Chapter 300 - 141: Re-entering the Ark
Li Yelai watched as Captain Benlei’s figure gradually disappeared in the mist.
During this time, Mr. Shadow did not make a move, but instead emitted a faint and abstruse laugh.
Li Yelai knew His thoughts.
As an Awakened Spirit User of the Four Awakenings, according to Li Yelai’s previous analysis, if Ben Lei were to be offered as a sacrifice,
Li Yelai would be able to obtain the fourth Face.
Afterward, he could find an opportunity to activate the Face and gain a new powerful ability once more.
But Li Yelai had hindered Mr. Shadow’s devouring, which, in Mr. Shadow’s view, was like giving up a chance to obtain a Face.
Li Yelai had no regrets. Captain Benlei was his comrade-in-arms and a great hero in humanity’s battle against the Disaster Fog.
How could he become a sacrifice? Such an act would be utterly sacrilegious!
Li Yelai could bear others becoming sacrifices because they were all enemies, having long been stripped of any human rights, but Ben Lei was different...
"As it stands, I still have some restraining power over you," said Li Yelai, looking at Black Shadow deep in the fog. "He is my friend and should never become a sacrifice. If... I ever bury my colleagues in the future, do not interfere, let them go..."