53: Chapter 53 Basic Thunder Cannon

Qin Yun took out the compact primary thunder cannon.

Like the devices unlocked previously, they all started as intricate small models; only when assembled onto a vehicle would they reveal their true form!

As the name suggests, the primary thunder cannon is a type of cannon, and a lightning-attribute one at that!

It condenses and fires a single Thunder Cannon shell, requiring a consumption of 30 units of energy!

With such high consumption, the attack is naturally not small; its power far exceeds that of a high-explosive grenade, and upon exploding, it creates a circular Lightning Domain with a radius of 20 meters, lasting for 3 seconds!

The maximum firing rate is one shot every 5 seconds, the maximum attack range is 10 kilometers, and the power does not decrease with distance!

At the same time, it can also set a delayed fuse, allowing the Lightning Domain to explode in mid-air!

The tricycle's firepower was already very fierce; if this were to be assembled, it would truly be... if a god blocks... well, it can't kill.

"Xiao Qi, this is the primary thunder cannon. See which position on the tricycle would be best to assemble it. It needs... to fire a shot..."

Before Qin Yun could finish, Cat Xiaoxiao and Filia both showed excited expressions.

Having already become members of the group, they were happy and felt a sense of pride as well!

"Master, Xiao Qi suggests assembling it on the outer roof of the carriage. There is no more space on the outer roof of the cab, and the front of the cab would restrict its performance!"

"Alright, then let's assemble it on the outer roof of the carriage!"

Qin Yun had no objections; in any case, when the vehicle upgrades, the devices would reappear in the most reasonable positions.

Perhaps in future upgrades, he would even be able to choose positions autonomously, or even move them manually or by consuming energy...

The multi-functional combat tricycle, now equipped with the primary thunder cannon, continued driving towards the small valley where the Gold-eating Ant nest was located.

At this moment, the drone had already flown over the Gold-eating Ant nest.

The golden treasure chest was still beside the Gold-eating Ant nest and had not become illusory!

Filia was explaining to Lilith and Gu Anran how to more efficiently clear out the Gold-eating Ants and what precautions to take.

When mentioning the golden treasure chest, Lilith suddenly raised her right hand like a student, indicating she had something to say.

"Um, I can fly, and my speed is faster than when I run on the ground, so I can fly into the depths of the small valley and collect the golden treasure chest!"

Just like Filia before, she wanted to show her loyalty!

Qin Yun, who was teaching Cat Xiaoxiao to read, waved his hand to refuse: "With the primary thunder cannon, the golden treasure chest is already within our grasp. The Gold-eating Ant nest is so big, and there is no telling what is inside. No need to take risks. After you have honed your skills for a while, the Thunder Cannon will directly attack the Gold-eating Ant nest!"

"Our goal today is to completely wipe out the Gold-eating Ants in the small valley!"

Most metals can conduct electricity!

Not to mention the common metal condensed in the abdomens of the Gold-eating Ants, their shells also contain a certain amount of metal!

And when the Thunder Cannon shell of the primary thunder cannon explodes, it will create a 20-meter radius Lightning Domain that lasts for three seconds. One shot, and it will inevitably clear out all the Gold-eating Ants within this range!

Under such circumstances, completely wiping out the Gold-eating Ants in the small valley would not be difficult!

"Master, Xiao Qi has already calculated it. The probability of us wiping out the Gold-eating Ants today is 96% ~ 99%, the probability of wiping them out in half a day is 77% ~ 86%, and the probability of wiping them out in three hours is 52% ~ 66%!"

"Then, while ensuring safety, let's strive to wipe them out in three hours!"

"Meow meow!"

Cat Xiaoxiao lifted her cat head and meowed loudly, indicating that what the Master said would definitely come true!

Ten-plus minutes later, the tricycle stopped outside the small valley where the Gold-eating Ant nest was located.

Immediately, Qin Yun and Cat Xiaoxiao and the others got out of the car, and Qin Xiaoqi began to control the tricycle to attract the Gold-eating Ants.

The number attracted in the first batch exceeded one hundred!

Most of them were led to one side by Qin Yun, Cat Xiaoxiao, and Filia; of the remaining twelve, the flying Lilith led away eight, and Gu Anran led away four.

What the two of them held in their hands was not a common rabbit tooth dagger, but steel bars that Qin Yun had exchanged for on the trading market!

The second batch, Lilith ten, Gu Anran six!

Unlimited ox horn powder water allowed their experience in killing Gold-eating Ants to rise rapidly, and their killing speed also became faster and faster!

After more than half an hour, Lilith could already face twenty at once, and Gu Anran had also increased to twelve, with their clearing speed also increasing significantly.

When the time came to past nine o'clock, the tricycle stopped attracting Gold-eating Ants, and Qin Yun and Cat Xiaoxiao and the others returned to the car.

Next, the primary thunder cannon assembled on the roof of the carriage was going to fire at the Gold-eating Ant nest over a thousand meters away!

If conditions allowed, they would continue to get out of the car to clear them!

If the numbers were too dense, they would continue to fire!

Qin Yun, having fastened his seatbelt, scratched Cat Xiaoxiao's fluffy, soft chin while looking at the screen in the carriage.

The screen was divided into left and right sides; the left side was the real-time overhead view of the tricycle, and the right side was the clear, processed image transmitted back by the drone.

"Debugging is complete. The primary thunder cannon is about to fire!"

Immediately, the patterns on the turret of the primary thunder cannon lit up, and tiny silver-white arcs of electricity danced within them!

Five seconds later, a ball of light covered in silver-white lightning was fired from the barrel, hurtling at high speed towards the Gold-eating Ant nest over a thousand meters away!

In the right-side image transmitted back by the drone, the lightning-covered ball of light slammed directly into the Gold-eating Ant nest!

This was the delayed fuse; it would not detonate upon impact!

As for how this type of energy projectile managed to do this, Qin Yun didn't know; it was just quite magical.

"Boom..."

On the screen, the Thunder Cannon shell exploded, and a silver-white light instantly lit up!

The Gold-eating Ant nest, which was larger than a detached villa, was thus blown open by the internally detonating Thunder Cannon shell!

It turned out that when it exploded, it would also generate a shockwave!

Fragments of metal mixed with soil flew everywhere, including remains of Gold-eating Ants, shell fragments, copper coins...

Fortunately, the dropped items had a protection time and would not be destroyed immediately, otherwise the loss would have been huge!

Meanwhile, the Gold-Eating Ant Queen, hidden deep underground in the Gold-eating Ant nest, was gradually waking up...

How many Gold-eating Ants this shot killed was not yet known, but the copper coins alone that the drone saw and quickly analyzed and counted reached over thirteen thousand!

To be able to analyze which were copper coins and quickly count them and display them on the screen amidst such a brief and chaotic scattering showed the powerful ability of Qin Xiaoqi!

At this moment, the Gold-eating Ant nest had disappeared, and in its place was a Lightning Domain with a radius of 20 meters!

Extremely dense arcs of electricity wandered within the Lightning Domain, making a sizzling sound!

"Wow, this primary thunder cannon is so powerful. A Gold-eating Ant nest that big was blown to pieces with just one shot, leveled to the ground!"

Lilith's little face flushed with excitement, and she clapped her little hands happily.

"Not just leveled, it even left a big crater!"

"The number of Gold-eating Ants wiped out by this shot is probably not less than thirty thousand!"

"Meow meow roar!"

Cat Xiaoxiao in Qin Yun's arms twisted and turned, meowing excitedly.

The Lightning Domain disappeared, leaving behind a scorched big crater.

And in the middle of the big crater, there was still a pitch-black hole of unknown depth...