Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 478: Chapter 225 Old Acquaintance_2

A hall-level assassin master indeed possesses such terrifying dominance.

A blade that could be handed out at any moment from within the shadows, combined with the curse of distrust that shrouded the Little Mad King herself, made everyone on any battlefield she was on stay wary and cautious.

The tightly clenched muscles of the Little Mad King gradually relaxed as she sat by the bed and spoke softly, ”The task I received was to follow you, to cooperate with you. I chased you all night at full speed, and finally caught up with you.”

That was actually good news; Li Yelai was currently only able to contact Jing Lin who was within Giant City and still unable to establish effective communication with teammates at the frontline.

This was a risk. But now, with the Little Mad King present, there was no need to worry for the time being.

A faint smile, almost imperceptible, appeared on the Little Mad King’s face, ”It’s also thanks to you, the newly arisen Divine Chosen, who doesn’t indulge in pleasures of the flesh. Otherwise, I’d have to consider knocking a few women unconscious.”

”Uh, I freeload off the Evil God, not others... wait, you’ve dug up even this?” Li Yelai asked.

”Mm, I heard some believers discussing how to please you. They said you weren’t interested in those two female believers, which greatly disappointed them.” The Little Mad King responded, ”You are the Divine Chosen Emperor Fall, holding a very high position within the Church; even with just the Four Awakenings, you are enough for them to try their utmost to win your favor.”

”Then I might as well strike a good deal.” Li Yelai revealed a smile. Spiritual Ability Equipment, Extraordinary Armor, Extraordinary Secret Treasure—Li Yelai was open to all comers. If he could get some mounts...

Yes, mounts!

The Ember Church had broad estates and vast businesses, giving a few mounts to Divine Chosen lord should be doable, right?

Tomorrow, he would just leak a hint, and see how they arrange mounts for him.

He had even picked out names: Old Horse Number Three, Number Four...

Li Yelai thought to himself and then asked, ”So how should we contact each other? Should I wait for you to find me?”

”I will be lurking by your side, and once I confirm no one is around you, I will respond.” the Little Mad King said. ”We just need to establish a code between us, something ordinary.”

A code, huh? It had to be something not too conspicuous... there might be bugs or something else around.

It’s best to appear like a habit.

After pondering, Li Yelai said, ”How about... humming a little tune?”

The Little Mad King thought for a moment and then nodded slightly, ”That works. When you hum a tune, and I confirm no one and no surveillance or eavesdropping is around, I will appear and respond to you.”

”This sounds a bit like a Summoning Item.” Li Yelai clicked his tongue, ”Hum a tune to summon big daddy?”

”You know, I don’t mind,” the Little Mad King continued, ”You can hum anywhere to summon me. But, if you later enter a sub-branch, it might be troublesome. There could be stronger figures inside, and I might not be able to follow you in. We’ll think of other methods then.”

”Take care of yourself, don’t force it. I am a Divine Chosen; they wouldn’t believe even if I said I was undercover, so it’s actually quite safe,” Li Yelai said, and then opened the backpack he had placed by the bedhead, pulling out the Lucky Wheel to hand it to the Little Mad King, ”But, it’s too bulky and easily discovered; you take it with you for now. Bring it back when needed.”

This was an old cooperation; previously, when assassinating Mei Wu, Little Mad King had also delivered the equipment into the church first.

The Little Mad King nodded, took the Lucky Wheel, and stood up, preparing to vanish into the shadows, but she paused at the last step and said, ”I’m glad you’re still alive, my teammate.”

”Mm, me too.” Li Yelai nodded.

Subsequently, the Little Mad King disappeared into the shadows, enveloped by black smoke.

...

The next day, as Li Yelai walked out of his room, the believers were still fervent.

They had never noticed the arrival of the Little Mad King; instead, they continued to fawn over Li Yelai.

Upon hearing that Li Yelai planned to get a mount, smiles of surprise appeared on their faces as they nodded in agreement.

They promised that after returning to the sub-branch, they would certainly select a suitable mount for Divine Chosen lord.

It seemed each of them was eager to make progress, amusing Li Yelai somewhat.

Subsequently, the team set off, driving vehicles from the outpost, penetrating deep into the wilderness, heading towards a distant abandoned city.

And Li Yelai, along with Red Fury and Xue Yin, was sitting in an off-road vehicle in the middle of the convoy.

”Is that where our sub-branch is located?” Li Yelai asked, ”Inside the abandoned city?”

”No, our sub-branch is further away, taking a detour there, just to pick up some believers who have come to the wilderness. At the same time, you should also gather some of your own followers,” Red Fury said, ”There, perhaps you can select some servants you find satisfactory. Just like my servants....”

He pointed his finger outside the vehicle, where a believer riding a motorcycle, roughly at the Fifth Sense level, carrying two saws, with half his face torn off hence wearing a mask.

”He is a servant I reclaimed in the past, my most loyal subordinate,” Red Fury laughed.

Was that city the congregation spot for the Ember Church in the wasteland? Li Yelai wondered to himself.

”Exactly, and moreover, if luck is on our side, we might even capture some Spiritual Ability Users and put on a good show,” Xue Yin laughed, ”A year ago, an Elite Night Patrol from Border City Number Two was caught there. He managed to fight his way out of the arena and received the blessing of our lord. Although he didn’t become a Divine Chosen, his strength greatly increased, and he safely returned to Border City Number Two.”

”I see, that’s something to look forward to,” Li Yelai smiled, though his heart tightened.

Border City Number Two, has an Elite Night Patrol blessed by Chaos?

Alright, alright, the action starts right away, doesn’t it?

Find an opportunity to send these two pieces of information back to Giant City with an ark ticket!

Afterward, the convoy continued to move forward, and the journey grew increasingly chaotic.

Li Yelai saw a merchant caravan that had been attacked; they hadn’t been dead long, but all their heads had been chopped off, and several guards were brutally dismembered. Blood flowed like rivers, and just by looking at the technique, one could tell who was behind it.

Li Yelai also saw the destroyed villages, which were gathering places for Scavengers, but now, only mottled bloodstains remained on the metal fences. The entire camp was devoid of people.

Wherever these believers went, they brought slaughter and didn’t miss any opportunity to kill, wiping out all humans they encountered.

Damn it, these beasts!

As the sky gradually darkened, the convoy successfully arrived at the abandoned city.

However, eerily, no one came to greet the convoy.

Instead, there were numerous corpses inside the abandoned city.

This infuriated Red Fury, who immediately dashed out of the convoy, Aerial Stepping straight toward the depths of the city.

The other believers quickly followed suit, and Li Yelai thought of laughing, then used Aerial Stepping to catch up with the group.

The abandoned city had been transformed into a fortress, with various artillery and strange Arrays laid out.

At the moment, it had been violently breached, numerous defensive positions destroyed, and hundreds of Ember Church believers killed in corners and ruins.

They had clearly experienced an attack, their opponents incredibly formidable, unable to resist effectively.

This made Li Yelai want to laugh; oh boy, retribution had arrived!

But as a Divine Chosen, Li Yelai suppressed his smile, forced to show only anger.

”Who is it?”

Red Fury roared in midair; he saw the person in charge left at this gathering point, a Sixth-sense Expert, but his neck was twisted, and his body was impaled by a stone thorn, hanging in midair.

Enormous losses occurred here for the Ember Church believers, with numerous Spiritual Ability Users killed.

Red Fury was enraged to madness, grabbing a survivor and shouting, ”Who? Who attacked you?”

”Was it Giant City? Or another power? Or was it another Sect?”

Oh boy, even suspecting their own Church now.

Li Yelai struggled to contain his laughter; if it was dog eat dog, nothing could be better.

And the believer, struggling, spoke: ”Sir... it... Champion Team One! It was their Elite Night Patrol!”

Li Yelai’s expression stiffened.

Champion Team One, Elite Night Patrol?

It definitely wasn’t Hu Ben and White Robe Team; they’d fought in the Forbidden Zone and returned to Giant City for rest.

So it was... Beiwei Group and Xuanjia Group?

’Could it be...’

...

Meanwhile, tens of miles away from the city in the mountains, a short-haired girl was gazing toward the distant burning abandoned city.