Chapter 27 Obstruction

Su Yu's brows furrowed, and Yang Lie's face was also filled with shock.

The few logistics personnel who came to report the news nodded with wry smiles.

"The news has been confirmed. During the days we've been out hunting, the rumor has spread throughout the Shelter, and I've even heard some have started betting to see when our Ninth Team will be completely wiped out by the Night Slayer."

Hearing this,

the few combatants behind Yang Lie laughed angrily.

Even Yang Lie laughed in exasperation.

"The Night Slayer's reputation is truly terrifying! So many of us in the Ninth Team, and yet people think we're doomed by the Night Slayer's hands?"

But after the anger subsided, Yang Lie had to admit that the Night Slayer's move to swallow three teams at once did indeed put a lot of pressure on him.

Su Yu, likewise, furrowed his brows and then, with a sudden thought, looked up sharply at Yang Lie.

"Uncle Yang, you should quickly head to the management office and submit our hunting targets for this month, and also pick up the hunting list for next month!"

"Why the rush? Shouldn't we first rescue Old Wang and the others..."

Yang Lie hesitated, then his face changed color as he too realized: "You mean to say that the people at the management office might be helping the Night Slayer make it difficult for us with the hunting targets?"

Su Yu nodded, his face also looking a bit grim.

Generally speaking, even if there is favoritism, the management would not be too biased or excessive.

But now, the situation is different.

The Night Slayer Team acted swiftly, swallowing three hunting teams at once, something unprecedented in Shelter No. 73.

With such momentum, it's hard to say whether the higher-ups at the management office might be intimidated by the Night Slayer Team, or even show goodwill to the Night Slayer by making things difficult for us!

After all, there was already one Eisen manager, and now it's not surprising for a few more to appear.

"I'll go right away."

Yang Lie dared not delay, immediately turning around to lead a few logistics personnel, taking this hunt's yields and starting to act.

Meanwhile, Su Yu headed to the exchange point at the management office to get the repair tasks released by the management.

He was running low on parts.

Whether making new design blueprints or improving the Falcon Gun, he needed to exchange Radiation Beast materials for contribution points and then buy the required mechanical parts from the exchange point.

The repair and manufacturing tasks posted by the management usually come with a few extra materials as compensation for losses, which is a bit of a perk for Sanctuary mechanics.

Plus, Su Yu had already reached the maximum level of Mechanic.

Coming and going, he could save a lot of parts and materials, enough for Su Yu to use for modifying the Falcon Gun in the upcoming time.

But before setting out, Su Yu pondered briefly and deliberately brought along his trophy bag.

The trophies inside were relatively precious Radiation Beast materials, which counted as Su Yu's extra share as a squad sniper and weren't required to be publicly distributed, allowing him to take them away himself.

These trophies, added together, could exchange for quite a few contribution points.

This was Su Yu's precaution.

If the Night Slayer Team were to make a move, they obviously wouldn't only trouble the Ninth Team as a whole; key members like him would surely be specially targeted.

He didn't want to make this trip in vain.

Just as Su Yu anticipated,

upon arriving at the exchange point, Su Yu unsurprisingly saw Eisen's repellent face.

After hearing Su Yu's request, Eisen's face immediately showed a playful smile!

"Oh, Mr. Su, I'm truly sorry, but since the higher-ups know you have joined the Ninth Team now, as per the register of Shelter members, you are considered a member of the hunting team."

"So, for the moment, you cannot take repair and maintenance tasks unless you withdraw from the Ninth Team. If that's the case, I'll report to the higher-ups immediately, and you can take on any tasks you want without delay!"

"What do you think about that, Mr. Su?"

Behind the counter at the exchange point, Eisen wore what seemed to be a sincere smile, though it was full of mockery.

Su Yu furrowed his brow, staring at Eisen, and after a moment, he smiled slightly: "Very well, then I'll go back and discuss it with my companions first."

Hearing this from Su Yu,

Eisen's expression visibly relaxed, and a scornful smile unconsciously curled at the corners of his mouth.

But he quickly realized that Su Yu had not actually turned to leave but stood there, looking at him with a knowing smile, causing sweat to bead on Eisen's forehead, and his voice stuttered slightly.

"Mr., Mr. Su, is there anything else? If not, perhaps you should head back. I do have a lot of work to attend to!"

No joking, Eisen had already heard about the Ninth Team's situation.

On this hunting trip, the Ninth Team brought back more bounty than they usually get from a seven-day hunt.

And the most significant change was Su Yu's inclusion.

Moreover, it's said that even the reckless Mad Wolf suffered a silent defeat at Su Yu's hands.

To Eisen and many ordinary residents of the Shelter, Su Yu had become a hidden expert.

If not for Eisen's backing from the Night Slayer Team, and the fact that Sanctuary regulations supported him this time, he wouldn't have had the confidence to say such things to Su Yu.

But facing Su Yu's fierce gaze, even with ample confidence, someone like Eisen, who's not especially courageous, felt some innate fear.

Seeing Eisen in fear, Su Yu smirked, not bothering to waste words with such a person, and simply lifted his trophy bag.

"No need to worry, I just want to exchange the materials in this bag for some parts and scrap machinery; surely that's not against the Shelter's rules, right?"

"Ex… exchange, this…"

Eisen hadn't expected Su Yu to come prepared with such things. Seeing the bag full of materials Su Yu placed on the counter, he wanted to refuse; however, the pungent bloody smell wafting from the bag,

combined with Su Yu's indifferent gaze from outside the counter,

eventually made Eisen lack the courage to make things difficult for Su Yu. He quickly inventoried the Radiation Beast materials from the bag and stuffed all the parts and scrap machinery Su Yu wanted into the bag, then cautiously pushed it to Su Yu.

Su Yu took the bag, glanced inside.

Although it was just a quick look, with his level 10 Mechanic and level 7 Gunsmith profession bonuses, he immediately saw that the materials in the bag were fair enough.

He didn't linger further and left the exchange point with the bag.

Watching Su Yu's figure disappear into the distance, Eisen couldn't help but heave a sigh of relief, vigorously wiping the sweat from his forehead, thinking furiously to himself.

"Let me see how long you can stay smug! The Night Slayer has poured considerable resources this time, so the Ninth Team surviving is truly an uphill struggle!"

Reflecting on what the Night Slayer's captain, Li He, said to the real management figures at the office,

Eisen's gaze at Su Yu bore a bit more pity.

"Poor kid, of all the people to cross, you chose to go against the Night Slayer, tsk tsk tsk..."

Eisen shook his head, clicking his tongue, then leisurely returned to his work.

Su Yu wasn't aware of Eisen's comments.

However, he wasn't surprised by the Night Slayer Team's targeting. Before coming to the exchange point to pick up repair tasks, he had already guessed that the Ninth Team, including himself, might be targeted by the Night Slayer again.

This time, the Night Slayer's attack was right on his sore spot.

Without the free parts and scrap machinery provided by the Shelter, he'd have to collect the materials and parts himself to improve the blueprint.

"Fortunately, my Mechanic level is maxed, so the efficiency of the improvements won't be delayed too long, but Uncle Yang Lie's side..."

Su Yu felt a bit worried as he quickened his pace back to the base.

When he returned to the base, he found the previously spacious place now a bit crowded.

All members of the Ninth Team, both combatants and logistics personnel, along with their families, had gathered, distributing rooms and beds.

Even some Shelter residents who had previously withdrawn due to injuries had gathered here.

Several combatants, along with the still-recovering Li Mao and Zhang Wu, were in the deepest part of the training ground at the base, surrounding Yang Lie, each with barely contained anger on their faces!

"Uncle Yang Lie, what happened?"

Su Yu couldn't help but step forward quickly.

Seeing Su Yu return, everyone's spirits lifted a bit, but soon, remembering the predicament of the Ninth Team, their expressions inevitably turned despondent once more.

Even Yang Lie couldn't do much better. Hearing Su Yu's question, he gave a bitter smile and handed the sheet in his hand to Su Yu.

This was the hunting list the Shelter management issued monthly to each of the Shelter's hunting teams, specifying the material quotas to be submitted by the hunting team to the management for the coming month.

Su Yu glanced at the sheet, and his gaze turned instantly icy!

[Ninth Team Hunting List]

[One-star Radiation Beast Kill Count: At least ten]

[Two-star Radiation Beast or one-star Radiation Beast Lord Kill Count: At least three]

[Ordinary Radiation Beast Kill Count: At least a hundred]

Just a few simple lines.

But it was enough to sentence the Ninth Team to death for the next month.

Not to mention the kill counts for one-star and two-star Radiation Beasts.

Merely needing to kill over a hundred ordinary Radiation Beasts was not a task achievable by the Ninth Team's current five combatants, Su Yu included.

Even adding Wang Shan and Wu Yue wouldn't help!

"Unless our Ninth Team still had its full strength, with Old Zhang and Old Li uninjured, then there might be a slim hope of achieving this target."

"But now..."

Beside him, a Ninth Team combatant clenched his fist, gritting his teeth.

Their eyes brimmed with boundless hatred and a hint of panic.

According to the Shelter's rules, hunting team members are already classified as the lowest tier among Sanctuary residents.

If the hunting team they belong to is disbanded, the rule states,

unless they can find another team willing to take them within three days, or offer enough contribution points or materials,

they'd be directly expelled from the Sanctuary, becoming drifters.

The thought of being drifters wasn't terrifying.

But the terrifying part was that the Night Slayer Team already had their sights set on them.

They're playing dirty tricks now because they're still officially Sanctuary residents, still members of the Sanctuary hunting team.

Once they lose this status protection,

the Night Slayer Team could directly attack them.

Then, not to mention Li He, that three-star Transcendent,

even if the Night Slayer Team's two-star and one-star Transcendent sub-captains and combatants banded together to openly attack them, they could easily annihilate the entire Ninth Team!