Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 887: Chapter 416: Reunion After a Long Time (Part 2)

“If that’s the case… then the civilization on the second level is far from simple as it appears. But how did it decline to such a state?” Li Ye pondered in his heart, suddenly feeling a surge of hostility.

As Li Ye crossed the mountains, he approached a battlefield.

On the battlefield, humans and Extraordinary Creatures were either cooperating or antagonistic. The slaughter was exceedingly brutal.

With the arrival of Li Ye, some eyes turned to the sky, mixed with a certain hostility.

Furthermore, a strong warrior held a Great Bow, pointing it at the sky, as if intending to shoot down the Ancient Sky Comet Dragon.

For some reason, this gradually stirred Li Ye’s battle intent. He seemed very eager to rush in and slay those… offenders.

However, in the next second.

A gentle breeze brushed by, bringing with it a familiar, soft voice.

“Calm down, you’re too conspicuous. Leave from the three o’clock direction, absolutely do not kill any of the second-level creatures!”

Li Ye was taken aback and immediately controlled the Ancient Sky Comet Dragon to descend into the mountains, then returned the Ancient Dragon to the Reserve Space.

After that, he moved swiftly as instructed.

On the battlefield, after a moment of hesitation, the bow-wielding strongman decided to point the arrow at the enemies on the ground, not provoking the recently dangerous Ancient Dragon.

…

On the other side, after traveling a dozen kilometers, Li Ye finally saw two figures on a hillside.

When he saw the short-haired girl.

The heart that had been hanging in suspense for Li Ye finally settled down.

The future scenes of the Yunling Civilization constantly stimulated Li Ye.

He was so afraid that when they met again, he would see her corpse…

Li Ye quickly approached, with a burst of strength in his legs, he leapt onto the mountain and landed in front of the two figures.

“Are you okay…” His words were not yet finished.

He felt a warm embrace. Just like before, the girl’s hug was enthusiastic and firm.

The girl’s arms encircled Li Ye’s neck and back, her small yet plump body drawing near.

Bringing that warm soft touch and the warm breath lingering around the neck.

Li Ye’s body stiffened for a moment, hesitated for a while, then reached out to pat the girl’s back.

“Long time no see…” the girl whispered.

Indeed, it had been a long time.

Cheese’s once ear-length hair now fell to her shoulders. The erstwhile crispness and neatness of her short hair now included a touch of grace and softness.

Her eyes remained as bright as the stars, and those slightly upturned cherry-colored lips carried a hint of a warm smile, making one involuntarily want to get close, to feel that sense of… long-lost familiarity and beauty.

“Do I look prettier?” The girl rose on her tiptoes, whispering with a light laugh in Li Ye’s ear.

“Hmm…” Li Ye replied softly.

“Is your soul well… okay now?” Cheese asked.

“Yes, it’s been repaired. I got quite a few good things from the Church. I also brought some for you.” Li Ye responded.

“As long as it’s okay…” Cheese whispered, “But if possible, I really wish you didn’t come here too…”

The look she gave Li Ye was filled with joy but also worry.

Not far away, Liu Yun was noisily covering his eyes, “Oh my, be careful you two. There are still people here…”

Saying this, yet peeking through his fingers at the two of them.

“Let’s leave here first, this is still too close to the battlefield.” Liu Yun said, “I found a natural cave earlier…”

…

A few minutes later, the three arrived at a small cave.

Li Ye took out a lot of fresh food and water from the Ark Storage Space.

In the Reserve Space, the state of items is preserved, so there’s no worry about spoilage. If you put a bowl of steaming coffee inside, a month later, it will still be hot, just as it was before.

Li Ye knew Cheese liked to drink coffee, especially black coffee.

Long ago, he had specially prepared many brewed coffees to store in the space.

Now, Cheese held the cup with both hands, feeling the heat of the coffee. Her lips parted slightly, lightly blowing on the steam.

The rising steam added a touch of ethereal beauty to her.

After taking a sip, she closed her eyes, savoring it for a long time, then exhaled and said: “I’ve been craving this…”

During missions, supplies were severely depleted, and food sometimes became a hassle, let alone her coffee.

“Drink slowly, I’ve prepared plenty.” Li Ye laughed. Then, he informed them of the external intelligence and the large troops on their way.

But to Li Ye’s surprise, Cheese and Liu Yun were not happy.

Liu Yun sighed: “As expected, reinforcements are coming. At that time, we should have sent out some information.”

“We had no choice. At that time, the city also found a way out. If we hadn’t destroyed the exit, they would have already spread to the first level, perhaps even into the wilderness.” Cheese shook her head, “Back then, it was the only way.”

“Indeed, even if we provided the information, Giant City would likely still attempt to rescue…” You Yun shook her head, “Rather unsolvable situation.”

Li Ye was left bewildered, what’s going on? They don’t want support?

“If it were other troubles, naturally we would want support.” Cheese said, “But now, Giant City’s best method would be to completely seal Ten Thousand Dragon Lake! Seal us within along with it… So, seeing you, I’m happy. But you really shouldn’t have come here…”

“Is it a plague?” Li Ye pondered for a moment and said, “I am now not only the Blood God Chosen One, but also the Eternal Chosen One. Immune to all viruses!”

“Damn, earning two salaries, huh?” Liu Yun was shocked, having found it astonishing when learning Li Ye was going undercover in the Church as a Divine Chosen Identity. Now learning that the Night General also freeloaded a Chaos Chosen status. How surprising is that? One was luck, but two?

“Two Chaos Gods serving you alone, you certainly enjoy.” Liu Yun joked, “Order Blood River to attend bed tonight, Eternal to warm it tomorrow?”

Li Ye looked at Liu Yun in shock, unable to fathom how a human could utter such filthy words.

Cheese shook her head and said, “This is not a plague… It is a sort of causality-like parasitic effect.”

“Parasitic?” Li Ye frowned, “A parasite?”

“We discovered it too late.” Cheese said, “When we found the third layer, we learned part of the information about this parasitic entity.”

It is an Evil God’s creation named the Heartless Fruit.

It also has the ability to amplify negative emotions in the host.

Even the slightest thought, it would completely magnify the host’s desires.

“For instance, if the host holds even a bit of affection for someone of the opposite sex… of course, same-sex works too, it will amplify this desire. Turning the host more obsessive and impulsive. When seeing the person of interest close to others, it will erupt strong negative emotions, jealousy, hatred, murderous intent…”

“It also has the ability to stir nearby people’s states of mind.”

“So the host is prone to erupt into conflict.”

“A very insidious ability.” Li Ye frowned, isn’t that being manipulated constantly?

“And its transmission method is peculiar.”

“It mainly has three transmission methods… The first, after the host dies, it absorbs nutrients and rapidly grows into trees and fruits. The fruits carry a strong bewitching effect, enticing other creatures to consume it.”

“This one is easiest to handle. Destroy it when seen, that’s all.” Li Ye suggested.

“Indeed, the troublesome one is the second. If the host is killed, the entity immediately parasitizes the creature that killed the host!”

Slaying the host leads to being parasitized? Isn’t that a causality-level ability?

“And the third one…”

Cheese paused, looking at Li Ye with a complex expression in her eyes.

She softly spoke: “Is sexually transmitted…”