Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 265 The Reason for the Wolf Clan's Attack, The Seal and the Evil God
Upon hearing the news, Lin Feng immediately prepared to leave the command and control room.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to remind the chief priest of a few things:

"Even if the Oasis warship's cannons don't have skilled operators, they still need to be deployed at crucial moments."

"The pitch-black cannon barrel can effectively deter wolf packs from ten kilometers away, especially well-informed second-tier patriarch-level behemoths."

"Just keep them from making any rash moves for the time being. As long as they don't fire continuously, the weaknesses in the warship's fire control system will not be exposed."

"As for the response plan, we will make preparations after I have discussed it with His Excellency the Bishop."

"Don't worry, they're just a bunch of beasts. Even with their numerical advantage, they can't withstand the destructive power of artillery!"

After saying that, he left the control room and returned to the church.

Upon returning to the church district, Lin Feng went directly to the secret room behind the church, which was also the bishop's office.

Upon returning to the familiar room, the first edition of the "Holy Spring Sutra" that Lin Feng had previously browsed and carefully read was still placed untouched on the table.

The bishop, who had been missing for a while, was sitting calmly behind his desk, resting with his eyes closed.

His aura remained relatively stable. Although he no longer possessed the deathly aura of his previous old age, he also lacked the domineering presence of someone who had returned to his peak.

He gives the impression of being just an ordinary old man.

But Lin Feng did not underestimate him; instead, he stepped forward with even greater poise and respect, saying:

"Your Excellency, has it been successful?"

The bishop before me had his life force reduced to zero, but that didn't mean he was truly an elderly man who couldn't even kill a chicken.

On the contrary, only when one's own condition is restored to an excellent level can one control the energy and breath within the body with great precision, leaving no room for error.

If His Excellency the Bishop displays a powerful aura, it is actually a sign that his strength has increased too rapidly and is difficult to control.

Like the Rock Horse Warriors and Rock Horse Armor that have been injected with a sublimation potion and entered a berserk state, or like the Wild Wolf Warriors that have completely transformed into beasts and entered a frenzied state.

Their strength seems to increase rapidly, but it has a greater impact on their own consciousness.

In pursuit of greater power, one may suffer the consequences of losing one's sanity, and the final outcome may not be what one desires.

A power that cannot be controlled does not belong to oneself.

If it cannot be used properly, it will be difficult to defeat an opponent who is already stronger than oneself.

The bishop is currently in his best condition, with a restrained aura and calm demeanor.

But in every gesture, even in the blink of an eye, a dignified presence that cannot be looked at directly is subtly revealed.

As Lin Feng approached, he noticed that the unassuming old man in front of him was actually emanating a trace of the aura of a third-level cultivator.

He had vaguely sensed this power in Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army, and through his contact with Zong Shiyue and the third-tier wolf king cells, he became quite familiar with it.

Therefore, one's intuition is unlikely to be wrong.

Bishop Zhang Hui, who was once an elderly man on the verge of death, has returned to his peak condition...

He was once again the spirited man he was, just one step away from becoming a third-tier bishop.

Therefore, the bishop, whose strength and status are now fully matched, does indeed have the strength and ability to take down Lin Feng, who is only at the early stage of the second tier.

This forced Lin Feng to be cautious and not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

When Lin Feng asked him, the latter simply nodded in acknowledgment, and then said:

"Let's talk about the attack by the Steppenwolves first..."

Lin Feng's heart skipped a beat, but his expression didn't change much, only showing a slight hint of nervousness:
"Yes, I was the first to discover it."

"About half an hour ago, after the first second-tier arena battle, I saw Father Su An use the cells of a second-tier clan chief-level wild wolf behemoth to cultivate the wasteland wolf biological material, namely the refined steel wolf claw, which can be forged into a melee spear that can break through the defense of the rock horse armor."

"Then I remembered that I still had some level 26 steel wolf fangs that I had collected during the last exploration mission at the Mount Tai ruins."

"If we use Father Suan's forging techniques, we can create a special wolf-tooth spear comparable to a level 26 weapon, which can be used to counter the level 25 rock horse armor worn by Li Hao, the head of the Li family."

"So I tried to contact Father Suan, who was ten kilometers away and on his way back."

"At the same time, we also need to arrange for the members of our convoy to hand over the duties to Father Suan."

"So in order to ensure the normal operation of the walkie-talkie signal, I went to the top of the church, to one of the three attics, and used the height of the watchtower to communicate and exchange information with the convoy behind me and Father Suan."

"And just as I was about to leave after I finished all this, I suddenly noticed a fleeting black spot ten kilometers away, and it was very dense."

"Out of caution and curiosity, I took out the high-powered telescope mounted on the gun and observed it carefully."

At this point, Lin Feng took a deep breath:

"It turned out that there were tens of thousands of wild wolves in packs, and judging from their size, they should all be evolved wild wolves."

"In other words, nearly 70-80% of the wasteland wolf clan that resided outside the Wolf King's Tomb in Fallen Wolf Valley did not retreat to the depths of the wasteland after the scorching sun restricted zone enveloped them, but instead rushed to the oasis warship ahead of time..."

"The plan is to block Oasis Town and slaughter and devour the humans living there."

His Holiness the bishop nodded. He had a general understanding of the current situation through the report from the high priest in the command and control room.

The main reason for asking Lin Feng was to find out when the Wasteland Wolf clan launched their operation, and what Lin Feng's opinions were on it.

After listening to Lin Feng's introduction, the bishop slowly replied:
"This is not in accordance with common sense."

"The Steppe Wolf clan had an agreement with us. Their ancestors died in the seal of an evil god in the ruins of Mount Tai, and made great contributions to saving the world."

"In return, the Holy Spring Church made a promise that as long as the Wasteland Wolf Clan does not actively attack the top-tier forces in the wasteland, no second-tier or higher evolved beings will actively hunt the Wasteland Wolf Clan."

"In this way, we can ensure the long-term existence and reproduction of the Wilderness Wolf Clan."

At this point, the bishop gave the calm-faced man before him a meaningful look, and then continued:

"Why would the Steppenwolf clan take such a risk, deliberately tearing up their greatest immunity token, to attack a town-level settlement under the Vatican's control?"

"You should know that if they want to plunder resources and complete the second-tier advancement, they can simply target the wandering forces in the wasteland or hunt some second-tier hunter teams."

"Even if one wants to achieve a third-order transformation and give birth to a new third-order wolf king, one should go to the northern border or the southern king alliance to hunt down the royal cities of ordinary first-class forces and target those third-order early-stage kings whose forces are shrinking and becoming increasingly weak."

"Instead of risking breaking the agreement for a barren oasis town, a medium-sized settlement with scarce resources and a small number of evolved beings."

"You have to understand that even though Storm Holy City's control over the surrounding areas has weakened in recent years, and the strength of the entire Holy See has gradually declined, it is still not a second-rate force that doesn't even have a third-tier king that can be provoked!"

"A four-man squad of Templars could easily wipe out a second-rate force."

"How dare they attack Oasis Town, risking their entire race being wiped out in an instant?"

Lin Feng frowned slightly, revealing a thoughtful expression. In reality, he had been avoiding the matter.

The root cause of the Wild Wolf Clan uprising actually lies with him.

Or perhaps he destroyed the underground refuge of the Taishan Ruins, the railway tunnel connecting it to the Wolf King's Tomb, leading to the destruction of the underground seal.

This deprives the Steppenwolf clan of its foundation for protection.

But these are all secondary. After all, even if the Steppenwolves were to raid human settlements again, without the wolf king's leadership, human forces could easily wipe out the Steppenwolf clan.

What's truly important is that if the seal forged by the body of a third-tier wolf king is destroyed, the evil god, corrupted and suppressed at the bottom of the ruins, will inevitably return to the mortal realm.

He unleashed the resentment he had accumulated over thousands of years upon all life forms on the earth's surface.

The devastation that followed was merely the prelude to this dark upheaval. As the terrifying pollution spread, it would inevitably trigger a new wave of biochemical catastrophes.

It would disrupt the current stable order of the wasteland and also wipe out more than half of the species.

Pollution and radiation will also combine with the malignant tumors and wasteland thugs left over from the disaster.

Even if this suppressed evil god has lost most of its divine power, it can still grow rapidly and return to its peak state thanks to the evil consequences left by humanity's unrestrained biological experiments.

In the wasteland of today, the gods have all fallen into a long slumber or slumber. The strongest combat force has stopped at the peak of the third tier. Even if they can use divine power to suppress them, they cannot escape being corrupted by the evil god's tainted genes in the fierce battle...

The final outcome will likely require another level 39 Heavenly King at the peak of the third tier to sacrifice himself to form a new form of suppression.

But such a being, second only to the gods, is almost on the path to godhood...

Who is willing to sacrifice themselves?
Whether it's shifting blame or scheming behind each other's backs, it will ultimately lead to appeasement, allowing the evil god to truly grow and cause great disaster.

There may be other forces involved, such as the Hunter's Guild and Life Farm, which have been lying low for many years and are considered second-tier top-tier forces.

And the Southern Kings' Alliance has long coveted the Papacy's rich territories.

So the Steppenwolves' attack on Oasis Town was a minor matter; the real issue lay in the reasons behind these beasts' audacity in attacking the Holy Spring Cult.

If it involves the evil god's seal at the Mount Tai ruins, it's not as simple as just losing an oasis town.

As the bishop, Zhang Hui is first and foremost a core member of the Holy Spring Church, and only secondly the controller of Oasis Town.

If the seal at the bottom of the ruins breaks down, Bishop Zhang Hui's first consideration will not be how to protect the oasis, but rather to gather a group of second-tier powerhouses to form an elite team and break through at any cost.

The only request is to get this important message back to the bishopric of the Holy City, as well as the other seven Holy Cities of the Vatican.

And those who came here were naturally well aware of this.

He had already simulated the terrible consequences of releasing the evil god Zong Shiyue countless times.

But for Lin Feng, he was an ancient survivor from the old Earth era. The wasteland and wilderness of today were not much different from another world, and he had no sense of belonging.

Especially judging from the rumors and descriptions of Oasis Town and Holy City, this apocalypse is a world that experienced the Dark Ages of the Old Calendar and the world after the birth of God...

Human civilization has not been restored or reshaped. Instead, due to the birth of gods, individuals have directly intervened in the overall evolution of civilization with absolute force.

The reason for this is that the way the gods were born, the so-called shepherd's way, still essentially relies on the massive sustenance provided by human civilization.

This process allows the entire civilization's output to be continuously fed to evolvers of different strengths through layers of exploitation.

Ultimately, it was consumed by the third-tier kings and gods.

It became the source of their immense power.

Therefore, Lin Feng even felt that releasing Zong Shiyue, the evil god who was the source of the disaster, to eliminate some of the high-level beings who had been riding on the backs of humans for too long and were now immortal, would actually be a healthy cycle of natural metabolism.

Otherwise, they would remain under the rule of the Papacy forever, and even after thousands of years, nothing would change.

As for releasing Zong Shiyue, it could help Lin Feng alleviate the pressure from the Holy See, and assist him in completing the final transformation on the path of transcendence...

These are some of the side benefits.

Even if Lin Feng himself doesn't do it, some beings who want to advance to the third rank or become gods will make the same decision.

For example, the Salvation Army’s White Night.

If the wasteland wolf clan is prepared, they might directly absorb and inherit the wolf king's essence, and voluntarily break the seal on the ruins.

Unfortunately, neither of them had enough firepower, nor did they have a qualified successor to the Wolf King.

At this moment, after deep thought, Lin Feng decided to conceal this crucial fact and steer the outcome in other directions:
"Whatever the purpose of the Wasteland Wolves, they must have made some preparations before deciding to raid Oasis Town."

"That means killing all the living people in Oasis Town or having them swallowed up by the blazing sun forbidden zone behind them, leaving absolutely no one behind."

"The town of Oasis has a total population of about 70 to 80,000. Not counting the outlying wasteland people, they have no ability to transmit messages. Without the supplies from Oasis and the rewards from the church, they cannot survive for more than a month on their own."

"So the focus is on the Oasis Town, the official members of the Oasis warship and the five major villages, including the permanent residents, the three major families, and the warship crew."

"There are over 20,000 people here, of which about 10,000 are evolved beings. Subtracting the residents of the Oasis Upper District, there are about 2,000, plus the assistant priests without combat experience, the technical or family members of the three major families, the managers of various organizations, and so on..."

"It is estimated that there are only four or five thousand men capable of fighting."

"But this intelligence belongs to the secret data that only the higher-ups in Oasis Town can access. As a wild beast race, the Wasteland Wolf Clan could not possibly know such details."

"Unless someone acts as an inside agent to assist the Wasteland Wolves in attacking Oasis Town, and this group not only needs to have the strength to cooperate with the Wasteland Wolves, but also needs to be hostile to the Church."

"In conclusion, I believe that the Wildlands Wolves dared to attack Oasis Town because there was definitely cooperation from within Oasis Town, a coordinated attack from both sides..."

"The wolf clan needs to evolve its flesh and blood to enhance its strength, while the collaborators are eyeing Oasis Town itself, which is the Oasis warship we are on!"

"As well as a large number of tanks and heavy trucks that have lost their owners, and weapons and equipment."

"Therefore, the Li family is the most likely candidate!"

After listening to Lin Feng's explanation, His Holiness the Bishop nodded:
"That's possible. After all, the Li family's aggressive demeanor suggests they have a backup plan."

"Li Hao was able to advance to the mid-stage of the second tier and hunt down a mid-stage rock horse behemoth thanks to his cooperation with the wild wolf behemoth."

But as soon as the bishop finished speaking, he suddenly changed the subject and continued:

"But I heard from the church team that went to the Mount Tai ruins to assist you that there was also a group of second-rate wanderers in the Mount Tai ruins at that time..."

"Are the remnants of the Salvation Army, led by Bai Ye, about to attack the armory at the bottom of the shelter?"

"And at that time you had very close ties with them, and even received help from the Salvation Army to successfully advance from level seventeen of the late first tier to the second tier?"

Lin Feng swallowed.

An old fox that has lived for nearly a thousand years
It wasn't that easy to fool them after all.

(End of this chapter)