Chapter 83 - Re-entry! The Ruin Of Liangfang Town!
Chapter 83: Re-entry! The Ruin Of Liangfang Town!
[Explosive Crossbow Arrow (Good)]
Description: Crossbow arrow created by the rookie-level craftsman “Su Mo”. After adding picric acid explosive to the groove of the arrow, an arrow of this kind possesses the ability of small-scale explosion. Due to the material of the arrow shaft and arrow, it cannot be recycled after use. Because of inexplicable reasons, the quality of these crossbow arrows has been upgraded to a ‘good’ level.
Explosion range: 10m
Explosion speed: 7.35km/s
Explosion power: 105% (TNT equivalent); intensity of 103% (TNT equivalent)
Comment: Shocking! A certain craftsman had developed a close combat arrow! After calculation, he would be within the explosion range!
“10m… I didn’t expect that a small amount would cause such an amplified explosion range.”
After carefully stashing all the explosive crossbow arrows into the storage space, Su Mo sighed in relief.
Picric acid reacts with metal to form picrate.
Only when it is placed in storage space will it enter a static state. Otherwise, if it is left outside for too long, this thing would explode the moment it is shot out!
Su Mo went to the stove and boiled some hot water. He planned to prepare gnocchi soup to replenish his energy.
Gnocchi soup is filling and easy to make. Although the taste may not be satisfactory, he could not care too much about that right now!
After hastily finishing a simple lunch with Oreo, Su Mo opened the door of the shelter and made certain that the fog ruin had no sign of dissipating.
He plugged in all the battery equipment to charge, the charging indicators lit up as he was watching.
Su Mo returned to his small bed. He drank a sip of the psychic energy water and began to close his eyes and rest.
Performing a high-intensity experiment for three hours continuously was quite a test for physical and mental strength.
Even though he had taken the psychic energy water to replenish his energy, Su Mo still felt a trace of mental fatigue.
In these few days, he was no longer an ignorant person!
Even if the monsters in the ruin have no smell and Oreo cannot detect them, Su Mo was confident that he can easily kill the monsters he encountered last time!
After sleeping for forty to fifty minutes, Su Mo woke up leisurely.
“Ever since I came to the wasteland, my sleep quality has been getting better day by day. I only need such a short rest time after a three-hour continuous high-intensity work, and I am all recharged.”
Leaning on the side of the bed, Su Mo sat up slowly. The tiredness and sleepiness in his eyes dissipated with rest.
He picked up the psychic energy water cup that was placed on the bedside table and drank the remaining water. Su Mo came to the water tank where the psychic energy water was stored.
The last time when he entered the ruin, Su Mo did not bring the nether energy water and suffered a pointless loss.
‘This time I must bring them!’ thought Su Mo.
After filling three full bottles of psychic energy water, Su Mo came to the nurturing base, took off the clothes that were hanging, and began to put them on!
Oreo ran over quickly as well, signaling that she was ready!
“Okay! Today we must go and find out what’s inside, it’s a tough battle! Are you ready?”
“Woof!” Oreo kicked the ground with her front legs, stood upright, to indicate that she was ready!
Back to the weapon armament storage, Su Mo first helped Oreo to put on the raincoat he made before, and then began to put on an armor himself!
This time, he was going to face the enemy head-on, so Su Mo decided to wear an optical combat suit inside to protect his skin to prevent direct contact from harmful objects.
He wore armor on the outside to block and fight against mutant monsters.
After putting on the equipment, he picked up the charged Fine Iron Electric Spear and tried turning it on and off. Confirming that there was no problem with it, he put it aside.
Su Mo took out five good-quality explosive crossbow arrows, and carefully placed them in the electric crossbow. He turned on the self-check button, confirming that there was no problem with it, Su Mo kept it in the storage space.
The electric spear took less than one second to start, but the electric crossbow took three seconds.
Even a few seconds are taboo in close combat, starting the weapons up in advance and placing them in the storage space could save time. When there is a need to use something, he could just take it out and launch it immediately!
The full preparation of equipment was complete!
Su Mo clenched his fists, feeling his biceps and strong forearms a few times. He resolutely opened the entrance door and walked into the corridor.
He entered the password.
Opened the door.
The ruin in the distance was still shrouded in black fog, looking eerie and terrifying.
Its distance was very close, so Su Mo threw aside the thoughts to drive the buggy. He carried the electric spear and brought Oreo. Step by step, they walked towards the ruin.
On the earthy land, wind and sand were everywhere.
One or two small storms that carried sand had gusted into the black fog and disappeared.
On the lonely land, a person and a dog were firmly moving forward.
If the scene was paired with the background music of interstellar crossing, it would have a rather poignant impression.
The closer the distance, the more depressing the atmosphere the black fog brought.
They had been walking for about 20 meters when the fog quickly dispersed bit by bit. It looked as if it was an invisible mouth, and could not wait to swallow Su Mo into it.
“This is… the wall I dug down?”
Su Mo kept silent, and slowly moved forward for approximately ten meters. This time, the scene inside was generally visible.
The gap in the wall that was dug down the last time seemed to be right in front of his eyes. Looking to the side, it was the spot where he had entered the last time.
“Liangfang Town… here we go again!”
In the World Channel, no one has entered the same ruin twice in a row.
Seeing Liangfang Town’s appearance now, Su Mo could not decide whether he should be happy or worried.
How about taking out the Dongfeng Missile and try shooting it inside?
The moment strange thoughts appeared, Su Mo shook his head quickly and threw the dangerous idea behind his head.
It might be thrilling to shoot it in on an impulse, but the search for goods would be ridiculously hard.
After receiving the dispatch of a rare-quality weapon, Liangfang Town might be razed to the ground. Even if there would be some junk to be collected, it is not worth as much of an adventure.
“Enough thinking. I’ll just rush in, even if there are two of the same monster from the last time, I’m not bothered by either!”
Lowering his head to pat Oreo, Su Mo stood up decisively and brought Oreo into the huge mouth of the black fog.
In the next moment, the monstrous black fog and clouds had suddenly disappeared, as if nothing had ever appeared.
The lonely yellow sand was barren, they could only continue forward.
[Record]: You have entered the ruin.
[Record]: The function of the game panel is locked, please exit the ruins to use it.
The game prompt sounded as Su Mo walked in. At the same time, the fog around him began to recede, revealing a larger distance than the previous time.
This time, it was six or seven meters!
As Su Mo walked in, it was still quickly dissipating.
“It’s this familiar smell. It’s like coke, at the same time, it’s also like the smell of rotten meat. No wonder Oreo’s sense of smell is greatly weakened.”
After sniffing the smell around him a while, Su Mo frowned and walked forward.
The split wall of the small courtyard from before has neither been repaired nor has any traces of movement. A few larger clods of soil were still lying on the ground.
“This is… the footprint of other creatures?”
As his eyesight gets better, Su Mo could observe more and more details.
Inside a broken clod, a three-claw-shaped footprint can be seen.
“This footprint is bigger than my palm. What kind of creature is this?”
Gesturing and comparing to the footprint, Su Mo muttered to himself.
This strange footprint was the size of two palms, it looked absolutely like a huge fella.
But here is the problem.
The fragile clod of soil could bear such a heavy trampling from a creature, without any sign of breaking apart.
Such a big footprint? But light?
Two completely contrasting attributes appeared on the same creature, Su Mo became more vigilant at once.
Su Mo crossed the gap and walked into the yard. The fog cleared away, and his vision suddenly became clear, as if he had returned to his realm.
The three doors that had been violently cracked by Su Mo remained open, and the split iron chains lay crookedly on the ground.
Su Mo walked towards the door and squatted down, took out the flashlight, and hit the light on the ground, observing the traces of dust scattered.
“Fortunately, it seemed that it was the broken wall that attracted other creatures, but there are no traces in the house. It didn’t come for money.”
“I just don’t know if there are any still existing humans in the ruin.”
Walking out of the courtyard, a thought came to Su Mo and he summoned the path-creating iron ax.
The gaps were not too far between the rural courtyards. There was another courtyard less than ten meters away from the broken courtyard wall.
Su Mo axed the wall a few times, and he broke an opening more skillfully than last time.
He summoned back the iron ax after and held the fine iron electric spear in his hand. Su Mo cautiously stood at the opening of the wall and looked inside.
“This family looks a little richer than the last one. There are four houses, and it looks like there is also a hut dedicated to farming.”
“All the doors are locked, but this kind of lock doesn’t bother me.”
“It looks like there are no traces of monsters.”
After speculating, Su Mo carefully and slowly stepped through the hole and walked in, sticking close to the edge of the wall, until he reached the middle of the courtyard. There was no response at all.
Just as Su Mo let out a sigh of relief, a sudden muffled blow erupted!
Boom!
Visible to the naked eye, a big bulge the size of a human skull appeared on the iron door of the farming hut!
“Oh no! There’s something here!”