Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

Yan Hong and the others quickly returned to the gathering place with the spoils of war and the wreckage of the Wind and Thunder Flying Boat.

They need to race against time to repair the treasure ship so that they can take as many people as possible and have a better chance of survival in the final crucial moment.

Rimbaud's death was like a lit fuse, buried beneath the sands of time.

No one knows when it will burn out and trigger devastating consequences.

Or rather, as the battle lines between the forbidden zones and the calamity offspring continue to expand and the fighting intensifies, the already precarious situation of pure-blooded humans becomes increasingly passive and dangerous.

Originally, even if several hunting teams disappeared without a trace, given the sheer size of the Dead Sleep Palace and the nobles' habitually lax style, they might not have attracted the serious attention of the higher-ups even if they were out of contact for several months.

But now, with the front lines in dire straits and the situation constantly changing, it is inevitable that the existence of humans will be detected by the forbidden zone; it's only a matter of time.

"Old Li, what you said just now was indeed domineering." After Yan Hong and the others left, Chu He approached Li Yelai and lowered his voice to complain: "But the reality is, even if the two of us join forces, it's just a matter of slapping a True Monarch."

"Of course I know!" Li Yelai spread his hands: "Let alone a powerful veteran Supreme being like King Jun, that's enough to give us a headache. The local support is really too outrageous. If two Supreme beings join forces to surround us, we'll probably have no choice but to run away. So, our primary goal is still to stall, to use every possible means to delay our exposure and buy time."

Li Yelai paused for a moment: "Although we killed Lanbo, this 'imperial envoy,' the shockwaves of his demise were perfectly concealed by the Heaven-Deceiving Array. That Supreme Being of the Blazing Realm should not yet realize that his capable subordinate has vanished into thin air. This is our only informational advantage."

"Now, I have three possible approaches to deal with the coming storm. Each has its advantages and disadvantages, and a decision needs to be made."

"The first one is guerrilla warfare!"

He patted the back of the hand of the little mad king who was holding his hand, and then pointed to himself and Chu He: "Abandon the strategy of complete concealment. The three of us, in coordination with a large number of mimic heavenly soldiers, will take the initiative to launch a highly mobile harassment operation in the outer area of ​​the forbidden zone where we are fighting the calamity offspring. We are all overlords, and our self-defense capabilities are sufficient. We can fight or retreat. If our partner recovers, we can even keep them from leaving their gates."

"When the enemy advances, we retreat; when the enemy camps, we harass; when the enemy tires, we attack; when the enemy retreats, we pursue. This is the teaching from the Great Leader," Li Yelai said. "Our goal is to divert the attention of the Forbidden Zone Legion, forcing them to be distracted while facing the Calamity Heirs, and also to guard against a sneak attack from 'behind' them, thus putting them in a vulnerable position."

"The risk is that once we begin our activities, our presence will be completely exposed to the restricted area's line of sight. This could very well attract the Supreme Being's personal pursuit. At the same time, our harassment could also prompt the restricted area to further fortify and tighten its defenses, making our fleet's ultimate breakout much more difficult."

Chu He nodded; he had considered this as well. There were advantages and disadvantages.

"What's the second method?"

Li Yelai grinned: "That is, to knock him out! To knock the Supreme One out!"

“We possess Rimbaud’s secret parchment, which gives us access to his communication channels and identity verification with the Supreme Being of Blazing Sky,” Li Yelai analyzed. “We can try to imitate Rimbaud and use the excuse that we have discovered a crucial clue but encountered a powerful enemy, requiring the Supreme Being’s personal decision or support, to lure the Supreme Being of Blazing Sky out of the second battlefield!”

"By the way, do you still have any Azure Flame Arrows in stock?"

Chu He nodded: "Yes, there is, but only one left. Even if I were God's chosen one, it would be extremely difficult to obtain such a blessed arrow imbued with the power of my Lord. Otherwise, if I could get a hundred or two hundred in bulk, I could shoot the King of the Forbidden Zone against the wall!"

"What a strange analogy, never mind... Anyway, with this, we have a chance to severely injure or even kill a Supreme Being!" Li Yelai steered the conversation back on track: "Choose the battlefield in advance and set up a deadly trap. With the Immortal Lord's Heaven-Deceiving Array to conceal the setup and battle fluctuations, with your Azure Flame Arrows launching a fatal surprise attack, plus me and Little Mad King going all out to finish off and entangle the enemy... the success rate is very high!"

“But the risks are equally enormous.” Chu He replied after some thought, “First of all, we cannot accurately assess the true strength of the Blazing Supreme. Within the territory of the forbidden zone, he can receive local buffs and enhancements.”

"Secondly, as a Supreme Being, his life state is likely to have a deeper connection with the core of the Forbidden Zone. Even with the Heaven-Deceiving Array, once he falls, the Forbidden Zone may still have other means that we do not know to quickly detect it. At that time, what we may face is the wrathful siege of multiple Supreme Beings, or even... directly awakening a certain King of the Forbidden Zone."

"Of course, this is based on a worst-case scenario, which may not necessarily happen, but we must consider it. So, what is the third method you mentioned?"

Upon hearing this, Li Yelai's face showed a rare hint of hesitation, as if he also had some reservations about the plan.

Seeing this, Chu He tentatively asked, "Are you planning to... use your ability to attract some kind of natural disaster? The effect wouldn't be much different from the first type of guerrilla warfare where you actively expose yourself, would it?"

“No, the third method is…” Li Yelai said quietly, “that is, to create a big problem for them.”

“The Calamity Inheritor is a biological weapon created by a certain annihilated civilization, and I... happen to also ‘collect’ another completely different biological weapon.” Li Yelai lowered his voice: “But you know, once this weapon is ‘released,’ even I cannot fully predict what will happen.”

His third proposed method was to release the green-skinned orcs!

During the No. 49 Disaster Fog, Li Yelai witnessed and fought against the orcs firsthand, gaining an understanding of their strength and how formidable they were.

It can be said that if the third-generation champion's abilities were not so vast and powerful, it would be a different story.

Li Yelai is probably still scrambling around the world eliminating orc spores amidst the disaster fog.

After the fog of disaster ended, voters, including Li Yelai, collected some remains of orc corpses.

His original plan was to plant these corpses containing orc spores after successfully challenging for a third-ring seat and obtaining an independent planting and cultivation space.

On the one hand, it can continuously 'harvest' orcs, providing an inexhaustible source of materials for stacking 'Shadow Army'.

On the other hand, given the opportunity, he even considered taking on the role of a beastman leader and trying to harness that chaotic and powerful 'I think power'.

Having obtained the oath and conferment of the Junfu Mask, Li Yelai felt even more confident.

Now, this originally long-term vision has become an extremely dangerous alternative.

In some ways, the danger posed by the Green-skinned Orcs is no less than that of the Calamity Heirs.

The terror of the Calamity Beasts lies in their collective advancement and forced infection, while the horror of the Green-skinned Orcs lies in their terrifying rate of troop production, their rapid battlefield evolution, and their irrational power of thought.

Bury an orc corpse in the ground, and a few days later you might see orc lads howling all over the mountains and fields.

As long as they are not completely eradicated in a very short time, they will regenerate like weeds and learn and evolve rapidly through war! Yesterday they may have been wielding crude stone axes and wooden clubs, but after a battle, they may be pulling out rudimentary but usable gunpowder guns, or even more outrageous contraptions, tomorrow.

In the 49th Disaster Fog, the orcs, being hordes of terror, even managed to create an 'orc titan'!
Not to mention, if an orc leader were to emerge from the orcish community, the level of danger would increase dramatically!

What if a group of orcs suddenly appeared in the heart of the restricted area?

The souls of the forbidden zone would probably be scared out of their wits, so how could they possibly have the energy to carefully search for traces of humans?
"Holy crap? You're carrying around orc corpses?!" Upon hearing this, Chu He's eyes widened suddenly, and he subconsciously took half a step back, his face filled with shock and fear.

"Are you serious about taking that step back?" Li Yelai couldn't help but complain. "They also collected a lot of orc remains after the war in the giant city of Bashu for research."

Chu He, still shaken, said, "We have to keep a close eye on those things. If they leak out of control and reach the King of the Forbidden Zone, it'll be even more troublesome than the spread of the Calamity Inheritance! It could even be considered a calamity."

“That’s why I hesitated.” Li Yelai spread his hands. “My plan is to go deep into the core area of ​​the restricted zone, find a secluded spot, and ‘plant’ the orc corpses there. This way, we can ensure that the disaster breaks out within the restricted zone and does not easily spread to the outside human territory, while also attracting and diverting the attention and forces of the restricted zone to the greatest extent possible.”

“This is a vicious plan…” Chu He frowned. “Moreover, if we are not careful, it could lead to endless disasters.”

Li Yelai also fell into the same silence.

What the two were worried about was not that the plan itself was not ruthless or effective enough, or rather, that the orc weapon was too effective.

The terror of orcs, these biological weapons, lies in their almost irrational reproduction.

Once released, no one knows how far they will grow. If the restricted area mishandles the situation, or if some unforeseen event occurs, causing the orc spores to spread beyond the Dead Sleep Dungeon, or even across the ocean…

That would be troublesome.

After all, the Dead Sleep Palace has a history of such incidents. Isn't this second battlefield a result of their negligence?
"Are you worried about this?" Immortal Lord Chang Le spoke up at this moment: "The order of the forbidden zones is inherently an exclusive domain rule. Within the territory of the Dead Sleep Palace, the orc spores will be naturally suppressed and repelled, far less rampant than in the No Man's Land or the Disaster Fog. Moreover, this place is surrounded by the sea and several forbidden zones. Once the orc community reaches a certain size, the surrounding marine forbidden zones will definitely not sit idly by and will certainly assist in the extermination. They will not allow such an unstable scourge to appear at their doorstep."

"Of course, if you're still worried, then I'll place a restriction on you. All individual orcs that leave the restricted area of ​​the Dead Sleep Palace, along with their spores, will immediately lose their activity and die completely the moment they cross the boundary. Simply put, the survival of these orcs will be completely bound to the territory of the Dead Sleep Palace." Immortal Lord Chang Le laughed, "In this way, you'll have no worries. It will also counter the restricted area's use of orc spores as weapons to attack human cities."

"A restriction? It can actually go this far?" Chu He was shocked.

"Hey, I also participated in the research on mimicry of celestial soldiers back then. When Da Yi shot down the blazing sun crow, I even created the celestial treasure, Radiant Sun, to briefly replace the sun and provide cover for him. Of course, I can't replicate the orcs now, but I can still modify and restrict the spores."

Immortal Lord Chang Le said with an arrogant expression, "Of course, this restriction can be broken, but only if at least a king-level orc leader appears."

"If the King-level orcs were right under our noses, and our orc leader grew to the King level, then they deserved to be wiped out," Chu He sighed.

"Truly worthy of being my external brain, such astonishing wisdom!" Li Yelai exclaimed. Having an elder in the family is like having a treasure; it would be even better if that treasure weren't so 'pleasant'.

In this way, the point that worried the two of them the most was eliminated.

Immediately, Li Yelai took out the corpse of an orc, and Immortal Lord Chang Le took a piece of flesh from it. The flesh turned into spores in a short time, but was bound by Immortal Lord Chang Le.

At the same time, a large number of nanobots emerged, transforming into a complex array of patterns.

Immortal Lord Chang Le then used part of Rimbaud's corpse as material to begin constructing a restriction.

After working for a long time, the figure of Immortal Lord Chang Le seemed to have faded a bit, and the pile of spores in his hand was subject to a restriction, which would bind all the orcs that it produced.

Li Yelai took out the Blood Sealing Ore Crystal to seal it; it wasn't big, just a ball about the size of a bowl.

"That's all?" Li Yelai asked in surprise.

"Don't be too greedy. I have to test each and every spore. If I miss even one, it will be troublesome. It's fortunate that I'm residing in the core of the Machine God, which has enough computing power. Otherwise, I would only give you ten spores at most." Immortal Lord Chang Le replied, "From now on, it will be up to you to handle it."

Li Yelai accepted the spores and nodded slightly.

That very night, Li Yelai, Chu He, and Little Mad King traveled thousands of miles into the forbidden zone. They dispersed the spores in the territory of a certain overlord, and to ensure the spores grew quickly, they poured a lot of scarlet sap and some of the overlord's flesh and blood as fertilizer.

The next day, at sunset.

Within the restricted area of ​​the second battlefield, the Supreme Lord Chique, who was in charge of the battle, suddenly frowned and looked towards the northwest.

"Haven't Rimbaud and the others returned yet?" he asked in a deep voice.

"Not yet. A legion has reported seeing Lord Lambo's mark in the territory of Panto Overlord, seemingly investigating something," a subordinate immediately replied.

"An investigation?" Supreme Lord Chique sneered. "What could be more important than the front lines? Has Rimbaud become so careless? Prepare to subject Thorne's people to an eleven-fold slaughter!"

"Yes!"

However, not long after, an alarm from the rear was relayed through layers of communication and reached the hands of the Supreme Lord Chique.

With just one glance, the Supreme Lord Chique broke out in a cold sweat.

It was an extremely simple communication.

'waaaaaaa!'

"Damn, orcs!" (End of Chapter)