Chapter 527: No Need for Such Trouble
It turns out that there’s still a big difference between walking and flying.
Originally planned to take eight or nine hours of walking, including the time to build the aircraft, it ended up taking less than two hours altogether.
After a smooth landing, Ah Xing and Ah Wang looked at each other admiringly, saying, “Is this what those wealthy people call cutting-edge technology? It’s not even as useful as what Ah Yang came up with. Now we’ve truly broadened our horizons.”
Su Hao chuckled, “That’s nothing. Let’s go and quickly track down and kill that Source Beast.”
Ah Xing unfolded a map and said, “The area of West Lanzhuang is vast. It’s not easy to pinpoint the exact location of the Source Beast. So our first step is to visit the surrounding villages, gather information, narrow down the range, and then conduct the search.”
Su Hao agreed with this. Although he had a radar perception range of ten thousand meters, compared to the area of West Lanzhuang, it was just a small circle. It wasn’t realistic to rely on this small circle for a carpet-style search to find the Source Beast.
However, if he had the divine sense with a range of 180,000 meters now, that would be another story.
The next day, the three of them visited various villages around West Lanzhuang, inquiring about the situation and enjoying two meals along the way, finally determining the approximate location of the Source Beast.
It was deep in the mountains to the northwest of West Lanzhuang.
According to the villagers, they often heard thunder and lightning coming from that direction, as if it was going to rain. But when they went out and collected their clothes, after waiting for half a day, the sun was still high in the sky.
Because the news in the village was relatively closed-off, these villagers had not received the news of the Source Beast’s attack. Otherwise, they would definitely not be so calm about collecting their clothes, but would rather hide in the cellar for three days and nights before doing anything.
Before entering the mountains, Ah Wang took out two small balls and handed them to Su Hao and Ah Xing, saying, “These are insulating protective suits, things that even Thunder Source Mages can’t do anything about. Let’s put them on first before going in.”
Su Hao said, “Insulating protective suits? In that case, aren’t you the nemesis of Thunder Source Mages?”
Ah Wang looked proud, and Ah Xing directly pierced the bubble, saying, “It’s only to some extent, restraining them. The way Thunder Source Mages fight is different from constantly summoning lightning as imagined. Although Thunder Source Mages are called Elemental Source Mages, they are more like berserk warriors of Metal Source Mages, wielding giant swords and overwhelming their opponents. So, don’t think that having insulation means you can ignore Thunder Source Mages.”
Su Hao pinched the small ball in his hand, and after it was pinched open, a soft plastic jumpsuit popped out. He didn’t care much and just put it on.
In no time, the three of them put on their protective suits. Su Hao moved around a bit and found it just right, giving Ah Wang a thumbs-up.
“Let’s go!”
While walking, Ah Wang poured out a large number of detection balls from a box, and then handed them to Ah Xing, who shot them out in various directions as a means of reconnaissance.
Surprisingly, this trick worked really well, with a throwing distance of up to three thousand meters, meaning the combined detection radius of Ah Xing and Ah Wang was three thousand meters.
However, it was useless in front of Su Hao.
After walking for a while, a rather large blood qi entered his radar perception, which belonged to the unique feeling of the Source Beast.
While Ah Xing and Ah Wang were happily throwing detection balls, Su Hao pointed ahead and said, “Ah Xing, Ah Wang, I sense a Source Beast reaction ten thousand meters away in that direction. I wonder if it’s the Elemental Source Beast mentioned in our mission. Shall we go and take a look?”
Ah Xing and Ah Wang’s movements froze, and they looked at Su Hao blankly, “???”
What’s going on…
‘Ten thousand meters away’, ‘Source Beast reaction’!
Is Ah Yang serious?
Su Hao casually explained, “My perception ability is okay. I’m quite sensitive to Source Beasts, so sensing them is normal.”
Ah Xing and Ah Wang felt powerless to comment, gradually becoming numb. They didn’t know how to evaluate this new teammate, feeling that their new teammate was abnormal, very abnormal.
Su Hao led the way, and the speed increased significantly. When they got closer, he led the two of them to a higher place on the side and looked down from above.
They saw a bare, huge rock halfway up the mountain, with a pile of hay spread out on it, looking like an unfinished bird’s nest. It was about ten meters in diameter. Ah colorful giant bird was lying prone on the pile of hay, its head inserted into its wings, seemingly asleep.
Ah booming sound could be heard with each breath.
Including the long feathers behind it, it was about seven meters long, with a sleek body, resembling a vigorous rooster. Between its colorful feathers, dazzling electric lights occasionally flashed, accompanied by crisp thunder, making it exceptionally handsome.
At this moment, a black wild boar foraged for food, walking straight ahead. When it entered the two hundred meters range of the giant bird, the wild boar stiffened all over, fell to the ground without a sound, and twitched for a while before lying still.
The giant bird immediately pulled out its head, stared at the position of the wild boar for a moment, found nothing unusual, and continued to tuck its head into its wings to sleep.
The three of them had excellent vision and all saw the scene of the wild boar falling to the ground, secretly surprised.
Upon closer inspection, they immediately discovered that not only the wild boar had fallen, but also many small animals lying around the giant bird, motionless.
The three looked at each other, quietly retreated, and hid.
Ah Xing muttered in a low voice, “This Thunder Source Beast doesn’t look easy to deal with. No matter how much we calculate, we didn’t anticipate it would be a flying bird.”
Ah Wang said, “If we miss the first strike, it’s afraid it will fly into the sky, which will be difficult. Two hundred meters should be the alert range of this Source Beast. Ah Xing, do you have the confidence to sneak attack and cut off its head?”
Ah Xing shook his head, “Birds react very quickly. Two hundred meters is too far, enough for it to react.”
Ah Wang said, “Then what do you plan to do?”
Ah Xing said, “We are in the dark, while it’s in the light. As long as I send colorless and odorless poison gas near its head for it to inhale, as long as it continues for four hours, it will die of poisoning, no matter how alert it is. But…”
“First, we must ensure that this giant bird doesn’t leave the spot within four hours. Because it’s too big, if the time is insufficient and it doesn’t inhale enough poison gas, it may not work.”
“Second, its head is inserted into its wings, and it’s uncertain whether the wings have the function of filtering poison gas.”
“Third, I’m not sure if my poison gas will work on this Source Beast.”
Ah Xing concluded, “So, playing dirty is not very reliable. Let’s try a sneak attack first and see if we can kill it directly. If not, it’s best to injure it to ensure it can’t fly.”
Ah Wang nodded, “Good! While you attack, Ah Xing, I’ll use strong glue to stick its wings together. Then we’ll float up into the sky and slowly wear it down.”
…
Su Hao listened for a while and suddenly spoke up, “Ah Xing, Ah Wang, can’t we just instantly break its head?”
Ah Xing nodded, “Of course. But this bird reacts extremely fast. The spells we shoot at it are highly likely to be avoided, so sneak attacking isn’t very effective.”
Su Hao said, “There’s no need to go through all that trouble. I’ve developed a spell these days called ‘Targeted Detonation.’ It can quietly deliver the spell to its neck without it noticing. Before it reacts, we can blow its head off.”
Ah Xing and Ah Wang exclaimed, “Really?”
Su Hao nodded, then casually pointed.
The spatial module was deployed, and the ‘little cannon’ instantly crossed space, precisely arriving at the bird’s neck.
“Boom—”
With a loud bang, a huge bird head soared high into the air, then fell heavily to the ground.
The colossal bird struggled, then soon tumbled down the mountain, crashing into rocks, and soon there was no movement.
Ah Xing and Ah Wang: “…”
They hadn’t reacted yet, staring blankly at the headless body of the bird. Countless strategies to deal with this giant bird in their minds disappeared in an instant, leaving them completely blank.
This thunderous Source Beast, is it resolved just like that?
Ah casual finger point, and the bird’s neck burst open without any warning…
It felt somewhat unreal. This spell doesn’t even have a trajectory!
Is he really a Mage of the Explosion Source? Why does it look more and more like a Mage of the Illusion Source!
The more they thought about it, the more terrifying it seemed. Ah Xing and Ah Wang’s hair stood on end.
Who could withstand the ability of ‘Targeted Detonation’ used for assassination?
Even the reputedly strongest defense of the Metal Source Mages couldn’t, right!
…
Seeing the two of them in a daze, Su Hao couldn’t help but speak up, “Ah Xing, Ah Wang, this Source Beast should be dead. Let’s go down and take a look.”
With that, he walked out from their hiding place and jumped down.
The two came back to their senses, looking at Su Hao as if he were a super Source Beast disaster. There was no hiding the astonishment in their eyes as they followed Su Hao down.
Unable to resist, Ah Xing asked, “Ah Yang, is your ‘Targeted Detonation’ accurate?”
