Chapter 117 - 116: Eliminating Hidden Dangers

Chapter 117: Chapter 116: Eliminating Hidden Dangers

At Bena’s command, Zhou Mei and the others quickly restrained and bound the surrendered enemies.

Bena then signaled the others to sweep the battlefield, ensuring no loot or potential threats were missed.

He strode over to the remaining wasteland resident.

"Which shelter are you from? Where is it located?"

Bena’s voice was cold and hard, the dagger in his hand still dripping with blood.

The enemy being questioned was clearly intimidated by Bena’s presence. He answered with a tremble:

"We’re... we’re from Shelter 40902."

"The location..."

The man clearly hesitated when it came to the location.

Bena said coldly:

"All I need are the coordinates. Tell me, and once we’re done, I’ll let you go."

Bena had indeed received orders to treat prisoners well, but that didn’t apply to a weakling like this one.

This guy wasn’t just weak; he’d tried to flee before the fight even started.

’Recruiting someone like him would just be asking for trouble.’

Besides, with the addition of Lanton and Sara, the two shelters were only one person short of a full roster. They needed to be selective, and this piece of trash wasn’t even in the running.

The man was spineless to begin with. With just a little intimidation from Bena, he spilled the beans and told them everything about the shelter’s location.

Bena nodded, signaling for Zhou Mei to take the man away and keep a close eye on him. At the same time, he began to consider his next move.

"Captain, what are our orders?" Zhou Mei asked, having returned to Bena’s side after securing the prisoner.

Bena glanced around, confirmed the battlefield had been cleared, and then said:

"Report back to base first. We’ll see what the Administrator’s next orders are."

...

「Inside the main shelter.」

Ye Yun wasn’t particularly surprised by the report from No. 2.

There was already a huge disparity in strength between the two groups. Bena had waited for them to fight to the death before intervening, so the outcome was never in doubt.

Ye Yun had originally just wanted to run reconnaissance.

He never expected that, by a twist of fate, they would end up wiping out two shelters’ exploration teams.

Now that he had their exact location, Ye Yun certainly wasn’t going to miss this window of opportunity while their shelter was at its most vulnerable.

Ye Yun quickly brought up a prompt on his wristband:

[Assessment Type: Shelter Elimination]

[Assessing operational risk...]

[Assessment: White Item Drop Rate 38.1%, Green Item Drop Rate 39.7%, Blue Item Drop Rate: 22.285%, Purple Item Drop Rate: 0.005%, Risk Factor: 0.0422%]

’Good. It looks like the prisoner wasn’t trying to be clever. Their shelter really is weak right now.’

Confirming the low risk, Ye Yun immediately issued the order.

...

Upon receiving Ye Yun’s order, Bena immediately rallied his team to prepare for departure.

They quickly checked their equipment and performed a final inspection on their vehicles.

"Listen up, everyone. We’re heading to Shelter 40902."

"Intel suggests the shelter’s defenses are weak right now, giving us a good opportunity to take it. But don’t let your guard down. Be ready for anything."

Zhou Mei and the other team members acknowledged the order, quickly mounted their motorcycles, and sped off toward Shelter 40902.

The journey was uneventful. With the prisoner leading the way, the six of them quickly found Shelter 40902 without any issues.

Although he already knew the shelter was practically empty, Bena didn’t let his guard down.

After posting No. 2 as a lookout, he led the rest of the team to begin the assault on Shelter 40902.

Just like last time, with the shelter’s interior undefended, Bena easily killed the administrator of Shelter 40902.

After looting the place, Bena’s blade fell, giving the prisoner a quick death.

After gathering the loot, Bena didn’t immediately return to their shelter.

He had received a new order from Ye Yun: find the last remaining shelter.

There was now only one other operational shelter left in the vicinity of the main shelter.

Once it was eliminated, the main shelter’s immediate security concerns would be resolved.

The three modified motorcycles sped off toward their next target.

They knew the other shelter had barely any combatants left.

As a result, they could afford to be bold in their search.

They simply rode their motorcycles around, patrolling the area to find the shelter’s entrance as quickly as possible.

They weren’t worried about the noise they were making attracting attention from inside.

Consequently, it only took them a little over an hour to find the shelter’s entrance.

Ten minutes later, the team had easily eliminated the shelter’s administrator and a recently repaired bionic, at the cost of a slash on Lanton’s arm.

...

「Inside the shelter.」

Seeing the message sent back by No. 2, Ye Yun let out a long sigh of relief.

The great weight that had been pressing on his mind for the past few days was finally lifted.

Knowing that other shelters were lurking nearby, eyeing his own like predators, had kept him from resting easy.

After all, there was no telling when one of them might decide to attack.

Now, with the threats from the surrounding shelters eliminated one by one, Ye Yun felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

He knew that, for the near future at least, his shelter could develop in safety, without fear of a surprise attack.

After ordering the team to return, a system prompt popped up before his eyes.

[You have obtained a new blueprint.]

The prompt startled him for a moment before he remembered. Two days ago, he had indeed queued up a research task in the [Blueprint Research Lab].

But the task had taken 48 hours, so he had completely forgotten about it.

He walked to the warehouse in anticipation, eager to see the new blueprint he had just acquired.

[Magnetic Shield (Blue)]

[Crafting Requirements]:

[Power: 10] [10/10]

[Construction Robot: 1] [1/1]

[Component Requirements]:

[Magnetic Constrictor (Blue)] x1 [0/1]

[D-Class Radiation Core (Blue)] x1 [1/1]

[Small Flexible Metal Piece (Green)] x3 [0/3]

[Standard Metal Ingot (Green)] x3 [1/3]

[Intact Magnetic Pole (Green)] x5 [5/5]

After reviewing the crafting requirements, Ye Yun’s eyes lit up.

’The requirements for this blue-rarity piece of equipment are very low.’

’If it’s effective, I could sell it for a good price.’

Ye Yun immediately used the assessment system to check the success rate for crafting it.

[Assessment Type: Crafting]

[Assessing crafting risk...]

[Item: [Magnetic Shield (Blue)]]

[Assessment: Blue Item Crafting Chance 100%, Risk Factor: 33%]

Ye Yun was a bit surprised. ’A risk factor of only 33%?’

’Normally, the failure rate for blue-rarity equipment is over 40%. Could there be a catch?’