Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 128: Chapter 58 Going Against the Current

Li Yelai and his teammates, along with several students, were rummaging through the security room.

But they couldn’t find the Art Museum Door Card that Huang Du mentioned.

This left everyone somewhat stunned, and a few students immediately turned around, planning to go back and beat up Huang Du again.

They believed that Huang Du had deceived them.

At such a critical moment, how many lives were at stake?

They knew that the security captain could come back at any moment.

The entire art museum, with fifty or sixty people, were all waiting for the door card to open the gates so they could escape!

Seeing this, Huang Du, who was tied up in the security room, shouted in terror, ”No no no, I really don’t know, we’ve tested it a few times, the door card has always been in this security room! It’s not my fault, really! There might have been some other accident!”

”I’ve dragged you all down,” Li Yelai sighed, ”I’m such bad luck...”

Li Yelai was already burdened with the Curse of Misfortune.

It’s very likely that this accident was caused by his poor luck.

Indeed, he was not suited to join his teammates on missions; his presence could endanger their lives. A sense of helplessness overwhelmed him.

”Don’t be ridiculous, kid!” Cheese pondered, ”In Huang Du’s tests, no one was able to eliminate the security Abnormality. Now, there’s only the security captain left in the entire art museum, and perhaps that’s why the captain took the card with him. In essence, it’s due to incomplete intelligence. What has that got to do with you? Don’t overthink it!”

Cheese frowned at Li Yelai, feeling compelled to change his perspective, lest he blame himself in case something happened to his teammates.

With that mindset, he might spiral out of control very soon.

”Damn, I should have kept one earlier,” Starfire said anxiously, ”So, what do we do now? Do we forcibly take the door card from the security captain?”

It seemed like they had hit a dead end with their plan, as everyone had come to steal the door card because they didn’t plan to confront the security captain directly. But the door card was on the security captain.

’We don’t want to fight the security captain, so we have to escape through the gate!’

’Then go get the card!’

’But the card is on the security captain.’

’Then snatch it from the security captain!’

’We can’t defeat the security captain!’

’Then grab the card and run!’

They were caught in a bizarre loop.

”What should we do? Should we fight?” Starfire asked anxiously, ”Maybe we can prepare some traps.”

”The risk is too high. Also, Night General isn’t at his peak performance,” Cheese shook her head.

Indeed, Li Yelai wasn’t equipped with Spiritual Ability Equipment. He couldn’t use his best skill, Single-handed Eighteen Strokes, and could not exert his strongest combat power.

That was what worried Cheese. If a battle started, Li Yelai would be the only one who could confront the security captain in close combat. It would be too risky without being at his peak.

”Shall I try to steal it?” Shadow Stream suggested, being a Spiritual Ability User from the Netherworld Path. She could hide her form, sneak close, and perhaps steal the card from the security captain.

”He’s on a completely different level, you’ll be detected as soon as you get close,” Cheese again shook her head, ”One touch, and you’re done for.”

”Then...” Li Yelai ventured, ”Should we just destroy the main gate?”

The art museum’s main gate was a solid metal barrier.

But with Li Yelai’s Weakness Perception, breaking through a door was simple.

That was indeed a method.

However, as part of a Kaidan area, the entire art museum had a Spiritual Barrier.

And resorting to such violent means to break out would incite the lurking Abnormalities to go berserk.

It would also inevitably bring the security captain rushing back.

After all, there were fifty or sixty people present, many of them unconscious casualties.

It would take a lot of time to evacuate everyone.

By then, if the gate was only halfway open and the security captain returned, it would be a disaster.

The faces of everyone were clouded with worry.

Just then, a student rummaging in a corner suddenly exclaimed with joy, ”I found it!”

At the same time, he raised an object in his hand.

It was... a landline, the security room’s landline!

Li Yelai felt a spark of hope and immediately went forward to pick up the landline.

In the art museum Kaidan, signals were cut off, and Li Yelai couldn’t call for official external support. However, the security room’s landline might just be able to connect a signal.

So, Li Yelai quickly dialed a series of numbers, the official hotline.

One or two seconds after dialing the number, a ring tone sounded, bringing a wave of relief to everyone.

Indeed, this landline could communicate with the outside world!

The phone was quickly picked up.

’This is the East City High Wall Service Center...’ A beautiful female voice came through from the other end.

”I’m from the Disaster Processing Bureau, East City Division Champion Team One member, Night General!” Li Yelai spoke with surprise, ”Connect me to the division! I need support!”

There was a moment of silence on the other end, followed by an immediate response, ”One moment!”

Soon, there were sounds of many people running quickly, and after waiting for about two seconds, the line switched.

Li Yelai heard a lot of gunfire, and a somewhat unfamiliar voice spoke up, ”This is Ben Lei, Night General, are you okay?”

It was the voice of ’Ben Lei,’ the action team leader of Team Three!

He was a man in his thirties and also the commander of this operation. Li Yelai had met him a few times but wasn’t very familiar with him.

”Ben Lei, I’m at Huan City University’s art museum, I need support!” Li Yelai quickly spoke up, ”Also, we’ve caught an accomplice of the holder here, Huang Du, his two roommates are accomplices too. Especially that third one, Ye Xun! He has the Horror Tales Notebook! Please arrest him immediately!”

”Good, a team has been dispatched to handle that!” Ben Lei responded seriously, ”Your information is very important!”