Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 396: Chapter 189 Token

Yu Bai’s eyes widened in death, not understanding to the end. How could a person who couldn’t feel any Spiritual Energy directly crush his neck along with the Spiritual Barrier.

Why would a lowly commoner, who did not even have a Divine Appearance, dare to resist him, a Guard Knight and a noble at that?

Besides, he was benevolently helping that man create an offspring with a Divine Appearance.

After all, they had also agreed, otherwise, they would not have come to him.

And clearly, his own wife was also enticingly attracting him...

Why did it end like this?

He died full of deep confusion.

Li Yelai’s move was too fast, so fast that Yu Bai couldn’t utter a word.

Li Yelai positioned his head properly and closed his eyes.

Then he took out a silver mask from his pocket and placed it on his face.

This was the Spiritual Ability Equipment used by Long Lie when infiltrating the Forbidden Zone, containing the ability of Skin Mimicry from the Wanxiang Path.

Just by placing the mask on the target’s cheek, it could perfectly replicate the other person’s face.

If used by an original Spiritual Ability User, it could even mimic the physique.

The first Sufferer Li Yelai faced, the Skin Stripping, possessed this ability, but due to its twisted nature, Skin Stripping’s method was much more bloody and violent.

Watching the silver mask transform and mimic Yu Bai’s face.

”The face is indeed fine, but the expression could look a bit better,” said Little Mad King as he nodded slightly and commented, ”Actually, when he reached out to grab my clothes, if I had simply chopped his neck with a knife, maybe his expression would have looked better.”

This was also part of their plan, as Li Yelai needed an identity that could get close to Mei Wu, and as a Guard Knight, Yu Bai was a good choice.

Little Mad King still had an indifferent expression when she spoke, reverting to her cynical look now that Yu Bai was dead.

”There was no need for that,” Li Yelai frowned and said.

”Speaking of which, your curse is still active, why didn’t he suspect you?” Li Yelai changed the subject.

”Cognitive and environmental factors. Under different cognitions and environments, the level of suspicion towards me also varies. For example, my colleagues know that I am a Spiritual Ability User and a Captain Level fighter, so they suspect I could turn traitor. If it’s during a battle, they might think I would betray, hence they dare not turn their backs to me.

If in everyday life, if someone loses something and they see me nearby, even if I’ve never had any dealings with them, they’ll subconsciously think I am the thief,” Little Mad King paused briefly, not revealing more about the pain she had suffered.

Instead, she responded, ”If Yu Bai were to search for suspicious individuals within Giant City, and then saw me, he would suspect me as a suspicious person. But initially, when he first interacted with us, he assumed I was a woman wanting to barter her dignity for honor. Even if I strongly refused, he wouldn’t believe it, instead thinking I was playing hard-to-get.”

It was hard to imagine the injustice Little Mad King suffered under such a curse. No matter the environment, the blame always seemed to fall on her...

This was also why she deeply despised human traitors.

Mei Wu was adored, loved, and trusted by everyone, yet turned the blade on her companions.

And she, unable to gain everyone’s trust, had to prove herself time and time again.

This made it impossible for her to forgive those who betrayed trust.

That very thing she longed for so deeply was so disgraced and desecrated by the traitors.

”It will get better,” Li Yelai could only say so, sounding rather pale and powerless.

Little Mad King nodded indifferently, ”Borrowing your auspicious words.”

Afterward, Li Yelai placed the silver mask on his face.

As Spiritual Energy infused into it, the mask rapidly conformed to his skin.

Li Yelai’s face began to show Yu Bai’s features, including an eyeball on the forehead that was vividly mimicked but served no real purpose, merely decorative.

When Li Yelai also donned Yu Bai’s armor, it was as if Yu Bai had been brought back to life.

However, there were differences; being a Forbidden Zone Human, Yu Bai was paler and their physiques also differed slightly.

Although their height was similar, Li Yelai had a robust physique and had never neglected training. Although he appeared tall and thin, his muscles were actually very defined, while Yu Bai was somewhat inferior.

If they encountered someone familiar, it would easily reveal discrepancies. It couldn’t just be claimed that Yu Bai had been working out at home for a day and achieved such effects, right?

”Don’t worry, he has asked for leave tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow is the execution day, also our time to act. Your contact with other Forbidden Zone Humans won’t be prolonged,” said Little Mad King, ”Just make sure you aren’t discovered immediately.”

Li Yelai nodded slightly; his plan was to use the identity of Yu Bai, the Guard Knight, to cause some trouble for Gretwin.

However, this required the collaboration of two Ye Boshou squads and Yu Bai’s Forbidden Zone identity.

If they could stir up the discord between the Heavenly Kingdom and the teams from Black Origin City,那就最好不过.

So far, the convoys from Black Origin City had several conflicts with the Angels from the Heavenly Kingdom.

After all, during the early days of disaster, the two big Forbidden Zones attacked each other until the appearance of a super murderer like the Old Mad King, then they turned their attention mostly to humans. The relationship between them was far from good.

And the so-called alliance, still only in its infancy, was entirely built on the cooperation between Gretwin and Mei Wu.

Especially Gretwin, who seemed to be captivated by Mei Wu’s charm, personally bringing a powerful piece of Spiritual Ability Equipment over great distances.