Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 31 God's Whip
The facilities in the black prison were very complete, with water, electricity, food, heating, and everything else you could need.

Considering the influence of the curse, even the rest room is a single room for one person.

If we disregard the taboos that might cause trouble at any time, and the lack of sunlight.

Life here is pretty good, isn't it?
In any case, Li Yelai quickly integrated into this living environment.

We would get up on time and take turns with Cheese and the other handlers to check on the various forbidden items. We would either suppress or appease any forbidden items showing signs of getting out of control.

For example, a scarf with foul breath. For example, burning incense and worshipping the door gods.

For example, try tea that might restore your energy or cause diarrhea.

However, after being tricked on his first try, Li Yelai stopped trying the teapot.

During breaks, they would listen to the senior processors and night scouts brag and chat.

I did hear quite a few novel things.

Especially what I saw and heard outside the high walls.

In fact, Li Yelai's parents came from the wilderness outside the high walls, and his mother seemed to be a citizen of some distant metropolis.

But when Li Yelai was young, they settled in the border town.

Therefore, Li Yelai was not clear about the situation in the wilderness, only knowing that there was chaos and danger outside the high walls.

In fact, this is indeed the case.

“In the wilderness, human life seems to be worthless,” said a Night Watchman codenamed 'White Poplar'.

In the wilderness, there are many abandoned cities, whose populations were swallowed up by the calamity fog after the outbreak of the disaster.

Only these deserted cities represent the traces of civilization that once existed here.

The proliferation of abandoned cities gave rise to the profession of scavenger. They ventured into the wilderness and into those abandoned cities in search of items or knowledge that could make them rich.

This is also the most common group in the wilderness.

Because of the scavengers who were unable to enter the big city, settlements and villages were involuntarily created in various corners of the wilderness.

Secondly, there were the caravans traveling between the various major cities.

They have considerable firepower protection, and some large caravans even hire psionicists.

Then there were the wilderness bandits, who would frequently rob villages and settlements in the wilderness, and might also rob caravans.

Of course, these four types of groups will switch back and forth between each other.

One can go from a scavenger to a bandit in the wilderness.

He was a bandit before, but he might become a mercenary in a small caravan the next day.

It is precisely because of this chaos that, in the eyes of ordinary people, everything outside the high walls is considered a dangerous place.

Even psychics have been known to be tricked and killed, and turned into human meat buns.

Of course, these are not the only dangers for psionicists.

Forbidden zones and the strange creatures roaming the wilderness are also deadly.

"If you're in the wilderness, don't trust anyone unless you encounter an official colleague. There are cases of powerful psychics who have killed monsters, yet still met their end in some settlements." Bai Yang, a middle-aged man who looked to be in his forties, reminded the handlers around him again: "In the wilderness, be careful no matter who you encounter. Some monsters can read memories and imitate the appearance of deceased people; it's impossible to guard against them."

"Night General, if you ever leave Giant City to work in the future, you must remember this! We must not do anything that could lead to disaster."

Li Yelai nodded repeatedly. These were all words of advice based on experience, and he naturally wouldn't waste such good intentions.

As a newcomer to the team, Li Yelai was well taken care of by his teammates.

Especially Bai Yang, the one who refused to leave at night, he wished he could become sworn brothers with Li Ye. His teammates, laughing and scolding him, stopped him.

"Old man Bai Yang, don't you know your age? You want to become sworn brothers with young Ye Jiang?"

"That's it!"

"Get out! Get out!" Bai Yang hissed, "What are you all doing here?"

As a veteran member of the team, he was well aware of Captain Yang Chen's thoughts.

Therefore, I really want to build a good relationship with Li Yelai.

Li Yelai, who was completely unaware of the situation, felt that his teammates were very enthusiastic.

However, because he couldn't see the sun, Li Yelai felt a bit disoriented.

If he hadn't called Li Yunyan to let her know he was safe, he wouldn't have known he'd been in the black prison for nine days.

"Twenty-one more days, brother, you'll be out soon." Li Yunyan's voice came from the other end of the communicator.

"How have you been lately?" Li Yelai asked.

"Of course, Doll Sister brings me food every day. I feel like I've gained a little weight. It seems that girl is trying to please her sister-in-law. How exciting, hehe. I wonder how your beautiful senior's cooking skills are? When can I try some?" Li Yunyan started talking to herself again.

Li Yelai ignored her; he felt that his sister always liked to fantasize about random things.

Of course, more importantly, there was that beautiful senior colleague, Cheese, chatting with the office staff nearby.

Then, Li Yunyan said with some regret, "What a pity, brother, you won't be able to make it to the Fantasy Band's concert this time. I was hoping you could get some autographs. You're an official person, so you could probably run into their lead singer, right?"

Fantasy Band?

After some recollection, Li Yelai finally remembered the band with a large fan base.

So he asked, "All these years, I had no idea you were a fan of celebrities."

“Of course I don’t follow celebrities, but their autographs are valuable!” Li Yunyan’s tone was full of envy: “An autograph can sell for several hundred Giant City Coins. You processors work your butts off and still can’t make money as fast as them. What kind of world is this?”

Afterwards, Li Yelai chatted with Li Yunyan for a few more minutes before hanging up the phone.

He was going to go back to rest, as he would have to go back to work in a few hours.

Meanwhile, the border town of No. 3 was unusually lively tonight.

The square in the southern new urban area was packed with people.

Squeezed through the crowd, Xinghuo pulled her younger sister Yingliu along, expending a great deal of effort, even activating a psionic barrier.

I barely managed to get into the concert venue and find my seat.

"It's really lively," Xinghuo remarked. "I've never seen so many people before!"

There were tens of thousands of audience members inside the concert venue alone, and many more people outside were eagerly anticipating it.

“That’s the Fantasy Band!” Yingliu, who was dressed up, said, “They’re the hottest band in years. They started from a major city in Sichuan, toured five major cities, and finally came to our No. 3 border city. Of course, it’s lively. Actually, many people don’t know this band, but this is a rare spectacle. Look how many families have come to watch.”

Xinghuo followed her sister's finger and indeed saw many families.

The man held his wife's hand and carried his daughter on his shoulders. They couldn't get into the concert, but even so, they had smiles on their faces, the family of three enjoying each other's company.

Ordinary yet happy.

“Then we need to be even more careful with this population density. If anything goes wrong, there will be a lot of casualties,” Xinghuo warned, looking into the distance.

Not only the East City branch, but also the other branches dispatched many agents to infiltrate the crowd, just in case anything unexpected happened.

Backstage at the concert, the handsome man sat alone in the dressing room.

A shadow flashed past him, and then a beautiful woman suddenly appeared beside him. The woman stroked the man's cheek: "It's all ready. We can play the Song of Extinction at this power at any time. Everyone who hears it will be affected to varying degrees. How many people are there? Fifty thousand? Or one hundred thousand?"

"Have you thought this through? Once it airs, we'll have no way out. And your big star status, built up over years, will vanish into thin air. You'll no longer be the star Qin Zhi, but a wanted criminal in every major city! Those dangerous night watchmen will hunt you down in the wilderness!"

"What nonsense are you spouting now? Trading an identity for one or even multiple promotion opportunities. Do you still want to settle this score?" Qin Zhi reached out and hugged the woman, stroking her skin, and said calmly, "This will be a celebration of our promotion! We are all Ark voters, why should we care about the lives of those mortals? Besides, this trial might actually be a good thing for them."

The woman chuckled softly and said, "It's confirmed. The Scourge of God is ready. Once it's swung, the royal banners held by the various branches of the giant city will respond, each summoning the undead legions that once lashed out at the entire world!"

"Whip the whole world? Hahaha." Qin Zhi shook his head with a laugh: "They alone are not enough to shake the giant city, much less challenge the prestige of the border guards, but those forbidden things probably won't give up this opportunity! In this way, the power of each branch should be bound. This is enough."

"Come on, let's wait and see if the world's sorrow can move that mad king!" Qin Zhi walked out of the dressing room and stepped onto the stage.

The spotlight shone on his body, and instantly, countless cheers erupted from below the stage.

Countless fans chanted his name.

Qin Zhi, however, placed his finger in front of his mouth, pretending to be quiet.

His handsome face combined with his gentle expression made many female viewers scream.

But soon, the noise gradually subsided.

Qin Zhi picked up the microphone, looked at the sea of ​​people below the stage, and a slight smile appeared on his face.

"Thank you everyone from Border City No. 3 for coming to my farewell performance. After all these years, I really miss you all." His voice amplified through the loudspeaker.

"A curtain call?" The audience was somewhat taken aback, not understanding why this big star would say it was a curtain call. He was clearly still so young and handsome.

"What is he going to do? Such a big thing, why didn't he tell us?" The other band members also looked surprised, clearly it was the first time they had heard about this.

"Is he going to retire from the entertainment industry with this much popularity? Is this some kind of publicity stunt?" Some media professionals were surprised and immediately moved closer to get firsthand information.

Faced with countless questions, Qin Zhi offered no explanation, but instead continued to smile and say, "Please allow me to draw a perfect conclusion to my final performance. A conclusion that the world will never forget!"

Then, as if nothing had happened, he slightly raised his hand, and a lively accompaniment followed.

He picked up a guitar and strummed it heavily, as if a powerful current of energy was sweeping through the entire venue.

The entire scene seemed to forget their previous doubts and began to sway wildly.

"What is he planning to do?" Xinghuo asked疑惑地, "Little sister, do you know?"

"I don't know, is he retiring from the industry? No way, why is he like this?" Yingliu wondered, but suddenly clutched his head in pain.

Xinghuo was startled and helped her swaying younger sister up, asking, "What's wrong?"

But then he heard words that plunged him into an icy abyss.

"Brother, my well of souls is shaking."

The Well of Souls? Is this going to be distorted?

The thought of Mada's death instantly overwhelmed Xinghuo with immense fear.

After his best friend, even his own sister is going to suffer this misfortune? How could this happen? Everything was fine!

No, absolutely not!

He grabbed Yingliu and tried to forcibly take her away.

Right now, only the Well of Souls is shaking; it hasn't collapsed yet, so there's still time!
However, when he looked around, he found that the audience had already fallen into a kind of frenzy.

They screamed, roared, and howled, as if trying to vent everything.

Xinghuo saw the happy family. The girl, who was being carried on her father's shoulders, bit off her father's ear. Her father laughed wildly and slammed her to the ground. The mother, who witnessed all this, screamed and rushed forward to stop him, but bit her husband's neck instead.

Further away, a couple locked in a passionate kiss bit off each other's tongues and began nibbling at each other's lips.

The entire venue, and even outside the venue, was filled with frenzied crowds.

Countless viewers seemed to have lost their rationality, indulging in the venting of their desires.

This is distortion!

Everyone here is twisted!
Seeing this, Xinghuo's eyes widened in fury, and he suddenly looked towards the stage.

"It's him! Stop!" He leaped up, carrying his sister, and used his aerial stepping technique, roaring and rubbing his fingers together.

A dazzling fireball was ignited and exploded in mid-air, serving as a warning to all colleagues!

Even before he did, some staff members had already reacted and rushed to the stage. Without hesitation, they severed the power supply to the entire venue with a single strike.

However, even when all the lights went out, the singing did not stop.

The handlers, pale-faced, rushed forward and unleashed a barrage of fire from their weapons, blasting one speaker after another until the singing finally stopped.

Qin Zhi, however, smiled and bowed before the enraged staff approached.

Then, he was embraced by a woman who suddenly appeared and disappeared from the stage in an instant.

The handler's eyes widened in fury as he watched the increasingly frenzied crowd and the twisted entities that had appeared.

In an instant, alarms sounded continuously from all branches and even headquarters.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai, still asleep, felt unusually tired and experienced a sudden chill.

He unconsciously pulled the blanket tighter around himself while he was asleep.

But a few seconds later, he felt himself being shaken violently. He tried to wake up, but he couldn't open his eyes no matter what he did.

Until a familiar voice rang in my ears.

"Listen to me, wake up!"

Li Yelai finally managed to open his eyes, only to see Cheese, dressed in loose pajamas, pressing down on his blanket and looking at him anxiously.

Meanwhile, she grabbed his shoulders and shook him violently.

The loose pajamas couldn't hide her voluptuous figure, so much so that her fair and tender curves swayed before his eyes.

This left Li Yelai momentarily confused.

Am I having a dream that's hard to talk about?
Or is it that cheese is attacking me in the night?
That can't be right, can it? Cheese is just good at spouting witty remarks, how could he have the guts to do something like that? And I shouldn't be having such a dream, right?
Li Yelai, whose mind was still not fully awake, was lost in thought.

However, Cheese's next words instantly jolted Li Yelai awake.

"Listen to me, wake up!"

"The forbidden object has been contained!"

Only then did Li Yelai hear the intense alarm.

'Class D forbidden item, the Concealment Scarf, breaches containment!'

'Class C Forbidden Item, Heart of Slaughter, breaches containment!'

'Class B Forbidden Item, Ice Witch, Breach of Containment'

'Class C Forbidden Item, Baku, Breach of Containment'

'Class D forbidden item, the Folding Orchid King's Banner, has undergone drastic changes; its danger level has increased! Containment breached!'

(End of this chapter)