The Ghost-Faced King's heart tightened as it jerked its head upward. Its scarlet eyes snapped wide, reflecting an unbelievable terror.
What entered the Ghost-Faced King's vision was a rain of TNT blocks, falling in a dense, ominous white flicker!
Lin Qiye's Chunk Clearing Device, constructed entirely from TNT, had been activated. A massive quantity of TNT was being lobbed directly at the Ghost-Faced King's position. They descended with a collective hissing sound, like the tolling of a death knell from the Reaper himself.
The Ghost-Faced King tried to flee, but it found the coverage of the TNT so vast and the quantity so overwhelming that there was simply no escape!
In the next second, earth-shattering explosions merged into a single roar.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Flames shot into the sky as the earth shuddered. A succession of deafening blasts made even the air tremble.
Hidden within the Obsidian "matchbox," Zhao Kongcheng felt the violent tremors beneath his feet and the continuous, terrifying roar in his ears. For a moment, he was utterly bewildered.
'Has backup arrived? Are they using missiles? No, that can't be right—the Void Boundless Realm hasn't been deactivated yet!'
Then he looked at Lin Qiye, whose face remained calm. It seemed the kid had orchestrated all of this!
Zhao Kongcheng was shaking all over: "This... this kid, just what kind of monster is he?!"
The explosions lasted for several full minutes. The endless TNT rained down as if the supply were infinite. Following the Redstone timer Lin Qiye had pre-set, the Chunk Clearing Device automatically ceased operation.
The deafening roars finally subsided, and the world seemed to fall into a sudden silence. The shrieks of the Ghost-Faced King had vanished completely.
Lin Qiye calmly dug out the stone brick beneath his feet and poked his head out along with Zhao Kongcheng.
The sight before them caused the battle-hardened Zhao Kongcheng to suck in a breath of cold air.
Where the monster had stood, a square crater dozens of meters in diameter and seemingly bottomless had appeared. The edges of the pit were charred black, emitting wisps of blue smoke like a scene from the apocalypse. A few residual fires still danced along the rim, making a hissing sound as they met the rain.
As for the Ghost-Faced King, not a single trace of remains was left. It was as if it had been completely evaporated from this world. Only the thick smell of sulfur permeating the air and the unique stench of the King's blood proved it had ever existed.
"Is... is this for real?!" Zhao Kongcheng stammered, his eyes bulging like copper bells.
He couldn't believe it. That River Realm Ghost-Faced King, which just moments ago was so formidable it had left him at death's door, had been bombed into nothingness? Just like that... gone?
"Yeah, the TNT's power is decent. I feel like ten more Ghost-Faced Kings wouldn't be a problem."
Lin Qiye spoke nonchalantly, as if he had just dealt with a trivial little nuisance.
Zhao Kongcheng was speechless for a long time. He stared at Lin Qiye, his lips trembling, wanting to say something but not knowing where to start. Finally, he asked in a tone bordering on a mental breakdown:
"All those bombs... that weird boat... those bizarre blocks and items... just what God are you a Proxy for?"
Lin Qiye turned his head, the corners of his mouth curving upward: "This is the Block Man!"
Just as Lin Qiye was about to continue, the MC Interface suddenly popped up before his eyes, a shimmering notification box hovering in the air:
[EMERGENCY MISSION: Contain the out-of-control Ghost-Faced King (Mid River Realm) has been OVER-COMPLETED!]
An unprecedented torrent of information flooded his mind like a breaking dam. His Administrator permissions were officially upgraded; he gained permanent access to Redstone and the ability to freely place blocks within a certain range. Even more pleasing was that the permission to enter the "Evil God Prison" had been unlocked.
The bonus reward for over-completing the mission was that the previous loan no longer needed to be repaid.
At this moment, Lin Qiye felt he could place blocks anywhere within his perception range—roughly twenty meters—whether on the surface of a liquid or in mid-air.
'Is this the power of a God? But what God is this? The God of Civil Engineering?' Lin Qiye whispered to himself.
However, the joy didn't last long before the red warning for the Power Mode countdown began flashing in the corner of his vision.
Lin Qiye looked down at the terrifying abyss the TNT had blasted in front of his house, then at the mess surrounding them. He was in big trouble. If anyone else saw this scene, it would cause a massive uproar. This wasn't damage a normal explosion could cause; it was a terrifying crater large enough to swallow an entire building.
"I have to fix this immediately!"
Under Zhao Kongcheng's stunned gaze, Lin Qiye didn't hesitate to leap directly into the bottomless pit.
"Qiye!" Zhao Kongcheng cried out, trying to chase after him but stumbling due to his injuries.
However, he soon realized his worry was entirely misplaced. Lin Qiye pulled out a water bucket and landed without a scratch. Then he began to display that mind-boggling ability. With a wave of his hand, blocks of dirt and stone flew into place as if they were alive.
Dirt, stone, and concrete flew from his hands, rapidly filling the massive void. Relying on the infinite blocks of Power Mode and his newly acquired free-placement ability, his hands moved so fast they became a blur.
Simultaneously, the Void Boundless Realm set up by Zhao Kongcheng began to dissipate, and the oppressive atmosphere in the air gradually receded.
"This is impossible..." Zhao Kongcheng murmured, too shocked for words.
In just dozens of seconds, the terrifying pit large enough to swallow a skyscraper was perfectly leveled! Although the ground texture was slightly different from the surroundings, no traces of the explosion remained. It was as if the disaster had never happened.
Almost the instant the pit was filled, Power Mode ended. The massive Redstone Chunk Clearing Device in the sky vanished instantly, and the Obsidian box on the ground evaporated into thin air, as if it had never existed.
Lin Qiye suddenly felt a wave of intense weakness wash over him, as if his entire body had been hollowed out. The red hearts on the MC Interface turned an ominous deep black and began flashing rapidly, warning of approaching mortal danger.
"Qiye!" Zhao Kongcheng had just recovered from the shock of the pit-filling when he saw Lin Qiye turn deathly pale and begin to sway.
He immediately remembered the terrifying side effect of the "Ghost-God Trigger"—that thing essentially burns the user's life force! Regret and self-blame instantly filled his heart. If anything happened to Lin Qiye because of this, he would never forgive himself.
"Qiye, how do you feel? Hold on! I'll call the medical team right now!" Zhao Kongcheng said anxiously, struggling to move forward to support him.
However, Lin Qiye remained unruffled. He pulled another milk bucket from his inventory. Then, he raised the iron bucket and finished the milk in a series of "gulp-gulp" sounds.