Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 169 The Oath-Taker

[Code Name: Night General]
[Position: Senior Processor, Night Scaffold, Calamity Management Bureau, Border City No. 3]
[Number of Awakenings: Four]
[Team: Dongcheng Division, Champion Team 1]
[To which team: None]
[Psionic Path: All Things]
[Preferred weapon: Long weapon]
The above is all the basic information about Li Yelai that can be found by the processor's colleagues.

The more detailed ability information that follows is only accessible to the team leader and higher-level personnel.

Because of his unique abilities, the authorities have kept Li Yelai's abilities even more secret.

[Psionic Ability: [Awakening Ability: Myriad Faces]]
[Xiang Yu's facial makeup, revealing his weakness][Huo Qubing's facial makeup, shadow army][Li Yuanba's facial makeup, divine general's image]
[Second Awakening Ability: Void Beast Language]
[Third Awakening Ability: Mimicry - Abyss Dragon Scale]
[Fourth Awakening Ability: Mimicry - Crimson Thunder Dragon Claw]
[Psionic Armaments: B-rank Heavy Strike Spear, C-rank Azure Dragon Halberd, C-rank Summoning Bell]
It can be said that Li Yelai is now at his full combat power.

Compared to himself during the period of the disaster fog, Li Yelai's combat power has more than doubled.

Psionic abilities, weapons, and mounts have all received a significant upgrade.

If he were to face the swarm of insects again now, he could do even better.

After obtaining the trump card of the Fallen Star, namely the 'Cute Star Flying into the Sky Collision', which has an extremely powerful explosive force.

Li Yelai's strength was further enhanced.

Even when facing a five-sense psychic, they have the ability to challenge, and there is even a certain probability of killing someone of a higher level!

Of course, this is not enough; Li Yelai needs more time for intensive training to improve his abilities.

But time is running out before we can kill the traitor, Meiwu.

The time was set for about three days after the next Ark Gathering, which would be five days later.

All in all, it's only eight days in total.

At that time, the two of them would have to leave the giant city and sneak into the restricted area.

Otherwise, the plan to assassinate the traitor would not be completed in time.

Even though Li Ye tried his best to become stronger during this period, he was ultimately unable to completely perfect his tactics.

His baiting tactics require a high level of skill in throwing.

However, throwing skills are not so easy to improve. During this period, Li Yelai practiced throwing like crazy and broke thousands of practice javelins. He felt that his arms and hands had become thicker, but he still couldn't improve his throwing accuracy much.

This is not a skill that can be easily mastered.

Yang Chen himself spent nearly half a year practicing throwing spears, breaking tens of thousands of them in the process, before becoming a master thrower. Li Ye's time was far too limited.

At present, it seems that it is basically impossible to complete the training before leaving the city.

But fortunately, it's only basically true.

The forbidden items owned by the authorities can be of help to Li Ye.

Border City No. 3 contains thousands of forbidden items, some of which can be used to enhance processors.

Forbidden items such as the Heart of Slaughter, the Ice Witch, the Rule-Based Mansion, and the Two-Wish Pool.

All of these can enhance the combat power of the processors, strengthen their physique, grant them some kind of mysterious blessing, or enhance a certain aspect of the user's abilities.

Of course, all of these require merit points and carry a certain degree of risk.

It is said that every year, some processors suffer unbearable pain from using forbidden substances.

As a result, the official rule is that only operators with the third awakening level or higher are allowed to use forbidden items, and the higher the awakening level, the more forbidden items can be used.

Now that Li Yelai is a member of the Four Senses Night-No-Stop, he has the authority to use forbidden items.

If Li Yelai wants to improve his throwing skills in a short period of time, he currently only has one option.

"Then it is, the Oath Bearer, two hundred merit points," Yin Huo said.

He went into the suburbs in the middle of the night and dragged Li Yelai, who had fallen into the mountains, out of there.

After hearing Li Yelai's analysis, he said, "Although I don't know what kind of classified mission you're planning, and I can't even find out, if you want to improve a certain skill in such a short time, then you'll have to obtain some kind of blessing or protection. And right now, the most suitable one for you is an Oathbearer."

Although Yin Huo was in charge of Li Yelai's undercover work, he was unaware of Xiao Kuang Wang's plans, just as Xiao Kuang Wang was unaware of Li Yelai's undercover identity.

Both missions had very high security clearance. Neither of the leaders was aware of the other's mission.

"Are there any risks?" Li Yelai asked. This was indeed his idea, although his initial thought was to use the Oath of the Oathbearers to strengthen the defense and build up thicker armor!
However, it seems that strengthening throwing ability is the best option at present.

“Oathbearers are Class C forbidden entities, not particularly dangerous,” Yin Huo explained. “But when they grant you a blessing, they inevitably impose another restriction on you—a curse!”

"A curse," Li Yelai exhaled slowly, "the price can be high or low."

Larger ones, like dolls, little crazy kings, or little sisters, have difficulty communicating normally with the outside world, or even being unable to contact the outside world.

The smaller ones are similar to the Shadow Stream, easily overlooked, like having one less pair of chopsticks when eating.

"As you know, Yang Chen's physical body is extraordinary. Even at the Sixth Awakening stage, he could withstand the Imperial Guard Insects with his bare body. With the blessing of the Oath of the Oathbearer, his defense is frighteningly strong. Even a hegemon-level powerhouse like Sword Madman would have to frown and retreat when Yang Chen got close. However, Yang Chen also gained a curse because of this, which prevented his injuries from healing."

Yin Huo continued to explain, "This is the price of receiving the blessing. The blessing makes his defense extremely strong, but once he is injured, he will be breaking his oath, and the consequences will be unimaginable. If it weren't for Yang Chen's good luck in obtaining the Undying Blood Flame through his Six Senses ability, which allows him to repair his body at high speed, he wouldn't be able to fight head-on at all."

Indeed, the curse of unhealable wounds is still very dangerous. Even with high defense, injuries can still occur. The result? The wounds won't heal, and the person bleeds to death.
“If you want a blessing that involves throwing or ranged attacks, he might actually give you a significant boost to your skills, but if you miss your target, you will face the consequences of breaking your oath,” Yin Huo said. “Therefore, after you make contact with him, you must carefully choose what you need and, considering the costs, refine your blessing step by step before you can finally make the oath.”

"Yang Chen spent more than three hours pondering over a long period of time before completing the contract. If you want to use the Oathbearer, you must be careful of the loopholes between the lines."

Li Yelai nodded cautiously, having made up his mind.

The next day, Li Yelai took a car to the headquarters in the main urban area.

Time is of the essence; the Ark Gathering is in a few days. After confirming the information about Disaster Fog #49 at the gathering, he needs to prepare to leave the city. He must complete the contract as soon as possible!

The main urban area remained prosperous, with towering buildings standing tall. The disaster fog did not engulf the main urban area, which allowed the giant city to continue operating.

And the headquarters of the Calamity Management Department was always so dazzling and prominent. Li Yelai once asked why the branch offices looked so plain and ordinary, while the headquarters was so grand and eye-catching.

As he grew up, Li Yelai realized that the branch's role was to serve as a sanctuary during wartime, while the headquarters' very existence was a deterrent!
Li Yelai exhaled and approached the headquarters gate.

Wearing a night-old trench coat, he attracted the attention of several processors the moment he appeared.

Before he even reached the door, a pretty young woman approached him and said, "Sir."

Clearly, he was a headquarters operator, and judging from the psionic pressure, he appeared to be a second-awakening psionicist. A newcomer? Li Yelai knew the rules and immediately showed his communicator, allowing the other party to confirm his identity.

“Night General,” the girl smiled sweetly, “I know you, they call you…”

The girl was too embarrassed to continue.

Li Yelai responded with a laugh: "A monster spawner, is that it? But that sounds really awful."

"That's really awful. How can such a handsome guy have such a nickname?" The girl replied, "I didn't expect you to have become a night watchman. I wish you all the best."

"Thank you." Li Yelai nodded.

The girl then led Li Ye into the headquarters.

She is a processor at headquarters, codenamed 'Hundred Flowers'.

Baihua enthusiastically led the way for Li Yelai, while the staff coming and going from headquarters looked at him with respect. This was their respect for the Night Scouts. They also showed the same respect to Li Yelai, this young and unfamiliar Night Scout.

Soon, led by Baihua, Li Ye arrived at the headquarters' exchange area.

After paying 200 merit points at the window, I gained the privilege of using Class C forbidden items, the Oathbearer's permission.

Next, Li Ye bid farewell to Baihua and headed alone to the preparation area near the Black Prison.

Watching Li Yelai's departing figure, Baihua excitedly told her colleagues, "General Ye, you're really handsome!"

"He's so young and already working night shifts. I wonder if he has a partner."

"He once saved my teammate in the fog."

Li Yelai's rather handsome appearance seemed to become a topic of conversation among them.

However, a detached female voice rang out: "Appearance is not the point. I hope you will pay more attention to his talent and strength, and use that as your goal to catch up."

Baihua and the others were taken aback, but when they turned around, they saw no one.

On the other side, before entering the preparation room, Li Yelai saw an acquaintance, Little Mad King.

The Little Mad King stood by the door with a long sword on her back. Her black trench coat made her look even taller and more mature, giving her a reliable aura.

But because of the curse, even her teammates couldn't fully trust her.

“Last night was intense, very good. I look forward to your next performance,” Little Mad King said.

She was actually referring to Li Yelai's trump card from last night, 'Cute Star Flying Collision'. The spiritual energy fluctuations were intense, and the power was immense. She was looking forward to Li Yelai using this move to defeat powerful enemies in the future.

Unfortunately, this statement is easy to misunderstand.

So much so that a passing night watchman stared at the two of them with a look of astonishment, his gaze lingering on them.

This made Xiao Kuangwang feel a little strange. Didn't his colleagues usually avoid him?
Li Yelai's lips twitched. He knew very well that Little Mad King was not the kind of person who liked to talk nonsense like Cheese; it was just a misunderstanding.

So he said to the scout, "Don't misunderstand, sir. She's referring to the power of the skill!"

"I understand...you mean marksmanship, right?" The smuggler raised an eyebrow, giving him a 'I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it' look. He turned and left.

Li Yelai had no choice but to say to Little Mad King, "You should speak more clearly in the future. Don't say things that could be misunderstood."

"What's the misunderstanding?" Little Mad King asked, somewhat puzzled, but instead of asking further, he said, "You want to use the Oathbearer?"

“Indeed. Otherwise, we won’t make it in time.” Seeing that no one was around, Li Yelai said directly, “After all, time is a bit tight. I need to strengthen myself as much as possible before the mission. Do you have any suggestions?”

"Remember, curses can also be an asset," the Little Mad King said. "In the best-case scenario, breaking an oath can actually enhance your combat power. You should approach signing contracts with this in mind."

"Also, the Oathbearers will extract your memories and approach you in the appearance of someone you know. Don't be fooled."

After thinking for a moment, Li Yelai nodded slightly.

Then, they entered the room.

Inside the room was a small, ornate table with chairs on either side.

This is the Class C Forbidden Item: Oathbearer.

Li Yelai looked at the tables and chairs, then sat down at one of them.

As he sat down, a figure appeared in the seat opposite him. The figure was blurry and disordered, constantly changing.

"Sir, are you going to make an oath?" It transformed into Yang Chen, dressed in a suit, and spoke in Yang Chen's voice: "Do you know the rules? If you break your oath, you will pay the price."

“I know.” Li Yelai nodded, seemingly unsurprised, and said, “I want to obtain the blessing that guarantees a hit in ranged attacks.”

In the myths and legends preceding calamities, there was a so-called divine spear in the West that was said to always hit its mark!

Odin's eternal spear, Gungnir! A shot that always hits its mark!
If Li Yelai could obtain this blessing, his combat power would surely skyrocket!

Its form changed again, transforming into Cheese wearing a white swimsuit, revealing her fair and beautiful figure. The white swimsuit outlined her proud curves and made her skin appear even fairer.

This seems to be the swimsuit that Cheese wore when she trained Li Ye on the psionic barrier. It's been a long time since I've seen Cheese; I wonder how she's been doing lately?

“Without the protection of guaranteed hits, even the legendary Gungnir has been blocked or even broken. Moreover, I cannot grant abilities involving causality.” It looked at Li Yelai for a while, then narrowed its eyes and said, “Speaking of which, human, why can’t I see through you? What’s in your memories?”

It seems unable to see all of Li Yelai's memories.

Li Yelai smiled and said, "It's best not to see through it."

Both Mr. Shadow and the Blood God are beings beyond comprehension. Even when peering into Li Yelai's memories, the Oathbringers could not detect their existence.

Then it transformed back into a doll wearing a bathrobe and said, "Never mind, I don't meddle in other people's business. Let's continue."

"Since there's no guaranteed hit blessing, I'd like a blessing that enhances the accuracy of ranged attacks," Li Yelai said. "That shouldn't be too difficult, right?"

"That's feasible." It transformed again, becoming a detective, and said, caught off guard, "Then, let's discuss the consequences of breach of contract in detail."

(End of this chapter)