Netherworld Retrograde

The Divine Chosen Guard reached the outskirts of the command center and swiftly took over part of the Alien Race Army's defenses. Li Yelai, bringing only a single tall attendant with him, strode unhurriedly into the core area of the command center.

The appearance of Emperor's Fall made the Alien Race powerhouses present all tense up inwardly.

The ferocious reputation of the Chaos Chosen had long since spread in all directions... Whether it was the native Alien Race Civilization or the Forbidden Zone forces from outside, all had suffered bitter defeats at the hands of Chaos.

In virtually every Forbidden Zone, every civilization, Chaos has eyes and ears lurking within. This is precisely due to the all-pervading nature of Chaos Corruption.

The Master of Green Flames still has a kind of "species fetish," favoring only Humans. Races other than Humans at least don't have to worry about their own people suddenly igniting green flames and stabbing them in the back.

But other strands of Chaos Faith are indiscriminate. Nearly all intelligent Life can become a target of Chaos Corruption, a potential Chaos believer.

To this day, even Sea Nether cannot determine how many Merfolk and Forbidden Zone Humans in its homeland, the Throat of Gui Xu, have secretly converted to Chaos.

And now, the most revered multi-god co-chosen of the Chaos Church, Emperor's Fall, has personally descended here.

Even someone as proud as Sea Nether had no choice but to squeeze out a smile and step forward in person to greet him.

As commander of the Second Legion of the Throat of Gui Xu Forbidden Army, he has long-standing dealings with the Eternal Life Faction and maintains passable diplomatic relations. His initiative in moving to greet now is both etiquette and probe.

The other Forbidden Zone Nobles and Alien Race Great Divine Power Users likewise all showed the requisite respect and wariness.

Although Emperor's Fall was clad in Battle Armor, a black-feathered cloak draped over his shoulders, there wasn't the slightest detectable Spiritual Energy or Divinity fluctuation around him—he felt like a mortal. Yet this abnormal "ordinariness" instead made everyone present feel a faint unease deep in their hearts.

Sea Nether's thoughts stirred: "He actually withdrew even his Spiritual Barrier completely? Is this meant to show sincerity?"

The Spiritual Barrier is a defensive reflex that Spiritual Ability Users activate subconsciously. It protects Low-level Spirit Users from surprise attacks by ordinary firearms and helps high-level experts handle sudden situations, instead of relying on their flesh to tank damage. But Emperor's Fall had actually dispelled his barrier entirely...

Is this naked honesty toward allies, or absolute arrogance in his own strength?

"Perhaps both... after all, he's a monster that survived Disaster Fog No. 49." Sea Nether mused inwardly. "Though he didn't even bring a single Demon General, only one attendant..."

His gaze passed over the veiled, tall female attendant at Emperor's Fall's side.

She too had no Spiritual Barrier...

Emperor's Fall's previous ally, the Lou Su Walker, is dead, so this one should be a native of this world?

It can't just be because her looks suit his tastes, right? In this world, faces similar to acquaintances do appear due to cognition interference.

Sea Nether himself had seen here a native Life whose face resembled that of his own kin.

But it's fake, after all... Is Emperor's Fall also playing at that "substitute identity" game?

Sea Nether put away these stray thoughts, stopped overthinking it, and solemnly invited Emperor's Fall to take a seat, giving him full respect and proper ceremony.

In truth, Sea Nether was overcomplicating things. Li Yelai had withdrawn his Spiritual Barrier purely to conceal his own Spiritual Energy Fluctuation.

The Secret Treasure he uses to mask his Spiritual Energy Fluctuation is a Conical Hat.

He couldn't very well come to a formal meeting wearing a Conical Hat, could he? That would be far too strange, and far too deliberate, more likely to rouse their suspicion.

Seated calmly now, Li Yelai's gaze swept across the entire command center. Five Overlords, four Great Divine Power Users, plus a mass of bizarre, unfathomable technological devices.

Good. They're all here.

Clearly, they too understood the importance of this battle, having brought almost all their trump cards to the table. And this was precisely the perfect chance to catch them all in one sweep.

All that was missing was a trigger...

At the same time, Li Yelai noticed several enormous mirrors set up along one side of the command center. Mercury-like substance in the mirrors rippled; silhouettes passed through, emerging from within, or else quietly vanished.

Noticing his gaze, the Noble from the Mirror Domain, Yin Ke, smiled as he explained, "This is a unique technology of our Mirror Domain: mirror Teleportation. Thanks to it, we can transmit orders and support the front lines with such ease."

"No wonder a group of your top combat power dares garrison here, so far from the front lines." Li Yelai's tone was flat. "But is this tech secure enough? If the enemy counteracts it, couldn't the Champion just Teleport directly here and kill you all?"

Yin Ke's expression froze, and the other powerhouses all changed color.

Is it really appropriate for a Chaos Chosen to say something like that?

A single Champion slaughtering the nine Overlords on site? Are you serious?

Sea Nether's face was blank, apparently unconcerned with this judgment. Nor did he intend to test it.

Yin Ke quickly returned to normal; the silver sheen of his skin seemed even glossier as he put on a gentlemanly smile.

"Rest assured, Lord Di Yuan. This mirror Teleportation possesses robust discrimination capabilities. Without proper access, even if someone obtained one of these mirror panels, they still wouldn't be able to Teleport in." Yin Ke went on, "Besides, when it comes to dealing with the Champion, we have our own trump cards."

"And if it really came to that, Lord Di Yuan, you wouldn't be able to sit idle either," a Great Divine Power User replied.

"Hopefully we get the chance." Li Yelai responded calmly. "Of course, the greater probability is that he'll disengage from the world. If we can't kill him directly, using our trump cards would just expose them for nothing."

"Then we must do our utmost to create that opportunity." Sea Nether said. "Before that, let's first crush the final resistance of Human civilization. Lord Di Yuan, is your Legion ready?"

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