Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 379 - 257: Countering Reinforcements

Herman’s face changed upon hearing this, "What do you mean by that, sir?"

"Shouldn’t I be asking you that?" Qu Jianlei’s expression grew increasingly peculiar, "When did you switch sides to the Star Thieves?"

The other party wasn’t even a Modified Warrior; how could their emotional shifts escape his Spiritual Power Perception?

Precisely because of this, he had just candidly stated: I haven’t heard about your son’s whereabouts!

"No, no, no," Herman shook his head incessantly, the fat on his cheeks quivering, a look of panic in his eyes.

"I’m not, I’m not, don’t say such things."

Qu Jianlei rolled his eyes helplessly, "Do you think without certainty, I would wrongfully accuse you on purpose?"

Herman was taken aback, a trace of hatred appeared in his eyes, "My youngest son, he’s probably dead, right?"

Qu Jianlei spread his hands hearing this, "I really don’t know. But based solely on speculation, you decided to defect?"

He knew the other party was stalling for time, but would he be afraid of the incoming people?

Merely a B-level and two C-levels, along with six Mechas.

Herman’s face turned dark, replying through gritted teeth, "But you exposed my identity..."

What nonsense, Qu Jianlei would never believe this, knowing Mu Guoguo’s methods, straightforward yet subtle!

He smiled and nodded, "Go on, how much longer do you plan to stall?"

Herman was astounded upon hearing this, about to shout loudly, "Help..."

Qu Jianlei raised his hand and knocked the person out.

While waiting for the Star Thieves to arrive, he unexpectedly took the leisure to flip through what the other party had been reviewing.

It turned out to be a bill; don’t underestimate this little Village Chief, his worth was surprisingly high.

Instinctively, Qu Jianlei contemplated a raid, yet the next moment he realized this was no longer the Wasteland.

The key was the Pioneer Team had an agreement not to arbitrarily oppress the Indigenous People.

Even if there are spies among the Indigenous People, it cannot affect their families—unless their families have betrayed the interests of the Pioneer Team.

This smelled of strict discipline, but the truth was: the Pioneer Team had to vie with the Star Thieves for the people’s hearts.

So whether Herman’s home could be raided, Qu Jianlei was really uncertain, deciding not to cause trouble for Blazing Fire.

Just after coming to this realization, that B-level Warrior had quietly flipped over the courtyard wall, an Earth Attribute Warrior.

Qu Jianlei performed a Finger Technique, before the other could notice him, they were ensnared by the Vine Technique.

Though the Vine Technique’s entanglement required a process, there existed an overwhelming level suppression; the Earth Attribute B-level was instantly bound.

He was momentarily shocked, struggling desperately, shouting, "Quick, support... trap!"

Qu Jianlei performed another Finger Technique, a golden thread appeared out of nowhere, binding the party tightly, "Golden Thread Technique!"

Then he leapt onto the wall, delivering a palm strike to knock the person out.

Two C-level Warriors had already rushed onto the courtyard wall, standing one before the other watching from the wall.

The one in the rear noticed the bound B-level Warrior, yelling loudly, "Careful, two B-levels opponents, where are the Mechas?"

Four Mechas broke through the courtyard wall, all agile combat Mechas.

These Mechas could easily climb over walls, yet at this moment chose to directly crash into the courtyard walls.

It’s evident from this the position held by the council president in the eyes of the Star Thieves.

However, before the collapsed wall could stir up dust, four golden spears simultaneously launched towards the four Mechas.

"Are you kidding me?" One Mecha’s communicator buzzed with this, "Underestimating whom... ah~~~"

Four agile Mechas charged in precisely to coordinate with the Ultimate Warriors in capturing.

Although they knew there were two B-levels within the courtyard, so what?

Even if there were two Gold Attribute B-levels, they were unshaken.

The Fourth Master was A-level with Gold Attribute, yet he only dared to act on one thin-skinned and battered Mecha, lucking upon a successful strike.

Now the opposing party directly targeted the four armored ones, making the Mecha Pilots angrily laugh.

Laughing notwithstanding, necessary evasive actions were still undertaken.

However, two combatants only slightly evaded; they directed more focus towards attacking.

Yet in the blink of an eye, the four Mechas were all struck, the heavy shells unable to withstand a single hit from the Golden Spears.

The two combatants with ambitions failed to evade in time, dying on the spot, with one Mecha rendered scrap.

The last Mecha suddenly exploded with fire, its frame shook violently, flames spewing directly from the interior.

This was followed by successive small explosive fires; the outcome for the combatant inside didn’t need much elaboration.

"It’s A-level!" The combatant from the scrapped Mecha turned on the loudspeaker, "Everyone be careful!"

"It should be B-level," a C-level Warrior with Water Attribute shouted, whether he believed it, only he knew.

Anyway, both C-levels retreated violently, their faces instantly turned pale, legs trembling incessantly, wary of the opponent.

At this moment, they didn’t want to flee but the rules of the Star Thieves were formidable.

When going out for plundering, if you can’t win the fight, you can run, but in your territory, without a higher command, whoever runs dies!

"Trying to run?" Qu Jianlei sneered, performing the finger technique again. Two golden threads flew out, tightly binding the two people.

One of the C-level Fire Attribute warriors got distracted; he murmured, "Seems like... not really A-level, maybe B-level peak?"

Fire overcomes Gold without issue, but at the same level, cultivation levels are important, not to mention the other’s cultivation is overwhelming.

The Water Attribute warrior desperately shouted, "It’s A-level... retreat quickly, call for support!"

Outside the courtyard wall, there were originally two Mechas waiting to prevent the enemy’s escape.

Seeing that four Mechas were destroyed, two Mecha pilots were at a loss. Hearing the C-level’s shout, they turned and ran away swiftly.

Qu Jianlei tied the four people together, hoisted them over the wall, and sped away like the wind.

About two minutes later, four B-level warriors arrived together, perceived the lingering aura, and immediately decided, "Pursue!"

From their perception, the other’s aura wasn’t B-level, but calling it A-level seemed a bit off.

Anyway, the opponent was at most one A-level and one B-level. They might not win, but entangling for a moment should be no issue.

This is also part of the Star Pirates’ rules; during plundering, encountering a strong enemy, everyone running separately isn’t a big deal.

But on your own territory, if a comrade is in danger, you must help if you can.

Four people chased after the lingering aura, but as they pursued, one Water Attribute B-level uttered a strange sound.

"Hmm, strange, why is the aura getting fainter? Didn’t they say he was holding three from the Gold Star Squad?"

One Fire Attribute B-level snorted coldly, "Must be reinforcements, we have to speed up."

The journeying speed of B-level warriors is fast; even the Earth Attribute warrior’s speed isn’t slow.

But no matter how they increased speed, the other’s aura kept getting fainter.

"This is... about to exit the safe zone, right?" a Water Attribute B-level spoke, "Do we keep chasing?"

The safe zone is the area that Star Pirates strive to keep under control; outside that zone belongs to the security area.

In other words, the safe zone is the real territory of the Star Pirates. Beyond here, they have no responsibility to pursue.

"Of course, we’ll chase," a warrior replied without hesitation, "a large amount of reinforcements is on the way."

"We just need to hold on for a little while, and others can’t blame us, or we’d be subject to investigation from above."

As he was speaking, he suddenly saw a bright light, followed by a deafening boom that seemed to shake the heavens and earth.

The next moment, a strong shockwave tossed the four B-level warriors high into the air, rolling them through the sky.

The four were thrown a hundred meters away, landing heavily on the ground.

The Fire Attribute warrior instantly lost his breath, his body turned into a pile of mud.

The other three fared a bit better, but only the Gold Attribute warrior retained a degree of combat power.

Of the other two, one was lightly injured, the other severely injured. The severely injured Water Attribute warrior would take three to five years to recover.

It was fortunate for the four to not call on Mechas to chase; if there had been Mechas shielding them, the casualties wouldn’t have been so severe.

One-on-one, a B-level warrior could definitely take down a Mecha—any type of Mecha.

But in terms of defense, especially against explosive firepower, Mechas are still superior to most B-level warriors.

But given their pursuit speed, even if Mechas were called, they might not keep up.

The Gold Attribute warrior rolled a dozen times on the ground and suddenly jumped up. Thanks to the Golden Armor’s protection, his injuries weren’t severe.

He cursed loudly in anger, "Bastard, shameless, despicable, lowlifes... using traps!"

But does this kind of cursing help? Qu Jianlei had long since left with the four people.

He had been waiting patiently, just to capture some living ones, to gain insight into the Star Pirates’ movements.

He disappeared without a trace. After the Star Pirates’ reinforcements arrived, they launched a massive manhunt.

While searching, the Star Pirates began to analyze, who exactly was this person, and from which force did he come?

Since they used Herman as bait, they were relatively clear about the forces maintaining contact with the Chairman.

It was nothing but Black Rain and Blazing Fire, with the actual control zone of Black Rain being quite far, usually leaving Blazing Fire in contact.

But among Blazing Fire’s members... where is there any A-level warrior?

According to the Star Pirates’ analysis, the opponent had a Wood Attribute B-level, and possibly a higher than B-level Gold Attribute.

How the Wood Attribute warrior escaped went unnoticed; everyone’s attention was drawn to the Gold Attribute.

However, even considering a Wood Attribute B-level, Blazing Fire didn’t have one; the Mu Family siblings were Water and Fire, with another being Gold.

Adding the recently emerged Black Heaven, that’s merely an Electromagnetic Attribute B-level.

And this powerful Gold Attribute warrior was obviously not comparable to Blazing Fire’s B-level Gold Attribute.

So, where on earth did these two come from, and how did they know to contact Herman, leading to Herman’s warning?

This must be clarified.

The Star Pirates’ organized encirclement of Blazing Fire this time was due to a real major move they had to make.

The most direct reason was that the Seventh Master died, causing some subtle changes in the balance between the two camps.