Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 126 Rescue
Li Yelai picked up the doll and carried it towards the biomass blood river.

The doll is really light, and its body is as soft as if it has no bones.

Li Yelai dared not exert force with his palm, for fear of leaving any marks on the frail girl.

The doll instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck, listening to the rhythmic beat of his heartbeat in her ear, like a pleasant melody. She could feel his warm breath, his strong arms, and his careful protection.

This gave her originally pale face a little color.

(ω)

Her gaze swept over Li Yelai's body, and seeing that Li Yelai's steps were steady and his arms were strong, she breathed a sigh of relief.

I don't know if it was because of the nightmare.

She had seen Li Yelai covered in wounds, his limbs twisted and broken.

It seems Li Yelai is safe now. That's good.

The doll thought to itself, however...
She reached out and quietly poked Li Yelai's tattered armor with her finger.

Li Yelai's armor had already been severely damaged during the previous Shattered Star Spear operation.

Later, his chest was pierced by the insect master's tentacles, and he was already in pieces.

But it still clung firmly to Li Yelai, now even with the dolls separating it.

"It would be even better if this armor weren't blocking it." The corners of the doll's mouth turned down again.

Li Yelai didn't notice the doll's little scheme. Instead, he took the doll to the river of biomass blood and put it down, saying, "This tastes a bit strange, but it has the effect of quickly restoring physical strength."

"Hmm, this should be the purest biomass secreted by the Insect Lord, and also the raw material for the Insect Lord to create the swarm. Theoretically, it has high nutritional value. It seems that the previous landslide caused some of the biomass to flow into this place." The doll looked at the blood river and hesitated for a while.

Then, she scooped some up in her hand, brought it to her lips, and took a small bite. Her cautious manner was quite adorable.

The pale pink liquid slid down her lips, seeping into her clothes along her fair neck. It inadvertently conveyed a sense of desecration.

Li Yelai looked away and asked, "How are you feeling?"

As the doll drank the biomass blood river, its complexion visibly improved.

Even the internal injuries sustained in the previous battles have gradually shown signs of improvement.

"Not only does it restore physical strength, it can even heal injuries." The doll stood up and looked at the river of blood that stretched into the depths of the pit, its little mouth slightly open: "There's so much! Did we just fall into the area where the Insect Lord stores biomass?"

This is incredibly rare. Since being swallowed by the disaster fog, the authorities have been unable to obtain pure biomass from the insect swarm.

This abundance of pure biomass will save many seriously injured people.

If the authorities were to study this, they might very well develop a highly effective and extraordinary drug. This would greatly increase the survival rate of the treatment personnel.

In fact, the doll's guess was very close to the truth: this place was indeed a storage room where the insect lord was preparing to make a comeback. Some of the insect swarms here already stored a considerable amount of biomass.

According to the insect master's original plan, he would use these insect swarms and biomass to rise again.

Unfortunately, misfortune struck, and the curse of inevitably encountering a powerful enemy completely shattered its last trump card.

It probably thought to itself, "Can you beat me with seventeen cards?", but it was instantly defeated by Mr. Shadow in one go.

The capital that propelled its rise has now become a biomass pool, the property of humankind.

Suddenly, Li Yelai realized what was happening.

Is my curse from Mr. Shadow? Does Mr. Shadow possess the means to manipulate fate?
Or is it that the world is rejecting Mr. Shadow, and that's why it cursed Li Yelai?

'So, what exactly is Mr. Shadow after?' Li Yelai pondered. Was there something special about him? Or did Mr. Shadow require his trading partners to meet certain conditions?

The doll drank some more from the biomass blood pool, and this liquid was repairing the hidden injuries in her body, making her physical condition better and better.

Once she regained her strength, she immediately entered meditation and began to restore her spiritual energy through the Well of Souls.

And use projection in the virtual realm.

This will notify all psionicists within a certain area.

This is also a unique means of communication for psionicists.

Of course, if you're unlucky, you might attract creatures from the virtual realm. Therefore, psionicists usually don't shout in the virtual realm casually.

"Requesting assistance." The girl's soft voice echoed in the virtual world.

After the girl's voice was heard, Li Yelai felt the ground tremble slightly. He didn't know what had happened.

"Doll, is your projection unaffected by the curse?" Li Yelai asked.

"Projection is the manifestation of our psychic power in the virtual realm, so it's naturally affected by the curse as well," the doll said, opening its eyes and looking at Li Ye. "What's wrong?"

"Then if you use the projection to shout something," Li Yelai asked, "Will your teammates also be affected?"

“Well, highly awakened psionicists might be able to block some of it.” The doll said somewhat embarrassedly, tucking a strand of hair behind its ear, “It will indeed scare my comrades, but they can also pinpoint my location.”

In fact, the woman's voice that Li Ye had just heard was soft and gentle.

To the other psionicists in the Void Realm, that was the ravings of a demon god!

Unable to comprehend its meaning, they were overwhelmed by a terrible sense of fear.

The vibration that Li Ye felt after hearing the doll's voice was actually the remnant swarm of insects that had been disturbed.

If this were on the battlefield, and the doll used this move to shout in the virtual realm, it would probably plunge the swarm of insects and human warriors into a state of fear.

Therefore, she rarely makes a sound in the virtual realm.

Even if I made a sound, my colleagues couldn't understand me.

However, after a brief period of fear, the colleagues who heard the sound were able to pinpoint the doll's location.

"I received it, on my way to rescue," a teammate from the Night Watch responded in the virtual realm. "Please wait patiently."

Li Yelai breathed a sigh of relief. If the doll hadn't been of a high enough level, he really wouldn't have been able to escape from here with just a third awakening.

He could indeed hear his colleagues' voices, but he couldn't respond to them.

"Thank you so much, otherwise I probably would have died under the boulder. Even if I had survived, I wouldn't have been able to contact my teammates," Li Yelai said again, expressing his gratitude.

Now that he's even used the deal with Mr. Shadow, he really won't be able to escape unless he risks using the Face Mask.

"Then let's have a few more meals." The doll's eyes curved into a smile.

Li Yelai nodded, then asked, "Doll, do you still have any flares on you?"

The doll looked puzzled: "A flare?"

She then rummaged through her trench coat and shook her head, saying, "No, that's all."

"Alright." Li Yelai looked at the flares on the ground not far away, gradually going out, and said helplessly, "From now on, we'll probably have to survive in the dark." The doll's eyes gleamed as it looked at Li Yelai and said, "Little Ye, are you afraid of the dark?"

"It's alright," Li Yelai replied. "How about you?"

The doll reached out and grasped Li Yelai's wrist, whispering, "I'm a little afraid of the dark."

A doll is afraid of the dark?

It's quite a contrast that a powerful captain-level psionicist is afraid of the dark.

Those swarms of insects crushed by the dolls probably have something to say.

As the light gradually dimmed, Li Yelai heard the girl beside him whisper: "So, don't stray too far from me."

It was like a request, and also like a vow.

"Don't worry," Li Yelai replied, as darkness descended upon him along with the doll.

In the darkness, Li Yelai felt the girl beside him gripping his wrist tightly, unwilling to let go.

"If only I could see the starry sky right now," the girl said softly, looking up at the dark, shadowless rock face.

“But it seems like we can’t see many stars in the giant city,” Li Yelai replied. “Perhaps we should try our luck in the wilderness. Jing Lin said that the starry sky in the north is more beautiful, but I don’t know if it’s true. Aren’t they all the same starry sky? I suspect that kid is just bragging.”

The doll's gaze, however, seems to have traveled through time, remaining fixed on a period of more than a decade ago.

As a child, I walked across the wilderness under the starry sky.

She was alone, walking unsteadily, with only the starlight for company.

And now, she is finally no longer alone.

That's enough, that's enough.

Thinking of this, she turned to look at Li Yelai, who was chattering away and ruining the atmosphere.

She wasn't particularly afraid of the dark, and she had consumed some kind of extraordinary spiritual fruit, which gave her some night vision.

The pitch-black environment emboldened her considerably, allowing her to openly stare at Li Yelai's profile.

A smile appeared on her face as she watched Li Yelai chattering away.

Perhaps we could be a little bolder?
As she thought to herself, she slowly moved closer to Li Yelai's cheek.

But then they heard a train whistle and rumble.

The next second, the stone wall in the distance suddenly opened up, and a blinding light shone in the darkness.

It was an old-fashioned train engine that, with some strange force, pierced through the rock wall.

It was none other than Li Yelai's familiar train! A Class B forbidden item, the Yellow Springs Train!

The official rescue team actually used the Yellow Springs Train to save the two people. Yes, this forbidden object that can safely open up underground passages really is the best rescue tool!

Li Yelai was overjoyed, while the doll turned its head away without making a sound, its ears turning slightly red.

(ω) Did he not notice?
"Doll, Night General, we're here. Holy crap!" A handler jumped off the train, but was affected by the doll's curse and jumped backward, crashing headfirst into the rock wall.

Some psionicists were awestruck and overjoyed by the river of biomass blood before them. The critically wounded were saved.

Some psionicists asked Li Yelai if the curse of the vehicle killer on him was still intact. The Yellow Springs Train expressed some fear.

In short, the scene became somewhat chaotic for a while.

Meanwhile, news of the suppression of the No. 71 disaster fog in the border town of No. 3 is spreading at an extremely rapid pace.

Humanity has not been without its tribulations against the Fog of Calamity. On more than one occasion, expeditionary forces comprised of several major cities have ventured into the Fog of Calamity and breached it before it could transform into a forbidden zone, thus eliminating the potential danger to humanity.

But that was a group of giant cities that gathered psionicists and legions, and entered the fog of disaster voluntarily with full preparation.

Meanwhile, the third border city was invaded by the disaster fog during the evacuation of its people, and the disaster fog broke through the city's defenses!
In this situation, the humanity being swallowed up is in extremely dangerous condition. The calamity fog could turn into a forbidden zone at any moment, or move again.

However, Border City No. 3 managed to lock down the Disaster Fog and, under extremely unfavorable conditions, managed to breach Disaster Fog No. 71.

This brought immense joy to all the major human cities that received the news.

Although communication between the giant cities was not continuous, it was guided by certain special channels.

All the major cities know that there has been a lot of bad news lately.

First, the third border city was attacked by the disaster fog.

Secondly, in a colossal city in the West with a population of three million, resides a psychic supreme being. This being has already secretly become the chosen one of some being.

Under his secret control, a terrible ritual unfolded within the giant city, turning the entire city into a monster's lair overnight, and corrupting all the humans within with the power of the Void Realm.

They unleashed their so-called desires, turning the entire megacity into a den of demons. They even planned to form legions, spreading their distorted power into the physical world, making everyone in that region of the megacity live in fear and extreme vigilance.

The atmosphere in all the major cities was extremely solemn. Under these circumstances, the third border city held its own against the 71st Disaster Fog.

It's like giving humanity a shot in the arm.

While some are happy, others are naturally sad.

In an unknown corner, the book's keeper gathers as much information as possible.

The Book of Destiny's record of Border City No. 3 has been completely altered. Some people who shouldn't have lived have survived, while some who were destined to rise have been obscured.

The Book of Destiny is infallible; the time and every detail of the fall of the Western Great City are exactly as recorded.

This means that something in Border City Three disrupted the plans of the Book of Destiny, causing many people to break free from their original, predetermined fates.

In particular, the suppression of the calamity fog, as recorded in the Book of Destiny, indicated that the decapitation plan at Border City No. 3 failed. Ultimately, it was only half a month later that a psionic phased array composed of thousands of psionicists blasted through the entire labyrinth. Combined with nuclear explosions and suicidal charges, the insect lord was forcibly killed.

This also resulted in severe human casualties in the disaster fog, with more than two million people surviving, but only about 100,000 survived in the end.

Today, however, the number of human survivors exceeds one million.

The changes are too great!

This made the book holder extremely wary.

"Due to the impact of the disaster fog, most of the pieces we can control have lost contact or left Border City No. 3. We haven't been able to gather any useful intelligence yet." Someone reported in a low voice: "And at the most recent Ark Gathering, the only two who could be confirmed to be in Border City No. 3, Copper Mask and Golden Armor, were both unable to attend."

Because Li Yelai entered the disaster fog, he missed the last Ark gathering.

Many Ark voters believed he was dead.

But the one holding the book knew that Copperface was definitely still alive. This guy had even more opportunities than he had imagined!

“It’s alright, let’s wait for the next Ark Gathering.” The Book Holder said calmly, “Since Copperface suddenly appeared on the list, it means he’s still alive. I will try to get information from him.”

(End of this chapter)