Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

It was late at night, and the rain was pouring down.

The cold rain poured down, seemingly trying to wash away the bloody smell of the war that had plagued the city-state for days.

Meanwhile, in the cave several miles away from the mine, it was pitch black.

A girl's voice drifted out softly: "If you're not worried about being exposed, my dragon roar can stop the heavy rain in this area."

The speaker, of course, is Cheese.

Her fourth sense ability, Dragon Roar, has multiple effects.

Disarm, knockback, shoot down, fear, armor, sharpness, clear weather, torrential rain, and rare mental attacks, soul annihilation (mental tear).
A single ability might seem somewhat useless, but when these abilities are combined, combat power will be greatly enhanced.

This is also the strength of the Whispering Path. As for the Divine Control Path, the more time one has to prepare, the stronger one's combat power becomes.

The path of those delirious pronouncements is that the more complex the environment, the stronger the combat power.

Among them, the Dragon Roar can change the weather by altering sunny days and torrential rain.

Li Yelai, inside the Ark, had even heard of dragon roars that could summon small meteorites.

“Rain is good too. It can wash away our traces and scent, making it impossible for their search team to find us,” Li Yelai replied.

Countless powerful officials are also hiding from the city-states' search.

"Hmm," Cheese said softly, "it's a good thing after all."

Early morning is the time for rescue operations, as people are least vigilant and there is the least resistance to the operation at that time.

They didn't go too far so they could rejoin their teammates at any time.

Of course, they didn't light any lamps either. The city wasn't far from here, and lighting lamps in the dark might allow them to be spotted earlier.

So the two talked in the dimly lit cave. They were going to set off in a few hours, so they were just taking a short rest.

"Have you packed all the candy for me?" Li Yelai asked. He had brought over fifty bags of candy, and just looking at them made his teeth ache.

"Yeah. It's packed in my backpack and inside my trench coat pockets," Cheese replied. "In terms of reserves, it's more than enough. I've gained five pounds just by carrying it around."

"What about the Holy Healing Potion?" Li Yelai asked again.

"You should keep this for yourself." Cheese looked at the young man beside her. With her dark vision, she could see Li Yelai's profile clearly, unaffected by the darkness.

The Holy Healing Elixir is an extraordinary potion in extremely high demand and short supply. It can even regenerate severed limbs; as long as there is still a breath left, a single injection can save a life. Its effects are so potent that even someone beheaded can survive if given an injection or ingested the elixir before death.

It is said that this is the technological achievement of a lost civilization in a forbidden zone.

This medicine is extremely rare, with very low production, and is often used to protect high-level combat forces.

Although Cheese was pleased with Li Yelai's attention to her, this was far too precious.

For a five-sense psychic, using this is somewhat wasteful.

"Don't worry, the authorities approved three Holy Healing Potions for this Wanlong Lake support operation. I have one more in my backpack, and the one you took is my personal one. It was a gift from the Hong family." Li Yelai laughed, "Moreover, don't forget, I am the Chosen One of Immortality, with an incredibly strong vitality. I can recover from fatal injuries instantly without the Holy Healing Potions."

Holy Healing Potion is a good thing, but it's not very useful for Li Yelai. He can recover most of his injuries by simply applying a face mask.

Cheese did not refuse again and put the healing potion into his pocket.

In the darkness, Cheese looked at Li Yelai's profile and asked in a low voice, "What will become of me in the future?"

"Why did we suddenly switch to this topic?" Li Yelai was taken aback, not understanding why Cheese suddenly brought this up.

"Idiot, how long have we known each other?" Cheese chuckled. "Longer than a doll. Naturally, I can sense you're hiding something. Tell me, let me compare our current situations. See if we're getting worse with age?"

After a long silence, Li Yelai sighed and told Cheese about the two futures he knew.

The future paths of the Yunling and Linhai civilizations are completely different.

This greatly surprised the cheese.

Upon learning that she had died in a surprise attack.

She also fell silent.

"Did I die in the flames?" Cheese murmured. "The death was rather gruesome."

As for her being burned to death while protecting Li Yunyan, she was not surprised.

Now, she would stand in front of Li Yunyan. She had long promised Li Yelai that she would take good care of his sister.

unfortunately
Cheese sighed inwardly, realizing he didn't have the talent of a doll and was ultimately like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, failing to protect anything.

“That’s a future different from this world, and you won’t end up like that,” Li Yelai reminded him.

“Yes, I know. The future has changed. I won’t be burned to death, but I’ll serve a life sentence at Wanlong Lake.” Cheese asked, “What about the dolls? How far have those two dolls from the future timeline grown?”

Li Yelai paused for a moment: "The Emperor."

From a certain perspective, the birth of the Yunling Civilization and the Linhai Civilization are directly related to the dolls of the future.

The Spirit Realm is a forbidden alliance, formed to counter the future Queen of Fear. Even after the Queen's disappearance, they maintained the alliance's structure and continued to control the world.

The Scaled Skeleton Civilization was simply a subordinate group that hated the Empress. Only after the Empress's fall did they absorb her legacy and rise to power.

Officials are speculating about the third future connected to the anchor point that Li Yelai destroyed beforehand. What will that future be like? Is it also related to that future doll?

Of course, the official stance is merely one of curiosity about future intelligence; having one less enemy is always the best outcome.

"Wow, that's really powerful," Cheese exclaimed, referring to the existence above emperors and kings.

But she quickly realized that Li Yelai and the doll seemed to have no connection whatsoever with either Yunling's or Linhai's future.

There's no need to elaborate on the future of Lin Hai; in that future timeline, Li Yelai is a wilderness ranger who has no direct connection to the giant city.

They probably don't recognize the doll, and of course, they probably don't recognize themselves either. Neither I nor the doll have a chance; I guess I'll become some kind of wandering knight.

In the future of the Yunling civilization, the doll and he are not lovers. They are even quite cold towards each other, while she should have a very good relationship with him.
'So that's how it is. That future... it's him and me.' Cheese suddenly felt a surge of intense frustration and anger.

The allure of the Heartless Fruit surged once more.

'Yes, that's the original direction.'

'What's wrong with not rashly expressing your feelings because you were worried about getting into trouble?'

'She's the bad guy! The thief!'

Cheese struggled to suppress the rising malice, picked up her coffee, and tried to calm her discomfort.

Because it was pitch black, Li Yelai didn't notice anything amiss with her. Instead, he reminded her, "It's almost time."

Cheese glanced at him, and his initial anger and resentment gradually subsided.

If not for the fruit of the heartless.
"Yes, it's almost time."

“Don’t worry, the plan will succeed. I will definitely attract all their attention,” Li Yelai whispered. He did indeed have an idea.

As time passed, the rain became increasingly torrential.

The thunderbolt struck, shattering countless beautiful dreams.

Inside the city lord's mansion of the Azure Dragon City-State, a middle-aged man was awakened by the sound of thunder.

He awoke from the bed where her body lay sprawled out.

He saw the young and beautiful girl beside him, who had already lost all vitality.

The girl was young, but her beauty was undeniable. She was a natural beauty. She was the youngest daughter of a wealthy nobleman and was deeply loved.

Sadly, we'll never see her grow up and blossom with her full charm. Her neck was brutally severed.
Seeing the girl's pained and terrified expression, a hint of reluctance flashed in the middle-aged man's eyes: "I still couldn't hold back. What a tragedy."

He was truly heartbroken; this trophy he had schemed for so long to acquire was now ruined.

"But don't worry, your uncle will keep you safe." The middle-aged man picked up the girl's petite body and walked towards the dark room.

It was his peculiar habit to collect beautiful women. He would look at his collection late at night, which gave him immense satisfaction.

Even within the city-state, this is an act that cannot be seen in the light of day.

If his family finds out, he'll probably be executed. Even nobles can't afford to lose face like that.

Therefore, he has kept his desires hidden for many years, not daring to reveal any of them.

Until a few days ago, he overthrew the previous generation of his family and became a true nobleman. He no longer needed to hide his desires!

He attacked nobles who were originally allies, killed their men, seized the spoils, and gained even greater power.

Looking at the still-warm corpse in his arms, the middle-aged man sighed softly, then smiled.

I can add another item to my collection now.
Moreover, his collection will only grow larger in the future!

"There are several good ones among those outsiders. It's a pity that the adults won't let us touch the prisoners. Otherwise, you might have lived a few more days." The middle-aged man patted the girl's face and imagined what those outsiders would be like.

Before the outsiders and the city-state fell out, he had already set his sights on several beautiful girls.

But during that period, he dared not make any moves.

Now, he has nothing to fear.

"I really hope those search teams can find them," the middle-aged man thought to himself as he opened the door to the dark room.

However, the moment he opened the door, he saw thick black smoke and flames in the deepest part of the collection room.

"No!" he cried out in terror as he watched helplessly as his most prized collection was scorched in the flames. Each exquisite piece was reduced to fuel.

Within the thick black smoke, he saw a figure.

Those are outsiders!
A handsome male outsider!
He extended his hands and bowed slightly, saying in a somewhat broken city-state language, "Lord City Lord, are you satisfied with this gift?"

Golden peas fell from his palm.

"I'll kill you!" The middle-aged man's eyes were bloodshot, and a surge of powerful spiritual energy erupted from him!

As his psionic energy surged, the powerful guards protecting the city lord's mansion were instantly alerted.

Powerful streams of spiritual energy surged forth rapidly.

Behind the handsome man, golden light appeared, and hundreds of mimicking heavenly soldiers raised their weapons.

At the same time, the man coldly said, "Lightning strike!"

At that moment, within the pitch-black thunderclouds, lightning flashed! Connecting heaven and earth!

The piercing alarm bells rang almost simultaneously.

"It's an outsider!"

"The City Lord's Mansion has been attacked!"

"Quickly! Go and provide support!"

In the darkness, voices rang out, pointing the way for the bewildered city-state leaders.

The city-state's powerful figures were filled with shock and rage: "Offend the city lord? Kill!"

Enraged, they stormed into the rainy night.

One of the city-state generals glanced at the beggars and slaves taking shelter from the rain on the street, and without pausing, rushed toward the city lord's mansion.

After he was far away, the beggars and slaves rushed into the darkness, heading in another direction at a speed even faster than the general.

Some of them removed the ornaments from their necks and regained their voices.

Their movements were extremely swift, and they arrived at the dungeon in an instant.

A dungeon guard sensed the danger and was about to warn them when he felt a sharp pain in his chest.

As he collapsed, powerless, he saw several figures behind him, the faces of his companions, and his own face.

Meanwhile, inside a building within the city-state.

"what happens?"

"The City Lord's Mansion has been attacked!"

"An official beheading?"

“Save that city lord; he is one of our most loyal followers.”

"We haven't even lured them in, yet they've come looking for us. The Succubus Legion, march on!"

Dozens of elite soldiers charged out, and at that moment, some monster legions hidden in the city-state also awakened.

On a hilltop dozens of kilometers away from the city-state, a handsome young man was playing with a wandering coin in his hand.

He noticed the changes in the Azure Dragon City-State, but he didn't care.

He has only one goal.
"Will you make a move, Night General?"

The rescue operation went very smoothly in the early stages, with Moonshadow's feint attack force drawing away most of the city-state's combat units.

But when the rescue team ventured deeper into the dungeon, the alarm was finally triggered.

Inside the dungeon, elite members of the Bliss faction were stationed. They sent a signal before being wiped out.

When the rescue team finally managed to free themselves and led their delirious comrades out of the dungeon...

The legions of Bliss and the city-states are also rapidly closing in.

"We told them not to come and rescue us; they were just waiting for you to come to the ditch," one of the rescued comrades said painfully. "Can't you see that?"

"What are you afraid of? Let's charge out!"

The powerful officials carried the wounded and rushed into the rainy night.

As golden peas fell to the ground, the mimicry soldiers transformed into a resounding golden light.

"Fight your way out before more enemies arrive!"

Meanwhile, in the mountains and forests outside the city, plumes of smoke rose.

The bright red fireworks were extremely eye-catching in the dim rainy night.

That was the most advantageous response from the spies scattered throughout the land!

They were either unaware of the operation or simply did not approve of it.

But when they realized their comrades were in danger, they still chose to expose their location!
'I have arrived at the battlefield!'

"For you all, let's stop the enemy's advance!" (End of Chapter)