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nThe 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.

nWei 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.

nWei Huo was lost for words. “…”

n‘The bomb was a little too powerful, wasn’t it?’

nWei 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.

nWei 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.

nBut… there were only two bombs left!

nWei Huo began using God View to study his way in. He could clearly see the locations of the wooden walls nearby.

nWei 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.

nTwo bombs were definitely not enough!

nJust as Wei Huo was deliberating upon this, three other bombs appeared at the maze’s starting point out of nowhere.

nWei Huo would not have realized them if it was not for God View.

n“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.

nWei Huo was shocked.

n“Are wooden walls refreshed every 15 minutes?”

nThe 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.

nNonetheless, Wei Huo was only using these bombs to destroy the wooden walls. He wanted to bomb his way out.

nBut this bomb was taking a full minute to blow up…

nBoom!

nAnother loud noise could be heard.

nThe wooden wall exploded into pieces and shocked the ground. Dust was flying everywhere.

nWei 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.

nThis 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.

nWei Huo walked over and studied it. He shielded himself with his inner Qi before reaching for the treasure chest to open it.

nJust as Wei Huo reached for it, the treasure chest jumped. Wei Huo was shocked, and he threw a punch at it.

nThe treasure chest flew and howled. It sounded like a dog’s howls after getting kicked.

nWei 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!”

nWei Huo was confused. ‘Is this a dog?’

nThe 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.

nWei Huo was confused. “???”

nThe Mimic pushed the bone towards Wei Huo’s foot. It started hopping while sticking its tongue out.

nWei Huo picked up the bone and realized that it was an unusual bone!

nThis 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.

nThe Mimic was still hopping, hinting to Wei Huo that it wanted him to play fetch with it using the bone.

nWei Huo was confused as he thought to himself, ‘Why is this Mimic different from other Mimics?’

nIt was as if it was a dog.

nSeeing that Wei Huo had yet to throw the bone, the Mimic hid the bone and became angry. It attempted to bite Wei Huo.

nWei Huo reflexively slapped it, and the Mimic flew for over ten meters before crashing into the wooden wall.

nThe Mimic shook its head, got up, and happily hopped towards Wei Huo again.

nWei Huo was speechless. “…”

nThis Mimic is pretty shameless!

nGiven 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?’

nWei Huo pulled out the bone and lured the Mimic forward. Just like a dog, the Mimic happily followed Wei Huo.

nWei Huo was a little confused. ‘Am I actually here to explore the ruins or to take away all kinds of things here?’

nWei Huo continued bombing his way out. After yet another explosion, Wei Huo found a drawing which recorded the Black Bomb production method.

nWei 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.

n‘Black Bomb. A bomb that is capable of destroying anything made of wood.’

nWei Huo was speechless. “…”

n‘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.’

nWei 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.

nWei Huo only had about 300 Magical Stones or so. He could not afford expensive items, but he could still afford cheap materials.

nWei Huo made three Black Bombs immediately and used them to bomb his way out. Soon after that, Wei Huo came across an altar.

nWei Huo was puzzled. ‘Another altar?’

nWei Huo looked closely. There were no statues or game consoles. There was only a coffin on the altar.

nThe coffin’s frame was made of gold, and there were carvings of mountains, birds, fishes, and a quirky hieroglyph on it.

nThe 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.

nWei 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.

nWei 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!

n1 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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