Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 57 The Overlord of Strange Tales
"Just because you say it's official doesn't mean it's official."

The students were secretly grumbling to themselves.

They were skeptical of Li Yelai's identity, but seeing the axe in his hand, no one dared to object.

This is a ruthless person who killed more than a dozen strange and bizarre creatures right in front of them!
He possesses a powerful fighting force capable of breaking the rules of ghost stories. With his protection, perhaps everyone could truly escape this haunted place.

Moreover, Li Yelai's plan to bring the wounded soldiers along was completely different from Huang Du's decision to let them fend for themselves.

This made everyone trust them a little more.

Despite their fear, they still obeyed Li Yelai's instructions.

Back in the classroom, they bandaged the wounds of the several still unconscious injured soldiers, preparing to take them away together.

These people were attacked by the statue, but at least they are not dead yet.

But if we leave it here, things are hard to say.

Huang Du had originally planned to let these wounded soldiers fend for themselves here. He was more than happy for them to die.

Now that Li Yelai has taken over, he must take them all with him, safe and sound.

This is the responsibility of the official personnel.

Li Yelai searched Huang Du and found a key, a flashlight, an access card, and a mirror.

Perhaps these are the key props in some ghost stories? Li Yelai thought to himself, and took all the items.

At this moment, the class monitor, a young man about the same age as Li Yelai, asked, "Brother Wang."

His name is Li Yelai, also known as Brother Wang. This is because the official identity given to Li Yelai is that of a disciple of the Wang family.

“My surname isn’t Wang.” Li Ye glanced at him and said, “Just call me General Ye, that’s my official code name.”

"Code name? Then... Brother Ye, are you from a special department of the Security Bureau?" the squad leader asked, clearly very interested in Li Ye's demonstrated combat prowess and wanting to find out Li Ye's identity.

“It’s not the National Security Bureau, but their duties are similar. They are both departments responsible for protecting the public,” Li Yelai responded.

This conversation inexplicably reminded him of the first time he met Yang Chen and Cheese.

He couldn't help but smile inwardly and said, "Don't worry, I'm here. I'll get you out of danger safely."

The squad leader could only nod, then asked, "Brother Ye Jiang, why do you say this ghost story is related to Huang Du? Is it because of that cabinet?"

It seems that even the class monitor was slow to realize what had just happened.

The group was too tense beforehand and hadn't had time to react.

Now, reminded by Li Yelai, Huang Du's behavior seemed rather strange.

His unusual calm and collected demeanor was completely unlike Huang Du's usual self.

Moreover, Huang Du, who clearly had the situation under control, had Li Ye, who had just appeared, help open the cabinet containing the trap.

At the time, everyone thought that Li Yelai was just unlucky.

Looking back now, it might have been a conspiracy orchestrated by Huang Du beforehand. Who keeps so many glass beads in their closet?
“That’s right. The person who can prepare in advance to trigger the rule-based mystery trap must be the culprit or someone connected to the culprit.” Li Yelai didn’t hide this: “So, keep an eye on him. Don’t let him resort to underhanded tricks.”

"It really is him? And I was even grateful to him!"

"He almost killed us!"

He's the one who caused my boyfriend to be in a coma!

Upon hearing this, several students immediately flew into a rage and began punching and kicking the unconscious Huang Du.

Only after Li Yelai stopped him did he tie Huang Du up.

"But why is this happening?" The squad leader turned to look at Huang Du, whose face was bruised and swollen, in disbelief. "We have no grudge against Huang Du! Why would he throw us into such a dangerous place?"

Li Yelai expressed his understanding of his doubts.

Huang Du had no grudge against him, but Huang Du betrayed him without hesitation.

If Li Yelai hadn't been a powerful psychic himself, he probably would have been killed by the statue.

Such people are indifferent to the sacrifices of others in order to achieve their goals. They are typical egoists.

After Li Yelai was tricked by Huang Du once...

Actually, he was still somewhat wary of these students, unsure whether Huang Du's accomplices were among them.

However, it seems unlikely at present.

Wait a minute, after we meet up with our teammates, let's have Cheese test the waters with his delirious ability.

Thinking of this, Li Yelai asked everyone, "Does Huang Du have any particularly close friends?"

If there's another mastermind behind this, it's likely someone with a close relationship with Huang Du.

After all, Huang Du didn't have the Ghost Stories Notebook on him. There must be someone else with it.

The squad leader shook his head: "I'm not that familiar with him."

The other students chimed in: "He's usually a rather gloomy person. He doesn't talk much in class. However, I heard he gets along well with his two roommates."

"My roommate?" Li Yelai thought to himself. If the signal is restored, he should inform the authorities.

The authorities need to find those two immediately. They are highly suspicious.

"He will receive the punishment he deserves, but we'll have to wait until we get out of here. Follow me."

Li Yelai took out the Hot Melt Axe and stepped forward first.

A dozen or so students followed closely behind, carrying the wounded and Huang Du.

As they walked through the dimly lit corridor, they saw that all the light bulbs in the corridor had been destroyed in the battle, thanks to the effects of Li Yelai's curse.

The students were unaware of this; some thought it was the effect of a ghost story, while others believed it was due to poor maintenance by the school.

Soon, the group passed through the corridor and arrived at the stairwell again.

But this time, as soon as Li Yelai reached the stairs, he heard heavy footsteps.

Meanwhile, a flashlight swayed in the dimly lit stairwell.

"Is he a security guard?" the squad leader asked in a low voice.

The sixth strange tale about the art museum: the patrolling security guards of the art museum.

During the day, you can seek help from security guards in any situation. However, you must not be discovered by security guards at night.

Compared to the strange occurrences on other floors, this 'security guard' was wandering around.

Moreover, judging from the description of the rules, this strange power should be stronger than other strange ones.

During the day, one could seek their protection in case of danger. Unfortunately, it is now night. The protectors of the day have become the hunters of the night.

"I think so," Li Yelai replied in a low voice.

"Shall we go down after he patrols up to the second floor?" the squad leader suggested.

Li Yelai pondered for a moment, then shook his head slightly. Xinghuo and her brother were on the second floor; it wouldn't be good if they were blocked by security guards.

Although Xinghuo was very powerful, Li Yelai was still a little worried about them.

“Quiet down, everyone. I’ll try to take down this weirdo,” Li Yelai said in a low voice. “If anything goes wrong, I’ll at least buy you some time to stall it. You should all immediately go back to your rooms on the third floor, lock them, and wait for rescue. More of my colleagues should be on their way.”

"Be very careful!" the squad leader whispered.

Li Yelai nodded slightly.

As extraordinary beings, psychics face two choices when confronted with supernatural tales based on rules.

If you can't beat them, talk about the rules and use the rules to break the deadlock.

But if you can defeat them by force, then defeat them by brute force!
"Seriously, there's only one security guard. If all of us gang up on him, we can't beat him, can we?" a student asked. "The statue is all stone; we can't beat it. The security guard is obviously made of flesh and blood, right? We still can't beat him?"

“It’s different,” Li Yelai chuckled.

The statue on the third floor is strange; although its body is hard, it has no psionic barrier.

It can threaten ordinary people, but it's not difficult for psionicists to deal with.

The patrolling security guards, on the other hand, are a bit stronger than them.

They may have a psionic barrier, and even stronger physical abilities.

Li Yelai wasn't sure if he could defeat this strange creature, nor was he sure how many there were.

Therefore, he planned to launch a surprise attack!
After telling the students to be quiet in the stairwell on the third floor, Li Yelai went up to the stair landing between the third and second floors.

Through the gaps in the stairs, one could clearly see the person holding the flashlight taking heavy steps, making their way up to the second-floor stairwell.

Li Yelai concealed himself behind the stairs, gripping his molten axe tightly, ready to leap and chop down the strange security guard. When dealing with monsters, there's no need to talk about martial ethics!
At that moment, flames suddenly shone from the second floor, and waves of heat poured out from the half-open stairwell door.
There appeared to be intense flames surging within the building.

A thought struck Li Yelai: it was a spark.

Xinghuo finally made a move.

Based on the conclusions of the official prior analysis.

The second floor is a wax museum, and unsurprisingly, the wax figures will be quite bizarre. However, with Xinghuo's fire control abilities, he can perfectly control them and burn them completely.

But this undoubtedly attracted the strange attention of the security guard.

The next second, Li Yelai saw the strange figure.

He was dressed in a security guard uniform, with a chain around his waist, holding a flashlight in one hand and a T-shaped baton in the other. But his face had no eyes, nose, or ears; instead, it was a series of holes with writhing, sharp fangs.

This is a detestable creature that makes one feel uncomfortable just by looking at it.

But Li Yelai felt inexplicably relieved.

'Thank goodness it doesn't look human!'

If he looked too human, he might feel some psychological pressure when killing. Li Yelai worried that he would become a monster caught in the killing spree.

Since the other party doesn't even look human, there's nothing to worry about. It's fortunate the students didn't see it, otherwise that face alone would have given them nightmares.

At this moment, the security guard suddenly sped up and quickly walked towards the second floor. He had obviously discovered what had happened on the second floor.

Just as it was about to pass through the door, it suddenly stopped and turned its head to look at the stair landing leading to the third floor.

At the same time, Li Yelai leaped into the air and took steps in mid-air!
Like a cannonball, he shot at the security guard, his molten axe drawing a dazzling yet deadly streak in mid-air!
However, faced with such a swift attack, the security guard reacted strangely quickly, crossing his arms and using his flashlight and T-shaped baton to block the attack.

‘click’

The metal flashlight was severed, and a deep cut was left on the T-shaped baton.

It withstood the sneak attack! But it couldn't withstand the impact that followed closely by Li Yelai.

Upon realizing that the Hot Melt Axe had failed to kill the enemy in one strike, Li Yelai took another step in mid-air before even landing, simultaneously bending his elbow to block the attack.

Bajiquan, Top Elbow!
The training during this period has not been in vain. The various combat techniques from before the calamity are essential courses for psionicists!
He sprinted forward and slammed his elbow directly into the security guard's strange chest, making a sound like bones breaking.

Then, due to inertia, the two simultaneously slammed into the door of the second-floor stairwell, smashing it open. They tumbled into the second-floor area.

The two men stood up almost simultaneously. The security guard's chest was strangely dented, and blood was flowing from the hideous holes in his face.

He struggled to his feet, dropped the flashlight with his left hand, and drew the chain from his waist.

Li Yelai remained calm, holding the molten axe.

He calmly analyzed the security guard's unusual strength.

It has a psionic barrier, but its thickness is average. It's probably not as thick as the barrier of a second-awakened psionicist.

But it reacts quickly, responding swiftly to a sneak attack.

Moreover, he was still able to stand up after eating the pork knuckle.

It should be noted that Li Yelai's physical strength is currently very high; in terms of physical strength alone, he is no less than a True Martial Master at the third awakening stage.

This elbow strike is quite powerful.

I have to say, this is quite bizarre.

This must be the elite of the strange tales in the art museum. If every security guard's anomaly is this level, then Li Yelai needs to be careful.

"Night General?"

At this time, a voice sounded.

In the second-floor corridor, Xinghuo and Yingliu, who were protecting the students and teachers as they fled the room, looked at Li Yelai and the security guards with some surprise.

Around them were many wax figures, many of which had now been burned and melted.

Xinghuo and his team had originally planned to protect the students and teachers as they left the second floor. Everything went smoothly; the wax figures came to life, but they couldn't withstand Xinghuo's flames and were ignited one by one.

As a result, they hadn't even reached the stairwell yet.

Li Yelai barged in with the monster, leaving everyone dumbfounded.

"Light it!" Li Yelai said quickly, immediately ordering Xinghuo to launch a powerful attack.

Without hesitation, Xinghuo snapped his fingers.

Sparks flew from the friction of the gloves, and in an instant, the sparks transformed into fiery snakes that shot toward the security guard.

However, the security guard strangely swung a chain more than two meters long with his left hand, forming an iron net around himself, which actually smashed the fire snake apart.

At the same time, he gripped the T-shaped baton tightly in his right hand and charged towards Li Yelai.

Li Yelai narrowed his eyes as he faced the rapidly swinging chains.

Waiting for the opportunity created by teammates.

The next second, just as the chains were about to reach Li Yelai, a dagger suddenly stabbed the security guard in the back.

The security guard's body stiffened, and the chain slowed down. Then, he swung his baton sharply backward.

But all he could see was her figure flash past behind him and disappear into the shadows.

That's Shadow Stream. Shadow Stream is a psionicist of the Nether Path. They can release a black mist around their body that can conceal their form, and it is especially effective in dim environments.

Under the cover of the flames of the Starfire, Shadow Stream successfully backstabbed the security guard weirdo.

And this is enough!
As the security guard swung his hand back, Li Yelai lunged forward and stepped on the chain, preventing it from swinging any further.

At the same time, the hot axe struck the monster's head, which was riddled with holes, slicing off half of its head.

The foul-smelling black blood splattered everywhere, and the security guard's body stiffened for a moment before collapsing to the ground.

This illustrates the importance of teamwork. With the support of his two colleagues, Li Yelai easily defeated this troublesome monster without even activating the Myriad Faces skill.

"Good job!"

Li Yelai praised Xinghuo and Yingliu, saying that the two of them, one in the light and one in the dark, worked together perfectly!
Xinghuo grinned: "I can grow too!"

Shadow Stream nodded slightly, somewhat shyly.

Afterwards, Li Ye returned to the third floor and called the students.

The two groups successfully met on the second floor, bringing the total number of people, including the eleven wounded, to thirty-seven.

Many people wept with joy, finally believing in Li Yelai's official identity.

Once we cross the first floor, we can leave here safely.

However, for safety reasons...

Li Yelai told everyone to rest on the second floor and instructed Xinghuo and Yingliu to protect them.

He then went downstairs alone.

I plan to check the information on the first floor first.

However, after walking a few steps, I saw cheese.

At that moment, she was leaning against the wall, covered in sweat, as if she was trying her best to avoid something.

Upon noticing Li Ye's approach, she immediately put her index finger to her lips, signaling for quiet.

Li Yelai did as instructed.

Just as I was wondering about this, I heard extremely heavy footsteps coming from around the corner not far away.

Then, a bulky figure over two meters tall emerged from around the corner, and a terrifying sense of oppression came rushing towards them.

This caused Li Yelai to hold his breath.

The unusually bulky figure, also dressed in a security guard uniform, had thick chains hanging down from its body, drawing sparks on the ground.

Each step carried a terrifying heaviness, cracking, cracking, cracking.
It lingered around the corner for a while, waving its flashlight for a moment, before gradually disappearing into the distance.

Only after the footsteps stopped did Li Yelai approach Cheese and ask, "What's that?"

Sweating profusely, Cheese leaned weakly on Li Yelai's shoulder and said feebly, "The king of ghost stories in this art museum."

"Security Captain".

(End of this chapter)