Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 757: Chapter 355: Pursuit_2

“Damage reduction against peers, enhanced damage against higher tiers? A great ability indeed!”

“But higher than the Doll?” An official captain frowned, “That would be an Overlord, or above.”

“Thirty percent increase is already top of the line. It’s almost catching up to the blessing of a Chaos God, isn’t it? But the target must be of a higher tier than yourself… that’s a bit tricky.” Someone frowned, “What’s really useful is the damage reduction, right? Ten percent reduction is also quite good. Among peers, the Doll’s combat now has more advantage.”

“What’s there to fear, the Doll has always been the strongest captain, with the capacity for cross-level battles. With a thirty percent power increase, she can even better engage in battles above her tier.” A captain remarked, “Just think about the recent Thunder; if it were thirty percent stronger… even an Overlord would have been injured.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, this blessing indeed ranked as top tier, comparable to Li Yelai’s Rainbow Through the Sun.

Although, to trigger the blessing’s damage enhancement, it would only apply in cross-level battles. But the standing damage mitigation was still there. That in itself was quite nice.

“Actually, the ‘You Must Meet Strong Enemies’ ability is very fitting for old Li. The tier of his opponents are always higher than his, which can perfectly trigger the damage bonus of this blessing.” Jing Lin spoke up, “Of course, Rainbow Through the Sun is also quite good. However, Rainbow Through the Sun is a constant blessing, which might cause some minor troubles…”

“Troubles, what are you referring to?” Li Yelai asked. He really hadn’t noticed any issues.

[But what exactly? (｀・ω・´)] The Doll also looked curiously at Jing Lin.

Jing Lin, however, revealed a strange expression and whispered in Li Yelai’s ear, “With this blessing, the Doll might have to work a bit harder…”

Li Yelai was puzzled; why would the Doll have to struggle because he received the blessing?

Seconds later, as Li Yelai came to a realization, Jing Lin had already moved away.

[Xiao Ye, what did he say to you? Why would there be a problem? [・_・?]]

The Doll asked, holding up a sign, still somewhat concerned.

Li Yelai’s face reddened a bit, “It’s nothing, don’t listen to his nonsense…”

Yet the Doll remained worried, questioning Li Yelai repeatedly.

It wasn’t until Li Yelai pulled her into a corner and whispered to her… that her face stayed red the whole evening…

…

As the Spiritual Ability Users arrived, they each took their turn at the challenge, followed by Human soldiers lining up to unleash their firepower.

The resources of the Humans visibly improved; the Treasure Vault seemed to be inexhaustible. After thousands had taken up the challenge, it still reliably distributed rewards.

And as time went by, more and more troops gathered, with the number exceeding twenty thousand.

The spoils became increasingly substantial, with some even obtaining knowledge of powerful Arrays.

The number of people who entered the Immortal Palace was close to a hundred thousand, which was probably the largest congregation to be found, and the numbers were still climbing.

However, as more and more squads arrived, Li Yelai received unexpected news.

Ye Han!

Ye Han had appeared, and was spotted by a squad.

He was emerging from a valley seventy kilometers away, seemingly having just conquered a palace. Not only was his momentum staggering, but his wounds were also healed.

Yet, he caught the attention of the Chaos believers, and a fierce battle ensued.

It was during their approach that this squad witnessed the intense battlefield.

Since they were unaware of Ye Han’s actions, when they encountered the Chaos believers, they aided Ye Han.

This was the first reaction of the Human teams, facing Chaos believers surrounding a Human elite; how could they simply stand by and watch?

But Ye Han had used them to draw animosity and then slipped away, leaving the team to encounter danger and nearly leading to their annihilation. Fortunately, the Chaos believers’ target had always been Ye Han, and they did not pursue the team. This allowed them to make it here and pass the message to the officials.

“Abandoning his allies and fleeing by himself, that’s definitely something this beast would do!” Ma Hongyi gritted his teeth in the temporarily constructed meeting room, “The Ember Church really did us a favor, huh!”

“Since he’s already done so many beastly things, and we’re aware of them, naturally, there’s no need for pretense.” A Mo Family powerhouse spoke coldly, “A person like that cannot be left alive.”

“The Ember Church might not be able to kill him, but we need to make sure he dies here!” A Spiritual Ability User from an outside family said.

“Form an elite squad, slaughter him, and while we’re at it, slaughter the Chaos believers too!” Another Spiritual Ability User from a different outside family coldly suggested, “When they’re just about done killing each other off, we’ll chop off their heads and kick them around like balls!”

The Mo Family harbored murderous intent toward Ye Han because he killed for loot and even sought to humiliate Mo He of the Mo Family.

The Ma Family held the same murderous intent, driven by Ma Hongyi’s insistence.

The official stance was naturally clear; a sin-laden and exceptionally powerful Spiritual Ability User should be eradicated.

As for the other speaking families, some suspected that their members died due to Ye Han’s Curse Enhancement. Others feared Ye Han’s abilities, opting to remove this dangerous element as soon as possible.

Suppressing curses had been a pleasant surprise for them, but curse strengthening terrified them. To a significant proportion of Spiritual Ability Users, Ye Han was like a natural enemy. If given the chance, he must be eliminated!

Now was an excellent opportunity.

“Ye Han naturally must die, but this news is already a day old. We can’t be certain of his current exact location, as you all know. As a captain-level powerhouse, without the burden of protecting a team, his speed of movement is not slow. In one day, he could have traveled very far.”

“Plus, his abilities pose a great risk to us. With one curse enhancement, most of us here would suffer the consequences. To say nothing of besieging him, at that point, we would barely be able to protect ourselves.”

“Therefore, we must carefully select our assault personnel. Only Spiritual Ability Users who can ensure that their own curses don’t affect themselves should participate in this operation. At the same time, I propose that the entire besieging force be of Captain Level with the Sixth Sense!” an official captain suggested, then seeing Li Yelai, he smiled and said, “Of course, Night General Captain can be treated as having the Sixth Sense.”

Li Yelai nodded, “I understand. Let’s allocate manpower now and proceed with the hunt. Ye Han is quite powerful, and he possesses great inspiration and Strong Luck. If we let him continue to roam and grow in the Immortal Palace, he might become even more formidable. He is indeed a calamity.”

“I know…”

Soon, the list of team members for the manhunt for Ye Han was drawn up. In reality, there weren’t many who could go after Ye Han.

Firstly, they had to be of captain-level combat strength, which eliminated a large number of people.

Secondly, the type of curse had to be such that it would not affect oneself. For example, Jing Lin’s curse was entirely unsuitable; one enhancement, and it’s likely even the Heavenly Eye would be blinded.

After such screening, there weren’t many people left.

Even Li Yelai wasn’t initially selected. They were worried that if his Calamity were enhanced, they would be the first to suffer from it. Of course, if Ye Han dared to do the enhancement, it would be a test of whose luck was stronger.

In the end, those confirmed were Li Yelai, Doll, Little Mad King, and Ma Hongyi.

The curses of Doll and Little Mad King had no impact on themselves; their effects were against outsiders.

If Ye Han dared to strengthen their curses, it would backfire on him.

Ma Hongyi’s curse caused a loss of color in his vision, which didn’t have much impact on combat ability.

Of course, if the curse became too problematic after enhancement, he would have to retreat quickly.

As for Li Yelai… he was not an initially chosen candidate, but his You Must Meet Strong Enemies could allow the hunting team to find Ye Han more quickly. So he was included in the team.

Meanwhile, some Wilderness Rangers quietly departed from the temporary base.

Ye Han was a wanted criminal, and almost all Wilderness Rangers were Bounty Hunters. Moreover, there were the Chaos believers; this was a double blessing.

The officials couldn’t control Wilderness Rangers, so they were naturally unrestrained.

However, just minutes after the team set off, an unexpected event struck!