Transcending Worlds: I Have an Invincible Shelter

The flames surged and roared, and the scorching heat swept across the entire courtyard, sending rubble and debris flying everywhere due to the shockwave of the explosion.

The aftershocks of the artillery fire lingered for a long time, and the courtyard fell into a deathly silence. Everyone's eyes were fixed on the invisible barrier in the center of the sea of ​​fire, and their breaths stopped in unison.

Unnoticed by anyone, deep within the thick, gray-yellow smog surrounding the courtyard, a colossal black shadow lay silently lurking.

The three-meter-tall, imposing figure, as steady and commanding as a mountain, was none other than Gao Zhuang of the Ash Earth Camp.

He sat firmly on the broad shoulders of a six-meter-tall mutated zombie, his legs spread apart, watching coldly as his squad bombarded the shelter with rockets.

They neither intervened to help nor spoke out to obstruct.

He had already planned ahead, intending to probe the secrets of this strange building, even if it meant losing ten second-tier talent users.

After a short while, the raging fire gradually subsided, and the thick black smoke billowing in the sky gradually dissipated with the wind, and visibility slowly returned to normal.

The entire main entrance of the building was once again revealed to everyone, and the invisible protective shield that was completely transparent and shimmering with a faint light was intact.

A few shallow ripples of energy slowly dissipated, as if the two rounds of deadly rocket bombardment were nothing more than mosquito bites.

At this moment, Gao Zhuang, who had been sitting steadily on the zombie's shoulder with an indifferent expression, suddenly narrowed his pupils slightly and leaned forward half a step involuntarily.

The calm and composed expression on his face shattered completely, replaced by disbelief.

He murmured to himself, breaking the surrounding silence.

"It can withstand the saturation bombardment of four rounds of rockets head-on without suffering any damage... No wonder the person behind the scenes can take back Master Huo's mountain beast."

This person is indeed extraordinary; he is definitely not an ordinary rogue cultivator with exceptional talent.

After a brief moment of contemplation and weighing the pros and cons, the seriousness in Gao Zhuang's eyes faded, and a sinister and evil coldness crept onto his brow.

He didn't glance at the building's main entrance again, then suddenly raised his hand and said in a deep voice.

"Everyone retreat! Go back!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gao Zhuang raised his hand and gently patted the hard, rough head of the giant zombie beneath him.

The six-meter-tall giant zombie immediately understood, its heavy and massive body slowly turning around and disappearing step by step into the thick, cold fog.

The four third-tier talents who were accompanying him looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion and bewilderment. Why the hasty retreat?

But no one dared to disobey Gao Zhuang's orders, and they all turned and disappeared into the fog, following closely behind.

Inside the courtyard, the thin man leading the Ash Earth camp squad suddenly froze, his previously poised, sinister smile turning to death. His eyes were filled with utter astonishment and horror.

He stared intently at the intact, transparent light shield, his throat tightening, his heart churning with turmoil, unable to recover for a long time.

"How is this possible? The rocket didn't even break through the shield defense."

The hot-tempered blonde woman standing to the side was utterly horrified and took a half-step back instinctively. Before the thin man could give another order, she roared and urged the team members behind her.

"What are you all standing there for! Fire two more rockets and blast this barrier apart with all your might!"

This time, the usually decisive, thin man did not speak up to stop them. He clenched his fists tightly and stared coldly at Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi inside the light barrier.

He keenly caught the fleeting panic and helplessness in their eyes and instantly discerned the key clue.

The protective light shields that block them won't be able to stop them many times!

Two brand-new rockets were quickly loaded and locked onto the main entrance of the building once again, bursting into flames and exploding with a deafening roar.

Boom! Boom!

Two more bursts of violent fire exploded in succession, and the heat wave swept through the courtyard once again. However, only a few thin energy ripples spread across the transparent light shield, which quickly subsided.

All four rounds of bombardment were ineffective.

The last vestige of the frail man's obsession with a powerful attack was shattered, and all his murderous intent cooled, leaving only deep fear.

He could not lift his hand, and waved it wearily, his tone full of frustration and coldness.

"No need to waste any more rockets, retreat immediately and report back to Lord Gao Zhuang truthfully."

The blonde woman was filled with resentment, but she knew there was no way to change the situation. She could only grit her teeth, glare fiercely at the two people inside the light barrier, and then turn away angrily.

Seeing this, the other eight members of the Ash Earth Camp followed closely behind, walking quickly toward the collapsed and broken iron gate.

Just as the ten people were about to step out of the courtyard's iron gate, an invisible and intangible binding force suddenly enveloped the entire area, locking everyone's bodies and limbs in place.

His steps came to an abrupt halt, his body stiff as a stone sculpture, unable to move an inch.

The faces of all ten people changed simultaneously, and a chill ran from the soles of their feet straight to the tops of their heads.

The thin man exerted all his strength to unleash the second-tier source energy within his body to break free from the restraints, while simultaneously trying to turn his head to look back.

To his horror, he discovered that he couldn't even turn his neck an inch, nor could he open his mouth to make a sound.

Not only him, but the blonde woman and the other eight team members were all silently imprisoned, their minds shaken, and fear instantly gripped their hearts.

Inside the main entrance of the shelter building, Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi also keenly sensed the strangeness of the ten people at the iron gate.

The ten ferocious second-tier talents suddenly froze in place, motionless as if a freeze switch had been pressed.

Both of them looked bewildered and astonished, not knowing what had happened.

Song Ruhai frowned, subconsciously taking half a step forward, full of vigilance, completely unable to grasp the situation before him.

Lin Xuanzhi, standing beside him, suddenly brightened up, all the fear and anxiety she had been suppressing for so long vanished, and an undisguised joy instantly spread across her face.

She had personally witnessed Su Yuyang's fierce battle against the giant skeletal beast in the underground cave, and had seen the profound and powerful nature of Su Yuyang's innate abilities. She instantly guessed the truth.

Her voice trembled with excitement as she exclaimed loudly.

"It's the Master! It must be the Master returning! Only the Master possesses such extraordinary talent and abilities!"

"grown ups?!"

Song Ruhai was jolted, and his eyes instantly ignited with intense excitement and anticipation, while his persistent repression, grief, and helplessness vanished completely.

He quickly turned his head and looked around for Su Yuyang's figure, feeling a sense of peace and security.

Just as the two were filled with anticipation, a young man's voice, tinged with impatience and languid, came faintly from the direction of the second-floor corridor.

"No need to look anymore, I'm right here."

After he finished speaking, the lobby on the first floor fell into a brief silence.

More than ten minutes later, Su Yuyang slowly walked out from the corner of the inner corridor of the building, a hint of irritation showing between his brows.

At that moment, he was secretly cursing in his heart, feeling extremely frustrated.

The system's refuge anchor point is conveniently located on the 30th-floor rooftop. Climbing down 30 floors on foot is time-consuming, exhausting, and truly a hassle.

As Su Yuyang slowly descended the stairs, he gradually calmed his rapid breathing and glanced indifferently at the overall situation in the hall and outside the door.

Four figures lay sprawled on the ground beside the gate, their breaths weak, like dead dogs on the verge of death from severe injuries.

One of them, covered in blood and critically injured, was the unconscious Shen Changge. The other three unfamiliar figures were weak and their fates were unknown.

Su Yuyang glanced at it indifferently, not thinking much of it, but subconsciously making guesses in his heart.

"It must have been that Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi were newly recruited companions who had returned from their recruitment trip, but unfortunately they were ambushed by foreign enemies, which led to their tragic end."

His expression remained unchanged as he lifted his foot to walk down the stone steps in front of the gate and slowly approached the ten imprisoned figures.

"Sir, please be extremely careful!"

Suddenly, Song Ruhai's urgent and worried shouts came from behind. He quickly stepped forward and whispered a reminder: "These people are villains from the Ash Earth Camp, all of them are second-tier talent users. They were the ones who massacred the entire Night Watch Camp!"

"Ember Camp, Tier 2 Talent User".

Su Yuyang's heart stirred slightly, but his expression remained calm and his steps did not falter.

He thought to himself, "I know nothing about the wasteland talent system right now. I have no idea about the first and second tiers. It's good to keep these second-tier talents here for now and question them slowly. Maybe there will be some unexpected surprises."

The thought was made up in an instant, and Su Yuyang simply responded with a single word: "Oh."

His tone was indifferent and casual, showing no regard for the ten second-tier talent users.

Su Yuyang walked slowly and casually, yet he exuded an invisible sense of pressure.

Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi stood at the main entrance of the building, their eyes fixed on the ten immobilized assassins from the Ash Earth Camp, their eyes surging with long-suppressed crimson rage.

These ten men, who slaughtered all the rebels in the Night Watch camp here, all those scenes flooded back to their minds, and the two men had only one thought in their hearts.

That means killing them.

The ten second-tier talents of the Ash Earth Camp, pinned to their spots by an invisible force, felt an extreme fear coursing through their veins.

Their eyes were filled with endless fear and panic, their minds completely focused on Lord Gaozhuang deep within the smog.

At this moment, the ten of them desperately hoped that Lord Gao Zhuang would descend like a divine warrior and save them from their confinement.

Little did they know that Gao Zhuang had already turned and fled with his third-rank confidants to join Master Huo, having completely abandoned the ten of them.

In a corner of the courtyard, Zhu Wenchao, Zheng Qianshan, and Wen Yunling, who had been thrown there by the aftershocks of the rocket bombardment, lay limp on the ground, vomiting warm blood continuously.

The three of them looked up at Su Yuyang's retreating figure, their emotions a mix of feelings.

Seeing that all ten second-tier talents in the Ash Earth Camp were imprisoned, the three felt a secret joy in their hearts.

But upon further reflection, their terrifying strength—the ability to seal a second-tier talent with a mere wave of the hand—far exceeded all their expectations.

The three of them were instantly gripped by extreme fear, and unease welled up in their hearts.

As they looked at each other, they both saw a desire to survive in each other's eyes. Zhu Wenchao even started to think about how to become a disciple of Su Yuyang.

In his mind, Su Yuyang could take in Song Ruhai, Lin Xuanzhi, and Shen Changge, whose talents had not yet been awakened.

In contrast, the three of them have genuinely awakened their talents, making them far more useful than Song Ruhai, Lin Xuanzhi, and Shen Changge.

The thoughts of everyone present were in turmoil, but Su Yuyang had no idea and didn't care at all.

He stopped steadily beside the ten gifted individuals from the Ash Earth Camp, his gaze sweeping lightly over their pale, distorted faces, seemingly satisfied.

Without Su Yuyang having to lift a finger, the invincible light shield of the shelter alone was enough to intimidate this group of second-tier talents.

"I ask, you answer."

Su Yuyang's voice was calm, yet it carried an intimidating pressure in everyone's ears. "If you try to cover it up or conceal it, you will bear the consequences."

Not far behind, Lin Xuanzhi felt a surge of anxiety and subconsciously called out softly, "My lord..."

She had wanted to plead with Su Yuyang to kill these villains whose hands were stained with the blood of the night watch camp, to avenge their fallen comrades.

But before she could finish speaking, Song Ruhai, who was standing next to her, reacted quickly, grabbed her wrist, and pulled her back forcefully.

At the same time, he quickly shook his head slightly at her, his eyes full of solemn warning.

Lin Xuanzhi snapped back to her senses, hurriedly shut her mouth and swallowed back all the plea that was on the tip of her tongue.

She understood the warning in Song Ruhai's eyes: this adult was elusive and unpredictable, and they were just ordinary people who depended on him for survival.

Pleading rashly or forcing the issue would only anger Su Yuyang needlessly, resulting in more harm than good.

Su Yuyang noticed the commotion behind him, but only glanced at it indifferently, without any change in expression or a word of concern.

He then turned his gaze back to the ten people beside him who were silent as cicadas in fear, and asked in a low voice.

"If you understand, nod."

The moment the words fell, the binding force surrounding the ten people loosened slightly for a moment. Their limbs remained firmly locked, but their throats and tongues regained their ability to move.

This strange and unpredictable method of control and manipulation instilled even greater awe in the ten people, who dared not disobey in the slightest.

The ten people responded in unison, their voices filled with fear and obsequiousness.

"Understood! Rest assured, sir, we will tell you everything we know without reservation, and we will not dare to conceal a single word!"

"Very good." Su Yuyang nodded slightly.

"My next question requires all ten of you to answer simultaneously. Who dares to deliberately lie or intentionally conceal anything?"

I threw him outside the courtyard to become food for zombies and mutated beasts.

The chilling warning fell lightly, yet it felt like a massive boulder crashing into everyone's hearts.

The ten people tensed up instantly, beads of cold sweat seeping from their foreheads and slowly sliding down their tense cheeks.

Su Yuyang got straight to the point, asking the first crucial question in a deep voice.

"How many gifted individuals are there in the Ash Earth Camp?"

The ten people snapped out of their daze and, without hesitation, rushed to answer, their voices a jumbled mess.

"One hundred people!"

"One hundred and three people!"

"Approximately one hundred and ten people!"

"There are 119 people!"

Four similar but inconsistent numbers rang out in succession. Su Yuyang's expression remained unchanged, revealing no trace of joy or anger, as if he had already anticipated this outcome.

The ten people, not hearing a reply, became increasingly flustered, their faces turning deathly pale, fearing that such a response would anger the mysterious man beside them.

They were merely second-tier talent users from the Ash Earth Camp, and they had no idea what the true situation of the Ash Earth Camp was, so they had no way of giving accurate answers.

Su Yuyang glanced indifferently at the group's sweating, fearful expressions, showing no intention of pursuing any further action.

He scrutinized everyone with a deep gaze, then posed his second question.

"Tell me, what are the strengths of the most talented individuals in the Ember Earth Camp?"

His questions were broad and casual, his real intention being to use these second-tier talent users to find out the strength levels of talent users in the wasteland world.

Since he had promised Lin Xuanzhi to avenge the Night Watch Camp, he also needed to find out the strength of the Ash Earth Camp so that he could be well-informed.

But as soon as he finished speaking, the ten people responded in unison without the slightest hesitation.

"My lord, I don't know!"

The hot-tempered blonde woman at the head of the group was so frightened that her eyes reddened, and her voice trembled with tears as she tried to explain herself in fear.

"My lord, we are not deliberately hiding anything! I really don't know! The highest-ranking officer we usually see and obey is Qingjiu, the commander of the Third Battalion, who is a genuine seventh-tier talent."

As for the Second Battalion Commander, the First Battalion Commander, and the real leader behind the camp, we've never even met them, and have no idea what level of talent they are!

"Wen Qingjiu, a seventh-tier talent and the third battalion commander of the Ash Earth Camp."

Su Yuyang silently recited it once, secretly memorizing these words in his heart.

Having only recently arrived in the wasteland, he had absolutely no idea how powerful a seventh-tier awakened talent truly was.

But he showed no sign of weakness, remaining calm and indifferent, unwilling to let anyone see that he was an outsider.

Su Yuyang coughed lightly without showing any emotion, pretending to ponder as he secretly considered how to subtly probe the true combat strength of a seventh-tier expert without revealing his complete ignorance of talent.

The quick-witted, thin man leading the group immediately sensed Su Yuyang's thoughts.

He guessed in his heart that this mysterious person was probably going to deal with the Ash Earth Camp, which was why he deliberately tried to find out the details of the high-level combat strength.

The thin man quickly seized the opportunity, abandoning his usual arrogant and domineering attitude, and spoke in an extremely flattering and obsequious tone.

"My lord, the Third Battalion Commander Wen Qingjiu is extremely powerful. Even among the camp's high-ranking officers, he would be ranked among the top."

His greatest skill was stealthy ambushes and close-quarters assassinations. No one who set his sights on ever escaped.

Fearing that Su Yuyang might not be satisfied with what he heard, he quickly added more.

"I once had the honor of hearing Lord Gao Zhuang mention that the Third Battalion Commander once single-handedly ventured into a horde of tens of thousands of zombies, moving freely and unharmed throughout, before safely returning to the camp!"

Hearing the other party's increasingly respectful tone, Su Yuyang nodded slightly and continued listening.

Before he could finish speaking, the thin man continued to fawn over him.

"That's not all! Earlier, a small-scale zombie horde broke out in the city. Thousands of frenzied zombies surrounded an outer outpost of the Ember Earth Camp, and the defense line was on the verge of collapse. It was the Third Battalion Commander who single-handedly confronted them head-on, slaughtering thousands of zombies and directly repelling the entire horde, protecting the entire outer outpost!"

Su Yuyang listened quietly, silently weighing his options in his mind.

Tens of thousands of zombies roam freely, and a single person fights against thousands of zombies and defeats the zombie horde head-on.

Such explosive power and endurance are something he absolutely could not achieve, even with an absolute safety zone as a backup.

At this moment, Su Yuyang had a clear and intuitive understanding of the seventh-tier talent, and secretly increased his vigilance towards the Ash Earth Camp.

Composing himself, he glanced at the remaining eight people, then changed the subject and asked in a calm tone.

"Since you belong to the same team and are all second-tier talent users, tell me about the talents you have awakened."

Upon hearing this, all ten people secretly breathed a sigh of relief, their tense nerves easing slightly.

Compared to questioning the top brass and core combat forces of the Ash Earth Camp, telling them about one's own talent is simply insignificant.

At this moment, the hearts of the ten people, which had been hanging in mid-air, finally settled down a little.

No one dared to delay, and each person reported truthfully, without concealing anything.

"My lord, I have awakened the power talent [Heavy Qi], which allows me to condense Qi around my fists to protect myself and greatly amplify the impact of my punches!"...

"My lord, I have awakened the speed talent [Wind Slash], which greatly increases my movement speed and lasts for 60 seconds."...

"My lord, I have awakened the corrosive talent [Poisonous Aura], which allows me to generate a layer of yellow poison around my body, continuously corroding any opponent I come into contact with!"...

"My lord, I have awakened the Flame Talent [Inferno], which allows me to condense flames and scorch targets within a 10-meter radius!"...

"My lord, I have awakened the defensive talent [Volume Armor], which allows me to form armor around my body, capable of withstanding a force of three thousand jin!"...

"My lord, I have awakened the stealth talent [Ghost Shadow], which allows me to blend my figure into shadows."...

"My lord, I have awakened the buff talent [Sacred Celebration], which can slightly increase the attack power of allies within a 5-meter radius!"...

"My lord, I have awakened the buff talent [Cold Cry], which can slightly reduce the source energy consumed by allies within a 10-meter radius."

"My lord, I have awakened the healing talent [Water Rhythm], which can quickly heal accompanying external injuries and stabilize the condition!"...

"My lord, I have awakened the talent for manipulating [Hurricane], which allows me to gather strong winds and bind enemies within a 10-meter radius!"

One awakened talent after another was announced, covering offensive, defensive, speed, crowd control, healing, amplification, and stealth, forming a complete combination.

It was simply a perfect combination of tactics for a squad. Upon hearing this, a glint appeared in Su Yuyang's eyes, and his heart stirred even more.

At this moment, a strong thought arose in his mind: if he could also awaken these talents, he would have one more way to dominate the wasteland in the future.

After all ten second-tier talents were reported, only the soft sound of cold wind whistling through the broken walls and ruins remained in the courtyard.

The ten men from the Ash Earth Camp hung their heads, their backs already soaked in cold sweat, their ear tips taut, desperately trying to catch every breath Su Yuyang had.

They had just explained their talents and advantages in great detail, and the team was fully equipped with offensive, defensive, support, healing, and control abilities, all in an attempt to fight for a chance to survive based on their real value.

Hearing Su Yuyang's breathing become slightly heavier beside them, carrying a subtle change, the ten people breathed a sigh of relief, secretly glad that they had made the right bet.

They secretly hoped that this mysterious person would consider taking them in.

This ten-person team has been working together for a long time, and each member has their own role.

It boasts a full range of features, including strong offensive capabilities, heavy armor defense, high-speed maneuvering, area control, sustained healing, team-wide buffs, and stealth capabilities.

Such a perfect team can fight together in the complex terrain of the city ruins, and even if they run into fourth-tier mutated beasts or hordes of zombies head-on, they can handle it with ease.

At the building entrance, Song Ruhai's face gradually darkened, his teeth clenched, and he forcibly restrained the surging anger in his eyes.

Lin Xuanzhi, standing to the side, could no longer hold back. Her blood rushed to her head, and her hands trembled uncontrollably.

She worried that Su Yuyang might be tempted, even just a little bit, and that he might be interested in the talents of these villains and break his promise to take them in.

Hundreds of people, young and old, from the night watch camp died tragically at the hands of these people. If their enemies are instead taken in by Su Yuyang, who will avenge their blood feud in the future?

Lin Xuanzhi was burning with anger, her eyes were bloodshot, and she instinctively rushed forward, wanting to confront him and demand an explanation.

Fortunately, Song Ruhai had anticipated this and grabbed her wrist tightly, pulling her to a stop in place, his eyes full of warning.

At this moment, in this place, Lin Xuanzhi must not be allowed to rashly confront Su Yuyang; it would bring them no benefit whatsoever.

In a corner of the courtyard, Zhu Wenchao, Zheng Qianshan, and Wen Yunling were curled up on the ground, coughing up blood incessantly.

The three of them exchanged a glance, their hearts sinking to the bottom as if they had never been before.

They had only just awakened their talents and were not even as good as first-tier talents. If Su Yuyang took in those ten second-tier talents, the value of the three of them would be greatly reduced.

Once a person loses their value, the consequences of being abandoned are unimaginable.

Moreover, Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi are filled with hatred and will surely take the opportunity to complain. It is not impossible that this official will casually execute them at that time.

Their will to survive completely collapsed, despair filled their eyes, and blood once again spilled from the corners of their mouths.

The entire audience was abuzz with emotion, each lost in their own thoughts. Only Su Yuyang stood quietly, lost in thought for a long time without uttering a word.

He neither pardoned the ten Jintu people nor intended to kill them. The ten people, who had just begun to feel relieved, were instantly thrown back into turmoil, filled with anxiety and fear.

Just as Lin Xuanzhi's anger was about to overflow and she was about to break free from Song Ruhai's restraints, Su Yuyang slowly turned his head to the side.

His indifferent gaze swept over the angry and frustrated Song Ruhai, then over the red-rimmed Lin Xuanzhi, as if he only then noticed Shen Changge lying beside the two of them.

At this moment, a solemn expression appeared between his brows.

Others thought he was being considerate of Shen Changge, but only Su Yuyang knew that he was really after the USB drive that Shen Changge had given him earlier.

The fact that the USB drive was completely unreadable in the real world made Su Yuyang increasingly convinced that it was no ordinary object.

Su Yuyang's eyes suddenly turned cold as he turned to look at the ten people from the Jintu camp who were imprisoned, and asked in a cold voice.

"You're the ones who injured Shen Changge?"

Upon hearing the cold voice, the ten people in the Ash Earth camp shuddered and hurriedly tried to explain.

"It wasn't us! Your Honor, when we arrived he was already seriously injured and lying on the ground. We really didn't dare to lay a hand on him! If you don't believe me, you can ask them."

How absurd this moment was. The ten generals of the Ash Earth Camp were actually asking Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi for help.

At the same time, the three people, Zhu Wenchao and his companions, who were slumped in the corner, felt a sudden jolt in their hearts. An ominous premonition rushed to their heads, and they froze, unable to move.

"Not you?"

Su Yuyang frowned slightly, a hint of suspicion on his face. He then turned to look at Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi, who were still angry at the door, and asked them a question.

"They really didn't do it?"

Lin Xuanzhi hesitated for a second, even struggling with whether to pin the blame on the ten people in the Ash Earth Camp.

Before she could speak, Song Ruhai immediately responded and pointed sharply at Zhu Wenchao and the other two in the corner of the courtyard.

"My lord, those who injured Changge were three treacherous traitors!"

Su Yuyang's eyes darted back and forth between the ten people imprisoned in the Ash Earth camp and the three seriously injured people in the corner, his thoughts quickly sorting out.

He didn't have a deep impression of these three people. He only vaguely remembered that when he met Song Ruhai for the second time, Song Ruhai led more than ten people, including Lin Xuanzhi, to flee in panic. Among the people following behind them were these three faces.

After a moment, he nodded slightly. "I see. You're fighting amongst yourselves?"

This question instantly transformed Lin Xuanzhi's anger into grief and indignation.

If it weren't for her kind heart, Shen Changge wouldn't have suffered such severe injuries and might have died.

After giving Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi a cursory glance, Su Yuyang's figure suddenly transformed into a blur, instantly appearing beside the ten members of the Jintu group. With swift and decisive movements, he tore an RPG rocket launcher from the shoulders of several of them.

Su Yuyang swept his hand across the room and confiscated all eight rockets stored in the waistbands and backpacks of the men.

Next, he searched each of the ten people's personal belongings and swept away all the source crystals they had stored.

The sight of over thirty source crystals made Su Yuyang's eyes light up, and he secretly marveled at how well-off the second-tier talents of the Ash Earth Camp were.

After looting, the ten members of the Ash Earth were completely empty-handed, and fear surged in their hearts again, with cold sweat pouring down their foreheads once more.

Su Yuyang didn't linger. He turned around and walked slowly back to the front of the building's main entrance, casually handing the heavy RPG rocket launcher to Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi, and gave them instructions.

"You will avenge the Night Watch camp yourselves."

Song Ruhai steadily took the rocket launcher with both hands, his eyes instantly filling with tears.

His hands, which were holding the rocket launcher, were trembling. All the grief, anger, and helplessness that had been building up for days dissipated.

Lin Xuanzhi's tense anger vanished in an instant, and she burst into tears of joy, tears streaming down her cheeks. All the grievances, anger, and repression of the past few days turned into relief.

The two stood side by side, their hearts filled with the excitement and exhilaration of impending revenge, and they choked back sobs in low voices.

On the other side, the ten people in the Ash Earth camp turned ashen-faced instantly. Their hopes of survival were completely shattered, and desperate cries rang out on the spot. Their cries were mournful and desolate, filled with the fear of facing death.

In a corner of the courtyard, Zhu Wenchao, Zheng Qianshan, and Wen Yunling looked utterly hopeless and sobbed softly.

For a moment, three kinds of crying echoed throughout the courtyard, a mixture of sorrow, despair, and joy.

Su Yuyang completely ignored all the noisy crying around him, paying no attention whatsoever.

He bent down and squatted beside the weak-breathing Shen Changge, looking down at her pale, bloodless face, and sighed softly.

"I've only been gone for half a day, and you've already ruined yourself like this."

Shen Changge's internal organs were shattered, and he was only clinging to his last breath by a stubborn will in his heart.

This was a special trip to wait for his return. Looking at Shen Changge, Su Yuyang felt a pang of grief on his face, but inwardly he was filled with incomprehension.

"The shelter is protected by an invincible barrier; there should be no danger as long as we stay inside. Even if we want to go out, we can be careful. How did we end up in this situation?"

He silently warned himself that in the wasteland, he must live a safe and secure life, or he would surely die.

Suppressing the thought, Su Yuyang forced out a faint look of sorrow.

"You clung to your last breath, waiting for me to return. You must have some last words to say. Speak."

Shen Changge mustered the last bit of strength in her body, her lips trembling, as she uttered weak sounds intermittently.

"My sister... has been captured by the people of the Ash Earth Camp... Please, sir... you must rescue her..."

I have no other wish... only that my sister is safe...

Su Yuyang inwardly scoffed, "Another troublesome matter," but his expression remained calm and solemn as he nodded slightly in response.

"I've got it. Go in peace."

As soon as he finished speaking, the last glimmer of light in Shen Changge's eyes went out completely, his head tilted limply to one side, all his obsessions vanished, and he fell silent.

Su Yuyang slowly stood up and spoke calmly to Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi beside him.

"You guys do it."

The voice wasn't loud, but when it reached the ears of the ten imprisoned second-tier talent users of the Ash Earth Camp, it sounded like a death knell.

An overwhelming sense of panic surged through the ten men, their throats gurgling as they desperately begged for mercy and tried to break free from their invisible restraints.

Before they could beg for mercy, the binding force within the invincible light shield of the refuge suddenly tightened, sealing their throats and mouths shut.

The ten men couldn't utter a single word; they could only stare wide-eyed, filled with despair, silently awaiting death.

At the building entrance, Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi gripped the rocket launcher tightly, their palms trembling with excitement.

Both men were consumed by deep-seated hatred, and in their agitation, their hands and feet trembled, and even their breathing became erratic.

Lin Xuanzhi gritted her teeth and steadied herself. Song Ruhai hastily aimed and pulled the trigger.

Whoosh—Boom!

The flames ripped through the air, and the rocket veered straight off the target, whistling past the side of the people being held captive before slamming into the already dilapidated and crumbling iron gate wall.

The rubble and bricks shattered and flew everywhere, and thick dust and smoke billowed into the sky. The already dilapidated courtyard wall was blasted open with a wide and menacing gap, and debris rolled all over the ground.

Su Yuyang glanced at the collapsed wall, too lazy to look at the two people who were scrambling around any longer.

He turned around and walked slowly towards Zhu Wenchao, Zheng Qianshan, and Wen Yunling.

Behind them, a series of booming sounds rose and fell, billowing smoke filled the courtyard, and the pungent smell of gunpowder mixed with the stench of blood assaulted their senses. Eight rockets were fired in succession, each loud bang carrying endless hatred as they indiscriminately crushed the ten imprisoned Jintu people.

Su Yuyang stepped over the rubble and debris, approaching the three people in the corner.

The three men, Zhu Wenchao and his companions, were curled up on the ground, their injuries so severe that they could barely lift their eyelids and stare intently at the pair of casual shoes that were slowly approaching.

At this moment, the three of them had layers of pleading, fear and deep-seated terror in their eyes, and their whole bodies were trembling.

When Su Yuyang was less than thirty steps away from the three people, he suddenly stopped.

Suddenly, a cold, mechanical system notification sounded in my mind.

[Congratulations, host! You have acquired the following talents: [Heavy Force] (incomplete), [Poisonous Light] (incomplete), [Ghostly Shadow] (incomplete)]

Su Yuyang raised an eyebrow almost imperceptibly, secretly noting down this unexpected gain.

He stood there quietly, patiently waiting, hoping that the system would absorb all the talents of the ten second-tier talents in the Ash Earth Camp.

However, the roar of artillery fire behind them completely stopped ten minutes later, and the system notification sound did not sound again.

Su Yuyang glanced back and saw that the ten second-tier talents from the Ash Earth Camp had been blasted into tiny fragments by the artillery fire and were no longer recognizable.

Watching this scene, Su Yuyang silently called out to the system three times in his heart, but there was still no response.

He couldn't help but curse the national essence in his heart.

At this moment, Su Yuyang turned around, filled with curiosity and anxiety, eager to understand the purpose of the "incomplete" suffix marked after "talent".

What about the full talent?

Su Yuyang calmed himself down slightly as two hurried footsteps approached from behind.

Song Ruhai and Lin Xuanzhi were covered in dust, their eyes still red, but their brows and eyes were relaxed. The deep-seated hatred that had been weighing on their hearts for so long had finally been partially resolved.

At this moment, the two of them completely relaxed their tense nerves, and their faces showed genuine joy and relief.

They quickly approached Su Yuyang from behind, bowed respectfully, and spoke with utmost sincerity.

"My lord, thank you for your kindness."

Su Yuyang remained outwardly calm, inwardly rolling his eyes. He maintained his composed and indifferent demeanor as a powerful figure, offering no further response, and turned to continue walking towards Zhu Wenchao and the other two in the corner.

He took a few steps forward and looked down at the three people on the ground, barely clinging to life, and asked curiously.

"You decide how to deal with these three traitors."

"Kill them!"

Song Ruhai did not hesitate for a moment, and there was not a trace of pity in his eyes.

Seeing that Lin Xuanzhi beside him did not respond for a long time, he turned his head and looked at her quietly, his eyes filled with suppressed anger, and reminded her in a deep voice, annoyed by her lack of self-control.

"Shen Changge is gone. It's all thanks to these three."

He knew perfectly well that Lin Xuanzhi's soft heart in providing supplies to Zhao Xinyan and the others had led to the subsequent tragedy.

The morale of the night watch camp was already low, with very few survivors. He would never blame Lin Xuanzhi in public, much less vent his anger on his companions.

He would only vent all his hatred on the three traitors in front of him.

Stared at by Song Ruhai's cold and stern gaze, and recalling Shen Changge's pitiful appearance, the last trace of reluctance in Lin Xuanzhi's heart completely dissipated.

A resolute glint flashed in her eyes, and she softly but firmly agreed, "Then kill them."

Upon hearing the final verdict, Zhu Wenchao panicked instantly.

He mustered all his strength from somewhere, struggled to roll over and lie face down on the ground, desperately kowtowing to the two of them.

"No! Don't kill me! Brother Song, Sister Lin, we've been inseparable since we were little, living together in the camp."

We've survived countless attacks from monstrous beasts together, you can't just watch me die here! Please, spare my life!

Zheng Qianshan and Wen Yunling, who were standing to the side, were so badly injured that they didn't even have the strength to turn over and kowtow.

The two could only collapse to the ground, frantically trying to shift the blame. "It was all Zhu Wenchao's fault! He was the one who did it... I..."

Before the three could finish crying and explaining, Song Ruhai's face turned cold and stern as he drew a rusty and broken Tang-style sword from his waist.

A flash of light, and the blade sliced ​​across the necks of the three men; the movement was swift and decisive, without the slightest hesitation.

A flash of cold light, and the desperate pleas for mercy came to an abrupt halt.

The moment the three died, a faint light simultaneously appeared between their brows. The light flashed and disappeared, and three innate source crystals, smooth and lustrous, with a faint halo, rolled out.

Song Ruhai reacted quickly, bending down to carefully pick it up and presenting it to Su Yuyang with both hands.

Reaching out to take it, Su Yuyang glanced indifferently at the translucent source crystal in his palm. Just as he was about to focus on examining it closely, the cold system notification sounded in his mind again.

[Talent Source Crystal detected:]

Absorbing this will grant the talents [Gravity], [Lightning], and [Listening to the Wind]. Absorb and refine?

Su Yuyang's eyes flickered slightly, and he silently recited in his mind without hesitation: "Absorb the talent [Lightning] and the talent [Listening to the Wind]."

As soon as the thought was uttered, the two source crystals in his palm instantly melted away, turning into two streams of pure light that swiftly disappeared into his brow.

The next moment, two clear and insightful realizations flooded into my mind.

Su Yuyang could clearly feel that as long as he had a thought, he could activate his talents [Lightning Flash] and [Listening to the Wind].

As he activated his talent [Listening to the Wind], he could vaguely perceive all the sounds in the wind within a hundred meters around him, and all of these sounds were clearly audible.

Su Yuyang smiled with satisfaction, casually playing with the last remaining [Gravity] talent source crystal.

The next moment, he tossed the [Gravity] talent crystal forward, and it landed precisely in Song Ruhai's hand, saying casually.

"Here's a Talent Source Crystal for you."

Song Ruhai shuddered, his pupils suddenly brightened, and he looked down at the source crystal in his hand in disbelief, his eyes filled with joy and loyalty.

Overjoyed, he immediately bowed and thanked them.

"Thank you for your grace, my lord! I will follow you to the death, for all eternity, and never betray you!"