Starting Cultivation in Wasteland

Chapter 1126: Chapter 992: Chaos Erupts

Qu Jianlei couldn’t point out what was wrong, but his intuition told him: something isn’t right about this!

He thought for a moment and then spoke, "Let’s not go to the square... Anyway, staying at a distance won’t affect us watching the fun."

Flower Scorpion’s eyes rolled as she cautiously asked, "But, boss, what if there’s a chance to snatch the Divine Text Treasure?"

"Do you think that’s possible?" Qu Jianlei looked at her dismissively, "With hundreds of thousands of people present, wouldn’t Ke Rui’an be on guard?"

Flower Scorpion admitted that the boss made sense, but couldn’t help explaining, "The more people there are, the more effective my Body Technique is."

The Wind Attribute really is like that; not just the Body Technique, but its concealment is also the same—harder to detect in crowded places.

"Enough," Qu Jianlei waved his hand and spoke lightly, "The Supreme beings in the team aren’t all dead yet; it’s not your turn to risk your life."

Qinghu and Granny Jia exchanged a glance, both showing a wry smile.

In the Empire’s common understanding, it’s natural for A-level to die for the Supreme, but ’not all Supremes have died yet, so it’s not an A-level’s turn’—what’s that?

However, this is precisely the boss’s unique personal charm.

Supreme beings deservedly earn respect, but at the same time, they should also have their own responsibilities and duties!

Three days later, at the Pioneering Monument Square, a grand public trial was indeed held.

The sky was overcast, and there were two supreme beings, three A-level, and four B-level under trial.

It was said that this team also had some C-level members and affiliates, but there was limited time today to deal with them.

Qu Jianlei and others were ten kilometers away, although not densely gathered together, they were close enough for mutual support.

The first to be publicly tried were the B-levels; listening to the prosecutor’s lengthy statements, it was clear they were truly guilty of heinous crimes.

Just as the public trial of the B-level was about to end, the sky grew even darker.

Granny Jia murmured softly, "This Water Element... man-made!"

She had suspected it before, but as a Supreme Peak, making a wrong judgment would be embarrassing.

Since none of her team members had entered the square, she wasn’t in a rush to make a judgment.

Once she spoke, it was a hundred percent confirmed.

Qu Jianlei smiled upon hearing this, "Looks like the Empire’s equipment isn’t that advanced after all."

Granny Jia glanced at him and explained earnestly, "The Supreme who created these rain clouds is very powerful."

She rarely spoke in such a serious manner, indicating the importance of the matter.

Qu Jianlei nodded, a bit curious: I wonder whose side this mysterious Supreme is on?

By this time, more than 300,000 people had gathered in the square, with more still arriving, and even more were watching via live stream online.

The trial process for the three A-levels was even longer than that of the B-levels, with two people taking three hours.

During this process, a light drizzle began to fall from the sky.

However, the rain was so light that it didn’t dampen the spectators’ enthusiasm, and most didn’t even open umbrellas.

Just as the prosecutor was about to state the charges against the third A-level, over twenty small attack ships flew in swiftly from afar.

Following the attack ships, there were eight company-level warships that firmly locked down the square.

Just as the audience was puzzled by this turn of events, a loudspeaker blared.

"Attention, everyone on site, everyone pay attention!"

"We’ve received a tip-off that someone plans to break out the prisoners, someone plans to break out the prisoners!"

"We now need to check everyone here, please cooperate, please cooperate!"

"This is a joint operation by the planet’s government and military; those who resist will be responsible for the consequences, those who resist will be responsible for the consequences!"

The crowd erupted in an uproar upon hearing this, questioning why.

It’s hard to say if there’s anyone with ulterior motives, but most couldn’t accept this sudden change.

Empire people are relatively passionate by nature; everyone came to watch the excitement, and now you want to conduct checks on-site?

Everyone felt they had been tricked by the government, not only insulting their intelligence but also ruining the mood to enjoy the spectacle.

It really couldn’t be any more anticlimactic.

However, the military didn’t care about any of this; various ships hovered menacingly in the air, weapons beginning to charge.

They weren’t joking; if chaos erupted below, the military would definitely open fire.

With 300,000 to 400,000 people present, even a minor disturbance could quickly escalate into a riot with unimaginable consequences.

Meanwhile, large numbers of armored vehicles appeared in the distance, with squads of City Guards arriving.

The arriving City Guards attempted to divide the crowd into zones, only to be met with resistance.

This was almost inevitable, as Empire people are known for their spirited nature—what right do you have to do this to us out of the blue?

Most people weren’t alone; they had brought friends and family to watch the spectacle.

In this situation, with City Guards forcefully rushing in and trying to divide people indiscriminately, how could anyone agree?

Expecting City Guards to sort out the relationships and separate people accordingly was unrealistic, wasn’t it?

If there were fewer people, City Guards might have been more patient, but with so many gathered, they had to use a Fast Blade approach to cut through the chaos.

Otherwise, their perceived weakness would only be recognized by others, and the situation would become even more uncontrollable.

Neither side had a reason to back down, and soon, a small disturbance quickly escalated into a minor conflict.

The authorities began releasing functional paralyzing gas, and soon white fog emerged in the rain.

Qu Jianlei and others understood clearly; among the onlookers, there were indeed those who feared chaos in the world.

The number of these people wasn’t small. It was not possible for them all to want to hijack the criminals, but in any society, there are people harboring dissatisfaction.

Some were simply feeling vexed.

"Prepare to evacuate," Qu Jianlei informed everyone, "take care not to be affected."

There were quite a few troublemakers, and although the government had a powerful surveillance system, it couldn’t quickly and accurately target so many people.

In fact, the fine rain threads also negatively impacted the surveillance quite a bit.

As the scene became more chaotic, the military finally opened fire, mainly for deterrence, with bullets mostly being paralyzing bullets.

Then the crowd started to retaliate; being the Edge Star Realm, it was legal to carry firearms in public.

The disturbance grew larger. As soldiers got injured, they also started using live ammunition.

Strangely, despite the chaos, the drizzle continued to fall steadily from the sky.

Flower Scorpion found it a bit baffling, "Rain is persisting... isn’t it affecting both sides?"

Granny Jia uncharacteristically commented, "There may be other plans; let’s observe and adapt."

Next, various techniques emerged, making the scene increasingly chaotic.

The disturbance lasted for about an hour when suddenly several Vine Techniques appeared, tightly entangling the space where the prisoners were held.

"At least two Wood Attribute A-level!" Qu Jianlei concluded.

Immediately following were several loud shouts, "The government shows us no mercy, so don’t blame us for being merciless!"

"Brothers, don’t just stand there and watch; at worst, it’s guarding the frontier, can’t be worse than now!"

This statement sounded like the local natives’ sentiment; after all, the citizens here were mostly forcibly sent by the Imperial to guard the frontier.

However, Star No. 2 has been developed for four hundred years, even the Supreme sent to guard the frontier died without a trace.

Of course, to say the descendants of the frontier guardians feel no resentment is impossible.

To this day, citizens of the Edge Star Realm still cannot freely move to other planets, not even thinking about entering the Inner Circle.

Bearing such blatant discrimination, emotions can easily be ignited.

More evident is that those who shouted were likely people with ulterior motives.

"Do you intend to betray the Imperial?" someone in the guard team for the prisoners retaliated with techniques.

The guard team had quite a few High Tier Awakened, at least seven or eight A-levels, though most initially opted for defense.

The scene instantly descended into chaos, even the few pending trial prisoners were escorted away.

Soon after, gunfire erupted, targeting the guard team overseeing the prisoners.

"Here they come!" agile figures swiftly emerged from the armored vehicle transporting the prisoners.

Each of them, fully armed, was the elite special action team from the authorities.

Not all members of these action teams were High Tier Awakened, but mostly elite veterans transferred from the military.

They excelled at coordinated combat, forming small teams capable of crossing levels to intercept or even kill High Tier Awakened.

The appearance of the action team somewhat stabilized the situation, bringing some order to the government side.

However, the level of chaos did not lessen, instead grew more severe.

Seeing the prisoner hijackers actually appear, some residents of Star No. 2 became even more frenzied.

Essentially, resentment boiled within, further agitated by the atmosphere at the scene, clouding their minds.

It’s not uncommon for herd mentality animals to be influenced by the atmosphere, reminiscent of those Blue Star pyramid scheme participants.

Due to the worsening chaos and deadlock, it showed signs of escalating, even prompting officials into combat.

Suddenly, an exceptionally bright lightning bolt appeared in the sky, striking forcefully towards Ke Rui’an.

Ke Rui’an, as the First Governor, naturally had guardian personnel around him.

Even though some guards were maintaining order, in such a chaotic situation, numerous guards remained by his side.

Not to mention that Ke Rui’an himself was also Supreme, wearing layers of Golden Armor provided by others and himself.

In public settings, Supremes actively donning armor might seem embarrassing, but this situation was evidently exceptional.

Qu Jianlei, seeing this from afar, regretfully shook his head, "Barely reached A-level Thunder Strike Skill; it’s impossible to break the defense."

Sure enough, the Thunder Strike directly hit Ke Rui’an, causing only a slight tremor.

The Electromagnetic Attribute indeed restrained the Gold Attribute, but his armor comprised multiple layers.

The surrounding guards, witnessing this, hurriedly conjured various Rock Shields and Wooden Shields.

"Protect the Governor!"

At this moment, someone in the crowd shouted, "The Panda team means business, only after Ke Rui’an, everyone don’t get involved!"

Qu Jianlei frowned upon hearing this... ⚆_⚆?

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