Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 49 Entering the Ark
When Li Yelai was taken home to his family apartment by Zhishi, it was already dark.

As soon as he got out of the car, Li Yelai opened the trunk and took out the anti-psychic helmet he had been looking forward to.

This special equipment comes from Border City No. 1.

Because it is necessary to dispatch official psionicists to participate in the transportation mission.

Therefore, the transportation fee alone will cost ten merit points.

The anti-psy helmet looks more like a finely crafted, multi-functional tactical helmet.

As soon as Li Yelai picked up the helmet, he felt the psychic energy barrier on his body dissipate and his psychic energy be suppressed.

If the face mask were activated at this time, the spiritual energy consumption would probably be even greater.

"Is this the effect of anti-psychic energy?" Li Yelai was somewhat surprised, but even more so, he was filled with anticipation.

“Yes, although they are very rare, occasionally some psychics with anti-psychic effects are born among humans. Because of their inherent anti-psychic effect, they cannot use their own psychic energy normally, but they are enough to give all kinds of psychics a headache. They are called anti-psychics,” Cheese explained. “Through studying them, Giant City has developed this kind of equipment with anti-psychic effects. Some psychics also choose to carry this equipment to strengthen their defense.”

“If you wear this anti-psyllium helmet, my suggestions and hypnotic effects will be greatly reduced. They might even be ignored. The power of psyllium attacks used against you will also be weakened,” Cheese explained. “Similarly, your own psyllium will be suppressed. Your psyllium barrier will be weakened, and the cost of using your abilities will increase dramatically.”

Li Yelai nodded, then carried the helmet and cheese and took the elevator together.

Cheese watched Li Yelai press the floor button and couldn't help but say, "Speaking of which, you're bringing a girl home so late at night."

Li Yelai nodded.

Cheese started pointing and asked, "Tell me, am I the first girl to come to your house?"

“Uh, no. When I moved, the doll came to help. She should be considered my first guest. You were preparing for a breakthrough at the time, so I didn’t disturb you,” Li Yelai replied honestly.

"Tsk!" Cheese raised an eyebrow upon hearing this. "Should I complain now, 'I was here first!'"

Li Yelai was somewhat immune to Cheese's flirtatious remarks.

Ignoring Cheese's flirtatious remarks, he led her to his front door and asked her to wait there.

"I hope your sister won't be afraid of me after she puts on the helmet," Cheese said softly.

Li Yelai nodded slightly and entered the room.

They found Li Yunyan, who was still drawing, and handed her the helmet.

Li Yunyan, who was initially confused, quickly came to her senses and took the helmet.

After Li Yunyan put on the anti-psychic helmet, she felt the oppressive feeling around her lessen considerably.

There was bound to be some surprise and anticipation.

"How are you feeling?" Li Yelai asked.

"I feel much better. I want to go out and see the world." Li Yunyan looked around, her voice filled with excitement.

She had waited for so long; she could finally stop fearing others.

She wanted to leave the room, leave this nightmare world, and return to the normal world.

"Don't rush, let me introduce you first, my senior." Li Yelai stopped Li Yunyan and slowly opened the door, revealing the cheese hidden outside.

From Li Yunyan's perspective, she saw a quiet-looking short-haired girl.

Her already exquisite face became even more captivating under the gaze of her peach blossom eyes.

Cheese was a little nervous. She wanted to say something flirtatious like "little sister-in-law," but she didn't say anything because of her nervousness. She just smiled at Li Yunyan.

They were terrified that they might have triggered the curse.

Li Yunyan stared at the cheese in silence for several seconds before speaking with delight.

"She's your beautiful senior? And she's even a big-breasted girl! Great! I want to see a bloodbath! I want to see rivers of blood!"

She was babbling incoherently, overjoyed, for she had finally escaped that terrible curse.

This delighted Li Yelai and Cheese. However, just as Cheese was about to take a step closer and join in on Li Yunyan's ramblings...

Li Yunyan suddenly stiffened. In her eyes, the beautiful and charming short-haired girl suddenly had countless tentacles and limbs spreading out from her body the moment she made a move. Her originally delicate face also instantly became ferocious and cold.

This caused Li Yunyan's joyful expression to freeze, her face turning deathly pale instantly. Cold sweat poured down her back.

Cheese keenly noticed Li Yunyan's unusual behavior, immediately retracted his foot, and quickly retreated, leaving Li Yunyan's sight.

Li Yelai immediately stood in front of Li Yunyan, blocking her view, for fear that she would be frightened by the other creatures outside the door.

Li Yelai pulled the stiff-bodied Li Yunyan back to her bedroom.

After a long silence, Li Yunyan finally spoke softly, "How could this be? I clearly saw her! I clearly already..."

Her words were filled with despair and helplessness.

She clearly saw hope, but that hope turned into a thick wall of despair in the next second, shattering all her hopes.

Li Yelai was also disappointed, but he still cheered himself up and said, "At least, at the beginning, you can see her. We can slowly find the pattern, don't be afraid."

"Okay," Li Yunyan shook her head. "Please come in and have a seat, senior."

After numerous experiments by Li Yunyan and Cheese, the three finally reached a conclusion.

The anti-psy helmet does have some effect, but not much.

The helmet could indeed free creatures in Li Yunyan's field of vision from some of the curse's effects. At least for a short time.

However, the curse will reappear once the other party takes action or makes a significant movement. The curse will only be broken again once the other party stops moving.

At the same time, the helmet could not block the sounds affected by the curse. In Li Yunyan's ears, the sounds made by the cheese were indescribable and eerie murmurs.

This conclusion left all three of them somewhat silent and disappointed.

But there was some good news too; at least, Li Yunyan got to see other people besides Li Yelai.

"Your sister's curse is very powerful; the anti-psychic helmet alone can only do so much. We may need other anti-psychic equipment later," Cheese whispered to Li Yelai.

“But other anti-psychic equipment carries a significant risk of distortion,” Li Yelai sighed.

"Perhaps it will be possible to try it after your sister becomes a psionicist and awakens a few times." Cheese comforted her, "Don't worry, at least she can see me for now, right? Although she can't move, it's still good news."

Li Yelai nodded: "Then we'll have to keep this helmet."

"Let's continue the trial for now. The captain applied for a three-month trial period," Cheese reminded him. "Let's see how things go after three months. Right now, your most important thing is to prepare the potions."

It's a pity, but that's all we can do.

Then, Cheese came up with a plan. She sat at the restaurant table, and Li Yunyan sat opposite her. The two communicated via communicator. Li Yunyan would occasionally look up at Cheese, and Cheese would remain motionless, letting Li Yunyan observe her. Cheese would only make a movement when Li Yunyan was typing.

Although it was strange, it did allow Li Yunyan to interact with others.

Li Yelai didn't know what the two talked about, but the atmosphere improved a lot.

A smile appeared on Li Yunyan's pale face.

Cheese, with a somewhat strange expression, remarked, "I've met my match!"

Seeing that neither of them wanted to talk, Li Yelai didn't press them for details.

After the two finished their conversation, the cheese was served in the car.

"Thank you so much for keeping my sister company for so long," Li Yelai said earnestly. He felt like he was receiving kindness from others, but he didn't seem to have anything to repay them with. He felt rather guilty.

"No need for thanks, just pretend we're playing statues. It's just that my uncle wants to invite you over for dinner. Would you do me the honor?" Cheese asked hesitantly.

"Your uncle?" Li Yelai recalled the middle-aged man he had seen at the Wang family's banquet when he was doing freelance work. "Why did you suddenly want to invite him to dinner?"

“His daughter, my cousin, was also a member of Team One,” Cheese said quietly. “That’s why he was so friendly to his teammates.” Cheese’s cousin? A former teammate? Formerly?
Recalling what the team had gone through, Li Yelai's expression changed slightly.

Does that mean that Cheese's cousin has already sacrificed herself?

He nodded immediately: "Okay, but it will have to be after the 15th. I have other tasks to complete."

"Okay, goodbye." After seeing that Li Yelai agreed, Cheese didn't ask what the mission was. He smiled slightly and drove away.

The next day, Li Yelai received a commendation for his work on the previous day.

The West City branch delivered 50,000 Giant City Coins and 40 merit points.

That's too kind of you, West City Branch.

Yesterday's operation was actually primarily carried out by the West City branch. Li Yelai only managed to take down about twenty people and knock out four psychic users. The rest were handled by the West City branch.

This brought Li Yelai's merit points to 165.

This is not a small amount, but it's still far from the 300 points needed for the Three Awakenings All-Encompassing Magic Potion.

No wonder it takes processors a year or two to accumulate points; the cost of these potions is high. It really takes more than a year to save up 300 points.

However, this also allows the processor to calm down and make breakthroughs slowly, thus avoiding the risk of distortion.

Afterwards, Li Yelai spoke with the antique shop owner.

After yesterday's events, the antique shop owner had a better understanding of Li Yelai's identity.

Perhaps considering Li Yelai's official status, the boss was very excited, shouting that he no longer had to worry about scavengers causing trouble at his door.

That makes sense. The employee is an official, so as long as he doesn't break the law, there's nothing else to worry about.

Moreover, although the people rescued from the Red Darts Chamber of Commerce yesterday signed confidentiality agreements, they still knew Li Yelai's identity. This earned the antique shop a lot of favors and opened up many new avenues for business.

He then gestured to Li Yelai that he could come to work whenever he had time, but it was fine if he didn't. He assured her that he would still be paid.

This is good news.

In the following period, the team members recovered from their injuries and began to actively participate in the mission.

Among them, Bai Yang made a special trip to see Li Ye, and his arm was successfully reattached.

Now, it's time to leave the giant city and return to the Night Watchmen's mission. I came specifically to say hello to Li Ye.

In response, Li Yelai wished him a successful start.

Bai Yang waved his hand and said, "Get stronger quickly, we need you as a teammate."

"You need me to lure the monsters, right?" Li Yelai complained as he saw him off from the giant city.

Subsequently, Li Yelai discovered that there were many new people in the branch.

As a result, Li Yelai encountered several unfamiliar faces, and those newcomers all called him "senior," which felt quite strange.

As the days passed and the Yin Fire reappeared, Li Yelai knew that his 'undercover' operation was about to begin.

On October 15th, Li Yelai was brought to headquarters by Yin Huo.

The headquarters of the processing department is located in the upper city, which is the core area of ​​the entire No. 3 border city.

Skyscrapers stand tall, and the lights are dazzling and colorful.

Expensive cars are a common sight on the road, and white-collar workers in suits are seen walking along the roadside.

Unlike the various branches which are hidden underground, the headquarters is a conspicuous building.

It's so conspicuous that it's right next to the City Lord's Mansion, which is the administrative center of the entire border city. The headquarters is right next to the City Lord's Mansion, or rather, the City Lord's Mansion is right next to the headquarters.

Li Yelai looked at the building in front of him, somewhat taken aback: "Isn't it too obvious?"

"It's alright, they obviously wouldn't dare to cause any trouble," Yin Huo chuckled. "This is just for show, for certain guys!"

Afterwards, Li Yelai and Yin Huo headed towards the headquarters. Only after showing their identification under the watchful eyes of several psychics were they allowed to enter the headquarters.

Immediately, someone stepped forward to lead the way, guiding the two forward and onto the elevator to the lower level.

After passing through layers of security measures, we arrived at a room deep underground.

As soon as Li Yelai entered the room, he saw a huge incubation chamber.

Through the transparent glass, one can see the figure inside the cultivation chamber, bound by several chains.

He was an ordinary-looking middle-aged man, completely naked, with chains piercing his body, locking away all his power to resist.

At the same time, countless black spikes connected by tiny threads pierced the man's brain, causing his gaze to become vacant.

Many people watched this scene from outside the observation cabin.

"This is..." Li Yelai looked at the scene with surprise and uncertainty.

"He was one of the participants in the Fantasy Orchestra incident," Yin Huo sneered.

"You guys are being too lenient!" Li Yelai's face turned cold. "Couldn't you have severed his limbs? You could have cut him in half at the waist!"

No one will have any sympathy for those involved in the Fantasy Band incident. How many people have they killed?

No amount of force is too much to use against them!

“If the Ark notices, it will alert them,” Yin Huo replied. “Therefore, after capturing him, we directly controlled his brain. This way, we can safely send you into the Ark through him.”

"What should I do? What should I be careful about?" Li Yelai asked.

“I already told you on the way here. Once you change your clothes and enter the Ark, you will be the ‘Golden Armor’s’ representative, ‘Bronze Mask’! Don’t worry too much about the rest. According to intelligence, they don’t know anything about Bronze Mask either. Just play your part well.” Yin Huo replied, “Now, change your clothes, put on the Bronze Mask, and prepare to enter the Ark.”

Soon, Li Yelai put on the suit provided by the authorities and a brass mask.

At the same time, I received a sturdy ship ticket in my hand.

Furthermore, a psionicist who had been practicing his cryptic path stepped forward and whispered: 'Calm down.'

This immediately dispelled Li Yelai's tension.

Upon seeing this, Yin Huo nodded slightly to someone observing outside the window.

The man nodded and flicked his fingers lightly.

Inside the incubation chamber, the few sharp spikes on the middle-aged man's head trembled slightly.

The middle-aged man's body also moved, and he stretched out his left hand and pointed at the ticket in Li Yelai's hand.

Li Yelai felt a sudden brightness before his eyes, and at the same time, a feeling of weightlessness swept over him.

A few seconds later, the light in front of me disappeared, and my legs landed on the ground again.

Li Yelai had already arrived in a new environment.

We've arrived inside the Ark!

Inside the bright hall, there were rows of ornate tables and chairs, on which sat blurry figures.

They are the Ark voters, the culprits who killed so many of their colleagues, and they are hiding among them.

Li Yelai suppressed the tension and malice that surged within him again, and whispered to himself, "You beast, I'm here!"

And in a room deep within the Ark, there dwells a great being.

At this moment, however, I felt a vague sense of unease.

(End of this chapter)