Netherworld Retrograde
Chapter 222 - 104: The Arrival of the Doll_2

Chapter 222: Chapter 104: The Arrival of the Doll_2

His left eye had regained some vision, but his field of view was still very blurry. It would take some time to heal.

"Uh, this official member is a bit special, we dare not get close to her," a member of the Jing Family scratched his head and said, "Even the insect swarm that had been surrounding the area fled clean. We could only stand far away and watch her communicate with us holding a signboard. Even this has already scared many people away..."

"Scared away?" Jing Lin was astonished and then somewhat annoyed, "You lot are really losing face for me!"

With the activation of the Mixed Element Banner, Catastrophes began to emerge everywhere within the Disaster Fog.

While conversing with Li Yelai, a thunderstorm had developed in this region.

Lightning flickered, and heavy rain poured down.

This kind of weather, yet the support troops were waiting outside?

These people are simply humiliating our Jing Family!

Won’t you quickly invite her in? Afraid? What bullshit fear is that? Shameful!

Jing Lin, who cared greatly about face, immediately stood up, intending to personally invite the visitor into the defense line.

Li Yelai was taken aback when he heard this, for he knew the identity of the newcomer.

Instantly, he dashed out of the room with Jing Lin.

From a distance, he saw that figure standing in the raging stormy night. She wore a somewhat tattered Doll bear suit, with blood seeping from beneath the costume.

The fierce rain was isolated by her Spiritual Barrier, which also made her appear extremely lonely.

Jing Lin barely made out her figure in the heavy rain, and his face turned pale. He immediately retreated several steps.

"This is... what g..." Li Yelai gave Jing Lin a look, which kept him from spitting out the words "monster."

After all, what Jing Lin saw was a hideous monster in the rain with numerous indescribable tentacles and eyeballs.

An endless sense of fear swept over him like a tide.

He suddenly understood why his family members were so terrified.

Meanwhile, Li Yelai, unaffected, ran out of the defense line under Jing Lin’s horrified gaze and into the rain.

On the other side, the Doll silently waited for a response.

She had long become numb to others’ reactions.

A few hours ago, after learning that Li Yelai had gone missing, she had immediately joined the search and rescue team.

Hoping to find Li Yelai in the ruins.

But as time passed, her hope gradually died out, turning into a thick curtain of despair.

In the ruins, she only found the severely broken Big Black Umbrella.

It was her own suggestion then, to hide the weapon inside the Black Umbrella...

Despair made her weep, despair made her angry.

She walked alone in the Disaster Fog, brutally killing every member of the Insect Race that she encountered.

Hoping to see his figure around some corner, at some turn.

But nothing happened, all just wishful thinking.

It wasn’t until she heard a call for help from within the Void Realm that she mechanically moved toward the source of the sound.

Due to the battle with the insect swarm, her Doll suit had become tattered, and the seeping blood turned into a source of fear.

Along the way, the insect swarm avoided her. Even her human comrades, who came for rescue, were terrified and chilled to the bone by her presence. None dared to communicate with her.

Yes, they were all cloaked in fear, wary of her.

Indeed, from what she could remember, it seemed only that handsome young man could look at her face and smile warmly.

But, she had lost him...

The captain had mentioned that there was now a Spirit Extinguisher within the officials, who could probably ignore her curse and interact with her normally.

But she didn’t care anymore and instead sank into her past memories.

In those memories, the young man at the dining table smiled kindly and spoke softly.

In a trance, she heard the youth from her memories calling out from the dining table,

"Doll? Are you seriously hurt?"

The Doll looked puzzled into the rain.

The next second, she saw a figure break through the rain curtain.

Li Yelai activated the Spiritual Barrier, keeping the rain away from the Doll.

Seeing that the Doll did not respond, he asked worriedly, "Where are you hurt? Can you walk?"

Li Yelai examined the Doll, unsure what kind of battles she had been through.

The Doll was tattered in many places, bloodstains speckled the exposed fair skin of her left arm, and even more blood seeped from her waist and abdomen.

And the Doll stared blankly at Li Yelai.

Then, she tentatively reached out a finger to poke Li Yelai’s chest.

After feeling Li Yelai’s heartbeat and body temperature, the Doll quickly stepped forward and wrapped her arms tightly around Li Yelai’s neck.

That voice, tinged with sobs, echoed in Li Yelai’s ears, "You scared me to death!"

The sudden embrace made Li Yelai’s body stiffen somewhat.

After some thought, he gradually understood everything.

Because he had not been able to contact the officials, and the official rescue team had not been able to find him either, the Doll and the others were worried.

He should have first had Jing Lin shout in the Void Realm to inform the officials that he was still alive.

With that thought, Li Yelai comforted her, "Sorry, I was thrown quite far away. How badly are you hurt? Can you move?"

"I can’t move, it hurts..." the Doll sniffled in response. The Insect Swarm she had crushed to death had words they wanted to say...

So, Li Yelai lifted the Doll and headed towards the Jing Family’s defensive line.

Inside the defensive line, Jing Lin, who had just recovered a bit, saw Li Yelai approaching with an indescribable monster in his arms.

The eerie and fearful vision made his face turn white again, and he thought to himself, "Fuck!"

Quickly turning his head away, he now also realized that this must be the effect of some curse; perhaps it would be better not to look or listen.

Li Yelai, meanwhile, urgently called out, "Get me a clean room, and a first aid kit. And find me a set of thick clothes! The kind that covers the skin!"

The Jing Family Spiritual Ability Users and armed personnel, already scared speechless by the Doll, hurriedly made way.

A few minutes later.

In a quiet room, Li Yelai’s face was somewhat flushed.

The Doll was injured.

Both her back and abdomen had been slashed with sharp blades, leaving ghastly wounds.

For a Spiritual Ability User with a stronger physique, these were not fatal wounds. As long as blood loss was kept to a minimum, they would heal quickly.

But because of the curse, the doctors in the Human team could not stitch or bandage the Doll’s wounds.

Unable to observe, unable to listen, how could they treat her?

Thus, the task naturally fell on Li Yelai. Currently, only he could ignore the curse.

So, the Doll took off her upper Doll clothing in front of Li Yelai, revealing her tall and beautiful figure.

She sat on the chair, with her back to Li Yelai, her fair back exposed, and even her ears were flushed red.

On her lower back was a wound, probably inflicted by the claws of a Hunting Insect.

Li Yelai took a deep breath, suppressing the emotions inside him, admonishing himself that he was treating an injured person. He should not let his eyes wander where they shouldn’t.

In a low voice, he said, "My skills aren’t great, it might hurt a bit..."

"It’s okay..." the Doll nodded, responding softly, her face growing even more flushed.

Li Yelai picked up the bandage, beginning to wrap the Doll’s wounds.

The pads of his fingers inadvertently glided across her pale, smooth skin, causing the girl’s body to tremble slightly.

Li Yelai held his breath and wrapped the bandages around the Doll’s graceful curves and lean abdomen, layer upon layer.

Not until he had dressed both the wounds on her back and abdomen did Li Yelai finally exhale in relief.

"That should do it. With your physical strength, it shouldn’t take long to recover. I just don’t know if it will leave scars," Li Yelai said.

"Mhm..." the Doll’s face was rosy as she looked towards Li Yelai and softly replied, "Thank you."

Perhaps it was the recent touch on her wound that caused her eyes to brim with tears,

Making her appear all the more pitiful.

The atmosphere grew increasingly awkward, and Li Yelai felt nervous.

Fortunately, someone soon broke the awkward silence.

The Jing Family brought a set of clothing and a helmet, which seemed to be a motorcycle suit and helmet.

Li Yelai took this opportunity to leave the room.

Drawing a deep breath, he managed to calm his beating heart.

Meanwhile, the Doll looked at the clothes in her hands and, somewhat dissatisfied, pouted her mouth.

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