Wasteland: My Items Can Be Infinitely Upgraded-Chapter 612 - 295: Backup Plans and Clones, Late Stage Advancement Conditions

After listening to Lord Bishop’s words, Li Hao was initially taken aback, then he coldly sneered and said:

"Desert Wolf Pack..."

"Aren’t they supposed to stay put in the Fallen Wolf Valley, guarding that Wolf King’s Tomb until the end? How could they launch a full-scale attack?"

"This joke is a bit too much. If you want to trick me into surrendering, you should come up with a better excuse!"

Lord Bishop frowned slightly, then replied:

"Do I look like someone who would gamble with my own life? Since I chose to leave the Oasis Battleship this time, I don’t expect to return alive."

"Either take you with me or cause as much damage to the Wolf Race as possible, to seek a slim chance of survival for the tens of thousands of survivors in Oasis Town..."

"This is the last choice for you."

"Either perish together with me, leading to the downfall of the Li Family, or in the end, perform one final act of glorious sacrifice for the sake of your offspring..."

From Bishop Zhang Hui’s serious tone, Li Hao gradually realized the gravity of the situation.

The other party was right. If they wanted to kill me, during the perfect ambush earlier with the Armor-Piercing Wolf Spear’s Thunder Slash, they only needed to tilt a few degrees towards my neck to cut me in two, or sever my head from my body.

Survival would have been impossible.

With Father Su An unharmed, there was no need for Lord Bishop to spare my life.

After all, with just Father Su An alone, combined with the other Tier Two Evolvers from the Church, it would be enough to suppress the early-stage Rock Horse Warrior leaders from the other two villages, while controlling the entire situation of Oasis Town.

The only possibility is that they want to keep me as a witness, to uncover the Life Farm’s involvement in Oasis matters, and attempt to seize Oasis Town from the Church’s hands.

Aside from this, the only reason left is the one given by Lord Bishop—Oasis Town is targeted by the Desert Wolf Race and is about to face a town-breaking beast disaster.

Realizing this, Li Hao suddenly understood that this matter might be related to the Church’s previous mission to the Taishan Ruins, so he asked:

"I remember that Lin Feng was sent to the Taishan Ruins a week ago by you. He was there to collect Desert Wolf’s Source Material and Biological Materials. Did he discover something over there?"

Lord Bishop squinted slightly. This matter is indeed the root cause and only Lin Feng probably knows the truth behind it.

But given the situation now, discussing the origin doesn’t mean much, because mere words can’t drive away the tens of thousands of evolved Desolate Wolves surrounding Oasis Town. Only fists and cannons can make them back down.

"The Salvation Army force among the Wanderers had targeted the Li Family decades ago, focusing on your Rock-Horned Horse breeding industry. Their leader Bai Ye learned about Oasis’s situation and problems through spies and planned to seize the opportunity of our conflict to raid the Li Family..."

"Previously, Bai Ye had already attacked the Pilgrimage Convoy and found a cache of heavy artillery within the Taishan Ruins."

Lord Bishop slowly began to reveal part of the reason.

Upon hearing this, Li Hao instantly comprehended.

He vaguely heard of Bai Ye, especially since he was in the vicinity when the City of Salvation was destroyed, trying to see if he could pick up any benefits.

Later, Bai Ye, as the leader of the Salvation Army remnants, became renowned due to his rare Spatial Superpower and highly advanced Evolution Talent, having led several raids on small and medium-sized settlements with his followers, who were mainly Late-Tier One.

Especially in the past six months, as Bai Ye evolved to the late Tier Two and reached the threshold of Level 29, he drew attention from the Hunting Wilderness Guild, potentially making it into the top ten of the Celestial Ladder Chart.

Among the individual Evolvers on the Wasteland without backing from a large force, he is the most hopeful to break through the Tier Two limit and reach the Tier Three King level of power.

Yet even with that, Bai Ye couldn’t establish a fixed settlement, and his Salvation Army, consisting of just over a hundred people, struggled to support more Tier Two subordinates, even with their leader at Level 29.

Therefore, such a top wandering force remains vulnerable against medium or large settlements.

At most, they can bully small settlements with thousands or tens of thousands of people, plundering their already limited resources.

Confronting an existence like Oasis Town, with over a dozen Tier Two individuals, and four or five of them being Late Middle Stage of Tier Two, it would be impossible to contend.

Even if Oasis Town falls into internal strife, they would find it difficult to take advantage amidst the chaos.

After all, Tier Two Evolvers are just one aspect, while in the melee between forces, weaponry becomes evidently more crucial.

And with the accumulated heritage over hundreds of years in local families, even the Fifth Village with its limited basics has hundreds of large firearms, capable of easily destroying several dozen vehicles.

Thus, the Salvation Army’s intent to attack Oasis Town, with its target being solely Nongzhuang Village, still lacks the qualifications and militaristic strength to suppress the Li Family’s counterattack.

So the best solution is to persuade the Desert Wolf Race from the Fallen Wolf Valley in the Taishan Ruins to join the raid on Nongzhuang Village.

Coincidentally, both the Rock-Horned Horses raised at Nongzhuang Village and the Rock Horse Warriors forming the village are among the Desert Wolf Race’s most beloved foods. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Realizing this, Li Hao had already begun to believe in seventy percent of what Lord Bishop said.

Given the current state of Oasis Town, dealing with a small Salvation Army is feasible. However, being surrounded by tens of thousands of evolved Desert Wolves would likely result in all of the town’s inhabitants being devoured by wolves, leaving no survivors.