Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

All living beings touched and infected by that ominous scarlet curse, regardless of their original form or intelligence, will be reduced to a pitiful and terrifying existence; they are collectively known as the Overlords.

They completely lost all reason and intellect, twisting and deforming in endless suffering, transforming into monsters that knew only destruction.

Their bodies often swell or break, presenting bizarre shapes that defy the laws of nature, with jagged bone spurs protruding from their bodies, and rotten flesh and newly formed twisted organs uglyly pieced together.

If their skin still existed, it was covered with cursed patterns that were dark red and black like lava, pulsating slightly like living things, and exuding an unsettling and eerie aura.

These unfortunate beings wander endlessly in the cursed land, which has been completely corrupted by the Crimson Curse and turned into a forbidden zone for life.

They are both victims of the world's greatest malice, suffering eternal torment, and the greatest calamity ravaging the earth, dragging all living things they encounter into the same abyss.

Historically, arrogant alien civilizations have attempted to capture wanderers to study their mysteries, perhaps because their past identities were not extraordinary. Or perhaps they simply wanted to plunder the resources of the areas they occupied.

In short, their actions inadvertently triggered an unimaginable disaster. Their actions disturbed and enraged more wanderers deep within the cursed lands, ultimately leading to tens of thousands of wanderers bursting forth from the cursed lands like a flood breaking its banks, launching a relentless siege against the alien city-state.

It was a true apocalyptic scene. The entire magnificent city was completely submerged, and all living beings within it, whether warriors or civilians, were slaughtered and devoured, leaving only a desolate ruin as a warning to future generations.

Over the past century, the spread of the Crimson Curse has inexplicably accelerated dramatically. The area of ​​the Cursed Land, which was originally regarded as a dangerous frontier by various civilizations and human city-states, has been expanding day by day, and the number of wanderers in this world has also increased accordingly.

They are the sword of Damocles, ever ever closer to the heads of all civilizations!

Fortunately, precisely because they lack any rationality and act entirely on instinct, they generally do not stray from the Scarlet Curse.

In addition, the regular and effective crackdowns by various civilizations have greatly reduced the number of wanderers in the border areas.

But now, they have regrouped in a terrifying number that is enough to make all civilizations hold their breath.

Therefore, Chang Hui's face darkened upon receiving these messages.

In the past, he might have gloated.

After all, those wanderers had appeared near the alien civilization. If they could wipe out the aliens, they could concentrate their forces to deal with the greatly weakened wanderers.

But at the moment this 'extraterrestrial demon' appeared, those wanderers seemed to be gathered under some supreme command, which made Chang Hui think of a certain possibility.
"Could those beings from forbidden zones really receive assistance from the Wanderers?" Chang Hui asked incredulously.

Li Yelai's heart sank. He couldn't rule out this possibility.
Moreover, Li Yelai recalled that colossal mechanical structure, as large as a star.
It looked down at Li Yelai like the sun, and even tried to refuse Li Yelai's entry.

If this world is truly controlled by some entity, then perhaps it is that colossal mechanical structure.

After all, this world is too special. Despite the absence of calamity fog and forbidden zones, multiple alien civilizations have emerged.

The illusory realm was deliberately locked, sealing off the path to spiritual advancement for humanity and other civilizations in this world.

The chaotic highest heaven appears in the form of historical silhouettes.

The bizarre appearance of the Crimson Curse further spurred various civilizations to wage wars of annihilation.
Are you raising poisonous insects?
Is the mechanical behemoth planning to attack human civilization? Is it using this 'outsider' to destroy human civilization?

But why is that?

Is it because the world has not developed as expected?

But why stop Li Yelai? Did he not foresee from the beginning that he would fight for humanity?
The moment that little mad king entered, he should have been rejected.
What was it about me that had attracted the attention of that mechanical behemoth? Was it Mr. Shadow?

Okay, okay, it's very likely.

If the mechanical behemoth could see 'Mr. Shadow'.

After all, nobody likes to keep a nuclear bomb that could explode at any moment in their home, without even insurance.

But Mr. Shadow's abilities are so strong that the outside world should not be able to detect his existence.

So far, the only ones who have discovered His existence are the Chaos Gods. And that was during a period of subtle confrontation.

The chaotic evil gods called Mr. Shadow a monster who shouldn't exist in this time and space.
Could it be that this mechanical behemoth possesses a perception ability surpassing that of a Chaos God? Mr. Shadow didn't utter a single word, yet you sensed it?
"Mr. Ying, look at you, you've put me in hell mode!" Li Yelai's complaints echoed deep within his consciousness.

"It's none of my business." Surprisingly, Mr. Ying responded to Li Yelai's complaint with a mocking tone.

Without any further words, Li Yelai could sense Mr. Ying's arrogant attitude.

How could He be sensed by such an ancient relic?
"Can you give me a hint?" Li Yelai asked.

However, there was no response from the depths of consciousness.

Therefore, Li Yelai disliked the riddle teller.

If it's not Mr. Shadow, then what is it?
Besides Mr. Shadow, what else about him could cause trouble for the mechanical behemoth?
It can't be my own bad luck, can it?

Li Yelai speculated in his mind, while Chang Hui asked his subordinates, "Has this news reached other city-states?"

“Yes, this message is extremely important. It was personally transmitted by the holder of the wonder, spreading divine fluctuations. All our receiving points have received this message; it cannot be false,” the candidate replied confidently.

“The eastern battlefield where Wanfeng City is located corresponds to the Night Demons and Orcs.” Chang Hui frowned, his fingers tapping the table unconsciously. Then he looked at Li Yelai and sighed, “Mr. Li Yelai, it seems that our cooperation this time will probably unfold from an angle and on a scale that none of us have anticipated.”

When the wanderers begin to consciously gather, it is no longer a border threat to a certain city-state, but a catastrophe that can sweep across the entire world!
At that time, all human city-states, regardless of any past grievances or disputes, will sound the horn of war, put aside all internal differences, and unite to meet the enemy!

Even those White Stone City scholars who are obsessed with ancient books and psionic technology and are jokingly called bookworms by Chang Hui will not hesitate to put down their research, polish their armor that has been sealed for many years, pick up their cold weapons, and rush to the front line!
No one knows how many wanderers this world has accumulated. It is the accumulation of thousands of years of curses, during which multiple alien civilizations have risen and fallen, and countless powerful beings have been twisted and succumbed to the curses.

In that terrifying torrent, you might even see a great general from a once-powerful alien dynasty, now transformed into a grotesque monster driven only by slaughter. This level of threat, this quality, is far beyond what a single city-state, or even any single civilization, can withstand alone. If this news is true, all human city-states will dispatch legions to fight the aliens and the Wanderers to the death!

However, the news from Wanfeng City seemed to have only lit the first warning signal.

In the following minutes, urgent messages came frantically from different directions and different border cities!
Tens of thousands of wandering giants were driven to the frigid far north of the continent by the human alliance.

Deep in the western desert, around the territory of the Bone People, a dark red tide of curses began to surge.

Large-scale unusual activity has also appeared near the ruins of the snake-people city-states in the southern jungles, where they are skilled in poisons and curses.

Almost all known alien civilizations that have been suppressed by humans to the edge of the continent, whether in their former or current locations, have simultaneously reported terrifying gatherings of massive numbers of wanderers!
Furthermore, some scattered wanderers have already begun attempting to attack the defenses of the border cities.

This made Chang Hui's face extremely ugly, and Li Yelai also gasped: "You didn't even drive the alien civilizations together? Didn't you say that human civilization was dominant? You should have forced them together back then and made them kill each other!"

“I can’t do it, my friend!” Chang Hui said. “In fact, many alien races have been reduced to less than a thousand people. Except for the orcs, they only have a hundred left, but they can reproduce rapidly within a few years. As for the remaining alien civilizations, they are just barely surviving in the desolate areas that are easy to defend and difficult to attack.”

"If they didn't still possess wonders, we would have wiped them out long ago. After all, they were once a glorious civilization, and although they have all fallen from grace, they still have some of their own methods."

"Moreover, keeping them around in various corners also implies that they serve as our first line of defense. No one could have imagined that the Wanderers would cooperate with them!"

Li Yelai took a deep breath: "Fortunately, this world doesn't have the swarm-killing insectoids, and the orcs are a castrated version. Otherwise, it would truly be hopeless."

Li Yelai knew exactly what the Zerg swarm looked like. He'd killed them twice already!

As for the orcs, Li Yelai's storage space contained several orc corpses. They could transform into spores at any time and spread to create an unparalleled orc army.

“I don’t know how powerful a complete orc is, but in this world, orcs are just a species that can reproduce and are difficult to eradicate. However, it is said that they existed during the early alien dynasties and have always been a target of suppression. The fact that they have survived to this day shows that they still have some abilities.” Chang Hui shook his head, not understanding why Li Yelai valued orcs so much.

Thinking about it that way, it's good that the virtual realm is locked down.

The orcs' abilities were severely nerfed; otherwise, human civilization might not have survived to this day.

If only I could just mimic the orc leader like 'nothing'.

Li Ye's powerful reality distortion ability is enough to allow him to reverse many battle situations.

Or, how about we find some time to fill in an orc's face?

Li Yelai thought to himself, then said to Chang Hui, "Are we going to split the battle into four fronts?"

"Of course." Chang Hui nodded solemnly.

After thinking for a moment, Li Yelai asked, "Which front is the most troublesome?"

"Theoretically, it's the eastern front. The Night Demons and the Bone People are the alien civilizations we overthrew," Chang Hui explained. "They were fighting fiercely at the time, and then we wiped them out in one fell swoop. The Night Demons' strength was relatively intact, and the Bone People... theoretically, there are less than 100,000 left."

"What was overthrown was the civilization of the Night Demons?" Li Yelai asked in astonishment. "Not the Snake People?"

"Where did this anecdote come from?" Chang Hui laughed. "The Snake-People civilization did indeed have its glory days, establishing a unified dynasty, before being overthrown by the Bone People. After the Bone People's glory, the Night Demons rose to power. And before the Night Demons could dominate, we humans defeated them."

Li Yelai and Little Mad King exchanged a glance. How strange.

Inside the Serpent King's Palace, a place of unexpected opportunity, Li Yelai saw records of human heroes killing the Serpent King.

According to Chang Hui, at that time, humans were still in a state of complete enslavement and domestication.

A shift in the timeline? Surely this world doesn't also have time worms and time trees?
Li Yelai frowned, but still nodded and said, "That's perfect. I'll go to the eastern battlefield and eliminate them as quickly as possible. Once we suppress one battlefield first, the pressure on you will be greatly reduced."

“Fastest.” Chang Hui shook his head: “You may be the strongest in the world, but you can’t possibly face an army that far outnumbers your own. It’s not that I’m underestimating you, but even a great supernatural being will have their divinity depleted after a long battle. Even if you obtain the wonders of Wanfeng City, you can’t end the battle quickly.”

"That's not necessarily true," Li Yelai laughed. "I am indeed only at the sixth level of perception, but I have powerful trump cards. Even in our world, they are top-tier combat trump cards, enough to sweep across the eight wastelands in this world where the illusory realm is locked!"

What Li Yelai was referring to was, of course, the imitation teardrop.

The old Mad King's clone tear will show the alien races of this world what it means for a myth to be reborn!

In a world where even overlords are few and far between, wouldn't a supreme-level clone teardrop be able to sweep everything away?
A ball of jet-black liquid with a metallic sheen flashed past Li Yelai's hand.

Chang Hui was taken aback, then smiled.

In that instant, he felt an unparalleled sense of terrifying oppression, even surpassing his understanding of God's chosen ones.

"That is."

“An avatar of a human hero. Although it has limitations, it is enough to suppress the alien races.” Li Yelai pointed to the Little Mad King and laughed, “At the same time, he is also my partner’s adoptive grandfather. He rose up when humanity was in its most desperate moment, suppressed the demons, built the giant city, and maintained the foundation of human civilization.”

"Now, his replicas will recreate his great deeds!"

"I'm so glad you all came," Chang Hui said with emotion.

Immediately, Li Yelai stood up: "Then after I've dealt with Chaos, I'll head straight to the Eastern Battlefield!"

“With you going to the Eastern Front, I will go to other battlefields.” Chang Hui and the other candidates also stood up: “May you be invincible!” (End of Chapter)