Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 80 Now, I am a cavalryman.
The giant city was indeed too large, while the perception range of the accompanying beetles was only a hundred meters in diameter.

Li Yelai rode in his carriage to inspect the old city of Nancheng until nightfall, and the beetle that accompanied him in his arms never made a sound.

"There are still many areas that can't be reached. Can you lure them out using your inevitable powerful enemy?" Yin Huo asked, frowning.

"It's difficult. We don't even know the range of his attack. Who knows if it will attract enemies or other misfortunes?" Li Yelai shook his head.

Once Li Yelai uses the curse, it will trigger a variety of misfortunes.

Encountering a formidable foe is only one possibility. If the enemy isn't within the expected range, you can't simply conjure one up for Li Ye.

If we don't attract the enemy, but instead attract other unfortunate events, it wouldn't be good if it dragged others into trouble.

Li Yelai responded, "Although the old city is large, it will take some time to patrol it all. But if that spirit-severing person is still alive, I'm afraid she won't be able to hold out for that long."

"Then we can only pray." Yin Huo pondered for a moment and then reminded him, "Don't forget the subway line and the city bus, they pass through quite a few areas."

Li Yelai nodded: "Also, you need to arrange a colleague to pick me up and drop me off."

Yin Huo pondered for a moment and nodded, saying, "I remember that Xing Huo from our team is on good terms with you. He fell asleep a few days ago, so I had him drive you around. Also, I will send a group of agents to secretly follow you. Once you spot the enemy, put on the bronze mask. Under no circumstances should you reveal your identity as an undercover agent."

Li Ye looked at his bronze mask, the disguise he used when entering the Ark.

The workmanship is quite exquisite, and the mask is generally dark gold in color, with gorgeous patterns carved on it.

After putting on the mask, only his eyes were visible. It's estimated that with the mask, the enemy wouldn't be able to spot him.

"Row!"

Yin Huo then took Li Yelai back to his family apartment.

The next morning, Li Yelai first went to Cheese's house.

The healing drugs were traded on the Ark and came from the forbidden zone.

The official gifted Li Yelai approximately 200 ml.

According to preliminary official research, this medicine has a highly effective healing effect on injuries below the Five Senses True Martial Body level.

Twenty milliliters of medication can help flesh and blood heal quickly, while bone injuries heal relatively more slowly.

Now that Cheese has a fractured arm, it's a good opportunity to treat her.

However, the authorities had specifically reminded Li Yelai.

Even close friends and colleagues cannot reveal their undercover identity.

Therefore, Li Yelai never mentioned the source of the medicine.

Instead, she poured twenty milliliters of the medication into her coffee right in front of Cheese.

In response, Cheese, sitting opposite him, wearing a light-colored pajama and with slightly messy hair, widened her eyes and said, "Hey, hey, hey, you drugged me right in front of me?"

She was stunned, thinking that Li Yelai was being incredibly unreasonable!
At the very least, you should only drug her when she turns around or temporarily leaves, right?

Cheese picked up the cup, smelled it, and teased with a smile in his eyes, "Is this the legendary 'I love a piece of wood'? You've got some nerve, kid."

"I knew you couldn't say anything serious!" Li Yelai spread his hands: "This is a good thing, it should be able to heal your injuries, but I can't say anything else."

“I know, it’s a top-secret mission.” Cheese downed his coffee in one gulp. His decisiveness surprised Li Yelai.

"You just drank it like that?" Li Yelai was somewhat taken aback.

As a woman living alone with an injured arm, one should be somewhat wary.

Without asking any further questions, he simply drank the coffee.

"Otherwise what?" Cheese asked, wiping his mouth.

Aren't you afraid of running into bad people?

"You don't actually think I'd drink water poured for me by a stranger, do you?" Cheese chuckled.

She knew what Li Yelai was worried about.

However, she trusted Li Yelai completely and was not worried that he would do anything to harm her.

Then, Cheese frowned and looked at his right arm.

The pain in my right arm, which had been a little sore, disappeared immediately after I felt a tingling sensation.

She was somewhat surprised when she removed the cast.

He then quickly threw a punch, but felt no discomfort.

Clearly, the injuries have fully healed.

“This medicine is very precious; I should keep it for myself.” After sensing the medicine’s powerful restorative abilities, Cheese’s expression became somewhat serious: “My injuries are almost healed; you shouldn’t have wasted it on me.”

“It was meant to be used, so there’s no question of wasting it,” Li Yelai replied.

“It’s different. This highly effective drug could very well save your life in battle.” Cheese sighed, his gaze towards Li Yelai somewhat complicated.

She vaguely guessed that Li Yelai was currently involved in a highly classified mission, otherwise he wouldn't have taken out this drug.

However, such classified missions are often extremely dangerous.

"Be careful, and let me know if you need anything," Cheese whispered.

Li Yelai nodded silently, then turned and left.

A few minutes later, Li Yelai, carrying a large black umbrella, got into the SUV driven by Xinghuo and quickly drove towards the old town of Nancheng.

Xinghuo was in good spirits, after all, he had successfully advanced to the second awakening a few days ago.

He is the third newcomer to successfully achieve the second awakening, following Li Yelai and the Heavy Cavalry.

This was the first task he received after his second awakening.

He and Ye will patrol the old city of Nancheng together and cooperate with Li Yelai's actions.

This puzzled Xinghuo, as the South City was under the jurisdiction of the South City branch. Why would they send people from the East City branch to patrol there?
With a puzzled look, Xinghuo asked, "Brother Ye, do you know why we're patrolling the South City?"

Li Yelai shook his head slightly, then changed the subject and asked, "Congratulations on your successful second awakening. What ability did you awaken?"

Spark smiled and replied, "Explosive Flame!"

No wonder Xinghuo was happy; the explosive flames could cause considerable explosive damage.

Among the words of cheese is the word "Explosive Flame".

However, in terms of power, the Spirit Word is ultimately inferior to the original Blazing Flame of the Zero Path.

Xinghuo's output methods have been greatly improved.

"Very good, your face is redder than mine." Li Yelai laughed, "Unlike me, I learned a beast language in my second awakening. It's a universally acknowledged useless ability."

"Uh..." Xinghuo's expression turned strange. He thought to himself, "If I were even less lucky than you, would I still be alive today?"

The two then arrived at the old city area in the south and began a long patrol.

Unfortunately, for two days in a row, the SUV drove all over the streets and alleys of the southern city, but the accompanying beetle did not make a sound.

On the contrary, Xinghuo was quite exhausted; he had been driving for over twenty hours in the past two days.

Li Yelai sighed at this, realizing that the later the Flying Gunner was discovered, the worse the Spirit-Slaying Person's condition would become.

But there was no time to worry. Because on the third day, Li Yelai was taken back to the safe house by the Yin Fire.

Today is the day Black Umbrella delivers the summoned item, so Li Ye arrived early to enter the Ark and trade with Black Umbrella.

“You’re quite familiar with this, so I won’t say anything more. Ask Black Umbrella again if he can provide some more information about the Flying Gunmen,” Yin Huo reminded him.

Li Yelai nodded, then changed into a suit and put on the bronze mask. Then came the feeling of weightlessness.

A few seconds later, he arrived inside the ark.

Today is not a normal assembly day.

As a result, Li Yelai was the only person in the entire cabin.

Li Yelai returned to his seat and waited for about half an hour.

Then a figure enveloped in white light appeared; it was Black Umbrella.

"Lord Black Umbrella," Li Yelai greeted, continuing to play the role of 'Copper Mask'.

"Sorry to keep you waiting, Copperface." Black Umbrella's body seemed to have grown even stronger. He looked at Li Yelai and laughed, "I've finished crafting your summoned creature and even fitted it with a saddle and reins."

As he spoke, he lightly waved his arm. A bell similar to the recall bell appeared in front of Li Yelai.

"How do I use this?" Li Yelai asked. He certainly knew how to use the summoning bell, but it had to fit the character of the bronze mask.

“All you need to do is infuse it with psionic energy and ring the bell to summon your mount,” the black umbrella explained. “However, this is a psionic weapon. When you use it, it’s best not to use the abilities of other psionic weapons at the same time.”

"I would be very sorry if you were to twist it."

"I still quite like you, young man."

Li Yelai sneered inwardly.

How could he not like it? Because of his own carelessness, he's already discovered the Golden Armor's location. Once the Golden Armor obtains the Spirit Slayer title, he can then double-cross him.

Therefore, he was very generous to Li Yelai, also known as Tongmian.

After all, whatever supplies are traded will eventually be his. Damn it, he's already determined to get them.

"Can I try it?" Li Yelai asked, picking up the bell.

“Of course.” Black Umbrella nodded. “You should definitely inspect the goods.”

Li Yelai infused the bell with spiritual energy and then shook it.

Soon, as the clear bell rang, a handsome figure appeared beside Li Yelai.

It was none other than the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed!
The living Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed is even more sacred and domineering than one can imagine.

Its entire body is covered in bluish-green scales, and faint arcs of electricity flicker among the silvery-white mane on its neck.

The black saddle and reins gave it a menacing air.

Its pure and domineering qualities are perfectly combined.

Li Yelai circled the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed a few times, quite satisfied.

He then mounted his horse.

Whether it was the Xiang Yu mask or the Huo Qubing mask, they both brought him very skillful riding techniques.

So, the moment Li Yelai grabbed the reins, the Thunder Dragon Steed raised its front hooves high.

In the next instant, the dragon steed transformed into a bolt of lightning, darting from the edge of the cabin to the other side.

"Good!" Black Umbrella laughed and clapped.

Lei Ming sprinted very fast, even faster than when Li Yelai used Huo Qubing's mask technique, "Swift as the Wind".

With this, the power of 'Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain' will likely be enormous.

I just don't know if horses count as vehicles. If vehicle killers are effective against horses... tsk.
'Now, I am a cavalryman.' Li Yelai thought to himself, maneuvering his dragon steed step by step around the seat and back to his own position.

"Very good, Bronze Face. I didn't expect you to be so skilled in horsemanship. No wonder you chose this kind of summon." Black Umbrella laughed. "It's just that this outfit doesn't quite match. You should wear heavy armor. Have Golden Armor make you a set of armor, or you can trade for it inside the Ark later."

That's true; Li Yelai's current suit is somewhat mismatched.

"How is it? Are you satisfied?" the black umbrella asked.

"Of course I'm satisfied. Lord Black Umbrella's skills are truly extraordinary!" Li Yelai praised, then dismounted and put the Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed back into its bell.

“Then the deal is done,” Black Umbrella said with a smile.

"Wait a minute, Lord Black Umbrella," Li Yelai said. "The task you gave me is still making no progress. Could you give me some more information about the Flying Gunmen?"

Black Umbrella wasn't surprised; the giant city was enormous, and the population was incredibly dense. Finding a psionicist desperately trying to hide within it was no easy task.

Black Umbrella pondered for a moment and said, "I don't have any more information about the Flying Gunmen. However, I heard beetle sounds near the old street in the south of the city. You can follow that route to investigate. But it's been so long, the probability is probably low."

Nancheng Old Street? There are quite a few shops and residential buildings there. It's considered a bustling area in the old city. There's a lot of foot traffic.

Li Yelai and Xinghuo had patrolled that area before, but the accompanying beetles didn't make a sound. Was it the wrong time?
"Thank you, Lord Black Umbrella!" Li Yelai replied.

"Hmm." Black Umbrella nodded. "Also, don't forget to continue gathering intelligence on Night General."

"Yes!"

Then, the figure of the black umbrella disappeared.

Li Yelai also left the ark.

Upon returning to the physical world, Li Yelai immediately informed Yin Huo of the information.

Then, they immediately headed to the old street in the south of the city.

In order not to miss the gunman, Li Yelai immediately set up a stakeout in the car.

However, even at 9 p.m., the shops on the street were closed.

Even the sparks were already exhausted, but the companion beetle remained completely silent.

Li Yelai frowned, thinking, "Has the intelligence expired? I'll have to wait until tomorrow."

However, at this moment.

A sound came from Li Yelai's sleeve, a 'snap'.

That was the sound of the symbiotic beetle rapidly flapping its wings!

Li Yelai's expression changed, but he did not hear a second sound.

So they immediately contacted the group hiding nearby via communicator.

"Check the surrounding area immediately to see if anyone has passed by!"

"No, the roads within a hundred meters are all under our surveillance. Absolutely no one has entered or left." A deep voice from the communicator responded, "Night General, did you hear me correctly?"

“There’s no mistake. He must have closed to within fifty meters of me in an instant, and then quickly left.” Li Yelai frowned.

Is it repeatedly hopping back and forth? Or is it traversing the area at extremely high speed?

But how did he manage to evade the surveillance of his colleagues?
They were all elite Night Scouts dispatched by Yin Huo. That Flying Gunman was only at the third awakening level.
"If it's not on the ground, then it's underground! A subway train must have just passed beneath me. Please immediately check the schedule of that train and have your colleagues proceed to the next platform!"

Soon, the communicator responded: "The next station is just one kilometer away!"

Li Yelai didn't even wait for Xinghuo's vehicle to start before grabbing the large black umbrella and jumping out of the car.

The bell in her arms swayed.

The next second, Shen Jun's Thunder-Treading Dragon Steed appeared in the sky.

The sound of thunder echoed through the street!

(End of this chapter)