Chapter 42. King Bombing Protagonist Plan

Chapter 42. King Bombing Protagonist Plan

“Ruo’er, is Brother Lin not back yet?”

“Nope! It’s been two days, and he’s just hiding in the cave. But every time I bring food to the cave entrance, he finishes it. What’s wrong with him, Ke Xin?”

“I’m not sure… ever since we ran into each other at the Spirit Spring, he’s just been holed up in that cave.”

Su Kexin was really worried about Lin Nuo, doubting if she had said something wrong that made him dislike her. After finally gathering the courage to give him a back rub, everything had started off so well, but how did it end up like this?

She didn’t know how to approach him, wanted to get closer and do something for him, and now she might have really offended him.

These past two days, she couldn’t eat or sleep well. What if he hated her?

Just thinking about being met with his cold gaze and not receiving his kindness anymore made her heart ache like a knife cutting through it.

It hurt so much…

…

Tianling Mountain, a certain cave.

“Not gonna happen!”

Lin Nuo’s small stone scraped harshly against the wall,

“Such little tricks won’t kill her at all.”

Lin Nuo rejected another plan. He had isolated himself in the cave for two days, coming up with a bunch of ideas, but he rejected them all, leaving a mess of drawings on the wall.

The original plan had gotten tossed out due to a tiny hiccup (basically collapsed), and now the script had changed. Su Kexin’s strength was advancing faster than before, but he, Lin Nuo, was still a total noob struggling even to stab someone up close.

You see, Su Kexin’s promotion speed was terrifying; once she figured out how to control her yin and yang vital energy, she would be able to smoothly regulate the balance between positive spirit energy and cold yin energy. The qi was the foundation of the Xuanyun Sect’s martial arts, and the positive spirit energy was the most crucial part. If she could easily control her positive spirit energy, she’d have a solid foundation, leading to a quantitative leap in her cultivation.

Lin Nuo was panicking; at this rate, she wouldn’t even have to wait five years. In two or three years, she’d be invincible while he would barely be fighting the air.

Change strategies and cling to the protagonist’s thigh? No! I refuse to be a dog licking the heels of the villain!

He was deep in thought, the wall covered in various designs, but he still couldn’t come up with anything good.

“Damn it, my head is gonna explode.”

He scratched his head continually until suddenly, a glimmer of inspiration flashed through his mind.

Blast?

That’s right, a blast!

To deal with Su Kexin, he needed to pull off a king bomb!

Lin Nuo suddenly had a line of thought; this king bomb wasn’t just a metaphor, it was a real explosion—a brilliant plan to blow a chunk off Tianling Mountain.

A big villain must have the flair of a big villain; sneaking around to stab someone is weak sauce. A single king bomb would clear the way, not just taking out Su Kexin but that dog outside her house as well.

Yes, that’s how it should be!

But using the king bomb wasn’t something he could just do randomly; this second-tier loser had to rely on external help.

In this world, there was a rare explosive stone called black-scaled stone, incredibly destructive but with tough triggering conditions. It required extremely high temperatures along with a continuous infusion of intense spiritual energy. Once triggered, it would explode within a mile radius, even mid- to high-tier cultivators wouldn’t stand a chance.

However, there wasn’t such a terrifying weapon at Xuanyun Sect. He needed to go down the mountain, and normal channels wouldn’t do—he had to head to the Black Market.

Dealing with the Black Market required all sorts of negotiations, and besides, the Black Market is dark; they’ll do whatever for profit, and dealing with those merchants takes some guts.

Lin Nuo was a world-destroying villain, negotiating with the underworld was a whole lot easier than chatting with upper-ups of the Xuanyun Sect.

Yet, if he just went down the mountain without precautions, he’d get suspected. And coming back, the questions would pile up; God forbid they searched him and found the black-scaled stone—what would he say? Found it by the river?

【Gurgle Gurgle】

Lin Nuo heard his stomach rumble.

“Thinking about all this made me hungry, but it’s not even meal time yet, and Ruo’er hasn’t brought food. Forget it, since I’ve got a plan, I’ll head out for a bite first.”

Lin Nuo tidied up his stuff and slipped out of the cave, just about to pass through the forest path back.

“Brother!”

Lin Nuo barely stepped out when he was startled by the shout of “Brother.”

It was Su Kexin, sitting on a rock, hugging her legs.

Ugh, this protagonist is really haunting me; I could hide in a cave, and she’d still patrol it.

Seeing Lin Nuo, Su Kexin jumped up excitedly.

“Brother, it’s so good to see you out! I was so worried when you suddenly went to the cave. What’s wrong with you? Did I offend you? Or is there something bothering you? Um… can we talk? I want to help you relieve your worries.”

Relieve worries? You’ll be relieving your own worries by going six feet under!

Am I supposed to tell you that I’ve been isolating myself these two days to figure out how to kill you?

“You’re overthinking it; I was just in seclusion for cultivation.” Lin Nuo said calmly.

“Really?”

“Yep.”

“Okay then…”

Ugh… Brother is still so distant, but he’s a noble gentleman, broad-minded. He shouldn’t be the type to hold grudges, right?

Besides, I’m just his dear junior sister; there’s no blood feud between us. Maybe he really is just in seclusion.

She tried to comfort herself; it was also a way to boost her confidence since she had heard that great heroes prefer confident girls.

“Brother, are you hungry? I made some snacks for you~”

Su Kexin pulled out a small basket from behind her, filled with some exquisite, fragrant pastries.

Lin Nuo gave it a disdainful glance.

Haha, you think a world-destroying villain like me would even look twice at those pastries?

Later, the basket was completely empty.