Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

"You've finally arrived, my love." Mei Wu looked at Ma Hongyi, seemingly without much surprise, but rather with a smile and joy in her eyes: "It's been so many years."

She seemed to have transformed back into the lover who once walked hand in hand with Ma Hongyi, rather than the traitorous Meiwu who killed numerous powerful humans.

As she finished speaking, six two-winged angels appeared around the platform, surrounding the woman in red and drawing their sharp blades, pointing them at her.

They were the most loyal guards of the Enchantress, and even when a fierce battle was raging below the church, they did not leave their posts, always protecting the Enchantress.

It seems that the so-called assassination attempt failed. Ma Hongyi is indeed a genius renowned in the city, with few rivals among the five senses. Despite being on the path of returning to zero, she wielded a long spear with unparalleled skill, making her almost invincible in close combat.

Even he would find it difficult to face two five-awareness experts and six four-awareness angels at the same time!

Not to mention, he couldn't hurt Meiwu at all!

He was Meiwu's former lover. Whether it was because of the curse or not, he was the one who loved Meiwu the most. How could he draw his sword against Meiwu?
Surrounded by creatures from multiple forbidden zones, the woman in red did not stop and took another step forward.

Meiwu frowned slightly and instantly appeared in front of Gotwin.

Because, the moment that step was taken, the six angels were attacked.

The moment the man in red took a step, twelve orbs of light appeared out of thin air beside him, and countless sharp spears of light shot out from the orbs.

The six angels roared, their psionic weapons flailing wildly as they tried to block the light spears.

But when the light sphere went out, they had already been pierced by several light spears and pinned to the ground.

Zeroing Path - Starlight Combo!

In Border City No. 3, where Li Yelai was located, there was once a Night Watchman who could simultaneously control ten orbs of light, transforming them into ten firing points. He could attack enemies from different angles, making him incredibly powerful.

But the woman in red can control twelve!
Blood stained the ground, and the red-clad figure strode through the pool of blood, like a blood-soaked grim reaper!
His gaze remained fixed on Meiwu without shifting in the slightest.

The hostility was no longer concealed, and a terrifying killing intent permeated the entire platform.

The crimson sword in his hand, though still sheathed, seemed to exude boundless killing intent, with the faint wails of countless dead souls emanating from it.

The terrifying killing intent made Gotwin feel his body stiffen.

If Meiwu hadn't appeared beside him just now, he too would have been attacked by the light spear, though his strength wouldn't have been enough to kill him. But the simultaneous creation of twelve light spheres in a starlight combo was still a terrifying deterrent!
"Truly a genius," Gotwin exclaimed. "No wonder she caught the eye of the beautiful dancer."

"Hmph, simp." The woman in red sneered.

What is that? Gotwin didn't understand.

"You've changed so much. You were clearly unparalleled with your marksmanship, so why are you using a sword today?" Meiwu asked with a smile, completely unconcerned about the deaths of the six angels.

"Before you die, I want to know one answer." Ma Hongyi looked at Meiwu.

Meiwu chuckled and asked, "Before death? Back then, I was willing to enter the forbidden zone for the sake of the giant city, and now you want to kill me? It truly saddens me."

Upon hearing this, Gotwin was shaken. What did he mean?
Entering the forbidden zone for the sake of the giant city? Wasn't Lady Miwu a defector who entered the forbidden zone?
Could it be that the defection back then was also orchestrated by Border City No. 2?

Or is this part of the Ma family's plan?

Sacrificing several members of the Ma family and night scouts as a pledge of loyalty, all for the sake of infiltrating the forbidden zone? To become undercover agents?
Gotwin looked at Meiwu in shock.

Yes, with Meiwu's charm, she could quickly gain trust if she entered the restricted area, making her the best candidate for an undercover agent. But the price would be too high.

“No one ever forced you,” Ma Hongyi said, keeping her eyes fixed on Meiwu. “On the contrary, so many people were willing to sacrifice their lives for you, even your close friends sacrificed everything to gain your trust within the forbidden zone, but you betrayed them and betrayed humanity.”

“Betrayal?” Meiwu tilted her head and looked at the woman in red, her beautiful eyes flashing. “No, I just did what was most beneficial to humanity.”

"Advantageous?" The woman in red ignored the surroundings and repeated the word.

“Not bad,” Meiwu said. “I’ve glimpsed a corner of the future.”

"As the exiled beings of the forbidden zones return to the physical world, humanity will inevitably be defeated, and the great city will fall. All of humanity will be swallowed up by the order of the forbidden zones. And I will preserve the spark of humanity."

"My love, cooperate with me."

"There will always be a place for you in my plans."

"With the Ma family's resources and the protection of the two restricted zones, our alliance will be even stronger."

"We can shelter a portion of humanity from the restricted zone order, allowing them to live within the safe zone."

"My purpose in doing this is to lure you out so I can explain this plan to you in detail."

"Join me, and we can be like before."

Meiwu spoke softly, but revealed a startling truth.

She really was an undercover agent sent into the restricted area by the Ma family, but in the end she completely sided with the restricted area.

"A portion of humanity?" Ma Hongyi asked. "What about the others?"

Meiwu said calmly, "That was a necessary sacrifice. Neither you nor I can change the overall situation."

"Heh," Ma Hongyi chuckled, but then raised the sword in her hand.

Meiwu sighed softly; she naturally noticed the rejection Ma Hongyi had expressed.

Even under the influence of the curse, even though he deeply loved her, he still chose to reject himself.

This was what fascinated her, what made him different from many others.

Now, however, she felt somewhat helpless. If only someone like Gotwin could trust her unconditionally.

"It seems the negotiations have broken down. But how could you possibly hurt me? Would you really be willing to lay a hand on me?"

All living beings affected by her curse were unwilling to harm her. Even when Ma Hongyi was unusually furious, he would never lay a hand on her. Because he still loved her, which was also why Meiwu was fearless in the face of assassination attempts.

The six angels who were killed were less protecting Enchantress and more protecting Gotwin.

But killing machines don't have emotions!
To personally make amends for her mistakes, Ma Hongyi will give up everything!
The red-clad woman drew her crimson-gold sword.

In an instant, a frenzied killing intent spread, and as the sword was drawn, Ma Hongyi's rationality evaporated in an instant.

In order to kill the enchanting dance he loved so much, he used a dangerous forbidden weapon, the Berserker Sword!
Class C Forbidden Item: Berserker's Sword.

Forbidden objects personally collected by the woman in red.

To maintain secrecy, even among the city's officials, few knew about it.

Its effect is to enhance one's own spiritual energy strength, and to unleash combat power beyond the peak in a very short time!

But the price is that while wielding the sword, one will abandon all rationality and overdraw one's own life.

What appears to be an incredibly powerful forbidden item will cause Ma Hongyi to forget most of her skills and abandon all strategies during this period due to the loss of her rationality. She will transform into a berserker, fighting entirely on instinct. It's hard to say whether she has become stronger or weaker.

But this is also the only way to escape the curse of the Enchanting Dance!

He will lose his mind and kill every living being he sees! Including Meiwu!

Ma Hongyi's spiritual energy surged instantly, and her crimson aura shot straight into the sky!
With a slash of her sword, Ma Hongyi transformed into a blood-red figure, the sword imbued with terrifying spiritual energy instantly striking towards Meiwu.

"Boom!" A huge roar resounded throughout the cathedral, and half of the platform was almost cut off.

But the red-clad sword was blocked.

Golden thorns entwined around Gotwin's arms, forming a shield that blocked the red-clad woman's powerful slash.

The man in red, with his crimson eyes, looked at the tall figure behind the thorns and let out a maniacal laugh.

He slashed wildly with his sword, the sharp sword light cutting through the air, both dazzling and deadly.

Meanwhile, Gotwin also swung his fists, and golden thorns twisted and turned like dragons, thrusting out like spears, slashing like long knives, and binding like whips.

The impact of the collision between the thorns and the sword tore apart the ground of the high platform.

At the same time, thorns are also growing rapidly from the ground. Gotwin is a powerful being of the Divine Path.

The moment the thorns sprout, he can control all the thorns to turn them into weapons!

But the aura emanating from the man in red grew ever stronger, and the thorns were unable to entangle his body or pierce his flesh.

"I see!" Gotwin said coldly, "You were able to attack Miwu only because you abandoned your rationality. But without rationality, you are no match for me!"

The golden thorn in his hand coiled into a semicircle, the tip transforming into a snake's head that bit into the red-clad woman's shoulder, tearing off a piece of flesh. In the next instant, however, it was repelled by the crimson flames.

The man in red did not respond at all. At this moment, he had long lost his rationality, and his only response to Gotwin was an even more ferocious slash!

The frenzied slash severed a golden thorn, actually cutting off Gotwin's black horn. Black blood dripped from the severed end.

"Fuck you!" Gotwin cursed under his breath.

Although she abandoned rationality, the red-clad woman's fighting instincts remained terrifying, and she unleashed her psionic energy recklessly.

It was a suicidal tactic that risked everything, and even the battle-hardened Gotwin found it troublesome.

Facing such an enemy, a slight misstep could easily result in being hacked to death.

"Meiwu, don't hesitate any longer! Since he has rejected you, kill him!" Gotwin roared. In the time it took to utter a single sentence, he had already exchanged blows with the woman in red nearly a hundred times. Both of them were wounded.

Enraged, Gotwin unleashed his attack, and countless thorns sprouted from all around, coalescing into a giant dragon that lunged at the woman in red.

The woman in red responded with even more terrifying madness, her sword gleaming as she cleaved the thorn dragon in two.

This caused the entire cathedral to begin to teeter on the brink of collapse.

"Damn it, damn it, damn it! Why hasn't Blaze returned yet!" Gotwin cursed inwardly at the four-winged angel who had just left.

If the four-winged angel were here, he should be able to suppress the red-clothed woman.

With such a commotion here, is Chi Lie blind? Why isn't he back yet!
Of course, Gotwin had no idea that when Blaze sensed something was wrong and prepared to return to help, he directly encountered the Little Mad King!

Meiwu watched the two fighting, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the Black Gold Dragon Pattern Spear from the Well of Souls.

It was originally a gift for a certain dominant figure in the restricted area, and it's still in her hands.

Looking at the spear in her hand, Meiwu sighed. Her fighting skills had been taught by Hongyi, the person she loved most.
"Don't kill him, I'll tell you," Meiwu said, her pupils shrinking before she could finish.

At the same time, several sharp whooshing sounds suddenly rang out, merging into one continuous line. It was as if the air itself was being mercilessly torn apart at that moment.

Those were the trajectories of javelins, tracing chilling arcs in mid-air as they converged on a single target.

Meiwu's heart skipped a beat. This second assassin? The one in red?
In an attempt to escape the curse's pursuit, it launched this deadly long-range attack from afar!

Five javelins, each whistling in from a different angle, were like five venomous snakes, their tongues flicking, ruthless and deadly.

The opponent was clearly a throwing expert; he calculated precise angles, and each javelin was thrown at a different angle and with a different trajectory, but all aimed at the same target!
This caused the five spears thrown in succession to fall almost simultaneously!

He had only one goal: Enchanting Dance!
"There are masters too!"

However, Meiwu is no ordinary person.

She was once a member of the Night Watchmen and an elite processor of the Spirit Eye Path. Her marksmanship was even personally instructed by the woman in red.

Now that she wields the black and gold dragon-patterned spear, her combat power will only increase!

Her movements were fluid and swift; as she twisted her hands, the black and gold dragon-patterned spear danced like a dragon and a snake, the air exploding beneath its tip as if the roar of a dragon echoed within it.

The first and second javelins were instantly knocked away.

Immediately, the black and gold dragon-patterned spear swayed and rolled up, deflecting the third and fourth javelins.

Finally, with a sudden backhand thrust, he accurately stabbed the fifth spear aimed at his back.

But her expression changed slightly; the force! Each spear she threw was more powerful than the last!

The power of the fifth one made her feel even more threatened.

'A charged-up combo?' Meiwu became wary. As a Night Watchman, she was naturally aware of this ability.

If there are combos, the power will only be greater!
Sure enough, another javelin was launched from the ruins of the high platform.

But Meiwu's eyes flickered slightly, her beautiful pupils turning snow-white as she fixed her gaze on the spear.

In an instant, the javelin seemed to encounter tremendous resistance, and quickly lost all its power, falling helplessly from mid-air.

The Path of the Spirit Eye, the Eyes Without Dust!
The object locked on will encounter a powerful compressed airflow, which has a strong blocking effect on long-range attacks and can also slow down the enemy's movements in close combat.

Meiwu glanced at the figure hiding in the shadows of the ruins and said coldly, "What a pity, my friend. Besides, you're too close to me!"

Unfortunately, this naturally refers to the failed sneak attack.

Getting too close means the other person has been affected by the curse. He will fall in love with her and will no longer be able to harm her.

However, the weird thing is.

The sky suddenly darkened, and a black cloud appeared abruptly in the sky, blocking out the light and heat.

At the same time, the figure emerged from the shadows.

He was clad in gleaming armor, wielding a long halberd and carrying a javelin on his back.

This scene sent a chill down the spines of both Meiwu and Gotwin. An overwhelming sense of dread welled up within them!
Gotwin's terrified voice echoed in the void.

"Champion?"

These words sent chills down the spines of countless creatures in the forbidden zones of Silver Mountain City!

Their terrified cries echoed through the virtual world, carrying further and further away.

Hundreds of kilometers away, Yang Chen looked puzzled.

Hmm? (End of Chapter)