Chapter 103 - Salvation Army, White Emperor’s son, Tian Wenjin, *** (5k words~please follow)

Chapter 103: Chapter 79: Salvation Army, White Emperor’s son, Tian Wenjin, *** (5k words~please follow)""What’s possible?" Gu Pan felt that Xu Shu’s tone was somewhat dangerous.

"The quicksand traps located at the main gate, the parking lot entrance, the warehouse entrance, and the corridors that must be passed through... could it be that they weren’t actually dug by monsters?" Xu Shu’s eyes narrowed.

Gu Pan took a deep breath, "Gulp! What do you mean?"

"Hey, maybe I’m overthinking, but who knows if this gang’s method of ’saving’ the Wasteland Wanderers is not a self-directed act?"

"This can’t be..."

Despite saying this, Gu Pan couldn’t help but instinctively shrink back behind Xu Shu.

Obviously, she had also begun to realize there might be a problem.

The standoff had gone on for too long.

It had been more than five minutes!

To say that these five Transcendents, the members of the White Emperor’s son from the Salvation Army, had no issues...

Seeing the two of them, who had been chased by monsters and somehow survived, they should have at least given a shout by now.

Instead of standing there, watching mysteriously like this!

Xu Shu suddenly tilted his head and asked her, "How long has it been since I threw that Corpse Dog into the quicksand?"

"Ah? It must be close to half an hour now?"

Why ask that? Gu Pan wondered.

Xu Shu nodded thoughtfully without replying and instead stretched his hand to point at the position above the upper left corner of the "Jingwei Shield" logo.

Gu Pan instantly understood.

That was where they had just avoided capture; the sniper rifle was placed there.

If they were going to fight next, then Gu Pan, who had already lost the power of the Warrior, could only rely on that sniper rifle to make a Contribution.

This thing, when used against monsters, was often not very effective.

But against people, it was a deadly weapon.

Even someone as physically strong as Xu Shu, with the Jingwei Shield activated, would be killed instantly with a headshot.

"Then be careful."

She quietly bent her waist and retreated in a straight line.

Yet at this distance, it was impossible to rely completely on Xu Shu to block her from their view.

She could only hope that the enemy wouldn’t pay much attention to her, a "normal person"!

She hadn’t run a few steps when suddenly,

Swoosh!

The five white-clothed individuals, except for the old man in the middle, seemed to melt away.

Then, four shadows on the ground quickly traversed the distance. Three of them appeared next to Xu Shu again.

The other, instead, appeared in front of Gu Pan, cutting off her escape route.

"Hiss... Shadow stealth? They’re criminals; these four are Transcendent criminals!"

Gu Pan’s pupils constricted. Being stared down by the man in front of her, she knew there was no chance of sneaking off to grab the gun.

So, she could only reluctantly return to Xu Shu’s side, quietly informing him about the vocation of the enemies they were facing.

"Criminals?"

"Yes, criminals are a vocation under the Federation’s control; they easily tread down the path of crime. There are four of them here!" Gu Pan said, feeling inwardly rueful.

Xu Shu’s curse had actually come true!

She had just finished a hard fight, yet before they could savor the victory, they encountered enemies in the blink of an eye.

Maybe that manual also blessed his mouth? This luck was cursed!

Moreover, Transcendents who followed the path of criminals were quite special; they often felt impulses to commit crimes. If not properly controlled, they would unconsciously want to do things harmful to others.

This characteristic was particularly pronounced in their early stages.

Amongst them, there were also criminal Transcendents in the Federation, but they were well-controlled, highly educated, with high moral standards. They knew what to do and what not to do, hence the nickname—"Mandarins."

But if not well controlled...

Their vocation name "criminal" signified what they would do!

All in all, there wasn’t a good one in this vocation.

Encountering them was definitely not a good thing!

"Hurry up! Let yours enter my body again." Gu Pan suddenly said hopefully.

"Hmm?"

"Power! I need that power!"

"It’s gone." Xu Shu shook his head; the Fugitive mandarins had been completely consumed a while ago, not a drop was left.

If she wanted more, they would have to fight the journey again to acquire the same item.

Besides, if he had any left, he would have used it already; why would he need her reminder?

"I can’t enter anymore..." Gu Pan bit her lip, with a hint of resentment.

Is this manual of any use at all?

Why on earth does it fail at the critical moment?

If I could enter that profound and powerful state again, two against five wouldn’t be impossible!

But now, to have Xu Shu face five alone?

He might be powerful, but that was still out of the question.

It really was like it was raining every day on a leaky house—quack!

However, since they hadn’t made a move yet, there was still hope for a peaceful resolution...

Gu Pan’s eyes shone brightly as she surreptitiously scanned her surroundings.

While their thoughts were racing, the four "White Emperor’s son" criminal members formed a square, firmly encircling them.

Each of them remained silent, but for some reason, they occasionally hooked the corners of their mouths, emitting a snicker as if they couldn’t suppress their laughter.

Although their eyes beneath the turbans were murky with no hint of humor, they couldn’t help but laugh.

One of them even had a fiery gaze that continuously swept over Gu Pan and Xu Shu.

It was somewhat comical yet eerie, and the oppressive feeling intensified.

After a good while, that old man leisurely walked over as well.

He had a head of white hair and seemed to be in his sixties, spirited and upright. His eyes, however, held a mocking tone.

After approaching, he swept his gaze up and down Xu Shu a few times, shaking his head and sighing as he said: