Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 283: The Secret Contract of Thunder Strikes, Slaying the Ascetics

Boom boom boom—

Outside Xianda Feed Factory.

The aftershocks of the battle had already begun to affect the buildings inside the feed factory.

Explosions erupted one after another.

Yu Yuan ignored all of that. With everyone’s attention completely drawn away, he kept repeating the cycle of lock picking—collecting supplies—entering the Motel Main Guest Room—unloading supplies.

When the Motel Main Guest Room was filled, he stacked the rest at the Starry Sky Observatory, since that place had more space.

Meanwhile, the Stealth Rat Zhi Zhi created over a dozen shadow rats to hide in the feed factory’s shadows and watch the battlefield.

As its derivative, Zhi Zhi could directly see everything those derivatives observed.

Though his movements were already very fast.

But just as Yu Yuan had collected seventeen supply trucks, Zhi Zhi, who had been merged with his shadow the whole time, issued a notification.“Master, the battle is over. Those two mechanical reformers were defeated. One Ascetic also had his body cut in half; he should be dead…”

“What about the Black Armored Warriors? What happened to those tanks and armored vehicles?”

“Master, the Black Armored Warriors and tanks were destroyed by the Ascetics, but the remaining two Ascetics aren’t in great condition. One of them was affected by a nearby shell explosion earlier, his arm was torn off.”

The Stealth Rat Zhi Zhi quickly reported the situation.

“They entered the feed factory and came toward the convoy…”

Hearing this, Yu Yuan understood he had to finish things quickly.

He stored the locked door frame from the wagon into the Rabbit Ring, pulled out the No. 15 Steam Kinetic Heavy Hammer from the Ruined City, and immediately began charging it inside the truck.

At this time, the two Ascetics had already reached the convoy. The flames and lava that had been rising around them calmed down.

But when they checked the wagons and saw them emptied, their faces blanked.

This didn’t match the intelligence they had received!

Their already not-so-bright minds grew even duller.

The second wagon was empty.

The third wagon was empty.

The fourth wagon…

A dozen wagons in a row were all empty.

At that moment, the two felt like someone who finished a meal only to find a curl of hair at the bottom of the bowl—frustrated. They had used so much effort; one companion had even been focused down and killed by two mechanical reformers. Yet what they found were empty transport vehicles. Who could accept that?

Unexpectedly, when the door opened, a figure appeared before them.

Yu Yuan looked at the Ascetics, still a little stunned on their faces. The steam kinetic energy he had been holding back instantly erupted.

The heavy hammer expelled white air, carrying tremendous kinetic force, and under Yu Yuan’s control smashed toward one of the Ascetics.

Although Yu Yuan’s action was concealed and swift thanks to the shadow of the wagon, Ascetics were not ordinary humans. As the hammer swung, the two already mobilized the burning power of lava in their bodies again.

Flames and lava boiled up.

Their bodies made evasive movements; their reactions were quite quick.

But—

Just as they were about to act, several tentacles formed from shadow beneath the wagon wrapped around them.

This unexpected sudden attack was something these two Ascetics had never encountered before.

Perhaps all of their attention had been drawn to the figure inside the wagon.

The shadow tentacles were like octopus arms lined with suction cups.

They tightly bound the lower bodies of both men; a strong suction force rose from the cups, pinning their bodies in place when they tried to dodge.

At the same time, Yu Yuan’s Skull-Crusher Hammer, which he had charged for a long time, flashed red and blue and smashed toward the nearest Ascetic’s head.

Crack—

Although Ascetics had transcended ordinary humans and their bodies were strengthened, they still couldn’t match the Skull-Crusher Hammer.

A crisp sound rang out as the Ascetic’s skull caved deeply under the hammer’s blow.

Magma-like blood sprayed from his nostrils, mouth corners, and ears.

The horned flames that had just risen from his body dissipated instantly under the Skull-Crusher Hammer.

But the Ascetic didn’t die. His mouth opened slightly, and bright red light shone from all seven orifices.

“Ah~~~”

With a soft cry, a red-and-black specter emitting a pungent sulfur scent rose from the Ascetic and coiled toward the heavy hammer.

Yu Yuan had landed the blow; seeing this, he immediately stored the hammer back into the Rabbit Ring.

He threw out Binding Bramble, and at the same time a refined and extravagant flintlock pistol appeared in his hand.

It was the Legendary weapon—Thunder’s Secret Contract.

The moment Binding Bramble was thrown by Yu Yuan, it transformed into a thorned giant serpent and coiled around the other Ascetic.

This Ascetic’s flames were already rising; the scorching blaze ignited the Binding Bramble as it approached, but the bramble endured the burning and twisted itself around him.

Thorny spikes pierced the Ascetic’s charred scabbed surface and sank deep into his blood vessels and organs. The thorny vines immediately began draining his blood and energy.

At this moment, a strange phenomenon occurred.

The Ascetic’s flames and lava burned the thorny vines, but because Binding Bramble successfully absorbed the Ascetic’s blood and energy, it rapidly repaired its damaged body while increasing its absorption speed and efficiency.

A temporary balance surprisingly formed, but visibly, the flames on the Ascetic weakened.

Meanwhile, Yu Yuan had already aimed Thunder’s Secret Contract at the red-and-black specter when he pulled the pistol out.

A cold glint passed through his eyes as he pulled the trigger. At close range, this Legendary weapon was invincible.

Bang—crackle…

A silver projectile, crackling with electricity, shot from the pistol’s chamber and struck the red-and-black specter with a headshot.

The instant the silver projectile touched the specter, a strong white light rose from it.

“Ah~~”

Under that white light, the specter melted like ice under flames, instantly dissolving and leaving behind a piercing wail.

Several red-black palms reached out from the specter toward Yu Yuan, but they disintegrated before they could touch him.

The red markings on the Ascetic’s charred body vanished, and then his body shattered like true charcoal, fragmenting bit by bit.

A large surge of escaping Pure Spirituality was absorbed by the Positioning Watch.

He was dead!

Yu Yuan loaded another silver projectile into Thunder’s Secret Contract’s chamber, then looked at the other Ascetic.

First he raised an eyebrow, then let out a light chuckle and stored the flintlock back into the Rabbit Ring.

Because the battle was settled, there was no need for him to act further.