was also a reason why Little Mad King didn’t like working with others. What kind of cooperation could there be under these circumstances?

Li Yelai exhaled and said to a somewhat unfamiliar member of the Night Patrol, ”May I know who you are...”

A female Night Patrol in her late twenties smiled, ”Hello, Night General. I am Gu Yue from the White Robe Team.”

White Robe Team!

”White Robed Army?” Li Yelai’s expression slightly changed.

Gu Yue nodded with a smile.

Named after the ancient elite military brigade, the White Robed Army of Southern Dynasty Chen Qingzhi!

Seven thousand men who conquered thirty-two cities in four months and broke into Northern Wei’s capital, Luoyang—a legendary army!

The White Robed Army feared by thousands of soldiers!

Another group of Elite Night Patrol from Champion Team One!

For the assassination of Mei Wu, Captain Yang Chen actually dispatched two groups of Elite Night Patrol! Such a grand move!

They were all powerful at the Fifth Sense, and due to their well-coordinated teamwork, they were strong enough to kill Sixth Sense Extraordinary Creatures or Spiritual Ability Users. Pillars of Champion Team One.

”So, we now have ten Elite Night Patrol with the Fifth Sense, a Captain Level expert who is the strongest assassin from Giant City, and me, a mere Four Awakenings small fry?” Li Yelai stroked his chin, ”All these people to entertain a single Mei Wu, she should be flattered.”

”If it weren’t for her curse, she’d be long dead,” Long Lie and Gu Yue said with a smile, but their smiles soon faded.

”You must have received the information I left, right?”

”The execution is in three days, how should we proceed?”

”The Forbidden Zone is making an open statement to execute three Night Patrol members, to lure out the remaining Night Patrol within the Forbidden Zone.”

”If we don’t save them, we can only watch helplessly as our comrades are tortured to death by Forbidden Zone Creatures!”

”If we save them, they might have already set up a Heaven and Earth Net. We may lose even more people.”

”This is a blatant trap aimed at us!”