Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 349 - 229: Dead or Alive

Qu Jianlei succeeded with three strikes, his body lightly flickered, and he floated into the small courtyard like a ghost.

He had no intention of attacking that B-level Warrior again, even if the other’s injuries could likely be recognized as a result of a Spiritual Attack.

So what if it was recognized? Anyway, everyone knew he was Attributeless, so mastering a Spiritual Attribute Technique was normal too.

He slipped into Panpas’s bedroom, and with a wave of his hand, he twisted the neck of the opponent.

Xiao Moshan had said, killing like this, the blood wouldn’t splatter, and as for the blood flowing from the seven orifices, it wasn’t hard to handle.

He groped in the dark to search the room and found a small safe, which he unceremoniously stored into his Storage Ring.

There weren’t many other valuable things, and he didn’t want to look for more.

As for where the other had hidden the Storage Talisman, that really wasn’t something that could be easily found.

He used his spirit to slightly scan around, finding no suspicious places.

So he punched suddenly, shattering Panpas’s heart—this man, with his neck twisted, still wasn’t entirely dead yet.

The toughness of an A-level Warrior was evident in this aspect.

After waiting for more than ten seconds, the person finally stopped breathing. Qu Jianlei raised his hand, intending to store the body into the Storage Ring.

Unexpectedly, when he tried to store, the person couldn’t be stored inside.

"Hmm?" He gave a slight exclamation and checked again, only then did he notice a layer of film on the abdomen that matched the skin color.

After tearing off the film, he saw a peculiar sheet inside, engraved with profound patterns.

"So it was hidden here!" Qu Jianlei hadn’t expected that the Storage Talisman would end up in his hands like this.

His visit this time was, of course, to find the Storage Talisman, but the main goal was to punish Panpas!

But Panpas was Earth Attribute, so to speak of punishment was not needed. Killing him was sufficient, and obtaining the Storage Talisman was no longer important.

Now there was an unexpected gain, which was a small surprise, "No wonder it couldn’t be stored in the Storage Ring."

The principle that space cannot be repeatedly stored was simple, and this time he verified this rule.

Panpas actually kept the Storage Talisman close to his body... really ’close’, which surprised Qu Jianlei a bit.

But thinking about it further, it wasn’t odd. Where could you safely hide such a thing? It was safest to carry it on oneself.

He felt a pang of emotion in his heart, but his hands didn’t pause.

Not only did he store Panpas’s corpse into the Storage Ring, but his coat, ID, weapons, and such were all taken away.

Then his body flashed as he quietly left the small courtyard.

Youyou was sprinting madly towards the outside of the city, the Wood Attribute fluctuations had already aroused some people’s alertness.

Luckily, she was very alert, and once noticed, she swiftly concealed herself within the nearby grass and trees.

The task Qu Jianlei assigned to her was to attract some attention, not to sacrifice herself.

In fact, her ability to lure enemies and escape was not even as good as Xiao Moshan with a lame leg.

However, her ability and awareness to protect herself were not inferior to Xiao Moshan.

Moreover, the city’s vegetation in the gorge was vast and lush, providing her with excellent convenience.

When Qu Jianlei caught up, Youyou had only been noticed twice, and those reactions weren’t particularly strong.

After the two reunited, they patiently concealed themselves for a while, then dashed towards the city exit.

Just as they were about to leave the city, they encountered a Security Team.

The group consisted of six people, a B-level Warrior, two C-level Warriors, and three Modified Warriors.

The instrument in the hands of the C-level Warriors detected a slight elemental fluctuation, prompting a shout, "Stop!"

Qu Jianlei didn’t think twice, raising his hand and casting a Vine Technique, which Youyou supplemented with another cast.

After trapping the six people, he immediately blinked his body, snatched the instrument from their hands, "Requisitioned!"

The two disappeared into the distance. After the Vine Technique dissipated, the six security officers glanced at each other, all looking puzzled.

Requisition... where did these people come from, daring to requisition the Security Team’s equipment?

The instrument’s loss had to be reported, but it took several days before the investigation results came out.

Two B-level and above Wood Attribute Warriors, a man and a woman, with no similar combination in the gorge... highly likely to be fugitives!

But this was no longer important. The important thing was Panpas, the A-level Warrior at the base liaison, had disappeared.

Panpas’s disappearance was not noticed until the afternoon of that day.

Because of his bad temper, the three employed people didn’t dare to disturb him at all, while the B-level Warrior was in a coma due to a brain injury.

The Modified Warrior woke up relatively early, saw the B-level Warrior still asleep, and didn’t disturb him either.

Because he knew, the two had discussed matters quite late the night before.

By noon, the B-level Warrior still hadn’t awakened, which was when this guy speculated: Could something have happened?

Nonetheless, even if they discovered Panpas had disappeared, no one dared to assert what exactly had happened.

The man was usually difficult to approach, and nobody dared to provoke a bad temper easily.

It wasn’t until that night that the base received a message from the liaison, learning that one person was missing and the other was comatose.

At midnight, people from the base arrived, two A-levels and three B-levels.

However, even after the two A-levels inspected the situation, they couldn’t determine what had happened to Panpas.

But regarding the injuries of the B-level warriors, the two had some guesses.

At dawn, the Supreme from the base received the news and rushed over. After a brief check, he gritted his teeth and stated.

"It’s confirmed to be a spiritual attack; it’s definitely that guy from Central City with no attributes who did it!"

As is well known, the base has no cultivation methods or techniques for the spiritual attribute, only Mo Huaitian has a set.

Based on the information everyone currently knows, the only one who can develop spiritual techniques is Qu Jianlei from Central City.

As for others possibly awakening the spiritual attribute? That possibility is nearly zero.

The spiritual attribute is inherently hard to awaken and slow to cultivate, yet this time, a B-level warrior was hit.

If there really was a warrior with the spiritual attribute, the Gorge would have known long ago.

The Supreme who came to investigate even announced: Currently, it seems that Panpas has a high probability of falling victim to that scoundrel’s treachery.

Panpas is an old A-level, almost reaching the edge of the Supreme, but Qu Jianlei is attributeless!

As for why Qu Jianlei suddenly appeared and ruthlessly attacked these two... it’s just a matter of investigation.

The Supreme wants to understand some things, and his efficiency is still very high, even the last person who saw Panpas, Guo Dongming, was called.

Upon hearing the topic of the Storage Talisman, the Supreme couldn’t help but snort, "It’s this... is his loss report reviewed?"

"Not yet," Guo Dongming was quite clear about the matter, "no strong evidence can be produced."

"Damn...," even the Supreme couldn’t resist cursing; the causality of this matter is actually easy to judge.

For the Supreme, Storage Talismans are precious items, it’s not unusual that an A-level warrior had inappropriate thoughts?

But this is purely speculation, he doesn’t have any evidence.

Anyway, the person has disappeared, even if he’s Supreme, he can’t make irresponsible remarks.

So he could only state: Increase the efforts to hunt down Qu Jianlei.

Additionally, in view of this person’s extreme danger, if necessary, execute on the spot.

This is what "dead or alive doesn’t matter" means; it’s quite likely Panpas has been killed, and the base has to save face.

Qu Jianlei’s act of swift retribution has thoroughly pushed him to the opposite side of the base.

Two days later, while passing through the Gorge, he overheard related propaganda from the security team members.

But for him, it’s really irrelevant; he doesn’t place his safety in the potential goodwill of his opponents.

Back then, the base had the intention of "showing leniency," but that was because they saw research value in him.

Powers that conduct such large-scale evolutionary experiments are inevitably ruthless; is there even need to say?

He genuinely should be grateful for this "dead or alive doesn’t matter" propaganda, as it completely dispelled his wishful thinking.

Youyou was rather upset about this, "Hunting you like this, don’t they realize it’s Panpas’s own greed?"

Qu Jianlei nonchalantly replied, "The base... or rather the Empire, needs to save face too."

At this moment, leaving the base aside, even the Empire is noted in his heart, though he still doesn’t know the Empire’s name.

Youyou maintained a rather straightforward understanding, "But it was Panpas who was wrong first!"

"He intended to seize public property, his death was deserved; how can all the blame be placed on you?"

"Don’t say it," Qu Jianlei stopped her, "If you continue, it’ll affect my mood."

He keenly understood the base’s mindset: Even if one of our own made a mistake, you’re not the one to judge, even if you’re involved!

Such high-and-mighty arrogance, how could they even consider a survivor from the Gathering Area?

However, seeing things clearly doesn’t mean he can accept them calmly, so he couldn’t bear listening any further.

Youyou also knew that once he goes berserk, he becomes extremely irrational, so she sighed.

"Well, let’s just leave this horrible place quickly... Panpas’s disappearance should consume some of the base’s energy."

The two were currently traveling on their way to the base.

This journey was even more arduous than the last, mainly because the number of checks had suddenly increased.

The theft of a Nutrition Pod seemed to have more serious consequences than the disappearance of an A-level warrior.

When they arrived outside the base, they found that some cameras had been added.

"This is just..." Youyou found herself a bit at a loss for words, "If the Supreme were just a bit more diligent, he’d have everything."

Qu Jianlei listened to her words, interpreting them oppositely, "So we’re lucky... there’s no Supreme monitoring from outside day and night?"

Youyou thought about it, then nodded slightly, "Actually... all Supremes are quite selfish."

Qu Jianlei wasn’t surprised at all; true strength comes from within, and he himself was an indoorsy cultivator and a practice enthusiast.

He was genuinely curious about one thing, "Above Supreme... is there anything else?"

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