Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 95 Disaster Fog No. 71

As the long-lost feeling of weightlessness disappeared, the white light in front of me gradually faded away.

Li Yelai returned to the interior of the Ark.

Inside the ark, the luxury and tranquility remained unchanged.

If it weren't for the eerie starry sky visible outside the Ark, one might mistake it for a luxury cruise ship.

When Li Yelai entered, many Ark voters were already seated in the hall.

He walked to the edge of the hall, quietly sat down in his seat, and observed each Ark voter.

Based on Yin Huo's analysis, it can be deduced that there must be Ark voters among the Jing family. And there's a high probability that it's the inexplicably enthusiastic Jing Lin.

If possible, Li Yelai wanted to find Jing Lin among them. Once he could confirm that Jing Lin was a voter of the Ark, the subsequent actions would be much easier.

Unfortunately, there are several voters in the Ark who resemble Jing Lin in build. Based on this alone, it would be difficult to distinguish them, especially since Li Yelai had only met Jing Lin once.

As Li Yelai was observing, he noticed that this gathering was different from the last one.

If the Ark's main hall is divided into inner and outer rings, then the edge area where Li Yelai is located is roughly the seventh ring.

Because 'Bronze Mask' is merely a representative of Golden Armor, and his own level is not high enough, he can only remain in the outer ring.

Meanwhile, Black Umbrella, Wolf Picture, Star, and others were in the Fourth Ring Road.

Jinshan, originating from the restricted area, is the Second Ring Road.

Originally, only Jin Jia and a few other people were sitting in the Second Ring Road area, but now there is one more person.

It was exceptionally tall and wore a black cloak. It was unclear whether it was male or female, and the cloak was covered with a large number of intricate and mysterious patterns.

Just one glance at it makes one feel uncomfortable.

"He also comes from some forbidden zone?" Li Yelai withdrew his gaze, pondering to himself.

With all voters present, the rally officially began.

However, someone laughed right away, "Hey, Copperface, you've finally shown your face this time."

He is none other than one of the participants in the 'Fantasy Band' incident, currently in Wolf Map of Border City No. 2!

He chuckled from his seat: "I thought I'd never see you again? I didn't expect you to take this opportunity to become a Level Three Awakener. Congratulations."

Li Yelai's heart skipped a beat. Suppressing his hatred, he asked, "What do you mean, sir?"

Wolf had almost no contact with him, and no one knew why he suddenly started talking to him.

"What? Did Wolf Map see the Copper Surface in the physical world?" one Ark voter laughed.

“That’s quite a coincidence. But I remember Golden Armor and Bronze Mask are both in Border City 3, right? Wolf Tu Ni, aren’t you in Border City 2? That’s hundreds of kilometers away.” Another Ark Voter chimed in, “How did you two meet?”

"He caused quite a stir in Border City No. 3. Although the authorities deleted some of the content, some of it still leaked out. I was lucky enough to see it." Lang Tu looked at Li Yelai and chuckled, "I thought you would be arrested by the authorities, but it seems you escaped."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and took out a photograph.

In the photo, Li Yelai, wearing a bronze mask, wielding a halberd, and riding a dragon steed, is chasing a gun-wielding assailant on the subway tracks.

"Wow, chasing down a psionicist in broad daylight? That's pretty domineering!" one Ark Voter laughed. "Bronzeface is no ordinary person either."

Meanwhile, many of the Ark voters' expressions shifted slightly. Although they were surprised by Li Yelai's actions, they were more concerned about the people being hunted down by Li Yelai.

The spear-wielder uses a javelin as his weapon and can fly with it, suggesting he is a psionicist with a divine path and a burly physique.
Some Ark voters glanced at Li Yelai with gleaming eyes, keenly noticing the characteristics of the Flying Gunman. He bore a striking resemblance to the murderer who killed the Spiritbreaker.

I had some ideas in my mind.

Someone spoke up directly: "Copperface, if you intend to sell the Soul-Slaying Armor, I'm willing to make a deal."

"I remember that Black Umbrella and Copper Mask had a secret deal near the end of the last gathering, right?"

"Black Umbrella also stayed in Border City No. 3 before, maybe he's the one who told us about Copper Face."

"Black Umbrella, you're not being fair."

The voters of the Ark joked about it.

This made the man with the black umbrella on the fourth ring road scoff inwardly.

The existence of the Flying Gunman is a bargaining chip between Black Umbrella and Li Yelai.

Now, however, Wolf Map has exposed this in public.

This angered Black Umbrella.

He glanced at the wolf map and thought to himself that this guy was indeed something else. To be able to gather intelligence on Border City Three from such a distance—his intentions were truly sinister.

Then, the black umbrella spoke slowly: "This was indeed a deal between me and the copper mask, but it has nothing to do with you all."

He had to divert everyone's attention away from the bronze mask.

After all, in everyone's mind, the Spirit Slayer was already dead. If he were found to be still alive, his plan to double-cross him would be completely ruined.

Upon hearing this, Li Yelai understood somewhat; it turned out he was referring to the footage taken during the chase of the Flying Gunman.

This is information deliberately released by the authorities.

Actually, it was also to make the Ark voters believe more in 'Bronze Mask's' identity.

Unexpectedly, Langtu was able to obtain this information and even pointed it out in public.
Indeed, it is insidious.

"I have to thank Lord Black Umbrella's summoned creature, otherwise I would not have been able to escape the official encirclement." Li Yelai replied, adhering to the persona of 'Copper Mask'.

"It's alright." The man with the black umbrella nodded. "Did you bring the things?"

"Yes, Lord Black Umbrella, do you need privacy?" Li Yelai asked.

"No need. Since they already know, let them watch." Black Umbrella smiled faintly.

Li Yelai immediately nodded and said, "I brought both of them, but I want to know first what kind of formula Lord Black Umbrella will provide."

"Third Awakening True Martial Path Elixir - Severing Force"

"Six Awakenings Zero Path Potion - Wildfire"

Li Yelai recalled for a moment the information he had obtained from Yin Huo.

The official version has a potion that can break through strength, but there really isn't one that can unleash a wildfire.

It seems we'll have to trade everything.

“I choose to have both,” Li Yelai said.

“Very good.” Black Umbrella nodded.

So, Li Yelai raised his hand and a large cloth bag appeared beside him.

The next second, the bag appeared next to the black umbrella.

Black Umbrella was taken aback: "Our first deal was the head of the Flying Gunner."

Li Yelai replied helplessly, "I'm sorry, Lord Black Umbrella. The situation was special at the time, and the authorities were about to surround the scene, so I didn't have time to collect more fragments."

"Fragments?" one Ark voter wondered. "He shattered him?"

"Hey, Copperface, next time we have an enemy, you're the one to deal with," a voter from the Ark, who never misses an opportunity for trouble, laughed.

Black Umbrella opened the bag, glanced inside, and fell silent. "We're both at the third awakening level, and the other guy even had an anti-psychic weapon, how did you manage to turn him into mincemeat?"

After a moment's hesitation, Black Umbrella reluctantly accepted this. After all, the important thing was the anti-psy energy weapon that would follow.

So, the recipe for the magic potion that could break through strength was quickly passed on to Li Yelai.

Li Yelai picked up the recipe, copied it again, and put it in his pocket.

Then he raised his hand again, and this time, a sharp psionic hiss echoed through the hall.

A spear more than a meter long appeared in Li Yelai's hand.

The next second, the spear appeared in front of the black umbrella.

"It really is the Spirit-Slaying Armor!"

Some of the Ark voters gasped in surprise, their eyes fixed greedily on the spear-throwing object.

For psionicists, a psionic weapon can enhance their combat power, while an anti-psionic weapon is a trump card that can turn the tide of battle!

The Black Umbrella, already possessing formidable strength, will become even more powerful after acquiring the Spirit-Slaying Armor.

'Hmph, just one? How ruthless.' Black Umbrella thought to himself, but he wasn't surprised.

After checking the anti-spiritual effects of the spear, he handed over the recipe for the Heavenly Fire Wildfire potion to Li Yelai.

Once he recovers his fighting strength, he will personally retrieve the remaining Spirit-Slaying Armor and take the Spirit-Slaying user with him. Therefore, he doesn't care about current gains or losses.

Seeing those probing gazes, Black Umbrella sneered inwardly.

"Focus your attention on me, and you'll all overlook Copper Mask and the Spiritbreaker he obtained! It'll be worth it for me to reveal my secret of possessing Spiritbreaker weaponry!" Black Umbrella thought to himself.

After the transaction was completed, Jinshan asked Li Yelai if he had any information about the Old Mad King.

Li Yelai shook his head, and Jin Shan was not surprised. He simply told Li Yelai to continue to work hard to find out information about the Old Mad King.

The other Ark voters also traded or shared intelligence among themselves.

"Two days ago, a massive beast tide appeared around the Doomsday Forest, with powerful supernatural creatures surging out of the forbidden zone," an Ark Voter said. "The wilderness around the Doomsday Forest will become even more dangerous."

A beast tide in the apocalyptic forest? Li Yelai was taken aback.
I can't help but feel a little worried about those night watchmen who are still near the restricted area.

"Why would a beast tide be triggered out of nowhere?" an Ark voter asked.

“Although the Doomsday Forest is a forbidden zone, it is mostly inhabited by savage and unintelligent beasts. Clearly, they are driven by some kind of instinct,” someone responded.

"You mean they encountered some terrible danger? Fear drove them to flee, creating a beast tide?" another Ark voter responded. "But as far as I know, no giant city or forbidden zone has gone to war with the Doomsday Forest."

"I don't know why, but everyone in the wilderness should be careful," the voters murmured among themselves.

Li Yelai also carefully noted down this information.

At this moment, Jinshan, who was sitting in the second ring, suddenly spoke up: "Book Holder, it's rare for you to participate in a gathering. Is there any important information you need to tell us this time?"

The one who holds the book is the code name for this cloaked man's ark.

He seems to have a very special identity, as even the Gold Mountain Knight is very wary of him.

Is his identity even more mysterious than the forbidden zone of calamity?
The person holding the book let out a strange laugh that sounded neither male nor female.

"I am here to inform you that the 71st Disaster Fog has descended upon the physical world."

The 71st disaster fog?
Everyone frowned; this was not good news for humanity.

In terms of its nature, there are two types of disaster fog.

The first type of calamity fog will linger in a certain place and materialize, forming a forbidden zone of calamity along with a strange world.

The second type is the wandering disaster fog. It does not become a forbidden zone, but wanders aimlessly in the wilderness, devouring humans or other intelligent and extraordinary beings.

These wandering disaster fogs were then assigned numbers.

Now, a new type of wandering fog has appeared.

"Where will the No. 71 Fog of Disaster appear from?" an Ark voter asked quickly.

"It first appeared in the Doomsday Forest, after devouring a large number of extraordinary ferocious beasts. In order to avoid the King of the Forbidden Zone, it left the physical world."

The crowd was somewhat frightened; they were all connected!
No wonder there was a beast tide in the Doomsday Forest, it turns out it was the appearance of Disaster Fog No. 71!

The extraordinary creatures' fear of the calamity fog caused them to transform into a beast tide and escape the forbidden zone!

And
"To escape from the King of the Forbidden Zone. What does that mean?" an Ark voter asked excitedly.

"There are also rulers within the calamity fog, but their strength has not yet grown to the level of the king of the forbidden zone, so naturally they must retreat," the book-holder said with a faint smile.

“Of course I know that!” another Ark voter sitting on the Third Ring Road spoke up: “You mean the No. 71 disaster fog has dissipated, does that mean... it will re-enter the physical world?”

“That’s natural. This Lord of Calamity has a rather special ability: he can control the Calamity.” The Book Holder said, “And next time, it will appear in a nearby human metropolis.”

The person holding the book revealed information that made everyone's faces pale.

A calamity fog? Appearing within the giant city?
impossible! Absolutely impossible!

The giant city was built to isolate the city from the disaster fog, and it has not had any problems in the past seventy years.

Whether it transforms into the first type of disaster fog or the second type of disaster fog, it cannot approach the giant city.

This is one of the reasons why humanity has been able to preserve fire and survive to this day.

If the calamity fog can breach the high walls of a giant city, forget about calamity management departments or psionic families. They wouldn't even have a chance to develop! They would have been devoured by humanity from the very beginning!

Li Yelai's body stiffened, and the nearby giant city...
It's important to understand that these border cities were built by humans to defend the restricted areas.

Heavenly Mountain, Doomsday Forest, and Black Source City correspond to Border Cities No. 1, No. 2, and No. 3, respectively.

Landing in a nearby megacity would mean that all of these megacity would be in danger, wouldn't it?

No, how could the calamity fog be approaching the giant city?

"Is the intelligence accurate?" asked one of the Ark voters, who was wearing heavy armor.

Those were the new voters who entered the Ark last time.

"Of course, fate doesn't lie. And I am a spy of the Book of Fate." The one holding the book laughed, "Do not grieve, do not be sad. The arrival of calamity will forge more heroes! Even if corpses litter the fields, even if an entire city is buried, it will all be worth it!"

"Fuck you!" the newcomer roared.

“Calm down, Camellia. The Bookholder’s intelligence has never been wrong. If you’re worried, immediately send your loved ones away from those great cities,” a voter from the Ark responded.

Clearly, several Ark voters were extremely anxious.

The others suppressed their shock and prepared to take this horrifying information out.

At this moment, Black Umbrella looked at Li Yelai and said, "Copper Mask, tell Golden Armor that if he can't stay in Border City No. 3, he should come to me. I will provide him with shelter."

Li Yelai was anxious, but ignored the black umbrella.

Instead, he looked at the person holding the book and asked, "How can we break free from the calamity fog?"

The person holding the book looked at Li Yelai and smiled, saying, "Fate has already been decided."

(End of this chapter)