novelhk Chapter 22 Beyond Life and Death
Chapter 22 Beyond Life and Death
The deafening roar, which seemed to shake the earth's crust, lasted for several minutes before it began to subside.
Conventional high-energy explosives typically result in a sudden explosion and destruction. But Pei Qi deployed MC's TNT.
Even though redstone signals can be transmitted very quickly, the physical limitation of redstone repeater delay caused by such a massive amount of energy turned the detonation process into a continuous chain reaction similar to the collapse of dominoes.
This, in turn, exacerbated the devastation. The earth wasn't blown away all at once, but rather repeatedly ravaged and crushed by wave after wave of shockwaves.
The original Ubuyashiki residence? That's a historical term from the last century.
What appears between heaven and earth at this moment is a huge, crater-like scene, billowing with thick smoke.
If the previous mansion bombing was just digging an ugly scar on the ground, then this bombing with tens of thousands of TNT rubles is like performing a deep "amputation" on this land.
The vegetation, buildings, and rocks within a radius of several kilometers all disappeared.
The ground was abruptly eroded away by tens of meters, turning the once flat courtyard into a bottomless giant basin. The fractured underground water veins formed turbid waterfalls on the pit walls, flowing into the bottom of the pit and emitting hissing steam.
If an uninformed person saw this scene, they would definitely think that an asteroid with a diameter of more than 100 meters had just visited this place.
As for traces of human survival? Don't be ridiculous. Even the microorganisms in the soil were probably physically exterminated in the high temperature and pressure just now.
However, right at the heart of this absolute destruction, deep within this scorched earth, a striking, deep purple light stood out starkly out of place.
It was a layer of hard, cold black rock, and that was obsidian.
As the top layer of soil was peeled away, a corner of this black fortress buried deep underground was finally revealed.
This place was originally a secret refuge passed down for a thousand years by the Ubuyashiki family.
Hundreds of years ago, the Ubuyashiki clan, who were deeply threatened by Muzan Kibutsuji, devoted all their resources to excavating this massive underground palace beneath their mansion in order to leave a glimmer of hope for their descendants.
However, with the changing times and the rise and fall of the family, the records about this underground palace were lost in the war.
If Pei Qi hadn't possessed the [Minimap Module] with its built-in X-ray vision function, this secret would probably have remained buried underground forever.
As a seasoned "blocky person", Pei Qi would naturally not miss such a perfect "monster-hunting field".
Over the past few days, he not only emptied the underground palace, but also spared no expense, using a large amount of obsidian to reinforce the inner walls into an indestructible "TNT detonation chamber".
Pei Qi's original intention was to use the obsidian's explosive resistance of up to 6000 to "suffocate" the power of tens of thousands of TNT like a pressure cooker, preventing the explosive power from spreading excessively and harming innocents, while allowing Muzan, who was in the center, to suffer the maximum damage.
"Cough...cough cough..."
A violent coughing fit erupted from the obsidian platform.
Pei Qi struggled to push away a huge rock that was pressing down on him, and collapsed onto the scorching ground.
"Phew...that was awesome. If this were on a server, I'd probably crash it, right?"
With a thought, Pei Qi opened the UI interface in his field of vision.
In the row of icons representing status, the original ten bright red hearts have now dwindled to just half, stubbornly still flashing.
HP: 1/20
"Half a heart..." Pei Qi smiled bitterly, looking at the lower-realm alloy armor on his body that was already on the verge of being damaged.
This Nether alloy armor, coveted by countless players, has now become dull and lifeless.
Even though he had specially equipped himself with a full set of [Explosion Protection IV], he was as fragile as a sheet of paper in the face of this close-range nuclear-level baptism.
If he were to jump off this three-block-high platform now, the fall damage would be enough to kill him.
Although as a "player," he likely has a resurrection mechanism, that doesn't mean he wants to experience death.
He has no masochistic tendencies and intends to try to see if the process of death and rebirth is painless, since it's better to live a miserable life than to die a good death.
"But this loss is like tearing my flesh out..."
Pei Qi opened his backpack with a pained expression, his gaze falling on the lonely little golden statue in the corner.
The Totem of Immortality.
The life-saving item that originally occupied half of his backpack slots was now down to just one.
The Immortal Totem is a magical item that contains a certain law of life and death.
When the holder suffers fatal damage, it will activate instantly, negating one death in place of the holder and granting the holder 45 seconds of [Level 2 Health Regeneration] and [Level 2 Damage Absorption] effects.
In those few short minutes of explosion, Pei Qi felt like he was jumping back and forth at the gates of hell.
Explosion – Death – Totem Shatters – Resurrection – Another Explosion – Another Death – Another Shattering…
He survived the devastating heat and light by burning nearly half of his backpack full of totems.
"We've lost a lot of money, we've really lost a lot of money."
Pei Qi stroked the last totem, his face contorted with pain.
It would be a lie to say I don't feel bad, even though it's not just through cheating with command blocks that you can obtain large quantities of Undead Totems via commands.
Even in the main world of Minecraft, once you build a fully automated "Raider Tower," Undead Totems become industrial waste, and you can produce so many that they can't even fit in chests.
But in another world, this thing is truly priceless.
What drove Pei Qi crazy the most was the damned item stacking limit in Minecraft, which came from the underlying logic.
Unlike cobblestone and dirt, which can be stacked in groups of 64, the maximum number of stacks of the Undead Totem is forcibly set to "1".
This means that each totem will take up an already limited space in the backpack.
In this world where there are no summoners to refresh, this half-backpack of totems is a rare, limited-edition item that's becoming increasingly scarce.
Pei Qi gritted his teeth, took out a bottle of golden potion, and tilted his head back to gulp it down.
【Instant Healing II】.
As the medicine went down his throat, his health bar, which had been on the verge of collapse, instantly returned to full, and the excruciating pain in his body also dissipated.
Once he recovered, Pei Qi finally had the energy to carefully observe his surroundings.
He was currently on the top platform of this underground obsidian fortress. In pursuit of maximum damage, he had deliberately sealed off all sides, leaving only this one detonation port at the top.
The obsidian's smooth, mirror-like surface remains intact.
It perfectly fulfilled the mission entrusted to it by Pei Qi, compressing all the explosive power inward without wasting a single bit.
"It seems the construction quality is quite good." Pei Qi patted the obsidian under his feet with satisfaction.
But then he suddenly realized a problem.
Obsidian did indeed prevent the explosion from spreading outwards, protecting the surrounding geological structure.
Conversely, if something managed to hide in a blind spot of the obsidian during the explosion, or if the obsidian blocked part of the shockwave...
Wouldn't this seemingly indestructible tortoise shell actually become... a protective shield for that thing?
Pei Qi seemed to be deep in thought, his gaze sweeping over the small circular map in the upper right corner of his field of vision.
A huge red dot, strikingly bright against the black background of the obsidian, was quietly flashing not far from him.
"Muzan, you'd better hold on! I'm counting on you to break even, otherwise I'll lose a lot of money betting on this..."
Pei Qi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a kind and friendly smile.