195: Lin Fan's trump card, the mantis stalks the cicada
A trickle of fresh blood spilled from the Dragon Lord's mouth, and a massive blood-loss value floated above his head.
Yet, even so, his health bar was still not empty.
However, a poisoning icon now appeared above his head, and blood-reduction values continuously floated up.
Lin Fan didn't follow up with another attack; instead, he slowly retreated a step.
"Father, announce now that you are passing the position of Dragon Lord to me, and claim that you were attacked by assassins.
I will give you the antidote, and you can live out your years peacefully in the Lin family; I will shoulder your burdens."
Lin Fan said, wiping the blackened blood from his dagger.
The disappointment in the Dragon Lord's eyes grew heavier, with a hint of relief intertwined within it.
"You're dreaming… I would die before I pass it to you."
"Hahahaha… hahahaha…"
Lin Fan laughed maniacally.
"Rebellious son, what are you laughing at?"
The Dragon Lord asked, his voice hoarse.
"Father, actually, in our family, I am the one who can achieve great things. If it were another era, I would at least be a generation's overlord."
As Lin Fan spoke, a black magic cube appeared in his hand.
He raised the cube in his hand and continued:
"Father, for today, I have made thorough preparations.
Our Lin family is the second-largest Forging Master power in Kyoto Base City, second only to the Forging Master Guild.
Over the years, we have sold a total of 300,000 self-made items and specialized weapons.
No one knows that we tampered with these items and specialized weapons.
I was fortunate enough to obtain a formation inheritance from the Divine Realm during a hidden quest.
There's a very interesting miniature magic array with two miraculous functions.
One function is to add an explosive effect to equipment and items; as long as I wish, whether held in hand or clipped to the waist, they will go 'bang'.
Of course, one or two of these things are useless, and their power is no more than that of a hand grenade; they can't even kill monsters above level 30, and they are useless against high-level Professionals.
The most interesting part is that once the number of these miniature explosive arrays reaches 10,000, the arrays will resonate with each other, and the explosive effect will increase 10,000-fold.
Even level 100 monsters can be instantly killed.
If there are 100,000 explosive arrays, even if they are thousands of meters apart, they can still form a chain reaction.
Moreover, the power will undergo a qualitative change; the destructive power is no less than a Forbidden Spell with an area of effect.
As long as I press the detonation button on the control hub, these 300,000 pieces of equipment will instantly detonate their explosive arrays simultaneously.
The entire Kyoto Base City will be reduced to ruins in a fireworks feast."
At this moment, the Dragon Lord's gaze finally changed, and everyone in the courtyard gasped.
Many people even quickly threw away the items and equipment produced by the Lin family from their storage space.
"Hahahaha… Everyone doesn't need to throw them away; the effect of 300,000 explosive arrays will definitely be even more than you imagine…
Sorry, I'm at a loss for words. In short, no one in the entire Kyoto Base City will escape.
The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind it. I am that oriole; I am the one who will have the last laugh," Lin Fan said with a loud laugh.
"You lunatic! Lin Fan, you old fool, you lunatic!"
"Lin Fan, how could you do such a heinous thing? Aren't you afraid of divine retribution?"
"To plunge your own country into crisis, what if you become the Dragon Lord today? The Zodiac Society, in your hands, will only be a tool for you to achieve your own desires."
One after another, voices of questioning arose, but Lin Fan's face was already full of smiles.
It seemed that every question and accusation was a compliment to him.
"Alright, my father, time is running out. Your health is almost at rock bottom. If I don't give you the antidote soon, you will die.
Now, announce it to the outside world. It's good for you, good for me, good for everyone. As long as I can ascend to power, perhaps within your lifetime, you will see the day I unify the world.
Don't even think about sending messages to have people confiscate or destroy my explosive arrays.
The only thing that can destroy them simultaneously is an offensive Forbidden Spell, but even a Nine Revolution powerhouse wouldn't be able to make his Forbidden Spell attack only those items and equipment, right?"
Lin Fan tightly gripped the control hub in his hand, his thumb already resting on a red button.
"Fan'er, you have only just stepped into Seven Turns. Even if you become the Dragon Lord, your strength is not enough to establish yourself in the Zodiac Society.
After all, the others in the Zodiac Society are Eight-turn powerhouses. I can pretend this incident never happened today.
I can probably live for another ten years. As long as you reach Eight-turn within ten years, I guarantee I will pass the position to you. How about it?"
The Dragon Lord looked at the crazed Lin Fan, as if he had no choice but to compromise.
Everyone else's eyes immediately lit up. As long as the danger was temporarily averted, wouldn't it be easy to kill Lin Fan in ten years?
By then, let alone the authorities, even these old fellows were confident they could make Lin Fan completely disappear.
However, something no one expected happened again.
A strange smile appeared on Lin Fan's lips.
"Father, what are you thinking that you think I don't know? Your worries are unnecessary.
I said before that this array has two functions. The second function is to steal the experience of the equipment user.
I originally planned to activate it when the number of arrays reached 1,000,000. By then, I might even directly reach Nine Revolution.
Do you not believe me?
How miraculous the Divine Realm's arrays are, let's witness a miracle together now."
Lin Fan said, gently pressing a button.
In an instant, the few family heads present immediately discovered that the experience in their experience bars was rapidly decreasing.
The same scene appeared in various corners of Kyoto Base City.
The experience of over 200,000 Professionals was quietly draining away at this moment.
There were no system notifications; if they hadn't happened to be paying attention to their experience bars, no one would have discovered that their experience was being stolen.
Those Professionals who discovered their experience being stolen simultaneously fell into a panic.
In a hundred years of the Great Fusion, such a situation had never been seen, let alone heard of.
Meanwhile, Lin Fan's experience bar was rapidly increasing.
Almost in the blink of an eye, a white light shone beneath his feet.
And the appearance of this first white light was just the beginning.
Numerous white lights continuously lit up, and his level surpassed 200 in an instant.
Level 203.
Level 207.
Level 215.
An incredibly bizarre scene occurred: without completing a class change quest, Lin Fan's level reached 215.
This had already crossed into the Eight-turn category.
His equipment instantly switched to a set of silver weapons, and his attributes directly multiplied several times over.
After years of preparation, today he finally got his Ruyi, albeit barely.
"Father, look, I'm only one class change away from a true Eight-turn. The current me can easily kill everyone here. The current me is qualified to be the Dragon Lord, right? Hahahaha…"
Lin Fan laughed wildly, everything under his control.
His gaze swept over everyone present, like a giant looking down on a group of ants.
And at this moment, even the Dragon Lord's face was filled with bitterness; he had never imagined that the situation would spiral out of control to such an extent.
Just as despair and fear enveloped everyone,
A mournful song echoed in the darkness, as if to strip one's soul from their body.
"Cool night, my longing for you forms a river…"
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