I Cultivate in a Government Office

Chapter 219: Chapter 127: The Singled-Out Foundation Establishment Cultivator

The view zoomed in, clearly capturing the cultivator’s appearance. He looked to be in his forties, with gaunt cheeks and eyes that held a crazed, sinister determination. This was likely due to his severe injuries; the Spiritual Qi in his Qi Sea was already leaking out, a sign that his Spiritual Veins were in disarray.

He had clearly noticed the commotion within the station, especially Yang Wenqing’s conspicuous white uniform and the armed forces surrounding him, poised for battle.

For a brief moment, their gazes met in mid-air.

In that split second, a hurried voice from the technical division crackled through the emergency Communication Array in Yang Wenqing’s badge: "The target’s aura signature isn’t registered in any official database. He’s a rogue cultivator. Energy level confirmed: early-stage Foundation Establishment."

’A rogue cultivator! Foundation Establishment!’

The two words struck Yang Wenqing’s mind like a clap of thunder.

"Level one combat alert! Target is the airborne rogue cultivator, early-stage Foundation Establishment! All specialized munitions are authorized!" Yang Wenqing’s voice was cold and decisive, without a hint of hesitation. "Activate the station’s Protective Array!"

His voice reached everyone in the station through the Communication Array in his badge.

VMMMM—!

On the station’s main building, surrounding walls, and watchtowers, pre-engraved runes lit up in succession. A pale blue shield of light, swirling with complex spiritual patterns, rapidly materialized, enveloping the station’s entire core area.

At the same time, Zhao Tiezhu’s squad of Government Soldiers had already taken their combat positions. The portable, rune-etched grenade launchers shouldered by two of the soldiers were the first to let out a muffled roar!

THOOM! THOOM! Two explosive rune grenades, trailing orange-red flames, tore through the air and hurtled straight toward the figure in the sky!

"Courting death!"

Seeing this, a vicious glint flared in the rogue cultivator’s eyes. He let out a hoarse roar, clearly not expecting the ants below to dare attack a Foundation Establishment cultivator first, even one in his poor condition.

With a wave of his left hand, a palm-sized, diamond-shaped Magical Artifact, a deep, spectral blue, spun out. In an instant, it transformed into a massive, ten-foot-wide, ice-blue shield that materialized in front of him.

BOOM! BOOM!

The two explosive rune grenades struck the ice shield with precision, erupting in a brilliant flash of light and a violent shockwave. The shield shook intensely and large sections of its crystalline surface shattered, but it did not break.

However, the true killing blow followed right behind.

Almost at the exact moment the grenades exploded, the Government Soldier riflemen, who had already adjusted their aim, squeezed their triggers!

RAT-TAT-TAT-TAT—!

The crisp, dense gunfire merged into a single roar. A curtain of fire, a mix of specialized armor-piercing and high-explosive rounds, descended on the rogue cultivator from every cunning angle like the Grim Reaper’s scythe. The armor-piercing rounds were meant to tear through his protective Spiritual Light and the Magical Artifact’s defenses, while the high-explosive rounds were intended to inflict widespread damage.

The rogue cultivator’s expression changed.

"Hmph!"

He grunted, ignoring the Spiritual Qi now gushing uncontrollably from his Qi Sea. The cloud beneath his feet dipped sharply, and he plunged downward and to the side like a phantom, attempting to dodge the main bullet trajectories while closing the distance to the station.

As he dove, his right hand rapidly formed a seal. Water vapor condensed around him, forming dozens of azure icicles. With a wave of his arm, the icicles shot out like a torrential downpour toward the station’s shield of light and the armed Government Soldiers below!

"A Water Element cultivator!" Yang Wenqing’s expression was grim. A Foundation Establishment cultivator who had successfully transitioned to cultivating the Five Elements Spiritual Qi was far more troublesome than an ordinary one.

SWISH! SWISH! SWISH!—

The icicles slammed into the pale blue protective shield, making a series of dull thuds. The shield of light rippled violently, its spiritual patterns flickering erratically, but it ultimately withstood the volley.

Below, the Government Soldiers used their cover and the shield’s protection to continue firing calmly, their lines of fire tightly tracking the rogue cultivator’s swift movements.

Seeing his attack fail, the crazed look in the rogue cultivator’s eyes intensified. He was now less than a thousand feet from the station—a distance a Foundation Establishment cultivator could cross in the blink of an eye!

He stopped dodging the bullets entirely. The azure Water Element Spiritual Light around him flared, forming a thick curtain of water to protect his body. He braced himself as several Explosive Bullets struck the water curtain and burst into sparks, then his speed surged once more as he shot straight for the station’s main building!

Judging by his trajectory, he intended to use his Foundation Establishment Cultivation and what little strength he had left to brute-force his way through the protective barrier. He had clearly realized his injuries were too severe to escape and was now determined to take them all down with him.

"He’s going for broke! Concentrate fire!"

Zhao Tiezhu roared, his eyes nearly splitting from fury.

The two grenadiers, who had been waiting for an opportunity, aimed and fired the instant Zhao Tiezhu’s roar faded!

This time, they fired their only two Breaking Gang Bullets. Each contained a considerable amount of Spiritual Qi energy; this specialized ammunition was expensive and designed specifically to penetrate the defensive auras of high-tier cultivators.

THOOM! THOOM!

Two grenades, slightly different in appearance from the last, shot out at an even greater speed...

The rogue cultivator sensed the threat contained within these two grenades, but he was already committed to his charge. With his reactions and agility severely hampered by his injuries, a complete evasion was impossible.

A ruthless glint flashed in his eyes. He made no attempt to dodge, instead pouring the bulk of his remaining Spiritual Qi into the water curtain around him and the small, ice-blue shield that had shrunk back to defend him!

"BREAK!!"

KABOOM—!!!

The first Breaking Gang Bullet slammed into the water curtain directly in front of him. Its specialized warhead instantly tore through the dense Water Element Spiritual Qi, triggering a violent Spiritual Qi detonation. The rogue cultivator shuddered violently, the protective curtain around him growing visibly thin and dim as he spat out a mouthful of blood.