Chapter 55: A Golden-Framed Coffin
The fuse of the bomb was burning extremely slowly. Wei Huo initially assumed that the bomb was powerful, so he dragged Wei Sha and hid behind a wall. However, the bomb still did not explode even after 30 seconds of waiting. Wei Huo was left speechless. Bombs like this were probably only effective with wooden walls and not anything tougher than that.
Wei Huo started counting the seconds; 59 seconds after fuse ignition, the bomb caused a huge explosion. The insides of the ruins were instantly lit up by the explosion glare. The explosion shocks cleared the dust on the ground, and the ruins seemed to have swayed for a moment. Dust and gravel fell from above, and cracks began appearing on several pillars.
Wei Huo was lost for words. “...”
‘The bomb was a little too powerful, wasn’t it?’
Wei Huo walked over and found that the tough wooden wall was blown to pieces. The wooden wall which was protected by the game rules, was indeed no match for the bomb that was also empowered by the same rules.
Wei Huo saw the view behind the wall. There was a giant maze made with wooden walls, and Wei Huo could see the corner of this maze clearly through God View. The only way to move forward was to keep bombing their way in.
But... there were only two bombs left!
Wei Huo began using God View to study his way in. He could clearly see the locations of the wooden walls nearby.
Wei Huo walked around and realized that there were no other exits nearby. He could only use bombs to blow up the wooden walls, and he had to bomb them one after another.
Two bombs were definitely not enough!
Just as Wei Huo was deliberating upon this, three other bombs appeared at the maze’s starting point out of nowhere.
Wei Huo would not have realized them if it was not for God View.
“A refresh happened?” Wei Huo walked towards the entrance and found those three bombs. The bombs seemed to reappear every ten minutes. Wei Huo picked up the bombs and waited for another refresh to happen. However, five minutes later, the blown-up wooden wall was restored.
Wei Huo was shocked.
“Are wooden walls refreshed every 15 minutes?”
The bombs reappeared at the maze’s starting point every ten minutes. They were indeed powerful. Even if they were not used to blow up the walls, they could still be used elsewhere or even sold for money. When the time halt ends, this location would definitely be a hotspot for players.
Nonetheless, Wei Huo was only using these bombs to destroy the wooden walls. He wanted to bomb his way out.
But this bomb was taking a full minute to blow up...
Boom!
Another loud noise could be heard.
The wooden wall exploded into pieces and shocked the ground. Dust was flying everywhere.
Wei Huo grabbed four bombs and went into the maze again. He moved towards the nearest wooden walls with the help of God View. After blowing up another three wooden walls, Wei Huo found a treasure chest.
This was a wooden treasure chest. It was not locked, nor did it glowing. It seemed like a normal treasure chest but of course, it could be a Mimic [1] as well.
Wei Huo walked over and studied it. He shielded himself with his inner Qi before reaching for the treasure chest to open it.
Just as Wei Huo reached for it, the treasure chest jumped. Wei Huo was shocked, and he threw a punch at it.
The treasure chest flew and howled. It sounded like a dog’s howls after getting kicked.
Wei Huo looked closer and realized that the treasure chest had opened its mouth which was full of fangs and a bright red tongue. The Mimic stuck its tongue out and started panting like a puppy. “Haa, haa!”
Wei Huo was confused. ‘Is this a dog?’
The Mimic ran towards Wei Huo and circled him. It was sniffing Wei Huo’s pants while circling him and moments later, it started going around in circles before spitting out a bone.
Wei Huo was confused. “???”
The Mimic pushed the bone towards Wei Huo’s foot. It started hopping while sticking its tongue out.
Wei Huo picked up the bone and realized that it was an unusual bone!
This bone was similar to a human’s arm bone, and it was quite heavy. Wei Huo knocked the bone on the floor and found that it was an unusually hard bone.
The Mimic was still hopping, hinting to Wei Huo that it wanted him to play fetch with it using the bone.
Wei Huo was confused as he thought to himself, ‘Why is this Mimic different from other Mimics?’
It was as if it was a dog.
Seeing that Wei Huo had yet to throw the bone, the Mimic hid the bone and became angry. It attempted to bite Wei Huo.
Wei Huo reflexively slapped it, and the Mimic flew for over ten meters before crashing into the wooden wall.
The Mimic shook its head, got up, and happily hopped towards Wei Huo again.
Wei Huo was speechless. “...”
This Mimic is pretty shameless!
Given that the Mimic was in the ruins, it should not have a soul. It could also appear again after its death upon next refresh of the maze, just like the wooden walls and bombs. At this time, Wei Huo was thinking to himself, ‘Could this thing be taken out of here like the bombs?’
Wei Huo pulled out the bone and lured the Mimic forward. Just like a dog, the Mimic happily followed Wei Huo.
Wei Huo was a little confused. ‘Am I actually here to explore the ruins or to take away all kinds of things here?’
Wei Huo continued bombing his way out. After yet another explosion, Wei Huo found a drawing which recorded the Black Bomb production method.
Wei Huo picked up the drawing, and it immediately disappeared. At the same time, a new blueprint appeared on Wei Huo’s Basic Construction Blueprint Menu.
‘Black Bomb. A bomb that is capable of destroying anything made of wood.’
Wei Huo was speechless. “...”
‘It can only destroy anything made of wood? I thought it was a ruleless bomb, but since it can only destroy anything made of wood, it’s still a rule-bound item.’
Wei Huo laid down the blueprint and purchased materials from the Item Mall. The Black Bomb was available in the Item Mall as well at five Magical Stones each. On the other hand, materials for making the bombs were cheaper as it would only cost about three Magical Stones to make one.
Wei Huo only had about 300 Magical Stones or so. He could not afford expensive items, but he could still afford cheap materials.
Wei Huo made three Black Bombs immediately and used them to bomb his way out. Soon after that, Wei Huo came across an altar.
Wei Huo was puzzled. ‘Another altar?’
Wei Huo looked closely. There were no statues or game consoles. There was only a coffin on the altar.
The coffin’s frame was made of gold, and there were carvings of mountains, birds, fishes, and a quirky hieroglyph on it.
The hieroglyph seemed like a dagger. At the same time, it also looked like a one-legged stick man. There was a circle on top, a cross at the center, and a slanted line at the bottom.
Wei Huo approached the coffin. There was no light in the altar hence, a light source was needed to see anything clearly. As Wei Huo had activated his Massacre Mode, he could observe anything within 15 meters of him.
Wei Huo studied the coffin. He found that the coffin was sealed, and it was made with similar materials as the wooden wall. The only way to open this coffin was to use the Black Bombs!
[1] A Mimic is a fictional monster that is able to change its shape to disguise its body as an inanimate object, commonly a chest.
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