Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 928

Chapter 928: Chapter 297: The Secret of the Rune, the Immortal Path!

“Next, I still need to gather the Twelve Tendon Gates and Embrace the Embryo… and also learn the Xiacang Skill, the Skill Bar is still quite tight…”

Cheng Ye rubbed his temples.

Although he hadn’t personally experienced the close combat enhancements from the Xiacang Skill, as a top-tier skill at Lv5, Liu Bi had practiced it for over twenty years to reach proficiency. Even with his accelerated learning bonus, it would take at least a year and a half to master.

This is something that requires careful craftsmanship, and cannot be rushed, it can only be refined slowly over time.

Having sorted out the plans ahead, Cheng Ye sat behind the desk and once again grabbed a notebook and pen.

In just a few hours, the wastebasket was already filled with crumpled paper, but this time as he picked up his pen, he felt no confusion at all.

The moment his fingertips touched the pen shaft, a strong urge surged up to inscribe that rune stroke.

But as soon as the pen tip hit the paper, before he could fully engage the special resonance, the entire sheet suddenly shuddered and burst into fine powder.

“Ordinary paper can’t bear the rune?”

Cheng Ye was taken aback; forgetting it was one thing, but not even a regular object could record this stroke.

Pausing to think, he went downstairs to the factory and brought back a stainless steel plate.

This thing was tough enough, but as the pen tip touched it, the plate split apart with a “crack,” and simultaneously a sensation of life force being drained came over him, consuming roughly 15%.

“Haha, even stainless steel can’t bear it, must it require Isolation Alloy?”

Without this special material on hand, Cheng Ye was at a loss.

As he hesitated over whether to dismantle a piece from the armored vehicle for a test, the patrol team happened to pass by in front of the warehouse.

Leading the team today was Chang Kai, who seeing him still up, hurried over, “Sir, why aren’t you asleep yet? Isn’t it Inspector Luokuke on duty tonight?”

“Oh, I have some matters to attend to.” Still pondering over the rune, Cheng Ye asked offhand, “Anything going on by the river?”

“No, it’s been two nights in a row without Infected Bodies or sources coming ashore.”

“Good to hear, the White Water River is…” Cheng Ye paused mid-sentence.

River?

Water Gathering Rune?

An intriguing idea flashed across his mind. In a daze, he gave Chang Kai a casual instruction and turned towards the purchasing station.

He headed to the water station on the first floor, picked up a basin, and filled it with filtered water.

“Water is available, but how should I write?”

Cheng Ye hesitated briefly, quickly coming up with an idea, and directly dipped his fingers into the water, gently swaying.

Sure enough, using fingers instead of a pen worked perfectly!

As he sketched in the water, a light blue glowing stroke emerged on the water surface.

A faint sense of life force being extracted came, consuming far less than when shattering the steel plate earlier.

Soon, a vortex began to form in the basin, as if actively absorbed by the stroke, the water level slowly dropped, and the blue stroke gradually solidified, eventually turning into a solid state.

“My goodness, did the water transform into a solid stroke?”

“How is this possible?”

Watching the basin’s water fully absorbed, leaving only the “” he’d drawn, Cheng Ye’s eyes widened in disbelief.

He reached out to grasp this solid stroke. Its texture was like a soft and bouncy Water Baby, and he instinctively gave it a squeeze…

Bam!

The stroke exploded, transforming into a burst of water in mid-air, splashing right onto Cheng Ye.

The force was so strong it even soaked his shoes and pant legs.

But right now, Cheng Ye paid no mind to these, for this magical power had completely shattered his understanding of runes.

What is this?

Immortal ways?

The Water Gathering Rune really gathered water flows, contained within a small stroke.

And this was just a fragment, one-seventh of the full rune; what kind of astonishing effects would the complete Water Gathering Rune exhibit?

Cheng Ye paced back and forth, having grasped the basic effect of the Water Gathering Rune, yet pondering its true potential.

If he were to wield 99% of his life force, how much water could this fragmentary rune truly contain?

With the Toughness Blessing at the ready, only a fifteen-day cooldown, just enough to recover before the next field mission.

Determined, Cheng Ye decided to boldly experiment this time!

To thoroughly comprehend the rune’s limits and uses to better understand its core nature.

Back in his office, donning the Fire Lotus Battle Armor, he headed straight for the dock.

Luokuke was perched atop the lookout tower by the flood barrier, arising in surprise as Cheng Ye approached, “It’s past three, why haven’t you slept?”

“I’m heading to Diversion Island for a bit to test something new.”

“Want me to come with you?” Luokuke mouthed the words “dangerous.”

“No worries, it’s fine. Just inconvenient to do it in town, it’s test gear from the research institute,” Cheng Ye explained casually.

“Oh, alright, be careful. Contact me if anything happens.”

Cheng Ye manned a wooden boat, as Luokuke turned on the spotlight, the beam illuminating the water ahead to guide his way.

At the Diversion Island dock, he tied up the boat and went to the island’s other side.

Secluded here, even if drawing from the White Water River posed infection risks, he needed not worry about affecting the town.

Lowering his visor, Cheng Ye crouched by the water’s edge, finger gently sketching a “” in the water.

Instantly, life energy was pulled away, and the fixed rune appeared on the surface, voraciously absorbing river water.

Gurgle.

Gurgle.

The rushing river water seemed to plunge into a bottomless pit, endlessly devoured by the rune.

Though the naked eye couldn’t discern the water level drop, the intensifying life force extraction felt real.