Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 289 Li Hao's trump card, cooperation plan, another battle?
"Wolf Ao's true strength far exceeds your imagination."

Bai Ye's tone became more forceful, hoping to make Lin Feng and the Oasis Church take it seriously.

As a level 29 evolver, and only half a step away from becoming a third-tier king, she has a more direct understanding of Lang Ao's combat power.

This colossal beast, which has survived since ancient times, has accumulated strength and resources that are in no way inferior to those of a king in the early stages of the third tier.

Moreover, the wolf clan also has a level 39 king beast ancestor who, even though he perished many years ago, has had his third-tier body passed down for thousands of years.

Over time, even if Lang Ao only absorbs a few percent of the energy, he is still stronger than any level 29 being and comparable to an early-stage third-tier being.

In addition, given Wolf Ao's massive size as a behemoth, its enormous form can accommodate even more third-tier power. The two level 29 evolved beings currently on the field would find it difficult to even withstand Wolf Ao's attacks, let alone severely injure or kill it.

“I remember the bishop of Oasis Town. He was only a level 29 acting bishop, and most importantly, he was over 900 years old and nearing the end of his life. How much vitality did he have left to consume and overdraw?”

"If this were a few hundred years ago, a level 29 Grand Priest at his peak, relying on the boundless divine power of the Lord of the Holy Spring, would have had a chance to suppress Wolf Ao..."

"But right now, he can only maintain his peak condition for a short while under the activation of the secret technique, which is no match for Lang Ao at all."

After Bai Ye finished speaking, he let out a long sigh of relief, clearly still feeling lingering fear from the oppressive feeling brought by the giant wolf.

Lin Feng nodded, affirming Bai Ye's advice:
"Yes, you're right. The church's plan is unlikely to succeed. As a giant beast that has existed for thousands of years, Wolf Ao is unlikely to be threatened by humans who are only at the second level of evolution."

"So we have to start from another aspect, such as weapons and equipment that can threaten the giant wolf."

Upon hearing what Lin Feng said, Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and then thought of the other party's other identity: a gun-wielding ability user.

Possessing the strongest individual firepower in the wasteland, capable of suppressing any evolver of the same level, and even challenging the next level of second-tier powerhouses.

However, Lin Feng's strength is only at the early stage of the second tier, at most capable of dealing with those at the mid-stage of the second tier...

The powerful guns in his hands, while capable of dealing some damage to ordinary early-stage second-tier wild wolf behemoths, could at most pierce through a few layers of alloy wolf skin against the level 29 Wolf Ao, barely managing to injure its flesh.

Seeing the suspicious look Bai Ye gave him, Lin Feng immediately spoke:

"The guns and cannons I have are no threat to Wolf Ao, but the Church does."

"To be precise, it should be called the Oasis Battleship."

Upon hearing the mention of the Oasis warship, Bai Ye suddenly realized that she had forgotten about the most powerful equipment in Oasis Town.

Or rather, the Oasis Warship is the true entity of Oasis Town, while the other villages are merely its dependent forces.

As a mobile war fortress, the Oasis warship was a powerful weapon in the hands of various large forces during the turbulent times thousands of years ago. Every time it appeared, it could wreak havoc and secure victory.

The main advantage lies in the firepower of these mobile fortresses, which can be equipped with giant cannons of infinitely large caliber. In the wasteland, they are almost invincible except for Tier 3 beings.

Especially when attacking large forces or settlements, their direct firepower coverage from tens of kilometers away makes them veritable machines of civilization destruction.

Only something of equal strength can deal with such a massive war fortress.

However, this type of mobile firepower platform also has a fatal flaw: it is only suitable for attacking fixed or slowly moving targets. It is difficult to hit a single target that is extremely fast and agile, and the hit rate can only be compensated by firepower coverage.

Thinking of this, Bai Ye frowned slightly:

"According to the firepower of a town-class warship, it is equipped with two or more large-caliber naval guns as standard. The power is enough to deal with late-stage second-tier behemoths, but only by accurately hitting Wolf Ao can it cause effective damage."

"With Wolf Ao's strength and evolution level, it can almost instinctively sense approaching danger. Unless we can effectively contain it in close combat, we can only increase the chances of the ship's cannons hitting it directly."

"And the dangers of engaging in close combat are self-evident; you know them better than I do."

“Right now, besides the bishop, only Li Hao in Oasis Town can barely hold off Wolf Ao’s attack. If you use Li Hao as bait to lure Wolf Ao into the fray, you’ll only reduce a small portion of the Wilderness Wolf Clan’s fighting strength, and you’ll hardly gain any other benefits.”

"Moreover, Li Hao will also become a sacrifice. The loss of a general in the first battle is a complete blunder in my opinion.

"Using external conflicts to solve internal problems will only result in wasting one's own strength and letting the Wasteland Wolves benefit."

Lin Feng nodded at first, but only agreed with Bai Ye's previous points.

Lin Feng, standing on the side of Oasis Town, clearly had a different opinion regarding the church's plan:

"You're right, the battleship's heavy artillery requires the cooperation of second-tier frontline experts to hit its target. But wasn't the luring plan executed precisely to ensure the hit rate of the heavy artillery?"

"Moreover, sacrificing Li Hao, or rather using him as bait, was the original purpose of the plan."

"You haven't received any specific information about Li Hao and Farm Village yet. In the first arena match, Li Hao's grandson, the second second-tier evolver in the Li family, died instantly in the match."

"But what killed him wasn't his opponent, but Li Hao!"

Upon hearing these unbelievable remarks, Bai Ye narrowed his eyes and quickly realized a possibility: Li Hao had tampered with his grandson in an attempt to kill the Church's second-tier evolver or to use this to limit the Church's influence.

This kind of clandestine manipulation technology could not possibly be a capability possessed by the Li family; it could only have come from a highly advanced biotechnology-driven force in the Holy City.

In other words, behind the Li family's rebellion and their attempt to seize control of the Oasis warships and Oasis Town, there was the involvement of other top-tier forces.

This force naturally points to the Life Farm, the only one with extensive trading dealings with the Li family and Farm Village.

A recent piece of news about the Life Farm has also been widely circulated in the wasteland.

That means the Life Farm has overcome the bottleneck of the late-stage second tier of the Rockhorn evolution path, and can stably artificially cultivate late-stage second-tier Rockhorn evolution meat, thereby helping millions of Rockhorn evolutionists break through the upper limit of the mid-stage second tier.

There are even rumors that the Life Farm has not only mastered the mature second-stage cultivation technology, but has also made preliminary research on the third-stage cells of the Rockhorse, and will soon be able to artificially create the original flesh and blood of the third-stage king beast.

This news is far more exciting than the previous second-order late-game technology.

Once officially announced, it means that Life Farm will possess a brand new third-order evolutionary pathway.

This path represents the lifelong hope of millions of Rockhorse Evolvers.

Among them are tens of thousands of second-tier evolvers who flock to it, and in order to become the only third-tier horse king, they will definitely obey the Life Farm's orders.

The result is self-evident.

The problems that Oasis Town is facing now are a direct result of this news.

Li Hao clearly also wanted to compete for the title of Tier 3 Horse King, and his greatest hope for this was naturally to possess a town-level warship and a medium-to-large settlement.

Just as Bai Ye himself pursued, he established a large settlement that could bear the power of a third-tier king.

Once the cause and effect were clear, Lin Feng's reason for saying that became obvious.

Adding to the reasons Lang Ao had given when he forced her to join the fight, Bai Ye immediately said, "So the Li family is backed by the Life Farm, and as long as they continue to exist, Oasis Town will also face threats from the Life Farm."

"In fact, we have already encountered it. At the original ambush location outside the ancient city of Zhoukou, the scouting wolf soldiers deployed by the Wilderness Wolf Clan discovered that there were violent energy fluctuations coming from the area around the ancient city of Zhengzhou, the destination of the fork in the Oasis Avenue leading to the north."

"Preliminary estimates suggest that more than ten second-tier powerhouses are engaged in a major battle in the ancient city of Zhengzhou, with some third-tier energy fluctuations also being detected."

"Perhaps it was the rescue force sent by the Holy City Diocese that clashed fiercely with the backup plan arranged by the Life Farm..."

"So you're right. Li Hao won't stop until he takes Oasis Town. Only by eliminating Li Hao can the Church completely control the situation in Oasis Town."

"Otherwise, Li Hao would be the biggest destabilizing factor."

Lin Feng hummed in agreement, only adding one sentence:
"Li Hao possesses a secret potion that can increase the combat power of Rock Horse Armor or Rock Horse Warriors, which originally had little explosive power, by at least 30%."

"With the activation of the Rockhorse bloodline, Li Hao's strength can be comparable to the late stage of the second tier. Combined with the Rockhorse Armor, the two will become a true late stage second-tier Rockhorse behemoth."

"Moreover, compared to the enormous size of the Rock Horse Beast, Li Hao is more agile and nimble."

"You can imagine a guy with the strength of a late-stage Tier 2 behemoth, whose size is only twice that of an ordinary Tier 2 being. He is practically a humanoid monster."

"What's even more terrifying is that this stimulant from the Life Farm can cause users to continuously deplete their life force and lose their minds."

"In other words, it's like excessive beastification, falling into an uncontrollable state of madness. Even the existence of a second-tier wild wolf behemoth, which is like a natural enemy, cannot stop it. It's a mad and violent beast."

"If the church is to face such a frenzied enemy in Oasis Town, with its battleships and heavy artillery unable to function, its most important warships are likely to be destroyed and rendered inoperable..."

"Remember, the Church's first priority is to ensure the warship's integrity, even if it means sacrificing the entire Oasis Town, or even if the Oasis warship is swallowed up by the Sun Forbidden Zone. It is an acceptable price for the Church."

"As long as we wait for the sun to rotate away and leave the restricted area, we can take over at the front of the safe zone and use it as well."

"So, as I said, the primary objective of this entrapment plan is to resolve the biggest uncertainty surrounding Li Hao."

"Of course, if we can really get Li Hao to hold back Lang Ao and kill two birds with one stone under the bombardment of the battleship's heavy artillery, that would be even better."

"Now come with me to the arena. Once Lang Ao launches an attack, you will be responsible for stepping in at the crucial moment, whether it's to save someone or to deliver a fatal blow to Lang Ao."

"If there is no opportunity, and Li Hao dies too quickly, you will continue to act as an inside man, follow the script step by step, and wait for the best opportunity to strike."

"Your men will proceed to the outskirts of Oasis Town as planned and lie in ambush. I will have them cooperate with you in a feint attack to prepare for luring the Wasteland Wolves into launching an attack."

After listening to Lin Feng's plan, Bai Ye nodded. Now it seemed that this arrangement was indeed the safest.

Moreover, she stayed by Lin Feng's side as a long-range fire support, making her arguably the least dangerous presence in the upcoming battle.

After finalizing the follow-up arrangements, Bai Ye immediately changed into a set of power armor that was slightly worn, but some details were different from the general version, obviously made to adapt to his own spatial ability.

Lin Feng thought this guy wouldn't wear power armor, since spatial abilities are the best form of defense, effectively isolating him from all physical attacks.

Seeing the doubt and disdain in Lin Feng's eyes, Bai Ye curled his lip and explained:

"The third-order aberration in the Taishan Ruins is at most a mid-to-late stage of the second order, so it can't hurt me. Besides, the environment there is such that if you wear armor, you'll easily get covered in disgusting slime, and the smell won't come off."

"Right now, I'm facing Lang Ao, and I don't want to be exposed to the scorching sun."

"Only in this way can a stable rockhorse industry be established."

Lin Feng nodded.

With the cover of powered armor, Bai Ye was able to secretly break away from his troops and follow Lin Feng back to Oasis Avenue without being discovered by the Wasteland Wolves behind him.

Bai Ye then took a deep breath and put on the helmet:
"Alright, let's resolve this matter as soon as possible. Let's make it clear beforehand that, regardless of whether I intervene or not, once Li Hao is dead, I must first obtain the agreed-upon share of the Rockhorn Horse industry in Farm Village, Oasis Town: no less than thirty Rockhorns, one late-stage Tier 1 Leader-level male horse, and about a hundred related technical personnel."

Lin Feng shrugged and agreed to help the church for the time being:

"No problem, but I also want to remind you that only the resources that are protected can be truly secured."

"The church can agree to the compensation you want, but at the same time, you will need to protect these properties and personnel yourselves."

"In the end, as long as we defeat the Wasteland Wolves, or hold out until the second rescue team arrives, you can take both the Rockhorns and the technicians with you."

Bai Ye cursed inwardly, thinking that this was trying to tie the Salvation Army to Oasis Town.

However, this would also prove the Salvation Army's innocence in this town-wide calamity and prevent them from being purged and retaliated against by the Holy City's papacy.

So she had to grit her teeth and bear it.

After discussing the matter, Bai Ye followed Lin Feng back to the chariot and saw Chen Shanshan in the driver's seat.

The latter exuded the aura of an early-stage second-order evolution, and its aura was stable and powerful, indicating that it was at least level 20 or above.

This also means that Lin Feng and his group experienced a qualitative leap in strength after leaving the Mount Tai ruins.

The operation began. Following Lin Feng's orders, Chen Shanshan stepped on the gas and sped back onto Oasis Avenue. She then crossed a 200-meter-wide flat sandy area and headed to the left side of the avenue.

A fierce battle is currently taking place here.

The energy fluctuations were enough to travel several kilometers in radius.

The arena was chosen to be a location three kilometers away from Oasis Avenue to ensure it would not affect this global migration route.

By the time Lin Feng and his two companions arrived, the battle in the arena had already ended.

Father Suan, sent by the church, undoubtedly chose to "surrender" after he had done everything in his power to exhaust his opponent's physical strength.

Meanwhile, Li Hao, on the other side, was planning to return to Oasis Town to rest and recover...

Father Su An, who had not left and was still wielding a level 23 wolf-tooth spear, suddenly spoke:

"In less than forty kilometers, Oasis Town will pass through the ancient city and reach the crossroads."

"Team Leader Li, are you interested in another match in half an hour to determine the final result? This will allow ample time for the handover of control of the Oasis warship."

Upon hearing Father Suan's loud suggestion, the rock horse warrior, who had his back to the crowd, immediately stopped in his tracks.

Li Hao slowly turned around, staring intently at Father Su An, who was covered in wounds, and fell into deep thought.

(End of this chapter)