346: Chapter 345 The Plan to Counterattack

Chu Xuan looked over.

He immediately discovered that this flickering square portal had shrunk by nearly half from its original size of about three meters, and was now less than two meters wide.

"It actually shrank so much this time..."

Pang Hu frowned and said, "Before this, when the four of us went in and out once, this spatial portal only shrank by about a dozen centimeters."

"This might be related to your uniqueness, Boss Chu," Su Qiaoqiao said. "Your health points are so much higher than ours; you must have already Advanced in Rank, right?"

Chu Xuan fell into deep thought.

He naturally hadn't Advanced in Rank yet, but he felt Su Qiaoqiao's words held some truth, or perhaps it was related to his status as a Purifier.

Or maybe...

Chu Xuan cast a nearly imperceptible glance at Lin Jie out of the corner of his eye.

Xu Shuya mused, "Maybe after entering one more time, or perhaps two or three more times... this passage will close on its own."

Seeing Chu Xuan's cold expression, as if he wanted to kill his way back right now, Pang Hu hurriedly said:

"Boss Chu, although re-entering will place us in the general vicinity of where we finally left, it can only be done once a day. We can only go back in once the spatial repulsion disappears..."

After a pause, Pang Hu added, "This interval is approximately between 23 to 25 hours."

Hearing this, Chu Xuan raised an eyebrow slightly and stepped forward to try. Sure enough, he walked straight through it, just like the stone he had thrown earlier.

"Is it because we are lifeforms from another world?"

Chu Xuan looked thoughtful, but he didn't feel frustrated by this.

Since he couldn't enter for the time being, he would first consume the spoils of war to enhance his strength.

Then, Chu Xuan suddenly raised an eyebrow as he saw a faint crack appearing on the two Spatial Rings on his hand.

The others noticed this as well, and their faces were filled with alarm.

Xu Shuya said, "This might be related to the repulsion between different spatial existences..."

As she spoke, Chu Xuan had already taken out all the items stored in the two Spatial Rings to avoid any accidents.

"Fortunately, the items weren't damaged when taken out. With so many spoils, if something happened, our loss would be too great." Pang Hu breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, then curled his lip:

"These Spatial Rings are quite mediocre, far inferior to our System's Exclusive Space."

Tan Ziming chuckled and said, "If different worlds also have Rank classifications, maybe our world is considered a high-level world, and the spatial products of those low-level worlds are incompatible here."

But then, he shook his head with a bitter smile. "But they are a Martial Dao World! If our world were a high-level one, how could we be suffering from a Specter invasion and be restricted by all sorts of rules..."

Xu Shuya then said, "Boss Chu, try and see if these two Spatial Rings can be put into your Exclusive Space."

Chu Xuan's eyes flashed as he tried, but then he shook his head.

"They can be authenticated and put into the Exclusive Space, but the System prompts that once they are inside, these two rings will be instantly destroyed, and the internal space will become unusable."

"In other words, for the time being, these two Spatial Rings are still useful?" Xu Shuya asked again.

"They can be used, but they are continuously deteriorating and might not last long." Chu Xuan nodded slightly.

"As long as they can still be used before we re-enter tomorrow, it's fine."

The others also turned their gaze toward her with questioning looks. Xu Shuya tucked a stray lock of hair behind her ear, a faint smile playing on her lips:

"In that case, we can use the Spatial Rings to carry some High-Energy Explosives like CL-20 over there. The Research Department is currently developing High-Energy Launchers that can be accurately fired by a single soldier, and they've already achieved preliminary results."

"For items not obtained by killing Specters or completing missions, the cost to put them into the Exclusive Space is usually quite high, especially for large-volume weapons and explosives. But with these two Spatial Rings, the situation will be completely different."

Hearing this, Tan Ziming immediately looked delighted and nodded repeatedly. "If that's the case, we can also contribute. Although the space is limited and the lethality might not be enough to deal with that Elf Race leader, we'll have the strength to fight against the other Elves."

Pang Hu also nodded repeatedly. "The most important thing is the concealment. We can take them out and fire immediately; they definitely won't be worse than those broken bows and arrows of theirs!"

"Exactly, it's the concealment."

Xu Shuya took a deep breath and said, "In that Wooden Stockade, if a battle breaks out when we go back, the Dwarf Race and Orc Race will very likely get in the way, or even join forces with the Elf Race to deal with us."

"But if each of us can unleash powerful combat strength, we can at least form a certain deterrent, making them uncertain of our true strength. If they are wary of the consequences, it will be easier for us to act."

"Very well." Chu Xuan nodded.

He had once been hit by a nuclear bomb in a dream and only died after tanking it for a few seconds.

Based on that genuine experience, he speculated that besides the continuous ultra-high temperatures at the center of a nuclear fission-level explosion, which could cause significant damage to lifeforms with real attributes...

Other non-nuclear explosions, if they were only three to five thousand degrees Celsius, might not necessarily cause much damage.

Large-scale explosions are fatal to ordinary people, but for high-level Transcendents, they are far less effective than targeted single-target damage.

For example, the arrows fired by Illya—the coverage area of that light power was even smaller than the explosive arrows fired by ordinary Elves, but the lethality was incomparable.

And even for him, he mostly relied on continuous Slashes imbued with the Fire of Nirvana to whittle down health with true damage, and used absolute strength attributes in close combat to suppress opponents, which allowed him to achieve efficient, explosive lethality.

However, the High-Energy Launchers they mentioned piqued a strong interest in Chu Xuan.

If he could utilize them, he held an incredibly powerful item in his hands that he himself didn't dare to detonate easily.

The heart of the earth!

If this portable item, comparable to a nuclear weapon, could be detonated at an explosion center more than eight hundred meters away from him, it could become a trump card.

As for the subsequent shockwave of two or three kilometers, with his current movement speed, he might be able to escape the scene before the shockwave reached him.

And as long as he left the central area, based on his experience of being nuked, Chu Xuan speculated that if it were just the aftershocks, he could tank it even if he took some minor damage in the short term.

At this moment, seeing that Chu Xuan had also given his approval, everyone turned their heads to look at Su Qiaoqiao.

"Qiaoqiao, it's most appropriate to leave this matter to you. With your current status and the Family's influence, you should be able to get it done quickly, right?"

Then, Xu Shuya added, "Collecting these things isn't hard, but be careful to do it as discreetly as possible so as not to be noticed by others."

Seeing the suspicious looks on everyone's faces, Xu Shuya explained:

"The current situation is complex. Boss Chu just arrived in the Capital and already killed several people from the Resurrection Society. They were all high-level officials; who knows who else hasn't been rooted out yet?"

"And as for Commissioner Yan, the Supervisory Commissioner, he was never seen in public before. Now that he's come out to take charge of the situation, I'm worried it might instead trigger a strong backlash from the Resurrection Society, which would affect us here."

Although Xu Shuya didn't say it explicitly, everyone present understood her underlying meaning.

That was that she didn't fully trust Yan Guofa.

And this passage leading to another world, which allowed for the rapid harvesting of resources, was crucial.

If it were destroyed by someone with ulterior motives, or if they were set up and exploited, it would be a massive loss for them.