Reverse flow of the Yellow Springs

The next day, in the command room of the Champion Team 1 at the East City Branch of Border City No. 3, documents were piled up like mountains.

The team leaders were working overtime to process documents. Their faces were visibly haggard, and they were beginning to wonder if their hairlines were receding.

In theory, as one of the most elite special forces in the giant city, Champion Team One enjoys a very high priority in logistical support.

The branch has a large number of experienced clerical staff who are responsible for handling the vast majority of the tedious administrative and coordination work.

Mobilize the city's surveillance network, request and coordinate heavy firepower support from the legion, dispatch armored warriors for joint operations, apply for the use of specific prohibited items, and arrange for the logistics team's material supply and the transfer of the wounded.
The operation of these massive systems does not require team leaders and group leaders to personally handle every detail.

Strong organizational and logistical capabilities are sufficient to handle everything.

However, the documents piled up in front of them at this moment concern the internal operations of the championship team.

Detailed background checks and capability assessment reports for newly recruited team members; personalized high-intensity training programs tailored to the characteristics of different team members; tactical squad formation and command plans for different mission scenarios; optimization suggestions for existing squads; and analysis of each team member's tactical weaknesses exposed in recent missions and specific reinforcement plans.
In the past, this would have been a challenging task for the championship team, but it wouldn't have been an unbearable burden either.

The champion team is an elite collection of the best of the best, and the number of newcomers who can actually join each year through rigorous selection is limited. Moreover, those newcomers have already been valued and cultivated by certain groups during their time as processors, so they don't even need to be adjusted by the higher-ups.

Through repeated high-intensity real-world battles, the team leaders, with their rich experience and keen insight, are able to quickly grasp the characteristics, will, and temperament of newcomers during lulls in the fighting and make appropriate arrangements.

But in recent months, the number of people applying to join the championship team has exploded!
Among them were elites from families in other major cities.

Most of them were participants in the battle when the calamity occurred. In the most desperate moment, they witnessed the champion single-handedly breaking through the enemy lines and turning the tide. Their desire to fight alongside such a strong person became extremely strong.

No wonder Blood God likes all the past champions so much; Blood God has a really good eye!

In particular, the 49th Disaster Fog, the Ninth Generation Champion Battle Styx!
The reputation of the champion team has been brought to its peak. The fallen heroes have returned to fight the Styx!

Just recalling that scene is enough to stir one's emotions.

Therefore, a large number of powerful individuals braved dangers and gathered at Border City No. 3.

Even those who ultimately failed to pass the increasingly rigorous selection process of the champion team chose to join other combat units in City Three.

This net influx of high-quality talent has made the leaders of other border cities look at City No. 3 with complicated and resentful eyes.

Good heavens, all the talents we painstakingly cultivated have gone to your place?
You're really going too far in trying to steal my man!
For the championship team, the influx of talent is a good thing, but what follows is a geometric increase in the workload of the championship team's management.

Reviewing a massive number of applications and arranging intensive assessments and evaluations. Developing integration plans for newcomers with diverse backgrounds and abilities, and reorganizing team resource allocation and tactical systems to adapt to the dramatic changes in personnel structure. Each step requires decision-making and meticulous control at the team leader or group leader level.

Unfortunately, at this critical juncture, both key decision-makers, namely the two champions, were absent.

Captain Yang Chen's body and soul have separated, and he is still recuperating.

Li Yelai, who had been missing, has just returned.

All the pressure fell on the shoulders of the team leaders.

Yesterday, the fact that Long Lie and Liu Yun were able to go and greet Li Ye was a rare moment of leisure that they, as group leaders, had fought hard for.

Then, the champion returned, bringing with him a new wave of surprises.

The people of the Lost Lands successfully reached the giant city, among them many formidable psionicists. Those who could thrive in the environment of the Lost Lands were no weaklings.

Many of these people hope to join the championship team, to repay Li Yelai for his rescue and escort.

Among them, there is also a hegemon who is said to be the chosen one of the Azure Flame Gods.

This made the team leaders laugh; there are just too many happy troubles.
As for whether or not they are chosen by God, they don't really care. Their own champion has already become the eternal chosen one for free.

Hmm, thinking about it that way.

Doesn't the champion team already have all five chosen ones of the Chaos Gods?
Hey, the champion team is the true Chaos lineage!
Now, seeing Li Yelai and Cheese return, they breathed a sigh of relief.

Congratulations on your return! We're also glad that the champions' workload is no longer ours to share.

At the same time, they also gave a strange look to Little Mad King, who was always following behind Li Yelai.

According to a female champion who wished to remain anonymous, it seems that Little Mad King also stayed overnight at a family apartment in Dongcheng last night.
They didn't even fight! Damn it, when are you going to repay the rivers of blood you owe us?

Especially Liu Yun, the leader of the Xuanjia team who was very familiar with Cheese, when he found Cheese looking lazy but radiant.

A mental storm of over ten levels swept through my mind.

Li Yelai was also shocked when he looked at the pile of documents.

'They really have it tough on themselves. No, wait, if Captain Yang Chen and I come back, at least half of this job will be ours.'

The championship team is developing at an unimaginable speed.

Very well, with the giant city pointing its sword at the forbidden zone, the war against Black Source City is not far off. Having so many human warriors join is a great thing.

"Regarding the Lost Lands, you can directly contact Isabel and Yan Hong. They already have their own action teams. Getting their cooperation will be much easier. As for the language, there are some differences, but communication is possible. They already discussed it on the way back," Li Yelai said. "Also, they haven't received any education from the Giant City, so you'll need to keep that in mind."

“Then…” Li Yelai paused, turned off the surveillance in the office area, and took out the Heaven-Deceiving Array that Jing Lin had given him, and began to deploy it.

After shielding himself from all external perceptions, Li Yelai revealed everything about the 'Mirror River'.

This caused Dragon Hunter and the others to slightly change their expressions. However, as members of the champion team, they did not hesitate to trust the champions.

"Can you be sure it's just her?" Liu Yun asked cautiously.

"Uncertain, but there should be another memory fragment at play. We need to investigate within Little Mad King's circle." Li Ye glanced at Little Mad King, who was staring blankly at the mountain of documents: "As you can see, she hasn't recovered yet." "So what do you plan to do?" Dragon Hunter instantly switched from work mode, his previously haggard face now filled with murderous intent: "This is no ordinary enemy. To be able to silently modify everyone's memories, we must strike hard!"

“A direct, forceful kill would have a terrible impact. To outsiders, it would look like the human champion suddenly attacked and killed his old friend who fought alongside him, which would be misunderstood as a mutation going out of control.” Liu Yun thought for a moment and then replied, “Currently, apart from the Night General Champion’s statement, no one can prove that Mirror River is fake. Unless Lord Little Mad King’s memories are restored, or Captain Yang Chen also regains consciousness, of course, the premise is that this was a mental attack.”

“Yes, so a forced kill will be the last resort.” Li Yelai nodded: “Before that, I need the cooperation of the champion team.”

“Then give the order, Champion.” Several team leaders stood up. “Leave it to us, there won’t be any mistakes. Our Champion Team has the authority to act independently. Even if the person we couldn’t find is a high-ranking official in Giant City, they won’t know the details of our operation.”

“Well, I will try to analyze it using the 'Chosen One's Face' technique. If this power comes from some kind of formation or ritual, I should be able to break it.” Li Yelai said in a deep voice, “But I’m worried that she has been operating within the official system for nearly a month and may have some backup plans. She might even resort to desperate measures.”

After activating the Deceptive God's Chosen Face, Li Yelai will receive the Deceptive God's Blessings of 'Psychedelic Detection' and 'Disruption of Fate Lines'.

[Psychedelic Detection: Easily discerns the layout, structure, and key elements of formations or rituals, and understands their effects. Also allows instant learning and comprehension of the logical structure of any language.]
[Disrupting Fate Lines: Not only can it modify or disrupt known formations or rituals, but it can even briefly alter probabilities, causing bullets to deflect, enemies to make mistakes, or even allowing fatal attacks to be "just right" dodged.]
If this tactic doesn't work, Li Ye will reverse the Divine Demon Stele, transform into a divine monster, and try again.

There is a high probability that her disguise will be exposed directly.

You can say that Guidao is bad, but you can't say that Guidao is good.

Ask any psychic, or even a creature from a forbidden zone.

They would all say that the unorthodox faction is the enemy they least want to encounter in this world.

That damned trickery!
Even though Li Yelai received the blessing of the Demonic Path for free and became the chosen one of the Demonic Path, he still said the same thing.

That's so insidious!

But the blessing is indeed powerful. Especially in terms of formations and rituals, it is an unparalleled advantage.

If Li Yelai disregards the consequences and tries to retrieve some forbidden knowledge from the virtual realm...

So, it's estimated that you can unlock either the limited-time character, Dark Archmage Li Yelai, or the World-Destroying Scientist Li Yelai.

Those once-powerful civilizations, even those like Lin Cang that created a simulated universe, may have scattered their technologies floating in the virtual realm.

The Chosen Ones of the Deceptive Path can retrieve this knowledge from the illusory realm.

Those fragmented, lost, and taboo pieces of knowledge may be salvaged.

Therefore, no one knows what the trump card of a cunning chosen one might be.

Using this blessing to deal with the 'Mirror River' is the optimal solution.

If she were a Celestial Evolutionary, she would show them what those damned, treacherous methods were!
If she's a follower of the unorthodox path, then let's have an internal war among the unorthodox factions and see who's the true orthodox one!
In terms of combat strength, Li Yelai has nothing to worry about unless the opponent is a veteran supreme being.

As for the support from the domestic market?
You're in a human megacity, and you still want local support?
Do you want Old Mad King to slap you?
Team Leader Zu Chao said, "While she appears to possess all five senses, those are merely pieced-together memories. She might actually be a hegemon, or even a supreme being. If exposed, she'll become desperate and act irrationally."

“A war of hegemons, or even a war of supreme beings, will break out within the giant city.” The other group leaders frowned.

"Therefore, we must ensure the safety of the people. I need an opportunity to keep her away from the people, preferably away from the giant city. If that's not possible, we must use a forbidden item to isolate the battlefield." Li Yelai said, "I have the Heaven and Earth Cage, so I'm not worried about her escaping. My main concern is that she won't fight me head-on. Instead, she might leave some kind of trick in the giant city, or on the people and colleagues she's been in contact with."

As he spoke, Li Yelai activated the Deceptive God's Chosen Face Mask.

A dense, chaotic aura surged, causing the team leaders to raise their eyebrows slightly: "Although I know it's you, Captain, what should I do if I feel like cursing as soon as I sense the aura of the unorthodox?"

“It’s only human nature,” Li Yelai retorted. “But don’t curse me now. Otherwise, I’ll beat you up.”

If it weren't for the Heaven-Deceiving Array being activated, anyone who didn't know better would think that the heretical forces had come knocking on their door.

Fortunately, after Li Ye conducted a thorough examination, he confirmed that there were no problems with them.

“Alright, we’ll create this opportunity for you,” Dragon Hunter said. “At the same time, be wary of other areas, and watch out for any hidden tricks she might have left behind.”

Cheese chimed in, "Not only that, we also need to be wary of the 'assembler' within headquarters. After all, Little Mad King is from headquarters, so that assembler is most likely located there."

"On this point..." Liu Yun hesitated for a moment, then looked at Li Yelai and the Little Mad King beside him: "General Ye, has the Little Mad King ever told you that she has any friends? You are her partner, and you have cooperated with her so many times."

After a few seconds of silence, Li Yelai sighed and said, "She has no friends."

Who would seek out a 'friend' who doesn't trust them or might even slander them?

The curse of doubt prevents her from gaining anyone's trust.

Even though reason tells me to trust her, I am still affected by the curse.

This is also the origin of her numb personality.

The group leaders also fell silent, looking at Little Mad King with complicated expressions.

Little Mad King noticed their gazes and tilted his head in confusion.

"I understand. Those are the three objectives. Lead her to an area far from the populace, ideally away from the city. At the same time, be wary of any potential backup plans, and thoroughly investigate everyone she's been to and every place she's been. Maintain a certain level of security to guard against her accomplices hidden within headquarters," Liu Yun concluded. "Those monitoring headquarters include those councilors."

After some thought, everyone nodded: "We should have enough manpower, as for combat strength..."

"With Old Mad King at headquarters, any enemy who dares to show their face will be killed. Of course, we'll try to prevent the old man from taking action, so as not to deplete his life force. Doll and Chu He will assist us, as will the Ranger. They've acquired the Tindaros Hounds, and their combat strength has increased dramatically," Li Yelai replied.

The team leaders nodded silently. They had enough manpower and combat strength; all that remained was the right opportunity.

"A total solar eclipse will be visible across Asia in a few days, including our border city number three. It will also trigger some psionic phenomena, providing an opportunity to guide her movement." (End of Chapter)