Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 586: Chapter 274 Bidirectional Rush!_2

This is also one of the reasons why Li Yelai was unwilling to be enemies with Chu He.

But it seemed that Chu He had become a believer of the Fifth God…

This caused Li Yelai great conflict.

Li Yelai was benevolent toward Chu He because he was human and had always been fighting for the continuation of humanity.

As for his generous and upright character, those were just bonus points.

Li Yelai had also thought about the Giant City establishing a fleet once again to head to the Lost Land and rescue Chu He and his people.

But if he was corrupted by Chaos, then the two of them could only be enemies.

Chaos was the enemy of humans, and Li Yelai, who doubled as a Chaos Chosen, couldn’t be clearer about that.

No one knew just how many brave warriors, wise scholars, and patients struggling for survival had turned into creatures with merely human shapes under the corruption of Chaos.

They worshipped Chaos and infused the world with Chaos’s malign intent. They would do anything conscienceless to please the Evil God.

The Blood God Faction was passionate about war and slaughter; the Eternal Life Faction enjoyed spreading virulent plagues; the Jile Faction was fanatical about extreme art and pleasure; the Deceit Faction was busy weaving one huge conspiracy after another.

People like Li Yelai, who could freeload Chaos Power, were ultimately a tiny minority.

If Chu He was also corrupted, then the two could only be enemies in the end.

Although currently, Li Yelai was unclear about the corruptive tendencies of the Fifth Divine Being, he only knew that it had an extreme racial purism. But in the end, it was Chaos…

Li Yelai thought to himself.

On the other hand, Chu He was sitting in his seat, tidying his cloak stained with bloodstains, as he said, “I’ve already found the Ancient Sky Comet Dragon, the Silver Winged Evil Star. To hunt it down will take time, but I can ensure to bring it to you before the next assembly.”

“Good, I’m looking forward to it,” Li Yelai nodded, this was indeed one of his goals.

Now that he had the Scarlet Reins, he could control corpses.

And once he acquired the corpse of an Overlord Level Ancient Dragon, he would unleash a terrifying battle power!

Not to mention challenging the Overlord, he could at least spar with Sixth Sense.

If he controlled it well, it was even possible to kill Sixth Sense!

Afterward, Chu He asked, “You didn’t call me here just for this, did you?”

“Indeed, there’s more,” Li Yelai said, “I want to trade information with you, concerning the Fifth God.”

“Let me guess…” Chu He smiled and said, “It should be that the followers of the four Chaos Gods, upon learning of the appearance of the Fifth God’s followers, are planning a purge, right?”

Li Yelai’s heart stirred, the oracle had supplied this information, but it wasn’t particularly secret.

After all, the four major Sects would be hunting down the Wilderness Rangers all over the world, and soon the whole world would know.

But only four days had passed since the oracle was issued.

The outside world shouldn’t be clear about this upheaval yet.

“It’s not hard to guess. The Fifth God’s followers are at odds with them,” Chu He said, “And you don’t need to test me, Copper Face… Just like our previous meeting, you and I both understand each other’s identity.”

Although not explicitly stated, Chu He had nearly revealed his own identity.

He… was indeed a follower of the Fifth Divine Being, and he had also sensed that Li Yelai was a Chaos believer!

“You’re actually saying it out loud?” Li Yelai was taken aback.

“You already suspect it, and there’s no need for me to hide anymore. You know, I am in the Lost Land. If you want to kill me, I will wait for you,” Chu He responded indifferently. “That is, if you can make it to the Lost Land.”

At that time, they both felt the targeting of the blessing. So, when Li Yelai suspected Chu He, Chu He also became suspicious of Li Yelai.

“I truly do not wish to be your enemy,” Li Yelai said somberly.

“Neither do I, Copper Face. And I am indeed grateful for your help,” Chu He replied, “So, let me give you a piece of advice.”

“If you’re forced to serve a Divine Being against your will, but have not yet committed any terrible crimes,”

“Then pray to Him, pray to that invincible great being!”

“He will grant you the power to tear apart despair!”

“But if you’ve already committed irredeemable crimes… He will also send Divine Punishment upon you!”

“The arrows of the green flame will ultimately descend upon this world!”

Li Yelai frowned. Was this an instance of Chaos members trying to poach from one another? The last time someone tried to poach was the Father of Plague.

The follower of the Fifth God… was…

After a moment of contemplation, Li Yelai replied, “Then let me give you a piece of advice too. There seems to be one of my kind within the ark. If you don’t reveal yourself in their presence, no one will know your identity.”

Chu He narrowed his eyes slightly upon hearing this; the news was somewhat unexpected.

The implication of Copper Face’s words, is he not going to inform the Church about his identity?

What was he after?

What could Li Yelai be after? He wasn’t in a position to explain the source of the intelligence to the Church. He couldn’t possibly say it was revealed to him in a dream, could he?

In public, he doesn’t have his own intelligence organization, so how could he produce such information? It would expose the ark.

And yet, he still didn’t understand the Fifth God.

But he had seen with his own eyes within the Disaster Fog, a captain igniting that green flame, fighting the Insect Swarm to the death.

Maybe humans could harness the power of the Fifth God?

Of course, follow-up plans would need to be discussed with the officials.

So, both men fell silent.

A few seconds later.

Chu He spoke first, “Don’t worry about the trade, with the ark captain as a witness, I won’t renege on our deal.”

“Good,” Li Yelai responded, “Then goodbye.”

They left the ark one after the other.

After their departure, the voice of the ark captain resonated faintly.

“I’ve seen plenty of Chaos Chosen, but this is the first time I’ve seen such a bizarre one…”

….

On the other side, Li Yelai’s consciousness returned to the Physical World.

After greeting the Little Mad King lying in wait in the shadows, he took out a mountaineer’s bag.

Inside the bag were some food, medicine, Ye Boshou’s signal flares, and a map of the surroundings of No.2 Border City.

The map was also marked with coded signals, indicating places that were suitable for ambushes.

If Li Yelai could lure the forces of Chaos to this location, the officials might be able to carry out a surprise attack and ambush.

Li Yelai stowed the map in his storage space.

Then, from an inner pocket of the package, he found a bunch of discarded newspapers.

After arranging them according to Ye Boshou’s secret code, he obtained an official message.

“As expected, headquarters can’t trust No.2 Border City, it’s hard for you to get support in No.2 Border City. At most only those few who have participated in Black Umbrella battles from No.2 Border City Ye Boshou are aware of your identity.” After careful inspection of the message, Little Mad King said, “In other situations, you’re likely to be enemies with Giant City.”

“It’s understandable,” Li Yelai nodded, “I’ve seen the movie Infernal Affairs from before the Calamity… being an undercover agent is fraught with such risks. It’s unavoidable.”

“However, headquarters has also dispatched some trustworthy members to support you,” said the Little Mad King.

Headquarters’ thinking was straightforward: if there were untrustworthy undercover agents in No.2 Border City, they would simply send their own people.

“It’s a pity Captain Yang Chen can’t come,” the Little Mad King expressed with some regret, “Otherwise, with a Champion in support, the Church wouldn’t dare to make a move without a Supreme, or they would all die!”

Li Yelai also felt it was a pity.

The eighth-generation Champion Yang Chen, with unrivaled combat power in his class.

And he was aware of Li Yelai’s undercover operation, making him the most suitable collaborator for this mission.

But due to the prophecy in the mural, Yang Chen dared not stay within Giant City, nor should he approach any Giant City.

In the mural, he was depicted fighting against the Disaster Fog amidst the ruins of Giant City.

Giant City was worried that the moment he approached any Giant City, the Disaster Fog would arrive, recreating that scene.

Therefore, Captain Yang Chen had always roamed the wilderness or at the edges of the Forbidden Zone, conveniently annihilating illegal Spiritual Ability Organizations or intercepting teams from Forbidden Zones or the Church.

For a time, all the major forces in the wilderness were terrified.

‘Am I to fight a Champion? For real?’

‘Damn it, it’s a death sentence!’

…

Meanwhile, in a villa within No.2 Border City.

A sturdy young man looked at the handsome man and beautiful woman before him with a smile.

“Welcome, both of you.”

Then, the young man turned his gaze to the tape on the coffee table.

He couldn’t help but muse, “Is this the Song of Extinction that caused countless slaughters in No.3 Border City?”

“Lord Fen Xiao, this time, I hope to hear its wonderful finale,” the handsome man said with a smile, “It was truly a pity when Old Mad King interrupted the performance back then.”

“Of course, Lord Qin Zhi,” Fen Xiao smiled, “But before that, I need to invite Lord Emperor’s Fall to join us.”

“A new Divine Chosen from your Sect?” the enchanting woman beside Qin Zhi laughed, “I’m quite eager to meet him and see what kind of man has garnered such attention from the Blood God…”

They certainly had no idea that any Processor from No.3 Border City would want to meet them!

This was a…

Mutual rush!