Great, now we are dead!

At this time, Kikuro had been taken to a hotel by his family to rest because he had fallen into a deep sleep, but Kabul followed with his team, looking very curious about their experience.

Although Leos was simple-minded, he wasn't stupid. During the conversation, he stammered and skipped over the parts about black magic and demons, simply explaining how they had successfully rescued Farin.

"Oh"

After listening, Kabur secretly glanced at Ye Shou, who was walking ahead.

Although Leos was trying to conceal something and deliberately downplay Ye Shou's presence, Kabul's emotional intelligence and intellect were far superior, and he immediately realized that Ye Shou was the most important person in the whole process.

"By the way, are you all carrying so much luggage and packages, are you also going to explore an island? The port isn't in this direction."

"We're not going to the islands, we're going to the Lord's Hall now."

Chilchuck spoke of this with pride: "We're going to buy this labyrinth we're standing in, along with the entire island!"

"Oh..."

The members of Kabul's team were immediately shocked, while the dark-skinned guy, after pausing for a few seconds with his eyes wide open, immediately broke into a smile, looking very excited.

"Wow! That's incredibly generous! This is the first time I've ever encountered something like this. Please let me witness it!"

"...Hmm, it should be fine, right?"

Chilchuck scratched his head.

But since Ye Shou didn't refuse their request to follow, it must mean he tacitly gave his permission, right?

……

The transaction went very smoothly!

The island owner also believed the rumors, thinking that a new labyrinth entrance had appeared on another deserted island, and that his large island was about to lose its value. The adventurers' movements proved this point.

So when Ye Shou proposed to buy the island for the second time, the island owner agreed without hesitation. He even felt that the price Ye Shou offered was higher than he had imagined. What a kind-hearted person Ye Shou was!

Now that the contract has been signed, the island lord is preparing to hand over various documents and ledgers. Ye Shou doesn't care about this and has asked Chilchak to check them. He then takes Farin and Marushir to a small room inside the lord's hall.

He described his specific requirements to the two of them. Marushir, as expected of a genius girl, pondered for two hours and, combining black magic and Farin's goblin teleportation spell, barely managed to create an array that could meet Ye Shou's needs.

As a valuable bronze mirror was placed on the floor, the surrounding runes lit up with white light, and the scene in the mirror instantly transformed into a dark and narrow castle passage.

"Three underground levels... It's shallower than expected, we'll have to adjust it later..."

Marushir looked up and warned, "What's shown in the mirror isn't necessarily the exact location, and it's an open space with no one to meet you on the other side. If anyone tries to enter without permission, they could get stuck in the wall!"

"I've already said it, it's not about sending people down."

Ye Shou opened his backpack, laid it flat on the ground, and then slowly dragged it backward, carefully "taking" the contents out.

It was a cylinder about one meter in diameter. If it weren't for the Collector's other-dimensional effect, the backpack's pockets would never have been able to fit it.

"so big!"

"so big!"

The two girls exclaimed in unison, very curious about the metallic-looking object.

"what is this?"

"The amazing tools we'll be using later."

Ye Shou took a deep breath, attached a small timer to the device, then picked up the partially exposed cylinder along with his backpack, and aimed it downwards at the teleportation array—

Go straight to Huanglong!

——Whoosh!

The six- or seven-meter-long cylinder slid in unimpeded, giving one a sense of exhilaration just by watching it.

"call……"

After placing the first one, Ye Shou asked Marushir to change the coordinates and then send the next one.

Marushir did as she was told, but was still puzzled: "What's the use of this? Will it explode?"

"Explosion? That's not quite accurate; it's actually a type of fuel."

Ye Shou revealed a mysterious smile: "Do you know what the maze's biggest weakness is?"

The two girls exchanged a glance and shook their heads.

"As a closed and limited space, it can barely maintain its ecosystem with the power of demons. Such a balance is very fragile. It is not necessary to destroy it completely. Just taking away some of its elements is enough to make the Lord of the Labyrinth suffer."

"...certain elements?"

"For example, oxygen."

Ye Shou looked at the cylindrical object peeking out of the backpack, a strange sense of emotion welling up in his eyes.

"This stuff has a name in my hometown: thermobaric fuel!"

Chapter 75 Oh dear, I didn't mean to.

When it comes to weapons of mass destruction, most people will immediately think of nuclear bombs. The Little Boy and the Fat Man left a deep impression on the world and also left Japan with equally deep bomb craters.

However, if we define weapons of mass destruction as "wide-ranging, incredibly destructive, and impacting the local ecosystem," then the taboos that humanity possesses are far more than just nuclear weapons, and the barriers to acquiring them are surprisingly low.

The "Agent Orange" used by the U.S. military during the Vietnam War was, strictly speaking, just a chemical herbicide, but the environmental damage and subsequent poisoning caused a far greater number of casualties than those in Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

The only difference is that the Vietnamese don't play the victim like the Japanese, so you can see Godzilla reflecting on nuclear weapons on the big screen, but you can't see a Vietnamese Superman reflecting on chemical weapons.

This clearly shows that as long as the industrial scale reaches a certain level, even pesticides can become ruthless harvesters, making nuclear weapons unnecessary.

Thermite bombs are a very "simple and practical" thing. They are much easier and cheaper to manufacture than nuclear weapons, but in certain situations, they are a lower-level alternative to nuclear weapons.

It is not a bomb in the conventional sense, but a highly efficient "fuel" that can be mass-produced as long as there is sufficient industrial capacity.

The system will be activated by two detonations. The first detonation will eject the liquid fuel, which will mix with the air to form an aerosol. Then, the second reaction will occur – a cloud explosion!

Its high temperature and pressure produce an impact effect far greater than that of other explosives, earning it the awe-inspiring title of "sub-nuclear weapon".

This is only the direct destructive force. The terrifying aspect of thermobaric explosives is that they consume all the oxygen in the air when they explode!

In a closed environment, the overpressure reaction will be continuously refracted and amplified by the walls, resulting in a pressure value far exceeding that of an open area.

—This is a killer weapon perfectly suited for maze environments!

Ye Shou had been preparing for the maze for a long time. During his month in the main world, he thought about what to put in his personal space to keep things in order, and finally chose cloud explosives.

Although its power is not as great as nuclear weapons, it is much easier to obtain...

Of course, the conditions aren't right now.

But if the Aoki worldview continues to merge, with that absurd power that even amateur scientists can create world-destroying weapons (Silazlda gas), given the Kusei family's status, let alone nuclear weapons, they could even get you "Megasys"!

Two cloud bombs were placed on each of the second and third floors of the maze. Ye Shou carefully asked the two ladies to leave the room and invited all members of the team to walk out of the Lord's Hall and come to a spacious public square.

Just as everyone was completely confused and about to ask what was going on, the boy reached out and tapped the "blindfold".

"Um... everyone, stand still."

"?"

"There might be a slight tremor next."

Ye Shou stared at the ticking clock in the corner of his vision, then slowly raised his hand—

boom! ! !

boom! ! !

boom! ! !

It was as if Thor's hammer was constantly pounding the earth. The soft soil and hard rocks mixed together, rippling like a drumhead. Everyone's legs went weak, and they bent over in panic, opening their arms and instinctively looking for something to grab onto.

Wow!

Countless birds took flight in fright, and the sky above the island seemed to be shrouded in moving dark clouds. For a moment, the whole world became noisy, and Leos and the others felt their teeth vibrating slightly, their mouths filled with the unpleasant feeling of biting into grit.

"Earth, earthquake?!"

"Everyone, calm down!"

"what happened?"

...After a long while, no further tremors were heard. Although the birds had not yet landed, people gradually calmed down, looking around anxiously, unsure of what to say.

"...Could it be that you, Ye Shou, did this?"

Marushir reacted quickly, asking incredulously, "What exactly did we send to the labyrinth?"

"maze?"

The Kabul team, who had come out together, was drawn by this question. The dark-skinned guy frowned and asked, "What did you do to the maze?"

"Stay calm, we didn't do anything special, we just sent in a few ancient magical artifacts."

Ye Shou waved his hand and smiled easily, "The power might be a bit too great. Let's see if we can force the Lord of the Maze out."

"...A bit too big?"

Marushir and everyone else had similar expressions, all conveying a sense of "I don't understand what you're saying at all."

"You're exaggerating when you call this?!"

Everyone was shocked by Ye Shou's illogical behavior, while Kabul noticed something else: "You said you'd force the Labyrinth Master out? What are you thinking? Destroying the labyrinth so recklessly, if it collapses, the whole island will be in trouble!"

He was the sole survivor of a "maze out of control" incident. His mother and all the villagers died in the mouths of the rampaging monsters, so he always hoped to use his own power to control the maze and prevent such a thing from happening again.

What Ye Shouzheng is doing is deliberately detonating the maze, which undoubtedly goes against his principles!

But Ye Shou extinguished all his anger with just one sentence, leaving him bewildered—

"So what?"

Ye Shou glanced at it coldly: "Even if the demons surge onto the surface, how many people will be left on the island?"

"Well!"

Kabul was startled and subconsciously looked to his left and right, suddenly realizing that the island was already "empty"!

Yes, it's empty!

Not to mention adventurers, even the local villagers have gone to the deserted island. After all, adventurers still need logistics and entertainment. Over the years, the island's economy and people's livelihood have long been tied to the adventurer community.

There are probably only three or four teams left on the island now, plus a few union members, and I don't know if there are even thirty people in total!

"What would happen if the maze collapsed and there weren't enough nutrients outside?"

"...The Lord of the Labyrinth must use his own power to support the monsters' consumption."

Kabul suddenly realized, "You want to lure and kill a berserk mage on the ground? That's too risky!"

"Have it?"

"That mage is quite extraordinary. I've never seen such powerful magic before. He can easily change the terrain without chanting or magic circles... with just the likes of us?"

"enough."

Ye Shou's calm yet confident words left Kabul speechless.

The dark-skinned guy has a special skill: he's good at observing people. Like a psychologist, he can judge whether someone is lying by looking at their micro-expressions and tone of voice... In his opinion, Ye Shou is not lying at all!

How could he be so certain? Is he really that sure?!

Kabur swallowed hard, but his heart couldn't help but leap with joy.

So that's how it is... The treasure on that deserted island was probably also created by this person, just to clear the area before doing his job!

They even went so far as to buy the island for this reason...

Great!

He is far more proactive than I am; he really has the potential to suppress the maze!

Kabul's long-cherished wish is to stop the maze from going out of control and prevent the tragedy of his childhood from happening again, but he has limited abilities and has always struggled to find a solution... Now, after seeing Ye Shou and being shocked by his audacity, he suddenly feels an urge to cooperate with him to complete this great task!

"Lin! We're staying too!"

"...Since you put it that way..."

The long-haired female mage in the group hesitated: "But there's no guarantee we can force out the Lord of the Labyrinth, is there?"

"Yes, that's true."

Ye Shou listened attentively for a while and, finding no disturbance at the entrance to the maze, turned around, shrugged, and spread his hands.

"The other party has a good tolerance... Of course, it's also possible that they need to clean up the mess and can't spare the time to retaliate."