Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 124: Chapter 56 Master of Horror Tales_2

At the same time, a flashlight waved in the dim stairwell.

”Is it a security guard?” the squad leader asked in a low voice.

The sixth tale of Kaidan at the art gallery, the patrol security guard.

During the day, you can seek the help of security in any situation. But at night, one must not be discovered by the security guard.

Compared with the Abnormalities on other floors, this ’security guard’ actually wanders around.

And, from the description of the rules, this kind of Abnormality should be stronger than the others.

During the day, if you encounter danger, you can seek their protection. Too bad, it’s night now. The day’s protector has become the hunter of the night.

”It should be,” replied Li Yelai in a low voice.

”Then shall we wait for him to patrol to the second floor before we go down?” the squad leader suggested.

Li Yelai thought for a moment and shook his head slightly. The Starfire siblings were on the second floor. It would be bad if they were blocked by the security Abnormality.

Even though Starfire’s firepower was formidable, Li Yelai was still somewhat worried about them.

”Keep quiet, I’ll try to take down this Abnormality,” Li Yelai said softly, ”If there’s an accident, I’ll hold it off for you, and then you immediately return to the room on the third floor, lock the door, and wait for rescue. More of my colleagues should be on their way.”

”Be very careful!” the squad leader said softly.

Li Yelai nodded slightly.

As a Spiritual Ability User, also a transcendent being, when facing rule-based Kaidan, there are two choices.

If you can’t beat it, you talk rules, and you break them with rules.

But if you can overpower it, you break it with force!

”Speaking of which, it’s just one security guard. With all of us together, can’t we beat him?” a student asked, ”The statues are all made of stone, and we can’t beat them. But the security guard is clearly flesh and blood, right? Can’t we still win?”

”It’s different,” Li Yelai chuckled lightly.

The statue Abnormalities on the third floor may be hard-bodied but have no Spiritual Barrier.

They could threaten ordinary people, but for Spiritual Ability Users, they’re not difficult to handle.

The patrol security guards, however, were a bit stronger.

They might have a Spiritual Barrier and even superior physical quality.

Li Yelai was not sure if he could defeat such an Abnormality. He was also unsure about how many there might be.

So, he planned to ambush directly!

Having told the students to stay quiet on the stairs to the third floor, Li Yelai made his way to the landing between the second and third floors.

Through the cracks of the stairs, the holder of the flashlight could be clearly seen taking heavy steps forward.

He was already approaching the staircase to the second floor.

Li Yelai hid himself behind the stairs, gripping the Hot Melt Axe tightly in his hand, ready to leap down and chop at the security Abnormality. No need for martial morality when dealing with Abnormalities!

At that moment, a blaze of light suddenly burst from the second floor, and a wave of heat surged out from the half-open staircase door.

It seemed that intense Flames were churning within the floor.

Li Yelai felt a stir in his heart; it was Starfire.

Starfire had taken action.

According to the official analysis beforehand,

the second floor was a wax figure gallery. It should be wax figure-like Abnormalities, and with Starfire’s Fire Control ability, it could perfectly counter them, completely burning the wax figures to ashes.

But this undoubtedly also attracted the attention of that security Abnormality.

The next second, Li Yelai saw the Abnormality’s figure.

He was dressed in a security uniform, with a chain around his waist, a flashlight in one hand, and a T-shaped baton in the other. But his face had no eyes, nose, or ears. Instead, there were holes writhing with Sharp Tusk-like spikes.

It was a hideous creature that made one uncomfortable at a mere glance.

But deep down, Li Yelai was somewhat relieved.

”Good thing it doesn’t look human!”

If it looked too human, it would have been a bit of a psychological pressure to kill it. Li Yelai was worried about becoming a killing monster.

Now that the opponent didn’t even look human, there was nothing to worry about. And it was just as well that the students hadn’t seen it; the mere sight of that face would have given them nightmares.

At this moment, the security Abnormality suddenly quickened its pace, walking briskly towards the second floor. Clearly, it had noticed the incident on the second floor.

And just as it was about to pass through the doorway, it suddenly paused, turning its head toward the platform leading to the third floor.

At the same time, Li Yelai leaped up, performing Aerial Stepping!

Like a cannonball, he shot towards the security Abnormality, with the Hot Melt Axe drawing a dazzling and fatal streak of light in mid-air!

Yet against such a swift attack, the security Abnormality reacted extremely quickly. Its hands crossed, the flashlight and T-baton blocking the strike.

”Crack!”

The metal flashlight was sliced in two, leaving a deep gash on the T-baton.

It withstood the ambush! But it couldn’t withstand the subsequent impact by Li Yelai.

Upon realizing the Hot Melt Axe had not subdued the enemy with one strike, Li Yelai, without even touching the ground, performed Aerial Stepping again, bending his elbow in an instant.

Baji Fist, Top Heart Elbow!

The training of this period was not without results. All kinds of martial arts from before the Calamity are essential courses for Spiritual Ability Users!

His elbow smashed into the chest of the security Abnormality with the sound of breaking bones.

Then, under the effect of inertia, both individuals crashed into the door leading to the second-floor staircase, shattering it and tumbling into the second floor.

Almost simultaneously, they got up, with the chest of the security Abnormality caved in and Blood oozing from the grotesque holes on its face.

Yet it struggled to stand up, discarding the flashlight in its left hand and pulling out the chain from its waist.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai’s expression was unchanged, holding the Hot Melt Axe calmly.

He analyzed the strength of the security Abnormality.