Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 360 - 240: Who Is the Second One?

Qu Jianlei laid down some harsh words before turning around and making a quick getaway.

Since there were no A-level warriors present, no one noticed he used the Wind Attribute Body Technique.

Someone did exclaim at the appearance of the Earth Spike Technique for the second time, "Could it be an Earth Attribute A-level?"

"Most likely it’s A-level," someone remarked with a grim face, "For God’s sake, does this spaceship actually have two A-levels?"

"An Earth Attribute A-level is tougher to deal with than a Fire Attribute," someone had already foreseen the future situation.

Though the Fire Attribute’s destructive power isn’t small, the Third Master’s attribute counteracts it, so there’s really not much concern there.

A warrior with the Earth attribute is mainly tough-skinned; if the opponent hides and specializes in ambushes, it can be quite frustrating.

Not long after, another figure flew over, a burly man.

He raised his hand in a Finger Technique, a golden radiance flashed, and a golden spear over two meters long appeared out of thin air, stabbing rapidly towards a mecha.

This mecha was a firepower support type, its defense wasn’t particularly strong, and now it was already battered and bruised.

The burly man’s predictive power was strong; the mecha was originally encircled and, seeing the golden radiance, wanted to evade but had very limited options.

The golden spear pierced straight into the mecha’s chest, and the mecha trembled violently, slowly collapsing to the ground.

"Another Gold Attribute A-level!" The warriors engaged in battle changed their expressions; if not A-level, they couldn’t possibly break through the mecha’s defense.

A Star Thief cheered loudly, "Fourth Master is here, truly extraordinary!"

There was simply no way to fight like this; the trapped and fiercely struggling passengers felt a deep sense of helplessness.

On the opposing side, at least four A-level warriors far outnumbered their own side, and the equipment was in a completely different league...

The Fourth Master conjured another golden spear, loudly proclaiming, "Those who kneel and disarm... will not be killed!"

He had just arrived, targeting a mecha first to make a point of establishing authority.

Actually, even for an A-level warrior, dealing with a mecha is not easy, especially for a tough-skinned Impact Type Mecha.

But with fragile mechas, it’s somewhat easier; those that are badly damaged are even simpler to handle.

The Gold Attribute B-level warrior from the base couldn’t help but laugh coldly, "A Star Thief’s promise... ha, so amusing!"

The burly man locked his gaze on him, "Also Gold Attribute... military demeanor?"

He didn’t make a move but spoke expressionlessly, "I also come from the military... of course, you might not believe it!"

The Gold Attribute B-level warrior was momentarily stunned, then sat on the ground in defeat, "Forget it, losing to a military expert isn’t disgraceful!"

He was already injured, merely holding on by force earlier, and now genuinely had no inclination to continue fighting, the strength disparity was utterly demoralizing.

Many people are not afraid to fight to the death, but seeking death... is best avoided.

With him leading by example, others gradually gave up resistance—if the opponent keeps their word, there’s still a chance at survival.

But some swore to fight to the death, and in the end, were overwhelmed and killed by numerous Star Thieves.

Next came the Star Thieves’ eagerly anticipated tallying up of their gains.

The Fourth Master did not participate in the distribution of the spoils, but instead took great interest in interrogating the captives.

His main concern was, of course, the two A-level warriors from the opposite side.

Upon learning that one was a military garrison warrior from a certain planet, he was not surprised, but the second one... puzzled him greatly.

Everyone’s identities matched up, dead or alive, even two stowaways were uncovered.

Meng Ningge was already dead, his body stored in the cold room, Youyou was alive though.

However, she was seriously injured in battle, a broken leg, shoulder penetrated, and her internal organs were damaged.

Some harbored hatred towards Youyou for the explosives she threw that injured people, and for covering Pan Yifu’s movements, her resistance was quite fierce, and they wanted to torture her.

Yet the Fourth Master cared significantly for military warriors, and upon hearing she was from the military, prevented others from torturing her.

He first asked why she stowed away, and upon learning it was due to a fabricated crime, his lips couldn’t help but curl into a bitter smile.

"Seems like I’m not the only unlucky one."

Her grievance was easy to verify; after all, she’s wanted by more than just one or two people.

The Fourth Master felt even more sympathy for her, asking if she knew the identity of the Earth Attribute A-level.

Youyou straightforwardly declared, "I swear, if I know the identity of the Earth Attribute A-level... may my grievances never be redressed in my lifetime."

She made this vow effortlessly because what she knew was the Attributeless A-level Qu Jianlei, not some Earth Attribute.

Maybe her run of bad luck over the past couple of years had finally passed; the Fourth Master was indeed inclined to believe her.

Thus the captain and crew of the spaceship suffered as they underwent severe torture.

The Star Thieves believed, since the passenger list matched up and even the two stowaways were caught, then it must be the crew who were concealing something.

Meaning they were convinced that the Earth Attribute A-level must be a covert bodyguard on the spaceship.

Even if the person claimed to be from the military, secretly equipping a spaceship with security personnel wasn’t an uncommon practice.

The Third Master pursued someone till late at night before returning, unsurprisingly, she indeed didn’t catch the person.

She had also heard that another A-level Warrior had emerged later, and was eager to learn more about the situation.

The Third Master even wanted to use torture on Youyou, but was stopped by the Fourth Master.

During his escape, Qu Jianlei did not encounter much trouble.

The direction on one side of the dock was clearly the residential area, and he absolutely wouldn’t escape in that direction.

The other side was relatively sparse in population, but there were still crowds of vehicles and people heading to the dock.

The Blinding Technique used by Qu Jianlei could only obscure human sight and affect thoughts; it couldn’t affect certain instruments.

However, the people approaching simply ignored his existence.

Compared to those orderly societies, the star thieves indeed lacked organization and discipline.

Some cars had surveillance equipment, but seemingly... no one cared.

Indeed, there’s a difference~~ Qu Jianlei mused, but his actions remained swift, and soon he disappeared into the woods in the wild.

The trees here were a bit different from those in the Wasteland; not particularly sturdy, but generally more flexible.

Many branches and even leaves had spikes that would catch on clothing if not careful.

Qu Jianlei eventually couldn’t stand it anymore and simply took off his coat, wearing only a shirt and shorts, allowing some of his Inner Breath to be released appropriately.

If he were in the Gorge, he definitely wouldn’t do this, but this Zarif Star didn’t inspire much awe in him.

After weaving through the woods for a while, he reached a place where the trees were fairly dense; he decided to rest until nightfall before acting.

Then he noticed an inconvenience here: there were a lot of insects.

Sensing his aura, the insects swarmed towards him, flying, crawling, and even dropping from the trees.

Fortunately, Qu Jianlei’s aura could be sent out to directly kill the insects.

But after killing several batches, he decided to abandon this futile response—A-level aura was long-lasting and shouldn’t be wasted.

So, he took out a mosquito net woven from alloy threads, set it up, and crawled inside.

It wasn’t long before the net showed signs of corrosion.

Indeed, on a pioneer planet, the living environment was somewhat harsh.

Having lived in the Hong District, Qu Jianlei was dissatisfied with this environment but didn’t care much.

However, after a while, he began to feel slightly dizzy and found after running his Inner Breath: he was mildly poisoned!

"This is a bit ridiculous," he muttered, twitching his lips and hurriedly began meditating to detoxify.

Luckily, his Cultivation Technique could expel the toxins, but... it did consume calories.

He took out several Nutrient Injections to consume, beginning to contemplate his next steps.

Pan Yifu should have escaped too, but he didn’t want to contact him.

Aside from ignoring the official status of this base, this man was not very friendly to Youyou and was somewhat timid.

Then he had no choice but to go solo again! Qu Jianlei sighed softly, "This luck is unheard of; wherever I go, things happen."

As dusk fell, he collected the mosquito net, washed it with water, then dug a hole to bury the insect bodies.

Next, he used his spirit to perceive around him, checking if there were any concentrated Settlements nearby.

Strangely enough, he found a few; some were towards the dock, others in the opposite direction.

He chose a Settlement opposite the dock direction, where there were over a hundred houses with roughly three to four hundred people.

The main advantage was the large spacing between houses, making it easier for him to infiltrate and investigate.

After sneaking over, he was a bit surprised; though there weren’t many houses, the lights were quite bright, and there were several high-intensity Elemental Lamps.

This was not very friendly to intruders, especially since there were people searching every household.

About ten people were in charge of searching; not only questioning but also ransacking.

Simultaneously, they kept repeating, "There are spies infiltrating; you all know the consequences of not reporting!"

This situation was a bit dire, but Qu Jianlei realized another point: were not all of them star thieves?

However, it wasn’t urgent to make judgments; it was better to investigate first to understand the situation.

The ones in charge of searching could basically be determined as belonging to the star thieves’ side, emphasizing: water shortage must be reported!

Ultimately, they thought the two escaped A-level Warriors were bound to face a shortage of food and clothing!

After about three hours, the search concluded, with six searchers remaining while the others left.

The six formed groups of two and stayed in three households, instructing the residents to prepare good food and drink.

One of the households, with a relatively large population, had two elderly, two pairs of able-bodied couples, and nine children.

The family’s situation looked decent, at least they weren’t wearing patched clothes.

Two small children saw the food but couldn’t eat it, and were about to cry and fuss, only to be pulled away by some older kids.

Among them, one eight or nine-year-old kid couldn’t help but mutter softly, "Hope they meet the Pioneer Team someday!"