Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 417: Chapter 198: The Hunt

One after another, terrifying news spread, alarming countless beings.

In the Forbidden Zone, the Heavenly Kingdom was struck by meteorites, and in Silver Mountain City, hundreds of thousands of Forbidden Zone Creatures lay dead, reduced to bones.

The beloved Angel, Mei Wu, was killed by the human Ye Boshou.

The allied teams of Black Origin City, along with Master Gretwin, all perished.

Champion Yang Chen, using the enemy as fire, forged himself in battle. He ascended to Overlord, killed seven Four-Winged beings, and fatally wounded another Overlord!

Major powers scrambled to discuss the news.

”Even Mei Wu was killed? What a pity, such a beautiful being, a natural Chaos Chosen.”

”The Champion is too ruthless, silent until suddenly striking with such impact! Using the Sixth Sense to confront multiple Sixth Sense beings and two Overlords, yet still climbing to the rank of Overlord...”

”Hundreds of thousands of beings... Who summoned the meteorite? Was it the Amber King from Lava Mine City?”

”I heard it was the Eighth Generation Champion, in the Forbidden Zone an Angel once shouted the Champion’s name in Silver Mountain City.”

”It seems he’s really made an impact, has the Champion’s era come?”

”It doesn’t matter, each generation of Champions has their own destiny... They struggle to take the final step!”

Without surprise, these pieces of news became the talk of the Ark Chosen Ones.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai, moving within the mountain forests of the Forbidden Zone, was completely unaware of this.

All he could feel was a thunderous roar in his mind, a severe headache, and intense ringing in his ears, as if his eardrums had been blasted away.

This was the price for directly enduring the Angel Thunder Roar, even his strong physique was left reeling from the close-range attack.

He hadn’t activated his Abyss Dragon Scale because his Spiritual Energy was seriously depleted...

So, he had endured the attack with only his physique, and then forced his way forward.

But he had managed to kill the Angel at the smallest cost.

He smacked his helmet forcefully to clear his head a bit, then using the spear as a crutch, he moved forward more swiftly.

He couldn’t stay put, he had to keep on the move.

The Angels were pursuing him.

Li Yelai didn’t know how many Forbidden Zone Creatures had been influenced by Mei Wu.

At the moment, the love those Angels had for Mei Wu had turned into hatred towards Li Yelai. If he were discovered, his fate would be grim.

Li Yelai limped deeper into the forest, avoiding using Aerial Stepping to stay undetected.

The wilds of the Forbidden Zone were a domain of Extraordinary Creatures, and Angels typically did not venture too deeply into it, hoping by this to lose them.

As he progressed, Li Yelai checked the equipment on his body and in his backpack.

A small cloth bag containing a strand of Doll’s hair, Ye Boshou’s signal gun, and several rounds of ammunition.

An ark ticket, the Black Origin City token, and the Supreme Vast hand bone, all sealed in a small box, isolating Spiritual Energy.

A bottle of Jing Family’s Extraordinary Medicine, Taboo Items like the Lucky Wheel, the Path-finding Compass, and the Nether River Horn.

As for weapons, the Black Gold Dragon Pattern Spear, a Summoning Bell, and a Hot Melt Axe.

Besides the lost Charged Spear and Big Black Umbrella, other weapons and equipment were still intact.

If only he could recover from his injuries, his combat ability should not be a problem.

”I need to find a place to recover my Spiritual Energy and heal my injuries,” Li Yelai thought. ”The Angel I just encountered probably was the result of You Must Meet Strong Enemies. I have kept the Face turned off for so long now, the effect should have worn off. As long as I don’t use the Face, it should be hard for them to find me.”

Using the Face within the Forbidden Zone would undoubtedly draw powerful enemies, either Angels or dangerous Extraordinary Creatures.

If Li Yelai were to fight, he also had to avoid using the power of the Face.

...

Half an hour after Li Yelai left, a wolf-beast with a collar appeared at the edge of the battlefield.

Following the scent of blood, it found the shattered chapel and upon seeing the headless Angel corpse, let out a sharp howl.

Soon, a large number of Forbidden Zone Army arrived at the scene, and several Angels materialized midair.

A female Angel, draped in a veil of white covering her eyes, faced the headless corpse and said, ”The fight was over quickly. The culprit is a male human who trades injury for life, obviously strong in physique. The weapon likely a long spear or Spear. He’s seriously injured, looking at the charge, it seems one leg is hurt.”

”That must be him then. It’s remarkable he made it here from Silver Mountain City,” a male Angel, toying with a Flying Wheel, said coldly, ”Step forward, come to us!”

”He killed Mei Wu, don’t let him die too easily,” a blonde, golden-eyed female Angel spoke faintly. ”Mei Wu was so endearing, how could he have the heart to do it.”

”Don’t worry, the last Ye Boshou I caught took over half a month to breathe his last,” an Angel holding a Spiral Flower Stab Sword said with a faint smile. ”It’s not our first time hunting Ye Boshou.”

”Can you see his position?” the Angel in a white robe inquired.

”Yes, he hasn’t used Aerial Stepping to avoid exposing his Spiritual Energy or perhaps because it’s running low,” the Blindfolded Angel pointed in a direction. Her spiritual eyes could observe the traces. At that moment, she clearly saw the footsteps Li Yelai had left behind.

She continued, ”But I must remind you, he managed to kill Mei Wu who had many trump cards, so he must have some tricks up his sleeve. He might even possess Taboo Items. Don’t be careless. Also, the Eighth Generation Champion seems to still be in the Forbidden Zone... Shall we send for reinforcements?”

”Five Angels, thousands of soldiers, are we really not able to subdue a cripple? We could shatter his barriers with a knife each,” the blonde golden-eyed Angel said, ”If you’re afraid, I’ll take the lead. I may not be able to beat the Champion, but can’t I handle him?”