Post-Apocalyptic Survival Modpack

Chapter 18 18: Forced Breakthrough

“Ahhhhhh——!!!”

"Shut up!"

Wang Ji jumped into the house and kicked the butler in the face, giving the old man a heavy blow. Then, he skillfully drew his sword.

"If you don't want to die, then..."

Just as Wang Ji was about to torture the butler, suddenly, a scorching heat burst forth from the butler's fingers, and the blazing flames instantly filled Wang Ji's entire field of vision.

Boom——!
Red light pierced through the wall and shot straight into the sky.

A thick pillar of fire destroyed the entire house without warning.

"not good!"

The butler seemed to only then realize what had happened, his face full of regret.

pat.

A ring on my hand shattered.

"Damn it, I shouldn't have used this ring..."

"Where is that little bastard?"

"Oh, found him. He's still alive?"

When the dust settled, the butler found a child buried under construction debris in a corner; the child appeared to be barely alive.
?
"Thank goodness, thank goodness I'm not dead."

"Let me guess, you're the child the master wanted, huh? How lucky you are, it's come to you like this."

"It's really surprising; I never imagined that such a small child could be in such danger."

Wang Ji did not respond, but kept taking out all kinds of medicine and drinking them down his throat one after another.

Fire resistance, health regeneration, strength...

What are you doing?!

The butler noticed something was wrong and immediately raised his arm to give the arrogant child a couple of slaps to teach him a lesson.

Snapped.

The next moment, Wang Ji suddenly grabbed the butler's hand and squeezed it hard.

"Aaaaaah, let go!!"

Click.

There was a sound of something breaking.

[Power II]

"Get out, get out of here!!"

The butler's face contorted, and a ring on his other hand began to glow.

Boom!

The same raging flames as before swept over and enveloped Wang Ji completely.

But this time it failed to cause any damage.

[Fire Resistance]

wow-

The jet-black longsword sliced ​​through the flames and pierced the butler's abdomen, pinning him to the ground.

The sword was icy cold.

The butler wailed incessantly.

Wang Ji was not careless and immediately checked his fingers, taking off the only remaining ring on his hand.

"Is this the tool for casting spells?"

【?ring】

Perhaps Wang Ji's understanding was incomplete, because after putting the ring into his backpack, the item name displayed only had the word "ring" and a question mark in front of it.

He couldn't figure out what it was, and now wasn't the time to investigate.

Wang Ji only knew that the ring was dangerous.

Before drinking the fireproof potion, even though I was wearing a set of Nether alloy armor with Protection 4 enchantment, I still lost three drops of health from that pillar of fire.

It may not seem like much, and it can be recovered quickly, but it is already a very frightening number.

Based on the damage reduction from armor, the original damage of this attack is estimated to be over twenty points, and it's a penetrating area attack that can put someone into a burning state.

This number is already terrifying. It means that if there is a group of soldiers wearing full armor on the other side, they can wipe out a large number of them in one go by simply releasing this spell. Everyone within range will be instantly killed, and there will be no time to fight back.

Even with Nether Alloy armor, without a full set of Protection 4 enchantments, your health bar would probably be halved, not just reduced to three points.

Too dangerous.

Wang Ji stepped on the butler and asked, "Now tell me, where are Ian and Ryder?"

"You evil demon residing in the bodies of children!"

On the ground, the butler, writhing in pain and barely able to breathe, began to curse Wang Ji.

"Do you know who you've messed with, you damned brat? You know nothing! Going against the master is going against the empire! You can't escape!"

"Unless you release me right now and come with me to see the master..."

Wang Ji's expression grew increasingly unfriendly. The butler gasped and quickly changed his tune, "Wait, my master doesn't actually mean you any harm. He just wants to recruit you. If you join the Baggett family, you can enjoy a life of wealth and luxury for the rest of your life—it's a wonderful life you can't even imagine—ga!"

As he was speaking, the butler's neck was suddenly grabbed. Wang Ji glanced outside and said:

"Stop talking nonsense, I don't have time to discuss this with you, just answer my question!"

"I won't tell..."

Wang Ji twisted the Lower Realm Alloy Sword.

"Aaaaaah! I'll talk, I'll talk!"

After a while.

When the guards rushed to the scene following the sound of the explosion, they found only rubble scattered everywhere and the butler lying motionless.

The captain immediately gave the order: "Seal off the manor and notify the captain. This is not something we can handle."

"Yes!"

The subordinate responded and ran off quickly.

...

In the underground, in a prison where no one would hear you no matter how much you shouted.

“Ian… my friend, sometimes I really want to go to your grave and talk to you.”

Lying on the dilapidated wooden bed, Ryder murmured to himself, "It's just that you're not dead yet."

"So, should I die right now or what?"

Ian in the next room was so angry that he opened his eyes.

He knew that the guy next door had definitely been locked up for too long and was starting to go crazy.

Seeing that the underground prison was unguarded today, Ian approached the cell door and whispered:
“We have to find a way to save ourselves, Ryder, this can’t go on.”

"I have a bad feeling that I won't live much longer if I stay here any longer."

“With the Baggett family’s background, they could easily make us disappear without a trace, overseeing a village or managing a small border town.”

"If Wang Ji is caught, we will be silenced. If Wang Ji is not caught, we will probably still be silenced in time."

"We can't keep waiting here."

Ryder rolled over in the next room and asked, "So, do you have any ideas?"

No, that's why I'm asking you.

"I don't have any really good ideas either."

Ryder shook his head and said, "But at least for now, Wang Ji hasn't been captured yet. Once he grows up, the destruction of the Bagget family is only a matter of time."

“Although we may have been dead for a long time before that, if our deaths can help this child grow, then it will be worth it.”

At this point, Ryder suddenly stood up.

"But it might grow crooked, so I have to leave something behind."

As he spoke, Ryder looked left and right, then picked up a small pebble still stained with blood.

He began to slowly carve words in the corner of the wall, which was very difficult.

Don't hate anyone in this world, child.

"So be it."

By the time this line of text is finished being carved, the small pebble will be worn away completely.

“The Baggate family is the Baggate family, the Empire is the Empire, and the Four Towers of Miracles is something else entirely.”

"I hope he will understand in the future."

Ian sighed, not asking what Ryder had written, but muttering, "I haven't even had a chance to go back and see the ripe wheat yet."

Bang!

The prison door was kicked open, and a ray of overly bright sunlight shone in, only to be blocked by a small, dark figure.

"Then let's go back and see for ourselves."

"Wang Ji!?"

The two people, who were just contemplating their fate, gaped open.

"How did you get here, and what's that on your body?"

"I stormed in directly. The equipment I'm wearing is all handmade by myself. You know, I have some talent."

As Wang Ji spoke, he swiftly dug open the prison doors.

"What is this?"

"It's innate. The tools I make can easily dig through things of ordinary hardness. I just don't know if you guys can use them. We should test this properly after we get out."

"Let's hurry up, uncles. Every second we delay could lead to more complications."

Wang Ji led the way, speaking quickly as he went:
"I just fought a battle with the manor guards. They handled it relatively easily, and even their captain only took me a little longer."

"But on the way here I was almost killed by magic that burst out from a ring. If a magical technique that can be used directly were to come over, I'm not sure if I could beat them."

At this point, Wang Ji suddenly glanced at Ryder.

If I remember correctly, this uncle seems to also have some special skills?

(End of this chapter)