Chapter 268: Chapter 268

TNT melts at 81 degrees Celsius. Due to its non-flammable nature, it won’t explode if placed in a fire; instead, it will liquefy and can then be molded into various forms of explosives.

The key to an explosion isn’t burning but the rapid production of a large volume of gas. All explosives function by generating a significant amount of gas, much like an overinflated tire will burst.

It can be detonated using shockwave energy; just two Detonators are enough to set it off.

Jing Shu’s heart pounded wildly. Damn, I’m lucky I found this early! she thought. Otherwise, these tons of explosives would have definitely gone off, and the whole mountaintop would’ve been flattened!

Jing Shu had even been responsible for detonations using Detonators back in the day. Don’t ask how she knew; it was all for a mouthful of food. She had to take on any dangerous job, or she would starve.

Therefore, she was intimately aware of the danger and power of TNT explosives, having felt it profoundly. The sensation of a bomb, triggered by a Detonator she had set herself, exploding right by her ear... a single misstep could have been fatal.

That year, blowing up a small hillock only required a bundle of explosives a few arm-spans wide, set off by Detonators, guaranteed to level the mountain.

To put it more starkly, a five-story commercial building could be obliterated with just 800 kg of TNT, leaving no trace behind.

Jing Shu estimated the TNT explosives piled on the ground amounted to about two tons.

What a sin, such a terrible sin, Jing Shu muttered as she walked, collecting all of it into her Magic Cube Space. She hadn’t even had a chance to examine her upgraded Magic Cube Space yet, and the first thing she’d acquired was a massive pile of explosives.

Jing Shu finally felt a sense of relief. It should be safe now, right?

But who could have known? Just then, a RUMBLING sound started outside, and the entire structure began to tremble! This was no longer the gentle patter from before but a genuine ROAR. Based on Jing Shu’s two years of experience identifying sounds, this was a chain explosion!

This method achieved maximum explosive power with minimal explosives, typically used for large-area detonations. It started with the initial Detonators, one triggering the next, with explosives buried systematically throughout the area...

Damn it, there’s more! Jing Shu clenched her teeth and bolted, not towards the outside, of course, but deeper into the massive air-raid shelter-like structure.

She was like a rat trapped in a cage being bombed now, wasn’t she? She had known Lin Yi wouldn’t have planted explosives in just one spot! If this was all the explosives there were, it wouldn’t have justified Lin Yi mobilizing manpower to dig a tunnel over ten kilometers long.

So, as the explosions outside continued, one after another, Jing Shu knew with certainty: There’s definitely more!

Her time was running out! She ran frantically. Sure enough, in an adjacent underground area resembling a sewer system, she found more TNT explosives. Jing Shu swept them all into her Magic Cube Space.

With each successive BOOM, Jing Shu’s heart grew colder. How many tons of explosives has that bastard Lin Yi planted? He’s probably not just trying to demolish this place but aiming to raze the entire West Mountain to the ground, isn’t he? Find the newest release on N()velFire.net

And good heavens, just how vast is Qian Duoduo’s estate?!

As the RUMBLING intensified, Jing Shu knew the Detonators’ blasts were rapidly approaching her current location. I have to be faster, even faster! It was almost as if she could hear the distinct energy signature of the Detonators activating.

It’s over. Too late. The Detonator has already been activated! Run back!

Jing Shu had always cherished her own life. She sprinted back in a frenzy. These TNT explosives seemed to have been placed with meticulous calculation, each charge designed to obliterate a specific section. So long as I run fast enough, the explosions can’t catch me!

Jing Shu was caught by the shockwave and slammed violently against a wall. The tremendous sound instantly deafened her temporarily, a loud BUZZING filling her ears. Fortunately, it was only the tail end of the blast wave. Jing Shu coughed a few times, finding herself buried under rubble.

It seems... not only has my strength increased, but my resilience has improved a bit too? she thought. Although it’s very painful, and I’m probably bruised, there are no internal injuries or broken skin. Good. It looks like with the breakthrough in the Magic Cube Space, my body has also leveled up.

Just then, footsteps approached. Jing Shu quickly pressed herself against the pitch-black wall, remaining buried under the rubble, not daring to make a sound. In the darkness, she saw a woman in a tight, black bodysuit with her hair in a ponytail.

The woman shone her flashlight around, saw only debris, then started to walk back, speaking into a communicator, "Plan B has failed. Reason: loss of four segments of explosives. Suspect plan compromised, explosives stolen. Awaiting further instructions."

Jing Shu then heard a faint voice from the woman’s microphone, "Proceed with Plan C. Forcibly detonate the central explosives."

Although the woman’s face was expressionless, tears inexplicably streamed from her eyes. Yet, her voice remained devoid of emotion, like a puppet’s, "Understood, my boss."

Jing Shu frowned. What’s going on? They’re still going to detonate the central explosives? That sounds incredibly serious. Jing Shu released two snakes to follow the woman from ahead, while she herself, after shaking off the loose stones and debris, maintained a considerable distance as she trailed her.

After the Magic Cube Space upgrade, this ability had become truly formidable. The snakes acted as her eyes and Scouts, allowing for remote control without the risk of discovery.

Jing Shu followed the ponytailed woman out of the recently bombed underground passage. After tailing her for three minutes, the woman entered a room resembling a conference hall. Behind a large Mirror, there was actually a hidden compartment! Jing Shu felt a chill. Qian Duoduo’s place is probably so vast, with so many rooms, that he wouldn’t even notice if ten or so square meters went missing, would he? True enough, who would notice if a mirror in a conference hall spanning four or five hundred meters in length was shifted forward enough to create a two-square-meter hidden space?

Inside this hidden compartment were display screens monitoring various key locations. Jing Shu wasn’t worried about being caught on camera; the darkness in the underground passages was so complete that even infrared cameras would likely fail to detect her.

But the crucial point was, there was an entire room filled with explosives! The amount in this single room was equivalent to the total volume Jing Shu had collected so far that day. If these were detonated, no matter how large Qian Duoduo’s house was, everyone inside would be blown sky-high! Besides, RUMBLING sounds from outside indicated the bombardment was clearly not over.

"I’ve reached the central control room. Awaiting instructions."

A cold voice came through her earpiece, "Detonate the primary Detonator."

The woman immediately began the detonation sequence.

Jing Shu sprinted desperately from behind, cursing herself for not staying closer. Damn it, this woman is on a suicide mission! She could never have imagined someone so obedient existing in the world—ordered to kill herself, and she showed no resistance? Oh, wait, that’s not right, she cried earlier. Bah! Just crying isn’t resisting, is it?!

Jing Shu was cursing a blue streak internally. She no longer cared about exposing her spatial ability; if she were even a second slower, she’d be blown to kingdom come.