Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 389 - 267: Targeted

If Qu Jianlei really wanted to completely slaughter the baggage team, how could he leave any survivors?

The main reason is some laborers who came from the prisoner camp, and he had no need to target them.

Additionally, leaving some survivors can moderately create panic, prompting the Star Thieves to enhance their protection of logistics, thus reducing frontline combat power.

So after taking down those Ultimate Warriors and Mecha, he set fire and quickly left on his own.

The next day, when he wanted to put the same trick to use again, he discovered that the scout team surprisingly had two B-level Warriors hidden within it.

If he went all out, of course, he could take them down, but the situation could spiral out of control.

The main battlefield is eventually in the direction of Blazing Fire. If he pulled hatred too hard, it might even affect Blazing Fire’s plan.

If he chose to leave quietly, the enemy’s trap would be essentially thwarted, their schemes would fall flat, and they would likely be quite frustrated.

However, as Qu Jianlei thought about it again, constantly avoiding confrontation wasn’t suitable either; it might even cause them to doubt his Perception Ability.

The tough battles that need to be fought should still be faced, as long as he doesn’t forcefully struggle every time.

After thinking it through, he began to raise his hand and perform Finger Technique, "Silver Snake Frenzy~"

Countless bolts of lightning struck down instantaneously.

The scout team was highly vigilant. As soon as there was an Energy Fluctuation, a Wooden Shield appeared out of thin air to block the lightning pouring down.

The two hidden B-level Warriors were of Wood Attribute and Earth Attribute respectively.

The Wood Attribute Warrior was responsible for blocking the lightning, while the Earth Attribute Warrior identified the position, raising his hand to perform Finger Technique, "Quicksand~"

"There’s actually a B-level?" A figure leaped out from behind the dirt slope, gritting his teeth and speaking, "It’s a trap!"

But immediately after, the figure performed Finger Technique once again, "What’s it matter if it’s the Wood Attribute... Thunder Dragon, Thunder Dragon, Thunder Dragon!"

Three Thunder Dragons formed one after another, their ends almost connected, rushing towards the Wood Attribute Warrior.

"Continuous Technique Release?" The Wood Attribute Warrior’s face changed, "Is it necessary to be so unreasonable?"

Feeling the power of "Silver Snake Frenzy," he had already determined that the opponent’s Cultivation Level was even higher than his own.

Fortunately, given the attribute countering situation, he could still barely withstand it, whether he could counterattack depended on his ally’s ability to create an opening.

But now, not only was the opponent’s Cultivation Level high, he also mastered the continuous release of techniques, making it really... troublesome.

Continuous release of techniques requires high Micro Operation ability for Ultimate Warriors, relative perception, and a lot of practice.

In the B-level phase, most warriors would choose to focus on leveling up, and there weren’t many who practiced continuous technique release.

Because practice not only takes up a lot of time but also consumes a significant amount of Superpower reserves, which need to be replenished later.

More fatally, most are not born with this potential.

Practice after practice, not only wasting time and money but also affecting one’s personal growth.

Given this, it’s better to wait until reaching A-level to attempt practice—advancing from A-level to Supreme is not a matter of a day or two.

But now, it’s too late to say anything, the Wood Attribute B-level decisively performed Finger Technique, quickly forming four Wooden Shields in front.

However... it really didn’t hold up! The first Thunder Dragon destroyed two Wooden Shields, and the third Wooden Shield also showed signs of cracking.

Seeing the unfavorable situation, the Wood Attribute Warrior flashed his body behind a scout—since the Wooden Shield didn’t work, he could only rely on human shields.

The scout never dreamed that he would be chosen to help block attacks, "Uh..."

The second Thunder Dragon struck him, leaving him charred black, and the third Thunder Dragon landed squarely on the Wood Attribute Warrior.

He was quickly trying to form Wood Armor—earlier, to lure the opponent, he hadn’t formed Wood Armor for protection.

But Electromagnetic Technique was as fast as it could be, and before he could complete the Finger Technique, the wrist-thick Thunder Dragon had already struck him squarely.

With a muffled sound, his entire body was charred black.

The Earth Attribute Warrior angrily cursed upon seeing this, "Are you out of your mind... couldn’t you hide behind me?"

He had already donned Rock Armor and should be able to withstand a Thunder Dragon from the opponent without much problem.

But now with the Wood Attribute companion heavily injured, capturing the opponent became exceedingly difficult.

Earth Attribute has high defense and long health, but quick attack capabilities... are quite average, and usually, Body Technique isn’t very strong.

Simply put, he’s not overly afraid of the opponent continuing to attack, but if they want to escape, he can’t stop them.

Sure enough, the next moment, the opponent’s body flashed, and they directly fled.

"Luckily, it’s only B-level," the Earth Attribute Warrior muttered quietly, the opponent’s technique casting level was too high.

Thankfully, the B-level warrior didn’t have enough stamina and feared that reinforcements would arrive, so fled; otherwise, today would have been truly dangerous.

The rescue team arrived a bit faster than expected, about two minutes later, four figures shot over one after another, "Where’s the person?"

"They’ve already fled," the Earth Attribute Warrior finally lifted his defense, "but Charles... doesn’t feel so good."

Charles was the Wood Attribute Warrior. After inspection, the newcomers let out a deep breath.

"It’s not so bad, recovering over half a year should be about right... Is this Black Heaven really so troublesome?"

The Earth Attribute Warrior responded with a grim face, "This guy’s Cultivation Level is very high, techniques are adept, and crucially, he can perform continuous releases!"

The four B-level reinforcements were all experienced and knowledgeable; upon hearing this, one of them let out a faint surprise, "It seems the two B-level warriors couldn’t stop him."

The Earth Attribute warrior did not answer; in front of his own scouts, it was best not to say anything that could affect morale.

Later, when he had a moment to spare, he quietly muttered, "If you don’t consider attribute suppression, it would take at least four B-level warriors to be safe."

This news chilled all the Star Thieves’ hearts—four? Even though we have many B-level warriors, using them up like this is wasteful.

Nevertheless, the scout teams still had to be sent, and logistics had to be transported.

So after this battle, the scouts rarely appeared in small teams anymore; each team had at least seventy or eighty people, and a B-level warrior would certainly oversee them.

Even the logistics teams became larger, with at least five or six hundred people in a team, accompanied by B-level warriors and a large number of Mechas.

Logistics transport was acceptable; after all, with more people, there was more to transport. But expanding the scout teams was just too much.

If they couldn’t spread out to investigate, the scouts’ effectiveness would be significantly reduced.

Some people disbelieved and still broke up into small teams, thinking that staying close to the main force made support easier.

But Black Heaven showed them through actions that disbelief was futile; sending out small teams was as good as giving them away.

Anyway, he never lingered on the battlefield; he would withdraw immediately after succeeding in a strike, sometimes not even cleaning up the battlefield.

The Star Thieves devised various new strategies to trap him in response to this situation.

For instance... three B-level warriors cloaked their cultivation levels, posing as a regular scout group for reconnaissance.

The three were not far from the main force, just a little over a kilometer away, seemingly ready to call for support anytime.

In such situations, Black Heaven might really make a move... he was confident in his escape ability!

In fact, Qu Jianlei really did make a move; he released three Thunder Dragons in one go.

He didn’t spread his attacks, instead focusing on an Earth Attribute B-level, ignoring the other two.

The Earth Attribute warrior, failing to raise Rock Armor, was killed by the Thunder Dragon. Qu Jianlei sneered and dashed away instantly.

"Fool me once, and you think you can fool me again? Do I look that stupid?"

A Fire Attribute B-level became furious upon hearing this; he thought the opponent might have already used up half his energy and chased after him, "If you’ve got the guts, don’t run!"

However, that warrior never returned.

Only then did the Star Thieves realize that Black Heaven’s cultivation level might be deeper than they had imagined.

In short, Black Heaven wreaked havoc behind the Star Thieves, prompting many to devise protective measures against him.

Just like Central City’s "decoy metal pieces," the Electromagnetic Attribute was unreasonable, but not entirely unavoidable.

Later on, the Star Thieves spread a rumor that one of the bosses had already set his sights on Black Heaven, ready to act anytime.

However, the Star Thieves did not specify which boss it was. They’ve always been good at controlling information.

No matter what they did, Black Heaven continued to appear sporadically around the Star Thieves.

There might be a day or two when he wasn’t seen, but they never knew when he would suddenly show up.

Eventually, even many inexplicable attackers started waving Black Heaven’s banner.

This particular day, a scout team was completely annihilated, all ninety-plus members.

Among them were three B-level warriors, with Earth, Fire, and Water Attributes, respectively.

Upon encountering an attack, they called for support, indicating that the attacker’s identity was unknown.

"At least one Gold Attribute and one Wood Attribute B-level. What’s ridiculous is, they claimed to be under Black Heaven’s banner!"

The Star Thieves who received the call were also baffled, "If you’re going to impersonate someone, at least be a bit more professional, right?"

Everyone could understand the mentality of using a false banner as a cover; no one wanted to be the focus of the Star Thieves’ revenge.

But Gold and Wood Attributes impersonating Electromagnetic... can you at least respect our intelligence?

While grumbling, the Star Thieves still dispatched support.

However, when they arrived at the scene, the support team was dumbfounded: the entire scout team had been completely slaughtered!

It was very clear that most died under Gold Attribute techniques, and some were killed in close combat!

The reinforcements were extremely furious, "Investigate, we must find out who did this!"

Meanwhile, Qu Jianlei was cheerfully escaping the scene—he even had time to clean up the battlefield today.

Honestly, he hadn’t thought things could be operated like this before.

The source of this came from an accidental observation he made three days ago.

Two indigenous teenagers were hunting around with bows and arrows.

They were truly teenagers; if they were adults, they would have known how tense the surroundings were and wouldn’t dare linger.

But young people didn’t think much; they thought because there was fighting recently, many fierce beasts had fled.

They didn’t even have guns, just primitive bows and arrows, thinking they could hunt some wild animals now that the beasts were gone.

After all, this wasn’t a Star Thieves’ hunting-prohibited zone; any prey caught was theirs.

By some stroke of bad luck, they encountered the Star Thieves’ patrol.

(To be continued, September votes and subscriptions requested.)