Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 576: Chapter 270: Raiding the Treasure Vault, No Time to Lose! (6K)_2

As soon as he finished speaking, he felt a cold surge of Spiritual Energy.

At the same time, a blade pierced through Li Yelai’s servant from behind and lunged straight for Li Yelai’s back.

It was an ancient creature from the Netherworld Path! It erupted from behind Li Yelai to assassinate him!

”Scram!” the Old Demon General coldly huffed, instantly throwing a punch that shattered the blade and sent both the assassin and several soldiers behind Li Yelai flying.

The assassin spat black blood, yet smirked viciously. His shadow flickered, and multiple figures emerged.

It was the Shadow Army from the Netherworld Path!

Seeing his assassination attempt had failed, he quickly withdrew, and thousands of Alien Knights appeared, charging the nearby Church Army.

”Thank you, sir,” Li Yelai quickly responded.

”Please, my lord, you must not get hurt. This is the Key Stone for the various levels of the Treasure Vault,” the Old Demon General stepped out of the gate, standing in front of the battlefield like a mountain. He handed four distinct stones to Li Yelai.

Li Yelai then led his remaining forces into the Treasure Vault.

The Old Demon General looked back at Li Yelai’s silhouette, a flicker of memories and expectations crossing his eyes.

Then, he turned to gaze at the outside battlefield, watching those ancient powerhouses rapidly approaching.

In an instant, the fearsome aura of an Overlord permeated the air as he stood holding a black long spear in front of the gate!

”This path is blocked!” he bellowed angrily, confronting the ancient Overlord.

The humans of Giant City were indeed cunning and even had comprehensive knowledge of the Main Base?

The locations of these ancient creatures’ seals were top secret!

Because they dared not move the sealed blood ore crystals, they were left in place.

And to prevent any Divine Chosen from interfering, the Main Base opened the seals voluntarily, seeking a thrill.

These locations were confidential from the Divine Chosen!

Now, these locations were known to the humans, and to kill Lord Di Yun, they even precisely awakened so many ancient powerhouses!

There must be a traitor inside the Church, and not just one!

Moreover, among them, there must be traitors of high rank!

After this, a thorough purge must be carried out within the Main Base, a grand cleansing!

”I couldn’t protect Lord Tian Kui back then, and fled in panic under the siege by Champion Team One. This time, I will not escape, I must protect Lord Di Yun!” the Old Demon General roared, swinging his black long spear.

A massive Soul Well appeared behind him, and a towering figure in red armor stepped out from the Spiritual Power Well into the Physical World, merging into the Old Demon General.

This boosted the Old Demon General’s Spiritual Energy to its peak! The mere fluctuation of the Spiritual Energy shattered rocks.

His long spear swung, the flexible weapon drawing a perfect circle in the air, seemingly emptying the surrounding air and then exploding.

The violent air currents swept across the land, stirring the skies, an Overlord Level powerhouse’s pinnacle strike causing the entire Qinling Mountain to tremble.

He was born after the outbreak of Calamity, in a chaotic period before human society was destroyed and the Giant City was established.

He was a refugee within the territory of a warlord.

His parents were killed by the warlord.

It was Tian Kui who found him, unearthed him. He became a believer of the Ember Church, a Spiritual Ability User.

He personally avenged his enemies, chopping the warlord’s entire family into mincemeat.

He was the most loyal servant of Tian Kui’s Chosen One, but when the disaster struck, he couldn’t protect Tian Kui, and helplessly watched as that generation’s Champion attacked Tian Kui with a blade.

This was his eternal nightmare, even after he advanced to an Overlord and gained a prominent status.

This nightmare never disappeared.

Yet now, he aimed to conquer this nightmare, to protect the Emperor’s Fall Chosen One amidst the humans’ scheming!

Given such targeting, the Emperor’s Fall Chosen One must possess a Talent that terrifies humans; he must survive, he will carry forward Lord Tian Kui’s will! He would allow the faith in Chaos to fill the world!

”Kill!!!” the Old Demon General roared.

The ancient Overlord creature was equally furious; their civilization had been severely damaged, and its corruption by Chaos was undeniable.

They were sealed within the sealed blood ore crystals, carrying the resentment and anger towards Chaos into the future.

To strengthen the resolve for rebellion among their descendants.

But when they awoke, they did not see their own civilization. Instead, they sensed the blasphemous aura of the Chaos Chosen.

This drove them mad! Their civilization was destroyed? By the followers of Chaos? By this group of oddly-shaped monkeys?

Then they would kill them! Especially killing that Chaos Chosen!

Actually, they could have calmed down and worked together to break out of the Main Base.

But someone’s intervention left them only with anger!

The clash between Overlords shattered countless mountains; metallic structures melted into molten iron, numerous forests burned into fire seas, bodies lay across ruins, Spiritual Energy surged like tide.

The Main Base suffered the greatest trauma since its establishment.

The nearest sub-branches wanted to send reinforcements to help the Main Base, but the terrifying fluctuations of the battle drew the attention of the Forbidden Zone and Giant City, pinning the sub-branches in place.

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Meanwhile, inside the Treasure Vault.

Protected by a group of remaining soldiers, Li Yelai entered the third layer of the Treasure Vault.

”Sir, please proceed deeper into the Treasure Vault!” a Chaos officer with a severed arm saluted Li Yelai and said, ”And we, the Fifth Army, will build a defensive line here!”

”You are not coming with me?” Li Yelai said gravely.

”Thank you for your concern, sir! But we are not authorized to enter the fourth layer of the Treasure Vault. We’ll build your defensive line here!” another officer said.

The soldiers did not have the clearance to enter the deeper sections of the Treasure Vault. The fourth layer was accessible only to Chaos Demon Generals and Divine Chosen. There were pitifully few in the Legion who could enter the third layer.