CHAPTER 259: CHAPTER 259: EXPLOSION MODULE LOADING..._1

"The Game System sure is playing hardball this time." As soon as Wang Linchi was teleported, based on his contributions, he became the temporary commander of the Third Army, in charge of three thousand cannon-fodder Players. He was even granted some temporary authorities, such as devising the contribution system for these cannon-fodder Players.

But the system had to be orderly; one couldn’t just fool around. For instance, Wang Linchi once intended to deduct one thousand contribution points for every death a Player suffered or to wipe out any Player who had accumulated more than 10,000 contribution points. This, however, was not allowed. The maximum deduction was one thousand points, and the wipe-out threshold was 100,000 points.

"There are five armies in total. Besides myself, who are the other four commanders?" Wang Linchi hadn’t seen them; they were probably assigned to other battlefields.

Being one of the main cities, Wanxuan City was naturally vast.

Wang Linchi’s area was one of the front-line battlefields. Currently, these three thousand cannon-fodder Players were being used for temporary delays. To truly break the stalemate, it would be up to Wang Linchi and the Saint Master.

"The Secondary Exemption Authority only allows me to access one-tenth of my strength. Combined with Cards, that’s currently sufficient."

Through the small auxiliary’s tests, Wang Linchi quickly mastered his power.

"Actually, none of that is important. What’s important is that even though the Players’ bodies are unscientific, they are still subject to real physical laws."

Because Wanxuan City had been breached, some Player functions were disabled, such as their pain and visual filters. Under normal circumstances, Players wouldn’t feel pain, and violent acts would be sanitized to prevent psychological issues. However, due to the Abyss’s influence here, these functions were mostly deactivated.

Frankly, for resurrection to still be possible, the Game System must have already put in a lot of effort, Wang Linchi thought.

"Fortunately, I read some books before this. Otherwise, I’d actually have to fight my way through."

"Now it’s different. I can create a Nuclear Explosion to clear the way."

Wang Linchi couldn’t help but smile. He was now a Player character, possessing the spiritual power of his original body. It was a superimposed state, and with the Game System as his safety net, he could act recklessly.

He extended his spiritual power and, through Soul Vision, quickly found what he needed.

"This world might not have nuclear bombs, but there are similar weapons. Through manipulating the atoms between..."

Muttering to himself as he reviewed certain information, Wang Linchi began to interfere with the atoms using his spiritual power, learning and planning simultaneously.

Normally, his spiritual power couldn’t achieve such precision. But this was a special situation; he had the Game System’s help and a bit of Luck.

"So, just a little assistance and..."

BOOM!

As Wang Linchi’s voice trailed off, his spiritual power interfered at the atomic level. A terrifying mushroom cloud erupted, engulfing him, all nearby Players, Demonized Creatures, and Abyssal Demons.

[You have died]

Holy shit! Wang Linchi was stunned. It had worked, but he’d killed himself in the process.

[During the emergency mission, death penalties have been waived. You are being resurrected...]

The next moment, Wang Linchi was once again brought back to life.

However, this Nuclear Explosion had cleared a large area around him.

The three thousand cannon-fodder Players were stupefied; that massive blast had killed them all.

But the Demonized Creatures and Abyssal Demons weren’t fazed. The cleared area was quickly refilled by a tide of them.

Seeing this, Wang Linchi laughed and had the Saint Master throw him into the monster horde.

"That last one wasn’t perfect, but it doesn’t matter as long as it explodes. A few more deaths, and I’ll be able to research... an even bigger explosion."

As his voice trailed off, another mushroom cloud erupted into the sky.

Regardless of its stability, Wang Linchi manually detonated it.

After causing two such explosions, Wang Linchi’s Experience Value, Abyss Crystals, and points skyrocketed as if he were on drugs. He still received rewards upon death; the Game System was very generous in this regard.

"No wonder everything has been so smooth. It turns out the Real Dragon Effect has been activated!" Wang Linchi suddenly realized that at some point, the Saint Master’s ’True Dragon Descends’ ability, which originally had the Hidden Dragon Effect, had upgraded to the Real Dragon Effect. It was the moment the Hidden Dragon emerged from the abyss to become a True Dragon soaring in the sky.

It’s probably because I’ve been so reckless. If the Game System hadn’t been covering for me, and if this wasn’t just my game character, I would have been truly gone after that first explosion, he mused.

"A great surge of Luck? But I don’t feel much different."

Wang Linchi found it rather addictive. After resurrecting, he’d have the Saint Master launch him wherever the monsters were thickest.

Detonating just before impact was incredibly effective.

The cannon-fodder Players were the ones who suffered, constantly being resurrected mainly because their stats were too low; a single touch could kill them.

Wang Linchi’s exploitative self-detonations could instantly kill even a BOSS, so how could those cannon-fodder Players possibly withstand the aftermath?

"No, I need to rest. My spiritual power recovery can’t keep up."

After nearly one hundred self-detonations, Wang Linchi resurrected once more, slightly exhausted, and sat down panting heavily.

Even with the Game System’s help, these frenzied self-detonations still consumed his spiritual power.

"What a pity. This exploit can only be used this once. Even if I could use it next time, I wouldn’t."

Without someone to bail him out, he’d truly just be blowing himself up for good.

Of course, he couldn’t self-detonate like this even if he wanted to. Without the Game System’s assistance, his spiritual power couldn’t achieve such precise interference. Even with the necessary knowledge, he could only stare blankly; this was his own limitation.

However, by the time his spiritual power naturally possessed such precision and interference capabilities, his strength would be far greater, and he wouldn’t need this method. He’d have better techniques. By then, even his Fanciful and Fickle ability would be more powerful than these self-detonations. So, this was a tactic he could only use for now.

It was just a small, expedient measure for an urgent situation.

"The effect of our advance is quite good." Wang Linchi watched as the Saint Master, having unlocked one-tenth of his strength, began to slaughter indiscriminately.

His successive self-detonations had cleared a large area, enough that the gates of Wanxuan City were now visible—a sight completely obscured when he first arrived.

"As for these cannon-fodder Players, I can’t just let them off the hook. I’ve died so many times, and they’ve contributed nothing."

Wang Linchi felt no sympathy for the three thousand cannon-fodder Players under his command.

A quick look revealed they were all troublemakers on the forums—slandering, distorting facts, and verbally attacking him without mercy. Since they showed him no courtesy, he felt no need to be lenient.

"A smaller version of the bomb?"

"Actually, that might just work. But it seems I’ll need the Game System’s help."

Wang Linchi narrowed his eyes and began communicating with the Game System via the feedback interface, "The Third Army’s efficiency is too low. I need to apply for some resources and permissions. The situation is roughly..."

[Your application is approved, please provide detailed data]

Clearly, the Game System ignored the implication of punishing Players and directly approved Wang Linchi’s proposal. However, the prerequisite was that Wang Linchi provide detailed data for the Game System to implement it; otherwise, the Game System couldn’t act.

Seeing this, Wang Linchi grinned and uploaded all the Self-destruct Technology he had summarized from his nearly one hundred self-detonations to the Game System.

[Data verification successful. Module production in progress. Full module implementation in three hours.]

The verification process was swift. After all, with the Game System’s vast computing power, processing such data was relatively simple.

This self-destruct module wouldn’t just be for Wang Linchi’s Third Army; the penalized Players in the other five armies would also be equipped with it.

"Haha, this will be much more useful now!" Wang Linchi didn’t plan to continue self-detonating. Giving the Game System a demonstration of the concept was enough. Each self-detonation was painful, especially since he was at the epicenter. However, his strong will and extensive experience prevented it from truly affecting him.

Having made his demonstration, there was no need to be so desperate anymore. He could let the Saint Master handle the front lines while he remotely controlled the penalized Players to self-detonate.

There was no longer any need for him to be on the battlefield personally.

The penalized Players’ explosions wouldn’t be as powerful as his, but it was far better than their current tactic of inflicting -1 damage with a slash before dying.

Regardless of other factors, as long as the Players self-detonated with enough force, Wang Linchi was confident he could breach the gates of Wanxuan City before nightfall. He didn’t know the situation inside the city, so he didn’t dare make any further claims.

But, in reality, there must be traitors corrupted by the Abyss. After this event, I need to figure out a way to deal with them, Wang Linchi mused. If Wanxuan City can be breached through internal collaboration and external attack, then so can the real world.