Edited by Aelryinth
The smoke and dust gradually settled . The fire on both sides of the road slowly died as well .
Rains were more frequent recently, and the forest was extremely humid . Other than where the cannon shells had fallen catching fire, it was difficult for the vegetation at other places to ignite .
Given how big of a commotion there had been, the military camp at the spatial gateway was long aware of this . A group of soldiers were currently rushing over in an armored vehicle .
However, by the time they got here, the battle had already ended . All they saw was the ruin left behind where Zhang Che was ambushed .
Not only that, the fog of poison from the poisonous shell had yet to fully scatter . The soldiers who got out of the vehicle to investigate all felt various degrees of dizziness, some of them even vomiting .
The soldiers were astonished . They quickly got back into the vehicle and got treated .
Luckily they were in a spacious valley . The mountain winds were strong and had scattered the poisonous air into the forests at the sides of the road . Otherwise, the soldiers might have died here for no reason .
The matter was quickly reported to the military in Yuanshan City . Not long after, the rumbling of engines were heard from far away . A series of military helicopters quickly arrived . Afterwards, teams of soldiers wearing gas masks jumped off the helicopters and investigated the situation .
Zhang Che had never suffered such a huge loss before . After returning to Yuanshan City, he immediately notified Huang Juyun about the matter of him being ambushed .
Huang Juyun was shocked, and quickly came to a realization . “No wonder! The southwestern military just reported that a cannons-fired incident happened in the suburbs of Yuanshan City . The military there is still investigating this .
“Very well . I’ll relay the information to them immediately and have them investigate these so-called Freemasons and see what kind of organization they are . They actually dared to ambush our Huang family’s men . We’ll definitely remove them, stem and root!”
After understanding the truth about this ambush, Huang Juyun suddenly remembered something . He asked, “Oh, right, Xiaoche, are you injured?”
He didn’t seem to be too worried about Zhang Che’s safety . After all, they had only used cannons and missiles . It was almost impossible for them to hurt Zhang Che with just those . Also, Zhang Che had mentioned that they were prepared to mobilize epic-quality subdued beasts, but were scared off by him in the end!
A streak of black lines appeared across Zhang Che’s forehead . His father-in-law asked about his well-being only now? Wasn’t he a little too confident of Zhang Che?
“I’m fine, mostly, just that I suffered some slight internal injuries from the explosions . I’ll recover in a few days after consuming some spiritual honey . Luckily they didn’t use any nuclear warheads this time, or I might not have made it out alive . ”
-As I expected . I knew this kid wouldn’t be in too bad shape,- Huang Juyun thought . Afterwards, he chuckled, “Don’t worry . Not just anyone can get their hands on nuclear warheads in Hua Xia . Thorough checks are made even if the government wants to use nuclear weapons . You don’t have to worry about anyone using nuclear weapons to attack you in the future . ”
It made sense to Zhang Che, when he thought about it . Hua Xia wasn’t like other regions, after all . Except for the government, it really was unlikely for individuals or factions to obtain strategic military weapons like nuclear devices .
If those who wanted to ambush Zhang Che were really someone or some faction with the ability to get their hands on nuclear weapons, they wouldn’t have to use it anyways . The high-end forces they would have would be enough to ensure Zhang Che had no chance of escaping alive .
After ending the call with Huang Juyun, Zhang Che remained in the hotel and took out a bowl of spiritual honey, treating his injuries .
His organs were injured from the resulting shockwaves of the explosions . It wasn’t a small matter . If it were any other beastmasters in his place, they’d need to spend quite a lengthy amount of time to recuperate without any medicinal pills or spiritual herbs .
Of course, for a stupidly rich man like Zhang Che, not only was he not lacking in spiritual herbs, he even had spiritual honey, which was something anyone would drool in greed for . Recovering from his internal injuries was too easy .
At the side, the elemental queen was fighting a tough battle on her personal terminal . Zhang Che gulped down a bowl full of spiritual honey in one go, then drove the incredibly pure energy to slowly heal his injuries .
While Zhang Che was healing himself, the military in Yuanshan City was completely mobilized, sweeping through the city in search of members of the Freemasons .
Regrettably, after the ambush failed, the three high-tier beastmasters had already notified the higher-ups in this branch . They had already escaped from Yuanshan City, leaving only a bunch of low to mid-level members behind .
That night, military vehicles rumbled all over Yuanshan City . Countless soldiers fully equipped with firearms, along with powerful beastmasters, scoured the streets, imposing martial law and arresting people . In the end, they arrested hundreds of ordinary members of the Freemasons . Not only that, the military and investigated the source of the weapons and ammunitions of the Freemasons thoroughly .
The Freemasons had actually recruited a few members in Yuanshan City’s military . One of them was an officer from the logistics department . The large number of cannon shells and missiles originated from that logistics supervisor and his subordinates!
The sky brightened up the next morning . After Zhang Che woke up, washed up, and ate his breakfast, he made his way to the airport in Yuanshan City . On his way, he received a call from Huang Juyun .
“What? The Freemason organization is actually an evil cult?” Zhang Che was astonished . Afterwards, he came to a realization, saying, “No wonder . Those people were saying I was possessed by a devil when they ambushed me . Evil cults like that can only use things like that to fool the people . Oh, right, Uncle Huang, has the mastermind been caught?”
“The Freemasons in Yuanshan City is only a branch of the evil cult . At present there is still no news on the location of their headquarters . ” Huang Juyun replied in a low voice . “After the incident, they have withdrawn their important members from Yuanshan City . Although the cult’s branch in Yuanshan City has been uprooted, none of their important members were apprehended .
“Hundreds of ordinary members were caught, however . But those people didn’t have much intelligence on the organization, nor did they know who the higher-ups of the Freemasons were, nor the headquarters of the organization .
“The military will continue to strike at the organization in every city and try to find the main nest of this evil cult . Also, you have to look out for your own safety for the future . Since they have already infiltrated Yuanshan City’s military, there’s no guarantee of them not having any fiercer methods . Although their ambush on you failed this time, I’m afraid they might continue taking actions against you in the future . ”
After listening to Huang Juyun, Zhang Che felt somewhat regretful about not capturing any important members . It seemed like this evil cult couldn’t be underestimated!
However, it’d be best if they dared to continue ambushing him . They might not be so lucky the next time about the mastermind escaping!
“Rest assured, Uncle Huang . I’ll look after myself!”
“Mmm . It’s best if you directly pilot Dijiang-hao to your destination when you move around in the future . It’s precisely because they caught onto the opportunity of you not doing so that they managed to ambush you this time,” Huang Juyun reminded Zhang Che for a while before ending the call with him .
Zhang Che was deeply convinced . Indeed, he was a little careless on his part, resulting in them finding an opportunity on his way back to the city . If he had directly left on Dijiang-hao after exiting the beast world, they could have done nothing but watch him go .
That lesson would be kept in mind . When Zhang Che went to beast worlds in the future, it would be safest for him if he directly piloted Dijiang-hao into the military camps next to the spatial gateways .
As for whether his enemies ambushed him in the beast worlds, Zhang Che didn’t care at all . They might have a chance at injuring him if they ambushed him with scientific weapons, but if they tried using subdued beasts to do so, it would be impossible unless they were using a divine-quality subdued beast .
However, how could an evil cult like them, living like rats, possibly have a strategic force like a divine-quality subdued beast? In all of Hua Xia, there were probably less than ten divine-quality subdued beasts in total!