Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 565 - 435: Unbreakable Defense

The array master ultimately did not insist, merely indicating that these two people were worth attention.

For most Imperial citizens, arrays are a foreign concept, but for him, he has seen a lot of talented array masters.

So when he talked about forced conscription, it was merely a form of cherishing talent—the military can offer them things that others cannot.

Since the operation is difficult, demonstrating seriousness is enough.

So the next evening, the Wood Attribute Officer came again.

Xiang Xue still drove him away, saying our academic results shouldn't be easily spied on by others.

The officer didn't say anything, standing afar watching, not even releasing his perception.

He is of the Wood Attribute, but the female teacher on the other side has the Water Attribute, both of their perception abilities are not far apart, he surely doesn't want to be accused of peeping.

On the next night, he stood afar again, seemingly determined to persist.

Qu Jianlei murmured a few words to Xiang Xue before he started setting up the array, and halfway through, Xiang Xue walked towards the officer.

She raised her chin slightly, speaking lightly, "It's embarrassing to release perception, but secretly bringing a micro light camera is okay?"

The officer was also doing this for the first time, his face flushed immediately.

He stammered, "How can you accuse someone out of thin air?"

Xiang Xue snorted coldly, "You know clearly whether I am wronging you... Shall I call the School Protection Team to check?"

"Nonsense," the officer turned around and left.

Half an hour later, he came again, but this time Xiang Xue didn't go forward.

However, when two School Protection Team members passed by, she spoke, "Do you know this officer's name?"

The team members went forward to check the officer's ID, "It's Izso, from the Engineering Department of the Star No. 4 War Zone Command."

The officer felt a bit ashamed, after all, being checked by the School Protection Team was a bit degrading.

Ironically, Xiang Xue asked again, "Can you verify his identity using the terminal?"

Izso glared at her fiercely, "Don't go too far."

"If you leave now, wouldn't it be fine?" Xiang Xue replied nonchalantly, "Who's really overstepping?"

Izso was speechless; the next night, he indeed did not come.

But he didn't come, another soldier did, with a not-so-good temper, "What's all this clattering?"

Xiang Xue was about to go up when Qu Jianlei shouted, "Careful!"

Then a figure flashed, and Qu Jianlei charged forward, drawing the Short Dagger from his waist and stabbing at the opponent's chest fiercely.

Xiang Xue understood immediately, a major issue had arisen!

She flickered back and forth, her hand starting to use the Finger Technique, but her mouth yelled loudly, "Help, there are criminals!"

"Who could come?" The soldier sneered, his figure flashed, dodging Qu Jianlei's attack, and raised a hand to put on the Wood Armor.

It turned out to be a A-level Wood Attribute!

"It's the guy who shot at you!" Qu Jianlei shouted loudly, shadowing closely and striking again!

"Damn it, you keep ruining my plans!" The Wood Attribute Warrior's face sank, his figure flashed, releasing a Spiritual Attack.

He wanted to solve this guy quickly; capturing Xiang Xue alive would be good, killing her was also fine.

The key was that there was a terrifying A-level big shot Cheng Qingshan in this college; while he wasn't afraid, being tangled up would be troublesome.

However, unfortunately, he severely underestimated the opponent's Spiritual Power!

In fact, he knew the opponent's Spiritual Power was formidable, otherwise, he wouldn't have missed Xiang Xue during the initial attack.

However, his own Spiritual Power was also very strong, far superior to his peers, no one could withstand it except A-levels with Spiritual Attributes.

Therefore, he chose this kind of attack, after all, wasn't it convenient?

However, the greatest folly was this strike; after one hit, he was stunned... it had no effect?

He was prepared for the potential backlash, even though the chances were slim, as this world was never short of surprises.

Nonetheless, he was confident, even if the opponent was hiding deeply, it definitely wouldn't be comfortable to backfire on him.

And he believed that even if he was wounded, dealing with Xiang Xue would be easy to crush.

But, encountering such a situation, he had to expedite his actions.

After all, the college was only so big, the A-level big shot could arrive in the blink of an eye.

Yet he made various plans but hadn't considered that his Spiritual Attack would have "no response."

This unexpected situation not only impacted his actions but also his mindset.

However, Qu Jianlei's movements were unpaused, his body flickered again, closing in on the opponent once more, stabbing down again.

Actually, he too was somewhat affected, as he solidly received the opponent's spiritual strike.

Since getting the broken hairpin last time, he had pondered over the defense against spiritual attacks.

The energy in the hairpin had been absorbed by the small lake, leaving no more study subjects.

However, the concept and approach for absorbing spiritual attacks, he had a rough idea.

Moreover, he genuinely felt the Empire's emphasis on Spiritual Attribute Awakened.

He did not want people to know that he was Attributeless, nor did he want to be perceived as a Spiritual Attribute.

So after coming to the Engineering College, he painstakingly devised a method to withstand a mental attack.

Without any examples to follow, the process of deduction was quite difficult.

Fortunately, he had calculated a large number of techniques in the past, and he could access some attribute cultivation books in the Engineering College.

The books he was eligible to borrow were mostly abstract, but even so, there was still content he could absorb.

After spending a significant amount of time, he clumsily developed this method and even had Xiang Xue attack to test it.

Its effectiveness wasn't great, just passable, but it was better than having nothing at all.

Now his mind was groggy, but he could also confirm that the opponent wouldn't be feeling any better than he was.

The Wood Attribute A-level didn't expect that after his mental attack proved ineffective, there would be another unforeseen twist.

His initial plan was to withstand one strike from the opponent and then use a technique to take down Xiang Xue. If that didn't work, he would have no choice but to kill her.

Panda's close combat skills were very high, but what about it? A-level Wood Armor wasn't so easily breached.

But then, he suddenly felt dizzy, his body a bit weak, and he instantly became much weaker.

"Not good, it's a drain on my spiritual power!" he finally realized.

The mental attack hadn't been effective, nor had it backfired, but the spiritual power released... couldn't be retrieved!

This strike had used up a third of his spiritual power. He thought he had overestimated his opponent quite a bit: he should have been more cautious.

But losing a third of his spiritual power instantly, the sudden sense of weakness was indescribable.

It's like striking iron with a hammer; hitting it twenty or thirty times isn't much, but a swing with no feedback is tremendously exhausting to the body.

He couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, spiritual attribute armor!"

At this moment, Xiang Xue had finished her Ice Arrow Skill. She didn't hurry to armor herself because the Water Attribute armor was of little use.

Even though she saw Qu Jianlei closing in on their opponent's side, she still unhesitatingly released it, "Three-Star Arrow!"

She had more confidence in Qu Jianlei than in herself; however, the power of the Three-Star Arrow was great, but certainly not enough to harm him.

Xiang Xue could release more than just three stars of the Ice Arrow, but any more would be futile—more arrows would split the power, diminishing the strength.

Even so, whether these Three-Star Arrows could break through the opponent's defense was hard to say.

Seeing the three Ice Arrows shoot towards him, Qu Jianlei couldn't help but twitch his lips: you really believe in me!

His High-Frequency Oscillation Short Dagger couldn't break through A-level Wood Armor, unless he could attach A-level Fire Attribute elements to it.

However, wasn't he in the academy now? It wasn't convenient at all.

If it weren't for being mindful of a few A-levels in the academy, especially Cheng Qingshan, he had ten thousand ways to easily kill the opponent.

So after stabbing the person with his dagger, he cleverly directed him into the path of the middle Ice Arrow.

The three Ice Arrows had similar power, but the one in the middle was slightly stronger.

And then, with a sway of his body, he easily dodged another Ice Arrow and continued to approach.

The Wood Attribute Warrior was indeed remarkable, persevering through a knife strike despite mental fatigue and weak legs, without breaking the defense.

Seeing himself facing the Ice Arrow, he barely twisted his body to avoid the vital points.

The Ice Arrow hit his left shoulder, but didn't break the defense, only shaking his body to retreat two steps.

"Heh," he sneered disdainfully, "Is this all? I thought you learned something!"

However, before he finished his words, Qu Jianlei charged again, raising his hand for another strike.

At the same time, Aunt Liu arrived. She had been in the villa, sensed the battle here, and rushed over recklessly.

Despite being at a considerable distance, she directly covered Xiang Xue with Wood Armor, "How dare you!"

In the time it took to say that, the Wood Attribute Warrior had already been knocked away by the Short Dagger.

In a rage, he was practically seething, "You little brat, you're seeking death!"

He tried to stabilize his body, and while still in the air, he performed an incredible twist, pulling out a Laser Pistol.

He had decided, first take this guy out immediately, and then... he would have to flee.

Since Xiang Xue's guards had arrived, it was impossible to take her down in the short term. To avoid entanglement, he had to escape first.

But he was determined to kill this Modified Warrior who had thwarted him twice.

As a Divine Shooter, he had the confidence; now, it was just about finding an opportunity to strike.

Unfortunately for him, as he was still adjusting his position, his opponent's body closed in once more.

During the pursuit, this person had avoided all angles from which he could fire.

"How is this guy doing it?" the Wood Attribute Warrior couldn't help but think.

Immediately, his body shook again, and he was sent flying once more.

This loss of control made him feel like a game billiard ball.

This was bad! A desperate cry rose in his heart.

If this situation continued, he feared it would even be hard to escape!

What kind of organization could train such a terrifying Modified Warrior?

At this moment, a cold snort resounded, "Such audacity, do you really not consider me, Cheng Qingshan?"

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