Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 125 Suppressing the Disaster Fog
The flare gradually faded, and darkness once again enveloped the tunnel.

In the darkness, the swarm remained silent.

Only Li Yelai's voice rang out in the darkness.

'Li Yelai' looked at his palm. The dark environment had no effect on him. He could clearly see every line on his palm. He clenched his fist little by little, feeling the flow of blood and the tension of his muscles.

He chuckled softly, "Thanks to you, he really agreed to the deal. I'd almost forgotten what it felt like."

The Insect Lord knelt before Li Yelai, not responding to his words, like a loyal servant.

It died, killed by its most formidable skill: the consumption of biomass.

It has devoured countless humans and supernatural beings, and is a swarm of insectoid calamities that will devour the entire physical world and even threaten the virtual realm.

But in the end, he was killed by Li Yelai, or rather, Mr. Ying, using the same methods.

As 'Li Yelai' dropped the insect master's tentacles, the insect master's physical body instantly collapsed, turning into ashes scattered all over the ground.

Li Yelai, on the other hand, looked at the swarm of insects.

Li Yelai's deal with Him was to kill the Insect Lord; these insect swarms were not the target of His deal with Li Yelai.

But neither He, nor Li Yelai, can conduct a third transaction so quickly.

So, with a hint of regret, He said, "Consider it after-sales service."

next second.

The swarm of insects then let out a sharp hiss, and their bodies began to undergo strange changes.

Their immense power is fading, their hard shells are beginning to degenerate, their size is shrinking rapidly, and their life stages are reversing.

From peak adult Zerg, they degenerate into vulnerable larvae.

In the end, it turned into pools of blood.

'How did you obtain this power?' In the virtual realm, the giant who was still waiting for Li Yelai to offer his head looked at 'Li Yelai' in astonishment.

He had absolutely no idea how things had gotten to this point.

The human chosen by the Lord rejected God's gift on the verge of death. It's alright; there is great fear between life and death, and sooner or later he will accept it all and submit to the Lord's command.

But after refusing the divine gift, he actually gained some kind of power, elevating his authority above that of the insect lord, and commanding all the insect swarms that heard his command.

Finally, it directly killed the insect lord and the insect swarm, which was simply unbelievable!
Could it be that some other being has personally descended—a divine being?
This enraged the giant, who gazed at the illusory starry sky: 'Whoever you are? He is the human chosen by my lord, and he will surely become my lord's chosen one!'

A laugh echoed through the void's starry sky: "I don't care."

The giant opened his four eyes and looked at the starry sky, but could not see any figure.

This filled him with anger and fear; he couldn't even perceive the other person! He even began to doubt whether the voice he was hearing was a hallucination.

In a vast battlefield deep within the virtual realm, upon a blood-red throne, a being raises its eyes to gaze at a certain place.

Does it not exist in this space-time?

With the complete death of the insect lord, the calamity fog that had enveloped half of the giant city gradually thinned and dissipated.

On every battlefield, the moment one sees blue sky and white clouds,

Both humans and the insect swarm were momentarily stunned.

The calamity fog has dissipated? This means that the ruler of the calamity fog is dead!
The next moment, the human warriors erupted in unprecedented cheers!
"It's a success! Sword Maniac has succeeded!"

"Decapitation successful! The Insect Lord is dead!"

"Humanity will win!"

This will be a great feat for humanity in its fight against calamity.

Humanity has suppressed the No. 71 Disaster Fog!
The human warriors roared with excitement!

The swarm descended into chaos the instant its leader died.

The remaining swarms could only flee the giant city immediately, as the death of their leader prevented them from ever creating new swarms.

Even though they still number in considerable numbers, they are no longer able to replenish the size of the swarm.

They must gather all the remaining swarms of insects, find a safe place to devour each other, and from this, a new insect master can be born.

The swarm of killer insects is indeed a truly perfect and extraordinary species.

They can not only evolve and reproduce rapidly to cope with different battlefields, but even after the death of the insect master, they have a way to create another insect master.

Given time, it may indeed devour the entire world.

But they had no chance. The swarms of insects trying to escape the giant city, having just left the area originally covered by the calamity fog, ran into the legions and psykers who were already waiting in full battle array outside the fog!
The human city had already made worst-case scenario plans and deployed a large number of combat forces outside the disaster fog.

In an instant, cannons roared and gunfire filled the air, and countless swarms of insects were shot down.

Also shot down was the Zerg's last hope of creating a Zerg Overlord.
On the battlefield, someone snapped out of their daze with surprise: "Quick, organize a rescue team to enter the underground labyrinth and support Sword Maniac and the others!"

"That's right, there might still be a considerable number of insect swarms in the underground labyrinth! We can't let them die before dawn!"

"They are all heroes! They are all heroes who saved humanity!"

"Quickly, get to the ground immediately! Rescue the hero!"

Meanwhile, in the underground labyrinth.

The human group that was separated due to the landslide is gradually reuniting.

They communicated their locations via projection in the virtual world and were able to reunite.

They witnessed the death of the 'Insect Lord' and felt the dissipation of the calamity mist. They all knew that their decapitation operation had been successful.

But amidst the surprise, there was also a sense of heaviness.

Many comrades sacrificed their lives in this operation, and many more seriously wounded comrades will likely have to withdraw from the front line.

"Didn't you find Ye Jiang?" Yang Chen looked around the group three times but didn't see Li Ye Lai, so he asked with a sinking feeling.

"When the landslide happened, the entire team was scattered." One of the team leaders shook his head: "It was too chaotic at the time, and we don't know where he ran to."

“He’s only at the third awakening stage, so he can’t use projection to respond to us in the virtual realm. We also can’t get his location.” You Ye Bu Shou shook his head regretfully, which made it impossible for them to quickly locate Li Ye Lai’s position.

"I think I saw Ye being hit by a boulder," a teammate said uncertainly.

This caused everyone's expression to change; the landslide that had just occurred was truly terrifying.

If a level 3 psychic were trapped under a boulder, they probably wouldn't even be able to leave behind a complete corpse.

“No, I saw the doll go to save him. He’s probably with the doll.” Another teammate said, “You all know how strong the doll is. It should be able to protect him.”

"But the doll herself isn't in good condition either. I saw blood dripping from her helmet. Although she's strong, she's still a five-sense psychic. Her psychic energy is probably exhausted by now."

"And is the curse that Night General is destined to encounter a powerful enemy still being triggered?"

These words made everyone's hearts sink again; they were sure to encounter a formidable enemy!

It is precisely because of the curse of inevitably encountering powerful enemies that the human team is able to find a human wall of flesh and blood.

This was considered by the authorities to be a very useful curse, but
The situation is different now. Li Yelai would be seriously injured if he were hit by the boulder, and the doll's spiritual energy would be greatly depleted.
In this situation, even attracting a single advanced Zerg would put them in danger. And encountering a powerful enemy might attract more than just advanced Zerg; what if the Imperial Guard were to be overwhelmed by Zerg?

"Whatever it is, continue the search and rescue." Jian Kuang said in a deep voice, "Whether it's a doll or a Night General, they are both major contributors to this plan. Find them with all your might. Also, send out teams to evacuate the wounded."

Everyone nodded and immediately split into teams. One team led the wounded out of the maze, while the other teams continued to search for Li Yelai and the doll in the maze.

In the eerie dream space, Li Yelai, who witnessed the death of the Insect Lord, saw the Insect Lord again, its size even larger than the clone he had seen before.

It twisted its lower tentacles, its four arms flailing, struggling and screaming in the mist.

But soon, enormous, pitch-black tentacles appeared and coiled around its body.

Its struggles ceased.

It let down its four pale arms, and its perfect face was filled with terror.

As the chewing sound began, its arm twitched slightly.

"Excellent!" Li Yelai smiled.

The Insect Lord had devoured so many humans, so being eaten by Mr. Shadow was a form of revenge.

Then, Li Ye looked at the figure in the black mist. Mr. Shadow's figure seemed even more solid. And indeed, one of the chains on his body had disappeared.

This is consistent with Li Yelai's deduction that each transaction will unlock one chain.

The remaining two chains tightened even more, as if they were about to drag Mr. Shadow into the starry sky.

Is it that the world is rejecting His existence?
Li Yelai pondered, just about to ask what would happen after all the chains disappeared?
Then they heard Mr. Shadow's voice coming from the mist: "We cannot trade for the time being."

"Why? Is there a cooldown period for your trades?" Li Yelai asked.

Then, a tentacle emerged from the black mist and slapped him away.

A few seconds later, Li Yelai realized that his consciousness had returned to his physical body.

All he could see was darkness, and at the same time, he smelled a strange, bloody odor.

"We've already made a transaction, and the attitude is still so bad?" Li Yelai muttered to himself, while checking his body.

The damaged arm and lower leg have been repaired, and the broken ribs are no longer painful.

As expected, just like in the first transaction, Mr. Shadow will heal Li Yelai's injuries.

Otherwise, Li Yelai would have already been killed by the skinners who slit his throat.

Li Yelai pondered for a moment, then groped around in the darkness, taking a while to return to the doll.

First, they checked her pulse and then found a flare in her coat.

Another flare was launched.

When the light illuminated the deep pit passage, Li Yelai saw a river of blood.

No, that should be the biomass from the swarm's reversal? It seems to contain some kind of vibrant life force.

The mere scent alone invigorated Li Yelai, and his strength recovered even faster.

The swarm devours everything and converts it into biomass, which the swarm leader then uses to propagate new swarms.

Mr. Shadow, however, can directly reverse the insect swarm and transform it into biomass.

What kind of power is this?
Moreover, when Li Yelai made the deal with Mr. Ying, he even lost sight of who he was for a moment.

Is Mr. Shadow influencing me?
Li Yelai pinched the bridge of his nose. Sure enough, he should never make a deal unless absolutely necessary.

"We'll consider those later. Right now, we need to find a chance to leave." Li Yelai glanced around: "Otherwise, the doll and I will both starve or die of thirst here. Hmm, if the biomass blood river were drinkable, perhaps we'd only starve? It's a pity, we should have left a few Zerg behind; roasting them would have helped us survive longer."

He looked up at the boulder above him, wondering if he could break it without using a mask.

Using Facebook, this is not difficult.

Ignoring the possibility of being crushed by broken stones, Li Yelai used the weakness of Xiang Yu's mask to see that he could break the boulder with his bare hands.

However, he did not dare to use facial makeup casually.

The insect lord is dead, but the insect swarm has not been completely wiped out.

If one is unlucky enough to encounter a powerful enemy and then attract a higher-level Zerg or a Royal Guard, things could get very bad.

However, without using facial recognition, Li Yelai has no means of attack.

His first awakened ability is a mask, which attracts monsters and should not be used lightly.

The second ability is the language of beasts in the virtual realm, but it's completely useless now. There's not even a single insect here besides Li Yelai and the doll. The insectoids have even dug out and eaten earthworms!
The third ability is Mimicry: Abyss Dragon Scale. It's a defensive ability that requires charging up to deal high damage.

There are no enemies here. We can't expect Li Ye to activate the Abyss Dragon Scales, roll from the top of the tunnel to the bottom, and stack damage on the scales by falling and tumbling, can we?
Before he can stack them up properly, Li Ye's spiritual energy will probably be exhausted.

'If I were to reach the fourth level of awakening, I would have to choose an offensive ability,' Li Yelai thought. 'If I had a Mimicry Dragon Claw, I could carve out a path by scratching little by little. I wouldn't be in such a passive position.'

Just then, Li Yelai heard a soft voice behind him: "Xiao Ye."

Li Ye turned around and saw that the doll had already woken up.

She opened her eyes, collapsing weakly. When she saw Li Yelai, a look of affection and a smile appeared in her eyes: "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine." Li Yelai moved closer to the doll, supporting her back and helping her up. "How are you feeling?"

"I'm just a little tired and thirsty," the doll responded softly, her face still pale. She had expended a great deal of spiritual energy to rescue Li Ye from the rubble. She had even lost her ever-present advertising sign.

Looking at the weak girl, Li Yelai felt extremely guilty.

"If you're thirsty, this is the only place here," Li Ye looked at the biomass blood river, hesitated for a moment, and then let the doll lean against the wall.

Then, he quickly walked towards the biomass blood river. He scooped up a handful of blood and tasted it directly.

Hmm, it really tastes awful, with a bloody smell, but it's still tolerable.

Moreover, it seems to have the effects of restoring physical strength and providing satiety.

In short, as long as it's drinkable, that's fine.

Li Yelai was secretly delighted, then his face fell.

He discovered that he had no container to hold the water, and any water he tried to scoop up with his hands would quickly run away.

After hesitating for a moment, Li Yelai walked towards the doll.

The doll also noticed Li Yelai's predicament. In fact, using the psionic barrier could fill the gaps between his fingers in a short time.

But she didn't remind him, because she suddenly realized that if there was no container, was Li Yelai going to feed her water...?
The doll felt a little nervous as it imagined a certain scene.

When Li Ye came closer, the doll's pale face regained a touch of color.

Then, Li Yelai picked up the doll.

"Since there are no cups, I'll have to take you to drink." Li Ye said, carefully picking up the doll and walking towards the biomass blood river.

“Oh.” The doll’s lips curved into a smile.

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(End of this chapter)