Wasteland: My items are infinitely upgraded.

Chapter 331 Remaining Calm in the Face of Danger, the Traitor

Facing the pincer attack from both sides by two second-tier behemoths, the former was alright, being only a second-tier early-stage wild wolf behemoth, but the giant wolf behind him was a second-tier peak ancient being. Although its aura had weakened compared to before, it was still able to firmly intimidate Han Tao.

The intimidating presence emanating from the giant wolf, at such close range, left Han Tao, a rock horse warrior, with absolutely no chance of escape.

His legs were weak and his power armor was only in a semi-dormant state due to the long journey. It needed to be charged for a few hours using a portable photovoltaic panel to provide the minimum kinetic energy assistance.

In other words, the power armor at this moment not only does not provide any relief or stress reduction, but also makes the wearer feel as if they are wearing thick armor, increasing their burden.

However, without the power armor to cool down, Han Tao, who ran for twenty kilometers, would only die from overheating. In addition, the armor has a built-in water circulation system that can collect a large amount of sweat, filter it, and re-inject it into the wearer's body.

It can be said that without a basic set of powered armor, even a second-tier evolved being would find it difficult to travel thousands of kilometers alone from the edge of the scorching, high-temperature forbidden zone of the Gobi Desert.

Even if you can withstand the scorching sun and the high temperatures around you, you still need to drink a lot of water to replenish the sweat lost through evaporation.

So after running for twenty kilometers, even though his power armor had less than 10% battery left, Han Tao didn't take off the burden and continued his escape alone.

However, the negative consequences of doing so came true at this moment.

In Han Tao's view, he had already escaped the center of the battle by twenty kilometers. Even the cannon in Lin Feng's hand, which was extremely powerful, had become low-frequency and muffled when it exploded.

At such a great distance, coupled with the advanced combat power of the Wasteland Wolf Clan, their leader, Wolf Ao, and the other giant wasteland wolves are fighting hard to eliminate the troublesome Salvation Army...

They wouldn't care about a mere Tier 2 early-stage Rock Horse Warrior like themselves. Even if the battle with Oasis Town reached a stalemate, and they wanted to improve the strength of the Wild Wolf Beasts to break the deadlock, they would at most send out one early-stage Wild Wolf Beast to hunt down the fleeing Rock Horse Warriors.

It's definitely not the second-tier peak Wolf Ao who will personally lead the pursuit.

After all, the appearance of Lang Ao here means that Oasis Town has either been breached by the evolved wild wolf army and the remaining second-tier evolved beings have been dealt with, or Oasis Town has successfully held on and repelled all the wolf clan's attacks.

But in either case, it's impossible for it to happen in just a few minutes.

It will take at least several hours to determine a winner.

Therefore, Han Tao planned to travel north along the edge of the blazing sun's forbidden zone, relying on the sun's heat to clear away the pheromones left along the way, so as to avoid being hunted down and tracked by the wasteland wolf clan.

Unfortunately, Han Tao couldn't understand why the Wildlands Wolf Clan acted so quickly.

Knowing he was doomed, Han Tao slowly turned around to face Lang Ao's gaping maw.

The extreme panic of impending death actually calmed him down, making him recklessly calm.

Then, he sensed something unusual...

That was the prehistoric behemoth before them. Its terrifying pressure, originally at the peak of the second tier, seemed to have weakened somewhat compared to before.

Given Han Tao's evolution level and overexertion state, it would have been difficult for him to notice this. However, as the two drew closer, Lang Ao's enormous wolf head lowered its head and aimed at Han Tao's face, emanating a bloody aura.

So after calming down, Han Tao unexpectedly realized that this ancient behemoth seemed to be somewhat different.

Its breathing was not steady.

Although this place is a full twenty kilometers away from the battlefield, for a peak second-tier behemoth, it's as easy as running two hundred meters on a playground.

It's impossible for it to affect Lang Ao's condition.

But its breathing was now slightly rapid and disordered, clearly indicating that the short 20-kilometer journey had already taken a toll on Lang Ao.

This precisely illustrates that Lang Ao's condition is even worse than it appears on the surface.

Han Tao immediately thought of a possibility.

That was Lin Feng, a gun-wielding superhuman, who, together with Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army, achieved a great success in their battle, delivering a fatal blow to the giant beast before them.

The ultimate cannon in his hand must have hit Wolf Ao precisely, causing him to suffer severe damage. As a result, Wolf Ao was unable to fight after the second retreat and completely lost the confidence to attack Oasis Town.

That's why, in order to make up for the losses, he personally came to hunt down his own small, early-stage rock horse behemoth.

In fact, Lang Ao was also somewhat surprised at this moment.

Because the target it had been tracking all along was only at the early stage of the second tier, and judging from its exhausted state after running for its life...

It's estimated to be less than level 21, similar to the level 20 aura of someone who has just stepped into the second tier.

This awkward situation completely thwarted Lang Ao's initial plans.

It originally thought that the rock horse warrior in front of it could unleash an aura comparable to the mid-stage of the second tier, and should at least be at the early stage upper limit, the twenty-third level of evolution.

If it is indeed the mid-stage of the second tier, I can also rely on the flesh and blood of this rock horse warrior to restore my depleted cellular tissues.

If it is only level 23, then hand it over to the early-stage wild wolf giant wolf three in front of you, so that it can reach the upper limit of the early stage of the second tier as soon as possible, and lay a good foundation for advancing to the mid-stage giant wolf.

However, the current situation has left both Lang Ao and Lang San in silence.

The two beasts chased after the target for twenty kilometers with great effort, only to find that the target was at the level of level 20 evolution. Apart from being able to fill the stomach and restore the level 21 evolved wolf three, the target offered no other benefits...

It has completely deviated from the intended goal.

As a result, Wolf Ao had no intention of eating the Rock Horse Warrior at all, and even seemed somewhat disgusted. In addition to being surprised, he was also somewhat angry and wanted to torture and kill the other party to vent his anger.

Even Wolf Three behind Han Tao was greatly disappointed and showed little interest in the Rock Horse Warrior who was only level 20.

The opponent was in a state of exhaustion, having used up a lot of energy to escape in the face of battle. At this moment, his weight has dropped significantly. His body is over two meters tall, but he weighs less than two hundred kilograms.

This small amount of meat is barely enough to fill the teeth of a second-stage early-stage wild wolf behemoth. Even if it is eaten and digested, the energy it can provide is extremely limited.

Just as Lang Ao decided to bite the rock horse warrior to death,
When this farce finally comes to an end...

Having calmed down, Han Tao forced himself to stay calm, struggling to suppress his inner fear, and spoke in a trembling voice:

"No, sparing my life now is more valuable than killing me outright!" "The great wolf chieftain, the evil papacy, and that second-tier gun-wielding ability user are unforgivable; they are our common enemy!"

"Your wolf cub was killed by that second-tier gun-wielding ability user with his cannon. To achieve this goal, he even used me as bait, wanting to kill me along with him!"

"That's why I fled the Salvation Army and chose to go into the wilderness alone to escape."

"That gun-wielding ability user is named Lin Feng, and he is a capable assistant trained by the Oasis Church..."

"But he won't stay in Oasis Town forever. Even if the Wasteland Wolves fail this time, they will have a chance to take revenge and wipe away their shame in the future!"

"Because soon, Lin Feng will lead a convoy of thousands of people, along with a large number of industries and personnel that he took from Oasis Town, to Storm Holy City ahead of schedule."

"Of these thousand people, at least half are evolved beings from Oasis Town. Among them are valuable Oasis residents who have never suffered from the torment of the wasteland or the scorching sun. Their taste is the best in the world."

"As long as you reorganize the wolf army, and I guide you and lead the attack, we will surely be able to intercept Lin Feng halfway and cut down this evil gun-wielding superhuman!"

The enemy of my enemy is my friend. If we can't find a common ground for mutual benefit, then we should try to create a common enemy.
This is the only way to gain room for negotiation and maneuvering.

Han Tao's words successfully caught Lang Ao's attention, but he wasn't interested in the content of Han Tao's advice.

Instead, this little rock horse warrior in front of him was able to show a bit of composure under his pressure and began to analyze the situation in a clear and organized manner.

Little did he know that he was already severely injured and completely unable to fight.

Even if Lin Feng, a gun-wielding ability user, is about to leave the protection of Oasis Town, he is not someone that Lang Ao can easily kill right now.

The terrifying power of that cannon posed a greater threat to Lang Ao than even that of Bai Ye, the leader of the Salvation Army at the peak of the second tier.

Now that his body is infected by the mutated cells of the evil god, Wolf Ao needs a large amount of mid-to-late stage second-tier flesh and blood, especially the second-tier body of the Rock Horse Beast, to recover.

The evolution level of the gun-wielding ability user is only around the early stage of the second tier. Even if you kill him and then wipe out his thousand-strong convoy...

For Lang Ao, there was nothing to gain either.

The price to pay for this far outweighs the eventual gains, even for the entire Wilderness Wolf Clan.

In comparison, some wandering factions in the wasteland are more suitable as targets for hunting and healing than Lin Feng and the Salvation Army.

Meanwhile, Han Tao, who was on tenterhooks, keenly sensed that the giant beast before him seemed uninterested in continuing its pursuit of Lin Feng…

Although it's unclear why, perhaps it's because Lang Ao was already seriously injured and didn't want to pay a greater price for a moment of pleasure.

They might have been intimidated by Lin Feng's artillery and dared not continue the attack, fearing that they would suffer even more serious injuries.

But neither of these options is something Han Tao can comment on at this moment. Using provocation will only provoke his opponent into anger and make him die even faster.

Since he couldn't create a common enemy, Han Tao had to demonstrate his value so that Lang Ao would spare his life.

Before Lang Ao could respond, Han Tao immediately knelt down on both knees, his face full of piety, and continued with great emotion:
"Even if I don't seek revenge right now, I'm willing to join the Wasteland Wolf Clan as your subordinate and help them reach their peak."

"The most important reason for the wolf clan's failure in this operation against Oasis Town is that you did not have a reliable human helper to act as an inside agent, working together from within and without to dismantle Oasis Town's defensive lines!"

"It was the Salvation Army's betrayal on the spot that put the Wasteland Wolf Clan in a passive position, forcing them to split their forces into two groups to deal with the main Salvation Army force in the rear."

"If we had a capable assistant, we could probably disrupt the Vatican's defense strategy from within Oasis Town, especially from the Oasis warships."

"If I could meet the great wolf chieftain a day sooner, I could use my status and position in the oasis to sabotage the battleships' heavy artillery and the defenses of the major villages, allowing the wolf army to easily tear through the human lines and invade the oasis town!"

"But there's still time. If I act as an inside agent in the next attack, I can penetrate deep into the human settlements, gain the trust of their leaders, gather internal intelligence, and then coordinate with them from the inside and outside. In this way, your Wasteland Wolf Clan can easily conquer a medium-sized human settlement without losing a single soldier, and gain a large number of Rock Horse Warriors and Tier 1 Evolvers."

Han Tao's words have completely abandoned his human identity, turning him into a traitor who has joined the Wild Wolf Clan, becoming their cunning strategist...

However, his heartfelt words did not arouse much interest in Lang Ao. After all, with the betrayal of the Salvation Army in the past, Lang Ao had instinctively distrusted any human.

But the sincerity in the other party's words gave Lang Ao a different idea. He lowered his head, his blood-red eyes fixed on Han Tao, and said in a deep voice:

"Aren't you afraid of retaliation from the Church and repercussions from the Vatican for your actions?"

"Now, our Wasteland Wolf Clan has broken the ancient covenant, and the Church will launch a frenzied revenge against us. As someone who has betrayed us and joined another race, you will only be reduced to ashes by the Templar Knights of the Holy See..."

Upon hearing the words "Templar Knight," Han Tao seemed to already picture himself being slain by lightning, and a shiver ran down his spine. But remembering his other identity, he immediately straightened up and replied:
"Actually, the faction I belonged to before was not on good terms with the Holy Spring Cult that rules this place."

"I wonder if the great wolf chieftain has ever heard of the Life Farm, this large, top-tier force?"

"The farm's senior management had several contacts with you in Fallen Wolf Valley hundreds of years ago."

At this point, Lang Ao's eyes finally lit up.

Although Lang Ao had long remained in the Fallen Wolf Valley, receiving offerings from the wolf pack, he still had some understanding of the changes in the outside world.

In particular, this life farm once personally sought him out, seeking a portion of the ancient wolf clan's genetic bloodline, that is, evolved meat rich in primordial essence.

Wolf Ao wanted to refuse them, but the evolved beings on the farm offered him a condition that Wolf Ao could not refuse.

They can provide large quantities of evolved meat from the bodies of second-tier rock horse behemoths, even those in the mid-to-late stages of the second tier.

Wolf Ao then used some less important scraps to exchange for a large amount of rock horse behemoth flesh and blood, thus further enhancing his strength and condition.

Life Farm later realized this, and the deal fell through.

Now severely injured and suffering from a malignant infection, Wolf Ao desperately needs to obtain a large amount of evolved meat from the Rock Horse Giant.

Meanwhile, the Wasteland Wolf Clan, which needed to increase their power, also coveted the flesh and blood of the Rockhorn Horse.

If the rock horse warrior in front of us can meet the wolf clan's demand, then we can indeed spare his life!
(End of this chapter)