At that moment, even if the Noble Kobold had suddenly pulled a Hand Grenade from its robes and shouted, "Fire!"
Su Mo wouldn't have been as horrified as he was now.
Handcrafting a nuke? No! Handcrafting a Hand Grenade?
Fire Release: Great Fireball Technique? Magic?
The movies, novels, anime, and countless other forms of culture on Earth had still failed to prepare Su Mo to calmly face the monster's magical behavior.
Seeing the Noble Kobold point its staff, Su Mo didn't care what was on the ground anymore. He immediately rolled away like a donkey and tried to hide behind the nearby table.
The fireball flew incredibly fast!
As Su Mo rolled across the ground, he felt a searing heat. He didn't even need to look to know that a large hole had been burned through his raincoat, and that the Pottery Armor beneath it had also been damaged.
Fortunately, with the protection of both pieces of armor, he managed to withstand the shockwave from the fireball without suffering direct damage to his skin.
The fireball slammed straight into the railing behind him, blasting it into two pieces.
Judging by kinetic damage, this fireball wasn't a large-area AOE attack, but in terms of single-target power, it was no weaker than a miniature Explosive Pack.
Without giving it much thought, Su Mo immediately launched a second charge once the explosion ended.
Strike while the iron is hot!
Su Mo didn't know whether the Kobold could fire consecutive fireballs, but he knew that if the skill had a cooldown, the Kobold was doomed. If it didn't, then he was the one who would die.
Faced with such a choice, why hesitate? Just watch me beat you to death! After charging out, Su Mo used the light to spot the Noble Kobold's panicked expression at a glance. He even saw it reaching for Kobold Number One's wooden spear.
"Hm?"
"That's it? That's it?"
"Ah♂ ah♂ ah♂ ah♂ ah♂ ah♂!"
Su Mo began his second wave of sonic attacks while charging forward.
The successive echoes not only made Su Mo's eardrums ache, but also caused a look of pain to flash across the opposing Kobold's face.
The next second, the sharp tip of the Beech Spear pierced into the Noble Kobold's chest. The tremendous force nearly impaled its thin body.
Drawing on the strength of his waist, the veins on Su Mo's arm bulged violently. A huge force traveled through the shaft of the Beech Spear, lifting the Kobold into the air.
A great spin!
The Noble Kobold was flung through a perfect arc in midair before Su Mo smashed it onto the cold ground. It was clearly no longer going to survive.
Su Mo tugged hard on the shaft of the Beech Spear twice. When he found it stuck,
he feared that the Noble Kobold might get up and shout, "I must restore the glory of the Kobold race!" before blowing itself up like characters in a novel.
Su Mo immediately summoned Huang Biao's Wolf Tooth Club from his Storage Space. He took two steps forward and began massaging the Noble Kobold with all his strength.
"Big hammer, eighty!"
"Small hammer, forty!"
"Eighty!"
"Forty!"
"..."
Su Mo lost count of how many times he struck it. Only after every bone and tendon in the Noble Kobold's body had been thoroughly loosened did he sit on the ground, panting heavily.
A flash of silver light appeared, and a Silver Treasure Chest dropped where the Noble Kobold had died.
"Another Silver Treasure Chest. Not a bad haul."
The explosive outburst had left him drained for a short while.
From his forearms to his upper arms, shoulders, waist, and thighs, Su Mo felt as if every part of his body was sore and aching.
However, compared with the exhaustion he had felt the first time he encountered Black Dog in the ruins, this time was much better. After only three to five minutes, Su Mo felt the pain begin to subside considerably.
"This Wasteland world is becoming more and more fantastical. It even has Kobold Warlocks who can cast fireballs now. Ridiculous."
Sitting on the ground and looking at the railing that had been blasted apart, Su Mo couldn't help feeling a lingering fear.
With that kind of power, forget protective gear—even a thin steel plate placed in front of him might not be able to withstand the explosive impact.
Focusing his thoughts, Su Mo summoned the Game Panel. Before he could take out the Psionic Water from his Storage Space, three game notifications flooded in.
Record: You defeated the owner of the underground ruins (Kobold—Dorandel Fomodoer Ondis) Record: You became the new owner of the underground ruins Record: You obtained all ownership permissions for the underground ruins
"So this underground shelter had an owner? How does it determine who came first?"
Rubbing the back of his head, Su Mo took a mineral-water bottle filled with Psionic Water from his Storage Space and downed half of it in one go.
As the Psionic Water reached his stomach, the exhaustion in his body and the burning pain in his back finally eased considerably.
Struggling to support himself, Su Mo focused his attention and once again surveyed the surroundings of Shelter Number Two.
This time, unlike before, a new notification appeared.
Record: It has been detected that you have become the new owner of the underground ruins Record: You can now use Disaster Points to appraise the attributes of all items
Tiny points of starlight emerged from all around the shelter and floated above every large item. Whenever Su Mo focused his attention on an item, a line of text appeared.
Record: Spend 1 point to appraise this item?
"No, no, no. I'm not appraising it. No appraisal."
Shaking his head, Su Mo hurriedly closed the Game Panel and canceled the appraisal.
Every appraisal cost one point. Even a swindling merchant wouldn't do business like this.
Besides, he could use the Survival System's appraisal function for free.
Focusing his attention again, Su Mo called out to the Survival System in his mind and looked toward the largest table near the entrance—the one that would suffer the most damage.
A phantom-like stream of information appeared in midair.
Small Thermal Weapon Laser Manufacturing Machine Tool (Extremely Damaged) Description: A Small Thermal Weapon Manufacturing Machine Tool with integrated cutting, casting, forging, welding, stamping, extrusion, laser forming, and other functions. Computer-controlled, one-step forming, quality guaranteed. Currently missing a Laser Probe and central control computer; circuit boards extensively damaged. Efficiency: Ultra-Miniature/Miniature/Small: 360s/720s/1440s Upgrade Direction One: Repair the machine tool, upgrade its processing methods, change its material, and increase its efficiency. Requires Survival Points (6820) Upgrade Direction Two: Repair the machine tool, change its processing mode, and upgrade it to a Medium Thermal Weapon Manufacturing Machine Tool. Efficiency and quality increased. Requires Survival Points (35240) Evaluation: The machine tool lacks precision. A high monk's blessing can make up for it. Youngster, what you lack is a devout Buddha heart!
"This..."
"It can process Thermal Weapons through one-step molding? And even produce them in batches?"
Looking at the machine tool's attributes in delight, Su Mo's knowledge base was refreshed once again!
"Select a different upgrade method."
With that thought, the attributes on the panel changed as well.
Small Thermal Weapon Laser Manufacturing Machine Tool (Extremely Damaged) Efficiency: Ultra-Miniature/Miniature/Small: 360s/720s/1440s Upgrade: Repair (3380), Upgrade (960), Efficiency (350), Material (1210)
"So expensive?"
Looking at those terrifying numbers, Su Mo clicked his tongue. He felt somewhat unsatisfied. Although he had mentally prepared himself for the repairs to cost a great deal, seeing the actual figure still made him dizzy.
When he turned his gaze toward the other areas, Su Mo finally understood what the gap between rich and poor truly meant.
Oil Well (Damaged) Level Three Alloy Shelter Door (Malfunctioning) Simple Electromagnetic Cookware (Completely Damaged) Composite Lithium Battery (Damaged) Tungsten Filament Light Bulb (Damaged)
There were all sorts of items, large and small. Nearly every little thing on the ground was useful; they were simply all in damaged condition.
At that moment, if someone had been able to see Su Mo's eyes through the darkness,
they would have found them gleaming with excitement.
"I'm rich! I'm rich!"
Su Mo felt an overwhelming happiness surging through his brain. The rapid secretion of Dopamine even carried away the pain.
"Right, there's still that Dune Buggy!"
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