Netherworld Retrograde

Chapter 590: Chapter 276: Three Happy Events!

For five Giant City Coins, he recklessly killed an official of the Giant City without regard for the consequences.

This sort of madness presumably could only be the doing of the Wilderness Rangers.

Their actions were very strange; although they were Bounty Hunters, in some cases, they did not pursue the amount of the bounty.

Officials of the Giant City, direct descendants of the Spiritual Ability Families, Wild Spirit Ability Users in the wilderness, some City Lords in the Forbidden Zone, even the Chaos Chosen of the Church,

all had been their targets.

They would appear before certain people, asking if they wished to hire them. They would stop at nothing to complete an assassination.

So, back then, the Wilderness Rangers were an organization despised by both humans and dogs.

Fifteen years ago, they gathered over a hundred skilled individuals and, at the near-total cost of their lives, they violently stormed a sub-branch of the Ember Church, killing a Blood God Chosen One who was in the midst of a Blood Sacrifice.

Afterwards, they vanished without a trace and were believed by all to have perished.

So much so that the young Spiritual Ability Users had never heard of their name.

Coincidentally, Li Yelai’s father, Li Qiong, once belonged to the Wilderness Rangers.

More than twenty years ago, he and his teammates operated in the Northern Giant City and unexpectedly encountered his future wife. Then, he thoroughly thrashed the Jing Family members and rescued his mother. After that, he left the Wilderness Rangers.

Now, as the power of The Fifth God gradually affected the Physical World, the name of the Wilderness Rangers was also being unearthed by the masses.

From reliable information from the God of Battle, there were believers of The Fifth God among the Wilderness Rangers!

They were the primary target of the Chaos devotees!

So, after those armed personnel left, Bai Ya immediately whispered, “My lord, it could be the Wilderness Rangers!”

“Uh-huh, I know,” Li Yelai responded calmly, “I’m not sure if it’s a coincidence or deliberate, but the Wilderness Rangers show up just as I’m about to collaborate with Fen Xiao…”

“Then, my lord, what should we do?” the Gongsun Craftsman also approached and asked.

“How can we do anything if we can’t find him?” Li Yelai glanced sideways at them, “We’ll just watch and wait. Right now he’s wanted by the Giant City, he might not even require our intervention. We just need to be on guard, I definitely don’t want to be surrounded and killed by the Wilderness Rangers.”

“Yes,” the two nodded in agreement.

The convoy didn’t linger. After refueling, it set off once again into the night.

They were unaware if the Wilderness Rangers were still nearby, but considering the proximity to the Giant City and the Rangers’ history of surrounding and killing the Divine Chosen, they dared not stay.

The convoy drove through the night, crossing the wilderness, while vegetation overran the abandoned land on either side of the road.

In the corner of a cluster of abandoned houses that the convoy passed by, two figures, one large and one small, were eating amidst the ruins.

Looking at the little girl eating voraciously, the man handed her a chunk of meat.

Not until the little girl was full and burping contentedly,

did the man laugh and say, “You sure can eat!”

“I… I am growing, you know. Didn’t you say I could eat as much as I want?” The little girl was a bit embarrassed, unsure of where to put her hands.

“Actually, I was just being polite…” the man spread his hands, “I didn’t expect you to eat so much though, this food was supposed to last for three days. And you polished it off in two!”

The little girl’s face reddened slightly, “I paid…”

“That was a commission, not your food allowance,” the man clicked his tongue, “And then, I ended up with a million-bounty on my head… too bad, if there were companions around to turn me in and collect the money, then I could just escape again, the funds would’ve been enough…”

The man seemed to be talkative, rambling on about many things the little girl didn’t understand.

Losses, bounties, resistance… the little girl was utterly confused.

She was still too young to grasp the implications, but she understood that this uncle was seeking vengeance for her.

He had taken down with a single arrow the powerful individual who had killed her parents, and he was continuing to seek revenge for her.

That was enough for her to trust him.

Ultimately, the man sighed in resignation and asked, “Are you ready?”

The little girl perked up and nodded vigorously.

“Then, pray.”

The man said gravely, “Just as you prayed to me for help… Pray!”

“May you ignite the flame of hope in the pitch black of despair, just as I did, and pass it on to more who dare to resist!”

“The arrows of green flame will eventually tear through the night of despair, bringing the dawn of hope!”

“When the green flame ignites, no matter where we are, we shall answer the call!”

“Even if we die in battle, even if we never return!”

“We will become the kindling, lighting up the most desperate of nights!”

…

Meanwhile, after several hours of bumpy travel, Li Yelai’s convoy was gradually approaching No.2 Border City.

This was Li Yelai’s first time visiting another Giant City outside of No.3 Border City.

No.2 Border City under the night sky was still majestic.

The towering city walls were heavily patrolled by the City Defense Army, and the Processors of the Giant City remained vigilant in the shadows.

Every convoy entering the Giant City was thoroughly inspected.

Seeing the gate drawing nearer, Li Yelai, sitting in the off-road vehicle, raised an eyebrow and asked, “We’re just going in like this?”

Although the others had made some attempts at disguise, it seemed unreliable in the face of such scrutiny.

“Please be assured, my lord. Everything has been arranged,” the female servant who had once visited as a messenger for Fen Xiao responded softly, “Our identities have no issues.”

Indeed, just as the messenger had said, after presenting documents and verifying identities, the convoy was directly allowed into the city.