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But if Blake finds out, Jiang Kehan can foresee her "tragic" future.
She's a bit timid and prioritizes safety.
With that in mind, Jiang Kehan carefully scanned her surroundings again to ensure that her arrangements were foolproof.
Blake was unsure of the attributes and strength of the deity residing there, but Jiang Kehan could vaguely sense something from the special energy spreading around them.
First, there's corrosion. Swamps are actually the easiest places to breed large numbers of mosquitoes and various microorganisms.
But it was unexpectedly quiet here, and too "serene".
Jiang Kehan didn't find a single mosquito or moss, and even the surrounding air was surprisingly fresh.
This means that something is cutting off the possibility of these creatures surviving, such as the faint corrosive sensation on Jiang Kehan's skin.
From an alchemist's perspective, this corrosive property can perfectly replace "flame" as a means of igniting and expanding the explosion.
Jiang Kehan plans to use materials containing the concept of thunder to refine "gunpowder" and use corrosion to ensure the scale of the explosion.
(i) Yi Qi Si Wu (nine) Si Jiu Ba Secondly, the gods here probably also have the ability to control "force".
Jiang Kehan put her hands into the swamp water. She was now floating on the surface, relying on the water-repellent properties of her shoes.
The interior of the swamp was strange. The space between the flowing water and the muddy bottom was actually suspended, and it emitted repulsive forces both upwards and downwards. However, when you went deeper into the truly hollow part, you could feel a special kind of gravity holding Jiang Kehan's fingers tightly, preventing them from leaving.
This strange situation makes the swamp here far more dangerous than normal non-Newtonian fluids; once trapped, escape is almost impossible, and it can even be divided into three sections.
Jiang Kehan frowned. If this special structure were ignored, the impact of the explosion might be completely absorbed by it, making the explosion look spectacular but its power extremely weak.
Therefore, either the characteristics of the explosion must be changed, replacing the impact force with an incessant fire characterized by "burning", or the structure of the swamp must be altered.
Obviously, using the Unending Fire would create a more spectacular scene and attract more attention from the level 6 dragons entrenched here.
However, the characteristics of the swamp were not entirely unusable. Jiang Kehan looked at the empty surroundings and revealed a mischievous smile.
"Sister Yeyu, is there any way to isolate this special power so that we can stay in the swamp and observe the situation?"
After carefully studying the strange structure in the swamp, Jiang Kehan finally chose to ask for help.
She could see the manifestation of this power, but she couldn't understand its specific principles at all, which was probably related to the special nature of the gods.
"Well, Blake can do that, and it's normal that you can't understand it. It's related to the unique abilities of Level 6 creatures." Ye Yu, who had been quietly admiring the scenery around him, yawned and explained to Jiang Kehan.
"The reason why level 6 beings can be called gods is closely related to this ability called [Tampering]. They can distort common sense into their own unique power, which has a very high priority."
"Hmm... For example, making water ignite the sky, it's quite complicated, which is why the fighting power of the witch fluctuates."
Ye Yu jumped onto the surface of the swamp and, imitating Jiang Kehan, stretched out her cat paws into it.
"In fact, this fluctuation is essentially caused by the spell pool's targeting of different [tampering] abilities, and the root cause lies with the enemy."
"What is that witch's 'tampering'? I've never heard of it before," Jiang Kehan asked, somewhat confused.
Even in the future, textbooks do not mention that witches have this ability.
"Well, witches have a higher rank, and your magical properties are superior to [tampering]. Moreover, once you reach level 6 life level, this ability will no longer be called tampering."
With a smile, Ye Yu demonstrated for Jiang Kehan. When her claws touched the hollow layer, Jiang Kehan was surprised to find that the hollow layer seemed to have lost its effect.
"The witch's ability might be called 'correction,' or you could understand it as an immunity to 'tampering.'"
"But I prefer to call it Redemption."
Ye Yu said this.
Chapter 323 The Gods of the Swamp
Jiang Kehan watched quietly as Ye Yu retracted its paw and leaped back onto her, when suddenly she had a flash of inspiration.
"So this is the ability that allows witches to kill gods who are far stronger than themselves."
The priority of [Correction] is clearly higher than that of [Tampering]. When facing a witch with the ability of [Correction], life forms of level 6 and above will feel like they are facing a troublesome hedgehog.
Their attacks on witches are often inefficient, while witches deal them devastating blows with every strike. If it weren't for the vast difference between each level of life, which is enough for even basic physical bodies to withstand, they would have been almost all dead long ago.
Jiang Kehan finally understood why just three great witches were able to bring down the tyrant Xuyu, whom she considered "supreme," and tear him to pieces.
"Uh, not entirely." Ye Yu blinked, looking innocent. Clearly, she didn't know how Jiang Kehan's train of thought had suddenly shifted to this point.
"Our ability to defeat opponents of higher levels relies more on our flowing vitality."
"Whether it's a level 6 dragon or the so-called 'Supreme,' they have long been immersed in their own power, calmly passing the time."
"But witches are different. We are never satisfied, nor do we know what satisfaction is. Only in this way can witches obtain the power to transcend the limitations of life and continue from generation to generation."
"You can interpret it as the power of knowledge, or you can interpret it as the witch's obsession, but in any case, this is the witch."
Jiang Kehan nodded somewhat bewildered. Before she could ask any further questions, she saw Blake, holding down his witch's hat, running quickly toward her, followed by a large group of ferocious-looking dragons and monsters.
Jiang Kehan watched this scene with hesitation, wondering if Blake had destroyed their home or dug up their ancestral graves. She had never seen the Yinfeng Dragon so furious when she hunted it.
"What did you do?"
Upon hearing this, Blake excitedly leaped in front of Jiang Kehan, while the other creatures could only watch her resentfully, but dared not step into the heart of the god's territory.
"It's nothing, they just destroyed the reservoir they depend on for survival and burned down the only floating island in the area. I'm afraid they'll have to relocate from here."
Blake spoke of the horrific events in a casual manner, even giving a shy smile.
Jiang Kehan looked at her silently, her mind racing with a thousand thoughts.
Holy crap, this is a master of childlessness!
"I didn't expect Blake to be so kind?" Ye Yu, who had been dozing on her shoulder, opened her eyes and said with interest.
"Huh?" Jiang Kehan's eyes widened in surprise. "Is this still considered kindness?"
Ye Yu chuckled and explained, "Don't underestimate the power of the gods. You blew up its territory, and it will slaughter many creatures just to vent its anger. Blake forced them to migrate, which actually saved their lives."
“Kehan, while we are hunting, we are also deliberately maintaining the ecosystem... well, except after the Great Witch becomes widespread.”
Jiang Kehan smiled helplessly; she knew what Ye Yu hadn't finished saying.
The Great Witches are powerful enough to create worlds from nothingness; normal ecology can no longer restrain them, and they even have the capacity to benefit the entire witch race.
"I understand. Where are the materials you collected?" Jiang Kehan asked Blake, rubbing her hands together expectantly.
“They’re all here. Aren’t they going to migrate? I just took a little extra.” Blake placed tons of materials in front of Jiang Kehan and asked curiously, “Is this enough?”
Jiang Kehan looked up and saw that the amount of material was at least five times more than she had requested, and her lips twitched.
This isn't just fleecing people; they're practically taking everything, even the land!
“That’s enough. I’ll take care of the rest.” Jiang Kehan put all the materials into her personal space, but this action surprised Blake.
"Where did you put all these materials?" Blake asked, puzzled.
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Jiang Kehan looked at her and realized that the other party actually took out the materials from the witch's hat. It seems that portable space has not yet been invented in this era.
"It's my personal magic, so what?" she blinked and said dismissively.
The portable space originated from the British Empire, and Jiang Kehan was not clear about the specific details, but at this moment she suddenly realized something that Ye Yu had said.
"The spells you know are far ahead of this era; in a way, these are also your biggest cheating methods."
Blake didn't dwell on it too much, shrugging to indicate that it was nothing.
Thus began Jiang Kehan's arduous alchemy journey. She carried these materials and needed to perform alchemy and reshaping in several corners of the entire hinterland to make the explosion dazzling enough.
Blake, on the other hand, acted as her bodyguard, using his extensive experience to help Jiang Kehan evade the guardians lurking around the area.
Yes, Jiang Kehan realized that Blake had definitely done his fair share of despicable things like bombing houses; all his experience came from practice.
Before sunset, she and Blake finally got everything set up, and the two found a spot with a good view to watch the show.
Using his [Correction] ability, Blake dug a basement in the swamp, led Jiang Kehan inside, and excitedly handed her a bottle of alcohol from his witch's hat.
"Let's watch the show! I bet this level 6 dragon is absolutely enraged!"
Jiang Kehan took the drink, thinking: No wonder she's furious, this time she's really gone completely on fire.
Thanks to the vast amount of material Blake had collected, Jiang Kehan quietly increased the scale of the explosion again and again until it eventually affected the entire hinterland.
This is no longer as simple as throwing a firecracker; it's more like an attempt to raze the other party's house to the ground.
Jiang Kehan glanced at the sky, wondering what kind of magical dress Blake had used. The view here was surprisingly clear.
She took a deep breath and pressed the detonator she had left in her hand—a plant that emitted very faint but widespread sound waves.
"Om~"
After the sound, which seemed like an illusion, came a sudden burst of fire and a huge, belated roar!
Jiang Kehan was as if she were facing the surface of a violently undulating sun, where flames suddenly intertwined and rose up like drills shooting into the sky, creating a ferocious vortex that transformed into a grotesque, laughing demon.
At this moment, the flames were so intense they resembled a tangible, wondrous forest, or a bottomless ocean, roaring with excitement as it swallowed everything whole.
Jiang Kehan swallowed hard as she watched the spectacular scene. She wasn't surprised by the size of the flames, but rather nervous about the arrival of the gods.
She was not disappointed. Shortly after the flames ignited, the sky, which had been painted with an apocalyptic hue by the raging fire, suddenly darkened.
A figure that seemed to span the city suddenly descended, its overall shape resembling a hellish dragon carrying mountains on its back. Its limbs were wide apart, somewhat like a turtle, but more like a lizard, with exaggerated leathery wings, and endless mud churning on its body.
But the most striking feature was the steel forest on the other side's back. Whether it was plant or mineral, the giant pillars, tens of kilometers long, pierced sharply into the surroundings, while emitting a strong corrosive aura.
Jiang Kehan held her breath. She suddenly thought of dozens of dragons, such as the Vaal Hazak and Nergigante from Monster Hunter. The other party was like a hodgepodge, ferocious and terrifying, displaying the most primal power.
"Is this the god of the swamp, the level 6 dragon, the Ancient Abyss Dragon?"
Jiang Kehan stared wide-eyed at the information given to her by the spirit cat, unable to close her mouth for a long time.
Chapter 324 Wrath in the Sky
Name: Yuan Gulong
[Race: Elder Dragon]
[Life Level: Peak Level 6]
[Tampering Abilities: Corrosion, Force Vector, Regeneration]
【Trait - Body of the Dead Swamp: Ignores most physical damage and can control its form, turning it into one's own attack method; different manipulation abilities can be stacked.】
Research indicates that the thorns on the back of the Ancient Dragon are not merely for increased resilience, but also serve as a crucial tool for calming its emotions. Therefore, among the generally easily enraged Elder Dragons, the Ancient Dragon transforms its savagery into a more profound and unforgettable cruelty and hatred; indeed, this dragon will fight to the death with its enemies.
Jiang Kehan looked at the fiery fireworks she had set off above the swamp, as well as the additional information in the description, and couldn't help but feel guilty.