99: Chapter 98 A Counterattack

Chapter 98: A Sudden Counter-Attack

Within the convoy, Ren Chuan and Xiang Nan were still shocked that Wang Ting actually possessed such means to directly obtain the gardener potion and a generator from Deputy Commander Liu Song's hands—something they wouldn't have even dared to imagine before.

"With this generator, the Machinery Factory will be able to run very soon. We can make farm tools, manufacture bullets, and repair car parts——"

The Machinery Factory indeed had many lathes and processing machinery, but they couldn't operate at all; the most difficult parts were the missing components and how to get them moving.

Ren Chuan had already made the worst preparations: figuring out how to run the machinery by building a steam engine or modifying a car engine.

Yet the situation took a sudden turn for the better; he never expected that they would actually get a generator.

The problems of the Machinery Factory were all readily resolved. Coupled with the various parts and raw materials they purchased in the black market, as well as the large number of abandoned cars and parts already present in Vine Town, they would soon be able to put repairs on the agenda and form a sizable convoy.

"Handle how the Machinery Factory operates yourself when you go back. Manufacture bullets where you should, and repair the cars where they need to be fixed. Also, regarding tools, the camp is reclaiming wasteland while building houses, so the tools must keep up. Think of a way after a while to burn a batch of cement."

Ren Chuan nodded heavily: "Rest assured, Boss. As long as we get the convoy up and running, we'll have a way to get stones to calcine cement."

"I wouldn't dare guarantee using cement to build high walls, but expanding the camp outward and building a batch of concrete houses, I guarantee I can do it."

The two cars drove back quickly, and before they reached halfway, Wang Ting suddenly called for the vehicles to stop.

He opened the car door and got down from the passenger seat. Xiang Nan and Ren Chuan were taken aback: "What is it, Boss?"

"You guys go back first. I left something behind in the black market, and I'll go back to deal with it."

Wang Ting had no intention of hiding it at all.

The expressions of Ren Chuan and Xu Yan changed slightly. They certainly didn't believe Wang Ting was going back to retrieve anything; combining this with Wang Ting suddenly making them turn back, they suddenly realized that something might be happening in the black market.

Could four extraordinary potions trigger a firefight?

Wang Ting's figure gradually moved away and soon disappeared behind the slope.

"Is the Boss going to buy things, or just watch the commotion?"

Xiang Nan said quietly, glancing at the two older brothers beside him.

"No matter what the Boss is going to do, he has never left the convoy today."

Xu Yan's expression was serious as he instructed everyone. Although Wang Ting didn't deliberately hide it, as subordinates, they needed to know how to handle the loose ends properly.

As for the question Xiang Nan asked, since he could make a special swift counterattack, do you guess he went back specifically to buy potions, or to mess things up while buying potions?

Wang Ting's strength was extremely formidable, and he was also a top-tier expert among Tier 1 extraordinary beings. Just that set of extraordinary equipment and the ability to control vines were enough to explain a lot of things.

Xiang Nan sighed: "It seems we were a drag; otherwise, the Boss would definitely have taken us along to rob—to do things."

The reserved program of the auction—besides the black market, or even before leaving the black market—was likely to descend into complete chaos.

Ren Chuan said: "Let's go back first. Be careful on the road, and mount all the heavy machine guns."

Once Wang Ting left, the combat power of the convoy was left with only Ren Chuan, a limit-breaking warrior, which was far less deterrent than two heavy machine guns.

Even if the probability of an accident was extremely small, they couldn't afford not to be cautious.

The convoy hurried back. Meanwhile, Wang Ting's figure rushed out like a cheetah for a distance, climbed over a small hill, and stopped at a relatively shady spot.

At this moment, he opened the exchange interface for the Night Demon and the Giant Claw Night Demon.

[Low-level anomaly Night Demon items currently available for exchange are as follows]

[Night Demon Hand Bones (Trait): Strengthens the hand bones of both arms, enhances arm strength, and can painlessly grow sharp bone claws comparable to fine steel strength —— 100 monster points]

[Bloodthirsty (Trait): Enhances bloodthirsty combat ability, granting temporary strength boosts and lethality during slaughter —— 100 monster points]

[Night Demon Twin Blades (Creation): Extraordinary blades forged from a large number of Night Demon bone claws, comparable to alloy strength, slightly enhancing speed —— 150 monster points]

[Blood Claw (Skill): Scratches out a bloody claw attack, capable of penetrating simple steel plates —— 100 monster points]

[Night Demon (Servant Beast): 150 monster points]

Wang Ting first quickly looked at the exchange items of the Night Demon, raising his eyebrows slightly with neither sorrow nor joy on his face.

"The exchange items are quite mediocre. The Night Demon Twin Blades are somewhat interesting; I can't use them, but Feng Bo and the others probably can."

The Night Demon's traits were actually not weak, being on par with the strength of its ordinary individuals.

The states enhanced by Bloodthirsty and Night Demon Hand Bones were extremely useful, but not applicable to Wang Ting right now.

To him, the level of augmentation was merely the icing on the cake rather than timely assistance in a time of need.

If he had enough monster points, exchanging them would be fine too, but now he had a second choice, preparing to forge an identity specifically used for stirring up trouble.

[Low-level anomaly Giant Claw Night Demon items currently available for exchange are as follows]

[Night Demon Body (Trait): The powerful body of the Giant Claw Night Demon, greatly enhancing movement speed and stealth level in the dark —— 300 monster points]

[Night Demon Armor (Creation): The shadow full-body armor of the Giant Claw Night Demon, comprehensively enhancing speed, endurance, and strength, and better blending into shadows, capable of resonating with the Night Demon Body —— 300 monster points]

[Night Demon Hand Cannon (Creation): A flesh-and-blood hand cannon forged from the remains of the Giant Claw Night Demon, condensing extraordinary factors to launch artillery strikes with a range of 500 meters —— 300 monster points]

[Shadow Devour (Skill): Devours light and sound within a thirty-meter range, significantly enhancing stealth capability —— 200 monster points]

[Giant Claw Night Demon (Servant Beast): 400 monster points]

Looking at the exchange items of the Giant Claw Night Demon, Wang Ting finally revealed a smile of relief.

Although Deputy Commander Liu Song promised to give him a gardener potion, sparing him the competition at the auction, how could a single extraordinary potion ever be enough?

Even if Wang Ting couldn't use a second one, couldn't the people in his team use them in the future?

As a leader, he had to surround himself with plenty of people and be willing to scatter benefits.

Moreover, what he wanted wasn't just the gardener potion; he also wanted the painless potion.

There would be many things at the auction, and he could check them out when the time came.

What if—Wang Ting meant what if—chaos really broke out during the auction, wouldn't a zero-dollar purchase seem acceptable?

Anyway, a zero-dollar purchase should fit the current version of the wasteland. It would be a great chance to test the stress-resistance capacity of the 'friendly merchant's' black market and accumulate experience for his own future market-building efforts.

As for that group of people preparing to make trouble in Huangyan Town, were they in danger? Wang Ting's evaluation: Indeed there was.

Since they had to resort to schemes and plots to deal with Huangyan Town, it showed that everyone's level must be within the Tier 1 range, which naturally meant the danger was controllable.

Even if he couldn't beat them, it would still be very easy for Wang Ting to leave by himself.

"Exchange for the Night Demon Body, Night Demon Armor, and bat wings."

As the three items were exchanged by him, the power belonging to the Night Demon Body trait rapidly integrated into his body. His muscles immediately sent a tearing sensation, and at the same time, a sense of enhancement followed. His already formidable body was now like fine steel being re-forged, becoming increasingly powerful.

Wang Ting felt that the enhancement of the Night Demon Body was not only reflected in strength; its perception of shadows and the amplification of speed were also much more obvious than previous body enhancements.

A set of pitch-black armor suddenly enveloped Wang Ting's body. The entire Night Demon Armor was a full-body suit from head to toe, with distinct lines and sharp angles everywhere, like armor plates forged from black metal layered clearly, looking extremely overbearing.

The entire armor exuded a dark and cold aura, with spikes growing on parts like the shoulders and joints, revealing a sharp edge. Especially the pair of large hands, which were even more like wearing iron-cast gloves, with the claw tips being particularly sharp.

Beneath the armor, Wang Ting's Night Demon Body seemed to fuse into one with the armor, his entire body merging into the darkness, with a clear boost in speed and strength.

Just like Scorpion Skin and sand scorpion armor, when a special physique was matched with a complete set of armor, it erupted with a power of 1+1 > 3.

A pair of bat wings now appeared behind Wang Ting, connecting to the Night Demon Armor along his spine, almost completely fused without a trace of a gap.

With a thought from Wang Ting, those bat wings could flap, and the special power contained within them allowed him to soar into the air, suspending his entire body mid-air.

"With the strength of the Night Demon Armor combined with the synchronous augmentation of the Night Demon Body, even an anti-materiel sniper rifle wouldn't dream of breaking my defense now."

Beneath the mask, Wang Ting revealed a smile. His defense could now be said to have undergone a qualitative improvement.

An anti-materiel sniper rifle was known as a "little cannon". Being able to withstand such power head-on was enough to illustrate his current strength.

He did not return to the black market immediately, but instead went to an uninhabited area on the wasteland first.

He first tested the flying ability of the bat wings on this parched earth.

Exerting a slight force with his feet, he leaped into mid-air. The bat wings behind him simply flapped, and they had already carried him up into the air. He continued to move upwards, reaching about a hundred meters, where the bat wings reached their limit.

Wang Ting flew in the air, testing his body turns and dives. The speed was not fast, but it was quite agile. He tested this for more than half an hour before figuring out the condition of the creation.

"The flight speed is about seventy to eighty kilometers per hour, and it can only last for about an hour, but it's enough."

Wang Ting revealed a satisfied smile; this maneuverability was already enough to let him come and go freely in the black market.

Night gradually descended, the sun sank in the west, and dim twilight gradually shrouded the wasteland.

At this point, Wang Ting had walked to the outer perimeter of the black market. Seeing the sky gradually darken, with a thought, he put on the Night Demon mask. The Night Demon mask was part of the armor, which could either be used together with the armor or summoned separately.

At the position of his spine behind him, a pair of bat wings gradually emerged, and then with a movement of his figure, he flew directly toward the black market.

Night had completely fallen. At this moment, the entire black market looked like ruins plunged into darkness. Looking from afar, only sporadic spots of fire could still be seen, all distributed in areas close to the inside, while places like the den were pitch black with rare fires.

This was the true state of the black market. Once night fell, it became like a ghost realm, where all sorts of monsters and freaks would come out to move around.

At this time, Wang Ting skimmed across the high sky; a distance of one hundred meters was enough to avoid the sight of the defensive walls and soldiers.

He crossed the high wall directly and landed in an uninhabited area within the black market. The night adaptability brought by the Night Demon Body and the Night Demon Armor made him look like a giant bat quietly gliding through mid-air in the pitch-black night, unnoticed and undetected by anyone.

He landed softly, putting away the bat wings behind him, leaving only a Night Demon mask to cover his face.

"Let's go exchange for some extraordinary materials first; otherwise, it won't be convenient to make moves if I want to participate in the auction tomorrow."

Wang Ting roughly distinguished the direction and headed straight for the Pig Head Tavern.

The Pig Head Tavern was even more eye-catching at night than during the day. Candles were lit inside the pig head skull and hung above the door, emitting an orange-red glow.

The night lights had been lit, and the bustling noises coming from inside the Pig Head Tavern could be faintly heard.

After truly entering night, the Pig Head Tavern instead became lively. There were those who came to drink, those who came here to trade information, or, like Wang Ting, those who wanted to use this platform to achieve their own goals.

The tavern was filled with a mix of fish and dragons—such was the place.

Compared to the sparse wine tables during the day, there were currently twenty or thirty people in the room, gathered in twos and threes. The rising and falling chatter seemed to have become the background music in the tavern.

As soon as Wang Ting entered the tavern, that hideous mask attracted the attention of many people, but no one came forward to ask or let their gaze linger for long.

He just glanced around and saw that many people were also wearing large black robes, and there were quite a few people whose faces were hidden beneath the black robes.

Many people came for tomorrow's auction. A total of only 4 enhancement potions were released, and it was unknown whether Deputy Commander Liu Song still had stock in his hands or if there would only be 4 for a long time to come.

Under such competitive mentality, these 4 alone were enough to make many limit-breakers fight head over heels.

If one wanted to buy right now without hiding their identity, there was a chance that before the extraordinary potion could be brought back and injected, someone else would raid their base. That would be a huge loss.

Therefore, upholding the principle that caution never goes wrong, many people chose to hide their faces on the eve of the transaction.

Boss Zhao?

Wang Ting suddenly discovered two inconspicuous people in the corner: Zhao Kun and Fan Da.

A glass of beer was placed in front of each of them, still dressed in that combat uniform attire.

However, right now, whether it was Zhao Kun or Fan Da, both pulled down a cap to hide their figures.

Although they weren't enough to completely hide their faces, it reduced the possibility of others remembering them.

Wang Ting did not approach forward; he had already guessed the purpose of these two people, which was to buy the extraordinary potion.

Thanks to Vine Town, the extraordinary materials in the hands of the two were not a small amount. If they were willing to spend the price, getting a potion was definitely possible.

Wang Ting walked straight to the bar counter and tapped on the tabletop.

The young bartender who was about to step forward to pour wine for Wang Ting immediately dared not approach. Old Man Lu on the side saw Wang Ting's action and knew there was something to discuss, so he pointed from afar with one hand, signaling Wang Ting to go into the room to talk in detail.

The two walked in, and once the door was closed, the outside noises seemed to be isolated, leaving the entire room quiet.

"What does the guest want to do?"

Facing such a ruthless character like Wang Ting right now—wearing a Night Demon mask, completely hiding his figure, and exuding a cold aura all over—Old Man Lu rarely skipped trying to cozy up or probing for other information, and instead brought up Wang Ting's needs straight to the point.

This old fellow even knows how to judge people based on their appearance?

Beneath the mask, Wang Ting raised his eyes slightly and snorted coldly in his heart.

A hoarse voice came from beneath the mask: "Exchange for some extraordinary materials and a piece of news."

Wang Ting took out five Extraordinary Cores from under his black robe.

Seeing these five Extraordinary Cores, Old Man Lu's pupils shrank slightly, and a look of astonishment appeared on his face.

Because he didn't recognize a single one of these five Extraordinary Cores, he could only feel that dense extraordinary factors were contained within these cores.

"Help me exchange them for five Extraordinary Cores common to Huangyan Town or surrounding Shelters."

"Guest, as for this handling fee—"

"Old Man Lu wants a handling fee?"

Wang Ting smiled coldly beneath the mask: "These are all new goods, and you haven't seen them in the surrounding area, right? If these things are sold in Jumu City, the price definitely won't be low. Your profit won't be small."

Wang Ting spoke thoroughly. Old Man Lu thought about it slightly before nodding: "Very well, we'll do as you say, Customer. However, the news you want to ask about will incur a fee."

"What kind of extraordinary path's extraordinary being can control the black water emerging from their body?"

Hearing this, Old Man Lu frowned deeply: "The surrounding Shelters definitely don't have this kind of extraordinary being, unless it's a newly emerged extraordinary path. What does that black water look like? Is it directly manipulated for attacks, or is it just attached to the body surface?"

"It looks unable to be controlled at will, attached to the body surface like asphalt, and may have negative effects when falling on the enemy, though this point cannot be guaranteed."

Hearing this, Old Man Lu's eyes gained a bit of understanding: "The surrounding Shelters don't have it. But I once heard that in the northeast direction of Fisherman Town, there is a small town called Heishui Town whose scale is no less than Huangyan Town. Their extraordinary beings seem to have this kind of ability, but I don't know the specific capabilities."