Netherworld Retrograde

Capítulo 1004: Chapter 480: Reunion_2

‘Long time no see, the Eight!’

‘Hey, look at me now. But, I really was quite sluggish back then….’

That was the voice of the Champion Cloak, greeting Yang Chen, the ‘old comrade’, along with Yang Chen’s own Champion Cloak.

This surprised Yang Chen, prompting him to look at Li Ye Lai.

“It occasionally communicates with us.” Li Ye Lai shrugged. The Champion Cloak has self-awareness, having absorbed the blood of countless Human Champions and their enemies, resulting in a subtle transformation.

It has experienced so many generations of champions, but which generation’s character does it resemble most?

“This is surprising. Does the future cloak already have this kind of self-awareness? The Eight? So, does it call you the Nine?” Yang Chen pondered for a moment and asked, “If the champions in the future are numbered in triple digits, what would it call them? One hundred and eight?”

“Who knows?” Li Ye Lai shook his head.

“No point thinking about it… you’ve done well.” Yang Chen smiled. “I see many new faces in the team, they’ve all been attracted by you to join the team. You’ve brought a lot of fresh blood into the team.”

He was referring to people like Hong Ba. For this rescue operation, an elite team from within the Giant City has been deployed. Among them were those newcomers.

This made Yang Chen feel gratified.

“And… congratulations on donning the Champion Cloak.” Yang Chen smiled, “Although it was a bit unexpected, now, we have two champions.”

He had seen Li Ye Lai as a successor, wanting him to inherit his Champion Cloak and become the new generation champion.

Now, well… Li Ye Lai has produced his own Champion Cloak. It seems there’s no need to inherit his…

Yang Chen sensed that perhaps he should start preparing to find the Tenth Generation Champion?

“I’m still far from you, Captain.” Li Ye Lai shook his head.

“No need for humility. You are the Ninth Generation Champion, regardless of levels.” Yang Chen responded while extending his arm to grasp Li Ye Lai’s hand.

After exerting a bit of force, he nodded, “Very good! Such a strong physique… Without using abilities for body enhancement, even the Overlord of True Martial cannot overpower you in strength.”

Li Ye Lai briefly explained the body enhancement he had received.

Yang Chen nodded, “There are indeed quite a few good things within the Chaos Faction. Taking enemy resources to strengthen oneself, very good!”

“I think so too.” Li Ye Lai nodded in agreement.

“But don’t get addicted… By the way, I heard from our comrades that you can summon avatars?” Yang Chen asked.

“Yes, I obtained a portion of Heroic Spirit Sea. I can summon two powerful avatars, or rather, different futures of myself. Two Future Bodies.” Li Ye Lai replied.

“Can you summon them now? Is the consumption significant?” Yang Chen continued asking.

“It’s manageable, the first summon consumed a lot. Now, it takes about forty percent of my Spiritual Energy, and requires a sustained supply of about twenty percent of its consumption.” Li Ye Lai responded.

“That’s quite a consumption…” Yang Chen slightly frowned, “Can you sustain them?”

“I got to freeload from Jile… Plus, the Heroic Spirit Sea can bear most of the consumption for me.”

“Then try summoning them. I’d like to see the strength of the two avatars.” Yang Chen said.

Li Ye Lai naturally wouldn’t refuse, and the few of them walked into a palace within Jile.

Soon, Li Ye Lai infused Spiritual Energy into the Heroic Spirit Sea, where starlight twisted within the Void Realm, and also poured into the Heroic Spirit Sea.

In the next second, two avatars appeared beside Li Ye Lai.

One wore black battle armor, wielding a long spear, carrying a long blade, and wore a tattered Champion Cloak. His eyes reflected the sun and moon.

The other wore black armor, donned a white battle robe, wielded a Three-pointed Two-edged Blade. His eyes shone with green flame, drawing a reaction from the Wilderness Rangers around Ten Thousand Dragon Lake.

Zhu Ye glanced at Yang Chen, seemingly with some sentiment, then smiled and nodded, “Captain Yang Chen…”

“Hello, Zhu Ye.” Yang Chen said.

“I’m not entirely him…” Zhu Ye acknowledged Cang Bai with a slight nod.

Upon seeing Cheese, his expression was momentarily startled, but he also nodded in acknowledgment.

Meanwhile, Dawn glanced around and quipped, “Really? Champions can even gather like this? If you find another champion, you all could play mahjong.”

Indeed, the hall really became a gathering of champions now.

The Eighth Generation Champion Yang Chen, the Ninth Generation Champion Li Ye Lai and Zhu Ye.

Three champions gathered! If the Chaos Chosen saw this, they would probably have nightmares.

And as a Chaos Chosen, Dawn would probably have to call in Yun Yue from outside and Chu He from the Lost Land to hold the ground.

“Quite alike.” Cang Bai and Cheese watched from the palace edge not far away.

After all, the three looked almost identical, and at first glance, it was hard to tell who was who.

“Cheese… can you tell them apart?” Cang Bai asked, placing a hand on Cheese’s shoulder.

“Pretty much. After all, there’s a big difference in aura. And I…” Cheese whispered, “In any case, no matter how similar their appearances, I can recognize him.”

“Seems like something happened?” Cang Bai looked at Cheese with a quirky expression, as if teasingly probing, “You seem… even prettier.”

Cheese paused briefly and retorted, “By the way, have you given the Monkey Wine you brought to the Captain yet?”

Cang Bai’s already pale complexion slightly flushed, and he fell silent.

….

In fact, perhaps due to the Memory Fragments, the three did indeed have differing auras.

Zhu Ye was not talkative, often staying silent while working. He was a person of few words but decisive actions. During battles, he would remain silent, and then wash the battlefield in blood!

As for Dawn… A person of many words despite his decisive actions! He had a tendency to incessantly talk!

It’s uncertain if it’s due to the experience as a Ranger or the faith in the Master of Green Flames, but his mocking ability is strong!

For instance, now he was whispering to Zhu Ye, “Cheese is here too.”

Zhu Ye gave him a peculiar glance, signaling him to continue.

‘Aren’t you gonna say something?’ Dawn whispered.

“You know this. She isn’t my she, and I’m not her he.” Zhu Ye uncharacteristically said a few more words in a hoarse voice, “Besides, I’ve never seen you converse with Yun Yue either.”

“True, maybe I’m just being talkative.” Dawn nodded.

The two stopped whispering.

Then, Yang Chen asked, “With fragments from the future, can you provide us with some intelligence?”

“Of course we can. The main body actually also has Memory Fragments. Share them with your fellow Rangers. But don’t hold too high an expectation. With the significant alterations in the timeline, things might not be accurate.” Dawn looked at Li Ye Lai and quipped, “After all, according to Memory Fragments, you should be wary of the Loathing Empress.”

Zhu Ye also nodded slightly, clearly signifying the same.

The Loathing Empress naturally referred to the Doll.

Li Ye Lai was not surprised.

After all, in their Memory Fragments, Doll was extremely dangerous and powerful. It was normal for them to be apprehensive.

In their spacetime, their relationship with Doll could not be described as a blood feud but certainly not good either.

Dawn knew Doll but ended up parting ways and even became adversaries.

And as for Dawn, who was a Ranger, he did not know Doll at all, only knowing the Loathing Empress!

Now… nothing more needs saying, the fate has changed. Doll is Li Ye Lai’s companion, and Li Ye Lai will not let her become the Loathing Empress or Fear Empress.

After a brief exchange, the two Heroic Spirit Avatars were about to return to the Heroic Spirit Sea.

Before leaving, Dawn said to Li Ye Lai, “Main body, take care of the Rangers.”

“Understood, we are allies after all.” Li Ye Lai nodded.

And Zhu Ye patted Li Ye Lai on the shoulder, “Don’t become that Zhu Ye, protect them well.”

The ‘Zhu Ye’ he referred to was Li Ye Lai himself from that spacetime, who lost his lover, lost his family, lost everything.

The charred bodies were a nightmare for both Li Ye Lai and Zhu Ye. They must not repeat the same tragedy!

Li Ye Lai glanced at Cheese in the distance and softly replied.

“Of course…”

(Sorry, every time I write emotional scenes like this, Lang gets jammed especially hard. I’ve been working all night until now, really sorry.)