Chapter 64: The Government Army Camp Takes Action
Chapter 64: Chapter 64: The Government Army Camp Takes Action
Yang Wenqing was incredibly calm at this moment. His instructors at the Police Academy had often warned them during classes to be extremely careful when on duty, because many rats lurked in the shadows of this world.
He had always adhered strictly to his instructors’ teachings, which had helped him avoid many crises. But as his Cultivation and status rose, so too did his aspirations and desires, growing without him even realizing it. Perhaps that was the main reason he now found himself in this situation.
VZZZT—
A golden Flying Shuttle, letting out a grating, ripping sound, nimbly changed direction in mid-air and was about to strike again.
Yang Wenqing postured as if to abandon the Storage Bag in his hand—after all, his life was more important than anything. But just then, a voice transmission entered his ear: "Don’t worry!"
The voice was steady. Then, a roar came from the horizon:
"Insolent!"
Another voice boomed like thunder from the nine heavens, coming from a different direction!
Next, a scorching, crimson light like molten lava, resembling a meteor tearing through the sky, shot from the direction of the Government Army Camp. Moving at a speed no slower than the previous Flying Shuttle, it blasted with pinpoint accuracy toward the black-robed man and the shuttle he controlled!
BOOM!!!
The crimson light and the golden Flying Shuttle collided violently, unleashing a powerful energy shockwave.
However, just as the fiery light was about to completely engulf the golden shuttle, a thick, ochre Spiritual Light shot out, arriving first despite being cast later. It rapidly unfurled before the black-robed man, forming a massive, solid rock shield!
THUD!
The fiery light slammed into the rock shield with a muffled boom. Cracks spread across the shield’s surface as it vibrated intensely, but it ultimately held together.
When the light faded, another figure had appeared beside the black-robed man—a Cultivator in yellow robes. He was maintaining the rock shield spell with one hand. The two stood shoulder to shoulder, their auras linked, clearly allies.
"Hmph!"
The yellow-robed Cultivator glared coldly in the direction of the Government Soldiers.
The black-robed man’s gaze locked onto Yang Wenqing again. The golden Flying Shuttle let out an even sharper hum and transformed into a golden thread, nearly invisible to the naked eye, as it shot toward Yang Wenqing once more, even faster than before.
Facing this lightning-fast strike, Yang Wenqing focused his mind completely. The Golden Core inside him spun at an unprecedented rate, amplifying his perception to its absolute limit. For a split second, the trajectory of the golden Flying Shuttle seemed to slow down just a fraction in his vision. While still astonishingly fast, it was enough for him to glimpse a chance at survival.
He threw himself backward diagonally, his body nearly parallel to the ground, as he simultaneously infused his feet with Spiritual Power and viciously kicked off the ground!
SWISH!
The golden Flying Shuttle flew past with a sharp gust of wind, grazing the tip of his nose and his chest. It sliced a long gash across the front of his uniform, and he could even feel the slight sting of its sharp aura piercing his skin.
That was far too close!
But a thought sparked in Yang Wenqing’s mind. ’Although their attacks are fierce, and the pressure they exert is far beyond the Qi Refining Realm, I don’t feel that sense of absolute suppression that comes from an Entry-level Cultivator.’
’They’re at the Foundation Establishment Stage! Mid or late stage, maybe, but definitely not at the Entry level!’ Yang Wenqing made an instant judgment. The difference between reaching the Entry level and not was qualitative.
If they were truly Entry-level Cultivators, there was no way he could have dodged those last two attacks.
This assessment eased his mind slightly, but the crisis was far from over. Two Foundation Establishment Cultivators were still not something he could currently handle.
Seeing that both his attacks had been dodged by this lowly Qi Cultivator, a flash of surprise and annoyance flickered in the black-robed man’s eyes. He exchanged a look with the yellow-robed Cultivator beside him, and the two seemed to communicate something wordlessly.
The next moment, they gave up on attacking Yang Wenqing without any hesitation!
The yellow-robed Cultivator then waved his hand, casting an ochre escape light that enveloped them both. The black-robed man simultaneously recalled his golden shuttle. The two of them transformed into streaks of yellow and black light and shot toward East City—the opposite direction of the Government Army Camp—at an astonishing speed!
"You think you can run?!"
An angry shout came from the direction of the Government Army Camp.
Immediately after, two powerful auras, no weaker than the escaping pair, erupted into the sky. Two streaks of escape light, one crimson and one azure, shot off like arrows loosed from a bow, closely pursuing the yellow and black streaks!
In the blink of an eye, the sky above the alleyway that had just been filled with killing intent was empty, leaving only the aftershocks of the energy collision and a few drifting wisps of Spiritual Light.
Yang Wenqing slowly got to his feet. Watching the four streaks of light rapidly disappear over the horizon, he let out a long sigh of relief.
He then leaped onto the roof of a nearby house and, in a few flickers, appeared atop a building opposite the branch office. His gaze swept over toward Liu Xin; the fighting there seemed to have stopped. He then looked in the other direction to see the results of the pursuit. They were now fighting on the outskirts of the city.
After confirming that no one else was coming anytime soon, he quickly submerged his consciousness into the string of Storage Bags in his hand.
In the first Storage Bag, piled mountain-high, were standard-issue rune materials, spare weapons, low-grade medicinal pills, and boxes of energy crystals. Judging by the labels, these were clearly reserve supplies from the City Defense Bureau’s logistics department. The quantity was so great it was as if they had emptied more than half a warehouse!
Yang Wenqing’s heart skipped a beat. He continued to the second Storage Bag.
This time, what he saw made his breath catch in his throat!
There were several large core devices forged from Star Steel, their surfaces covered in flowing runes. They were the Array Bases that sustained the monitoring Array for the entire Qianjiao County Town. There were also several sets of equipment sealed in special spiritual wood boxes, emitting stable Spiritual Energy fluctuations—the core hubs of the City Defense Bureau’s internal communication network!
The third, the fourth Storage Bag...
Inside them were several sealed, special Magical Artifacts, each clearly branded with a City Defense System serial number. Yang Wenqing recognized the designs of a few; they were special pieces of equipment mentioned in his Police Academy textbooks, items that could typically only be requested and issued to squads on specific missions!
’Did they clean out the entire inventory of the branch office?’
It was the only explanation Yang Wenqing could think of.
The value of these items was absolutely astronomical. In comparison, the conventional supplies from the logistics department seemed like an insignificant bonus.
The monitoring Array Bases and communication cores were especially critical, serving as the eyes, ears, and nervous system of the entire county. As for the restricted Magical Artifacts with serial numbers, if even one of them fell into the wrong hands, it could cause immense harm. Their intrinsic value and the significance they represented were simply staggering!
This was a fortune great enough to drive any Qi Cultivator mad.