Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 92 Suppression
The two's probing tore away the spirit's disguise.

They acted so convincingly. Whether it was 'Mom' or 'Floating,' they were exactly the same as Li Yelai and Cheese remembered. Their expressions, tone of voice, and habitual little gestures were all flawless.

At some point, both Li Yelai and Zhishi believed in their identities.

Because they were actually a disguise built from the memories of two people!

This strange thing can read memories!
The goal is to perfectly recreate the person from the target's memories, making it difficult for the target to see through them. Unless, of course, the target denies their own memories!
But it was precisely this point that exposed their true colors.

They can only find answers in the target's memories; if the information is not in the memories, they cannot find the answer.

'Floating' thus revealed its flaw.

After their disguises were torn off, their expressions instantly turned cold.

"You've missed your only chance to reunite with your loved ones!" 'Floating' said coldly. "Since I can read your memories, I can not only transform into your deceased relatives, but also create the most terrifying monsters from your memories!"

However, for some reason, it could not see some of Li Yelai's memories. Some of these memories were shrouded in dark fog and crimson light, making it unable to know the most terrifying existence within them.

But it has many other options.

Instantly, the two figures expanded and merged, transforming into a giant chaotic egg.

It swung its thick tentacles and lunged at the two of them.

The cellar trembled with its movement.

But what awaited it was Li Yelai, who had transformed into a terrifying heat-melting man!

He held a large black umbrella, rapidly twisting the ribs and unleashing a torrent of heat at the Chaos Egg!
'thump' 'thump' 'thump'

A terrifyingly high-temperature heat flow, enough to vaporize metal, was unleashed upon the Chaos Egg.

It rapidly depleted the psionic barrier on the Chaos Egg, even penetrating it. This caused numerous burns to appear on its pale skin, forcing it to retreat repeatedly.

At the same time, Cheese spoke into the communicator on his wrist: "The undead has transformed into a Chaos Egg. It has a psionic barrier, but it's not as powerful as the original! It can be injured by the heat melt!"

A voice quickly responded through the communicator: "The anomaly can construct a Chaos Egg from your memories?"

“That’s right, we can’t send reinforcements, otherwise an even more dangerous enemy will appear.” Seeing the Chaos Egg sink, Cheese quickly spoke: “Word of Power: Mud Swamp!”

A dozen meters away, the ground beneath the Chaos Egg, which was about to get up, suddenly softened, causing its heavy and massive body to quickly sink into the ground.

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Li Yelai lunged forward, dodging a sweeping tentacle attack. He stepped closer in mid-air and aimed his large black umbrella at the head of the Chaos Egg, unleashing another heat-melting attack!
The terrifying heat eventually tore through its psionic barrier, severely damaging the Chaos Egg's head and jaw. Its already ugly and twisted head seemed to have been roasted even more, its skin charred black and its bloody hands steaming.

But it did not die; instead, it emitted painful cries.

"Really tough!" Li Yelai stepped on its badly injured head, stuffed the tip of the umbrella into its mouth, and it melted again!
This time, after being hit in the mouth by a Chaos Egg, its body convulsed for a moment before instantly turning into nothingness and disappearing.

It seems that even monsters resurrected from memories can still die. The only downside is that their corpses disappear after death, which diminishes Li Ye's enjoyment of desecrating their dead bodies.

How dare they deceive me with my mother? Li Yelai must make them suffer a terrible death!
"It's far less powerful than the original!" After landing, Li Yelai took out a new set of molten ammunition from his backpack and stuffed them into the umbrella ribs one by one.

Cheese also moved closer, keeping watch for Li Yelai, and said, "If it were the original Chaos Egg, this amount of heat wouldn't be enough to tear through its psionic barrier. You wouldn't even have a chance to shoot into its mouth. And we would have no choice but to retreat. For us, it's actually a good thing that it's not as good as the original."

Meanwhile, the East City branch, upon receiving the news, was extremely cautious.

They immediately halted the Yellow Springs Train's support and switched to providing support from the perimeter.

Judging from the current performance of the 'Undead', it can mimic the existence of a target's memory within a certain range.

Family or monster, it doesn't matter.

Although the imitated creatures are far less powerful than the originals, they are still dangerous and troublesome enough.

If the dispatchers were sent to the scene to provide support, they might just create even more dangerous scenarios.

It's important to understand that the handlers deal with all sorts of strange or taboo things. If these entities were to be imitated or even cooperate, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"While this anomaly possesses this special ability, creating the monster from memory is by no means without cost!"

"It used to disguise itself as a family member to lure humans into the depths of the cellar. Based on the intelligence sent by the detective, this might be its hunting method!"

"Those trapped deep within its cellar may be the source of its power. Night General, take them away, and its strange strength will be greatly diminished!"

The branch's liaison officers immediately delivered a series of supplementary intelligence reports to Li Yelai.

And many suggestions were given.

In the captain's office, Yang Chen and a former team member looked extremely grim.

This strange characteristic reminded them of the calamity fog they had encountered before.

It should be noted that most of the disaster fog eventually transformed into calamity-prone forbidden zones.

However, there are some exceptions.

For example, the No. 49 disaster fog!
It is one of the few remaining calamity fogs still active in the physical world. It is not large in scale, but it is extremely dangerous.

Its characteristic is that it will materialize the fear of every human being swallowed up by it.

As long as its strength does not exceed the upper limit, it will be infinitely close to the original version.

Even if among the swallowed humans, some fear a concept, such as hunger or plague, it will be personified into a strange being with corresponding abilities.

Aside from its inability to materialize a King-level powerhouse, it has virtually no weaknesses. Terrifyingly despair-inducing.
Yang Chen had witnessed it before, when several monsters, which he could hardly match now, appeared in groups, a scene that was simply hellish.

The strange events that Li Yelai and Cheese are experiencing now are extremely similar to the abilities of Disaster Fog No. 49.

This made the two people, who had experienced the disaster fog, look solemn.

"Don't worry, this is definitely not a disaster fog. Disaster fog cannot enter the giant city," Yang Chen said in a low voice.

“I know.” A middle-aged man nodded. “But hearing about similar abilities fills me with uncontrollable fear. So, I joined the logistics department and dared not leave the giant city again, choosing to escape. But you did not give up.”

Yang Chen did not respond, but lit a cigarette. The cigarette butt glowed and dimmed in the swirling smoke.

On the other side, Li Yelai and Cheese received the branch's proposal, so they continued their advance, carrying the large black umbrella.

The plan is to rescue those who were previously trapped.

Seemingly sensing Li Yelai and Cheese's malice, the strange creature created even more terrifying monsters.

Besides Li Yelai and Cheese, it also captured three employees and eight scavengers. It began to shape the monster from their memories.

Suddenly, a giant brown bear appeared, baring its teeth at Li Yelai. It was a terrifying beast that a scavenger had encountered in the wilderness.

But the next second, Cheese Cherry Lips parted slightly, and with a single word of magic, the brown bear was blasted into half.

Then, another black gargoyle appeared. It seemed to be a forbidden object that Li Yelai had encountered before, but it was completely destroyed when it was heated and melted.

These monsters, emerging from memory, are vastly different from the originals, both in terms of their psionic barriers and their physical strength.

The strange creature seemed to have exhausted its power and stopped creating more monsters.

Until Li Yelai and Cheese arrived at the basement deep inside the cellar.

The monster launched its final resistance; it was a terrifying red-skinned demon. Its entire body was crimson red, and its eyes were jet black with glowing red pupils.

Standing nearly three meters tall, its muscles bulged. Blood-red bat wings spread, it wielded a large sword, exuding an extremely intimidating aura.

This is the monster that Cheese encountered during the last operation against the branch of the Church of the Embers.

In the final resistance, that high-ranking member of the church lost control and twisted into this monster, and was eventually stabbed to death by Yang Chen.

It seems the previous pause was a period of building up strength, preparing to unleash their final trump card!

It roared as it emerged from the shadows, its heavy arm swinging horizontally, its broadsword seemingly about to cleave the two of them in two.

The psionic energy surged, making it far more powerful than the previous Chaos Egg.

Cheese's expression changed, and as he quickly retreated, he shouted, "Word of Power: Flame Burst!"

Li Yelai also retreated, and at the same time, he unleashed a heat-melting attack from his black umbrella at the red-skinned demon!

But the next second, the fireball and the molten metal were severed.

The red-skinned demon withstood the attack, burst out of the flames, and slashed at Li Yelai again.

This is the strange creature's last resort, and naturally it must achieve results!

Its priority is to kill Li Yelai, to kill this strange human whose memories it cannot uncover!

Li Yelai, however, flung aside his black umbrella, drew his halberd, stopped in his tracks, and launched a counter-charge!

Activate the third spiritual power, Mimicry: Abyss Dragon Scale!

At the same time, the left hand quickly wipes across the cheek, activating the Myriad Faceless Form!
The Overlord's Face, Double Pupils Appear in the World!
With his right hand, he thrust forward swiftly, wielding the halberd!
One-Handed Eighteen-Shot Swarm!
In an instant, the sharp sound of chopping echoed throughout the manor!

Li Yelai and the red-skinned demon clashed rapidly with their weapons, instantly tearing apart the walls and the ground.

The red-skinned demon was very strong, and its blades were incredibly fast. Even though Li Yelai used the Eighteen Single-Handed Thrusting Technique, he was still forced to retreat step by step by the demon's power.

Its power surpasses that of Li Yelai!

Cheese, contrary to his usual behavior, used his Word of Power to attack Li Yelai and the red-skinned demon together.

This surprised the red-skinned demon, but it didn't have time to examine the two's memories to find the answer. Instead, it attacked Li Yelai even more fiercely.

This made Li Yelai's scales even brighter, with golden patterns shimmering in the gaps between them.

The next second, the red-skinned demon found an opportunity and kicked Li Yelai hard in the chest. The heavy force sent Li Yelai flying, crashing into a wall several meters away. The impact was so strong that it even shattered the wall, leaving a human-shaped mark on it.

Just as it was about to give chase, it heard the sound of cheese.

"Listen to me, close your eyes! Heart arrest! Limbs stiffen!"

The continuous activation of her abilities left Cheese pale, and blood seeped from her mouth and nose.

The red-skinned demon sneered. This ability was ineffective against it; it was only momentarily stunned before breaking free of its restraints.

But when it opened its eyes, what it saw was the jaws of a huge black tiger! It was the mountain lord's clone residing within the halberd!

The demon was startled and punched the mountain lord's clone in the face, barely dodging the sneak attack, but was slowed down again.

And then, in the next second, it saw Li Yelai's glowing scales! And the thrusting halberd!
The golden patterns on his body quickly gathered in his right hand, flowing into his halberd, which he then thrust out.

At the same time, Yuanlong Scales, remove your armor!
All the damage taken after activating the scales was concentrated in this single strike!

This is the final opportunity that Li Yelai has been waiting for!
One-Handed Eighteen Throws - Rhinoceros Strike!
The immense sense of danger sent a shiver down the red-skinned demon's spine, and he immediately tried to dodge.

But they found that the ground beneath their feet had been softened. This was the Word of Power: Mud Swamp!
The next second, the halberd pierced through the red-skinned demon's psionic barrier and through its neck.

Then, Li Yelai twisted his halberd again, performing the Eighteen-Handed Thrusting Spin!

The halberd, like a crocodile flipping, tore large chunks of flesh from the red-skinned demon.

As Li Yelai drew his halberd, he actually tore off the demon's head.

“That was a bit risky.” Cheese looked at the vanished demon corpse, swallowed a candy, wiped the blood from his face, and said, “Are you alright? I felt that kick was pretty hard.”

"It was indeed quite heavy. Without the Abyss Dragon Scale, his internal organs would have been ripped apart." Li Yelai spat out a mouthful of blood. That kick had been a bit too much for him, but he had succeeded in the end.

All the feints were just preparation for that final, powerful strike after the armor was removed!
Judging from the results, the tactical thinking was correct.

Then, Li Yelai kicked open the iron door to the basement.

As the iron gate opened, Li Yelai and Zhishi saw eleven people lying unconscious on the ground.

Their faces were pale, but filled with contentment and nostalgia.

Thin branches clung to them, as if drawing life from them.

Li Yelai stepped forward and ripped off a branch, feeling as if his strength was being drained, but it was blocked by the spiritual energy barrier.

Sure enough, the anomaly lured humans here by reading their memories.

It's likely that the original homeowner's grandfather was responsible for his death.

He then released his grip, brandished his halberd, and severed all the branches that were wrapped around the group.

Just then, a voice rang out from the room: "How content and nostalgic they are now. You think you're saving them, but they won't be grateful to you at all! They're paying for their own regrets, so why are you meddling?"

"Moreover, I haven't deceived them. As long as I continue to absorb nourishment, the scope of my influence will expand. The 'spirits' I create will become more and more realistic. According to their memories, let their loved ones leave the cellar."

"Stop! I'm willing to let your loved ones return!"

"Think about your regrets, don't you want your loved ones to come back?"

"As long as I'm given enough nutrients, none of this will be a problem!"

It continues to relentlessly entice Li Yelai and Cheese.

Cheese looked at the wall, sensing the psychic energy hidden within it.

Then he spoke, "Word of Power: Mud Swamp."

In an instant, the wall softened, revealing a tree trunk as thick as a man's waist. Small branches grew and spread from the trunk.

The tree trunk appears ordinary, but a blurry human face emerges within it.

"Is this something strange or taboo?" Li Yelai frowned.

"It's hard to say; there doesn't seem to be any record of this anomaly in the official documents. However, it certainly can't leave this place. There must be some kind of restriction," Cheese replied.

"You should consider it," it continued to tempt, but before it could finish speaking, Li Yelai grabbed it and dragged it off the wall.

The rough action tore off the tree trunk's thin branches, causing it to emit a agonizing scream.

(End of this chapter)