Netherworld Retrograde
Chapter 223 - 105: The Rest Is Up to You.

Chapter 223: Chapter 105: The Rest Is Up to You.

Li Yelai quickly walked out of the room, breathing in the icy cold air from the rainy night outside.

The scene he had just witnessed had a significant impact on him.

The doll’s delicate face, with its pitiable softness, and her long black hair flowing down her fair back seemed to weigh down her slender waist.

That frail charm was strikingly similar to her appearance in the illusion.

In the illusion, her eyes reddened at the corners, filled with tears, whispering softly by his side, her beautiful face tinged with a peach blush...

Li Yelai struggled to dispel the images that surfaced in his mind.

And took a deep breath, allowing his rapid heartbeat to gradually calm down.

So, at times it really was not good for him to interact with the Doll and Cheese.

Otherwise, once he associated them with the images from the Awakening in the illusion, it made Li Yelai feel a somewhat despicable sense of guilt.

Jing Lin looked at Li Yelai with a teasing expression: "Yo, Night General, why is your face all red?"

Jing Lin keenly sensed that there was something unusual about the relationship between Li Yelai and the Doll.

Moreover, despite the Doll’s curse being so terrifying that even Jing Lin, with half-blinded eyes, was horrified and retreated, it had no effect on Li Yelai.

This made Jing Lin quite concerned, noting that Li Yelai had high curse resistance. He decided to keep an eye on this.

However, right now, Jing Lin was more interested in gossiping.

After all, he had seen Cheese.

And could deduce that the sweet-faced short-haired girl was close to Li Yelai.

This led Jing Lin to mistakenly believe they were a couple.

Otherwise, he would not have proposed that Li Yelai take Cheese with him when leaving the Giant City.

Now it seemed, it was not just Cheese, but also that mysterious and powerful Doll.

This Night General was quite fortunate, Jing Lin thought, eager to see blood flow like rivers!

Li Yelai then inquired, "Has your eye recovered yet?"

Seeing that Li Yelai had changed the subject, Jing Lin gave up and responded, "Right now, only one eye has regained some vision, and it might take a little more time. Currently, there’s a thunderstorm outside, so it’s inconvenient for us to move the team forward. Let’s wait a bit longer."

Li Yelai nodded. Currently, the Jing Family’s team, including Li Yelai and the Doll, consisted of seven Spiritual Ability Users, more than forty armed personnel, and over two hundred civilians with weapons.

But aside from Jing Lin, who was a Four Awakenings Spiritual Ability User, the other Jing Family Spiritual Ability Users were of lower levels, either First or Second Awakening.

Moving with the injured and supplies, the team would find it difficult to pass safely and quickly through the areas occupied by the Insect Swarm.

The most secure method would be to wait until Jing Lin’s curse lifted and the Doll recovered her strength and Spiritual Energy before continuing on their journey.

Jing Lin was at Four Awakenings, and the Doll at Fifth Sense.

They should be able to protect the team till they reached the shelter or directly to the division.

"This curse is really targeted against you," Li Yelai said. "The Spiritual Eyes Path relies on the eyes, and to encounter such a curse, you really have bad luck."

"To be honest, you’re the last person I want to hear talking about bad luck. Isn’t your topple-over-everywhere curse shameful enough to even joke about my luck? Actually, I’m considered lucky. Among the Spiritual Ability Users of our Jing Family’s generations, some have even been rendered useless by curses."

Jing Lin replied, "But yes, the curse does limit me. So, most of the time, I rely on Spiritual Ability Techniques in combat, and only use my powers when facing an opponent that needs to be eliminated quickly, to deal as much damage as possible. After all, the curse will severely reduce my combat ability, to the point where I can no longer handle even ordinary close combat skirmishes."

As he said this, Jing Lin’s expression darkened a bit.

It was also because of this that he received limited resources within his Family, as the constraint of the curse was there. He wondered if he could increase his influence within his branch after bringing back Tai Chi·Yin.

Then, Jing Lin asked, "Night General, were you separated from your comrades in battle? Do you need me to let your colleagues in the Virtual Realm Projection know that you are still alive?"

After the Fourth Awakening, Spiritual Ability Users not only strength but also create their own Virtual Realm Projections and send out voices within the Void Realm, allowing them to contact other Spiritual Ability Users within a certain range.

This was a communication method unique to Spiritual Ability Users.

As a Third Awakening Spiritual Ability User, Li Yelai could actually shout as well; his Virtual Realm Projection may not be as solid as that of the Fourth Awakening, but he could still speak. However, the range was very limited and not as quick as yelling directly in the Physical World.

"It’s best not to. It will attract more of the Insect Swarm," Li Yelai said with hesitation before shaking his head: "We should wait until we reach the shelter before notifying my colleagues."

Li Yelai also wanted to let his companions know he was still alive.

If Li Yunyan heard news of his death, she would probably be devastated.

But compared to the current situation, if a voice was emitted in the Virtual Realm, it would instead bring in the Insect Swarm.

Then, the door behind Li Yelai opened.

Li Yelai turned around and saw a tall silhouette appear at the door.

It was the Doll, she had shed her damaged Doll suit and changed into a motorcycle suit belonging to a female member of the Jing Family, and put on a black motorcycle helmet.

Usually, the Doll’s thick suit made it hard to tell.

But now, the black, form-fitting motorcycle suit clung to her tall figure, making her long legs particularly eye-catching.

At almost one meter seventy in height and wearing fitted clothing, she looked especially tall and mysterious.

"Does it fit well?" Li Yelai asked.

The Doll nodded, then raised the sign in her hands.