Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 709: Chapter 332 First Encounter with Mine City_2

Delicate little hands wrapped in black gloves seemed to want to cling to Li Yelai’s arm. But in front of such a large crowd, they became somewhat shy, and in the end, she simply lowered her head and held onto the cuff of Li Yelai’s sleeve.

This scene provoked some gossip among the official Spiritual Ability Users.

The Night General and the Doll, both elites who had reached the Captain Level with their Fifth Sense, were Captains of the East City Branch.

There had been plenty of debates about the two of them on the official forums of Giant City.

Of course, typical of forum culture, there were those who ‘shipped’ the pair—and their arguments could get quite intense.

Now, seeing the two interact, many officials sported gossip-laden smiles.

Some members of the East City Branch who were more familiar with the situation rubbed their hands together in anticipation of a possible bloodbath. To the uninitiated, they might be mistaken for Blood River believers.

Of course, there were also some girls who secretly gritted their teeth in admiration of the Champion Agent.

As for Ye Han… he completely lost his composure!

He had previously felt that although the two were close, they weren’t lovers.

That was understandable, after all. Considering the Doll was tormented by a curse, it was only normal for her to have a favorable impression of someone not affected by her curse.

This made Ye Han both jealous and relieved.

In his view, if he had met her earlier, there wouldn’t have been a thing between her and Li Yelai.

Moreover, Li Yelai was merely immune to the curses of others, while he was different; his Divine Demon Stele could suppress the curses of others. Just by being near him, one could be entirely free from the curse’s influence, which was stronger than Li Yelai!

At the same time, Ye Han also rejoiced that even under these circumstances, Li Yelai had not laid a finger on the Doll, not even taking the ‘meat’ that was already in his mouth.

This must be the arrangement of destiny. Destiny had reserved the girl’s most beautiful side for himself. It had to be so!

He originally planned to obtain the opportunities he needed in the Immortal Palace, to grow stronger and enhance the Divine Demon Stele. Then, with patience, he would pluck that delicate flower, just like before…

But in just a few days of absence, the relationship between those two seemed to have rapidly warmed up, becoming even more intimate.

In just a few days!

Hearing the whispered gossip of the official personnel, Ye Han’s heart was filled with jealousy and regret, and… that most intense malice.

Over the years, he hadn’t always gotten what he wanted, but things had generally gone smoothly for him.

This was the first time he wanted something so badly, only to have someone beat him to it.

The flower that was supposed to be his to pick had been taken by someone else!

‘Good, very good… You’ve done a fine job! You’ve chosen a path to your death!’ Ye Han harbored murderous intent, but he rationally suppressed that urge.

Even if the girl who was like a heavenly fairy was no longer flawless, his desire for her had not changed.

‘Night General, the Immortal Palace is full of abnormalities. Something unexpected could happen to anyone…’ he murmured to himself, then turned with a smile and said to his companion, “Alright, we’ve had our fun watching, it’s time for us to set off.”

“Are you really not going to wait another day to watch the grand parade in No.3 Border City?” the girl in the western dress asked.

“No need to watch, I’m not interested in that,” Ye Han responded warmly.

The Snow Mountain Blind Hero laughed and said, “That’s good, going there a bit earlier allows us to witness the experts of that place.”

…

Elsewhere, the Netherworld Train honestly opened all the carriage doors, and the official Spiritual Ability Users, giggling, carried various heavy weapons into their respective carriages.

Li Yelai and his comrades also entered a carriage near the train’s head.

This wasn’t any kind of privilege but a precaution in case the train suddenly ‘fell ill.’

The interior of the carriage hadn’t changed much, still maintaining its classical style.

With its soft sofas and seats, calling it a transport train seemed more like it was a vacation train from before the Calamity.

These weren’t officially prepared, but rather the original configurations of the train itself. It had twenty carriages, each as opulent as the next.

The person who commissioned its construction must have enjoyed living the high life.

The official body had added twenty more carriages to the rear for transporting goods or heavy weapons.

So, overall, the Netherworld Train looked somewhat odd and incongruent.

“It’s been a long time since I’ve ridden the Netherworld Train,” Li Yelai remarked, sitting on a sofa alongside the Doll.

A tall figure sat opposite him and responded, “Indeed, the first time you boarded the train, you even said that everyone seated here was trash.”

The newcomer was naturally the Little Mad King, who had delivered Li Yelai onto the train during the attack.

At that time, Li Yelai even played a little act, specially having the Little Mad King stand up before uttering that provocative statement.

Then… there was no ‘then’ as the train derailed. The Divine Chosen, finished!

Now, with Li Yelai acting as the Champion Agent and the Divine Chosen of the Chaos Twin Gods, sitting on the Netherworld Train again, he really had some mixed feelings.

“Teammate, if you had come later, I might have been able to test him out for you,” the Little Mad King said softly.

“I know, but you have to consider your own curse,” Li Yelai replied, clearly having noticed Ye Han and his group.

The curse of the Little Mad King was to be doubted and distrusted.

It was hard for Li Yelai to notice, but her actions would be seen with suspicion from different perspectives by different people, thereby deepening the distrust.

If she really fought Ye Han in public, who knows what trouble it might cause? It wouldn’t end well.

Moreover, from the outsiders’ point of view, Ye Han was there to assist the official in suppressing Taboo Items, being attacked by an official captain, that just wouldn’t make sense.

If the officials were labeled as oppressors of outsiders, it would not bode well, and the Little Mad King’s situation would become even more perilous.

Dealing with Ye Han would have to be inside the Immortal Palace.

The Doll didn’t understand the riddles the two were speaking, but the appearance of the Little Mad King made her somewhat anxious.

She had a slight suspicion… it really was the curse causing trouble.

Different people would doubt the Little Mad King under different circumstances.

Fortunately, after saying that, the Little Mad King closed his eyes to rest and ceased talking.

This finally allowed the Doll to breathe a sigh of relief.

Li Yelai didn’t know about the Doll’s wild speculations but instead said, “Train, let’s set off when everyone is ready.”

Soon, the train whistle blew.

The train began to move, with the Spiritual Energy-constructed rails appearing instantly on the ground in front of the locomotive, extending continuously as the train moved.

“Night General Captain, your word seems to be more effective than our prayers,” chuckled one of the Elite Night Patrol.

“Indeed, this time the conductor didn’t even need to be arranged; it started according to the map we provided… I’ve never seen the train be this obedient,” laughed the official captain from the South City Branch.

“After all, it was dismantled by the Night General. Even the fiercest dog fears the butcher,” an old man commented with laughter.

He was a captain from the headquarters.

The leader of this operation, one of the three Overlords of No.3 Border City, Lord Sword Mad.

Although he couldn’t enter the Immortal Palace, he would be stationed outside.

“Lord Sword Mad, are we really just traveling through the wilderness so openly like this?” Li Yelai asked, “Isn’t it… too flashy?”

“I know what you’re worried about,” Lord Sword Mad smiled amiably. “Driving such a Taboo Item so blatantly does indeed carry some risks. It attracts voyeuristic and malevolent attention.”

His gaze swept across Li Yelai, the Doll, and the Little Mad King, feeling somewhat suspicious but concerned it might be the curse’s influence, so he refrained from expressing it and continued, “But on this train, with me, an old man, and you twelve Captain-Level fighters, over a hundred elite Elite Night Patrol members, and hundreds of Night Patrol members, even the Forbidden Zone would have to tread carefully.”

“Even if we encounter something on the way,” Sword Mad chuckled, “we’ll just fight through it. Consider it paving a business route.”

Indeed, the combat power on the train now is off the charts.

The team assembled is incredibly impressive.

This gave the unofficial organizations in the wilderness a sigh of relief.

If a few Nights Patrols were deployed, they would be so tense they couldn’t sleep for fear that the officials had caught wind of them and would wipe them out.

But if Overlords and a handful of captains were mobilized…

Then they needn’t worry at all; there’s no need for such a formation to deal with the likes of them.

In fact, just as Sword Mad had said, the journey was peaceful.

The Netherworld Train crossed mountain ranges and lakes.

After traveling for over a dozen hours, on that same night, Li Yelai saw the red volcano and the Giant City in the distance.

That was Lava Mine City!