BXBX NOVEL Chapter 272: Landmine
Song Jian moved alone towards the Level 15 monster zone. Without Qi Yun, his movements were much freer. Whenever he encountered monster blockades, he would morph into a dark cloud, ascend into mid-air, and float off in the direction indicated on the mission map.
The flying speed of his shadow cloud form wasn’t particularly fast, comparable to a lazy jog, but without being hindered by mutant zombies, it proved to be much faster than traveling on foot.
Shortly, Song Jian arrived at the central region of the Level 15 monsters. This place was also an abandoned school, but unlike the high school from before, this was a university named “Abyss Ocean University .
Standing on the main street, Song Jian looked ahead.
In front of the university gate stood a gigantic stone relief, its surface covered in cracks. The words “Abyss Ocean University” etched on the relief had faded with time.
This time, Song Jian’s destination was the physics laboratory of Abyss Ocean University. All the remaining mission items, save for one located in the Level 20 monster zone, could be found in this university’s physics lab.
This was the crucial reason Song Jian had chosen this location as his second destination.
Entering the school gates, ahead lay three teaching buildings, each towering ten plus stories high. The buildings, seemingly abandoned for a long time, looked somewhat dilapidated. Confident no one had searched this place before, Song Jian decided to first gather the mission items before making a thorough exploration of these buildings.
Behind the teaching buildings ran a few small paths leading to the cafeteria and dormitory areas. Further along was a dense forest surrounding a small hill, upon which a pavilion had been constructed. It appeared to be a park-like area.
Following the directions provided by his mission map, Song Jian walked towards the university’s physics building.
“It’s strangely quiet here. Not a single monster. How is that possible?” Song Jian frowned slightly as it seemed his earlier judgement was off the mark.
Other players must have already ventured into this area before him and cleared the monsters. Otherwise, it wouldn’t be this quiet.
Upon reaching the physics building, Song Jian noticed a thin layer of black dust covering the ground in front of it. It was obviously the residue left behind after monsters had been burned to ashes by transparent flames.
Song Jian’s brow furrowed. Two of the mission items here were unique. If destroyed, Ebsiting’s mission would fail. By that time, even if Ebsiting couldn’t leave by himself, he probably wouldn’t agree to become a follower or assist with anything again.
He took a step towards the physics building but the moment he crossed through the gates, he felt a chill down his spine. The sound of a faint “click” came from beneath his foot.
System: You’ve stepped on a “Pressure-Sensitive Infantry Landmine.” The landmine will explode in three seconds!
Damn it!
Just as Song Jian finished reading the system prompt, an explosion sent him flying. The boom echoed in his ears, leaving his mind blank and his right leg numb. After a long while, Song Jian managed to sit up with some effort.
Nearly seven hundred vitality points had plummeted to just over two hundred. This meant the infantry landmine had a higher firepower than his T-11 high- explosion grenade, causing over four hundred points of damage. This was actual damage after deducting the values added by his special ability and defense equipment.
He felt something wet on his nose. Wiping it with his hand, he found it smeared with blood.
Looking down at his right leg, it was clear the bone had been broken. It was at an awkward angle, completely limp.
Surgical Treatment!
A white light enveloped Song Jian’s right leg. There was a “crack” as the severed bones forcefully rejoined, slowly beginning to heal. Only then did Song Jian feel a sharp pain originating from his right leg, making him suck in a cold breath.
After casting Surgical Treatment twice more, finally, his leg was healed. Luckily he had this healing technique; otherwise, Song Jian, with a crippled leg, would have to crawl back to the safe house.
While waiting for his vitality points to slowly recover, Song Jian opened the combat record.
System: Player “Feng Kai” has set a landmine that caused you 489 points of damage. You may exercise the right to legitimate self-defense. If you kill him within the next 180 seconds, you won’t gain any infamy points.
“Feng Kai!” Song Jian’s eyes narrowed, a hint of murderous intent showing through.
Just then, a furious shout came from inside the physics building: “Who’s there? Who’s so blind to have stepped on it? Damn it, how am I going to defeat this boss now?”
Song Jian paused. Soon, he saw a player rush down the stairs. Close behind him, a zombie wielding a silver longsword slowly gave chase.
Upon seeing Song Jian near the entrance, Feng Kai was taken aback. Then, he gasped in shock, his face turning pale.
Feng Kai knew exactly how powerful his own landmine was. It was his trump card to hunt the Level 15 elite boss. Any regular player stepping on it would be hard-pressed to retrieve their intact corpse, yet the man standing before him was completely unscathed. This was something Feng Kai couldn’t accept.
“Was it you who stepped on the infantry landmine I placed?” Feng Kai couldn’t help but ask.
“Yes!” A hideous smile crept onto Song Jian’s face. He drew his Crimson Fire Heart Ape Sword, and rhetorically said, “It hurt like hell!
Feeling the murderous aura coming off Song Jian, Feng Kai started to panic. Behind him was a Level 15 elite boss and, in front of him, a player who was able to withstand an infantry landmine without any apparent injury. His power was obvious.
“Brother, calm down!” Feng Kai hastily waved his hands, “That was a trap I set to kill the boss, not specifically for you!”
“Heh-heh!” Song Jian chuckled, before suddenly pouncing towards Feng Kai. Feng Kai screamed, and vanished on the spot, leaving only a wooden pole, about half a man’s height, behind.
The zombie boss, holding a silver longsword behind Feng Kai, swung his sword with a “whoosh,” cutting the wooden pole into two halves. The boss then looked around in confusion, stood motionless for a moment before turning around and walking towards the stairs.
Song Jian had only been trying to scare Feng Kai. His real target was the boss wielding the huge sword.
Sword Silk!
Song Jian darted behind the boss and stabbed forward, three silver sword qi, thin as silk, materializing around his body, stabbing towards the boss.
Showing an angry expression, the zombie boss swiftly turned around, his black eyes locked onto Song Jian.
In an instant, the boss lifted its silver longsword and slashed it forward.
Shhh~
A sword qi, icy and cold like frost, flew towards Song Jian.