Netherworld Retrograde
Chapter 183 - 86: Trump Card

Chapter 183: Chapter 86: Trump Card

In the training room, Li Yelai once again activated Mimicry·Abyss Dragon Scale. A set of pitch-black scale armor appeared on the surface of his body, looking like a fitted suit of scales.

Ten meters away, Cheese used Speech Spirit, attacking Li Yelai again and again.

Thunder Zone, Blast Flame...

Each attack was deflected and absorbed by the scale armor on Li Yelai.

After bombarding him twenty times, Cheese had consumed several pieces of candy.

Seeing that Li Yelai’s armor had now acquired a multitude of cracks, Cheese ceased her assault, as she had no intention of injuring Li Yelai.

This made the Beiwei Group members somewhat curious, but seeing Doll nearby, they had to forcibly suppress their gossiping.

"Let’s leave it at that, let’s see what kind of power Unarmored possesses," Yang Chen said.

The next second, golden lines followed the attacked areas of the scale armor and converged in Li Yelai’s right hand, then surged into the long spear he was holding.

Immediately after, the scales on his body fell off and vanished.

Simultaneously, Li Yelai raised his hand and hurled the spear, slicing through the air with a golden trace!

It cleaved towards a metal cube standing in the center of the training ground.

With a ’riiiip,’ the grating sound of metal being cut through echoed through the room.

The next second, the massive metal cube was cleanly bisected, leaving a four or five-meter long mark on the ground.

Without using Weakness Perception, Li Yelai had chopped through the metal cube with a single strike!

"Excellent! This move is enough to rip through an Awakened Spirit User’s Barrier!" the Beiwei Group members exclaimed with surprise.

Mimicry·Abyss Dragon Scale.

Its name is derived from the Abyss Black Dragon and is one of the abilities of the Black Dragon Armor.

Unlike the fire resistance of the Melting Furnace Captain’s Mimicry·Scale Armor,

this Dragon Scale Armor sported a remarkable defensive capability and could also absorb and store incoming attacks.

When Unarmored is activated, Li Yelai could release this stored energy, unleashing a massively powerful attack!

It was truly an attack and defense in one!

Exchanging blow for blow with an enemy was no longer a concern!

This also perfected Li Yelai’s strategic mindset.

Already cursed with Calamity, when he activated the Face, various misfortunes would befall him.

Previously, when dealing with the Tattooed Man, Li Yelai was severely injured by falling rocks, drastically consuming his Spiritual Barrier.

Now with this enhanced defensive measure, he could drag his enemies into Calamity without hesitation, letting the Scale Armor absorb the damage!

As long as it was within the tolerance of the Abyss Dragon Scale, he wouldn’t suffer significant injuries. He might even rapidly accumulate power due to the attacks of Calamity.

When the enemy finally extricated themselves from Calamity, what awaited them was Li Yelai’s most powerful attack yet!

It was an attack powerful enough to severely injure an Awakened Spirit User!

Great, fantastic!

The Mimicry·Scale Armor ability that Li Yelai acquired this time was undoubtedly the most suitable!

The only trouble was that it consumed a significant amount of Spiritual Energy.

"This ability is quite special. In our records, no Spiritual Ability User has ever acquired such a power."

Naturally, this strength stemmed from the Black Dragon Armor and was nearly impossible to replicate given its high difficulty to obtain.

Yang Chen suggested, "Try to familiarize yourself with the upper limits of the ability. It’s best to clearly understand the maximum power of its charge, so you can use it as your trump card."

Li Yelai nodded seriously; indeed, Abyss Dragon Scale would become his ace in the hole.

Just layer the thickest armor, endure the most vicious hits, and deal the highest damage!

Moreover, due to the large Spiritual Energy consumption when activating the Scale Armor, there might only be one, or at most two, opportunities in a single battle.

He must wait for the most opportune moment to defeat the enemy with one move!

What’s more, this might not even be the peak of the stored power... Of course, Cheese wouldn’t relentlessly continue attacking Li Yelai, but the enemy surely wouldn’t think the same. If they saw Li Yelai’s Scale Armor shattering, they would likely continue their attacks.

When that time comes... heh heh heh. They’ll see what a real surprise is!

"Very good, but you need to change your clothes first," Yang Chen said with a smile: "Now that you’ve reached the Third Awakening, take some time to understand the responsibilities of a Third Awakening Processor."

A Third Awakening Processor could form or join teams to resolve more troublesome incidents when necessary.

Now that Li Yelai had reached his Third Awakening, he would bear more responsibility.

Of course, the rate at which he earned Merit Points would also increase.

Afterward, Yang Chen, along with the Beiwei Group members, left as their goal was achieved with Li Yelai’s successful Third Awakening; they had to carry out their tasks.

Only then did Li Yelai realize his clothes were torn to shreds, and his workout vest sported many cuts.

He had been too excited while testing his abilities and hadn’t noticed.

Cheese, who stayed by his side, handed over the Charge jacket that Li Yelai had taken off before entering the Awakening Room: "Don’t you feel that chill? How do you feel? You didn’t get hurt, right?"

"Rest assured, the Scale Armor absorbed most of the impact, and the rest didn’t penetrate my Spiritual Barrier," Li Yelai said as he put on his clothes: "Thanks a lot. If it weren’t for your wake-up call, I would have been done for."

Li Yelai remembered that at the beginning, he struggled to break free from the two illusions, but it was Cheese’s ability that jolted him from Chaos for a moment.

This allowed him to contemplate a solution.

Otherwise, he would continue to play the invincible warrior or the Abyss Giant Dragon until one side claimed victory, distorting his body completely.

"No need to mention this," Cheese said with an inexplicable smile in her eyes: "But it was Doll who helped me; otherwise, I wouldn’t have been able to speak up. Including last time, she’s saved you twice. You should really thank her properly."