Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1021: Chapter 887: Self-Severance (Second Update)

At this moment, Xiao Moshan’s heart was truly stirred with emotions.

After leaving the Garbage Star, the two parted ways, although the other was also Supreme at that time, but much less so than now.

Even Flower Scorpion is now A-level.

As proud as Xiao Moshan, he had to seriously consider: if he hadn’t separated from his teammates back then...

Unfortunately, there are no ’ifs’ in this world.

"Don’t talk!" Qu Jianlei snorted coldly, "You think by using a voice changer, others can’t recognize you?"

Just then, someone behind shouted, "The figure looks like Xiao Moshan, maybe the armory is indeed in danger!"

Although Xiao Moshan is only B-level, he has been investigated multiple times and is now wanted, making him quite a figure in the Star Domain Military.

Upon hearing it’s him, someone indeed went to check the armory, and immediately activated electromagnetic shielding.

This guy not only has a bizarre body technique but also exceptional concealment skills, and there’s an objective possibility of tampering with the armory.

If such a thing truly happened, the entire Star Domain Military would become a laughingstock.

Of course, don’t underestimate the Star Domain Military Region, lacking many things, but soldiers are plenty.

Someone went to check the warehouse, while others directly pursued him.

And then there were the warships—there were so many Star Domain Military warships that it was frightening, hundreds could be deployed casually.

Moreover, the management here is semi-militarized, and deploying warships requires no government approval.

The number of deployed warships simply depended on how much cost the military is willing to pay.

In an instant, various warships took off like a hornet’s nest being disturbed, streams of light cutting through the dark night sky.

Besides this, several A-levels and Supremes whose cultivation had been affected were also involved.

They were forcibly asked to leave their cultivation rooms, and upon asking the reason, they were immediately furious, "Who has such audacity?"

Some cultivators with a bad temper voluntarily applied to join the pursuit.

However, the Star Domain Military was ultimately different from the planetary military, and they actually rejected these people’s offers to volunteer.

Except for a few well-known Supremes and A-levels from the military, most of the visiting Awakened cultivators were detained!

The military’s attitude was clear: Someone entered the military region so silently and stole the Super Qi Gathering Array, there must be inside accomplices!

The suspected Xiao Moshan might be an inside accomplice, but besides him, who can rule out other accomplices?

The visiting Awakened cultivators were the most suspicious group—the military couldn’t possibly suspect their own soldiers, could they?

So they detained them and investigated one by one. As for personnel for pursuit and search... the military doesn’t lack!

Actually, they are lacking, especially since the opponent has at least three suspected Supremes, the military still has significant shortcomings in individual combat power.

If not for this, they wouldn’t agree to non-suspected Supremes to help capture.

——The number of our warriors is indeed large, but since there’s external assistance, why sacrifice lives for nothing?

Upon hearing the military’s request, many Awakened showed their anger: At a time like this, you’re still wary of us?

Yet, most ultimately dared not to voice out their anger; those who could come to the cultivation room to cultivate certainly didn’t want to anger the military.

However, some were indeed provoked; after a simple investigation of one Supreme, the military hoped he’d help apprehend the fugitive.

But he outright refused, and he said half-coldly, "You should investigate me a few more times, to avoid any oversight."

With at least three Supremes on the other side, is he stupid enough to take that risk?

Just then a Supreme of the military region came over, enraged upon hearing, "You dare refuse the military’s summons?"

"Summon me?" The external Supreme glanced sideways, scoffing disdainfully, "You think you’re worthy?"

Nearby, a military A-level hurriedly explained, "This... this lord is from the Thorn Star Realm."

Upon hearing this, the military Supreme frowned slightly, thinking, what’s so special about Thorn Star Realm? It’s nothing but economically prosperous, can’t we summon them?

But seeing the A-level keep winking, he took the other’s profile and saw: Damn, can’t summon at all.

The Thorn Star Realm’s prosperity isn’t scary; the headache is too many nobles there.

The military Supreme pondered a moment and nodded, "Oh, so... why aren’t you willing to assist us?"

"Can’t stand it," the other Supreme straightforwardly expressed, "If you’re asking for help, act like you’re asking, you think I owe you?"

This response left the military Supreme speechless, mainly because this person indeed has the strength to be dismissive.

So he’s unnecessary, the military also has its pride, do they really think they can’t manage without him?

In the Edge Star Realm, people with such strength aren’t common, but his attitude reflects quite a few people’s views.

Awakened needing the cultivation room were willing to get along with the military, but being treated disdainfully, who wouldn’t respond negatively?

Qu Jianlei didn’t know, the pressure they faced had been alleviated a lot due to the military’s way of handling.

He quickly and bizarrely flickered with Xiao Moshan, appearing and disappearing, like ghosts wandering in the night.

After running three or four kilometers, he gave a light ’huh’, "Everyone’s running quite fast."

Looking up and around, seeing more and more warships ascending, a hint of anxiety arose in his heart: Gotta hurry!

He always makes the most detailed plans, and although there was an unexpected incident this time, it shouldn’t be too bad.

But he can’t be complacent; next time, he should try to learn from the experience and lessons to be more prepared and anticipate the enemy more effectively.

He once again sensed the pursuers behind him, luckily, none of them were skilled... not a single one hasn’t run off.

However, this small attack ship has taken off... which is somewhat bothersome.

"Little Lake, concentrate fire on the first, second, and third attack ships... firepower must be fierce, take down one ship and move on to the next!"

This time, in order to seize the Star Domain Military Region, he made full preparations and had previously set up bases at various hidden locations, controlling them remotely through Little Lake.

The position that just had its artillery fire has now self-destructed, making it very difficult to trace any information.

When Qu Jianlei says to concentrate fire, he really means it; although they are all small tracking-type shells, the sheer number is overwhelming, isn’t it?

Moreover, small attack ships are quite fragile, especially when fighting within the atmosphere, even more so than in space.

In space, the energy protection shield of small ships can be elevated to the highest, but this is not possible within the atmosphere.

Because of the presence of air, the energy consumption will increase dramatically, flexibility will decrease instead, and damage to the ship itself is also significant.

Witnessing over a hundred shells suddenly fly out from the ground, trailing brilliant tails towards them, the captain of the first attack ship turned green.

"Damn it, everyone... abandon ship!"

True to being a seasoned veteran, he immediately decided to abandon ship as soon as he noticed something was amiss, without any hesitation.

If a warship is lost, the military region can allocate another, but if a comrade’s life is lost, it’s gone forever.

As for whether losing an attack ship publicly would damage the military’s reputation? The answer is no!

This planet is managed in a semi-militarized manner, and they will regain their honor sooner or later.

Losses in the early stages only prove how troublesome the enemy is; destroying them would also highlight the strength of the military.

If they can’t regain their honor... this possibility is minimal.

But actually, it doesn’t matter if they can’t, because the core of the super cultivation room has been stolen; what’s the big deal about a small attack ship?

—Even most of the military personnel don’t know the cultivation room has an array; they only know about the "core equipment."

Before successfully ejecting, the captain said one last thing, "These are vector tracking shells; they are almost worth more than the warship!"

His words were clearly exaggerated, but firing over a hundred tracking shells at a small attack ship really is a bit too much.

Even in space, such concentrated firepower wouldn’t be seen.

Of course, space combat involves calculating costs; aside from tracking shells, there are also warships, weapon platforms, and energy consumption, etc.

But this fire density truly isn’t low, to the extent that the captain of the attack ship didn’t even deploy decoy shells and directly abandoned ship.

There was no other choice; with ten or twenty tracking shells, decoy shells could be launched.

Anyway, even if one or two shells slip through, they wouldn’t inflict significant damage on a small ship.

However, with over a hundred shells coming their way, at least thirty to fifty are bound to hit.

A small ship can’t simultaneously launch too many decoy shells, which is why they are termed "small," having many functions simplified.

Its size also determines that many combat functions are limited—especially since this isn’t its primary function.

But everyone knows that if thirty or more shells slip through, crew members may not even have the chance to abandon ship.

Yet the captain was decisive, and promptly made the decision to abandon ship.

Those focusing on this attack ship are absolutely more than just a few onboard; a whole bunch of big shots in the military region got up to watch the live broadcast.

Regarding the captain’s decision to abandon ship, none of the big shots raised any objections.

Of course, this doesn’t mean that everyone agrees with the captain’s choice.

It’s just that the Imperial wartime military order clauses include clear regulations on this.

The back-end commanders cannot ignore the frontline commander’s opinions, otherwise, they will bear corresponding responsibility.

In other words, the captain’s decision isn’t without dissent, but the command center can’t find major faults either.

This is merely an illegal act, not a battle between two armies, requiring neither to hold position nor fight to the death.

The next moment, a dazzling flash of light occurred, followed by a burst of bright light, as if the entire sky lit up instantly.

The first attack ship had already exploded, a total fiery rupture, with shards splattering in the air, very few exceeding one square meter.

The military region personnel were puzzled, "Is this... the enemy’s abundant ammo?"

Over a hundred tracking shells, actually not costing much money, but never have seen such combat.

A dozen bullets are enough to kill someone, and you fire fifty or sixty rounds in one go... these are precision-guided bullets, too.

Having money can certainly allow you to be capricious, but being capricious to this extent, it’s not just simply indulgence.

Then someone shouted, "Oh no, the second attack ship..."

He shouted a bit late, another hundred or so trails of light surged over, instantly engulfing the second small ship.

This small ship was rather fortunate; it didn’t explode violently, but was turned into a riddled, broken wreck.

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