Interstellar Hunting Nation - Chapter 11

Chapter 11: Late Night Sneak Attack

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

Life in the mining area was monotonous day after day. The miners would brave the danger of earthquakes and cave-ins every day to dig underground. The crystals they mined would be exchanged for a small salary, and this bit of money would soon become fine wine on the bar, women on a soft bed, and the most popular drug on Huang’e, fantasy mist.

The people here had no future and no hope. The harsh living environment already determined that it was impossible to recruit regular miners. As time passed, this place became a crime paradise, a paradise for villains. Everyone lived a muddle-headed life, day after day until they died.

However, during this period of time, the abandoned mining area had been a little chaotic. The usual, mundane life had been disturbed by many rumors, and these rumors were undoubtedly related to a legendary miner. He was the number one general under Boss Pann, Ghost Wu Chang.

The source of the rumors was actually from half a month ago, when the Governor’s Mansion revealed a shocking piece of news. It was said that someone had sold four crystals more than 10 centimeters long to the governor in one go, and the price was only 30% higher than the official purchase price.

The governor was overjoyed. Once such high-quality crystals entered the official purchasing stage, he wouldn’t be able to make much money. If the governor could purchase them personally, he would have countless methods to transport the crystals to the auction on Sanhai. When the crystals got there, the price would increase by at least 10 times.

Normally, the governor would not reveal any information about such a secret transaction, but this time, the matter was a little too big. Selling four crystals that were more than 10 centimeters long at once was already a rare big deal in the past decade.

It was impossible to hide a deal with too many benefits. In just three days, this rumor had spread throughout the entire Huang’e City. At first, people were making wild guesses, but as the rumors spread more and more, a figure gradually surfaced. It was an impressive miner under Boss Pann, Wu Chang.

In the beginning, people did not dare to believe it, but as another piece of shocking news spread, everyone on Huang’e was collectively rendered speechless.

According to reliable sources, the esteemed Governor Ye Fei had purchased a rainbow crystal that was 16 centimeters long three days ago. More than one person had gambled their lives to prove that this crystal was produced by Wu Chang.

From that moment on, Wu Chang was given the nickname Ghost Wu Chang. B1313, this abandoned mining area, suddenly became a treasure land in the eyes of tens of thousands of people.

“F*ck, it must have been caused by the earthquake last time. Mine B1313 must have discovered the main vein.” In a dark room, Aardwolf Saywen scratched his bald head and kept turning around.

“Quiet, don’t be so impatient. What you said was just your assumption. You don’t have any evidence.” The fatty who spoke was Huang’e City’s mine supervisor, Rodah.

“Oh, my lord, do you really believe the nonsense of those miners? They actually said that they were possessed by ghosts. They even said that they were possessed by the God of Mines who died 10 years ago. What’s going on?”

The God of Mines that Saywen was talking about was the man who had broken the crystal and committed suicide more than 10 years ago. Later on, the miners lamented his ambition, and called him the God of Mines on Huang’e. In fact, they were just a bunch of uneducated dirty rats.

Of course, Mine Supervisor Rodah and Saywen would not believe the nonsense of those drunk miners, especially since Mine Supervisor Rodah was a top student taught by the Imperial University of Sanhai and specialized in Rainbow Crystal mining.

“The theory of ghosts and gods is definitely nonsense. There are only a few possibilities now. One is that your insider information is wrong, but you guaranteed it with your life…”

“That’s right. I guarantee with my life that the information is correct. These crystals were all produced by Wu Chang. There’s no doubt about this.” Saywen patted his chest and guaranteed.

Rodah rubbed the fat on his stomach, and said in a low voice, “Then it’s hard to explain. Why is this Wu Chang so lucky? All the best crystals in the world came from his hands? Could it be that he has some secret technique? No, that’s definitely not right. Humans have discovered the Rainbow Crystals 1,000,000 years ago already. I’ve never heard of any secret technique.”

Saywen said impatiently, “There’s only one explanation. It’s definitely the main vein! We can’t just stand by and watch anymore. We have to make a move early. Otherwise, there won’t be anything left.”

At this moment, Saywen’s eyes suddenly lit up. He walked over to Rodah’s ear, and said, “Think about it. Other than the fact that Huang’e has the most black snow, doesn’t it have the most earthquakes? If another earthquake buries this main vein, we won’t even have a place to cry…”

“F*ck!” Rodah slapped his thigh. “F*ck, hurry up and organize the people. I’ll help you coordinate the other connections.”

“Ok, just watch…”

While Saywen and Rodah were having a secret discussion, Wu Chang was playing with a 13- or 14-year-old boy in the ration center of Mining Area B1313.

“A’yun, do you think you can fool me with that little trick of yours? Take a closer look at this coin.” Wu Chang rolled a shiny gold coin between his fingers. It was as agile as the most common yellow-tailed rat in the mining area.

Just as the little boy stared at it without blinking, the gold coin suddenly disappeared with a whoosh. The little boy was dumbfounded. He looked for a long time, but could not find the gold coin.

Wu Chang let him search for a full 10 minutes before he took out the gold coin from the corner of his dirty miner’s robe.

“Wow! How did you do it? Your hands are faster compared to all the thieves I know. Teach me!” The boy pestered Wu Chang and refused to let go.

Wu Chang seemed to be in a good mood today. He even had the energy to tease children. Aileen, who was sitting on the bar counter, looked at the boy with a smile. After a while, she said, “Yun, stop pestering people. You have to learn well. Do you still want to be a thief for the rest of your life? Hurry up and eat…”

Wu Chang patted Yun’s head and kicked his butt. “Go eat.”

This little boy had a deep relationship with Aileen. Aileen picked up this orphan called A’yun when he was six years old. He did not know where his parents were, and he did not even know if they were dead or alive. Aileen pitied him and let him stay in the Allocation Center. On the surface, he was just a short-term worker, but in fact, he was just a freeloader.

Later on, A’yun grew up day by day. He couldn’t learn anything good in a godforsaken place like the abandoned mining area. When he was 11 years old, the little brat ran to Huang’e City, and actually became a very promising thief.

It was not wrong to say that he had a bright future. This kid had stolen 88 gold coins on his first theft, which surprised his peers. They thought to themselves that this gift was too beautiful. 88 gold coins would be given again and again.

Aileen had also advised A’yun not to let him be a thief, but A’yun’s words made her very speechless. “If you don’t want to be a thief, you want me to be a miner? How many people have died in the mine tunnel?”

Aileen thought about it and agreed. There wasn’t even a school on this lousy Huang’e. Those who survived here would be lucky if they didn’t go down the mines. Pursuing some bullsh*t morality in such a place was simply a dream.

From then on, A’yun rarely came back. He stayed in the city most of the time, and only came to give Aileen some money every 10 days to half a month so that Aileen could help him save it.

However, A’yun stayed for many more days this time because this little fellow had met Wu Chang.

A’yun had heard of Wu Chang’s story, and was very interested in him. In the end, this kid actually wanted to try Wu Chang. He actually tried to steal Wu Chang’s things three times in a row. Unfortunately, he was noticed every time.

A’yun was unconvinced. He was a famous thief in Huang’e City. Why did he fail three times in a row today? Well, how could he know that Wu Chang’s Dragon Tiger Rush had many clever moves, and these moves were much stronger than the basic skills of this group of thieves. They were not on the same level at all.

What’s more, Wu Chang had been a bandit before, so he was not unfamiliar with the ways of thieves. A’yun’s show-off was really showing off in front of an expert.

After missing a few moves, A’yun was completely convinced. From that day onwards, he had been sticking to Wu Chang, and begging him to teach him a few moves. Today was no exception. However, Wu Chang still had a sense of morality. He felt that teaching a child to be a thief was too immoral.

Regretful, A’yun went to eat. The ration center was as calm as usual. The sky was getting darker, and the miners were returning one after another. The night on Huang’e was very cold, and no one was willing to go out and wander around at this time.

Time passed slowly, and the number of empty wine bottles on the table increased. At this time, some drunk miners had already gone to their beds to rest. Of course, there were a few rich guys who pestered Aileen to find a few more beautiful women.

Just as everyone’s vigilance was at its lowest, no one expected that a group of men in black with skull masks had already quietly approached the periphery of the Allocation Center.

The military button explosives had been installed, and the high-energy bullets had been loaded, with the troop surrounding the Allocation Center. When the watch’s hands pointed at 10 o’clock sharp, a violent explosion suddenly appeared on the alloy wall. More than 60 button explosives blasted a huge three-meter-wide gap in the B1313 Allocation Center.

“Charge in and kill without mercy!” The group of black-clothed people didn’t wait for the thick smoke to dissipate before rushing in.

At this moment, the Allocation Center was in a mess. The miners near the explosion point were all dead. Broken corpses splattered all over the ground. Even the Bullhead was injured because he was too close to the explosion. He spat out large mouthfuls of blood.

“Enemy attack, enemy attack.” Wu Chang was the first to react. Before the smoke dissipated, he picked up a metal chair, and threw it at the gap.

Wu Chang, who had injected the power of Dragon Tiger into his arms, threw the chair as if it was a flying knife. The heavy alloy chair rushed into the thick smoke at high speed, and smashed the head of one of the intruders on the spot. At the same time, it cut the throats of two more attackers.

“F*ck, you actually dare to resist. Shoot, shoot now…” A familiar voice was commanding the battle outside the thick smoke. Under the command of the voice, assault rifles spat out energy rays, and the dense high-energy bullets turned into energy beams that shot towards the Allocation Center.

At this moment, the people in the hall also reacted. Boss Pann angrily opened the weapons box in the bar, and threw light arms to everyone. “Retaliate. Don’t just stand there.”

Wu Chang had also obtained a pistol and two magazines. Unfortunately, he had never used such a high-tech weapon before. After tinkering for a long time, he still could not figure it out.

“Don’t mess with it. Just throw your chairs,” Lion shouted, and fired continuously. Just as he finished shouting, another violent explosion came from the wall on the other side, and an even larger gap was blown open.

When bullets shot in from the gaps on both sides, the miners in the ration center could no longer hold on. It was unknown which kid took the lead, but he suddenly hugged his head and squatted on the ground, shouting, “I surrender. Don’t shoot. I surrender…”

The injured Bullhead held his gun with one hand and cursed as he fired, “Are you guys stupid? They’re trying to kill us all. Didn’t you see that they even used the army’s standard weapon? They can’t leave us alive.”

Bullhead’s name was inelegant, but he was not stupid. This sentence hit the nail on the head.