Chapter 29

Thermal Pressure Bomb.

It is a conventional weapon, but it possesses an unconventional destructive power and damage effect that is second only to nuclear weapons.

During the first explosion, the thermal pressure bomb spreads a burning mist that is difficult to extinguish.

Then comes the second explosion.

At this point, the spread burning mist is directly ignited, accompanied by a shock wave that has a long duration and considerable power. It can also rapidly consume oxygen in such an underground environment, causing people to suffocate and die due to lack of oxygen.

By the time Cai Mo and Guiyan reacted, it was already too late to dodge.

Although they are experts with soul power exceeding 10 points, they are still made of flesh and blood. In the face of the powerful force of this "sub-nuclear weapon," they had to find ways to save themselves.

Almost instantly—

Cai Mo roared, "Substitute with a corpse!"

Corpses appeared in front, behind, to the left, and to the right of him, even above his head, all forming a bizarre hand seal, looking extremely sinister.

The man beside him was engulfed in a ghastly green flame, quickly turning into a ball of fire and merging into the explosion.

Although Wu Xiaode was on the other side of the cliff, quite far away, he did not dare to be complacent.

At the moment of the explosion—

He raised his guard, silently preparing for any possible changes.

He saw that the silver discs on the ground all flew up, merging in the air to form a semi-transparent wall, blocking him behind it.

This glass wall was seamless, as if it had been embedded in the passage from the beginning.

The shock wave and flying rocks from the explosion were all blocked outside the glass wall, unable to harm Wu Xiaode in the slightest.

"Tsk, Lan Jie still cares for me."

Wu Xiaode thought to himself.

Boom, boom, boom—

The massive explosion, like a mountain being blown up, gradually subsided.

The glass wall instantly disappeared, transforming back into discs that fell to the ground.

Suddenly—

A ghastly green flame appeared beside Wu Xiaode.

A man covered in black runes emerged from the flame.

His body was full of corpse spots, his movements stiff, and his eyes vacant. As soon as he appeared, he lunged at Wu Xiaode, trying to bite him.

Clang!

Wu Xiaode kicked him away, sending him flying far down the cliff.

"Body like copper and iron?"

He muttered, his face grave.

When he kicked the corpse, it felt like kicking a heavy piece of steel, even the sound was like striking metal.

This kind of corpse is hard to deal with!

In the next instant—

Several ghastly green flames appeared, floating around Wu Xiaode.

One after another, corpses emerged from the flames, surging toward Wu Xiaode like a tide.

Wu Xiaode's fists moved so fast that they created a sound like a sudden rainstorm.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—

In a series of sounds, the densely packed corpses were knocked away, scattering in the air and falling down the cliff.

While fighting, Wu Xiaode secretly rejoiced.

Thanks to the undead finding the right place where Cai Mo and the others appeared, he was able to have Xia Ni bury the thermal pressure bomb.

Even if they didn't die, they must be in a bad state.

Otherwise, this combination of green flames and corpses would have various control methods, making it even harder to fight!

Boom—Boom—Boom—

At the entrance of the passage, wave after wave of corpses were blasted away by Wu Xiaode's iron fists, flying in the air and falling down the cliff.

After nearly ten breaths—

The green flames and corpses no longer appeared.

Wu Xiaode took a few steps back, repositioned his fists, and panted, "You found the secret passage, and now you want to come back and kill me. Don't blame me for being ruthless!"

He glanced at the Book of the Undead.

Despite not using the Iron Wire Fist, just some basic boxing techniques, he had already expended two points of soul power.

The dust in the air settled.

The scene on the other side finally became clear.

The entrance to Passage 19 was completely destroyed.

Two people were covered in blood, one clinging to the rocks, the other hanging in mid-air with a steel bar piercing his shoulder.

They were still breathing.

"Boy, this is just the beginning. Show your true skills," Cai Mo said with a grim face.

True skills…

But I don't have more than 10 points of soul power.

Wu Xiaode coughed lightly and said, "Stop with the useless talk. Tell me, where is the fifth secret passage?"

"Damn, what are you—"

Cai Mo's angry curses were cut short.

Even the Flame Ghost, whose shoulder was pierced by a steel bar, held his breath.

Because from the collapsed mountain, a massive three-eyed snake with a single horn emerged.

Its body, covered in bright patterns, shimmered in the air, creating a mesmerizing glow.

The giant snake elegantly turned its body, flicking its tongue, and sized up the two people at the entrance of Passage 19.

"Don't be afraid, tell me, where is the fifth secret passage?"

The three-eyed snake spoke in a human voice.

Regardless of the two people's reactions, on the other side, Little Wu noticed that the discs on the ground were emitting a faint hum.

The tracker on his chest also made a sound:

"Soundproof barrier generated, about to create a holographic image of you standing in place."

"Little Wu, run now!"

—Xia Huilan's voice!

Wu Xiaode stood still for a moment.

"Run!"

He jumped up and sprinted into the depths of the passage, quickly transforming into a crow and accelerating.

As he left, a holographic image of him appeared in his original spot, smiling and looking forward, as if really paying attention to what was happening on the opposite cliff.

The crow didn't fly for long before it saw a streak of light coming toward it—

It was Xia Ni!

She held Xia Huilan and smiled at the crow.

"My sister was worried about you, so she made me come back to check on you."

"I'm fine, but if we don't run quickly, there will be big trouble," the crow said in a human voice.

"If you were just a crow, I could carry you and fly together," Xia Ni said.

The crow landed on Xia Huilan's shoulder.

Xia Huilan finally relaxed and said quickly, "Good to see you back. Xia Ni is very fast, don't fall off!"

"I won't fall—"

Before Little Wu could finish his sentence, Xia Huilan scooped him up and held him tightly.

"Speed up!" Xia Huilan commanded.

Xia Ni suddenly accelerated, turning into a streak of light, shooting through the dark and long underground passage.

They quickly returned to where they had been before.

"Can we hide here?" Xia Ni asked.

"Absolutely not, we need to keep running. If that thing catches up, we're done," Wu Xiaode said.

"Current strategy: Confuse the enemy," Xia Ni said.

She reached out into the air and grabbed several iron cages.

When the cages opened, seven or eight monkeys jumped out, howling and fleeing to both sides of the underground passage.

Two of the monkeys even found a ventilation shaft, climbed up, and left from above their heads.

Indeed, it was a way to confuse the enemy.

—This spatial technology is quite useful. I should ask Lan Jie to install one for me someday!

Wu Xiaode thought to himself and urged, "Let's go, quickly!"

Xia Ni increased her speed again, flying into the depths of the tunnel.

Suddenly—

Two human-headed, snake-bodied creatures appeared not far ahead.

"Enemies detected, combat strength rated as average, weakness: head," Xia Ni gently reminded.

"Only one more, right?" Xia Huilan asked loudly.

The crow's eyes also lit up, and it shouted, "Only one more!"

Xia Ni put down the two of them and drew a laser knife, charging forward.

The crow instantly transformed into Wu Xiaode, shouting, "Don't give me any more soul power, Crow!" as he followed.

In just one exchange, Wu Xiaode landed four punches, each hitting the monster's head.

Xia Ni fired an electromagnetic cannon, blasting the other monster away, then rushed back to help Wu Xiaode.

The two of them attacked with all their might.

In a short moment, the unfortunate monster was defeated.

Wu Xiaode checked his soul power.

His soul power was almost depleted.

From the depths of the passage, another monster let out a sharp cry and charged toward them.

"Run!"

Wu Xiaode grabbed Xia Huilan's hand.

Xia Ni also landed beside him.

A flash of light.

The three of them were teleported away from this world.

...

On the other side.

Cai Mo looked at the three-eyed snake, thinking about the situation, and suddenly calmed down.

He tried to breathe but couldn't get any oxygen.

The thermal pressure bomb had consumed all the oxygen around him, and it couldn't be replenished quickly.

There was also a terrifying snake on the other side.

This is over.

Cai Mo turned his head and looked at Guiyan, saying indifferently, "Guiyan, I'm sorry."

As he spoke, a heart appeared from his sleeve.

Cai Mo squeezed it—

In a remote part of the ground world, outside the underground shelter, a steel coffin, a creature imprisoned inside suddenly died.

A flash of light.

Cai Mo retreated from this world, returning to the human world.

Only Guiyan was left.

He trembled, groaned, and begged, "Don't... eat me..."

The three-eyed snake said, "So you are supporters. It seems you won't be able to return to your world. Tell me the location of the fifth secret passage, and I'll give you a quick death."

Guiyan's mouth was bitter, and he said in despair, "What fifth secret passage? I don't know anything about it."

He tried to breathe but couldn't get any oxygen.

His fire, which relied on soul power, was also greatly weakened without oxygen.

"Spare—"

Before he could finish, the surroundings turned completely dark.

Then came a sharp pain.

Everything was over.

The three-eyed snake flicked its tongue, ignoring the blood flowing from the corner of its mouth, and reviewed the situation.

It suddenly turned its head and looked toward the passage where Wu Xiaode was.

It saw Wu Xiaode standing there with a faint smile, not saying a word.

—This is a holographic image.

The snake looked at the holographic image and scanned the surroundings.

The wind from the various passage entrances brought the scent of animals, but no human scent.

There was nothing below the cliff, only hundreds of rotting corpses piled up.

These corpses were the ones the boy had knocked down earlier.

There was no one left here.

The three-eyed snake suddenly let out a low laugh.

It twisted its long body and slithered into the original Passage 13, leaving a cold and menacing message:

"...I was tricked..."

"Pray you never meet me again, or I will make you suffer, unable to live or die!"