Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 35 The Second Face!

The corridors of the Black Prison were very spacious in order to transport forbidden items.

It is about ten meters wide, allowing civilian staff to freely transport prohibited items.

But it was ultimately just a passageway and not suitable for a large cavalry charge.

Even for cavalry, this terrain was tantamount to death.

The narrow space left no room for a large cavalry charge to turn back.

Once the narrow road is blocked, they lose their mobility and become cumbersome and slow.

However, the steppe cavalry still gathered at the corner and began to accelerate and sprint towards the passage.

They also knew that this terrain was indeed a death trap for cavalry.

Once blocked by a large force, cavalrymen will become lambs to the slaughter.

But where are the main forces located?

There were only two people in front of them!
Are two mere two people enough to stop the Zhelan Iron Cavalry?
Hahahaha!

Then, the cavalrymen howled like wolves and began to charge at full speed, with the cavalrymen at the forefront raising their bows and nocking arrows.

In an instant, the arrows flew, their cold glints like the wind and rain of the northern frontier.

They are like the gale of the North, crushing anything that stands in their way with unstoppable force!

However, the fierce winds of the North crashed into the towering mountains. All that awaited them was utter destruction!

The flying arrows were instantly shattered. The dual-sword knight instantly transformed into mist and flashed in front of the army. He swung his dual swords with lightning speed, shattering the arrows as soon as they left the bowstring.

The cavalrymen at the forefront were caught off guard. Before they could even lower their bows and arrows, the dual-sword knight had already flashed in front of them and swung his twin swords to behead them.

At the same time, the sound of frantic heartbeats echoed in the ears of all the cavalrymen.

Faced with the charge of hundreds of cavalry, Li Yelai did not retreat but advanced, speeding up and charging straight ahead.

Compared to the warhorse that had not yet reached its full speed, Li Ye, empowered by the Heart of Slaughter, was actually faster.

With a raised hand, he leaped and slashed, crashing into the army formation like a meteor!
He cut down a steppe cavalryman, who had just put down his bow and arrow and raised his scimitar, along with his horse!

The foul-smelling black blood spilled all over the ground, and the corpses of the cavalrymen and their horses decomposed rapidly after hitting the ground.

But Li Yelai did not stop his attack. Instead, he gripped his scarlet longsword in one hand and strode towards the oncoming cavalry.

Using the left foot as the axis, the right foot rotates with the body while exhaling and shouting.

Spinning like a top, it charged forward and crashed into the cavalry formation!
Wherever the blade flashed, men and horses were annihilated!

Cavalry, spears, scimitars, and warhorses—all shattered at the touch!
Blood splattered everywhere, but before it could even touch the ground, Li Yelai had already stepped into the rain of blood, charging towards even more cavalry!

Seeing this, the steppe cavalry were shocked and fearful, but they roared and charged forward!
They had no way out; behind them were charging cavalry. If they stopped, they would be overwhelmed and trampled by the iron hooves of those behind them.

All they can do is overwhelm this monster!

"Charge!" one of the lancers shouted.

The next second they encountered Li Yelai, who was rushing forward.

Li Yelai clenched his left fist and smashed it into the head of the charging warhorse, causing blood to flow from its seven orifices. Before the rider could even fall to the ground, Li Yelai pierced him with his blade. Then, roaring, Li Yelai swung his longsword, hurling the corpse at more riders. Men and horses tumbled and crashed to the ground.

Before he could get up, he saw Li Yelai approaching with his sword.

At that moment, Li Yelai, like a god of war, forcefully carved his way into the army formation. No one could stop him!
Driven by a murderous intent, Li Yelai possessed inexhaustible strength.

Every punch and every slash can be delivered with full force, without any worry about running out of energy!

With the help of his double pupils to see through the enemy's weaknesses, Li Yelai could easily shatter the cavalry without much effort.

With a swing of the longsword, men and horses alike were shattered! It was like a battle formation of Mo Dao (a type of longsword)!

"You Xiongnu have never seen the Mo Dao formation before, have you?" Li Yelai continued his charge, his bloodlust driving him to roar, "I'll show you!"

He certainly didn't use a Mo Dao (陌刀), but for the steppe cavalry of the Xiongnu period who had never experienced the Mo Dao, the result was the same.

Li Yelai drew his jet-powered axe, wielding a steel axe in his left hand and a longsword in his right. Dual-wielding knights stood guard at his sides.

Like a continuous mountain range, it blocked the fierce winds blowing from the north, and shattered them into pieces (physical)!

The cavalry finally realized something was wrong. They were no match for Li Yelai in this terrain, so they called for a retreat.

But then they heard a muffled, furious shout: "Come back!"

Those warhorses that were about to turn around actually did turn back.

This is Li Yelai's second awakened ability: the language of beasts in the void!

These cavalrymen are indeed quite capable; they possess psionic barriers and arrows that can be infused with psionic energy.

But their warhorses were just ordinary warhorses.

Under Li Yelai's command, the cavalry, who were about to retreat, were forced to charge at Li Yelai again, watching helplessly as they headed for their deaths.

They screamed in terror and frantically raised their weapons. What awaited them was the merciless slashing of blades.

Severing weapons, breaking armor, crushing men, and beheading horses—all done in one swift motion!
When Li Yelai rushed out of the corner, the area behind him was already covered in blood, the foul-smelling black blood almost completely covering the passage.

More than seventy steppe cavalrymen were scattered throughout the passage, quickly decaying and dissipating.

Li Yelai truly acted like a tyrant, forcefully breaking through the cavalry formation!

But from a distance, several arrows came hurtling towards them.

Li Yelai's double pupils darted around as he slashed diagonally with his scarlet longsword, deflecting three heavy arrows in quick succession.

But then I felt a sharp pain in the tiger's mouth!
Even with the enhancement of the Heart of Slaughter, one cannot withstand this power.

That arrow was incredibly powerful!
At the same time, Li Yelai noticed that more cavalry were gathering from all directions.

There were even more elite ironclad cavalry, fully armored, wielding long spears and carrying heavy bows. Those were the three heavy arrows they had just fired; they were likely elite soldiers of the Eagle Archer type.

At this moment, they were guarding a knight wearing a golden crown.

Behind the knight was a flag fluttering in the still air.

"The King's Banner of Zhelan!" Li Yelai's heart stirred, and he snapped out of his killing spree.

This is the most unique of the forbidden objects that broke through containment this time. Originally an ordinary Class D forbidden object, it summoned a huge number of steppe cavalry.

In terms of destructive power, it should barely be classified as a Class B forbidden item. After all, the quantity is considerable.

"And that one in front is..." Li Yelai narrowed his double pupils and looked at the cavalryman wearing a crown.

The man was clad in a wolf skin, carried a large bow, and had the piercing gaze of an eagle and the menacing look of a wolf. He certainly possessed the air of someone in a high position.

'The King of Orchids?'

From the battle just now, Li Yelai learned that these cavalrymen all possessed a certain degree of self-sufficiency. This King Zhelan might even have sentience.

Perhaps that's why these cavalrymen gathered here.

'Is he trying to find the Möbius strip? Or is he trying to use it to escalate the chaos so his true form can escape the Black Prison?'

Li Yelai pondered to himself that if the Möbius strip were to fall into the hands of the King of Zhelan, who possessed the ability to think, then the lower half of the Black Prison would also suffer.

The situation will become even more terrifying.

If they were even more intelligent, they could use other forbidden things, which would make the danger even greater.

But Li Yelai sneered, "Too bad, you're too late!"

Indeed, they were late, as Li Yelai broke through the grassland cavalry's formation.

Then I felt a slight tremor in the ground, and the previously chaotic map maze gradually returned to its original state.

Did the sand grains and their companions actually suppress the Möbius strip? The chaotic maze is disappearing.

As for the immediate danger, Li Yelai was not concerned.

So what if I call for help? The Möbius strip has already been suppressed, I can call for help too!
Cheese and the others were in the passageway behind him. The Möbius strip had been suppressed; they were ready to support him at any moment!

Seeing the endless stream of cavalry closing in, Li Yelai decided to retreat back into the passage.

The passageway is a good location; it avoids the risk of cavalry volleys and forces them into close-quarters combat.

At this moment, Li Yelai was not afraid of any cavalry charge.
But when Li Ye turned around, he couldn't see the passage.

The passage that had once pierced through the army formation and left corpses strewn everywhere has now vanished.
What happened? Where are they? Where is the road?

Li Yelai was taken aback, then realized what was happening.

Möbius strip!

The Möbius strip's ability is to arbitrarily piece together space.

For example, the original abcdefg was changed to cfad
Of course, the actual situation is more complicated, so there are situations where you open the door to the containment chamber and find that it's actually a toilet inside.

With the suppression of the Möbius strip, the previously disordered space was immediately restored.

This restored Li Yelai's original location, thus separating him from Zhishi and the others.

Therefore, for Li Yelai, there was both good and bad news.

The good news is that the Möbius strip has been successfully suppressed, so there's no need to worry about it affecting the lower level, and there's no need to worry about suddenly facing a Class B forbidden item for the time being.

The bad news is that Li Yelai and Zhishi have become separated and are now in the same space as a large number of enemies.

He had to face the even larger Zhelan cavalry all by himself!

"Hiss," Li Yelai exhaled, looking at the cavalry surrounding him. "Damn it, my luck is really not good."

At this moment, Li Yelai was unaware that this was the curse that the Ghost Calculator Nuo Mian had mentioned—a curse that would inevitably lead to encountering a powerful enemy.

A dragon meets a tiger!

But even knowing this, Li Yelai had no mind to complain.

Having gained a larger area of ​​operation, the cavalry began to surround Li Yelai.

Countless arrows were aimed at Li Yelai.

Previously in the passage, they were unable to mount an effective attack. Unable to utilize their mounted archery skills, they were forced into close-quarters combat with Li Yelai, resulting in heavy losses.

Meanwhile, in the larger transfer hall, they had Li Yelai completely surrounded, seemingly intent on riddling him with bullets.

Li Yelai, however, turned his gaze to the King of Zhelan, even though it deviated somewhat from his plan.

But now that things have come to this, there's nothing more to say.

Let's give it a try and see if I can take the enemy general's head from among ten thousand soldiers! Can I even attempt an assassination attempt on the king?
Cut off the head of this King Zhelan to commemorate the heroes who died today!
Seemingly noticing Li Yelai's gaze, the King of Zhelan let out a laugh.

With a slight wave of his hand, countless arrows were aimed at Li Yelai.

Unlike Cao Cao, King Zhelan did not uphold military ethics. Facing Zhao Yun, who charged in and out seven times, he specifically ordered that no arrows be fired.

Facing Li Yelai, who had just killed more than seventy of his cavalrymen, King Zhelan gave the order to shoot him!
However, just as the rain of arrows was about to be released...

Li Yelai suddenly disappeared from their sight.

At the same time, an obscure and difficult-to-understand language suddenly echoed in the arena.

"charge!"

This is the language of beasts from the virtual realm!

In an instant, the out-of-control warhorses charged forward. Countless cavalrymen collided head-on. The rain of arrows that should have poured down was slowed down because the target was gone, and many of the straying cavalrymen were even accidentally wounded.

In that instant, a figure rushed into the chaotic cavalry formation.

It was Li Yelai who used visual disruption!

The visual disruption from the psionic weaponry allowed Li Yelai to successfully break into the enemy ranks.

It's laughable, really. Visual distraction is good for assassination, but Li Yelai used it to break into the enemy formation.

Li Yelai roared, brandishing his long sword, and resumed his hunt.

In a mere instant, he cleaved several cavalrymen blocking his path, while the dual-wielding knight protected him from arrows from behind.

Li Yelai's target was none other than King Zhelan!

King Zhelan had clearly noticed this as well, and ordered more cavalry to fire a volley at Li Ye, ignoring the friendly fire!

In an instant, countless arrows rained down, heading straight for the cavalry formation where Li Yelai was located.

In that instant, the number of Zhelan cavalrymen who died under the rain of arrows from their comrades almost matched the number killed by Li Yelai.

But Li Yelai was still not dead. Amidst the mountains of corpses and seas of blood, a figure rushed out.

Li Yelai held a knife in one hand, and several grassland cavalrymen, their bodies riddled with arrows, were impaled on the blade.

He used the steppe cavalry as his shield!

They blocked this volley of fire and launched another charge towards King Zhelan!
Even King Zhelan was taken aback by the sight of this ghostly figure.

He immediately ordered: "Continue firing in volleys!"

"Where do you think you're going?" Li Yelai roared, swinging his longsword fiercely to block the rain of arrows with the corpse. He then used the Void Beast Language again.

I've gotten a little closer to the King of Orchids once again.

Fifty meters to go! Just fifty meters left!

However, King Zhelan seemed to have also noticed Li Yelai's ability to speak animal language, so he directly ordered the ears of the warhorses to be plugged.

So much so that when Li Yelai charged forward again, his third use of beast language had no effect.

Instead, the cavalry that had spread out began to launch mounted archery tactics around Li Ye.

They recognized Li Yelai's formidable close-combat skills and chose not to engage him in close combat.

They must use their archery skills to kill Li Yelai!
Li Yelai had already been hit by arrows; his left arm and right calf were both grazed by the arrows.

These were all minor injuries; the fatal blows came from the heavy arrows of the armored knights!

Those heavy arrows were incredibly powerful; even Li Yelai, whose killing intent was constantly being amplified, could not safely block them.

The corpses of cavalrymen used as shields would be pierced through directly.

Those armored knights were too elite. The dual-sword knight, who intended to use his ability to vanish into mist to assassinate King Zhelan, was repeatedly thwarted. Instead, he was pierced through the shoulder by a heavy arrow.

No, the dual-wielding knight with his ability to dodge couldn't kill King Zhelan, and Li Yelai, with his powerful melee strength, couldn't catch up with King Zhelan!

Having dodged another sudden attack of heavy arrows, Li Yelai felt his heart pounding, unsure whether it was from excessive anger or a thirst for killing.

This made his breathing even more rapid.

He's now in an awkward situation; he can't catch up, and he can't outrun him.

They could only passively endure the arrows and arrows from these cavalrymen. If this continued, even with unlimited stamina, they would be worn down to death.

Moreover, Li Ye has been carrying the Heart of Slaughter for more than half an hour now. How long has it been?
Forty minutes, or fifty minutes?
At this moment, Li Yelai was unaware that he had once been immersed in killing.

Completely unaware, he had been harboring murderous intent for over an hour!
Moreover, Li Yelai even felt that his murderous intent was afraid of something, as if it wanted to escape from Li Yelai's body.

"Damn it, why are you running? Keep trying to seduce me!" Li Yelai ripped off his shirt and pressed his restless killing intent against his battered chest.

At this moment, if one loses the will to kill, one will be killed immediately in a weakened state.

No, even if he had the will to kill, he couldn't catch up with King Zhelan.

What bad luck! Even if we're in the same area as the enemy, at least the terrain should be better.

In this kind of terrain, I can only be a kite flyer!
Is it only possible to make a deal with Mr. Shadow?

"As expected." Li Yelai, who was dodging the arrows, suddenly had a thought.

No, it's not time yet. He has a second face!
Yes, the second face mask! Give me one that can rival King Zhelan's!
In a daze, Li Yelai saw a pitch-black tentacle extending from his own shadow.

The tentacles unfolded, revealing a snow-white mask.

Li Yelai grinned and wiped his face at the same time.

In the distance, King Zhelan suddenly felt a strange sense of dread, as if some natural enemy had descended.
Meanwhile, Li Ye arrived in a certain illusion.

It was a heavily guarded ancient military camp, and a young general laughed inside.

"Uncle, I'm going to catch someone who's been implicated."

(End of this chapter)