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Chapter 257: Bombing Fish with This Thing, It's the Way to Go!
Chapter 257: Bombing Fish with This Thing, It's the Way to Go!
"Probably around this spot," Qin Muye compared the map and confirmed the location.
This was a large lake, with water as black as ink, but otherwise, there were no issues.
"Judging by the location, it should be an aquatic ancient shadow monster."
Qin Muye probed the area and found that the lake was very deep, with a gigantic creature lurking beneath.
"Going into the sea is out of the question; I will never go into the sea."
"Fishing is definitely out of the question, with my luck, the chances of coming up empty-handed are high, so..."
"Either I bomb the fish directly, or I drain the water."
After some thought, he decided that draining the water was too difficult. This lake, which seemed like a simple body of water, was actually very deep, with a vast underground cave system beneath.
Draining the lake would take ages, and he didn't have that kind of time.
So, he decided to bomb it directly.
He casually pulled out a stack of Crimson Hells. He had plenty of these, and they wouldn't be too excessive. At worst, they would turn the black lake into a ruby lake.
If the ancient shadow monster at the bottom of the lake didn't come out after such a bombing, Qin Muye would have to reluctantly switch to another target.
He tossed the Crimson Hells into the bottom of the lake and quickly ran away.
He wasn't afraid of the damage from the Crimson Hells, but that didn't mean he wanted to stay in the area.
It's like setting off fireworks; even if the fireworks don't necessarily hurt you when they explode, how many people would willingly stand next to them?
A massive explosion accompanied by a mushroom cloud, nuclear radiation, genetic pollution, and all sorts of strange lasers erupted. The Crimson Hells were no longer the original version; Qin Muye had added a lot of technology and magic, such as nuclear technology and biotechnology.
He did whatever was most devious, ensuring that even if it didn't kill outright, it would cause long-lasting harm.
Basically, it was designed to either kill or thoroughly annoy.
Moreover, these explosives weren't primarily about power but about subsequent pollution and radiation.
After the explosion, Qin Muye slowly walked back.
The lake was filled with large amounts of red crystals, blood flesh aggregates, and flowing mist, all indicating the success of the bombing operation.
Everything was quite good except for the unfortunate ancient shadow monster that didn't surface.
This made Qin Muye frown.
"I did make some minor adjustments to the energy environment of the Shadow Realm, but you still didn't come out."
Qin Muye suspected that the ancient shadow monster might have turned into a pile of shredded meat, but he wasn't sure of its exact state.
After all, it was only a 5th-stage monster. If it were a 6th stage, it might have come out to curse at Qin Muye, but a 5th stage wasn't qualified enough.
The yield he used just now was considerable. Even when he bombed the Silver Star Alliance, he didn't use as much.
Of course, that was because he was relatively poor back then and couldn't afford such a large yield.
Now, things were different. He was wealthy, and many things could be solved with money rather than superpowers.
Just as he was thinking about leaving to find another unlucky target, he noticed bubbles rising to the surface, similar to boiling water.
"Whoa~ I didn't expect any surprises. Looks like it's dead, alright."
Qin Muye thought the ancient shadow monster was about to rage, but instead, a fish corpse with a pockmarked and extremely gruesome appearance floated up, covered in crimson crystals, rotten flesh, and pus-filled tumors.
It was floating belly-up.
This scene made Qin Muye's eyes twitch. He felt that something was not quite right.
"I remember that when it dies, it should sink. Why is it floating now?"
Given the state of the corpse, it was definitely killed by his Crimson Hells, not by some strange disease.
After all, shadow monsters probably didn't suffer from such diseases.
"Never mind, I'll just... wait, why does this thing seem off?"
Qin Muye was about to give the ancient shadow monster a quick end, such as cutting it up for experimental samples.
But then he suddenly noticed that the creature's skin was moving, and his pupils turned crimson.
"This thing isn't dead? No, it should be dead. Instead, some kind of parasite or colony of organisms inside it must have survived and is now breaking through?"
Just as he finished speaking, Qin Muye saw the skin of the ancient shadow monster open up like a honeycomb, with countless pitch-black insects surging out of the skin openings like a flood.
The wriggling insects, resembling maggots, met with a harsh reality as soon as they emerged.
Even the ancient shadow monster couldn't withstand the onslaught, let alone these insects.
Some underwent mutations, some died from nuclear radiation, and others turned into red gem crystals. In short, their deaths were varied and bizarre.
This made the already strange scene even more terrifying.
Qin Muye, however, felt nothing. He had seen far more terrifying scenes than this.
"It seems to be parasites. To be able to parasitize an ancient shadow monster, these small shadow parasites are truly formidable," Qin Muye said, looking at the completely shriveled fish skin. He casually picked up one of the relatively healthy insects.
This thing indeed looked like a maggot, but it was far more aggressive. It even tried to bite Qin Muye on his hand, showing no fear of heaven or earth.
Then, he casually crushed it to death.
"Their value is minimal, relying solely on their large numbers," Qin Muye thought. At his level, quantity was no longer significant.
At his stage, in a real fight, high-end combat strength and top-tier weapons were the key to victory.
As for raising them, he decided against it. Why would he bother raising maggots? Raising a caterpillar might turn it into a butterfly, or even a moth, but maggots would only turn into flies.
Moreover, these maggot-like shadow monsters clearly had no evolutionary potential and would remain maggots for their entire lives.
That's not to say they had no advantages. The fact that they dared to parasitize an ancient shadow monster and could even hollow out such a massive creature demonstrated their exceptional reproductive capabilities.
Unfortunately, that was all they had.
If they were truly formidable, they would be predators rather than parasites.
Once separated from their host and exposed to the external environment, they had no advantages and could only wait for death.
Even without Qin Muye's pollution and radiation, they wouldn't have survived for long.
The previous uprising was due to the death of the host; otherwise, they would have remained obedient.
"Looks like this is only a part of the ancient shadow monster, not the whole thing. No wonder it felt smaller than expected."
"The rest of the ancient shadow monster's body is probably still underwater."
Qin Muye looked at the pockmarked fish skin and felt quite unlucky.
It wasn't the death that made him feel unlucky, but the fact that he encountered a difficult ancient shadow monster on his first try.
If it weren't a water-dwelling ancient shadow monster, Qin Muye wouldn't have used such lethal force.
Aquatic life forms always had their limitations.
After all, he spent most of his time on land, not in water, so he preferred terrestrial ancient shadow monsters.
"Unfortunately, I couldn't see the full form of this ancient shadow monster."
"But it doesn't matter. I'll just find another one. After all, if one dies, there are still twenty more."
Qin Muye's requirements weren't high; he just needed a shadow monster that could withstand some damage. Appearance wasn't important.
He took out the map again and began to point randomly: "Rooster, pick who you will."
Soon, his finger landed on a point on the map: "You, then. I wonder which unlucky soul has met me."
After selecting, Qin Muye used the super-temporal teleportation channel to leave the area.
As for the polluted environment, he didn't care. It wasn't his home, so there was no need to clean up.
He wasn't familiar with the shadow monsters, the dead shadows, or even this entire world. He considered it a way to add a bit of color to this dark shadow realm.
In a thousand years or so, the radiation pollution would likely dissipate, which for the dead shadows would be just a blink of an eye, no big deal.
Unless Qin Muye had the time to return, the fate of this place would be left to chance.
(End of Chapter)
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