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Chapter 131 How Shocked Must It Be

The fat guy didn’t take long to hammer the thing in his hand into shape—it was a chainsaw.

He directly stuffed the hammer into his crotch and raised the chainsaw, ready to go.

Bai Yu immediately stopped him: “Wait! Are you really planning to use that thing to fight that thing?”

“What else? I can’t believe its bones can be harder than my chainsaw chain!” The fat guy said confidently. “Let me tell you, everything I’ve crafted now has the enhancement of goblin technology, all effects increased by 150%! Strong, right?”

“All effects increased?” Ling Mo frowned slightly.

The fat guy nodded: “Yep, any effect is enhanced. So, what do you think? Strong or not?”

“Does that include the chance of it blowing up?”

“……”

At this point, Bai Yu also quietly moved further away from the fat guy.

The fat guy looked a bit annoyed and was about to speak when Morning Light suddenly smiled and said, “Let Zhang Daren give it a try. I think his weapon might be able to break through that undead’s defense.”

Bai Yu couldn’t help but tilt his head at the holy light longsword in Morning Light’s hand, which should be the weapon he had as a holy knight: “Your longsword couldn’t even move that undead, and you think his chainsaw can?”

“The power of a chainsaw is always greater than that of a longsword,” Morning Light said, smiling unchanged. “Also, when Zhang Daren was hammering, I thought at first glance that it was a good weapon.”

Hearing this, Ling Mo’s gaze lingered for a few seconds on the chainsaw held by the fat guy.

He twitched his mouth: “How shocked must it be?”

The fat guy: “…… Why don’t you guys believe in my strength? I’m from a race with old goblin tech, okay?”

Xia Xinyan calmly pulled Ling Mo back a few steps: “Mo Mo, that undead is coming.”

As she said this, everyone finally noticed that the undead, which had been offline until now, was finally shambling over to them.

No wonder they were so relaxed; this skeleton, which took three slow steps for every one it took, gave off no threat whatsoever, making them feel absolutely no tension.

Seeing their skepticism, the fat guy simply revved up the chainsaw and walked toward the skeleton: “Today, I’ll let you all see what goblin technology is all about!”

As soon as he finished speaking, he was already in front of the undead, lifting the chainsaw and cutting down on its scapula.

The rotating chain immediately clashed against the hard bone, erupting with sparks, and the intense friction made the fat guy’s hand holding the chainsaw shake.

Gritting his teeth, the fat guy pushed the chainsaw down a bit more.

The chain bit into the bone, finally creating a slight crack in the hard bone, but the immense resistance made the chainsaw run sluggishly, already starting to emit black smoke.

Seeing this, Bai Yu exclaimed: “Daren! Be careful, the chainsaw might explode!”

It looked like a product that could fall apart at any moment. If you wanted to be diplomatic, you could call it cyberpunk style; if you wanted to be harsh, it was just abandoned junk finding new employment. The appearance of the chainsaw made not only Ling Mo worry about it blowing up.

Hmm… perhaps the fat guy was the only one not worried: “Don’t worry! My stuff is super safe! Just watch as I chop it up into… What the hell, where are you touching me?!”

That skeleton finally reacted to the fat guy’s attack, but its right scapula got stuck, affecting its right arm’s movement. Originally intended to grab the fat guy’s shoulder, the skeleton’s hand couldn’t lift and went straight for the fat guy’s crotch instead.

The fat guy tensed up, and his body instinctively reacted first, springing up like a rabbit. However, when his feet kicked the skeleton, it felt like kicking a wall, causing his legs to go numb, but at least he managed to free his lower half.

Still, this high-difficulty move proved too harsh for the agile fat guy. He couldn’t help but let go of the chainsaw and fell flat in front of the skeleton.

The chainsaw had already severed a few of its bones, getting stuck against its chest, but the black smoke kept billowing, and the noise only got louder. Just as a big problem was about to happen, before the fat guy could get back up, Ling Mo grabbed him by the collar and yanked him back.

Then—

BOOM!!!

The chainsaw exploded.

The blast was like a C4, and if Ling Mo hadn’t run fast and everyone hadn’t scattered, they would have probably been caught in it. Even two vehicles not too close to the skeleton were flipped over, plunging the surroundings into chaos.

As the smoke from the explosion cleared, what everyone saw was a ground covered in black ash and several… bones.

The fat guy was so shocked by his chainsaw’s commotion that he couldn’t catch his breath after escaping, finally stammering out, “That was really something.”

Ling Mo: “…”

It was something, it almost took them all with it.

Bai Yu frowned as he stared ahead for a few seconds and complained, “You’d have been better off just making a bomb directly instead of going around in circles like this.”

The fat guy: “…”

He didn’t want to talk anymore.

Ling Mo stood up, surveyed the chaos around, and seeing that the area was in disarray with sirens blaring in the distance, he said, “Let’s leave here first; chaos isn’t good for us.”

“Alright…” The fat guy got up and nodded, but then seemed to remember something and ran toward the skeleton remains, “Wait, I want to see if there are any spoils!”

Last time, Ling Mo got a benefit; this time, it was his turn, right?

But before he even had time to check the situation on the ground, a game prompt suddenly appeared before everyone—

[News: All Hunter clones have been defeated.]

At the same time, everyone received a separate notice—

[Second Stage Ability Unlocked.]

Xia Xinyan looked at the detailed description below and frowned slightly.

Her abilities had been enhanced and gained several skills used by ghosts.

“Did you all unlock your second stage abilities?” she suddenly asked.

Ling Mo nodded: “Yeah, quite a bit.”

His abilities had improved in terms of physique and perception, and compared to before, his strength had increased by more than double.

Everyone else was the same; they had all gained considerable power.

However, apart from Bai Yu and the fat guy being excited for a while, the others had no changes in expression.

Seeing that Ling Mo had no reaction, Bai Yu and the fat guy also couldn’t get excited anymore.

They weren’t stupid and quickly understood the implications.

The exponential increase in strength didn’t necessarily mean their next game experience would improve but could just as easily mean the difficulties they would face would increase exponentially.

Just like a game routine where supplies come before a big fight.

Before this, what they experienced was probably just the appetizer of this dungeon.

So, there wasn’t really anything to be excited about.

However…

Xia Xinyan’s gaze casually swept over the others, and she smiled inexplicably.

No wonder those on the leaderboard are quick to understand.

Even if it’s just the game experience accumulated from before, it’s enough to show their strength.

Getting on the leaderboard wasn’t just about being skilled; you had to be clever or seasoned enough.

She wasn’t surprised by the reactions of the others, but Ling Mo’s ability to understand immediately made her… quite satisfied.

Just like herself—so smart.

It felt like under her guidance, Ling Mo was increasingly embodying her late-game self.

In a good mood, Xia Xinyan also let go of her calculations about what Ling Mo had done before.

Let’s consider it a reward for him.