Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 133 Attracting Monsters

"The name 'monster spawner' is really awful."

In the apartment's kitchen, Li Yelai, who was washing dishes, was speechless with frustration.

He untied his apron and contacted the logistics team via communicator.

Ask them to arrange a vehicle to take him and his armor to the target location.

A pretty girl washing dishes nearby saw this and asked, "Is it an emergency?"

The doll took off its costume and put on thick fleece pajamas, a pink apron, and cute bunny slippers.

Her long, flowing hair was tied into a high ponytail, cascading down her fair neck. It gave her a somewhat cool look.

Although Li Yelai became neighbors with dolls and cheese.

However, due to the frequent missions recently, the three of them rarely meet.

But the doll still remembered the day it ate with Li Ye.

“It’s not urgent, but it’s a bit troublesome.” Li Yelai put the bowls and chopsticks into the cupboard and replied, “I don’t know if it’s a hunting insect or some kind of extraordinary creature. It’s very vigilant and has evaded many cameras. Even the guards stationed there couldn’t find it. The authorities need me to lure it out.”

"I see. Are there any other processors available to assist?" the doll asked.

“Yes, Bai Yang and several night scouts are there too, as well as one from the logistics team. The situation isn’t dangerous; once we take a picture of it, the authorities will issue a bloody arrest warrant.” Li Yelai replied, “I’m just here to invite ridicule.”

The doll pursed its lips and said, "Then you have to be careful."

"Okay," Li Yelai replied, "You should get some rest."

After saying that, he went out, went home, picked up a large black umbrella, and jumped off the balcony.

At this moment, the doll's lips curled down slightly, as if it felt a little wronged.

I finally managed to find a chance to take Xiaoye out to dinner, and I even planned to play games with her. (ω)

As a result, this monster completely disrupted my plans. Ugh! (〃＞皿＜)
If that monster were to appear in front of the doll now, its fate would probably be no better than that of the Flying Gunner.

The doll paced back and forth in the room, feeling increasingly aggrieved and angry!
On the other side, Li Yelai had already boarded the logistics team's off-road vehicle.

The driver was one of Li Yelai's temporary teammates for this mission.

He's also an old acquaintance, a detective.

His abilities are well-suited for tracking and investigation.

Although he was a member of the logistics team, he also went through many hardships in the disaster fog and fought against the insect swarm many times.

And after the disaster fog ended, it successfully awakened for the second time.

However, the second ability is still a secondary ability: emotion observation.

You can visually observe the colors emanating from a target to determine their emotional state.

"Hey, Night General, it's us teaming up again. Bai Yang and the others are still handling another mission; they'll be on the scene later." The detective chuckled. "By the way, your gear is in the trunk."

Li Yelai's lips twitched, and he said, "Why don't you use your abilities to see how I feel?"

The detective was taken aback, then used his ability, his expression changing drastically: "Why is your emotion purple? Fear? What are you afraid of?"

From a detective's perspective, Li Yelai is an incredibly brave and resourceful investigator. What could possibly frighten him?

“Every time we work together, something always happens. How can I not be scared?” Li Ye complained.

The first time I met the detective was during my rookie days. I was on my way to catch human traffickers when I encountered a wild psychic and a creature from the void.

The second time, while taking on a side job with the detective, he encountered Wang De and was tortured by the dual-sword knight and the spear knight.

The third time, it was the detective Li Yelai called upon, who ended up fighting a battle between the chaotic egg constructed in the Jing family's manor and the red-skinned demon.

Now that he's collaborating with a detective, how could Li Yelai not be afraid?

The detective's lips twitched: "What right do you have to talk to me like that? You're a troublemaker yourself! Besides, Cheese was involved in all three incidents. Why didn't you say anything about her?"

The two exchanged sarcastic remarks as they drove to the scene.

After the devastating fog, the roads in the megacity were severely damaged. Although some roads are being repaired, only off-road vehicles can barely drive on them at present, and the journey is still bumpy.

It took more than three hours for the vehicle to finally reach its destination, albeit with some bumps and jolts.

This is a suburb located in the southeast of the city, at the border of the old city and the high-walled area, with little population and many buildings.

This area has been designated as a livestock breeding zone, where pigs, cattle, and sheep are raised to supply meat to the city.

When the disaster fog appeared, the cattle and sheep that couldn't be evacuated in time were devoured by the insect swarms, and much of the grassland and fields were also ravaged. As a result, many places were left as bare, soft mud.

After the fog of disaster ended, with funding from the city government, the reconstruction of farms and pastures began, and livestock from other cities were transported here.

For two consecutive days, large numbers of livestock were brutally hunted, leaving behind a large amount of blood and scattered remains at the scene. However, no trace of the perpetrator was found.

The nearby surveillance cameras did not find any trace of the perpetrator, suggesting that the perpetrator had evaded the cameras.

The following day, the security department installed tracking devices on some of the cattle and sheep and deployed officers to stake out the area.

But the tragedy still occurred, and the locator was left at the scene by the perpetrator.

On the third day, the handling department intervened in the investigation and dispatched Li Yelai and a detective.

When Li Yelai and the detective arrived, they saw military vehicles parked at the entrance of the farm, as well as fully armed human soldiers.

"Is it the city defense army?" Li Yelai asked.

“Yes, we’re very close to the High Wall area now, and they will be assisting us,” the detective replied.

Li Yelai nodded.

The high-walled area is the area closest to the high wall.

To ensure the safety of the high walls, the city defense troops were stationed in the high wall area.

Before taking a job at the antique shop, Li Yelai had originally planned to work in the high-walled district. Joining the city defense army would offer relatively better benefits and a higher salary.

However, considering Li Yunyan's curse, Li Yelai abandoned the idea at that time.

The two then got out of the car, walked towards the gate, and showed their staff identification.

After checking their identification, the soldier gave a standard military salute and led the two men into the farm.

In a room at the breeding farm, Li Yelai met a military officer who looked somewhat familiar.

Upon seeing the two men, the officer immediately shook hands with them both: "I am Zhao Ling, lieutenant of the 16th Regiment of the Third Border City Defense Force, and also a Legion Level 2 Awakened Psionicist."

“East City Branch, Second Awakening Psychic, Detective.” “East City Branch, Third Awakening Processor, Night General.” Li Yelai reached out and shook hands with Zhao Ling. Zhao Ling smiled and said, “Lord Night General, it’s been a long time. I wanted to pay you a visit, but I was too busy.”

"Long time no see?" Li Yelai was taken aback.

“Yes, we met on the battlefield of the Calamity Fog. You told me to run, but you were swallowed by the Abyss Worm in the blink of an eye,” Zhao Ling said. “I was stunned. I only found out later that you lured the Abyss Worm away and saved my life. Thank you!”

He did not say that if the Abyss Worm had not been lured away, he would have fully embraced certain powers from the Void Realm.

Even if it means becoming twisted and a victim, they must avenge their compatriots.

From this perspective, it was Li Yelai who pulled him out of the abyss and changed the course of his destiny.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to successfully advance to the second awakening after the disaster and stand here.

“We’re all comrades fighting for the giant city, so don’t be shy.” Li Yelai shook Zhao Ling’s hand again and asked, “This time it’s our turn to cooperate.”

Zhao Ling nodded and led the two to the crime scene.

The group arrived at the muddy ground of the farm, where blackened bloodstains and some scattered, stinking remains remained. There weren't many remains, mostly just broken bones.

"This is the scene of the latest hunt," Zhao Ling said.

The detective's eyes flashed slightly as he activated his ability: Trace Tracking.

Two minutes later, he shook his head in confusion and said, "I only saw these cows here lift off the ground almost at the same time, and then blood splattered down. They must have been caught by the murderer and torn apart and eaten in mid-air."

The detective then looked in other directions, his eyes gleaming: "I didn't see any footprints other than those of humans and livestock. The other party may have intentionally destroyed their tracks."

"You grabbed it, tore it apart, and ate it? It was quite large?" Li Yelai asked. "Were there any signs of gnawing on the corpse?"

The detective frowned and examined the remains for a while, then shook his head and said, "No, the remains are badly damaged. There are no teeth marks or bite marks. We can't rule out the possibility that the other party deliberately destroyed these traces."

Zhao Ling asked, "What are your thoughts on the perpetrator of this incident?"

“If it were just high intelligence, I would have thought it might be a strategist,” Li Yelai responded.

The strategist worm is highly intelligent, second only to the worm leader among the Zerg.

Its learning ability is extremely strong; it can even see the weaknesses of each psychic and then work to overcome them.

Moreover, it is quite powerful in combat and is the most troublesome of the Zerg units.

With its intelligence, it wouldn't be difficult for it to evade surveillance.

“But judging from the situation on the ground, it would be very difficult for a strategist worm to sneak in silently and quickly hunt and devour so many livestock while under guard. Moreover, the worms are not picky eaters and often do not leave any remains, even the bones.” Li Yelai replied, “Both of you have fought against the worm swarm before, so you should know that although the strategist worms are strong, they do not have these abilities.”

“Indeed, when it comes to infiltration, that’s the hunting bug’s specialty. And even the hunting bug can’t hide its footprints. In this muddy ground, footprints will be very obvious,” the detective replied.

“Moreover, no matter what kind of Zerg unit it is, they cannot quickly hunt and consume the flesh and blood of livestock in this way,” Zhao Ling said. “Unless it is a large swarm of Zerg, but if it is a swarm, it is impossible for it not to be detected. Moreover, all the livestock here would probably be attacked, not hunted randomly like this. There would be no remains left.”

“That rules out the possibility of an insect swarm. It must be some kind of extraordinary creature that survived the disaster fog,” Li Yelai replied.

"Could it be a dive attack from high in the sky?" The detective looked up at the sky. "Otherwise, they wouldn't have left no footprints. An extremely fast and powerful flying unit?"

“Impossible. A creature capable of grabbing several cows must be enormous. How could such a large thing go unnoticed?” Zhao Ling shook his head. “If it were real, our city defense troops would have been the first to spot it. This place is too close to the high walls.”

"Could it be some kind of supernatural creature without a physical form, or with a very strange physical form? I've seen some in the data." Li Yelai pondered and asked his liaison officer.

The liaison officer quickly sent back a message.

Some psychic creatures, such as Nightshade, do indeed lack a physical form and can only be attacked by psychic energy, but these creatures do not hunt in this way.

Some supernatural creatures with bizarre physical forms, such as mist demons and nightmares, do not tear their prey apart when hunting. They swallow them whole.
These possibilities have also been ruled out. I'm a little confused.
“Night General, can you lure it out?” the detective asked.

“We need to make sure it’s within the range of my curse,” Li Yelai replied. “I’m also keeping my face active. As long as it gets close to here again, I should be able to lock it down and make it attack me. When that happens, just take a picture of it and send it to the branch. The Crimson Hunters will take action.”

“I know your curse attracts enemies, but how do you ensure your own safety?” Zhao Ling asked.

“Of course, it’s layered armor, pass!” Li Yelai responded.

"Layered armor?" Zhao Ling asked, somewhat puzzled.

Then they saw Li Yelai take an equipment box out of the detective's SUV.

Under the astonished gazes of the city's defense troops, he donned the Bright Armor.

After the mask was put on, Li Yelai, fully encased in armor, looked extremely heroic and dignified, even while holding a large black umbrella. He resembled an invincible general!

“When the time comes, you’ll have to stay away from me,” Li Yelai said. Although his tone and voice remained unchanged, they inexplicably conveyed a sense of pressure and approval.

Everyone nodded silently.

An hour later, Bai Yang and his two companions arrived at the scene.

Bai Yang and his team, as elite night watchmen, will ensure the success of this operation.

When Bai Yang saw Li Yelai, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "It's been a long time. I thought I was seeing the captain."

“This was indeed made in imitation of the captain’s armor,” Li Yelai replied.

“It suits you very well, and it would be even better with a cape.” Bai Yang nodded and then said, “I understand the situation here. Let’s begin after dark.”

Li Yelai nodded.

Soon, darkness fell. The three Night Watchmen guarded three directions in a triangular formation, protecting Li Yelai in the center.

Meanwhile, the city defense troops led by Zhao Ling set up two plasma cannons and several machine gun positions in the distance.

Everyone was on high alert, striving to eliminate the monster the moment it appeared.

Li Yelai, meanwhile, reached out and wiped his face on the muddy ground of the breeding farm.

Huo Qubing, who sealed the wolf's lair and lived in seclusion!

Then, the Shadow Army remained as immovable as a mountain!

Activate Mimicry: Abyssal Dragon Scale!

Everyone perked up, not letting any slightest movement slip by.

Then, without any change, nothing happened in the surroundings and the sky that everyone was on guard against.

Just when everyone thought the monster hadn't gotten close yet, something unexpected happened.

Several vines suddenly emerged from the mud and wrapped around Li Yelai's body.

The enemy is underground!

(End of this chapter)