Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

During the period when the second layer was first discovered, the authorities made contact with various city-states.

The second layer consists of five city-states and numerous villages and towns, with each noble family occupying a considerable area and resources.

Among the indigenous people, there is even a powerful elder, and several people with the Six Senses.

The so-called nobles were actually families who monopolized psionic knowledge within this space, using this method to isolate commoners and slaves from becoming psionic beings.

Even if some common slaves are lucky enough to become psionicists, they are easily corrupted and become victims due to a lack of corresponding knowledge and precautions.

An unlawful psychic can bring unimaginable disasters. If that psychic's talent is powerful enough, they might even be able to allow psychic beings to invade the real world. There have been cases of unlawful psychics summoning chaotic demons within the giant city.

For ordinary people, the appearance of each victim serves as proof of the noble bloodline of the aristocracy.

Look, only those of noble blood can possess such great power; other fools who steal power only bring disaster.

Thus, class distinctions were solidified. Even for those who became psionicists, the best way was to swear allegiance to a noble family.

Therefore, in the early stages of their encounter, the city-state had a very bad attitude towards outsiders.

All the official powerful figures are psionicists, and there is even a hegemon among them.

Some wanted to win over these foreign forces, some wanted to attack and seize their equipment and knowledge, and some were wary of the intentions of the outsiders.

Their attitude only completely changed after Captain Yang Chen killed one of their overlord-level supernatural beings with a single punch.

After that, they acted very friendly.

Some of them longed to leave the second level and venture into the outside world. They were eager to cooperate with outsiders (powerful officials). The two sides even devised a cooperation plan.

For example, contacting the nearest major cities to facilitate population migration and trade in local specialties.

Some families, however, fear the unknown outside. After all, within Wanlong Lake, they are local tyrants, able to obtain whatever they desire. Outside, however, they must revert to the order of the giant city.

Despite their differences of opinion, the two sides still reached a cooperation agreement.

However, the Heartless Fruit also quietly spread during that period, fueled by deeply hidden believers in Bliss.

The constant wars and conflicts between city-states fueled the spread of the Heartless Fruit.

When the powerful officials who entered the third level discovered the existence of the Heartless Fruit...

It was too late; almost all of them had been infected.

Some city-states also chose to turn against the authorities of the Great City, perhaps due to the influence of the Heartless Fruit, or perhaps because they were originally believers in Bliss.

Wars for power broke out among the various noble families, and the city-states were in constant turmoil.

At the same time, a terrifying encirclement began, as Yang Chen and Captain Pale were trapped deep in the third layer of the pit.

Several Six-Senses natives, leading a large number of elite troops, launched a siege against the authorities.

But they underestimated the champion team and also underestimated the Giant City Night Watch!
Even without their captain in command, they remained the sharpest blade in the giant city. Team One and Team Five joined forces to fight against a massive enemy force.

Several Six-Senses natives were killed, and their family elites were almost wiped out.

Of course, this also led to the ensuing chaos. Under the influence of the Heartless Fruit, the conflicts between city-states and between nobles began to escalate dramatically.

Indeed, some local families seemed to have sensed something was wrong and withdrew their legions, not participating in the chaotic battle.

But this is not something they can avoid simply by not wanting to participate.

Under the control of the Bliss faction, this space is engulfed in war.

The powerful officials who successfully broke through dispersed and went into hiding due to the existence of the Heartless Fruit, ready to block the city-state's plan to open the passage at any time.

“Some comrades were scattered in the chaos of battle and completely cut off from communication. Their fate is unknown; they may have been captured or killed in battle. The comrades who were hiding in the city-state are all searching for their whereabouts,” Yueying said. “And last night, they found the location of the captured ones.”

"So this emergency mobilization is for a rescue operation?" Li Yelai asked.

“That’s right. The infiltrators’ strength isn’t enough to rescue them all. So, they’ve sent out a signal,” Moonshadow said.

At this moment, someone spoke up: "Could it be a trap deliberately revealed?"

"Possibly. But unlikely. If they really wanted to lure us out, they could have publicly executed the captured. The infiltrators only determined the location and target by using taboo objects."

"However, this place may be the trump card of the Bliss faction, and we may be facing the legion of Bliss."

Moonshadow nodded: "I know, but we also have trump cards that they don't know about."

As she spoke, Yueying took out a wooden box from her bosom.

There are nearly a thousand golden peas inside.

To aid the champion team, the official team brought in a large number of mimicry-like celestial soldiers.

The Sword Madman's share was also in Li Yelai's hands.

Adding the three thousand mimicry heavenly soldiers on Moonshadow's body, they are enough to form a terrifying psionic legion.

Mimicry soldiers are indeed inferior to psionicists of the same level. After all, they have impressive stats but lack offensive capabilities beyond teleportation every three seconds and weapon mastery.

However, in the environment of Wanlong Lake, they are still a force to be reckoned with.

“But if they were captured, they might have already been corrupted,” a night watchman said quietly.

“Are we just going to abandon them because of this?” another Night Scout said coldly. “They are our compatriots, fighting alongside us. Now that they’ve been captured, it’s our duty to rescue them. Even if they’ve become twisted, we should still send them to their graves!”

"Be rational, I meant possibly!"

"Rationality? Your family and friends aren't in there! That's why you can talk about being calm!"

"What you're saying is really going too far. If this operation causes us too much loss, making it impossible to stop the passage from opening and the Heartless Fruit from spreading, are you really willing to give up?"

"We are beyond saving. What we need to do is to completely seal off the Heartless Fruit."

"Seal it off. Hahaha. Then let's slaughter the entire Wanlong Lake! Only then can we completely seal off the Heartless Fruit!"

"If you can't even do this, what are you talking about for humanity? You should save your comrades first!"

"You coward! If you're too scared, stay in the mountains!" "You!"

The night scouts were at loggerheads, and under the influence of the Heartless Fruit, they even got really angry.

"Alright!" Yueying sighed, "If you start a battle here, forget about rescuing people, we'll even expose our own existence."

This is the harm caused by the "heartless fruit." Just a few words exchanged have aroused the anger of many comrades.

“You’ve all been parasitized by the Heartless Fruit, and you no longer communicate rationally with each other,” Moon Shadow said softly. “Perhaps, calling you here was a mistake.”

Everyone fell silent. Those parasitized by the Heartless Fruit were far too prone to conflict. Despite being veterans who had seen countless dangerous battlefields, they were now easily ignited.

"Night General, as the champion's representative, and the only one who hasn't been parasitized. What are your thoughts?" Moon Shadow said.

“Captain Night General, we are not very familiar with each other, but please understand us.” One of the Night Detectives who spoke earlier said with a tired and haggard face, “If your relatives or friends have been captured and are suffering unimaginable malice, please understand.”

“I know, I understand,” Li Yelai said softly.

If his relatives or friends were captured, Li Yelai would be even more irritable than them.

“I understand your thoughts; it’s not a matter of who’s right or wrong. However, since we have mimicking celestial soldiers, we certainly have sufficient power,” Li Yelai replied. “My personal opinion is that we shouldn’t abandon our comrades.”

"We will obey the orders of the champion's agent," several Night Scouts said.

“Hmm, very good,” Yueying said. “In that case, let’s arrange the rescue operation.”

"The plan is simple. A feint attack to draw attention: We will launch a large-scale feint attack on the city lord's mansion in the target city-state, thereby attracting the attention of most of the powerful individuals. The remaining teams will immediately attack the target dungeon and leave with their companions."

"What remains are the details."

"We must take into account the legions and powerful individuals that the Bliss faction might produce."

"We need to consider whether the native overlords of this space have already embraced bliss."

Although Moonshadow seems unreliable and quite infuriating, she is, after all, a captain with rich command experience. After discussing with several Night Scouts, she quickly finalized a plan.

However, Li Yelai was not included in the plan.

"You're excluding me?" Li Yelai frowned. "Use and discard? What a heartless man!"

After using Li Yelai to stabilize the conflict, they kicked Li Yelai away. How ruthless!
“You haven’t been parasitized yet, so you’d better not be. Night General, you’d better leave Wanlong Lake,” Moon Shadow said.

Personally, Yueying and Yang Chen are good brothers, while Li Yelai is Yang Chen's successor.

Officially, in this Wanlong Lake operation, the elite members of the champion team were all parasitized. Regardless of the final outcome, they will never be able to return to the human world.

He has to ensure that the sole remaining member of the championship team stays.

Otherwise, the champion team will truly become history.

“I know your concerns. Although I can't kill the host of the Heartless Fruit, I still have my uses. My inevitable encounters with powerful enemies can draw away a lot of trouble for you. Moreover, one of the conditions for the Heartless Fruit to parasitize is killing its host,” Li Yelai said. “Then I just need to control my power and not kill the enemy instantly. I'll severely injure the powerful enemies, and let my comrades finish them off.”

“That is indeed a method, but it is very risky.” Yueying raised an eyebrow: “Facing a champion agent and a believer in Bliss, even if it means sacrificing yourself, you have to let the Heartless Fruit parasitize you.”

“I know, but I’m willing to take the risk,” Li Ye said. “If I’m not even willing to take this risk, how can I bear the title of champion’s agent?”

Yueying looked calmly at Li Yelai, then smiled and said, "Very good!"

"Then, let our Xuanjia team finish off the champion's substitute," You Yun said. Liu Yun had already reached the sixth level of awakening half a month ago. Even if several sixth-level experts were attracted, Li Yelai was confident of winning.

"Back then, the Heavenly Khan Li Shimin defeated Dou Jiande's army of 100,000 with only 3,000 Xuanjia soldiers, and was deified at Hulao Pass!" Yueying chuckled, "You also have the surname Li, so lead the Xuanjia team to recreate that glory!"

"That's natural!"

After confirming some operational details, Li Yelai, Liu Yun, and the others determined the rendezvous point and then departed.

Under the influence of the Heartless Fruit, all kinds of emotions will be amplified and distorted.

In just that short time, Li Yelai felt the emotions that were being suppressed. They couldn't linger any longer; they had to go their separate ways.

Actually, this was because Li Yelai and Cheese were acting together.

Cheese is a beautiful girl, which aroused a little envy, but under the influence of the Heartless Fruit, envy turned into jealousy, which solidified into resentment.

This is the terrifying aspect of the Heartless Fruit.
"The champion agent clearly has a doll captain, yet he's so intimate with Cheese. That's highly inappropriate." After Li Yelai and the others left, someone spoke up: "Cheese too... Ye Jiang is already taken, and she..."

"The fact that he wasn't parasitized is the best proof. I ask you all, when such a beautiful girl is parasitized by the Heartless Fruit and is alone with it, what would you be tempted to do?" Liu Yun said, "She is just like us, already parasitized. Whether she lives or dies, she cannot leave Wanlong Lake. At least let her have no regrets."

"So-called 'no regrets' means stealing men? You're all siding with Cheese because he's on your team, right?" Five powerful members spoke up, "Have you considered the Puppet Captain?"

The fifth team leader, Pale, had a close relationship with the doll, and under his influence, they naturally supported the doll.

"Oh? Robbery?" one of the strong members spoke up: "Who doesn't know Cheese's feelings for Night General? Those girls from the next branch all gave up pursuing Night General after seeing Cheese. If it weren't for Cheese, how would Doll have gotten her turn? It's just that our captain is a bit slow on the uptake. To say it's robbery is an understatement; it's more like Doll stole the place. She's the one who stole!"

The members of the champion team here were involved in the operation to hunt down Black Umbrella.

I also witnessed the scene of Li Yelai and Zhishi watching over each other. One trusted the other and was not corrupted, while the other, bearing the identity of a traitor, was determined to eliminate the other.

Naturally, they would support cheese even more. In their view, cheese and night are a match made in heaven.

"Looking back and forth, it's their own fault for getting their base raided." The fifth team's strongman frowned: "I admit that Cheese is rational, but this can't be blamed on the doll. It's all about first come, first served."

"The dolls are there because Night can ignore the curse, but Cheese doesn't have that kind of scheming. You have no idea what they've been through."

"Ha, even now there are still cheese enthusiasts? And that beast Ye Han is still ignoring the curse. That's no excuse! You have no idea what they've been through!"

Both sides spoke in succession, their tempers flaring up again. The Heartless Fruit had ignited their anger from an unexpected angle.

"Alright, alright. Everyone, disperse. We've already come this far, and you still want to listen to your doll party and cheese party bickering? We're already covered in shit, aren't we?" Yueying interrupted their conversation.

“They’re facing certain death!” someone added.

"It's all the same." Moonshadow spread her hands: "I actually prefer that we all get out of here alive, and then watch the cheese and dolls bleed like rivers."

"Captain Moonshadow, someone as entertaining as you will probably survive to the end."

After this interruption, both sides calmed down, went their separate ways, and prepared for tomorrow's operation. (End of Chapter)