Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 301: Chu Wushuang's Whereabouts

[You have withdrawn from the battlefield. This engagement has concluded.]

[In the name of Flame Baron Li Wei, you launched a raid on Scar Glenn's camp. You successfully killed one Four-Star player, indirectly caused the deaths of three additional players and 68 freemen, reduced the fixed asset value of Scar Glenn's camp by 100,000 points, and downgraded the camp from Level 4 to Level 3.]

[Scar Glenn has formally declared war on you and has used the Prestige Card to retrieve all activity footage of you within his camp's range, establishing a basic profile of your combat style.]

[You have won this raid. You have gained 50 Pioneering Points. The name of Flame Baron is beginning to spread.]

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The notifications arrived as Li Wei pulled back to 25 kilometers.

'Interesting. Was the situation brought under control? Or did Scar Glenn and Chu Wushuang return to camp in time?'

Li Wei didn't dwell on it. The real game was just beginning. He was genuinely curious what Scar Glenn and Chu Wushuang would choose to do next.

He headed north for over 100 kilometers before finding a ruined building to settle in.

When night fell, Adai finally returned, tracking Li Wei to his hiding spot."Good work, Adai."

Li Wei fed it a strip of jerky, then began reviewing the hundred-plus images Adai had brought back — like a stack of photographs.

Quite the show.

Especially the moments where Adai had dived deep into the fortress itself, pushing to the front lines of the fighting — not just as a war correspondent, but actively sabotaging things with underhanded moves.

Just as the players inside were about to turn the tide, Adai had swooped in with an Ice Armor spell, leaving them frozen for the Level 5 mutant creatures to pummel. Several players had died as a result.

Though Scar Glenn had apparently hidden two anti-tank guns in the underground base.

In any case, Li Wei watched the whole sequence with his heart in his throat.

Additionally, the above-ground and first underground levels of the fortress had subsequently caught fire, burning an unknown quantity of Scar Glenn's supplies.

Unfortunately, the mutant creatures hadn't managed to completely destroy the camp. Scar Glenn's group had returned roughly half an hour after Li Wei's withdrawal.

And Chu Wushuang was genuinely formidable — Adai had been circling at 700 to 800 meters altitude, and he had spotted it immediately. The killing intent radiating from him was palpable even through the images.

He was furious.

But Adai was now a Five-Star Hunting Pet and had no intention of giving him any respect. It circled openly above Scar Glenn's camp, watching Scar Glenn's grim-faced cleanup efforts and tracking Chu Wushuang's movements.

In the end, Chu Wushuang never came charging out alone in a rage.

Because the scent of human blood had drawn more mutant creatures — and with a new wave of the Radiation Storm building, the next few days were going to be rough for them.

"Let's go, Adai. We might have a long night ahead."

Li Wei spoke quietly, took Adai along, and followed the scouting routes from the previous days. This route maintained an average distance of 75 to 100 kilometers from Scar Glenn's camp — the neutral zone between the two forces.

Previously, even Scar Glenn hadn't explored this far out. Not enough manpower, not enough combat strength. Words without backing were empty.

The same was true for Li Wei — his camp had no knowledge of the area 75 to 100 kilometers out either. He had only unlocked the Flame Duke's map so far.

In any case, this region was effectively the resource zone the Scavenger Camp would need for its second year of development.

The mutant creatures and Ability Users here — even if they completely lost control — would have a hard time reaching Scar Glenn's camp. Li Wei's camp, at maximum difficulty, had a somewhat higher chance of being reached.

So Li Wei's plan was straightforward: sweep and destroy this entire region. Kill every Level 5 mutant creature and Ability User.

Would Scar Glenn and Chu Wushuang guess his purpose? And even if they did — would they dare to charge into the wasteland right now, searching for him like a needle in a haystack?

He was alone, after all.

But Scar Glenn's camp hadn't been completely destroyed. Would they really choose to throw everything away — either chasing him down recklessly, or charging straight at Li Wei's camp to test Li Yue and Liang Yuzhi, purely for revenge?

If so, that would take real courage.

That night, gale-force winds and torrential rain. The radiation toxin concentration reached new heights. Mutant creatures in resource points and ruined towns began losing control one after another — but before they could wander out, they were wiped out.

Li Wei went straight to them. Usually ten seconds. Thirty at most. Against the tough ones, he switched to the Flame Baron title and crushed them with raw stats.

In a single night, he cleared seven mutant creature lairs, collecting seven Silver Clearance Tokens.

This time, he had no intention of donating or selling them.

Mainly as insurance against another scenario: what if Scar Glenn and Chu Wushuang were simply cowards who raised the white flag and refused to come out no matter what? If that happened, Li Wei would have no recourse.

He wasn't a knight — he wasn't going to ride up to their walls and challenge them to a duel.

His goal was to use all the groundwork he had laid to kill Chu Wushuang in a one-on-one encounter. Hunting required patience, care, and the willingness to use every advantage available.

He needed to treat Chu Wushuang as prey — understand every strength and weakness, build a detailed tactical plan. Or more simply: he wanted a whetstone. A hard enough whetstone.

Because based on his understanding of Li Yue and his own assessment, Li Wei estimated he had a 70% chance of losing against Chu Wushuang — but Chu Wushuang would never be able to kill him. That was the core foundation of this entire gamble. He wasn't actually trying to get himself killed.

[Warning: The radiation toxin level in your body is accumulating. Once it reaches 100, you will be declared to have failed the Pioneering Mission, and you and your companions will begin mission settlement in the next second.]

A blood-red notification appeared silently, sounding the alarm.

Even Universal Gold Cards couldn't slow the radiation toxin's erosion.

'A shame — the Rat Slayer title can't be enhanced any further.'

Li Wei sighed faintly. The Radiation Storm raging on the surface had reached the intensity of Level 4 Blood Plague infection.

Fortunately, none of this was a serious problem.

He quickly descended deeper underground — into the cave that the Level 5 Ability User had dug — which effectively blocked the radiation toxin's erosion.

At the same time, he downed two Two-Star Blood Resistance Potions and finally stabilized.

As a precaution, Li Wei dug even deeper.

He stayed hidden for three full days.

During those three days, even with the Rat Slayer title equipped and Two-Star Blood Resistance Potions being consumed continuously, his radiation toxin level never dropped below 90.

Alarming.

Thank goodness Second Aunt had packed him enough Two-Star potions.

But something was off — why was this wave of the Radiation Storm so much more violent? The first wave at the start of the month had peaked at around Level 3.5 Blood Plague intensity in the open. Sheltering in a building or enclosed structure dropped it to 2.5. Underground, it fell to Level 1. This was a different beast entirely.

He wondered how the camp was holding up. He was worried — but completely helpless.

On the fourth day, his radiation level finally began to drop, gradually falling to 80. That meant safety — under the Rat Slayer title, it would stabilize at 50.

50 was the threshold. It also corresponded to the aggression level of mutant creatures. At 80, moving outside wouldn't draw attacks from Level 2, 3, or 4 mutant creatures as long as he didn't get too close. Level 5 encounters would just be bad luck.

Li Wei climbed out of the deep cave — and the moment he reached the surface, his radiation level jumped back to 90.

The Radiation Storm's aftereffects were still lingering.

He didn't risk it. He went back underground and waited another day — the twenty-first day of the month. His underground radiation level had dropped to 60. On the surface, it would hold at around 80.

Good enough.

He released Adai to run the standard patrol route, check on Scar Glenn's camp, and stop by the Small City Base.

Adai's new body was impressive — larger, stronger, and with extraordinary flight capability. Flexible and with remarkable endurance, it could cruise at 100 kilometers per hour, with a maximum range of around 800 kilometers. With the Five-Star Pet Card, it was back to full condition in seconds.

The news Adai brought back was mixed.

First: the Small City Base appeared to have held. The underground base hadn't been breached by mutant creatures. No major damage.

The Scavenger Camp had taken some hits, but was also largely intact.

Second: the collapsed section of Scar Glenn's fortress had been emergency-repaired. Nothing particularly notable from the outside — but mutant creatures were still futilely battering the walls, which confirmed there were living people inside.

Third — and this immediately raised Li Wei's alert level: five of the Level 5 mutant creatures he had planned to clear next were gone. Their auras had vanished.

It was possible the intense Radiation Storm had driven them to lose control and wander off somewhere. But there was another possibility: someone had killed them.

'Chu Wushuang?'

Li Wei had to consider the bold hypothesis. A Five-Star Cross-Border player — if he had a title or potion capable of resisting Level 4 Blood Plague, it was entirely feasible.

'That's a problem.'

Because during the four days of the Radiation Storm, Adai hadn't been able to maintain constant surveillance on Scar Glenn's camp. Chu Wushuang could now be anywhere.