Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 601 - 290: Consecutive Duels, Li Hao’s True Trump Card

Chapter 601: Chapter 290: Consecutive Duels, Li Hao’s True Trump Card

However, to be precise, this is not Li Hao’s doing.

It is the scheme devised by the Life Farm behind Li Hao, planned decades ago.

So in Li Hao’s view, even if he leaves the Oasis Battleship and travels tens of kilometers away from Oasis Town, it wouldn’t significantly impact the current situation there.

This is also why Li Hao had the courage over the past century to leave his stronghold and head to the Holy City.

The balance of power among the various forces in Oasis Town has always been delicately maintained, with forces counterbalancing each other and avoiding rapid upheavals in the short term.

Thus, the Church’s intentional delays, hoping to produce outcomes in the Three Major Villages in his absence, were outright denied by Li Hao.

Now, with Father Su An and President Xu Wanfeng present, the only threat to the Li Family in Oasis is the nearly nine-hundred-year-old Bishop who, on the brink of life, could unleash a final strike before losing self-awareness.

Although Bishop Zhang Hui often portrays himself as an old, white-haired man, Li Hao knows well that as long as there’s a breath left in him, he would expend his life to return momentarily to the pinnacle.

This opportunity comes only once.

For he has poured his entire life’s effort into Oasis Town, and as long as the Oasis Battleship remains intact, things won’t escalate to that point.

For this reason, Li Hao hasn’t pressed aggressively but agreed, at Bishop Zhang Hui’s proposal, to resolve the ownership of Oasis Battleship and all of Oasis Town through arena combat.

But should Lord Bishop truly decide to act, exterminating the upper echelons of the Three Major Villages with thunderous means, killing all the Late Tier One and above Evolvers...

That still doesn’t alter the ultimate outcome.

After all, once Lord Bishop passes away, Li Hao will become the truly strongest in Oasis Town, and not even Father Su An and Xu Wanfeng combined could resist Li Hao in his prime.

After all, Xu Wanfeng is not combat-born, and as a female Evolver, inherently, her strength and fighting capability are slightly inferior to that of male Evolvers.

In actual battle, it might not even equal the effect of one plus one equals two.

Thus at this moment, Father Su An’s decision to continue the arena combat clearly indicates a high probability of winning in a renewed fight.

But no matter how Li Hao calculates, he can’t find a scenario where Father Su An wins the final combat.

The probability is nearly zero.

Even though the opponent has absorbed Desert Wolf Source Material and injected wasteland wolf genes, allowing the bloodline power of the Desolate Wolf Beast to be continuously stimulated during combat, the result is different from the initial bout.

Because Li Hao far surpasses his descendant Li Mingquan in ability, even when on equal evolutionary terms, his command over the Rock Horse Armor, combat experience, and control over the dosing of Ascension Potion, all allow Li Hao to confidently overshadow Li Mingquan.

If Father Su An is counting on this, then Li Hao has no fear at all.

After all, even if the wasteland wolf bloodline is activated, at most they would match Li Hao’s combat power.

Yet Li Hao’s hand isn’t limited to just the Ascension Potion, and to successfully seize control over Oasis Town and secure the Oasis Battleship...

Li Hao and the Life Farm behind him have already dedicated immense effort, particularly the latter, having invested substantially.

Thus, even facing the frenzied Desert Wolf Warriors, there is the confidence to suppress them.

Moreover, outside Oasis Town, the Life Farm has utilized certain connections and resources to invite a large group of Tier Two powerhouses to intercept the rescue forces dispatched by the Holy City Diocese.

Whether they can successfully intercept or even obliterate the Tier Two Knight squad sent for rescue, the Life Farm is not entirely certain.

So the only option was for Li Hao to quickly seize control over Oasis Town after launching the operation, and even if unable to completely remove the Oasis Church and other obstructing forces, at least secure the pivotal Oasis Battleship.

At that point, to directly sail the Oasis Battleship westward to the border between the Northern Holy Spring Sect and the Giant Enterprise Alliance.

Into a chaotic no man’s land filled with various-sized factions and a mess of conflicting interests.

Thus Father Su An’s suggestion at this moment is indeed very tempting to Li Hao.

On one hand, even if Father Su An has a trump card, it cannot threaten Li Hao, but Li Hao has the capability to outright kill the opponent.

On the other hand, it’s also about resolving the ownership of Oasis Town swiftly, ending this rather pointless arena combat.

And ending the duel earlier would give a two-day buffer, even if the Oasis Church goes back on their word, allowing enough time for the Li family and other groups to adapt.

After contemplating for a while, about seven or eight minutes...

Li Hao stared at the calm-faced Father Su An and President Xu Wanfeng beside him before finally nodding:

"Alright, it’s getting late now, let’s take a half-hour break before continuing."

"But let’s be clear upfront, this battle is to decide the ownership of the Oasis Battleship and Oasis Town. Are you sure you want to continue fighting?"

Father Su An nodded:

"Let’s continue then. Each side will send one Tier Two Evolver for the final duel."

"If Clan Leader Li is feeling fatigued, you can also opt to send another Tier Two representative to partake in this crucial battle."

Father Su An’s "kind reminder," in Li Hao’s eyes, was nothing more than mockery...

But it also made Li Hao sense the hollowness revealed in the opponent’s tone.

Reaffirming his suspicion that while the opponent may have some trump card, it isn’t sufficient to guarantee victory against him.

Having thought this through, Li Hao didn’t respond, merely looking at Father Su An with an icy gaze as if he were staring at a dead man. After a cold snort, he turned and walked away.

Returning to where his team was stationed, he removed his shoulder and leg armor to cool down while letting the logistics personnel repair and maintain the Rock Horse Armor.

Primarily by feeding fresh Tier Two meat and some Rock-Horned Horse Life Source Material to invigorate the biological tissues within the Rock Horse Armor, prompting proliferation and division.

Meanwhile, Li Hao himself did not require additional energy.

Aside from consuming a large quantity of Mid-Tier Two Evolutionary Dried Meat, he also took out a large bucket of ice cubes to chew on.

This rapidly cooled the critical organs inside his body while rehydrating himself.

During this break, resting inside the RV, Li Hao suddenly motioned for his confidant to come over and quietly instructed:

"Load the Tier Two Rock-Horned Horse Source Material I gave you into the storage compartment at the back of the armor."

The confidant nodded, retrieved a vial of pure, snow-like Evolution Agent from a vehicle, clearly more potent in energy waves than regular Tier Two Source Material.

Understanding the importance of this Evolution Agent, the confidant secured it properly, then couldn’t help but speak:

"This is our last resort, isn’t it unnecessary to waste it on dealing with Su An?"

"Once we secure the Oasis Battleship and head to the northwest, we’ll still need it to fend off the Church’s rescue force. Only it can withstand the Holy See’s Temple Knights..."

Hearing this, Li Hao shook his head slightly:

"Just in case, you never know."

"After all, the proposal for consecutive duels was initiated by the Church intentionally; they must have some corresponding countermeasures, given Zhang Hui’s cunning nature."

"The goal isn’t to kill Father Su An but to ensure that after the final bout ends, I won’t be hurt by the other side’s trump card, thus securing the Oasis Battleship without fail."

"If we can’t secure the Oasis Battleship, we’ll be the first to be discarded!"

"And then there’s no point in talking about escaping the influence of the Holy Spring Sect."

"By the way, after you excuse yourself, arrange for the technical staff to speed up the repairs of the Rock Horse Armor, use the new Tier Two meat, and tell two others to come at once for assignment of tasks."

The confidant nodded and left the RV immediately to arrange this, calling in technicians to expedite the repair of the Rock Horse Armor, then calling two others over to communicate the mission.

Meanwhile, Father Su An, upon leaving the church arena center, returned to the church’s grounds.

At that moment, three Tier Two powerhouses arrived at the camp.

Chen Shanshan, the fully armed Leader of the Salvation Army, approached, bringing a temporary sense of relief to Father Su An’s heart.

Though he had held much prejudice against the Wandering Force in the past, he had to adjust his attitude and rely on their strength to save Oasis Town from the fangs of the Desolate Wolf Race.

So, having calmed his mind, Father Su An smiled as he stepped forward to speak:

"Leader Bai, it’s fortunate to have your timely support. We can certainly win this battle."

Leader Bai had a round face and sharp eyes, nodding slightly as if he disdained nonsense and quickly moved into the business at hand.

Subsequently, Father Su An turned to look at the other two newly arrived Tier Two strong persons and said:

"I’ll trouble you two in tonight’s battle."

"Feel free to indicate what conditions you’re not satisfied with, and I will try to fulfill them so that you can bring your strengths into play back on the battlefield."