CHAPTER 341: CHAPTER 249: THE STORYBOOK MELTED IN THE RUINS

Stunned by the discovery of the nuclear reactor, Rosen and Barefoot Immortal were just about to step forward, but Meng Die suddenly intercepted them.

"Don’t get too close; that’s a gas stove my sister and I used before. There’s a gas cylinder underneath, and it’s uncertain if there are safety hazards after so long. I’m afraid it might cause a nuclear explosion!"

Meng Die’s warning also left the two of them terrified.

In a confined environment, an explosion is a very scary thing. You can get injured at any moment, and in severe cases, one might suffer second-degree burns, which would require medical treatment.

Typically, patients with second-degree burns face a serious issue of how to replace their burned skin.

A long time ago, people tried using animal skin as a replacement, such as using pigskin to repair burned skin. Later, with technological advances, artificially cultivating skin cells became a possibility.

But if a nuclear explosion occurs and one’s skin is immediately attacked by radioactive dust, causing ulceration and mutation, it cannot be used as cultivating material.

In such situations, pigskin or other animal skins must be used as repair materials. With luck, one might use skin tissues cultivated by others, but rejection problems are unavoidable.

Thinking of such severe consequences, Rosen and Barefoot Immortal shrank their necks back and dared not take another step forward.

But then Meng Die said, "It’s not that complicated. After so many years, the gas cylinder’s casing might already be rusted with holes, and the gas has long leaked out and been decomposed by the environment, so it’s no longer a threat."

"So, the nuclear reactor is already defunct?" Rosen asked.

Meng Die nodded and said, "Yes, this nuclear reactor isn’t even strong enough to cook a meal, let alone explode."

"Barefoot, move your foot, will you? It’s ruining my appetite."

"Hey, watch out, your roast is burnt!"

When Meng Die looked at them again, she found they were already barbecuing on the nuclear reactor.

Suddenly, her face changed dramatically!

"Not good, get away from the nuclear reactor!"

Meng Die suddenly realized that if the nuclear reactor was defunct, it logically shouldn’t be ignited.

Yet, it was ignited.

This indicated the severity of the problem.

It meant the gas cylinder below was still working, indicating that gas was still inside and the shell hadn’t corroded!

This presented a very serious issue, one concerning whether your next reincarnation would be prosperous or not.

It was a dilemma concerning reincarnation technology.

"Barefoot, I’ve already bought a ticket, planning to fly out before the explosion."

"Are you kidding? Do you think there’s time? Even without flight delays, it’s too late; the Grim Reaper is more punctual than you!" Barefoot Immortal chuckled wryly.

He then said, "I’ve already figured out how to talk to Meng Po. I’ll persuade her to waive my Meng Po Soup because I want to remember this place. Next time I visit, I’ll definitely not light a fire again."

"A next time? It’s best you don’t set foot here again, Barefoot. Don’t you know there’s a gas cylinder underground? Coupled with the fact that your foot odor contains natural gas, it’s prone to explode in this enclosed ruin. Are you trying to kill us?" Meng Die scolded.

Hearing this, Barefoot Immortal was helpless and chuckled wryly, "Talking more is useless, I’ve figured out how to deal with Meng Po. At worst, we’ll cross the Yin Yang Road again, cross the Naihe Bridge once more, and get stuck at the Netherworld Well once more."

But at this moment, Rosen thought of a feasible tactic and said, "Barefoot, don’t be so negative; there’s still time before the nuclear reactor explodes. Let me see, wow, only three seconds left!"

Seeing the countdown imminent, Rosen hastily sped up his speaking, emitting an ultrasonic wave: "Use your fighting spirit because your fighting spirit is derived from foot odor combustion, which is carbon dioxide. High concentration carbon dioxide can be used to extinguish fires!"

Rosen’s words took less than a millisecond to say, but the sound had to be interpreted by Barefoot Immortal. Being ultrasonic, it had a high frequency, making it initially hard for Barefoot Immortal to comprehend the transmitted wave sequence.

It wasn’t until his head hurt from the ultrasonic waves that Barefoot Immortal realized he should interpret them as ultrasonic waves. So, he let the signals repeatedly pass through his mind and slowed his perception of time, finally deciphering Rosen’s message.

The time had already come to one second, and Barefoot Immortal had two seconds to generate fighting spirit.

He placed his foot, wrapped in a hundred pairs of stinky socks, over the fire to roast, using the burning foot odor to produce a large amount of fighting spirit.

Immediately afterward, Barefoot Immortal performed a move to transform fighting spirit into a horse, magnifying the fighting spirit in the form of a cyclone.

Boom!

Unexpectedly, before the nuclear explosion could occur, Barefoot Immortal’s fighting spirit caused the ruin to explode.

From a high altitude, the entire ruin leapt a hundred meters into the air and then fell back heavily.

The three of them felt their heads, and thankfully, their bodies were intact, without any mishaps from the fighting spirit explosion.

"Your fighting spirit, though highly corrosive, must be said that the fighting spirit formed after burning becomes an inert gas, which doesn’t react with us. Otherwise, we’d have already been blown into inorganic matter."