Netherworld Retrograde
Chapter 195 - 92 Jing Lin

Chapter 195: Chapter 92 Jing Lin

"Division, the Abnormality has been successfully suppressed, but we need an ambulance here," Cheese reported after checking the unconscious employees and Scavengers. "There are quite a few of them. They’ve had a large amount of life force sucked out by the Abnormality and are very fragile. At the moment, I can only use my ability to forcibly stimulate their adrenaline."

"Rest assured, ambulances and two Processor teams are already on the way and are expected to arrive within ten minutes," the communicator replied. "Based on current intelligence, the Abnormality is a residual branch of the Dream Butterfly Tree. Please preserve it properly; it will be very useful for our training."

"Dream Butterfly Tree?" Li Yelai inquired. "Is the name derived from Zhuang Zhou’s butterfly dream?"

"Yes, its main body, that is, the mature Dream Butterfly Tree, possesses a great ability to deceive. It can not only create creatures from the memories of its targets but also use its powerful computing power to simulate the variations of the creatures it creates, encompassing birth, growth, illness, and death.

An ancient Dream Butterfly Tree was encountered during the conquest of Disaster Fog No. 53.

It was as large as a mountain, and the humans it created multiplied and thrived within its control, even building a prosperous ancient city. This led the real humans who wandered into it to be lost, unknowingly having their life force drained to nourish the Dream Butterfly Tree.

With the fall of the Dream Butterfly Tree, the city instantly lost more than eighty percent of its population. The remaining humans were left as if in a dream, hence the name Dream Butterfly Tree.

Although this branch is merely a residual part of the Dream Butterfly Tree, it has revived. It can create enemies from memories, allowing Processors to undergo live combat training. It can also accelerate scientific research. So please, take good care of it."

"Understood," said Li Yelai with some regret. He had originally planned to divide the branch into eight sections, but since it still had use, he decided to spare it for now.

After making his report, Li Yelai noticed that Cheese’s complexion was pale, and his beige plush coat was stained with spots of blood.

He then took out an Extraordinary Potion from his pocket. It was a relief that it hadn’t been damaged in the recent battle; otherwise, that would have been a significant loss.

This was a part of what was left after Doll had rescued Li Yelai last time.

There wasn’t much of the potion left, about fifty milliliters. It should still be good for two more uses.

Li Yelai handed the potion to Cheese and said, "Take a sip. It’ll make you feel better."

"This rare item, you should keep it for yourself. My injuries aren’t serious," Cheese shook his head. "Plus, it tastes too bitter."

"Is it really that bitter?" Li Yelai scratched his head. "Doll said the same thing. If it weren’t for the fact that my injuries are minor, I’d really like to try it."

"You haven’t had it before?" Cheese frowned. "You were so badly hurt last time."

"Doll administered it to me, but I was too severely injured and passed out at the time. I don’t have any recollection of it."

"How does Doll know the taste is bitter?" Cheese raised an eyebrow.

"Just curious and tried a bit," Li Yelai responded.

"Oh," Cheese looked at Li Yelai with an odd expression in his eyes.

Soon after, a large number of vehicles began to arrive at the estate one after another.

There were ambulances, armored vehicles, and some black off-road vehicles.

Watching the huge fleet of vehicles, Mr. Zhao standing outside the estate swallowed hard.

Ambulances were to be expected, but the appearance of armored vehicles surprised him; he hadn’t anticipated that asking for Li Yelai’s help would draw so many people.

The men descending from the black off-road vehicles made him feel somewhat guilty and nervous.

Because among those in the vehicle fleet, he saw the person he least wanted to see.

It was a young man wearing a black coat. The young man was quite handsome, tall, and of long limb.

At the moment, he looked bewildered as he observed the extraordinary activity at the estate.

His face was full of confusion and skepticism.

And how could he not be skeptical? He had spent a lot of money on a house, only to discover that so many people had come.

That young man was the Jing Family’s contact person for the purchase of the estate.

Mr. Zhao hadn’t expected the Jing Family to arrive at No.3 Border City so quickly.

Weren’t they still at No.1 Border City when they last made contact?

Everything’s ruined, Mr. Zhao thought. He had intended to settle everything in the estate before the Jing Family returned, then immediately renovate and hand over a spotless estate to the Jing Family. He wasn’t looking for a good relationship, but not offending them would have been best.

Now he had been caught red-handed.

Even if they had arrived just a day later, Mr. Zhao was confident everything would have been in order.

But now it was too late.

With a heavy heart, Mr. Zhao walked toward the young man and said, "Mr. Jing Lin..."

Jing Lin slowly turned to Mr. Zhao and asked with a frown, "You must be Mr. Zhao from the East Peace Chamber of Commerce?"

"That’s me," Mr. Zhao replied somberly.

"Then can you explain what happened here? Why has my estate turned into this?" Jing Lin pointed to the bustling estate and continued, "Is there a brawl happening in my property? The local gangs have no manners!"

"No, Mr. Jing Lin," Mr. Zhao could only honestly tell him all about the incident in the estate.

Jing Lin listened, his brow furrowing. An emergence of an Abnormality in the estate was indeed dangerous and terrifying for common people.

Mr. Zhao probably intended to deal with all the eerie happenings before handing it over to the Jing Family.

But for the Jing Family with their numerous Spiritual Ability Users, such an Abnormality was nothing significant. He himself was a Spiritual Eyes Path Spiritual Ability User with Four Awakenings.

Moreover, he possessed one of the Jing Family’s inherited Magic Potions known as Skyfire Eyes, which made burning an Abnormality to death not a challenge.

Besides, the Jing Family preferred to handle inconveniences themselves rather than involve the official authorities of No.3 Border City in their estate.

That’s a stubborn problem with Spiritual Ability Families—they’re arrogant and proud. It’s their estate; why would they need outsiders giving orders?