Chapter 11 Codename

"Breaking news, this evening, Guard Hall discovered a crime syndicate hidden in XXX Block of Border City's Old City District and immediately proceeded to apprehend them. The criminals resisted fiercely, resulting in an intense gun battle. Eventually, Guard Hall successfully killed all the criminals and began further investigations. Any citizen with clues can call... What follows is a live report..."

In a dimly lit underground room, the radio sporadically emitted sounds.

On a bed in the Underground City, a man in his thirties suddenly opened his eyes.

His gaze was full of astonishment.

At the last moment, through the corpse he controlled, he witnessed a scene that left him in shock.

It had entirely exceeded his plans.

He had indeed led the Processors to the neighborhood, but their arrival was much faster than he had anticipated.

So much so, that the Void Realm Creature had barely any time to grow before it was immediately besieged.

Originally, this wouldn't be an issue, as a creature summoned by that kind of ritual was incredibly powerful. Most Spiritual Ability Users would probably be overwhelmed by fear and thus unable to exert their full combat strength.

But there was an individual among that group of Processors capable of pursuing the Void Realm Creature?

Damn it, where did the plan go wrong?

Weren't they new recruits? What kind of new recruit could chase down a Void Realm Creature like that?

"What kind of variable... I must have someone from the Church investigate that person's identity!" He stifled the astonishment in his heart, quickly leaving the underground room.

No matter what the complication, he could no longer stay within Giant City.

Currently, the Church did not have the resources to confront Giant City head-on.

"But next time, I will definitely bring you all to a new world!" he murmured as he melted into the night.

...

Meanwhile, downstairs in the residential area.

With the arrival of Processor support squads and Guard Hall reinforcement teams, the chaotic scene was quickly brought under control.

Li Yelai was also the subject of numerous Processors' onlookers, their expressions varied.

His Aerial Stepping pursuit of the Void Realm Creature had greatly shocked them.

Hence, the veteran Processors nodded slightly to Li Yelai, but did not engage in conversation. Instead, they quickly dispersed to aid the injured or recover monster corpses.

Li Yelai had no choice but to wait by the broken car, waiting for Cheese and the others.

The recent operation had been quite risky; Li Yelai had not yet fully mastered Aerial Stepping. The principle of Aerial Stepping relied on solidifying air with a Spiritual Barrier, allowing a Spiritual Ability User's footsteps to catch hold in a very short time, and thus perform multiple leaps.

Due to the urgency of the situation, Li Yelai had only tried to mimic the sensation of Aerial Stepping performed by Xiang Yu during the Battlefield illusion.

Surprisingly, he succeeded on the first attempt, and even ended up smashing Cheese's car. Ouch... that was her newly-acquired car... he wondered if it was possible to claim for damages...

Soon, he saw Starfire, who had lost consciousness and an arm, being quickly moved into an ambulance. The anxious Shadow Stream followed closely behind.

Other members of the assault team who had participated in the battle were also being wheeled into ambulances.

"Spiritual Ability Users draw their power from the Void Realm, so when facing Void Realm Creatures, we can maintain rationality, even fighting desperately. But ordinary people who directly gaze at a Void Realm Creature have a high probability of suffering a mental breakdown," Cheese approached Li Yelai, patting her 'new car' regretfully before responding, "We won, the Void Realm Creature didn't cause more casualties. But we... we've also completely lost."

Li Yelai, who was about to mention the new car being smashed by the monster and then by himself, and whether he could claim for the damage, became startled by her words.

Then, looking at Cheese, he noticed she had fallen silent, staring at a middle-aged couple crying out not far away.

A few seconds later.

"Those are the parents and relatives of the missing children..." Cheese spoke somberly, "They've learned part of the truth. Some of them will choose to forget, some to seek revenge. And that will drive their lives from here on out. Just like me, years ago..."

Li Yelai's face stiffened; he thought about those dead children.

Right, even after killing that eerie Void Realm Creature, the children still met their fate.

They had indeed lost completely.

And this... was everything a Processor had to confront.

Both of them sighed, falling into a long silence.

"Still, I have to thank you. Without you, I might have been eaten whole. You're my savior; I won't make you pay for the car. Of course, I won't offer myself to you either," Cheese teasingly said, patting Li Yelai on the shoulder.

"Offering yourself? Then I'd really be at a loss," Li Yelai quipped, thinking if you were to offer yourself, I wouldn't have to pay for the car, right?

Cheese pinched his shoulder irritatedly and continued, "Also thank you for taking risks and driving away the Void Realm Creature. You prevented greater casualties."

"Driving away?" Li Yelai was taken aback and instantly looked in the direction of the monster's corpse, astonished, "He's not dead?"

"Not dead but also dead, uh... this isn't exactly accurate."

Cheese tried to clarify, "This Void Realm Creature came to the Physical World through some kind of taboo ritual. Although you killed its physical form, you merely exiled it back to the Void Realm.

Unless it's a Spiritual Ability User with a high number of Awakening Times, or by using certain special Taboo Items, it's impossible to completely kill Void Realm Creatures. They will return to the Physical World if given the chance."

Li Yelai couldn't believe it, "Even after we've paid a heavy price and suffered casualties, after repeatedly killing Void Realm Creatures, are they still alive?"