Danger Zone · Great Ruins.
Su Xiao slowly pulled an energy filament from the soil. With a click, the explosive buried deep underground was activated. It was made from liquid Apollo and highly sensitive to touch. Step on it, and a pillar of flame would erupt, burning the enemy on the spot. The ensuing shockwave could even scatter the ashes.
From death to incineration to scattering the ashes, the entire process was completed in one smooth, fully automated sequence.
Compared with the other bombs in the surrounding area, these pressure-triggered land mines were nothing special. The other bombs included sound-sensitive types, bristle-like energy-capturing types, heat-sensitive types, and perception-resonance types.
Su Xiao had planted these to prevent contractors or Violators from coming here while he was away. It was fine if they came to use the "Talent Awakening Device"; Su Xiao had already left instructions near the device detailing several relatively safe activation methods.
Su Xiao did not mind others using the "Talent Awakening Device." To prevent them from trying random methods, he had even left the correct operating procedure. The problem was that some people always wanted to dismantle things after using them. When they lacked the ability to take them apart, they started smashing them destructively. They were the sort who thought, If I can't use it, no one else can either.
If they belonged to an opposing faction, that would be understandable. The problem was that some people simply could not take the treasure away, yet did not want some capable stranger to do so either.
To guard against such idiots, Su Xiao had simply planted bombs around the area. Anyone who could pass through the bomb zone should be relatively rational and calm, greatly reducing the chance of some reckless fool appearing.
This "Talent Awakening Device" was