Chapter 43: Secret Weapon
The short knife flipped in Su Xiao's hand, and the Dragon-Slaying Flash had gained another portion of sustenance.
After being caught once, how could Su Xiao not have precautions? He had been wondering all along how that female violator had managed to lock onto his position.
Inside the alchemy laboratory, the atmosphere was exceptionally awkward. The ice-type girl had come seeking cooperation, but no sooner had the five of them arrived than Su Xiao was assassinated.
"Let me explain."
The ice-type girl still maintained a sweet smile on her face, though it was somewhat forced.
"Cooperating with you—what benefits do I get?"
Su Xiao put away the short knife in his hand, took out an apple as his "breakfast," and ate it slowly and deliberately.
"We can provide you with intelligence. Compared to the White Goat, there's an even more troublesome existence. It's divided into two parts—one part is hidden within Heru City, and the location of the other part is temporarily unknown. If we don't deal with the part inside Heru City, the other part is nearly invincible..."
Just then, Baha suddenly interrupted, saying, "You mean the Blind One·Azathoth, right? No need to talk about 'this part' and 'that part'—it's annoying to listen to."
"Huh?"
The ice-type girl, Luluxi, was stunned.
"Blind One·Azathoth, Bestial·Azathoth—we've already killed the Blind One. If you don't know where the other one is, this intelligence is worthless. How long has it been since you last came to Heru?"
Baha's words left Luluxi feeling a bit hurt. After all, having outdated intelligence was quite frustrating.
"Then what about the violator, Sfenx?"
Luluxi's tone grew low, as if recalling some painful experience. Clearly, this girl had been taught a lesson by Sfenx before.
"Last night, we were still going at it with each other."
Baha's reply made Luluxi begin to doubt her life.
"The secret of the puppet..."
"She's standing downstairs. The one you saw just now is the puppet. You really dare to say that—you don't even know the puppet's exact appearance."
Baha struck back at Luluxi again. Luluxi took a deep breath and continued:
"The location of the White Goat..."
"The White Goat is in a mountain range east of Aisenla City. If we hadn't been locked in a fierce battle with Sfenx last night, guess how many people he would have brought to reinforce the White Goat? At least 150 sixth-rank violators. If they had cornered you, you'd be... hehehe."
Baha fluttered his wings, his expression clearly saying, "If you have any more questions, ask them all at once, and I'll answer them all together."
"I... you all."
Luluxi's mouth opened and closed, finally forcing out that they could provide healing abilities and assist in combat.
"Not needed for now."
Su Xiao refused directly. Cooperation between the two sides was impossible. There had been a traitor during the space-time force transaction, and he still hadn't figured out which side the traitor belonged to.
The combat strength of the Holy Light Paradise team was decent. One of the short-haired girls was definitely a top-tier healer, but compared to their assistance, if they stabbed him in the back, it would be even more fatal.
"Sorry for the intrusion."
Luluxi left these words and led her people away.
Su Xiao didn't care that Luluxi knew the location of the Sleep House. There was nothing worth destroying there. As for the Sorrowful Maiden, if anyone thought she was easy to bully...
A ruthless person like Hughes·Archid, after having his legs broken by the Sorrowful Maiden, dared not seek revenge even years later.
As for attacking the Wizard Council headquarters, setting aside Gus, Laurent was a monster. Apart from being unable to leave the Old God Church, he had no weaknesses.
Even Su Xiao didn't want to launch a frontal assault on the Old God Church. He simply couldn't break in. However, after leaving the Old God Church, Dawn, Gus, and Laurent would all be very weakened.
Those three in the Old God Church looked old, weak, and sickly, but that wasn't the case at all. They had once tried to challenge the Dominator, to challenge the authority of the gods. Even if they lost, it was due to the weaknesses of wizards.
It could be said that everyone in Heru City who was connected to Su Xiao and had survived until now was no pushover. They were all people who knew secrets, but unfortunately, none of them could leave their places of residence.
After taking out a bucket of clean water from his storage space to wash up, Su Xiao adjusted his condition to its best. Most of his injuries had healed, except for the piercing wound on his lower abdomen, which was caused by a sniper rifle. That shot had directly taken 34% of his health, with terrifying attack power.
If Su Xiao's physical defense hadn't been strong, that shot could have shattered a third of his torso.
He had drunk an ancient secret medicine before sleeping last night, and the wound on his lower abdomen had already healed, though it still ached slightly when he moved.
Sitting in front of the test bench, Su Xiao took out 10 Soul Crystals (Medium) from his storage space.
He untied the cloth strip he had obtained from Gus, revealing the black ore inside. This was Sun Remnant.
So-called Sun Remnant wasn't the debris left after the sun fell to the ground and shattered. Instead, it was a rare meteorite that had been scorched by solar flames and landed on the surface. Due to the harsh conditions required for its formation, this material was very scarce.
Su Xiao had obtained this material to manufacture Apollo. After one modification, Apollo required three materials: Fire Gold, Sun Remnant, and Soul Crystals (Medium).
What Su Xiao was about to manufacture wasn't the full version of Apollo. The normal explosion range of Apollo required too long an activation time, making it difficult to hit enemies.
After the insect race battlefield ended, Su Xiao had obtained 251.3 kilograms of Fire Gold. He had been continuously improving Apollo, investing a large amount of materials, and had achieved some results.
He couldn't fundamentally change Apollo's nature, but he could reduce its explosion range to shorten the activation time, even sacrificing Apollo's stability.
"Baha, come closer. If things go wrong, drag the semi-finished Apollo into the alternate space."
"This bird can't do that, boss."
"The alternate space opened by the Dominator—it should not have completely dissipated yet. That's the place you entered when you first mastered spatial ability."
"That's indeed possible. Even from an ultra-long distance, I can teleport in there, but it won't withstand a few explosions before it completely collapses."
Under Baha's anxious gaze, Su Xiao picked up a piece of Sun Remnant.
"My dear friend, oh my god."
Bang~
Kaisa, who had just opened the door, immediately closed it and sprinted out of the Sleep House, crouching on the roof of a neighboring building. Bubu Wang, wearing a blast-proof helmet, saw this and thought to himself, "Coward."
Inside the alchemy laboratory, a massive fireball nearly two meters in diameter gradually contracted, like a balloon with some spots suddenly bulging out, looking extremely ominous.
Baha, with smoke rising from his head, struggled to lean back. Just now, an Apollo mixed with 5% had suddenly exploded. Fortunately, only a trace of Fire Gold had been added, so the explosion was very weak.
The fireball floating in mid-air compressed inch by inch, eventually shrinking to the size of an apple, solidifying into a gel-like state with a blazing red surface.
Su Xiao wiped the hot sweat from his face and tried to grasp the Apollo·Modified. This thing was very unstable, barely a semi-finished product.
[Apollo (Unstable State)]
Quality: Light Gold ~ Legendary
Type: Consumable
Effect 1: Can be activated by consuming 1 Mana Point (detonation range 1.7 kilometers, increased to 3.4 kilometers if detonated by the manufacturer).
Effect 2: Upon explosion, instantly deals 7500 points of True Burning Damage within 300 meters, followed by 5500 points of Flame Burning Damage.
Tip: Detonating the Sun God Apollo requires 3 seconds.
Warning: This explosive is extremely unstable and can detonate at any time. Every hour, it will automatically activate by 10%, and it will definitely explode after 4 hours.
Rating: 260 ~ 530 points
Introduction: The enraged sun.