Chapter 359: The Second Hunting Weapon (3/3) |
Qin Ziwen had people bring two one-cubic-meter granite blocks from the stone quarry.
They were placed in a row, the massive solid granite serving as targets.
A Ghost Gold enchanted arrow was loaded onto the vehicle-mounted crossbow, and four burly men worked together to draw the crossbow string.
Aim, fire.
*Boom!*
The granite exploded.
Shattered into pieces, the enchanted arrow pierced through the granite, continued forward, and forcefully struck the second granite block behind it. The arrow was firmly embedded inside, sinking in one-third of its length.
Mogu's eyes narrowed slightly. This level of power could already pose a threat to it.
Even it wouldn't dare catch such a projectile barehanded.
At this critical juncture before entering a new map, the Home would gain another devastatingly powerful great weapon.
This wasn't an elite individual like a superhuman that required significant effort to cultivate, but a mass-producible assembly line product made with technology.
"Is the production difficulty high?"
Li Yue hesitated for a moment, then walked over and said quietly, "Not very high, but there are two key points."
"Go on."
"The first is Luoen's enchantment technique."
"The second is Master Li Tieshan's new technology. This new model of vehicle-mounted crossbow utilizes Master Li Tieshan's smelting technique."
Qin Ziwen nodded slowly. He knew that a week ago, Li Tieshan had successfully completed a second-tier task.
Forge ten weapons, achieve victory while hunting superhuman creatures, with a damage rate not exceeding ten percent.
The core was the damage rate. Li Tieshan forged ten weapons made of high-purity Ghost Gold and completed the task through Mogu.
If the previous vehicle-mounted crossbow was the pinnacle of traditional industrial technology, then this 2.0 version before their eyes was an advanced product utilizing enhanced materials and enchantments.
"That sounds relatively troublesome," Qin Ziwen pondered.
The core technology of the 2.0 version vehicle-mounted crossbow lay with two superhumans. Unless superhuman abilities could be inherited or the technology could be popularized, achieving assembly line production like the ordinary vehicle-mounted crossbows would be difficult. It could only be popularized on a small scale.
At this stage, it was merely a refined, high-end war machine.
"Before entering the next map, I need five units of the 2.0 version vehicle-mounted crossbow and twenty special enchanted crossbow bolts."
Li Yue pursed his lips and nodded heavily. "Received!"
Within the belly of the mountain range.
Mogu's body was encased in a thick layer of bone armor.
Its massive form reached out a hand, grabbing the Silver Bobbit Worm struggling desperately beneath its feet.
With a flick of its wrist, it directly stunned the Silver Bobbit Worm in its grasp.
The limp body was held in its hand like a rope.
Over the past few days, it had traveled beneath the sea, but for several consecutive days, it hadn't found suitable superhuman prey. Thus, it once again set its sights on the belly of the undersea mountain range.
After a series of searches, it finally found a Silver Bobbit Worm hiding within the mountain's belly.
Having successfully hunted its prey, Mogu's gaze swept around. It felt as if there were prying eyes watching from the shadows.
Scanning the area once, it seemed unable to find the source of the gaze. Mogu turned and left, carrying its prey.
In the shadows, within a hidden cave alcove, two slender white tentacles quietly retracted. Deep within the cave, a large Silver Bobbit Worm lay quietly in place, only relaxing slightly after sensing Mogu had gone far away.
Its dense claws twitched slightly as it crawled backward, wanting to hide deeper within the mountain's belly.
Just as it turned around, a giant hand broke through the darkness from behind, tightly grabbing its tail.
Immediately after, an irresistible, immense force suddenly descended!
*Screech—*
The Silver Bobbit Worm let out a panicked, sharp shriek.
The high-pitched cry echoed through the deep sea, but was abruptly cut off halfway.
It was slammed heavily onto the ground, rolling violently twice.
Using this momentum, a flash of ferocity appeared in the Silver Bobbit Worm's eyes.
It twisted its upper body, using the force to spring up and bite towards Mogu's thigh.
A leg like a pillar of heaven directly smashed into its head.
*Thud!*
The Silver Bobbit Worm's head snapped back, flying backward faster than it had come, landing heavily against the wall.
"A decent catch," Mogu's tone carried a hint of amusement.
This Silver Bobbit Worm was over twenty meters long. Among the creatures in the underwater cavern that day, its size could rank within the top three.
Previously, Mogu might have been injured by the Silver Bobbit Worm's hard claws.
But since condensing the Level 1 Law Body, Mogu raised its right hand. The palm that had just grabbed the Silver Bobbit Worm was thick and heavy, with only faint white scratch marks on it. As time passed, the white marks on the palm were visibly fading.
The Silver Bobbit Worm sensed the terror of the man before it. Driven by biological instinct, it tried to flee backward.
But after just two steps, a gust of wind came from above its head, followed by darkness in its consciousness.
A large foot crushed its head, like crushing weeds by the roadside.
Mogu bent down and picked up the Silver Bobbit Worm corpse from the ground.
Its legs bent slightly.
*Whoosh!*
Its powerful body disappeared from the spot, leaving only a long wake behind.
Returning to the Home, Mogu brought its two trophies to the Ancient Hunting Mausoleum.
Qin Ziwen, having received the news, hurried over upon hearing.
Looking at the Silver Bobbit Worm in Mogu's hand, this was the new prey prepared for burial in the grave soil.
"Master, should we extract the blood?" Mogu asked.
Qin Ziwen stared at the Bobbit Worm. The more complete the buried prey, the richer the rewards obtained.
This Silver Blood was also part of the prey.
After pondering for a moment, he made a decision. "No need. Bury it all together."
This Silver Blood was good stuff. After burying it, perhaps some unexpected changes might occur.
Of course, this was just his speculation.
However, it was just the blood of one Silver Bobbit Worm. He could afford to be extravagant, having the confidence to gamble.
When the tombstone rose once more.
Behind the raised mound of earth, a slender silver spear grew from the soil.
The spear was entirely silver-white, as if cast from pure silver.
A slender Bobbit Worm outline coiled around the spear shaft. Silver tail-like whiskers grew from the base of the spear, and the spearhead was a slender tip protruding from the worm's mouth.
The entire spear gave off a feeling of venomousness and sharpness.
A hint of appreciation appeared in Qin Ziwen's eyes. "This spear looks..."
[Hunting Weapon] Silver Worm
[Level] Level 1 (0/1000)
[Category] Annelid/Foot
[Hunting Development]
Stage One: Ejecting Blade
Stage Two: Not Activated
Stage Three: Not Activated
"...looks not very suitable for me," Qin Ziwen withdrew his gaze, his expression calm and unreadable.
"The spear form is too venomous, too petty. Let's wait for other Hunting Weapons."
Having said that, Qin Ziwen pulled up the spear. Although he didn't plan to use it, experiencing its first-stage ability was still possible.
"Ejecting... Blade!"
As the words fell, the spear in his hand seemed to come alive. The worm body coiled around the spear shaft moved, and the blade-like limbs retracted beneath it all sprang out!
It transformed from a spear into a ferocious great weapon that combined a chainsaw and a spear.
Simultaneously, the spear shaft extended forward, increasing the entire weapon's length by nearly half.