Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 176 - 126: Spirit Contamination, Holy Spring’s Protection, Farewell Lisa
"Stay alert, let’s go take a look."
Zheng Yan Ying spoke slowly. In the underground ruins, there was no need to hide their tracks, nor was it possible.
The searchlights on their chests could be seen from afar. If they moved forward without lights, it would be like ringing the dinner bell for mutants.
As they approached, the light gradually became clearer.
Inside the collapsed wall, a bonfire was lit.
Around the bonfire, five or six silhouettes were sitting.
Among them was a familiar figure.
Lin Feng squinted; one of the figures bore a striking resemblance to Lisa.
In the wasteland among Deserters, a tall, blonde foreign woman, besides Lisa, no one else matched these characteristics.
The group of six slowly approached, and the six people by the bonfire also noticed Lin Feng’s group coming from kilometers away.
As they closed in, everyone went on alert, clutching their weapons tightly.
Though the people by the bonfire were also wearing protective suits with masks, only two wore battle armor, while the other four had simple protection with steel helmets on their heads.
So Lin Feng could see one person’s blonde hair clearly.
Finally, when they were twenty meters apart, Lin Feng’s group stopped.
At this distance, most of the details could be discerned, such as the Church’s insignia on Zheng Yan Ying and the triangular Salvation Army emblem on the others.
Since the two factions were at odds, the Salvation Army members quickly raised their guns.
Lin Feng then stepped forward from the squad, showing his Special-level Hunter License from the Hunting Wilderness Guild to indicate his affiliation with the guild.
The latter, seeing this, lowered their guns and waved Lin Feng over.
As Lin Feng approached, he found that these six were Evolvers of the early to middle stages of Tier One, with the two in battle armor possessing mid-tier one strength.
"Were you arranged to come by the Oasis Guild?"
One of the people in battle armor asked.
Lin Feng furrowed his brows, suddenly realizing that the Salvation Army might have some connection with the Hunting Wilderness Guild, and it was likely recent.
Otherwise, they wouldn’t directly mention the Oasis Guild.
But this matter wasn’t much related to Lin Feng.
So he shook his head and replied:
"I just accepted a commission to carry out a mission at the Taishan Ruins. It has nothing to do with your actions. I also didn’t know about the discovery of a military factory here before coming."
The other paused slightly, then said no more:
"In that case, we won’t disturb you. Feel free."
Lin Feng furrowed his brow, not expecting the rejection to be so quick. It was evident that due to the presence of the Holy Spring Sect, they did not want too much contact with his group.
At this moment, a slightly inquisitive female voice suddenly came from the side:
"Lin Feng?"
Lin Feng turned his head, looking at the woman whose expression was unclear in the shadows cast by the firelight.
Because she was wearing a respiratory mask and affected by the shadows, the face was difficult to discern, but from the timbre of the voice, Lin Feng was certain it was Lisa:
"That’s right, it’s me. Where’s Old Duncan and the others?"
Among the six people in front of him, Lin Feng only recognized Lisa, while the rest of Duncan’s squad from back then were not present now, nor in the convoy above.
Seeing Lin Feng mention Old Duncan, the initial joy of seeing an old acquaintance instantly dissipated, and Lisa’s expression darkened as she shook her head slightly and said:
"They went back. I joined the Salvation Army."
Lin Feng nodded, understanding that Old Duncan likely chose to use the Life Source Material of the Rock-Horned Horse to achieve a Tier Jump Evolution, leaving the opportunity for Purity Evolution to Lisa.
Now, having completed her evolution, Lisa had reached the upper limit of early Tier One, possessing Level 13 strength.
"Have the rest of your group gone down already? We mainly operate on the fourth and fifth floors, collecting some Life Source Material. We have no intentions toward the military depot and factory below."
"Even if we did, we wouldn’t be the last to come."
Since it was confirmed to be Lisa, he couldn’t waste the acquaintance between them. Lin Feng quickly inquired for information.
Hearing Lin Feng’s question, Lisa paused, then nodded and said:
"There are Tier Two mutants on the fourth floor below. They can lead those Tier One mutants to attack living people, so we were assigned here to provide reinforcements."
"If you need Life Source Material, some can be found in the peripheral rooms on the negative fourth floor, but that’s also where mutants usually hibernate."
Sensing the late Tier One aura from Lin Feng, Lisa continued:
"To find Tier Two Life Source Material, you’ll need to go further down to the fifth floor, where the corpses left by the Tier Two Desolate Wolf Pack after battling Evolvers are located."
Having arrived a few days earlier, Lisa was evidently well-acquainted with the current state of the ruins. After speaking, she also reminded him:
"However, below the third floor is extremely dangerous. Although the mutants are significantly weaker than Evolvers of the same tier, their numbers reach the tens of thousands."
"Unless you burn them all to ashes with fire, after a while, they’ll come back to life like weeds... "
"If you must go down, at least reserve two-thirds of your ammunition and stamina for retreat, or else the consequences of being surrounded will be unimaginable!"
Lin Feng nodded and replied earnestly:
"Thank you."
At the same time, he added a reminder:
"We just saw a few Corruptors below the third-floor entrance, with mid to late Tier One strength. Be careful."
