Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 542 Shelter
The Silent Demon cannot fly, nor can it use aerial steps.

They are more like predators lurking in the shadows, launching a swift and sudden attack at the first sign of trouble. The victim is often caught off guard and killed before they can even react.

Their powerful defenses allow them to ignore most of the firepower until the sound completely ceases.

Now, relying on their formidable physical strength, they maneuver between buildings, rapidly approaching the human warriors positioned on high ground.

But as the divine weapons and dragon roars fell, they were knocked down in droves, crashing heavily to the ground.

Their mental resistance is extremely low. Even without using the Divine Weapon, Li Yelai is confident that he can drain them dry with the Domain of the Mimicry Dragon Soul!
Of the hundreds or thousands of demons, only a portion managed to get close to the high ground.

The psionicists each used spatial stepping to unleash tremendous force.

At the same time, the Overlord's Double Pupils were activated.

Beneath their double pupils, their supposedly formidable defenses are rendered utterly useless!
Li Yelai wielded his black and gold dragon-patterned halberd like the wind, instantly dismembering the Silent Demons before they could even get close.

In Li Ye's current view, the average strength of his five senses is far too dull!
At this moment, Li Yelai used the mask, which naturally triggered the curse that he would inevitably encounter a powerful enemy.

Formidable enemies within several kilometers would appear before Li Yelai due to various unexpected events.

This was a dangerous move!

Because no one knows the strength of the terrifying demons that have been summoned.

Even if they weren't Supreme-level Terror Demons, having more Overlord-level Terror Demons would plunge Li Yelai and his group into an endless, arduous battle.

But at this moment, Li Yelai regarded it as the best way to deplete the terror demon!
Come on, everyone come on!

Humanity will become safer as long as enough hordes of terror are killed!

As for attracting dangerous and powerful demons?

Even better! The Old Mad King's clone teardrop is just waiting! It contains a massive amount of divinity, enough for it to fight to its heart's content!

Li Yelai couldn't wait to start the decisive battle now in order to eliminate more powerful demons!
As long as enough Terror Demons are killed, humanity's disadvantage will be gradually balanced out!

The more terrifying demons we gather on our side, the more dangerous it becomes!
That would mean less pressure and greater safety for others!
Therefore, the more dangerous it is, the safer it is!
At that moment, the silent area erupted in deafening shouts of battle, drawing out all the Silent Demons, who were then slaughtered!

Half an hour later, the last Silent Demon on the battlefield was brutally killed by the guards.

The corpses of over 1,200 Silent Demons littered the streets, turning them into a veritable mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood.

The psionicists who participated in the close combat had practically waded through a sea of ​​blood.

As the battle ended, the human warriors began to dismantle the demons, whose skins possessed powerful enhancements and might become valuable materials.

Within the fog of disaster, humanity must gather all available resources.

At this moment, the soldiers hiding inside the overturned tank were also rescued.

The city defense corporal, Zhong Hao, dragged his dead comrade out of the tank.

He heard the intense and fierce sounds of fighting inside the tank, and anger and fear intertwined in his heart.

If Li Yelai and the others hadn't told him to stay quiet and wait for the outcome, he probably would have forcibly left the tank and fought alongside his comrades.

This kind of battle with no known outcome was driving him crazy.

He had considered more than once charging out of the tank, even if it meant dying, to try and take a piece of flesh from the enemy.

When he climbed out of the tank, the first thing he saw was the ground littered with the corpses of demons, and the blood-soaked elite warriors, one of whom wore a blood-red cloak.

For some reason, upon seeing this powerful figure...

The huge weight in Zhong Hao's heart lifted with a thud.

But when he saw the bodies of his comrades and civilians being cremated in the distance, tears still streamed down his face.

Li Yelai and the others remained silent, waiting quietly for Zhong Hao to recover. A teammate thoughtfully handed them a water bottle.

Zhong Hao tried his best to wipe away his tears and steady his breathing.

Then he took a big gulp of water.

He saluted Li Yelai and said, "Reporting, sir, I am Zhong Hao, a corporal in the Bashu City Defense Army. Thank you for avenging our compatriots!"

After returning the greeting, Li Yelai asked, "Corporal Zhong Hao, tell me the information you know."

The fog of disaster has been in effect for more than three days, and Li Yelai and the others are eager to understand everything that has happened during these three days.

After calming down, Zhong Hao recounted what had happened after the appearance of the disaster fog.

At that moment, space was distorted, and the companions who were originally beside him disappeared without a trace.

This should be attributed to the influence of the dark side of the abyss. With the emergence of the Triple Heaven, humanity was projected into different spaces.

People who were originally well protected may find themselves in an environment full of terror.

This is also why the dark side of the abyss had to be eliminated ahead of schedule.

The human side has a population of several million, but the vast majority of them are non-combatants.

Previously, they were all concentrated in various shelters and safe zones, protected by strong human warriors. This allowed them to maintain a delicate balance and prevent too many casualties.

But now that people are scattered to different places, the situation is very critical.

In particular, there are instances where armed forces from certain safe zones are deployed to other locations. Even easily defensible shelters are no longer safe.

The underground shelter where Zhong Hao was located was just like that.

Two of the three captains who were originally stationed at the shelter have disappeared, and more than half of the fighting force has vanished without a trace.

Meanwhile, their food reserves began to spoil or rot rapidly.

The exact reasons are unclear, but food was already a problem before the shelter was breached.

Due to the decline in combat strength, the sanctuary was breached during the subsequent attack by the terror demons.

A humanoid ghoul wielding a flesh-and-blood demon sword, braving heavy fire, killed the official captain and tore through the shelter's ground defenses.

The strongest humans fought back fiercely, and covered the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians to seek refuge in other safe zones.

But the terror seemed to be everywhere. The escort team, which had left the underground shelter, was attacked again, and many people were scattered.

Meanwhile, Zhong Hao and his group found hundreds of civilians amidst the chaos of the battlefield.

After a brief discussion, they decided to escort them to other shelters.

As a result, due to the chaotic and distorted terrain, they were unable to find the nearest shelter in their memory and had to turn around again and head to a shelter that was a little further away.

They have decent firepower, along with several Iron Guards and a Four-Senses Psionicist.

Along the way, they eliminated some of the weaker ghouls, such as certain wild beasts or the mutant killers who had appeared in the giant city before.

Unfortunately, while passing through this section of the street, they suddenly encountered the Silent Demon.

Their team was completely unable to withstand the Silent Demons' siege and was wiped out almost instantly.

After waking up inside the tank, Zhong Hao discovered that all his comrades had been killed. Remembering his teammates' warnings, he still dared not take any action.

Then, more than ten hours later, Li Yelai and his group arrived. This made their faces grim; the breach of a shelter meant tens of thousands of casualties.

Upon entering the fog of disaster, we heard this devastating news.
As for the whereabouts of the dolls, Zhong Hao, an ordinary soldier, did not know.

"In other words, they might not be in the same space as us," Cheese said after thinking for a moment. "Right now, we need to get to the nearest shelter. They might need shelter."

Li Yelai nodded slightly, then asked, "Where is the nearest shelter?"

“If the terrain there doesn’t change drastically, you should continue along this road for about thirty kilometers. There’s an underground parking garage for a shopping mall there, built to shelter standards. You’ll also see two smaller shelters along the way,” Zhong Hao replied.

What Zhong Hao didn't know was that when he opened his mouth to speak...

A psionicist with the Path of the Spirit Eye stood not far away, silently watching him. Listening to his heartbeat and observing his micro-expressions.

A few seconds later, the psionicist nodded slightly, indicating that Zhong Hao was not lying. This was a necessary precaution.

"Then let's proceed along the route you suggested."

The flames consumed the remains of our compatriots. In this environment, cremation can effectively ensure that their remains are not desecrated by other demons or wild beasts.

After a short rest, the team set off again.

Li Yelai also obtained some information about the terrifying demons from Zhong Hao.

For example, the demon that breached their sanctuary was suspected to be a human.

Wielding a demonic sword, he defeated the official captain of the sanctuary within thirty seconds.

His movements were initially very clumsy, but after the exchange, his skills improved rapidly, and he ultimately pierced the captain's chest with an extremely terrifying swordsmanship.

Although the battle was chaotic and not a normal one-on-one duel, with both sides receiving support, it was still enough to demonstrate his extraordinary combat prowess.

Moreover, after killing that captain, his strength seemed to be increasing, but after the troops broke through, Zhong Hao knew nothing more.

"From initial unfamiliarity to terrifying swordsmanship in the end."

"The Demon of Terror might be that sword. There was a legend of a demonic sword in the Kunlun Giant City. Some people believe that it is a forbidden object that tempts humans to use it. Others believe that it is a hateful creation blessed by the Chaos God."

"A powerful figure from the Kunlun Giant City may have come into contact with this strange demonic sword. It became his fear, thus giving birth to this fear demon."

"They're really tough to deal with. The Silent Demon we just eliminated was also a monster native to the Northwest Forbidden Zone."

"Furthermore, the food issue that Corporal Zhong Hao mentioned also needs to be taken seriously. In theory, each shelter in the giant city stores a massive amount of food. This is the city's standard. However, under the influence of some force, the food is being destroyed rapidly. This is also a major problem."

"Could this be a tactic employed by the immortality faction?"

"If we run out of food, even we will starve to death."

"Food. Let's see if the Horror Demon can eat it later."

"The psionicists from all over the world are so knowledgeable that they've raised the danger of this calamity fog to an unimaginable level."

The powerful humans discussed in hushed tones while sensing the movements within the virtual realm.

Now, everyone is surrounded by the calamity fog. If they were to peer into the illusory realm through the Well of Souls, they would see a huge shadow. This is the projection of the calamity fog into the illusory realm.

Apart from that, it is unaffected.

Unfortunately, given the level of most people, the distance they can communicate over in the virtual realm is not very far.

No other responses have been received yet.

Is it because they're worried about being discovered by the demons? Or is it because there aren't many psionicists in this space?
As the group continued forward, they saw more and more corpses.

This area was originally the territory of the Silent Demons, who hunted many creatures that made noise, including humans and demons.

The group even saw the corpse of a supernatural being with the strength of the sixth sense.

Judging from the wounds, he was ambushed and killed by the Silent Demons.

With somber expressions, the group continued on their way after collecting and cremating the bodies of their compatriots.

There are too many. There are really too many.
Many streets and houses were filled with blood.

What was once a scene of countless lights has now been transformed into a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood. Under the ravages of the hordes of terror, one family after another has been utterly destroyed.

Throughout the entire area, no survivors were found. Young people, beautiful girls, elderly people, and delicate babies were all killed without exception.

This made the team even more silent, with only the intense anger and killing intent gradually rising in the silence.

Seeing the hellish scenes of their fellow humans being slaughtered by the terror demons, every human warrior was filled with extreme rage.

As the team continued forward for another ten kilometers or so...

As sixth-sense psychics, Li Yelai and Long Lie keenly sensed a slight fluctuation of psychic energy coming from the direction of an apartment building in the distance.

Is this energy fluctuation a demon or a human?

But since you're at this distance and haven't called out to me in the virtual realm, is there some concern you have?

Li Yelai and Long Lie exchanged a glance: "I'll go check it out. If it's a fellow countryman, I'll send a signal. If it's a demon, I'll take it out easily."

Dragon Hunter nodded slightly: "Take a few people with you."

"No, you continue forward. Don't scatter your forces."

The team only had two players at the sixth level of awakening, so naturally they couldn't leave together.

The main group continued forward, while Li Yelai broke away from the group and quickly moved towards the apartment.

A few minutes later, as he approached the apartment, he smelled blood again.

At the same time, Li Yelai heard a faint sound.

Or rather, it was the sound of a blade piercing flesh.

The psionic fluctuations were not obvious, but extremely rapid.

If one doesn't pay close attention, Li Yelai might not even notice it.

Is this feeling the work of a ghostly assassin?
Li Yelai pondered for a moment, then entered the apartment building, where he saw some corpses lying haphazardly on the green grass below.

It's the Silent Demon!
It seems the previous attempts didn't completely wipe out all the Silent Demons. Was it because they were too far away?
At this moment, the demons hidden in the shadows were being picked off one by one.

The sound was so faint that some of the Silent Demons didn't even notice it before being killed in the shadows.

Even after hearing the sound of the corpse falling, the demon rushed out instantly but couldn't pinpoint the attacker's location. Instead, he exposed himself.

As Li Ye approached, the last demon was pierced through from behind and collapsed to the ground with a thud.

A tall figure emerged from the shadows.

Her usually expressionless and aloof face now showed signs of weariness and relief.

"You still came, my teammate."

(End of this chapter)