Chapter 254 Dad Takes You to the Cloud to See Fireworks

The power of this tactical nuclear bomb was much smaller than the one Ling Mo used for airburst before—after all, he wasn’t planning to commit suicide. But even with a smaller explosion, it was more than enough to create a deep pit in the entire collapsed area, ensuring that the group of people just a few streets away wouldn’t emerge unscathed.

They were directly blown away by the initial blast.

However, this showed the general strength of the players now—if it were a regular person facing such a shock, they’d at least end up half-battered, but even the weakest among them, Tang Chong’s gang, somehow managed to struggle back to their feet after the impact.

They immediately started shoving pills into their mouths.

The fat guy was the last to crawl up since he was flipped over by the shock, facing the giant octopus directly and witnessed the entire process of it breaking through the ground. Then… he froze: “Oh my gosh.”

This thing was several times larger than the dinosaurs from before.

He felt like they were done for.

The others were also quite frightened by the colossal creature, and the timid ones started to turn and flee. But Tang Chong, being somewhat loyal, rushed over to yell at Ling Mo, “What are you doing just standing there?! Run for your life, man! There’s no way we can take this thing!”

Ling Mo was the least flustered among them—all thanks to preparing for this moment. He had created several layers of protective walls in front of him before the nuclear bomb exploded. After withstanding the initial shock, he dismissed the barriers.

As for Xia Xinyan, who was held in his arms, not a hair on her was ruffled.

She was just pretty cozy.

It was actually not too bad like this.

“Where can we run to?” Ling Mo asked Tang Chong, still holding Xinyan. “Running is never a solution. This dungeon isn’t about training for survival. Since we’ve come this far, why not just confront this guy head-on?”

He really wasn’t afraid of the monster; if he wanted to, he could use the craziest methods to take it down, but it would likely involve taking out those around him as well.

Naturally, he wouldn’t do that, but just having that confidence meant there was really nothing to fear.

Plus, in front of Xinyan, he couldn’t show any signs of retreat.

This was not only for her but for everyone watching him.

When participating in this God of War Cup, he had already made this decision—he wanted to prove to everyone that his strength was worthy of Xia Xinyan, that he could carry the title of her boyfriend, or even her man.

Similar to what Xia Xinyan had stated earlier—put simply, he was here to show off.

And right now, wasn’t this just the perfect moment to do so?

“You all go first.” Ling Mo waved his hand to the people behind him, “I don’t want to hurt you later. Get as far away from here as possible, as fast as you can.”

Saying that, he slowly walked forward with Xia Xinyan in his arms, and just a short distance ahead, countless white lines appeared out of thin air, gradually outlining a massive figure.

The fat guy was the first to recognize it—

It was a super model Mecha that was at least twice the size of the one Ling Mo had obtained in that reality show city.

It even shocked him a bit.

Old Ling… really… no joke.

“Do you need us to stay back and help?” Lin Nan asked, unable to help but gaze at Ling Mo’s back for a while.

“No need,” Ling Mo waved his hand without looking back, his attitude casual and carefree, “You’d just be a burden.”

“Damn…” The fat guy cursed quietly, then grabbed Bai Yu beside him and left, “Old Ling, don’t get yourself killed! We’ll wait for you in the city center!”

He pretty much guessed what this guy was about to do.

Nothing blows up without consequence; if it does, then just increase the yield.

This guy had truly turned into a terrorist.

Seeing the fat guy and the others leave, the rest hesitated for a moment before also making their exit.

At this moment, the giant octopus was getting closer to the area. Though huge, its body moved at a slow pace, presenting a stationary target to Ling Mo.

The massive Mecha materialized, and before Ling Mo climbed aboard, he glanced down at the black cat in his arms.

He suddenly felt that leaving his girlfriend in such a dangerous situation was a bit irresponsible.

It seemed Xia Xinyan noticed his gaze, as her tail brushed against his face: “I said I would stay with you, and I will keep my word. Go ahead.”

Honestly, whether Ling Mo ended up dead or not was irrelevant to Xia Xinyan.

Because even if he played recklessly and got himself killed, she wouldn’t have the ability to save him.

Although she didn’t want to admit it,… with Ling Mo’s current overall strength, he had indeed surpassed her.

She could only bully him a bit in close combat—taking advantage of her girlfriend status to keep him from going all out.

But even so, she would still stay by his side.

As for why…

Maybe it was just her motherly instinct for her son—after all, in this version, Ling Mo was someone she had personally raised.

Though it seemed quite different from what she expected.

Hearing that, Ling Mo just smiled and gently lowered his head, planting a kiss on her forehead: “Don’t worry, even if I die, I won’t let you get hurt.”

After saying that, he climbed aboard the Mecha.

The expansion of the Mecha was not just a simple resizing; even the internal structures changed. In other words, aside from looking like a larger version of the previous Mecha, internally it was actually a completely new model.

Being able to completely materialize such a Mecha proved that Ling Mo’s manifestation abilities had entered a new stage.

Even from Xia Xinyan’s perspective, his growth rate was terrifying.

No matter how much help she provided, Ling Mo’s own efforts couldn’t be overlooked.

It must be said, this version of Ling Mo had worked a lot harder than her previous life’s self.

So much so that now, Xia Xinyan couldn’t even foresee just how great his achievements would be in the future.

All she knew was… this guy had already gone as crazy as she did in her last life.

For example—

Using a Mecha to smack a nuclear bomb against a giant octopus.

As she sat atop Ling Mo’s head, Xia Xinyan gazed at the holographic projection outside the cockpit, feeling incredibly thrilled—

She probably wouldn’t have dared to play like this in her past life.

The Mecha was actually only half the height of the octopus. The super high-yield nuclear bomb materialized by Ling Mo looked like a baseball in the Mecha’s hands, slamming against the monster made its flesh quiver violently—this proved that flesh and blood indeed couldn’t match steel in a clash.

But they could wear it down.

After just a few minutes of close-quarter combat, the giant octopus’s tentacles had nearly wrapped around the entire Mecha, making its movements increasingly difficult.

Ling Mo immediately squeezed out the last ounce of power from the Mecha, making its steel arms tighten around the creature’s body. Then, he activated all the thrusters on the back of the Mecha—

“Dad takes you to the cloud to see fireworks—!!”