Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Chapter 96 Level One Combat Readiness

Inside the Ark Hall, many Ark voters were restless.

The original transactions and intelligence sharing also stopped.

They were all waiting for the rally to end so they could immediately inform the outside world of this alarming information.

If the fog of disaster is true, it means that humanity's means of defending against the fog of disaster will be completely ineffective!

For humanity, this will be a world-changing event! Giant cities will no longer be safe!
The person holding the book, however, calmly stated that the breaching of the giant city by the disaster fog was an inevitable fate, and not something that could be prevented by human power.

“Those who go against the current will inevitably be swallowed up by the torrent of fate. This is my well-intentioned advice to you all,” he said.

Screw fate!

This infuriated Li Yelai.

However, according to other, more experienced Ark voters, this person holding the book was one of the earliest voters to join the Ark.

His strength is immense, estimated to be at the seventh or even eighth level of spiritual awareness.

It's important to understand that this level of strength is unmatched regardless of which faction one belongs to.

Whether in a human metropolis or a forbidden zone of calamity, they will all be important figures!

It itself contains a book of destiny that can glimpse the secrets of the world.

It is said that the reason why the Ark was able to gather so many gifted psionicists is related to the Book of Destiny.

His identity and status made even Jinshan, who came from the restricted area, somewhat wary.

But undeniably, every single event he proclaimed came true.

Therefore, every time he appeared, it made voters a little nervous.

But the person holding the book continued calmly, "There are two more pieces of news. It is now confirmed that a war is breaking out on the Chaos side."

Chaos? Li Yelai recalled the blood-red figure behind the Heart of Slaughter.

And that blue arrow, whether by coincidence or design, was...
That is chaos.

According to official intelligence, they are the most powerful beings in the virtual realm.

It can even be understood as part of the virtual realm.

Its power can even affect every psionicist who comes into contact with the Void Realm.

The distortion of psionicists is inextricably linked to chaos.

We know from the Church of the Embers that there were originally four supreme gods of chaos, but a so-called fifth god appeared a few years before the calamity broke out.
“Aren’t they always at war? The Ember Church isn’t a monolithic entity; they have different beliefs within it, so infighting often breaks out.” A chosen one of the three rings spoke up: “What’s so strange about that?”

“This time it’s different. The power of the fifth Chaos God is influencing the entire Void Realm with unstoppable force. In just a few years, it will affect the physical world.” The voice of the book holder also carried a hint of apprehension: “A new faith may emerge within the Church of Ember, or even a new church may appear.”

The doctrine of the Church of the Embers is to turn all humans into psionicists.

However, based on this, they split into four factions due to differences in their beliefs.

The various factions are irreconcilable. Adding another faction, or even another church with confused beliefs, would be disastrous.
“This is not good news for humanity!” one of the Ark voters asked, frowning. “Then what is the last piece of news?”

"Related to the second point, it might be to suppress the expanding influence of the fifth Chaos God. A direct follower of a Chaos God is corrupting a major city in Western Europe, and is nearing success," the book-holder said.

Corrupting the entire megacity?

How could it cause the entire megacity's millions of inhabitants to become twisted and out of control?
This gave a jolt to some of the previously calm Ark voters, who were either blond-haired and blue-eyed or dark-skinned.

Previously, although it was said that some giant cities would be breached by the calamity fog, these were giant cities in East Asia, which were very far away from them. They were only surprised, not nervous.

But now, they've heard that chaos is about to completely corrupt a certain megacity in Western Europe. They can no longer sit still.

He quickly asked which giant city it was.
However, the person holding the book remained as indifferent as ever, and did not provide a specific location for the giant city.

Finally, with the book holder's announcement of the end, the gathering also came to a close.

The voters left the ark instantly.

Li Yelai opened his eyes and suddenly stood up.

Yin Huo was taken aback by Li Yelai's fierce reaction, and the other Night Defenders immediately adopted a wartime response as well.

The nun who was originally waiting in the safe house was also pushed in a wheelchair to approach Li Yelai.

"I'm fine!" Li Yelai shouted quickly, "I have important intelligence!"

Soon, Li Yelai informed Yin Huo of the news that the No. 71 Disaster Fog, the Five Chaos Gods, and a certain giant city in Western Europe was about to be corrupted.

Yin Huo's expression changed repeatedly, and he disregarded the potion formula that Li Ye had traded with Black Umbrella. He immediately turned and left.

The other handlers and night scouts in the safe house had solemn expressions.

The three pieces of intelligence that Li Yelai brought were all dangerous, but the No. 71 Disaster Fog directly threatened the No. 3 Border City!

A calamity fog breaching a giant city? What a terrifying nightmare that must be!

"Night General, is what you're saying true?" one of the Night Scouts asked.

“I’m not sure, but I’ve heard that the prophecy of the book-holder has never been wrong,” Li Yelai replied.

"How could the calamity fog break through the giant city?" Ye Bushou frowned deeply. Even Ye Bushou, who had faced mountains of corpses and seas of blood, could not hide his fear at this moment.

Inside the giant city were his family and friends.

This great city must not fall!

A dozen minutes later, Yin Huo returned: "This intelligence is very important. We also received anonymous letters. They are the same as yours. We have contacted other major cities, and they have all received similar intelligence to varying degrees."

"That must have been a reminder from other Ark voters; at least they have some conscience!" Li Yelai responded. "How should we respond?"

"The three great cities are all taking this very seriously and are actively dispatching scout teams to explore the Doomsday Forest. They are also beginning to build defenses to resist the beast tide," Yin Huo said. "If we can learn more about the No. 71 Disaster Fog, we can prepare countermeasures."

"How should we resettle the people in the border city?" Li Yelai asked.

"Lava Mine City says it can accept civilians. But we can't send all the people from the three giant cities to Lava Mine City." Shadowfire asked, "Can you be sure which giant city will be hit by Fog of Calamity Number 71?"

Li Yelai shook his head bitterly.

The city's officials now believe this intelligence and have made worst-case scenario plans, namely that the city will be invaded by the disaster fog.

The most important thing is to evacuate the people. As long as the people are safe, the disaster fog will have no choice but to slink away after it breaches the giant city.

In the era before the catastrophe, a great leader once said, "If you save people but lose land, you will save both. If you save land but lose people, you will lose both!"

The problem is that there are currently three major cities threatened by the disaster fog.

Border towns number one, two, and three.

The three border cities have a combined population of over 20 million. How can they all be moved? Even the population of a single giant city like Lava Mine City cannot be accommodated by them all.

Lava Mine City is indeed very wealthy, after all, it is a major city in the rear.

But even such a wealthy megacity never imagined that it would have to take in the entire population of a megacity!
The four great cities were meant to support and watch over each other.

When one megacity is in danger, the other three megacity provide full support. But who could have imagined that all three megacity would be threatened simultaneously?
Moreover, even relocating the population of a giant city would consume a great deal of resources and time!

time!

No one knows when the No. 71 fog will appear, or whether there will be enough time for humans to relocate.

Yin Huo continued, "The Third Border City is overseen by the Old Mad King, and the Calamity Mist Overlord's strength has not yet reached the King level!"

"But the Doomsday Forest also has King-level beings, yet it was still invaded by the Disaster Fog," Li Yelai reminded him.

“I know, but the existence of the Old Mad King can deter the Lord of the Disaster Fog to some extent. Therefore, if there is a real situation, some people can stay in the Giant City and go to the Upper City instead. They can be protected with forbidden items.” Yin Huo replied, “Now, the Giant City will be on high alert. Except for the Night Scouts on emergency missions, all other Night Scouts will return to defend the Giant City. If the Disaster Fog appears in the wilderness, we can at least buy some time. Hopefully, this will give the residents of the Giant City time to evacuate.”

Li Yelai nodded heavily before handing over the potion formula he had traded with Black Umbrella to Yin Huo.

Yin Huo examined it and sighed, "Six Senses' potion formula, this should be a great thing, but now that I've learned about the No. 71 Disaster Fog, I really can't be happy."

Then, Yin Huo continued to say to Li Yelai, "As usual, after verifying the efficacy, I will give you a bottle of magic potion, but verifying the Six Awakenings Magic Potion will take a lot of time."

"It's nothing," Li Yelai shook his head. Let's get through the No. 71 disaster fog first.

Then, Li Ye looked at the nun and said, "I might need your help later, and right now, you're the only one who can do that for me."

The nun was somewhat surprised, but a smile appeared on her beautiful face: "No problem."

After Li Yelai nodded his thanks, he was escorted away by a night watchman.

While in the car, Li Yelai received an urgent communication from the authorities on his communicator.

All processors within the giant city are on wartime alert, carrying their respective psionic armaments and weapons at all times.

There has been much discussion about this communication in the forum. Most of the discussion revolves around speculation about whether this is the start of a battle with the restricted area.

[A mere beast tide, devour my giant city's high walls, a version of plasma cannons!]
[After this major battle, the price of psionic weapons in our giant city will definitely come down. What reason will those unscrupulous merchants in the Equipment Department have to raise prices then?]
[I'm so thirsty!]
[It's time to show off our true skills!]
[With me here, the beast tide won't even get a step near the giant city!]
[Don't be careless; the beast tide is huge, otherwise they wouldn't be evacuating the people.]
The administrators quickly posted the message, their words brimming with confidence.

Only processors with higher privileges can know information about Disaster Fog No. 71.

Because the authorities did not want to cause panic in the giant city, they used the beast tide as a pretext to keep the administrators on high alert.

When Li Yelai returned to the family apartment, he first glanced at Li Yunyan, who was still reciting her lessons.

Li Yunyan, wearing a sports vest, was hula hooping while listening to an e-book.

During this time, she gained a little weight from eating cheese and dolls, but she couldn't resist anymore and started dieting.

Upon seeing Li Yelai return, Li Yunyan stopped exercising, picked up a cup of milk tea, and said, "Hey, bro!"

Li Yelai suppressed his unease and looked at the milk tea in her hand, laughing, "Alright, you've wasted your time exercising today."

Li Yunyan frowned her pretty brows and said, "You're talking nonsense, this milk tea has zero calories!"

Li Yelai smiled and then said, "We have a very troublesome operation this time, which requires the evacuation of the public. If I'm not there, a colleague codenamed 'Nun' will come to help you."

"Don't worry, she's a legendary psychic. You're familiar with psychic theory, so you should know about this kind of being; they're called a miracle of humanity. She won't be affected by your curse, so you can go with her without worry."

"By the way, her existence is top secret, so don't tell anyone when the time comes."

This is what Li Ye asked the nun to do, in case the worst-case scenario really happens.

They then asked the nun to take Li Yunyan away. Otherwise, given Li Yunyan's curse, she would be scared to death by the others.

As a nun who was a Spirit Absolute, she possessed curse resistance comparable to Li Yelai's. She was one of only two people who wouldn't frighten Li Yunyan.

Li Yunyan fell silent, then asked in a low voice, "What operation?"

She sensed a subtle worry in Li Yelai's words.

“It’s a beast tide, those things from the Doomsday Forest. We need to attack the beast tide from the high walls to prevent it from damaging the walls,” Li Yelai said. “For the giant city, a mere beast tide isn’t dangerous, but there are too many of them. The authorities are worried that some of the beast tide might enter the giant city, so the people may need to be evacuated.”

Li Yunyan thought for a moment, then raised her fist and punched Li Yelai in the chest: "What you said sounds like a dying wish, are you trying to scare me to death?"

She looked at Li Yelai reproachfully, as if she thought he was deliberately trying to scare her.

"Don't be silly, I won't die. I've lived for twenty-three years and never died, so I'm obviously immortal." Li Yelai smiled and gradually calmed his worried state of mind.

"Your theory is pretty impressive. Are you some kind of genius?" Li Yunyan mocked.

Immediately, they began packing their luggage.

He muttered to himself, "I hope our house isn't damaged. I just arranged the furniture."

The evacuation of the people was in full swing the next day, but many people were unwilling to cooperate.

That was their entire life savings; they were unwilling to give it all up and leave.

The mediators from the security department, after much persuasion, assured them that they could return once they were certain there was no further threat.

This finally made those stubborn people relent.

Li Yelai, on the other hand, went to the branch office. In preparation for the possible upcoming war, he needed to replenish some ammunition.

This time, the member from the equipment department was surprisingly generous.

They actually gave Li Yelai ten sets of thermal bombs for free, filling his backpack to the brim.

Li Yelai was somewhat surprised: "So generous?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm only being generous this once," the member laughed. "Next time, I won't be giving you a discount."

"Don't worry, I'll bargain," Li Yelai said with a smile.

(End of this chapter)