Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 444: Chapter 316: Black Heaven, Do Me a Favor

Pan Yifu also understood that they couldn’t give up on causing disruption, but he was stunned for a moment when he heard, ”Using techniques that don’t expose our location?”

”Of course,” Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but roll his eyes when he heard that. ”Otherwise, why am I taking this ride?”

”Then you do it,” Pan Yifu was reluctant to expend his Inner Breath, so comparatively speaking, being the driver wasn’t so bad, ”I’ll drive.”

Qu Jianlei lifted his leg and climbed into the rider’s seat, ”I could let you drive, but do you know the way?”

Pan Yifu paused for a moment and finally shook his head, sighing, ”Well, tell me as we drive.”

Although the Pioneer Team had already made their way inside, the commotion was mainly on the periphery; the area close to the control center was relatively calm.

The warning light from the Intelligence Department was three colors: red, blue, and yellow. On the motorcycle, this light flashed conspicuously.

Qu Jianlei did not drive directly toward the center but circled around the approaching perimeter.

The motorcycle’s speed was much slower than their own sprinting, but it was safer.

The Star Thieves, upon seeing the warning light, simply ignored it.

It wasn’t that the Intelligence Department’s deterrence was strong—during wartime, such things weren’t considered—the key was that the motorcycle didn’t approach the inner line, so there was no need to bother.

However, passing some inner line excuses, Qu Jianlei’s face did not look good: barriers and barricades were set up so quickly?

For Superpower Warriors, these obstacles didn’t mean much, but they were somewhat inconvenient.

But the problem was, behind the barriers and barricades, there appeared a mecha shield... which was a bigger hassle.

Pan Yifu saw this and was somewhat secretly surprised, ”Are they planning to strike hard head-on?”

Qu Jianlei snorted, answering indifferently, ”You can use the Flaming Meteor to attack from a distance.”

”I’d better use the handset to contact,” Pan Yifu took out the handset to call, ”Spirit Fox, it’s getting harder the deeper we go.”

”Copy that,” Spirit Fox replied leisurely, ”But this minor commotion is nothing.”

Pan Yifu wanted to conserve his Inner Breath, but Qu Jianlei didn’t indulge him. When valuable targets were discovered, he directly urged him to take action.

Old Pan was somewhat frustrated by this, but he couldn’t deny that Black Heaven’s target suggestions were quite valuable.

It wasn’t until he used a small Flaming Meteor to directly detonate a small Energy Block Storage that he couldn’t help but ask.

”Your intelligence gathering... is too detailed, how did you know there would be Energy Blocks there?”

I also just discovered it, Qu Jianlei answered calmly, ”I’ve said it, I’m not alone.”

”You must have other secrets,” Pan Yifu stated bluntly, as his observational skills far exceeded others’.

”With you driving this long, you haven’t encountered a single Pioneer Team Member head-on... this can’t be explained by coincidence.”

This is one of the reasons why I must be the driver, Qu Jianlei swerved the handlebars, entering a small alley, ”Or do you want to drive?”

”I don’t!” Pan Yifu refused very straightforwardly, ”But can we find a place to take a break? The output is really a bit much.”

”Just wait a little longer,” Qu Jianlei navigated deftly through the alleys, ”The Pioneers’ attack will intensify.”

No sooner had he spoken, when there was a sudden surge of technique fluctuations and the sound of air being split followed by explosions behind him.

”You...” Pan Yifu was almost at a loss for words to describe this guy, ”How many people do you actually have at your disposal?”

Just as he finished speaking, the fifth power supply hub was also destroyed, and another section of the core area went dark.

The entire core area was left only with the largest power supply hub, responsible for supplying power to the control center and more.

This change seemed to blow the horn of counterattack, and the Pioneers’ assault became instantly more intense.

”This guy...” Pan Yifu, witnessing this scene, was astonished, unable to describe Black Heaven.

”Take cover,” Qu Jianlei jumped off the bike directly, crashing into and breaking open a roadside house, rushing in.

Pan Yifu didn’t hesitate, following him in and looking around: the house was indeed empty.

Qu Jianlei took out a B-level Crystal, sat in the corner and began absorbing, ”Replenishing Qi.”

Pan Yifu instinctively followed suit and then whispered, ”No danger here?”

Whether he liked it or not, he had unconsciously been convinced by Qu Jianlei’s predictive ability.

”Currently, no danger,” Qu Jianlei didn’t want to elaborate, casually answering, ”Replenish Qi fully, the tough battle is ahead.”

Pan Yifu was already replenishing Qi but could multitask, ”On our side, White Clothes has already emerged among the A-levels, really patient.”

Qu Jianlei held less resentment than him, ”This is war, you can’t act rashly.”

Pan Yifu sighed lightly, ”Hope they can break through sooner, so we can operate quickly.”

But his words seemed to be cursed; the battle went on intensely for another half-hour.

By then, four of the Pioneer Team’s five A-level members had appeared—only the old ghost of Crimson was still in hiding.

However, this situation was not unexpected. Everyone knew that in consecutive battles, Crimson’s leader had already fallen.

Among the four Celestial Level Teams, only Crimson had one A-level, and the B-level was not even as numerous as Qian Duoduo Team.

Now Spirit Fox’s injuries had healed; if not counting the total number of people, Qian Duoduo was more like a Celestial Level Team than Crimson.

Qu Jianlei and the others were silently replenishing Qi when suddenly Pan Yifu’s eyes snapped open, ”Someone’s here!”

A black shadow flashed by and rushed straight into the house, clearly having eyed this spot as well.

Just as Pan Yifu was speaking, Qu Jianlei flipped his wrist, and an Anti-Mecha Laser Sniper Rifle appeared in his hand.

Without thinking, he raised his hand and fired two shots. The shadow shuddered and collapsed softly to the ground.

This was a B-level Water Attribute Warrior, who really couldn’t withstand two shots, even wearing Ice Armor.

”You...” Old Pan wanted to scoff: Can you be sure that the shadow was a Star Thief or a Pioneer?

However, shortly afterward, three relatively small melee mechas leaped forward, clearly aiming to rush into the house.

There’s no need to say more; this time, the Pioneer Team came to attack the control center and almost didn’t bring any mechas.

Even if there were a few mechas, they couldn’t be fighting in close combat in the city center; suppressing fire from outside is the right approach.

These are absolutely Star Thieves! Pan Yifu didn’t have time to say anything, directly ducking into a corner.

Qu Jianlei’s figure flickered, continuously pulling the trigger, shooting six beams of light, making the sniper rifle exude an assault rifle’s vibe.

The melee mecha had high agility, but it was useless.

Qu Jianlei’s physical base had already reached genuine A-level; his thinking, reaction, and mobility were beyond what a mecha could match.

After six shots were fired, not only were the three mechas paralyzed, but even the pilots were killed; melee mechas are really fragile.

Pan Yifu was about to say something when Black Heaven hummed softly and raised his hand to add a shot at one of the mechas.

”It’s actually a C-level Wood Attribute? You almost fooled me.”

Pan Yifu initially wanted to ask how Qu Jianlei knew in advance that they were Star Thieves, but this statement threw him off.

”An Ultimate Warrior who can control mechas... are deserters from the military too?”

Qu Jianlei found Old Pan a bit wishful: I’m not from the military, yet I can also control mechas.

Nonetheless, to be honest, he knew his mecha handling was definitely suboptimal, at most only capable of operating them.

Then his brow furrowed slightly, ”Those two A-levels from Diamond have made their move.”

”Truly shameless,” Pan Yifu muttered, yet had no intention of acting, as there were still three A-levels on their side that hadn’t moved.

Instead, he commented, ”This place is a bit unsafe now... Can we change to another location?”

Qu Jianlei had considered Triumph Street No. 13 earlier, but upon further thought, he realized it might not succeed this time, so he decided to hold back.

Youyou told him about that place out of trust, it doesn’t make sense to bring someone else there, right?

Not to mention, Old Pan was extremely unfriendly to Youyou!

Thinking of this, he got angry and snorted, ”Then find a place yourself, I’m not stopping you!”

Upon hearing this, Pan Yifu held his tongue, crashed through a wall, and moved to the next room to Replenish Qi.

With two A-levels from the Diamond Team making a move, their suppression of the Pioneer Team was immediate.

Many B-levels couldn’t withstand the pressure from the A-level melee, involuntarily stepping back from the battle center.

At the critical moment, Crimson’s old ghost finally made a move, ”Endless Entanglement~”

”I’ve been waiting for you,” a light laugh followed as another black shadow emerged, revealing the second-in-command.

He had been stationed at the control center, only revealing himself now as the opponent’s final strong force arrived.

At this point, three against one A-level suddenly emerged in a previously balanced situation.

The Pioneer side couldn’t withstand it immediately.

Thankfully, this was still a multi-on-multi team battle, requiring coordination, though fighting outnumbered was undoubtedly taxing.

Precisely because of this, the Pioneer Team’s weakening trend was becoming increasingly evident, yet hadn’t collapsed instantly.

The Star Thieves acted very cautiously, believing they held the advantage, wanting to capture the opponent with minimal cost.

As time went on, the Pioneer’s situation grew increasingly dire.

Several B-levels assisting were injured, including those with higher Attack Power.

The situation was precarious enough to be beyond describing it as balancing on a tightrope, rather it was on the verge of collapse.

In Qu Jianlei’s arms, the handheld radio sounded again — Spirit Fox was calling him, ”Black Heaven, help strike an A-level.”

”What do you expect,” Pan Yifu scoffed at the remark, ”You all just expect us to do your dirty work?”

However, Qu Jianlei understood; he and Old Pan were already exposed, while Spirit Fox and Fangcao were still hidden, so the request wasn’t unreasonable.

So he quickly responded, ”Then I’ll go after Grell.”

”Grell?” Spirit Fox was genuinely surprised.

He initially wanted Black Heaven to target the second-in-command, the one posing the greatest threat to the pioneers.

Grell was the leader of Diamond, a rare ice attribute A-level, with mediocre single-target Attack Power, but very strong defense.

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