Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 628 - 498: So Powerful It’s Hopeless

Qu Jianlei was indeed a bit curious about the Awakened with Electromagnetic Attributes.

He had met many Superpower Warriors, but had only ever seen one with the Electromagnetic Attribute, that was Bentley from the Wasteland.

He had seen Light, Dark, and even Spiritual Attributes, but it was the first time he heard of another Electromagnetic Attribute aside from Bentley.

Cheng Qingshan's face darkened when he heard this, "Teacher Liu was so badly injured, not because of the Water Tornado, but because of the Ice Bullet!"

Qu Jianlei, however, was focused on something else, "Is there any clue about the other party?"

Cheng Qingshan replied indifferently, "This is not important, our academy's graduates are in all walks of life."

Then he took out the walkie-talkie and began arranging matters for the School Guard Team.

Qu Jianlei was anxiously waiting on the side, and after some thought, sent a message to Hertman.

While waiting for a reply, seeing Cheng Qingshan had finished his arrangements, he asked, "What happens after we chase them out?"

Old Cheng took a look at him, "Let's talk aside."

He was slightly embarrassed to speak because, with his strong perception and availability, he was the first to notice the battle.

Realizing it was two A-levels fighting, he rushed over without thinking—this wasn't the aura of a teacher from the academy.

He arrived timely, just in time to see Teacher Liu rush out of the courtyard wall, asked a person present, and then immediately gave chase.

However, this delay allowed Aunt Liu to be hit by an A-level Ice Bullet with Water Attribute.

That person seemed to want to go back and abduct the unconscious Teacher Liu but turned away swiftly after sensing Cheng Qingshan's aura.

Cheng Qingshan didn't even consider Aunt Liu on the ground and immediately chased after the opponent.

Unexpectedly, a middle-aged man suddenly appeared around the corner, and a Thunder Dragon headed straight for him, unbelievably fast.

Cheng Qingshan was caught off guard and got electrified, fortunately, the opponent was only of B-level cultivation.

The Thunder Dragon of a B-level has less effect, but even so, the big shot was electrified until his body stiffened slightly.

He was the type with strong offense and weak defense, but having experienced enough battles, he knew how to deal with the Electromagnetic Attribute.

Just like Central City dealt with Qu Jianlei, carrying a lot of bait on him would do.

Cheng Qingshan also had a storage talisman, which was filled with metal foil, and after taking a hit, he continued the chase.

What's infuriating is that the Water Attribute A-level used the "Water Mist" technique again.

This technique can be mastered at B-level, although it's a coverage type of technique, it's quite weak.

The technique mainly releases fog to make the opponent lose their sense of direction unless cooperating with the Poison Attribute, it doesn't really have any offensiveness.

But among B-level warriors, quite a few have the perception ability, and almost everyone at A-level has perception.

They can sense the position of the opponent, this Water Mist doesn't really mean much.

However, at this moment, the opponent used Water Mist, clearly wanting to envelop Cheng Qingshan with water vapor.

Since Great Cheng was an A-level, if he released his aura, the water vapor wouldn't touch him, but water vapor around... wouldn't it attract lightning?

Realizing the opponent's calculation, he had to try his best to avoid the range of the Water Mist, it was a difficult pursuit and he felt frustrated.

Seeing the opponent got into a hovercar, he didn't want to continue chasing and turned back with Teacher Liu.

Because the opponent had attempted to take away Teacher Liu, his return was slow, possibly putting Teacher Liu in unexpected danger.

Qu Jianlei frowned slightly, "Only two A-levels and one B-level?"

"It's hard to say," Cheng Qingshan shook his head, "At least there was another person in the car, I couldn't sense their cultivation."

Qu Jianlei pondered for a moment and spoke, "Even if it's three A-levels and one B-level, isn't this too bold?"

Cheng Qingshan shook his head, "They cooperated well, among the four Awakened, two had Mutated Attributes..."

He tilted his head to glance at Qu Jianlei, "Who did you provoke... is this your matter?"

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, sighed, and nodded, "It might really be my matter."

Cheng Qingshan touched his forehead, expressing with frustration, "Your troublemaking ability is getting stronger."

Qu Jianlei gritted his teeth secretly, "I've tried my best to handle matters outside the academy, I don't want to affect the reputation of Green Water."

Cheng Qingshan sighed lightly but still resolutely stated, "No matter what, ignoring our Engineering College, this goes too far!"

The academic faction ultimately values honor, no matter how great the enmity, it shouldn't be brought to the academy.

Qu Jianlei spoke in a deep voice, "So, about this related information, I will trouble Master Qingshan... I'll also try to investigate."

Cheng Qingshan nodded slightly, he had already arranged the investigation of the information.

Then he looked at Qu Jianlei and asked in a deep voice, "Do you have any suspects?"

Qu Jianlei thought for a while before answering, "Customs Enforcement Division... and Bida Freight, other possibilities, you'd have to ask Teacher Liu."

Since they have agreed to help gather information, if he doesn't cooperate, it would not only harm others but also put Xiang Xue in danger. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢

"Customs Enforcement Division... Bida Freight?" Cheng Qingshan repeated softly, frowning.

He was not very surprised by the Customs Enforcement Division, but the latter did surprise him a bit, "How did you get involved with Bida again?"

Qu Jianlei sighed helplessly, "Actually, the two... are one matter."

Cheng Qingshan's eyes turned, he already had a guess, then he nodded thoughtfully.

"Are the Customs Enforcement Division people targeting you under Bida's orders?"

As expected, the truth was loud and clear in his heart. Qu Jianlei slightly nodded, "Actually, the annihilation of the Desis Family was also a trick played by Bida's people."

"Damn..." Cheng Qingshan furrowed his brows, expressing with impatience, "Really disgusting."

At his age, this little intrigue was easy to understand, and he even expanded his thinking, "Then Desis's own death..."

"It should be some other grievance," Qu Jianlei answered in a deep voice. As for the Fourth Master's matters, he naturally wouldn't disclose them.

"Other grievances..." Cheng Qingshan gave him a thoughtful look again.

"Involves the Keen Edge," Qu Jianlei shrugged helplessly, "Isn't it a bit of making a mountain out of a molehill to kill him?"

He didn't know if the other party was aware of the news about "Keen Edge," but... they should have this bit of intel, right?

Sure enough, Cheng Qingshan nodded and hummed again.

"This guy really offended quite a few people, but your information is also quite well-informed... who killed the Desis family?"

"Tsk," Qu Jianlei smacked his lips, and after being silent for a while, he asked softly, "Have you heard of the Sweeper?"

"Damn..." Cheng Qingshan gritted his teeth again after hearing it, and then gave him a look-over, sighing.

"You know... how should I even comment on you? Your ability to stir up trouble is immensely incurable."

"Getting involved with those guys, even if Hoyel steps in, he may not be able to protect you."

"It's already been sorted out," Qu Jianlei replied calmly, "They even accepted a commission to deal with me."

"I had a friendly communication with them, and they canceled the commission."

"Holy crap..." Cheng Qingshan gritted his teeth again, "Friendly communication, huh, what kind of friendly method?"

Qu Jianlei shook his head, "Forget it, it's all in the past. They've decided to withdraw, the process is not important."

Cheng Qingshan thought for a while and couldn't help but ask, "Why does Bida want to deal with you, is it really because of artificial intelligence?"

"Aren't you asking too many questions?" Qu Jianlei couldn't hold back anymore, "Some things, knowing is not as good as not knowing."

"Oops, I couldn't help it," Cheng Qingshan chuckled, "I always feel like your life is a bit too exciting."

Then he cleared his throat lightly, "Before helping you, I also need to assess the risks the college will soon face, you understand, right?"

"Thank you," Qu Jianlei answered politely, "I only need information, no need for the college's teachers to take risks."

"How could that be possible?" Cheng Qingshan shook his head straightforwardly and spoke earnestly.

"Publicly speaking, you are here for teaching assistance, the college has the responsibility to protect you well."

"Privately speaking, the opponent's cooperation level is high, one plus one is far greater than two, they are very dangerous opponents."

Qu Jianlei thought for a moment, but still shook his head, "Thank you, big boss, it's precisely because it's dangerous, I don't want to drag others down."

"Alright, there's no need to discuss this anymore," Cheng Qingshan waved his hand, "Let's wait for the news first."

Unexpectedly, the news came very quickly.

Ten minutes later, the City Guard sent word that the hovercar was abandoned in a wasteland.

Soon after, they discovered a passage more than ten meters below the wasteland.

Another twenty minutes later, the Patrol Guard found the passage's exit to be three kilometers away in an abandoned construction site.

The passage wasn't entirely clear, it was blocked in several places, probably to prevent pursuers.

Another twenty minutes later, an anonymous number contacted the School Guard Team.

The communication was brief, the voice was electronically synthesized, but it conveyed a lot of information.

The other party stated that the college's teaching assistance teachers were in their hands, Panda must release people, and then hand over something, only then would they release the people.

Who to release, the other party didn't say, nor did they say what to hand over.

In short, it was just one sentence, "Ask Panda, he knows everything."

Qu Jianlei frowned when he heard this, releasing people was one thing, but handing over something... what am I supposed to hand over?

Handing over the little lake was something not to be considered at all.

He was frowning and pondering when he heard that Aunt Liu had awakened, and he hurried inside to visit.

Aunt Liu's injuries were severe, but she had the Wood Attribute, with strong self-healing abilities, she could manage some limited movement in a day or two.

Qu Jianlei dispatched other caretakers, and quietly informed her of the latest news.

There was no other way, even if he wanted to release someone, he had to go through Aunt Liu, the other people of the Earth Scholar, he couldn't contact at all.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but secretly feel relieved, thankfully the other party didn't take Aunt Liu as well, otherwise he would have been completely helpless.

Aunt Liu woke up with a constant frown, as a guardian who failed to protect her targets, her feelings were understandable.

After hearing Qu Jianlei's explanation, her brow still did not relax, "Do you plan to release those two groups?"

"Let them go," Qu Jianlei nodded, "Xiang Xue was passively involved, she is more important than all of them combined."

In truth, he wasn't one to play along with hostage situations, but this time, Xiang Xue was truly innocent.

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