Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 106: Chapter 48 Entering the Ark_3

The Processing Department headquarters, located in the Upper City District, was the core area of No.3 Border City.

Skyscrapers stood tall, lights dazzling and vibrant.

Luxurious cars commonly seen on the roads, with smartly-dressed white-collar workers walking alongside.

Unlike the various branches hidden underground, the headquarters was a conspicuously large building.

So conspicuous that it was right next to the City Lord Mansion, which was the administrative center of Border City—was the Mansion adjacent to the headquarters, or was it the other way around?

Li Yelai looked at the building in front of him, appearing somewhat astonished, ”Isn’t it too obvious?”

”No problem, it’s so obvious that no one dares to cause trouble,” Yin Fire chuckled. ”This is to show to certain individuals!”

Subsequently, Li Yelai and Yin Fire proceeded towards the headquarters. After presenting their identification under the watchful eyes of several Spiritual Ability Users, they were allowed entry.

Immediately, personnel approached to lead the way, escorting the two of them forward and onto the elevator heading to the lower levels.

Passing through layer upon layer of security measures, they reached a room deep underground.

As soon as Li Yelai entered the room, he saw a massive cultivation chamber.

Through the clear glass, one could see the figure inside the chamber, secured with numerous chains.

It was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, his naked body pierced by the chains, which robbed him of all resistance.

Simultaneously, an array of pitch-black spikes connected to thin filaments were all embedded into the man’s brain, rendering his gaze dull.

Many others were observing from outside the chamber, watching this scene.

”This is...” Li Yelai said, looking on in mingled surprise and doubt.

”He was one of the participants in the Fantasy Orchestra incident,” Yin Fire replied with a cold snort.

”Then you’re too gentle!” Li Yelai’s expression turned frosty. ”Can’t you cut off his limbs? Even severing him at the waist would do!”

No Processor had any sympathy for participants in the Fantasy Orchestra incident. How many people had they killed?

No method used against them would be considered excessive!

”If the ark detects anything, we’ll alert them to our presence,” Yin Fire responded. ”So after capturing him, we directly controlled his brain. This way, we can safely transfer you into the ark through him.”

”What should I do? Is there anything I need to be aware of?” Li Yelai inquired.

”You’ve already been told on the way here. Change into the clothes, and once inside the ark, you’ll be the ’Golden Armor’s spokesperson ’Copper Face’! Don’t worry too much about the rest. According to our intelligence, they don’t know much about Copper Face either. Just act the part,” Yin Fire replied. ”Now, change into the clothes, don the copper mask, and get ready to enter the ark.”

Soon enough, Li Yelai was dressed in the official suit provided and wore a brass mask.

In his hand, he held a solid-feeling ship ticket.

Furthermore, a Spiritual Ability User of the Path of Babbling whispered ’Stay calm’ to him,

quickly dispelling the tension in Li Yelai.

Seeing this, Yin Fire gave a slight nod to someone outside the observation window.

The person nodded back and flicked a finger.

In the cultivation chamber, the spikes on the head of the middle-aged man vibrated subtly.

The man’s body also began to move, and he stretched out his left hand towards the ship ticket in Li Yelai’s hand and tapped it.

Li Yelai felt a flash before his eyes, and a sensation of weightlessness swept over him.

A few seconds later, when the light faded and his feet touched the ground again,

Li Yelai found himself in a new environment—inside the ark!

The bright hall was filled with lavish tables and chairs, on which sat a host of indistinct figures.

They... were the Ark Chosen Ones, responsible for the deaths of so many colleagues, hidden among them.

Li Yelai struggled to suppress the tension and malice rising once again in his heart, whispering to himself, ”You animals, your father has arrived!”

And in a room deep within the ark, some great being

was now vaguely sensing a certain unease.