Chapter 433: Chapter 433
If I could actually see what was inside, it would be fine, Jing Shu mused. That way, I would at least be able to weigh the pros and cons and decide whether it’s worth wasting time in this house.
But now, Jing Shu couldn’t see clearly. It was as if a Devil was whispering in her ear, "Go for it, there must be something you love inside," while an Angel countered, "Move on quickly; there’s surely something you need more up ahead."
Jing Shu still wanted to try for five more minutes; if she wasn’t successful by then, she would give up.
This device was probably like those lasers in movies that could slice any person or object into countless pieces the moment it entered their domain. In films, characters usually wore special glasses to see these lines, then navigated through them with breathtaking maneuvers to claim the treasures in the display case.
Jing Shu had experimented, foolishly trying to find gaps by probing with her Bees from different angles, leveraging the mechanics of her Magic Cube Space. If she could just get a thread or a solid object to touch the items, she could whisk away everything in the display case.
Jing Shu didn’t need to risk her own life to pilfer those items. However, in reality, despite sacrificing hundreds of Bees and countless Sulfuric Acid Ants, there was absolutely no gap like those depicted in the movies. No angle worked. It was a genuine trap that wouldn’t spare even mosquitoes or flies. Such density could only mean there was a moving axis inside, ensuring the lasers had absolutely no blind spots.
Of course, the Sulfuric Acid Ants could crawl along the base of the walls. The problem was that any ant approaching the central display case would be incinerated by the lasers. Jing Shu had hoped to find the laser switch. Unfortunately, after having the ants search everywhere, she found nothing—not even power cords or outlets. She then considered having the Sulfuric Acid Ants launch a kamikaze attack to clog or destroy the laser emitters. However, there were no emitters on any of the four walls; they had to be originating from the center. To disable or destroy the lasers, one would have to reach the middle, which meant she was back in a vicious cycle.
I wonder if pouring a few buckets of water or cutting the surrounding electrical wires would do any good? If only I had more time, she pondered. Thɪs chapter is updatᴇd by 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹·𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲·𝗻𝗲𝘁
But then another question arose: how did those display cases avoid such frequent laser fire? How were they not sliced into pieces?
Jing Shu squinted, deep in thought for a moment. Then, her eyes snapped open. She pulled the Crossbow from her back and, without the slightest fear of triggering an alarm, shot an arrow directly at the display case.
The arrow shot out but was instantly disintegrated in mid-flight. Its remnants, shattered into more than a dozen pieces, landed on the ’display case.’
"These display case treasures are all fake; this is 5D holographic projection! It’s so realistic! Such a waste of my time!" Jing Shu gritted her teeth, turned, and walked away. After a couple of steps, she stopped, frowned, and walked back.
All the Bees that flew in through other windows had perished, indicating the entire house was filled with lasers. If it were merely a projection, such a massive setup wouldn’t be necessary. Therefore, there had to be something real inside.
I refuse to believe it.
Lately, Jing Shu had been pampering the Sulfur Ant Queen, feeding her No. 3 Spiritual Spring, which had greatly enhanced her reproductive ability. So, not sparing any cost, Jing Shu commanded a vast number of Sulfuric Acid Ants to swarm the entire mansion!
Although batches of Sulfuric Acid Ants were sliced apart by lasers due to misjudgment of safe zones, they relentlessly pressed forward, searching for secure spots. Following the cracks in the walls, they initiated a carpet-search pattern. Persistence paid off; they finally found a gap in the center of the mansion!
It turned out the entire laser system of the mansion was a decoy!
The designer had let their imagination run wild, hollowing out the space between the first and second floors to embed a large, hidden safe. Without the mechanism’s switch, the entrance was impossible to find. Thankfully, Jing Shu’s Sulfuric Acid Ants were able to crawl into the crevice and touch the safe.
The safe wasn’t something the Sulfuric Acid Ants could crawl into. This fully enclosed safe would remain unscathed even if a bomb demolished the entire house, further proving the value of its contents.
And according to the mechanics of the Magic Cube Space, as long as a thread touched the safe, Jing Shu could take everything inside all at once! This was no longer the pre-apocalypse era when Jing Shu would sneak a single gun, daring not to take more. This was the United States, a lawless country!
Soon, at an exciting moment, Jing Shu used the Magic Cube Space’s mechanism, having the Sulfuric Acid Ants touch the safe on the second floor with a thin silk thread. Jing Shu closed her eyes, sensing the safe’s size. Although it was in the gap between the first-floor ceiling and the second-floor base, the entire building had been constructed around it. Therefore, the custom-made safe—its material unknown—had dimensions identical to Jing Shu’s own Magic Cube Space: 1x1x1 meters, meaning 1 cubic meter!
Crucially, there wasn’t just one safe, but twenty 1-cubic-meter, specially customized safes embedded within!
What precious things were in these safes? Jing Shu had just stolen the contents of the first one and hadn’t even had time to look when a piercing alarm blared. Simultaneously, a DING, DING, DING, like a countdown, began to sound.
Jing Shu guessed trouble was imminent. Immediately, without a second thought, she swept the contents of all twenty safes clean. Then, dragging Hao Yunlai, she started running frantically. No matter what, running far and fast was the right call.
The final ticks of the countdown vanished from Jing Shu’s hearing. She felt a wave of heat lift her, causing her to stagger but run even faster. At the same time, with a deafening BOOM, the entire mansion exploded, spewing a large mushroom cloud. The very earth seemed to tremble. A violent ringing filled Jing Shu’s ears, and she felt a hot stream gush down her back, followed by a searing pain.
Am I injured? Jing Shu glanced back. Not only had there been an explosion, but the area was also ablaze, with thick smoke billowing. Even water from the Underwater World beneath had been blasted out. However, the underground area could be independent; this section was damaged, but the rest was unaffected. Still, the alarm shrieked mercilessly, audible for kilometers around.
It was a complete mess. All Jing Shu could do was run faster. This incident would surely attract a lot of attention.
Hao Yunlai, being dragged along the ground, bumped against many stones. I wonder if he feels any pain... If it hurts, he should wake up, right? Jing Shu drank some Spiritual Spring and ran even faster.
She hadn’t run far before she reached the bowling alley they had been at earlier and finally stopped. Her back was burned from the explosion. Although she had bled quite a bit, after drinking the Spiritual Spring, it shouldn’t be a major issue. Certainly, compared to the items piled up in her Magic Cube Space, her injuries were a minor concern.
Unable to suppress her curiosity any longer, Jing Shu opened the first stolen item. It was stored in a heavy metal box. Upon opening it, ten glass tubes filled with liquid lay quietly inside.