Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 135: Chapter 61: The Resentment of the Doll - Part 2

Seeing Li Yelai deep in thought, Ben Lei patted Li Yelai’s shoulder and spoke again, ”Of course, such situations are rare. Those beings have high standards and don’t randomly choose their targets. This time, it was rare to encounter one. Yet, you still couldn’t escape from your destined strong enemies.”

”I was right to seek you out!”

”If Ye Xun had really escaped from school and roamed around Giant City, who knows how many innocent people would have been affected. Thank you.”

Li Yelai responded with a wry smile, content that his curse could be of help.

”The day after tomorrow, your reward of Merit Points should arrive,” Ben Lei said, ”Don’t waste it, save your Merit Points to buy Magic Potions. The Third Awakening Potions aren’t cheap. Alright, I need to leave now.”

He then left with the team. He had many matters to attend to, such as how Ye Xun became a Spiritual Ability User and how he obtained the Taboo Items. These pieces of intelligence had to be gathered.

Li Yelai stayed put, watching as the wounded around him were taken away one by one.

Some medical personnel wanted to take Li Yelai in the ambulance, but he politely refused.

After all, his Calamity might still be present, so it was better not to jinx someone else’s ambulance.

Thus, Li Yelai put the Red Dragon Spear into the Big Black Umbrella, carried it along with Cheese, Starfire, and the others, and decided to walk away. He planned to take a car from the parking lot after his curse had faded.

After being treated by the Processor, Li Yelai felt much lighter, although he needed rest, he wasn’t so incapacitated that he couldn’t move.

While passing through the devastated campus, Starfire remarked, ”Three ordinary people who accidentally obtained Taboo Items caused such great harm.”

”Although these Horror Tales don’t immediately kill the target, I heard some students still were killed,” Shadow Stream replied softly. ”Such power must never fall into the hands of those who disregard human lives!”

Indeed, one for wealth, one for lust, and one for the pursuit of knowledge.

They dragged the entire school into danger and even caused deaths. Taking them out and shooting them for ten minutes wouldn’t be too much.

Li Yelai nodded in agreement, fully aware of the danger of Taboo Items.

Not to mention the riot in Black Prison, even the greed coins from the Red Dart Commerce had already caused dozens of casualties.

Afterward, several top executives from Red Dart Commerce were arrested, and the large commerce never recovered.

Taboo Items, such entities, must be tightly controlled by the authorities and never fall into the hands of those with ulterior motives.

Otherwise, the innocent masses are the ones who suffer.

”Unfortunately, not all Taboo Items are in the hands of the authorities,” Heavy Knight suddenly interjected.

Cheese nodded, ”True, just like the Ember Church you’ve come into contact with before, they are a powerful illegal organization that possesses many Taboo Items.”

The Ember Church, Li Yelai and the others nodded slightly.

They were naturally aware of this organization, as many had explained it in forums. Moreover, during their rookie period, they encountered a human trafficking incident, which was actually orchestrated by the Ember Church.

”Over the past decades, the authorities have conducted numerous encirclements against the Ember Church, seized many Taboo Items, and killed many murderous illegal Spiritual Ability Users. Yet, they have never been able to completely eradicate them.

They roam the wilderness, disguise themselves as civilians, infiltrate into one Giant City after another, and are more difficult to deal with than imagined.

The authorities suspect that Ye Xun’s ability to obtain the Horror Tales Notebook might be related to the Ember Church.

Of course, all of this will depend on further investigation.

If it really is the Ember Church, we might need to conduct another encirclement operation.

Starfire and Shadow Stream, you haven’t reached your Second Awakening yet, so don’t worry for now,” Cheese said, ”Xiao Ye, Heavy Knight, you both have already had your Second Awakening. You might participate in the upcoming operations. Just be cautious.”

Everyone nodded in response.

Subsequently, the group reached the parking lot and after confirming that the curse on Li Yelai had disappeared.

They then got into Cheese’s SUV and left the school.

Ending Li Yelai’s five-day college life.

These five days let Li Yelai experience a youth he had never enjoyed before, and he grew much closer to Cheese and the others.

This made Li Yunyan, who could only stay at home, somewhat envious.

She could only learn about the situation through the spare communicator Li Yelai left at home and from the chats of the Processors.

But in the chat group, she found out that Cheese and Li Yelai had been alone in the dorm for quite a while. Many processors were beating their chests in frustration.

She immediately started gossiping, ”Big bro, you and Sister Cheese were alone for so long, and nothing really happened?”

”Nothing at all. I was uploading information, and then she fell asleep on the bed. When I woke her up, we just went to eat. The roasted chicken in the cafeteria is really delicious!”

”She even slept on your bed?” Li Yunyan asked in surprise, ”That’s it? You just woke her up?”

”What else?”

”Then... didn’t you have any thoughts when you smelled her scent on your bedding while sleeping at night?”

”Not at all. I chatted with Starfire for a while and then fell asleep.” Li Yelai, having just arrived home, put down the Big Black Umbrella and spread his hands, ”Speaking of which, I’ve just been through a tough battle, and you’re only interested in talking about this? You’re really my sister indeed!”

”I heard from your colleague that you were majestic and thrashed those Abnormalities. What else could I say? Plus, you were alone with a beauty like Sister Cheese, and she even slept on your bed. What else should we be talking about?” Li Yunyan stared with wide eyes and complained, ”Are you really that impervious?”

”Mom, look at your son!” Li Yunyan yelled at a photo in the living room. The beautiful woman in the photo still displayed a gentle smile, as always.

Li Yelai could only shake his head in response to Li Yunyan’s teasing.

He wasn’t impervious; he was also a normal male.

It’s just... he had a clear understanding of himself and wouldn’t indulge in wild fantasies.

...

The next day, Li Yelai received his mission rewards.

Forty Merit Points and thirty thousand Giant City Coins.

This allowed Li Yelai’s Merit Points to successfully break through the 200-point barrier, reaching 205 Merit Points. He was still 95 Merit Points away from the Third Awakening Potion.

And Li Yelai’s savings were almost reaching two hundred thousand Giant City Coins!

That was just the visible improvement. In reality, Li Yelai had other gains.

He had slain many statue-like Abnormalities and also defeated a Master of Horror Tales.

Therefore, he had formed ten more soldiers of the Shadow Army, significantly enhancing the Shadow Army’s power.

He wondered how powerful it would be when there are hundreds of Shadow Army members using the Wind Forest Fire Mountain technique.

Also, through the battle with the security chief, Li Yelai became more proficient in switching Faces for combat.

Xiang Yu’s Face possessed Weakness Perception. He could destroy the opponent’s weapons and defenses, dealing terrifying damage. If he could accurately attack along the black line, even opponents in Power Armor could be impaled with one spear thrust.

Meanwhile, Huo Qubing’s Face, when reinforced by the Shadow Army, could enhance attributes all around—defense from the Mountain, speed from the Wind, and impact from the Thunder... offering well-rounded enhancements.

Both Faces had advantages, but since he couldn’t use both at the same time, he needed to find the right moments to switch.

And through this battle, Li Yelai’s switching had become even more adept.

Indeed, only real combat could bring such rapid improvement.

Li Yelai pondered this as he quickly made his way to the division.

He planned to train intensely at the training grounds today!

He hoped to practice switching Faces as swiftly as in Sichuan opera changes.

As long as the speed was fast enough, Li Yelai’s margin of error during combat would be higher.

However, just as he was about to reach the training grounds, he suddenly felt his arm being grabbed.

Startled, he turned around and saw a frog...

No, a frog Doll.

It was quietly holding onto Li Yelai’s wrist, just staring at him.

For some reason, Li Yelai felt from the Doll’s oddly cute eyes...

A hint of resentment?