Apocalyptic Farmer

"Sure, lock yourself in a turtle shell."

"But do you think that means I can't hit you?"

Liu Hao continued shouting.

His voice was very loud, as if he was afraid that Ding Cheng hadn't heard him.

Ding Cheng gritted his teeth inwardly. How did that damned Liu Hao know he was here?

Although the metal cage was enormous, and the casting range of an average superhuman could not possibly be 80 meters, he was truly not confident in dealing with Liu Hao.

The bizarre invincibility, the earth spikes that can change the terrain, and the godlike marksmanship.

In Ding Cheng's mind, Liu Hao was a person with multiple superpowers.

Moreover, Liu Hao is so mysterious; this is definitely not all of his methods.

Could it be that there really are ways to harm oneself?

Damn it! Damn it! Right now I'm absorbing the crystal core, I can only sense the movement around me, my powers and body are being modified without me feeling anything, that despicable Liu Hao!

Liu Hao saw Ding Cheng's expression twisted and the corners of his mouth turned up through the gap.

"You bastard Ding Cheng, leaving Nanjiang City is one thing, but you also destroyed my farm! You deserve to die!"

Liu Hao nodded to Su Yu.

Su Yu smiled slightly and then used her ice spike ability. Although the ice spike could not penetrate the layers of metal cages to harm Ding Cheng, it was summer and it was very hot even at night.

The ice will melt into water due to the heat. All you need to do is summon a relatively large ice cone at the top of Ding Cheng's metal cage, and the water can drip onto Ding Cheng's head through the gaps.

Su Yu gently raised her slender fingers, and her chilling ice-type superpowers surged instantly. The surrounding hot air was neutralized and dissipated by the extreme low temperature. Suddenly, several ice cones appeared in mid-air, stacking up layer by layer towards the top of the metal cage.

Before long, the top of the metal cage was filled with countless icicles, emanating a white, frigid aura.

At this moment, Liu Hao smiled slightly.

"Absorbing a second-order crystal core takes an hour at a time. You must have just started absorbing one recently, right?"

"But! Your metal cage can't keep out the poisonous water, hahaha, I've put corrosive poison on top of your metal cage, you're just waiting to die!"

Ding Cheng clearly felt a series of sounds coming from the top of the metal cage, which immediately threw him into a panic and made his face change drastically.

His originally stable energy cycle also became disordered, and Ding Cheng's desire to kill Liu Hao became even more violent!

Seeing this, Liu Hao stopped talking, afraid of giving himself away, and finally shouted:

"Just wait to die."

After saying that, Liu Hao and Su Yu helped Lin Qier lift the motorcycle and headed up the mine.

The gaps in the metal cage were designed for ventilation to prevent suffocation, but Liu Hao seized the opportunity. Deep inside the metal cage, Ding Cheng heard the sound of a drop of water above his head.

Ding Cheng could only pray that the water droplets wouldn't fall on his head.

The constant, intermittent dripping sound grew louder and louder, echoing more and more within the enclosed metal cage.

The dripping sound was like the tolling of a death knell, one after another. Ding Cheng, with his eyes tightly closed, had no idea that the water droplets were just ordinary ice water.

All he knew was that this was the poison Liu Hao had used to kill him!

The summer heat was so intense that the ice spikes, without any supernatural power to sustain them, melted rapidly.

The next moment, a drop of water seeped through the gap at the top and fell right onto Ding Cheng's head.

There was no excruciating pain, no corrosive pain, but the more this happened, the more panic surged within Ding Cheng. The words "poisonous water" that Liu Hao had mentioned lingered in his mind, making it impossible for him to remain calm.

At this moment, he was absorbing the crystal core, and his body only had the senses of touch, hearing, and smell left, as his muscles were too weak to continue their full transformation.

Just like when Su Miaomiao absorbed the crystal core before, she could only be manipulated by others.

Normally, absorbing crystal cores and advancing one's strength would cause intense muscle swelling and pain, and the energy capacity in one's dantian would also expand and swell. At this moment, Ding Cheng mistakenly thought it was a poisoning attack, and he felt even more swollen and suffocated.

Damn it! Liu Hao, if you don't die today, I'll slaughter your entire farm!

At that moment, Liu Hao's cold and indifferent face was completely imprinted on Ding Cheng's soul, becoming his inner demon.

As long as Ding Cheng is not eliminated, he can forget about ever reaching the fourth rank again.

Liu Hao and his two companions had already arrived above the mine.

Taking advantage of the darkness, Lin Qier looked up and saw a huge block of ice, radiating cold air, piled above the metal cage on Ding Cheng's head. She instinctively asked:

"Is that ice cube poisonous?"

Liu Hao chuckled and shook his head.

"How could the ice be poisonous? I was just trying to scare him. This Ding Cheng is such a coward, he even has to create a formation to protect himself when he breaks through."

Lin Qier clearly glanced at Liu Hao more than once; Ding Cheng must be terrified right now.

Seeing Ding Cheng, who had just been threatening her, end up like this, Lin Xier's resentment lessened.

"Your motorcycle is smashed like this, it's probably not going to be repaired. Where are you going to take it?" Liu Hao sighed, looking at the deformed motorcycle next to the tram.

Seeing Su Yu and Liu Hao care about her like normal people, Lin Qier finally slowly opened her heart.

"This is a gift from my parents, and I want to keep it as a keepsake."

"Weren't you riding your bike this afternoon? How did it get like this?" Su Yu asked, remembering that the motorcycle was fine this afternoon.

Lin Qier told Su Yu and Liu Hao exactly what had happened that afternoon.

Liu Hao exclaimed in shock, "That earthquake this afternoon was caused by Ding Cheng?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at Ding Cheng, who was awakening in the deep pit. For the first time, they had a concrete impression of Ding Cheng.

That's ridiculously strong.

If he continues to develop like this, he might really become a regional warlord.

I really want to just poison him and kill him.

Unfortunately, time was of the essence. This was a mining area, containing only iron ore and some tools. Moreover, all the metal on the iron ore tools had been used by Ding Cheng to make metal cages, leaving nothing to restrain him.

This place can be described as Ding Cheng's paradise.

Su Yu shook her head and analyzed, "Master, this is not right."

"I am also an SSS-level ability user, and I have a deep understanding of this. When my ability energy allows, I can indeed control countless ice cones to form an endless rain of ice, but I need a large number of first-order crystal cores to maintain the consumption of ability energy."

"Even metal control cannot escape the theory of conservation of energy."

Liu Hao nodded. "You're right, but why would Ding Cheng do that? Did someone push him to his limit?"

Lin Qier was speechless. She realized that Ding Cheng was just trying to put on a show in front of her and then kept consuming first-tier crystal cores to maintain his alien energy.

But... how can I explain this to Liu Hao and the other person?

Lin Xier said in a low voice, "There's no real danger here, it's just... they might want to put on a show for me..."

Upon hearing Lin Xier's words, Liu Hao gave her a deep look. Indeed, the system's judgment was exceptional; she truly possessed a beauty that could topple kingdoms.

It seems that Ding Cheng was indeed blinded by beauty and wanted to put on an act.

"Hmph..." Su Yu smiled, her feelings toward Lin Qier beginning to change.

Previously, Su Yu did not harbor hatred towards Lin Xier, but rather a sense of wariness. Now, it seems that Liu Hao really intends to take Lin Xier in, which is also a case of loving the house because of the crow.

"Lin Xier, I must say you are really beautiful. Even our master is stunned, let alone Ding Cheng."

Lin Xier felt somewhat embarrassed by the praise.

Liu Hao interrupted, saying, "Since it's a gift from your parents, it must be valuable. Let's put the motorcycle on top of the tram and we'll take it away for you."

Liu Hao and Su Yu placed the motorcycle on top of the tram. Liu Hao opened the sunroof, climbed out through it, and held the motorcycle steady to prevent it from falling.

Su Yu got into the driver's seat, while Lin Qier could only sit in the passenger seat.

At this moment, Su Yu asked, "Have you decided where to go next?"

Lin Qier shook her head. She originally wanted to repay Ding Cheng's favor, but now it seems that Ding Cheng is a real scoundrel and not suitable to work together.

She hasn't figured out her plans yet...

Seeing this, Su Yu invited, "Why don't you come with us first? That way we can look out for each other."