Netherworld Retrograde

39: Chapter 19: Overlord’s Spear 39: Chapter 19: Overlord’s Spear As the altar was cleaved in two by Li Yelai, the blue-brick house collapsed with a loud crash, burying Li Yelai beneath it.

Wang De, who witnessed this scene, was filled with horror.

It was his greatest trump card, and the secret to his family’s rise to power.

Now it lay in ruins before his eyes.

He…

had lost the protection of the Ghost Immortal!

“How could this happen?

What’s going on?

Ghost Immortal…”

As Wang De was consumed with fear, he saw the detective, who had been lying on the ground in the distance, aiming a gun at him again.

Panicked, Wang De immediately shook the Silver Bell, commanding the Double Blade Knight, “Kill them all!”

Having just undergone the ordeal of being dragged through shadows, except for Wang De, everyone present seemed as if they had staggered back from the brink of death.

Their condition was very poor; they could barely stand.

Now, with the Ghost Immortal Altar gone and his greatest support lost, Wang De needed to kill the resisting forces on the spot to have any chance of escaping.

He had to quickly find the young man with the Black Umbrella to survive and rise again.

As he rang the bell, the Double Blade Knight, previously frozen in place after grappling, vanished and suddenly appeared in front of the detective, swiftly slashing with his swords!

The detective, still not fully upright, felt a surge of anger and fear—he wasn’t confident in facing a knight with the abilities equivalent to a Second Awakening Spiritual Ability User.

So, he performed a skilled backward roll to create distance but unexpectedly, the Double Blade Knight took a quick step forward and stabbed with one hand, while slashing horizontally with the other.

He had anticipated the detective’s actions and launched a continuous assault.

The detective rolled quickly but was stabbed directly in the shoulder.

“Ah!” The detective roared, seizing the Double Blade Knight’s arm with both hands as he wrapped his legs around the knight’s arm in a joint lock, yelling, “Quick!”

Almost simultaneously, a hoarse voice commanded, “[Listen to me] Kill yourself now!”

It was Cheese, now slumped on the staircase, her dress torn and in extreme disarray, yet she was struggling to look at Wang De, using her ability once more, “[Listen to me], kill yourself now!”

Previously, Cheese’s hypnotic ability had been resisted by the protection of the Ghost Immortal.

But now, with the Ghost Immortal Altar destroyed, Wang De could no longer resist the ability of a Second Awakening Delirium Spirit User.

Wang De realized something was wrong when he found his arm reaching for a gun inside his coat.

His body…

his body was actually obeying the command!

The Ghost Immortal’s protection was fading, and he could no longer resist this power!

In horror, Wang De once again ordered the Double Blade Knight, “Kill that bitch first!

Quick!”

As long as Cheese was dead, he wouldn’t be influenced by her power to kill himself.

He needed to act quickly, before the protection of the Ghost Immortal completely vanished, to kill this woman!

Receiving the order, the Double Blade Knight tried to use his Fogging Flash ability but was unable due to the detective’s close binding and could only forcefully lift the detective, raising his broadsword to charge at Cheese.

In less than two seconds, the knight had already reached the foot of the staircase, as if the next moment he would decapitate Cheese.

Suffering under the curse, Cheese, in immense pain, picked up a dagger, trying to delay for a few more seconds.

She saw Wang De raising his gun—soon he would kill himself!

Just a few more seconds…

However, just as the Double Blade Knight raised his sword, and a smile of victory appeared on Wang De’s face,

from the rubble of the collapsed blue-brick house, a muffled explosion was heard.

A blood-covered figure burst out, slicing through the house’s beams—it was Li Yelai!

Had he been a mere mortal before becoming a Spiritual Ability User, facing such a collapse, Li Yelai might have been either killed or severely injured.

But as a Spiritual Ability User, the Spiritual Barrier had protected him from the falling bricks and beams.

Allowing him to swiftly escape the ruins.

Without any hesitation, Li Yelai, the moment he escaped the ruins, gripped his long sword with a reverse grip, raising it behind him, clearly preparing for an attack!

“Wait…

come back…” Wang De, seeing the sudden shift, hadn’t even shown his startled expression when he tried to call the Double Blade Knight back.

However, before he could finish, a whooshing sound tearing through the air silenced him completely.

For a Crimson Long Sword had already pierced through his neck, pinning him firmly against the wall.

Li Yelai did not waste time approaching Wang De.

If he did, the detective and Cheese might die.

Instead, he chose the quickest way to kill—throwing his long sword!

Using the long sword as a spear, he executed the Overlord’s Spear!

Without any last words, Wang De’s eyes widened, and after a gurgling sound from his throat, he died.

Simultaneously, the knight stopped his swinging blade and released the detective, withdrawing his weapon and standing still as if waiting for the next command.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai, his face covered in blood, quickly approached Wang De, not pulling out the Crimson Long Sword but rather raising an axe to strike Wang De again.

After taking the Silver Bell from Wang De’s hand, Li Yelai finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Are you guys alright?” Li Yelai looked back.

“I’m okay, but something seems wrong with Cheese,” the detective, also collapsed on the ground, called out urgently.

Li Yelai’s expression changed with alarm.

Not bothering to retrieve his long sword, he rushed toward the staircase.

Cheese’s curse required consuming a substantial amount of sugar after using her abilities, or else she would suffer heart weakness.

Having been dragged into the shadows just before, though she had escaped due to the altar breaking, it seemed she had lost her specially prepared candy.

Now, the curse was threatening her.