novelraw Chapter 959 506: Hollow Out the Cement in the Walls—Stuff Them All with Explosives!
Chapter 959 506: Hollow Out the Cement in the Walls—Stuff Them All with Explosives!
"Can I ask why you stuffed the entire building's walls with explosives?" Shura's eye twitched.
"You actually found out!" Gu Shanhai looked shocked.
"No, what are you thinking? Damn it, these explosives have indiscriminate entry effects. If they explode, we're going down with them." Da Tianwei hurriedly smashed open the wall upon hearing this and dug out a bomb. Seeing its entry effects, he was stunned.
"Your system doesn't have any flaws, right?" Shura remarked sarcastically upon seeing this.
"Yeah, immense power with great effects and high yield. If you said there weren't any flaws, wouldn't that make it too godlike?" Gu Shanhai was completely unfazed by this.
The two fell silent for a moment, then speculated internally that Gu Shanhai's talent might be akin to an NPC template or a dual template. Otherwise, it wouldn't explain why Gu Shanhai couldn't use the player channel or friend list.
And this also explains why Gu Shanhai could develop so quickly.
Possessing two templates while consuming resources likely only counts as one, meaning Gu Shanhai's one-point bonus equals two points.
This is why Gu Shanhai can be both a support class and a big shot in life professions.
However, this thought merely flashed in their minds, and they didn't intend to probe too deeply. The other party's system is likely built around this talent, and probing would be akin to seeking the secret of their rise, which is a huge taboo among players.
"I understand having flaws, but can you change this flaw?" Da Tianwei couldn't help but comment.
"I'd like to, but I can't." Gu Shanhai shrugged. Indiscriminate effects are a normal rule; it's the players' trait of ignoring ally damage that's abnormal.
A player throws a bomb, allies in the blast zone remain unharmed, while enemies get blown apart. There's obviously something off about that.
Of course, exactly because of this, players can't backstab teammates during an instance, keeping player interactions quite normal.
Indiscriminate effects, seen as negative entries to players, have an extremely low occurrence rate. Even top-tier players like Shura and Da Tianwei have encountered less than a handful over the years, whereas Gu Shanhai has seen a whole bunch.
"But don't fill the whole apartment, except for the load-bearing structure; the rest is stuffed to the brim. If one goes off, the entire building would be gone." Shura didn't expect Gu Shanhai to have done so much overnight.
Last night, after dinner, they went their separate ways. Shura investigated the environment, while Da Tianwei conversed with the ghosts, trying to gather intel from them.
As for Gu Shanhai, they didn't pay much attention; he said he wanted to continue researching a solution.
Then this morning, they saw this scene. Admittedly, this solution is quite good, especially with the "breaking" aspect; it fits the description of demolition perfectly.
It just raised their blood pressure a bit.
"Don't worry, I've got a steady hand. This thing doesn't rely on physical means to be used." Gu Shanhai said, patting his chest.
"Are you sure?" Da Tianwei was still a bit skeptical. He checked the attributes of these bombs; currently, they wouldn't kill him, might barely hurt Shura, but the entire building would surely become rubble. That would be unlucky enough.
"I still have a sense of proportion!" Gu Shanhai said firmly, though when he doesn't act like a human, that's a different story.
"Alright, I'll trust you this time," Shura felt a bit weary over this. His written reminder told him that he couldn't dismantle this thing with his abilities, and forcefully doing so would likely cause an explosion.
But this could also be a good thing; if anything happens, the whole apartment exploding could serve as a cover.
"Oh, right, today's the last day for those ghosts. From my conversation with them last night, I found out their main task is to survive for three days."
"It's quite challenging, as the All Ghosts Survival Platform gives their room protection time of only twelve hours. To extend it, they need to complete human tasks or contact humans to gain the necessary items."
"Only by entering a room with protection time can they avoid being contacted by humans. Once the protection time is gone, humans will detect and contact the ghosts."
"In these circumstances, the ghosts are pretty much doomed, with little chance of survival. Directly contacting humans would at least lower the death rate, though more limbs might be missing."
Da Tianwei wasn't entirely unprepared; through various means, he also gathered a lot of task-related information from the Ghost Survivors.
The All Ghosts Survival Platform didn't strictly forbid them from revealing their tasks, so when their lives were threatened, they revealed everything without hesitation.
Survival is the key. For the ghosts, the All Ghosts Survival Platform isn't a paradise but rather a Hell. If it could be destroyed, that would be ideal, sparing the ghosts the need to fight desperately in the human world.