Wasteland Hideout: Upgrading from the Sewers

Chapter 284: Imprisoning the Ascetic, Giss's Wrath, Departure

Xianda Feed Factory.

This place had already transformed into a battlefield of carnage.

Outside the feed factory, the earth looked as if it had been eroded by lava, with scorch marks everywhere.

The two mechanical reformers left behind by the Mechanical Vanguard Society were now lying on the ground, their bodies charred black. The metal on their bodies showed varying degrees of burning and even melting.

The interiors of their mechanical bodies were even more gruesome. Although they all had specialized high-temperature isolation systems, these preparations were clearly far from sufficient in the face of the Ascetics.

Near the feed factory, those black-armored warriors, along with the tanks and armored vehicles, had all been turned to charcoal.

All the personnel left behind by the Mechanical Vanguard Society at the feed factory had been completely wiped out, an exceptionally brutal scene.

Inside the feed factory.

Yu Yuan looked at the Ascetic tightly entangled by the [Binding Bramble], a flicker of surprise flashing in his eyes.

Originally, in his thinking, it would be enough if the [Binding Bramble] could just buy him some time.After all, the Ascetics' abilities of flame and high temperature naturally countered thorny vines.

He never expected that the [Binding Bramble], relying on its characteristic of absorbing blood and energy to strengthen and repair itself, would stubbornly withstand the Ascetic's flame scorching. Not only did it endure, but now it had even sucked the flames on the Ascetic dry to the point of wilting.

If not for the faint traces of red patterns still visible on the Ascetic's body, Yu Yuan would believe the Ascetic had been completely drained dry by the [Binding Bramble].

After absorbing a large amount of energy and blood from the Ascetic, the thorny spikes on the [Binding Bramble]'s body had also grown longer and more slender.

It slowly coiled around the Ascetic. Looking at this, it was clearly planning to suck everything dry.

Seeing this, Yu Yuan immediately controlled the [Binding Bramble], stopping its absorption of the Ascetic's energy and having it return to his side.

Without the [Binding Bramble]'s entanglement, Yu Yuan found the Ascetic had already fallen unconscious. His originally charred body was now so withered and emaciated it was heartbreaking.

This was truly skin and bones!

His eyes were sunken in.

Yu Yuan finally understood why that red-black phantom hadn't appeared from this Ascetic.

The [Binding Bramble] had absorbed all the energy from his body. It would be strange if that phantom could still appear.

"Master, a large number of vehicles are heading this way from the direction of Green Forest City..."

The voice of the Stealth Rat, Zhi Zhi, sounded.

Yu Yuan knew that should be the people from Humpback Whale coming to collect the spoils of war here.

Knowing time was tight, [Wow! Loser's Cube] appeared in Yu Yuan's hand, and the Ascetic on the ground, who resembled a mummy, was stored inside.

As for the Ascetic he had killed, it was stored in the Rabbit Ring.

He said to Zhi Zhi, "Go bring back the two mechanical reformers corpses and that Ascetic corpse from outside."

As soon as his words finished, Zhi Zhi had already dashed out of the feed factory.

With no enemies left, Yu Yuan's gaze turned to the remaining supply wagons, accelerating the speed of gathering supplies.

In less than three minutes.

With the help of the Rabbit Ring and the Escape Key.

All the supplies from the entire convoy had been completely cleared out and moved by him. These supplies were all placed in the Starry Sky Observatory.

As for the corpses of the two mechanical reformers, they were placed in the Motel Main Guest Room.

Although the two were already dead, the control chips implanted in their brains hadn't been removed yet. Placing them in the main guest room was the safest choice.

Zhi Zhi also gave Yu Yuan a final reminder.

That convoy was already very close to them. At most, two more minutes and they would arrive.

Yu Yuan took one last look at the convoy and prepared to leave.

However, as his gaze swept over that armored vehicle in the supply convoy that hadn't participated in the battle, an idea popped into his mind.

No time to think too much.

He immediately ran to that armored vehicle, only to find the door tightly shut. The Heavy Hammer appeared in his hand again.

After a brief charge, he smashed it against the car door.

One hammer strike, and the connection point between the door and the vehicle body deformed. A second strike, and a gap was already visible.

With the third strike, the entire armored vehicle's door, under the immense force of the hammer's impact, flew right off.

Yu Yuan's gaze had already turned inside the armored vehicle. This was clearly a modified command vehicle.

A black briefcase caught Yu Yuan's eye. This briefcase was placed right at the very back of the armored vehicle, yet it stood out exceptionally.

Yu Yuan didn't hesitate, directly storing the briefcase into the Rabbit Ring, along with all other items inside the command vehicle—papers, blueprints, and so on.

Finally, there were the three silver-white mechanical mainframe chassis inside the command compartment.

"What a pity. If I had a bit more time, I could definitely disassemble more high-value components from this command vehicle."

But there was no more time.

Yu Yuan's enhanced hearing could already pick up the sound of car engines.

Humpback Whale's troops had arrived.

Yu Yuan didn't delay. He rushed out of the armored command vehicle and ran towards the office building of the feed factory.

Just as he charged into the building, the screeching sound of combat vehicles braking came from outside the feed factory.

Yu Yuan paid no attention to these.

He had already reached the floor where Bloodbone and the others had held their combat meeting. The night before, when he came over, he had already confirmed the rooms where Bloodbone and those mechanical reformers rested.

Breaking through the doors, he didn't care what was inside the rooms. Whatever was there, he stored it all into the Rabbit Ring.

The noise from him opening the doors was immediately detected by the Humpback Whale people outside.

Someone immediately rushed upstairs.

But when the Humpback Whale people rushed upstairs, they only saw a door that had just closed...

When these people searched around and found nothing, they returned downstairs.

"What! No one?" Giss's face was extremely dark and gloomy.

Behind him were dozens of Mechanical Vanguard Society supply transport vehicles, all of which were also completely empty.

"What about No. 97, No. 78, and No. 81? Haven't they been found yet?"

"Lord Giss..." One person pointed at the wagon where Yu Yuan had fought the Ascetics and said,

"There are traces of the Ascetics fighting here. The ground still has considerable residual heat. It's estimated that not long ago, they fought here, but no trace of them has been found..."

Giss looked at the charred footprints on the ground there, the fury in his heart reaching its peak.

Everyone didn't dare utter a single word.

At the outermost perimeter of the feed factory, a middle-aged man watched the oppressive atmosphere on the scene, silently retreated from the feed factory, returned to his own vehicle, closed his eyes to rest, pretending to know nothing about the situation.

He was the person sent by the Black Rock Caravan to receive the supplies. However, before setting out, their Vice President Zhou Yuan had given him a separate instruction.

After arriving here, don't ask, don't look, don't inquire. Regarding the supplies, take whatever Humpback Whale gives, and if they don't give any, that's fine too. The main principle is to let Humpback Whale decide everything.

Although he found the Vice President's instructions a bit strange, he was also happy to take it easy.

"Looks like this trip was for nothing! But getting to watch some excitement isn't too bad either..."