Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 278: Chapter 130: The General

After sorting out the accommodation issue, Li Yelai asked the nun to bring Li Yunyan back to the East City Branch.

When Li Yelai saw Li Yunyan, she was supporting the nun as they walked around the resting room, undergoing rehabilitation training.

Before her official rescue, the nun’s tendons in her hands and feet had been severed by the Flying Gunman.

But with the intervention of the Divine Doctor from the authorities, the severed meridians were reconnected.

Now, she had recovered to the point where she could temporarily leave the wheelchair and walk.

During the Disaster Fog period, Li Yunyan had stayed with her, often helping her with rehabilitation.

The two were quite acquainted.

”Thank you for taking care of her all this time, Your Excellency,” greeted Li Yelai as he approached.

He held respect for this girl of strong will.

The nun sat back in her wheelchair, a smile on her face, ”It’s nothing, I also enjoy chatting with Bing He.”

Bing He was the pseudonym of Li Yunyan.

”Oh? What did you two talk about?” Li Yelai asked curiously.

”About the modification of prosthetics,” the nun looked at her prosthetic arm—her right hand had been severed by the Flying Gunman and made into an Absolute Spirit Weapon. The authorities could only fit a metal prosthetic limb.

”She offered me many suggestions. Currently, I am considering whether to install a sharp Mantis Blade, a long-range Hot Melt Hand Cannon, or a Powerful Crane Arm. Night General, do you have any thoughts?”

Li Yelai was at a loss for words and could only shake his head.

Then he whispered to Li Yunyan, ”Can’t you watch your words? Rubbing salt into her wounds? She had no choice but to get a prosthetic, and here you are discussing it!”

”She was the one who asked me...” Li Yunyan quietly replied, ”I tried my best to avoid those topics.”

Compared to her brother Li Yelai, Li Yunyan, as a younger sister, had high emotional intelligence.

Naturally, she wouldn’t touch the nun’s sore spot, but unfortunately, the nun herself brought it up.

Seeing the siblings bickering, the nun felt a bit envious and laughed, ”Don’t mind, I am already very grateful to be alive.”

She had once experienced a nightmare like hell, where the torment on her body and mind seemed to have killed her.

She was quite satisfied and content with her current state.

Then, Li Yelai asked, ”Nun, could you do me a favor tomorrow? My friend is attempting their Four Awakenings, and if...”

”Rest assured, if there’s an accident, I will halt the advancement process,” the nun nodded. ”This is not a difficult task for me.”

As a Spirit Extinguisher, the nun naturally restrained Taboo Items.

Even Class B Taboo Items couldn’t stir trouble in her presence.

She could directly block the opponent’s ability to draw power from the Void Realm.

With her there, even if Taboo Items in the East City Black Prison lost control, they would easily be subdued.

Similarly, if a Spiritual Ability User showed signs of losing control during their advancement, she could pull them back from danger before they were completely twisted.

The cost might be that the person could never advance again. But... at least they could survive...

As Li Yelai said, he didn’t have many friends, so he had to prepare for the worst.

”Thank you,” Li Yelai breathed a sigh of relief and after a brief chat, he left with Li Yunyan.

Watching their retreating figures, the nun smiled and continued fiddling with her metal prosthetic limb.

As the branch was bustling, Li Yunyan wore an Anti-Spiritual Ability Helmet and headphones, hanging her head low, one hand holding a suitcase, and grabbing Li Yelai’s sleeve with the other, appearing somewhat odd.

And as the colleagues in the branch saw this, they found it strange, but still tried to keep their voices low.

This allowed Li Yunyan to smoothly reach the elevator to her new home.

Once inside the elevator, she took off her headphones and said self-deprecatingly, ”I reckon I’m the only Processor in the Disaster Processing Department who can’t greet colleagues.”

”Don’t worry, there will always be a way,” Li Yelai replied.

At least for now, she still had the nun as a colleague she could interact with normally.

Compared to the beginning, the situation had improved a lot.

Li Yunyan nodded slightly, her expression a bit melancholic.

Even though she had become a Spiritual Ability User, she still had to endure this curse.

However, when she learned that Doll and Cheese were living in the apartment next door,

Li Yunyan immediately brightened up, her curiosity flamigng.

”Blood will flow like a river, blood will flow like a river!” she shouted, ”’You have the guts to steal a man, have the guts to open the door!’ Will such a scene unfold? Quick! I want to watch!”

”What are you raving about?” Li Yelai, feeling exhausted, pulled Li Yunyan back home.

...

The next day, outside the Awakening Room at the East City Branch, Li Yelai and Ye Boshou were holding their breath, waiting for something.

The next second, a surging Spiritual Power Pressure burst from the room.

Simultaneously, in the Void Realm, a delicate projection appeared under the starry sky.

The vast starlight converged, making the projection more solid and beautiful.

This also attracted the attention of many Void Realm Creatures, but as more massive and powerful projections appeared guarding the beautiful projection,

the Void Realm Creatures eventually acknowledged defeat and retracted.

Outside the Awakening Room, the Processors were visibly delighted, immediately erupting into cheers.

”Successful! The projection is complete!”

”Cheese has succeeded in the Four Awakenings!”

”Our Champion Team One has gained another Four Awakening powerhouse!”

Yang Chen nodded contentedly, then turned and left.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai’s gaze focused on the girl sitting in the Awakening Room.

Cheese was sitting in her seat, drenched in sweat, seemingly sensing Li Yelai’s gaze and looking back, her eyes slightly dazed as if verifying reality.

Then, she revealed a tired yet joyful smile.