Starting Cultivation in Wasteland-Chapter 593 - 463: Stacking

When Kushnier asked this question, it carried a hint of despair.

As a Supreme, he rarely reflected on his actions, even when facing another Supreme, it would still be like this.

It wasn't arrogance, rather something akin to "At forty, one has no doubts; at fifty, one understands Celestial Destiny". 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

He felt he had lived long enough to see through most things and didn't need others to preach to him.

Even if he occasionally overdid things, it didn't matter; Supremes had certain privileges.

After spending countless money and painstakingly cultivating to the Supreme level, wasn't it to live more freely?

But at this moment, he truly felt a bit of remorse: How did I offend such a powerful force?

He had a feeling that even if the attacker stopped and fled in panic now, it would still take him a long time to recover.

There was even a significant chance that his cultivation level might regress!

So he couldn't help asking, what exactly did I do wrong, can you explain it clearly?

Stalling for time? Qu Jianlei sneered, "You've tirelessly been picking on us, and you think you have reason?"

Picking on you? Kushnier was considering which incident the opposite party was referring to when a sudden jolt hit his head again!

The fifth spiritual attack had come!

Qu Jianlei's nose and mouth also began to bleed. He pulled out a handkerchief, wiped the bloodstains clean, and his body flashed into the smoke.

"Haha, trying to stall? Welcome, I still have enhanced smoke bombs here!"

He wasn't afraid of the opponent stalling; as Kushnier thought, this nerve poison gas was much stronger than the military's standard issue.

After obtaining technique of the dark attribute and poison attribute, he also spent time contemplating them.

These techniques were hard to practice, and his own affinity was poor, making it unlikely to master them shortly.

However, the poison attribute had a supportive technique called "Toxic Stack".

The technique's name suggests stacking, but it starts with extracting the poison, then stacking on that basis.

Qu Jianlei mastered a lot of strange knowledge and could manufacture various poisons, including some neurotoxins.

Previously, he didn't use poison to harm others, mainly for two reasons.

Firstly, using poison could easily harm others accidentally and pollute the environment.

Secondly, those who could threaten him were already quite strong, and ordinary poison wouldn't have much effect.

But after mastering the "Toxic Stack" technique, poisons truly had their use.

He tried stacking various poisons and eventually chose one.

After stacking, the toxicity of this poison increased tenfold, with a very strong penetration.

Most crucially, the damage it caused to the body was almost irreversible.

Qu Jianlei confirmed that this poison could definitely harm a Supreme, even kill one.

However, this poison had a downside: it became extremely unstable after stacking, decomposing naturally easily.

Strictly speaking, most stacked poisons weren't very stable.

After all, they weren't produced but accelerated by superpower warriors with poison attributes.

To maintain the toxic traits after stacking, a poison attribute warrior had to follow and occasionally reinforce it.

Based on this trait, stacked poison weapons were hardly ever seen on battlefields.

With Kushnier's extensive knowledge, he couldn't react at first to what this poison gas was.

By the time he realized, it was already too late.

After Qu Jianlei rushed into the smoke, there was no more movement, except for occasional smoke bombs exploding.

A minute later, a team of City Guard arrived, more than twenty people, led by an A-level Warrior, with two Flying Mechas.

Clearly, the City Guard knew something big was happening here and didn't dare to be careless.

As they approached the white mist, someone shouted, "Watch out, there's Poison Qi!"

The shout came from an A-level Warrior, dressed in the Patrol Guard's uniform, with a handsome face.

"Is it Lame?" The City's A-level Warrior greeted, the two were familiar, "What poison is it?"

Lame shook his head, "I don't know, it seems to be an unknown neurotoxin."

"An unknown toxin?" The City Guard's A-level Warrior shivered, "Who is so inhumane?"

"Someone is dealing with that reserve Supreme," Lame replied calmly, "What, do you intend to intervene?"

"I'm not crazy," the A-level Warrior grew more horrified, "but, are we just going to watch?"

"Just notify the nearby residents," Lame replied calmly, "after all, it's a toxin that can trap a Supreme."

The City Guard and Patrol Guard were in charge of city security, and such notices were their duty.

However, helping with evacuation wasn't under their jurisdiction; notifying everyone was already their duty fulfilled.

The A-level thought for a moment, and finally sighed, "This matter... aren't we going to handle it?"

Lame waved his hand, "If you want to handle it, I won't stop you, and I'll even cheer you on."

"Your Patrol Guard chief has already left," the A-level Warrior smiled bitterly, "how would I dare intervene randomly?"

Then he looked around, "The military? Which one is from the military?"

At this moment, a soft sigh came from somewhere, pervasive and omnipresent.

"Little fellow, releasing Poison Qi so recklessly, have you considered the innocent citizens?"

This was truly peculiar, Qu Jianlei didn't turn into a saint, instead, the Imperial appeared as a saint.

However, Qu Jianlei knew in the smoke that the other party was looking for a reason to make a move.

He wasn't surprised by this, as this person was a Supreme from the military, so he said in a deep voice, "The toxin is stacked."

Outsiders might not understand, but the big shots in the military would surely understand this sentence.

The vague voice was surprised by these words and spoke, "You actually…"

After a pause, this person continued, "Which prototype is the Poison Qi?"

"Dennis Supreme, aren't you meddling a bit too much?" A voice continued from the smoke, "You are not from the Fourth War Zone!"

The voice was slightly disguised at first, but upon hearing Qu Jianlei's words, it instantly reverted to a female voice.

"Don't worry about which war zone I'm from, a mere A-level... Do you believe I could charge you with crimes against humanity?"

"A mere A-level?" Another explosive sound burst in the white smoke, "Heh, didn't you notice my attribute?"

Dennis fell silent immediately upon hearing that, if she hadn't discovered that the other party was a Spiritual Attribute, she would've acted long ago.

An A-level with a Spiritual Attribute, and a Poison Attribute that can stack... the mastermind behind calculating Kushnier is emerging.

From the military, it can only be from the military.

As for Kushnier being military personnel too... wasn't there enough internal strife in the military?

In the white smoke, there were sounds of clattering along with muffled groans.

Dennis felt awkward, wanting to leave silently, but the other party... had already named her~

A Supreme's name should not be directly uttered, as it maintains the dignity of the Supreme; now not only had the name been uttered, but also with no reservation.

If she didn't take issue with it, she would become a laughingstock.

She had to speak up, "Even if it is to rectify military discipline, you should inform first, you might have to stay."

A cold laugh came from the white smoke, "What if it's for patriotism?"

"Patriotism?" Dennis was dumbfounded at the words, as there indeed was a Patriotism Team in the military.

The Patriotism Team acted with ruthless efficiency, unlike the Military Discipline Officer who needed evidence, the Patriotism Team just killed.

The life of a Supreme is protected, even the Military Discipline Officer cannot determine life or death—even at the Supreme Level.

But the Patriotism Team, they are truly unreasonable; forget just one Supreme, they wouldn't hesitate to kill two together.

Hearing such a reason, she didn't even dare to ask the other party for evidence—no one dares to impersonate the Patriotism Team!

So she left directly, without saying another word.

This scene became a famous incident in Qu Jianlei's future experiences.

With just an A-level identity, he ambushed one Supreme and also had to face the coercion of two Supremes.

He responded flawlessly and even scared the two Supremes away afterward, unprecedented and unparalleled.

Qu Jianlei didn't waste any time, and immediately, the sound of machine cannons crackled like beans from the white smoke.

Regular machine cannons couldn't harm a Supreme, but they could quickly deplete the opponent's Inner Breath.

Kushnier, who had already suffered multiple Spiritual Attacks and was poisoned, could not withstand such destruction.

Feeling his Inner Breath depleting rapidly, he finally gathered his courage and roared, "Bastard, I'll fight you!"

Dennis and the other two Supremes seemed to have left, but couldn't possibly not be paying attention here.

Hearing this roar, the two sighed softly together—it indicated a self-detonation.

To be forced into a situation where a Supreme has to self-detonate, it was truly harsh.

All sharing the rank of Supreme, they felt a poignant sense of shared fate.

However, after this loud shout, there was no further movement.

They originally thought that if the range of the self-detonation was too large, they would have to intervene, but it didn't come to that.

It was Dennis who first reacted and whispered, "Was this... too deep a poison?"

She wasn't wrong at all, Kushnier initially wanted to fight for his life, considering self-detonation only when he had no other choice.

This was a very normal reaction; when Superpower Warriors achieve the Supreme rank, not only does their combat power increase significantly, but their lifespan also doubles.

Unless driven to desperation, what Supreme would consider self-detonation?

Kushnier was no exception; he almost never imagined he would be killed in a peaceful city.

When he realized that the other party intended for him to die and that he could not escape, only then did he think of self-detonation.

However, it was a bit too late; not only was his Spirit injured and Inner Breath in chaos, but the toxin had also invaded every nerve in his body.

The intense machine cannon fire continued for a full five minutes, reducing Kushnier to pieces, impossible to put back together.

When people later discussed the most miserable deaths among the Supremes, his name always surfaced.

Some Supremes self-detonated, leaving no trace, but... none ended as miserably as Kushnier.