novelraw Chapter 654 - 313: Xu Wanfeng’s Escape Route and the Commencement of the Rescue (Part 2)
Chapter 654 - 313: Xu Wanfeng’s Escape Route and the Commencement of the Rescue (Part 2)
Besides Xu Wanfeng, there are only five Late Tier One members from the Hunting Wilderness Guild in the Fifth Village, and only three of them have combat experience.
In contrast, Nongzhuang Village has the depth of the Li Family, with several times more Tier One Evolvers than the Fifth Village.
At this moment, Lin Feng called Xu Wanfeng away, clearly intending to make the Fifth Village the weakest village, especially since its position is at the end of Oasis Town...
It’s evident that he wants the Fifth Village to become the primary target of the Desolate Wolf Army, sacrificing the insignificant Fifth Village to ensure the breakout of the frontline Oasis Battleship and other villages.
In coordination with the absolute support proposed by Lord Bishop to Lin Feng earlier...
Xu Wanfeng even developed some dark suspicions,
that all this was orchestrated by Lord Bishop!
To preserve the Oasis Battleship and other important villages as much as possible, making Fifth Village the rearguard to attract the Wolf Race’s attack.
At this thought, during the meeting, Xu Wanfeng almost stood up, righteously intending to refuse Lin Feng’s invitation.
But what Lin Feng said next immediately calmed Xu Wanfeng down.
The news of the Salvation Army joining forces with the Oasis Church caught everyone off guard.
Especially Xu Wanfeng, who had long been aware of the Salvation Army’s appearance, and had privately traded several times, exchanging weapons, ammunition, and intelligence for a batch of precious Pure Potions.
Regarding the Salvation Army’s intent to raid Nongzhuang Village and seize the Rock-Horned Horse breeding industry, Xu Wanfeng was well aware after contact.
Naturally, she also understood the ultimate purpose of the Salvation Army’s eagerness to establish an industry.
That is because their leader, the Legendary Evolver titled the Queen of the Skies, Bai Ye...
Has been ranked in the top ten on the Tier Two leaderboard for many years and is now at the verge of breaking through the bottleneck to advance to a Tier Three King.
This also means that the Salvation Army will no longer be a second-tier Wandering Force, and as the leader becomes a King, they will enter the ranks of first-tier forces.
And becoming a first-tier force, the most important thing is to establish a stable industry to feed the tens of thousands of citizens in the Royal City.
The industry’s focus must first be on basic food and weaponry.
Which includes the Rock-Horned Horse breeding industry and the Salvation Army’s expedition to the Taishan Ruins.
Originally, these had nothing to do with Xu Wanfeng, and if the other party offered the right price, she would even sell information about Oasis Nongzhuang Village and the Li Family.
But Lin Feng’s final remark, "You understand," instantly reminded Xu Wanfeng.
The Salvation Army is no longer a Wandering Force.
After supporting the Oasis Church to block the Wolf Race Army, Lord Bishop has already agreed to lift the wanted order on the Salvation Army.
From now on, the Salvation Army will be a Free Force in this Wasteland Wilderness.
But just this alone wasn’t enough to make Xu Wanfeng so excited.
However, once combined with the premise that the Salvation Army is about to transform into a first-tier force, it’s completely different!
These two conditions, achieving either one, weren’t enough to move Xu Wanfeng on their own.
Combined, they mean that the Salvation Army led by Bai Ye can become a first-tier force under the Holy Spring Sect’s rule, establishing a stable Royal City.
Instead of as before, where even if Bai Ye advanced to a Tier Three King, they could only navigate among top-tier forces, lingering in the gray areas on the fringes.
Engaging in battles with other Wandering Forces, mixed in the chaotic darkness.
Relying on war and plunder to build a bloody dynasty.
And such a turbulent situation, even if it offered multiple times the profit to Xu Wanfeng, she wouldn’t want to risk her head and make money with fear and trepidation.
But now that the Salvation Army has the possibility of being formally recognized, all issues can be easily resolved.
So the most suitable next ally for Xu Wanfeng is already laid right before her.
The construction of a Royal City undoubtedly needs to recruit many new members while developing productivity.
The material supplies required during this, from construction materials to the maintenance of tens of thousands of people’s daily needs, are a huge expenditure.
The Hunting Wilderness Guild, with its strong resource background, can provide all necessary resources as long as the money is enough.
Even if the money is not enough, one can pledge credit, such as a promise from a Tier Three King.
This favor is more useful than any amount of contribution points.
There will always be a time it comes in handy in the future.
And during the construction of the Royal City, not only is there significant profit to be made, but after completion, the Hunting Wilderness Guild will still be needed to provide various services for this large settlement.
So venturing into the mountains and entering the Desolate Wolf Pack to hunt Desolate Wolf Beasts, aside from that, rescuing the trapped Salvation Army under Bai Ye, is of utmost importance.
Once this friendship is established, and relations are kept amicable...
After this, joining the Salvation Army with the Hunting Wilderness Guild, Bai Ye will be able to rightfully designate the guild as the official connection branch of the Royal City under her command.
Thus, not only solving the aftermath for Xu Wanfeng after the upheaval in Oasis Town, it also elevates her further.
The Hunting Wilderness Guild in a Royal City is incomparable to a backwater place like Oasis Town.
As the Royal City thrives, the Hunting Wilderness Guild riding this opportunity naturally grows, not only expanding in scale but also accumulating increasingly significant wealth and profits.
Xu Wanfeng can not only personally advance to Late Tier Two but can also promote her sister and trusted subordinates to break through and become Tier Two Evolvers.
At that time, she can connect with Bai Ye, a Tier Three King, and her status in the guild headquarters will naturally rise.
Meanwhile, as long as the Tier Three King and a Royal City do not commit major principled errors threatening top-tier forces, they can essentially continue to pass down lasting inheritance.
Just like many large first-tier forces and regular Royal Cities that have existed for thousands of years, Xu Wanfeng can naturally hand over the branch of the Hunting Wilderness Guild she controls to her descendants to continue managing.
Forming a lasting legacy that thrives with the nation.
This far surpasses other second-tier families elsewhere or even top gangs in the Holy City.
Thus, having understood this point, Xu Wanfeng readily accepted Lin Feng’s invitation. After leaving the Oasis Battleship, she couldn’t wait to don her Power Armor and fully armed, she arrived in advance at Holy Spring Village to wait for Lin Feng.
The second to arrive was Han Tao.
However, surprisingly, he was not wearing the Rock Horse Armor suitable for his Rock-Horned Horse evolution path, but a very ordinary Power Armor.
Wearing the Power Armor cannot activate Han Tao’s Rock-Horned Horse bloodline within him. Other than having slightly higher stamina, it doesn’t differ much from a typical Early Tier Two Evolver.
And obviously, this does not conform to logic.
After all, this combat mission requires penetrating deep into enemy territory for a decapitation operation, with extremely high risks and potential sudden changes.
For this mission, Xu Wanfeng not only wore her Mid-Tier Two Power Armor but also brought along all the important weapons from the guild warehouse.
At this moment, her Power Armor is no longer just a simple universal basic version but is equipped with various attachments.
From the thermal imaging scanner on the helmet visor, the 360-degree no-blind-spot dynamic capture cameras, to the grenade cannons mounted on both shoulders. Even the melee weapon in her hand has been replaced with a highly energy-consuming electroshock rifle.
By pressing it, the electric arc flickers, with tens of thousands of volts of high-voltage electricity combined with a strong current, it can cause numbness to an Evolved Desolate Wolf, and even a Tier Two Desolate Wolf Beast would feel its whole body paralyzed, with its nerve endings damaged, losing its senses on the spot.
This weapon, besides being too power-consuming and unable to cause direct damage and destruction, truly has no other drawbacks.
But the drawback is indeed in its high energy consumption; even with Xu Wanfeng’s modified Power Armor that can carry double the high-density batteries, it can at most allow her to use the electric baton a few more times.
Lin Feng squinted slightly; unlike Xu Wanfeng’s fully armed preparation, Han Tao hadn’t even equipped himself with an Early Rock Horse Armor, seemingly not at all prepared for the dangerous decapitation mission.
Clearly, this guy hasn’t realized the seriousness of what he intends to do, still considering it merely a regular operation.
"Since we’re all ready, let’s go."
"Leader Bai on that side is likely already impatiently waiting."
After saying this, Lin Feng took the first step, leading with the other two, leaving Oasis Town.
As it’s an infiltration operation, traveling by vehicle across the Wilderness is not possible.
The three could only rely on their footsteps to sneak into the mountain range where the Desolate Wolves resided.
And the movement speed of Tier Two Evolvers can easily surpass a hundred meters per second, so it takes less than a minute to cover the three to four-kilometer distance to the foot of the mountains.
The three of them then stopped, hid among the rocks, and observed their surroundings.
Immediately, the sound of gunfire and cannonade could be heard emanating from the valley ahead.
Lin Feng took a deep breath and exclaimed softly:
"Let’s go, it’s right there!"