Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 343: Chapter 163 There Isn’t Much Time Left

Li Yelai’s body involuntarily stiffened, and waves of shock surged within his heart.

As a member of Champion Team One, he now knew all too well how Champion Team One had fallen from grace.

Disaster number 49 was the beginning of Champion Team One’s decline!

Six years ago, during its peak, Champion Team One had explored a great distance into the wilderness. They had just launched a siege against a sub-branch of the Ember Church.

On their way back, however, they had the misfortune of encountering the subsequently named Disaster number 49.

One must realize that at that time, Champion Team One was unquestionably the most powerful elite unit on Giant City’s side!

The captain then was the Seventh Generation Champion, a genius on the verge of becoming the Spiritual Ability Supreme, heavily favored by the Old Mad King.

Under her command were many Fifth-sense and even Sixth-sense experts, and she also led over a thousand Iron Guards!

Even if they encountered the Disaster Fog, they had enough confidence to defeat it!

Every generation of Champions had fought bloody battles for humanity; naturally, they would not cower!

Thus, they immediately engaged in strategizing against the Catastrophe Fog.

However, Disaster number 49 had a very bizarre characteristic: it physicalized the fears of the humans it devoured.

The more humans it devoured, the greater the danger of the Catastrophe Fog became!

The things that humans feared were materialized and given corresponding abilities.

It sounded similar to the Dream Butterfly Tree, but the Dream Butterfly Tree could only shape creatures from memories.

While the Disaster Fog was more omnipotent!

Some feared hunger, so there emerged monsters that could instantaneously rot food.

Some feared disease, so there emerged monsters that spread various illnesses.

Those who feared a Taboo Item would find that Taboo Item appear within the Disaster Fog.

Those who feared the twisted creature that had killed their comrades in battle saw that very creature reincarnate within the Fog!

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This was an extremely horrifying and dangerous ability!

It also drastically increased the danger level of Disaster number 49, even bringing forth Supreme Level adversaries!

Champion Team One paid an extremely heavy price, the Seventh Generation Champion died in battle, over fifty percent of the elite were wiped out, almost all of the Iron Guards perished. In the end, most monsters were annihilated, and the Catastrophe Fog Master was successfully killed!

Amidst endless blood and tears, Champion Team One successfully suppressed the Catastrophe Fog.

However, after their return, Disaster number 49, for some reason, revived and subsequently vanished without trace.

At that time, Champion Team One had no knowledge of this, but even if they had, they no longer had the strength for another campaign.

Because those who had suffered huge losses on their return journey encountered some unknown enemy.

Within that strange environment, the surviving members of Champion Team One started to twist, separate, go insane...

Until at last, only Yang Chen and three other survivors managed to meet up with the rescue team.

This was the last spark of the elite team...

The once formidable power that even Supremes were wary of, just like that, faded into smoke and clouds.

Thereafter, it was Yang Chen who was promoted to Sixth-sense, inheriting the Champion title and becoming the Eighth Generation Champion.

It could be said that Disaster number 49 and the unknown enemy encountered on the way back were Champion Team One’s archenemies!

Cheese pursued becoming Ye Boshou so doggedly because she wanted to venture deep into the wilderness – firstly to collect the corpses of her compatriots, and secondly to investigate the unknown enemy.

Champion Team One ultimately sought revenge; this was their shared mournful wish.

And as a member of Champion Team One, Li Yelai naturally understood and supported this resolve!

Now, hearing of the existence of their nemesis, Li Yelai’s body became somewhat stiff.

Noticing this, Black Umbrella cast a doubtful glance at him.

Fortunately, Li Yelai was quick to respond, murmuring, ”Another Disaster Fog?”

Presenting himself to be fearful of the ’Disaster Fog.’ After all, ’Copper Face’ had faced Disaster number 71.

Seeing this, Black Umbrella couldn’t help but laugh, ”Don’t worry, although this kind of Catastrophe Fog is dangerous and scary, it’s not as bizarre as number 71 and can’t breach the defenses of Giant City. You should be safe inside Giant City.”

Li Yelai nodded and then asked, ”How did you recognize this Catastrophe Fog, Black Umbrella?”

This was Li Yelai’s doubt; the footage didn’t seem to have very reliable proof.

”I quite enjoy collecting corpses, six years ago I collected many ’good goods’ who had witnessed Disaster number 49...” Black Umbrella said with a faint smile.

Which weighed heavily on Li Yelai’s heart.

The authorities had speculated that Black Umbrella could see certain memories through corpses, so they were very cautious when hunting the Thunder Stepping Dragon Colt, made sure not to leave any trace and killed the Dragon Colt.

This was to ensure that Li Yelai’s undercover identity as a Dark Pile was not discovered. Otherwise, if Black Umbrella saw Ye Boshou or a Processor in the corpse’s memories, he would immediately realize that Li Yelai was a ’Dark Pile’! An Undercover! Then, Li Yelai could only blow his cover!

This would be a huge loss for Li Yelai and the authorities.

And from the words of Black Umbrella, it seemed that he got hold of the corpses of former members of Champion Team One and from them gleaned insights into Disaster number 49...

Damn it!

Li Yelai felt an intense discomfort inside; his teammates’ corpses were being desecrated by Black Umbrella! They might even have been made into Summoning Items!

No wonder Black Umbrella knew so much about the authorities; that bastard had obtained the intelligence from those fallen warriors’ corpses!

Damn! He must...

It seems that just luring Black Umbrella for a deceitful exploit wasn’t enough. He must find his lair! Retrieve those compatriots’ corpses; they had already battled to the death for humanity, they must be brought back home!

Li Yelai struggled to suppress the fury in his heart and continued, ”Looks like another terrible Disaster Fog incident, who knows where it will appear next? Can Black Umbrella discern the city in the footage?”