Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 888: Chapter 417: Suppression Plan

“So, we shouldn’t have reinforcements, and you shouldn’t be here….”

Cheese looked at Li Ye, a unique fluctuation in her gaze.

“You have now entered the second level, at risk of being parasitized. Moreover…”

Her lips parted slightly: “It’s quite high.”

‘Before me,’ the girl whispered in her heart.

Hearing these words, Liu Yun’s eating speed visibly increased, but his ears perked up, seemingly eager for Li Ye’s reaction.

After being stunned for a moment, Li Ye finally understood.

So this is it, no wonder it’s a creation of the Evil God! Truly sinister and cunning!

“So, this is also why you told me I must not kill any creatures on the second level,” Li Ye said, “Are hosts parasitized among those creatures?”

Thinking he could watch the show, Liu Yun paused in his actions.

He thought that the Champion Agent’s train of thought was surprisingly in alignment with Captain Yang Chen’s.

‘You think your danger lies in the second method?’ Liu Yun resisted the urge to retort, complaining inwardly, “You are clearly at greater risk of being parasitized by the third method.”

Cheese wasn’t surprised and nodded in response: “That’s right, the Heartless Fruit has already spread to the second level. If even one Extraordinary Creature eats the Heartless Fruit, it will quickly spread to the entire group and even other ecological niches.”

Even if it were just a single low-level Extraordinary Creature, or even an ordinary animal, that consumed the Heartless Fruit.

And if it mated with its kind, it would transmit the Heartless Fruit to other units.

Among those units, if any were hunted by a predator, then it would infect another ecological niche.

Meanwhile, the Heartless Fruit will thrive on the nutrients of the corpse, thus tempting more Extraordinary Creatures to devour the Heartless Fruit and become new hosts.

At present, it is unclear whether the offspring of hosts will be parasitized, but regardless of whether they are, the effect is already terrifying.

Just one Heartless Fruit can destroy multiple groups.

Moreover, as the ecological niche advances, it will inevitably appear among humans.

Whether in the Giant City or the wilderness, the battles between humans and Extraordinary Creatures will not end.

It’s the same here; once the killing starts, there will inevitably be human elites parasitized by the Heartless Fruit.

And these parasitized humans will have their darkest thoughts uncovered by the Heartless Fruit’s effect, and be seduced further.

Simultaneously, it can also stir the temperaments of nearby creatures.

Greed, gluttony, lust, vanity, power…all these desires will be intensified.

Perhaps originally reconcilable conflicts will turn into confrontations, confrontations into slaughter under the Heartless Fruit’s seduction.

And as the targets of the Heartless Fruit parasitism increase in number and strength,

This will cause human order to completely collapse.

Each one will become a monster that abides solely by their desires….

Just one Heartless Fruit can destroy an entire civilization!

This is what’s most terrifying, order being completely torn apart by driven desires!

“The Heartless Fruit was forged by that Divine of Jile, right?” Li Ye slowly exhaled, his expression grave. Following desire’s command…this is clearly a technique of Jile!

“That’s right, our analysis led us to the same conclusion,” Cheese said, “But we realized it too late; once those Extraordinary Creatures or hostile humans had been eliminated, they had already been parasitized.”

“The humans here are already hostile to you?” Li Ye frowned.

“Yes, we’ve been attacked,” Liu Yun remarked sarcastically, “It was all trouble caused by beauty. That was the first city we made contact with. Everything was going well initially, but then they turned to poison, siege, and ambush in the middle of the night. Cheese got furious and made them all commit suicide.”

“They deserved it!” Li Ye stated, under the influence of some desire, those who were parasitized indeed committed dangerous acts.

If the intel was known beforehand, everyone could have just escaped. But in the end, they were parasitized…

Cheese added, “Moreover, those cities have also begun to target us. I suspect there are Jile believers here. They might be controlling some cities, secretly aiding the spread of the Heartless Fruit.”

“This Ten Thousand Dragon Lake once gave birth to a remarkable human civilization. They received legacies from both Disaster Fogs and developed over time. But ultimately, they were still destroyed. Those ruins scattered across the second level are proof of their existence. Their destruction might be related to the Heartless Fruit.”

“Jile, huh?” Li Ye said, “Though I’m a Dual-God Chosen, I have no dealings with Jile. Even if I reveal my identity as Emperor’s Fall, it probably won’t be of any use.”

“Not only will it be of no use. If they find out you’re Emperor’s Fall and also a Champion Agent, they’ll do everything they can to eliminate you!” Liu Yun said seriously, “The Chaos Faction is inherently oppositional, and with such an opportunity, how could they miss it?”

“You absolutely cannot reveal your identity as Emperor’s Fall!”

Li Ye silently nodded, thinking he went directly to the Ten Thousand Dragon Lake for support, without contacting Bai Ya and the others. Otherwise, perhaps an internal chaotic conflict could have been incited now…

No, a war will only speed up the spread of the Heartless Fruit!

“Do you understand?” Cheese softly said, “We already parasitized must be abandoned. We’ve long made plans to remain here…”

“It’s extremely difficult to completely destroy the Heartless Fruit.”

“But in theory…we who are already parasitized, if we destroy enough hosts, we could suppress the Heartless Fruit’s spread,” Cheese said softly, “We are already parasitized. No longer need to hold back….as long as we eliminate all other hosts besides us, then self-destruct.”