Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 254: Chapter 119 One Battle Decides Victory! _2

”Once she said that, the Doll quickly waved her hands, her pretty face under the hood turning bright red.

[No, no (ﾉ)ｪ(ヾ)]

[I just... I just want to protect him

”Stop teasing her, you really never stop talking crap...” Li Yelai criticized, hesitated for a moment, then revealed the Maze Corner Plan to Cheese.

Upon hearing that shocking plan, Cheese was silent for a moment, then lowered her voice and said, ”Don’t tell anyone else about this plan, no one wants to put all their hopes on your luck!”

”I know,” Li Yelai responded, ”I’ve only told you.”

”That’s for sure, who else but us,” Cheese smiled with her eyes, then continued, ”Theoretically, this plan has a high chance of success and the cost is smaller than other plans. But you will have to face the danger yourself.”

Indeed, whether it was the Spiritual Energy Phased Array Plan or the Maze Corner Plan, both would have made Li Yelai, a Third Awakening Spirit User, confront the Insect Master directly.

This was the biggest threat!

At present, the combat power of the Insect Master was unknown. From its actions of fleeing the Forbidden Zone, its strength was not at the King Level, but it was estimated to be at least a Seventh or even Eighth Awakening!

At such a level, the highly capable captains might still hold out.

But if Li Yelai, a mere Third Awakening, got involved in the fight, he’d likely die.

The levels were too vastly different.

Li Yelai nodded. He understood this, after all, You Must Meet Strong Enemies was indeed a calamity.

However, with Mr. Shadow around, Li Yelai wasn’t too worried about his own safety; he more so wanted to keep as many of his comrades alive as possible.

Otherwise, he wouldn’t have proposed this plan. According to the original Spiritual Energy Phased Array Plan, after sacrificing so many teammates, his task was to use You Must Meet Strong Enemies to lock down the Insect Master’s location.

Now, he planned to go deeper into the Underground Maze with the main force and withstand an onslaught from the Insect Swarm for some time, which actually increased the level of danger.

”You really are brave and selfless...” Cheese murmured, ”Don’t die... otherwise, I won’t even be able to recover your body...”

Li Yelai nodded, ”Don’t worry, it’s hard for me to die.”

Cheese continued to silently watch Li Yelai, fully aware of the danger of the mission.

Even she, as a Third Awakening Spirit User, likely wouldn’t change any outcome if she were on the battlefield alongside Li Yelai.

After all, she didn’t have the extraordinary talents or strong Spiritual Energy like the Doll...

Thus, after a brief hesitation, Cheese suddenly stepped closer to Li Yelai, placed her hands on his shoulders, and tiptoed to bring her face close to his.

Seeing the sudden approach of her beautiful face, Li Yelai stiffened.

And the Doll’s signboard nearby also displayed a bunch of garbled characters.

”[Listen to me] Survive!” Cheese whispered next to Li Yelai’s ear, her warm breath tickling his earlobe.

Then, Cheese stepped back, popped a candy in her mouth, and with a teasing smile said, ”You didn’t think I was going to kiss you, did you? Look how scared the Doll is...”

Li Yelai pinched his somewhat hot ears, suppressing the restlessness in his heart, and asked, ”What was that?”

”A Suggestion, hoping it can save your life in a dangerous moment,” Cheese replied, ”It’s my Second Awakening Ability, which triggers automatically under certain conditions. It can either awaken someone from a blurred consciousness or evoke a strong will to survive.”

”I don’t have the strength of the Doll, and I might not even participate in the forthcoming task. I hope I can help you...”

Li Yelai nodded, ”Thanks, just don’t scare me next time. I feel like you’re taking advantage of me.”

[Exactly! ＾へ＾] The Doll also chimed in with her signboard, having been scared earlier as well.

”Fine, let you take advantage next time,” Cheese said with a light laugh, spreading her hands.

”You wish!” Li Yelai retorted.

And the Doll felt like she had suffered a great loss, feeling very wronged...

[Cheese, you’re bad! (;´д｀)ゞ]

Meanwhile, Jing Lin, not too far away, watched the three joking around and frustratingly slapped his thigh, ”What’s going on? It’s a bloodbath here! Why didn’t they start fighting? Darn it!”

...

Soon, as time progressed, more and more Elite Night Patrol teams rushed to the East City Branch, and Taboo Items from other branches were also delivered one after another.

To execute the Maze Corner Plan, the officials had gathered a massive amount of high-end combat power.

Over five hundred Spiritual Ability Users.

These Spiritual Ability Users were either Elite Night Patrol or senior Processors from various branches.

The least among them were all Fourth Awakening Spiritual Ability Users!

There were also eight Captain Level powerhouses and the currently strongest official, Lord Sword Mad, overseeing the operation.

Over five hundred Fourth Awakening or above Spiritual Ability Users, eight Captains, including the Seventh Awakening Lord Sword Mad.

Indeed, they were the most powerful and elite force of humanity in the Disaster Fog!

This was also the limit that could be mobilized while ensuring the safety of other shelters!

Moreover, the officials had brought many Taboo Items for the Spiritual Ability Users to use.

Li Yelai even saw the Black Dragon Armor.

Indeed, when that time came, some Spiritual Ability Users would inevitably choose to wear the Black Dragon Armor, sacrificing themselves to unleash formidable combat power.

Hopefully, it wouldn’t come to that.

After multiple official tests and calculations, the specific action plan was finalized.

The ability radiance range of the Mobius Ring Map would gradually spread, ensuring it would influence the bottom of the maze.

The official main force had to carry the Mobius Ring Map deep, about four hundred meters underground, before letting the Mobius Ring Map go out of control.

With all personnel in place, numerous Spiritual Ability Users gathered behind the branch’s defensive works, waiting for the command to commence.

”Finally, it’s starting...” Jing Lin exhaled his breath, calming himself down.

As a Fourth Awakening Spiritual Ability User, though not an official, he too had received the invitation and volunteered to join this operation.

Other members of the Jing Family had always advised him to stay in the shelter, to wait for the officials to handle things, but he understood the importance of this operation.

”I previously said that Yaoqing Jing Family lacked mettle, that was my mistake, I apologize,” Li Yelai spoke beside him.

”Hey, that’s high praise. If the plan fails, everyone will die in the Insect Tide. Better to give it a shot!” Jing Lin grinned, ”That won’t dishonor the name of the Yaoqing Jing Family.”

Li Yelai nodded. Indeed, Jing Lin alone had significantly improved Li Yelai’s and even the officials’ attitude towards the Yaoqing Jing Family.

If everyone in the Jing Family was like Jing Lin, fighting for humanity without holding back,

then the officials wouldn’t mind maintaining a cooperative relationship with them.

”Don’t die, friend,” Li Yelai said.

”You too, friend,” Jing Lin smiled in response.

At that moment, Lord Sword Mad’s voice resonated above the defensive works, ”Everyone, one battle decides the outcome, for humanity, for the Giant City! Charge with me!”

”At your command, Lord Sword Mad!” The Processors responded in unison.

The next second, several Captains and Lord Sword Mad took the lead, leaping into the air, followed by over five hundred Spiritual Ability Users who also jumped up, performing Aerial Stepping, advancing through the air!

Like a curtain of night, enveloping the Insect Swarm.

The strongest human combat power in the Disaster Fog mobilized collectively!

In an instant, the Insect Swarm wandering near the shelter was annihilated. Even high-ranking members of the Insect Race couldn’t escape.

Li Yelai didn’t even see the Insect Swarm as it was destroyed by the teammates ahead.

An organized legion of Spiritual Ability Users was not something these lower Insect Swarms could hinder!

Deep within the Flesh Barrier of the Underground Maze, the Swarm Dominator thoughtfully looked towards the surface.

’Humans have launched a total assault? It seems that the Spiritual Ability User has passed on the information about my location. All as planned... Yet, with just this number of people, they think they can breach my defenses?’

It laughed with mockery. Its command was issued, and the Insect Swarms in the Underground Maze mobilized.

Billions of the Insect Race would form the most troublesome defenses, exhausting the last of humanity’s resistance!

’I’d like to see how you manage to break through my defenses and confront me!’