Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded

Chapter 673 - 323: Awakening, Wolf Race Memories, Han Tao’s Defection

Just as Lin Feng was fully focused on observing the battle behind him, wary of Wolf Ao breaking through Bai Ye’s hold and closing in, Han Tao, who was initially in a coma inside a transport vehicle behind him, suddenly opened his eyes.

Earlier, during Xu Wanfeng’s breakout, when loading the corpse of the Tier Two Early-stage Desolate Wolf Beast, they had conveniently saved the unconscious Han Tao.

Mainly because an Early-stage Rock Horse Warrior had some usefulness, however minor.

Additionally, if left to be captured by the Desert Wolf Race, they might gain another Early-stage Desolate Wolf Beast or aid Wolf Ao and other Tier Two Giant Wolves in recovering.

To the Wolf Race, the evolutionary flesh of a Rock-Horned Horse within a Rock Horse Warrior is a powerful supplement.

Han Tao, swept by the blast of the Thermite Annihilation Cannon, immediately fell into a coma after being flung over a hundred meters, but thanks to his quick reaction in escaping over fifty meters from the blast center, he wasn’t engulfed by the fireball and avoided the searing temperatures of thousands of degrees.

The impact injuries from crashing into a boulder were mostly mitigated by the power armor, so besides numerous fractures and torn organs, Han Tao suffered no severe external injuries.

Encased in the power armor, all his flesh and tissues remained intact.

The coma was primarily due to his brain going into shutdown from the severe energy impact and collision.

Simultaneously, the intense pain throughout his body triggered the brain’s emergency protection program, cutting off the pituitary gland and neck spine nerve connections.

Thanks to the formidable self-healing of a Tier Two Evolver, Han Tao gradually regained consciousness in just over ten minutes.

This was also aided by the Salvation Army’s logistics support personnel inside the transport vehicle.

Because Han Tao hailed from Oasis Town and held the prestigious position of Oasis Governor and was a powerful Tier Two Evolver, the Salvation Army did not dare to neglect him.

Even though neither Xu Wanfeng nor Lin Feng had explicitly instructed about it, if a Tier Two Evolver who came to aid the Salvation Army were to die in their ranks, it would be unacceptable.

So amidst the emergency, even when their own members were repeatedly injured, the Salvation Army spared two members to care for Han Tao.

Mainly providing him with nutritional fluid to replenish energy.

With minor external injuries or wounds, as long as a Tier Two Evolver continuously receives essential nutrients, internal injuries can heal quickly.

With the Salvation Army’s help, Han Tao successfully emerged from his comatose state.

When the brain cells reconnected with the spinal nerves, a stabbing and tingling sensation shot straight to the top of Han Tao’s head, nearly causing him to lose consciousness again.

Fortunately, the profound endurance derived from Rock-Horned Horse genes helped Han Tao endure through it.

The relentless waves of severe pain cleared Han Tao’s mind in mere seconds.

Recalling the moment before he fell unconscious, the incoming shell, the arrival of death, was etched deeply in Han Tao’s memory.

With astonishing pain tolerance, his body, under continuous nutrient input, gradually repaired fractures and torn organs.

As the pain faded, Han Tao remembered everything that happened before he passed out and examined the transport vehicle’s surroundings.

The support personnel beside him, seeing the awakened Tier Two powerhouse in a daze, introduced themselves:

"This is the Salvation Army!"

"President Xu rescued you and handed you over to us for treatment..."

Before the person could finish speaking, a violent explosion erupted by the transport vehicle.

Following the explosion, a Leader-level Giant Wolf initially aiming to attack the transport vehicle was directly hit by an Explosive High-speed Cannon, blasting it away with a violent shockwave.

Dealing 190 points of damage, a tear opened in its abdomen, debilitating it and leaving it gasping on the wasteland.

The shockwave from the nearby explosion caused the transport vehicle, traveling at full speed, to jolt fiercely, almost tipping over.

Han Tao, destabilized, staggered and fell from his bed.

The two support personnel on either side managed to stay upright by grabbing the roof railings in time.

Having gotten back on his feet, Han Tao asked:

"Hasn’t the Salvation Army broken through the Desolate Wolf Army’s encirclement yet?"

"Didn’t Lin Feng’s shot kill the Desolate Wolf Beast?"

Recalling the last scene before he fainted.

The Thermite Annihilation Cannon, comparable in power to a battleship cannon, directly hit the target.

Although escaping from the original location, Han Tao vividly felt the shell’s terrifying destructive power.

The overwhelming sense of impending death still lingered, causing his heart to remain heavy with dread even after escaping death and waking up.

The two support personnel exchanged looks, then the older Tier One Early Stage Evolver nodded and replied:

"No, there was an unexpected incident during the plan!"

"While Leader Lin successfully killed a Desolate Wolf Beast and heavily injured two others, what caught us off guard was that the Desert Wolf Race Leader, Wolf Ao, who was attacking Oasis Town at the front lines, returned to join the pursuit and blockade against us!"

"Currently, our leader is fighting with Wolf Ao to cover the main convoy, while Leader Lin is in the convoy, providing support with his firearms!"

"According to President Xu’s plan, we just need to advance one kilometer to the left rear and break through to reach Oasis Avenue."