Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 119 Praising Misfortune!

Li Yelai was one of the few operators who were among the first to know about the plan.

Because he was part of Sword Madman's plan. In fact, he could be considered an indispensable participant in the later stages of the plan.

Half an hour after learning that Benlei had awakened, Li Yelai, who was resting, and several other processors were invited to the branch's wartime conference room.

Inside the meeting room, several team leaders were present.

Yang Chen, Moon Shadow, Furnace, Blazing Sun, Sword Maniac, and Doll.

The projected images also showed captains from other shelters, as well as staff officers and officers from the city defense forces.

This surprised Li Yelai and the other invited staff members.

Given the current situation, those coming to the meeting room should be team leaders, city defense generals, or staff officers. What use could an ordinary clerk like him possibly be? He's completely incapable of planning.

Then, the white-haired middle-aged man sitting in the main seat of the conference room, Jian Kuang, revealed a plan that was both incredibly shocking and magnificent.

The authorities will seize a certain area, and within that area, more than 330 psionicists of the third awakening level or above will organize a psionic phase control array to unleash a terrifying attack that reaches the location of the Overlord a thousand meters underground!
"Psionic phased array? What's that?" Li Yelai knew nothing about it. He vaguely remembered it as a technology like antennas.

It was a somewhat unfamiliar staff member nearby who spoke up to clarify things.

Phased arrays often act on electromagnetic waves.

Simply put, a single antenna acts as a wave source, emitting electromagnetic waves that will spread relatively evenly.

However, if two wave sources with the same frequency release electromagnetic waves at the same time, the overlapping electromagnetic waves will no longer be uniform, and some will be strong and some weak.

By placing multiple wave sources in suitable positions, a region with extremely high power will appear, which is also known as a beam.

A phased array is a device that uses a large number of antennas to create an electromagnetic wave beam.

This is a technology that is used in all aspects of human life.

Phased array radars are used in everything from everyday life to military applications.

The same principle applies to psionic phased arrays.

Those psionicists will transform into wave sources and guide the wave beams within them to achieve the purpose of enhancement.

However, the price is that, as the source of the wave, they must shatter their own wells of souls, fully accept everything in the virtual realm, and use the power of the virtual realm as the beam.

Finally, it unleashed an incredibly terrifying attack.

The price was the deaths of over 330 psychics at the third awakening level or higher!

The chances of surviving the Shattered Well of Souls are extremely low. Even if you do survive, you might be directly distorted by the power of the Void Realm and become a monstrous victim!
More than 330 psionicists at the third awakening level or above. This is almost enough to deplete more than half of the official core combat force!
Those are all elite senior processors or even members of the Night Watch.

But it was intended to become fuel.
Will any of your familiar friends be in it? Will Cheese be in it? What about Ye Bu Shou Bai Yang and the others?

Li Yelai felt as if he had a fishbone stuck in his throat.

Upon learning of the psionic phased array plan, the invited processors were all stunned. Even the captains frowned and remained silent. On the other side of the projector, the captains and officers from various locations also looked grim.

There was silence in the conference room.

After looking around, Jian Kuang continued, "The psionic phased array must be located directly above the flesh and blood barrier where the Calamity Mist Overlord is located. Therefore, our next action will be to open up a new battlefield and immediately set up a phased array on site. Under the siege of the insect swarm, we will hold out until the phased array is activated."

"If the plan succeeds, I will penetrate directly underground and create an abyss powerful enough to tear apart the swarm's underground network and flesh barrier."

"This will destroy all barriers between humanity and the Lord of the Mist! It will also pave the way for the subsequent forces. You can then advance unimpeded, relying on your abilities or curses to accurately locate the Lord of the Mist!"

"Triggering the forbidden item, Tai Chi Yang! Guiding the old mad king outside the calamity fog to launch an attack."

"As participants, do you have any opinions?" Jian Kuang asked in a deep voice.

“This plan will sacrifice more than 330 processors from the very beginning,” one processor said after a moment of silence. “The sacrifice is too great. How many psionicists are there in the entire giant city? And how many of them are above the third awakening level? After losing so many powerful individuals, how will we face the swarm of insects?”

“We don’t need 330-plus comrades. Our various branches are holding a considerable number of illegal psychics. Under the laws of Giant City, they would all be sentenced to death. Now, we can sacrifice them for Giant City. If they survive, their crimes will be absolved,” Jian Kuang replied. “But we still need about 250 people.”

"But even so, the price we pay will be very high!"

"I know, but if we venture deep into the labyrinth to fight the swarm of insects, humanity will suffer far more casualties than that!"

Sword Madman replied in a deep voice, "This is the only and most hopeful way at the moment. I don't want to sacrifice any comrades, but there is no other way at the moment. If you have any plans, you can speak them. If there are no objections, then let's proceed with the psionic phased array plan."

"Now that we know the location of the Calamity Mist Overlord, why don't we let the Old Mad King attack directly?" one of the processors asked. "No matter how strong the flesh barrier is, it can't stop the power of a Void Realm Monarch, right? Just pierce through the flesh barrier and the Calamity Mist Overlord in one go!"

The title "Virtual Realm King" or "Psionic King" is used to refer to a king.

This represents absolute combat power!
As long as the Lord of Calamity Mist has not yet evolved to the level of a monarch, the Old Mad King will definitely be able to kill it.

“But the Old Mad King can only make one move,” Sword Madman replied. “And with the flesh and blood barrier between us, no one can guarantee that the Old Mad King’s attack will hit the Calamity Mist Overlord.”

Old Mad King is in terrible condition, and we need to be wary of any actions taken in the restricted area.

This gives him only one chance to make a call, and he cannot afford to make any mistakes or oversights.

The attack must hit the Lord of the Calamity directly, otherwise all the sacrifices of the human warriors will be in vain.

Upon hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought.

The price to pay.
To pinpoint the location of the Calamity Mist Overlord, humanity must traverse the underground network, breach the flesh-and-blood barrier, locate the Overlord, and then affix the jade pendant directly to it, thus provoking the Mad King's attack.

Meanwhile, the abyssal worms of the swarm dug out a complex and enormous labyrinth underground.

If a large human force were to attempt to traverse the maze, the casualties would be horrific. There's even a possibility of them getting lost within it.

Even if you reach the bottom, you will still have to face a solid wall of flesh and blood.

It is said to be a powerful barrier capable of withstanding attacks from seventh-level psychic beings.

The authorities could use forbidden items to penetrate it, but that would take some time.

This waiting period is the biggest variable. It's questionable whether the remaining teams that broke through to the bottom of the maze can even wait until that time is up.

That's why Sword Maniac proposed this extremely risky plan.

Sword Maniac appears to be a middle-aged man with graying temples, but in reality, he is over eighty years old.

He fought alongside the Old Mad King from the very beginning of the city's founding.

They are among the most senior psionicists in the giant city.

However, his talent only allowed him to reach the level of the seventh level of perception, and he could hardly make any further progress.

There's nothing wrong with that; new talents emerge in every generation, and there will always be young people who will take over and fight alongside the Mad King.

However, everything fell apart after the championship team ran into trouble.
So, when the disastrous fog descended, he led his team into it voluntarily, in order to make the most of their remaining energy and protect as many human lives as possible.

His idea was to sacrifice his own life and that of some of his comrades to pave the way for those who came after.

He will use a psionic phased array to amplify the power that erupted when his Soul Well shattered, unleashing an attack that will destroy labyrinths and barriers.

In this way, humanity can successfully kill the Lord of Calamity Fog without facing enormous sacrifices.

This was the only solution he could think of.

However, most of the people who participated in the meeting rejected the plan, and various proposals were put forward, but were quickly rejected.

Looking at the arguing crowd, Jian Kuang seemed to have returned to the difficult times in the early days of the giant city's establishment.

This made him feel nostalgic; indeed, young people are the future.

Li Yelai, however, was lost in a certain train of thought.

He was naturally unwilling to see his comrades sacrifice themselves like this, and he racked his brains trying to think of other possibilities. Could Mr. Shadow help him by directly cutting through the insect swarm? Or perhaps, through misfortune...
Misfortune, labyrinth, domineering fog, flesh and blood barrier. It seems some kind of thread connects them together.

After a moment's thought, Li Ye looked at Jian Kuang and said, "In your plan, am I here to prevent the Lord of Calamity Mist from escaping?"

Sword Maniac snapped out of his reverie and looked at Li Yelai, saying, "That's right. In my plan, the Lord of Calamity Mist should choose to flee, while your inevitable foe might be able to lock it down. As long as you can lock it down, you'll have a chance to kill it."

Sword Maniac had a good impression of Li Yelai. As a newcomer cultivated by champion Yang Chen, he had naturally paid attention to him.

Initially, the mysterious figure behind Li Yelai made Jian Kuang somewhat worried and wary.

But as he got to know him better, Jian Kuang discovered that Li Yelai was brave and had a strong sense of justice. He was willing to fight against the Jue Ling armed forces to protect the people and took the initiative to encounter powerful enemies in order to cover the people.

These remarkable feats gradually made Jian Kuang overlook the potential hidden dangers behind Li Yelai.

And she decided to trust him.

“Instead of using my curse of inevitable foes to trap the Lord of Calamity, why not just let me lure out the Lord of Calamity directly? As long as we gather our forces around me, enemies will keep appearing before us,” Li Yelai said.

“We have indeed considered this. But your curse of inevitably encountering powerful enemies has a limited range, while the underground labyrinth is too vast. By the time you lure them out one by one and fight your way through, the Lord of Calamity Mist will probably have already grown to the level of a monarch.” Sword Madman said in a kind tone, “I am glad that you took the initiative to bring this up. You are a brave child, willing to take the initiative to face danger for others. But this does not solve the problem.”

Indeed, the official team considered using Li Yelai, a well-known monster spawner, to lure out the Overlord. However, the range issue remained unresolved.

By letting Li Ye wander around the maze and lure out the Overlord, the combat power around him will probably have already been consumed by the swarm of insects.

Unless one can directly confront the ruler from the very beginning.
However, given the current situation, Li Yelai must be sent deep into the maze, which would be no different from the main force advancing.

The casualties were too great.

It would be better to use a phased array system, which would result in far fewer casualties.

Li Yelai, on the other hand, had thoughts of mazes and misfortune on his mind.

Suddenly, it dawned on him, and he immediately shouted, "Möbius strip!"

"What?" Sword Madman was taken aback.

"The Möbius strip, a forbidden item in our East City branch's Black Prison!" Li Yelai responded quickly.

[Class C Forbidden Item: Möbius Strip]
It possesses a powerful ability to warp reality; if it gets out of control, it will alter the surrounding space, creating a spatial paradox!

During the Fantasy Band incident, the forbidden objects in the Black Prison of East City rioted, and the Möbius strip turned the upper half of the Black Prison into a labyrinth.

What was supposed to be a corridor leading to the lounge has been turned into a containment room. What was supposed to be a dead end has become a maze of interconnected passageways.

The entire space was in disarray.

This caused many human soldiers to get lost and unable to reunite with their teammates, resulting in heavy casualties.

“I know what the Möbius strip has to do with your curse.” Sword Madman frowned, as if he had thought of something, but it wasn’t clear.

Yang Chen suddenly stood up, his eyes burning, and said, "I understand! The Möbius strip can affect space, causing the maze to become completely chaotic! As long as the range of the Möbius strip reaches the depths of the maze, even the flesh barrier where the Calamity Mist Lord is located can be affected."

"And the affected flesh barrier and the Calamity Mist Overlord will no longer be located at the deepest part of the labyrinth." Moonshadow realized, her face brightening with excitement: "After the spatial distortion, they will appear at any random location in the underground labyrinth! Even the Swarm Overlord doesn't know its own location!"

"Wait, even if they're not at the deepest point, we still won't know their location. We've even lost track of them! Even if they've been randomly moved to a depth near the surface, we still have to rely on luck to find them. Are we supposed to be randomly placed on our...face...face?!" A team leader on the projector frowned in response, then his expression froze, and wild joy gradually spread across his face: "Holy crap!"

“That’s right, luck!” Moonshadow chuckled. “For us humans who want to kill it, finding it depends on luck. Normally, encountering the strongest monster in this calamity fog would be a misfortune! But who do you think it’s facing? It’s our third border city’s causal weapon, Night Monster Spawner General!”

"To encounter the strongest creature of the calamity around the corner—what misfortune! And we possess this strongest misfortune! This is the misfortune we need most!"

Sword Maniac was stunned for a moment, and finally understood everything that everyone was saying!
If the Möbius strip is activated, it will completely disrupt the underground labyrinth, and even the insect swarm itself will get lost in it.

The flesh and blood barriers and the ruler that were originally protected by layers of labyrinth will also leave the depths of the underground labyrinth due to spatial distortion!

So where will it appear?
It will appear on the face of the unluckiest person! It will become that unfortunate person's misfortune!

If he's unlucky enough, the maze will send the most dangerous creatures to him!
And this is exactly what humanity needs most!

"Praise be to misfortune!"

(End of this chapter)