Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 447 - 319: Encountering a Ghost

Pan Yifu’s thoughts were accurately guessed; he truly didn’t care about the life or death of the Pioneer.

However, after a momentary pause, he didn’t regret, "Shouldn’t the Pioneer take the lead?"

Qu Jianlei didn’t find his words harsh, merely smiled lightly, "I only seek a clear conscience."

Wen Xin... Pan Yifu felt vaguely confused but didn’t ponder over the reason, "Should we continue?"

"Continue with what?" Qu Jianlei shook his head, "It’s time to replenish Qi, I’ve truly hit rock bottom."

Earlier, his attack was fierce, but in fact, the second assault was guided by the Spirit Fox.

After heading out, he observed for a while, felt he had to act again, which explained his further actions.

Now that the Pioneer has breached the Inner Circle, he genuinely needed a break; his mind had failed to restrain his body once more, which wasn’t good.

They found a secret spot to replenish Qi, and Qu Jianlei even took out an A-level Crystal—B-level was not enough.

Since meeting him, Pan Yifu had been quietly observing him, and today was no exception.

Seeing this, he widened his eyes, "A-level?"

Qu Jianlei gave him a sideways glance, "At this point, you’re worrying about petty calculations?"

"True," Pan Yifu nodded, paused, and couldn’t help but sigh, "Extravagant."

After a while, someone contacted Spirit Fox, who then called Qu Jianlei, "Can you help at the Prisoner of War Camp?"

"No," Qu Jianlei replied decisively, "If I don’t replenish Qi, I’ll be risking my life."

Spirit Fox fell silent, then said, "Sorry."

He really understood now that Black Heaven’s performance throughout the night had already been intensely fought.

The strengths of the Electromagnetic Technique were obvious, just like its features—the sound and light effects were too large to conceal.

Like Pan Yifu, Spirit Fox had always been curious about Black Heaven, especially his Cultivation Level, so he observed closely.

Even tonight, whenever there were lightning and thunder, he silently noted it down.

Recalling carefully now, and then calculating attentively, his heart couldn’t help but exclaim silently.

Black Heaven had expended Inner Breath equivalent to nearly two A-level reserves tonight.

Spirit Fox knew Black Heaven had Exotic Beast Crystals, which could quickly restore superpower reserves, but... after all, he was still just B-level.

Although Exotic Beast Crystals restore rapidly, they indeed harm the body, and Spirit Fox couldn’t believe the other party wasn’t aware of this.

As a B-level, to output two A-level amounts in one night... half a night, truly needed a rest.

Even for an A-level, it would be remarkable to accomplish this; we must remember early morning battles were not yet over, more fights were coming.

Those wanting to attack the warehouse or Prisoner of War Camp weren’t too resentful upon hearing Black Heaven couldn’t be invited.

Although everyone was B-level, Black Heaven’s B-level meant only the Cultivation Level wasn’t quite sufficient; otherwise, who would object to him being rated A-level?

Qu Jianlei and Pan Yifu hid nearby, right in an underground basement.

This basement wasn’t far from the control center, within three hundred meters.

Yet, that’s only surface distance; the basement delves eighty meters underground.

Qu Jianlei discovered this basement by chance, during his first visit to the core area.

At the time, out of boredom, he didn’t dare to sense the surface casually, so he sensed underground instead and found this spot.

The basement hadn’t seen people for over a decade, with nothing inside, presumably left by earlier Pioneers.

However, entering this basement was difficult; with no access from surface to eighty meters underground.

In other words, those with Earth Attribute or Wood Attribute could possibly access; as for others... best not to think too much.

Qu Jianlei remembered this place and slightly modified it, making a side slope passage with a well-hidden exit.

They stayed inside for about half an hour before Pan Yifu spoke, "Recovered how much?"

Qu Jianlei replied sheepishly, "Seventy to eighty percent, though it’ll require a good ten to fifteen days to fully recover."

Let this lad keep using A-level Crystals for recovery! Old Pan genuinely felt a bit jealous, I couldn’t bear to use them.

"Feels like the fighting above is mostly over, we can head in."

Qu Jianlei had been perceiving all along, aware that the Pioneer had already breached the control center, proceeding swiftly.

However, where the Black Box was located, there was still intense fighting.

But since Old Pan suggested it, he didn’t want to reveal his perception skills either, "Alright, wait a moment, let me eat something."

At this time, he wouldn’t bring out proper food but simply took out over ten Nutrient Injections.

Pan Yifu swallowed hard; not out of craving but genuinely lacking calories, "Give me some too."

Qu Jianlei looked at him in astonishment, "Really? You want to snatch even this bit of advantage?"

"I’ll pay you back!" Pan Yifu replied peevishly, "What kind of talk is that? I don’t have a Storage Talisman like you."

The two replenished their energy and quietly exited the passage.

Qu Jianlei carefully disguised the exit before sneaking forward alongside the wall.

Pan Yifu shook his head helplessly, thinking to himself that if we fail this time, it will be impossible to come again soon.

The control center is quite a large complex, with signal towers of various sizes and signal-receiving dishes of various sizes.

One of the signal towers is both thick and tall, standing at about four hundred meters high, with various signal transceivers hanging on it.

However, the lights in the control center are dim now, presumably sabotaged by the Pioneers, so it’s not very clear.

Qu Jianlei, as usual, climbed over the wall to get in, while Old Pan initially intended to enter through the gate but then decided to follow him over the wall.

Qu Jianlei still held the Laser Sniper Rifle in his hands and occasionally fired a shot, certainly hitting surveillance cameras or other equipment.

Pan Yifu felt itchiness inside his heart as he watched.

Even though he had seen it more than once, he was still very curious about how Black Heaven could discover these devices—some were quite well-hidden.

Qu Jianlei raised his hand again and shot down a sentry, "Alright, there’s a Black Box in the equipment room not far ahead."

Pan Yifu released his perception and after pondering for a while, said, "Seems like there are people from the Pioneer Team inside, let’s switch spots."

Qu Jianlei also knew someone was busy inside and connected to many devices; maybe they were preparing to hijack the signal?

Another Black Box was a bit far away, with a straight-line distance of over three hundred meters.

The two quietly snuck over, only to find two Mechs and four Star Thieves guarding the entrance to the equipment room.

Pan Yifu hesitated for a moment before speaking, "How about we wait a bit? Let them battle with the Pioneers?"

"I just don’t like..." Qu Jianlei pouted, Old Pan, you’re too solitary, "Alright."

He wasn’t sure how the other party intended to handle the Black Box; if it took a long time, it’d be better to choose the right moment to act.

Didn’t have to wait long; two Star Thieves left, clearly going to support their own people.

Two Star Thieves remained: one with a C-level Wood Attribute and the other a Modified Warrior.

Qu Jianlei handed the Laser Sniper Rifle to Pan Yifu and then made a series of gestures.

He wanted Old Pan to deal with the two Star Thieves while he handled the two Mechs and devised a combat plan.

Pan Yifu hesitated for a moment and then nodded, "I can take them out, but can you ensure we’re in sync?"

"Watch me move, then take action," Qu Jianlei’s body flickered ghost-like as he darted over.

"What the heck," Pan Yifu couldn’t help but grit his teeth.

The lighting was fair, and for the first time, he truly saw Black Heaven’s body technique—it was indeed oddly eerie, "What kind of body technique is this?"

Amazement aside, when he saw Black Heaven quietly approach a Mecha, he lifted the gun to shoot without hesitation.

Though Pan Yifu was a soldier, not known for his shooting, he was already A-level, and his coordination was exceptionally smooth.

Moreover, it was just a matter of a few dozen meters, with no reason to miss.

As a beam of light shot the C-level Wood Attribute down, Qu Jianlei lightly pressed a palm against the Agile-type Mecha.

The Agile-type Mecha was indeed very fragile, and a slight electromagnetic force directly disrupted its circuits.

As he slapped an Impact Type Mecha, Old Pan also aimed at the Modified Warrior and pulled the trigger.

The Modified Warrior seemed to sense it but unfortunately reacted a bit too slowly.

The Impact Type Mecha was a bit more challenging to deal with than the Close Combat Type, but to Qu Jianlei, the difference wasn’t significant.

Silently, the two took out the guards, not surprisingly finding the door to the equipment room locked.

Qu Jianlei slightly sensed it and then discovered that the door lock was connected to an alarm.

He took out tools again and, in about three minutes, carefully severed the alarm and signal lines.

Actually, the control center was filled with alarm sounds, already chaotic, so even if the alarm went off here, it might not draw much attention.

But since everything before was done very cautiously, why not continue this way?

Qu Jianlei then released a small current to unlock the equipment room door.

Just as the two were about to slip in, suddenly behind them a mysterious momentum arose, carrying a chilling aura.

"Oh no," the faces of Qu Jianlei and Pan Yifu changed simultaneously as they quickly slipped into the equipment room.

Inside the equipment room, it was dark and spacious, but this didn’t bring them much sense of security.

They could even hear each other’s heartbeat.

"This is absurd," Qu Jianlei couldn’t help but mutter, "Damn it."

Old Pan snorted coldly, "So what if it’s the Supreme? We better hurry up with the job."

He took out a Cold Light Stick, snapped it, and started searching for the Black Box.

At this moment, a voice echoed, somewhat sinister, yet majestic and pervasive.

"A bunch of little rats, so bold... Isn’t living well enough?"

Hardly had he finished when someone shouted, "Fight on, just persist ten more minutes!"

This voice was unfamiliar to Qu Jianlei, unaware whether it was Old Ghost or White Clothes.

The energy fluctuation became intense in an instant, followed by a loud bang, dimming the light in the entire control center.