Chapter 408: The Rampaging Pig Head Butcher

Chapter 408: The Rampaging Pig Head Butcher

Liu Xing hadn’t expected Ling Ishikawa and the others to return so quickly, so he hastily ran to the window and called out, "I’m fine, I’ll come down now."

After saying that, Liu Xing went downstairs.

Seeing Liu Xing unharmed, Ling Ishikawa breathed a sigh of relief and said, "It’s great to see that you’re alright, Ryuusei. That earthquake just now had me worried. I thought I wouldn’t see you all until the next time point. Thankfully, Mr. Hu Cang’s house is sturdy enough to keep me from being buried underground."

Hu Cang chuckled and spoke, "Our houses here have solid foundations, but you must have noticed that this earthquake was quite unusual. Earthquakes are rare in Shudu, and as far as I remember, there has never been one in this temporal distortion of Panlong Town. Nobody has even mentioned earthquakes here."

Liu Xing raised an eyebrow, realizing that some aspects of this parallel world were similar to the real world. In Liu Xing’s memory, Shudu had rarely experienced major earthquakes before 2008. However, after a significant earthquake that garnered global attention, Shudu began to face more frequent seismic activities.

However, Liu Xing also remembered from the memories of "Watanabe Ryuusei" that the 2008 earthquake in this parallel world had some peculiarities. It occurred in Wenchuan, but it started with three smaller earthquakes before the major magnitude 8 earthquake struck.

Liu Xing speculated that this earthquake might have been turned into a module by the Cthulhu Role-Playing Game Hall. The player tasked with completing this module unfortunately failed to change history.

Thinking about earthquakes, Liu Xing couldn’t help but remember the Earth-boring Demon Worm he encountered in Earth Dragon Village and a mysterious entity named Mi. Gou, whose true form he had not seen. He wondered if they had any connection to that major earthquake.

While Liu Xing was lost in thought, Zhang Jingxu spoke up, "You’re right; this earthquake was indeed peculiar. I can sense that its epicenter should be in the direction of Panlong Lake. So, it’s highly likely that Gralki caused it. Now the question is, has Gralki awakened, or is it preparing to trouble us?"

Wan Chongshan shook his head and said seriously, "Gralki might have awakened, but I don’t believe it currently has the power to confront us. If it did, Gralki would be right in front of us by now. I think Gralki has regained consciousness and the ability to act, but we should still expedite our actions. We need to eliminate those mythical creatures before Gralki makes a move."

Liu Xing nodded in agreement and added, "Exactly. If we deal with the mythical creatures in Panlong Town sooner, we’ll be better prepared to face Gralki. So, how did your missions go today?"

While Liu Xing spoke, he glanced at the items Ling Ishikawa’s group had brought. He noticed that Li Dian was holding a plastic container, likely containing gasoline.

Ling Ishikawa nodded and smiled, "Today has been quite successful for us. First, Hu Li volunteered to defend the rooftop exit of the supermarket after hearing about the intelligence we gathered. This way, we can drive Gu Master Chaxi to the rooftop, and Hu Li is also working on a medicine to expel any gu worms that might enter our bodies, ensuring our safety."

"Then there’s Xiao Mochen. Although he delivered a substantial amount of animal fur this morning, Hu Li found that one-third of it had various flaws, like lower hardness and wormholes, making it unsuitable for crafting the special outfits we need. Nonetheless, we can still create six full-body leather suits, and we should have them by this afternoon."

"Lastly, Wang Anquan came through for us. We finally met him today, and he provided us with enough gasoline and custom-made traps. Given our current situation, traps are more practical than firearms. These traps will be ready tomorrow morning, so we’ve agreed with Hu Li that after the next time point, we’ll set up traps and take action against Gu Master Chaxi."

"As for the plan, we’ll enter the supermarket from the ground floor, with Zhang Jingxu and Li Dian guarding the entrance. The rest of us will go upstairs to confront Gu Master Chaxi. We’ll either drive him to the rooftop or deal with him on the spot. After eliminating Gu Master Chaxi, we’ll take the medicine from Hu Li to ensure we’re not affected by gu worms and then leave the supermarket. Hu Li will handle the aftermath."

"However, now that we have the gasoline, we’ve decided to take on the Pig Head Butcher earlier. After all, the Pig Head Butcher is essentially a fearless, formidable bandit. We must seize the initiative and avoid a direct confrontation because our bird guns won’t be effective against the Pig Head Butcher."

The scene unfolding before them confirmed this suspicion. A young man who had been running at full speed, initially with a distance of two to three meters between him and the Pig Head Butcher, was caught up by the Pig Head Butcher within ten seconds and then cleaved in two with a single stroke.

"Damn, the Pig Head Butcher is too fast. It looks like using Kite to handle it won’t work," Zhang Jingxu remarked.

Liu Xing nodded and turned to Hu Li, asking, "Miss Hu Li, do you have any way to slow down the Pig Head Butcher? If we can slow it down, we might have a chance to deal with it."

Hu Li shook her head in frustration, "I’ve mentioned before that the Pig Head Butcher is essentially an instinct-driven zombie. My magic spells won’t have any effect on it, and besides fire, the only way to control it would be to use traps. Zombies have almost no intelligence. Once we manage to control the Pig Head Butcher, we can easily dispatch it with a knife. However, we don’t have the opportunity to make traps right now."

Liu Xing nodded, realizing that digging a pit, the simplest kind of trap for dealing with the Pig Head Butcher, would take nearly an hour. Furthermore, Liu Xing was sure that if they started digging, KP Snow Wind would make them undergo a Luck Judgment. Failing it would alert the Pig Head Butcher, leading to a chase, and likely, casualties among their group.

So, Liu Xing shook his head, but as he did, he noticed a corner of the rooftop with more than ten glass bottles.

A brilliant idea struck him—Molotov cocktails.

The method for making Molotov cocktails was straightforward. The simplest version involved filling a glass bottle halfway with gasoline or alcohol, inserting a cloth as a wick, and ensuring the cloth was soaked in the flammable liquid for easy ignition. Using a Molotov cocktail was even simpler—light the cloth and throw it at the target.

Given the current situation, using Molotov cocktails against the Pig Head Butcher seemed like an excellent choice.

Liu Xing shared his idea, saying, "Mr. Hu Cang, do you have any cloth-based clothes at home? If so, please bring a few pieces of cloth and scissors up here. We’ll use cloth, bottles, and gasoline to make Molotov cocktails."

Hu Cang was initially puzzled but then nodded, saying, "Alright, I’ll go get them!"

Hu Cang left in a hurry, and Liu Xing and the others collected glass bottles from all corners of the rooftop, filling them with gasoline.

After a while, Hu Cang returned with several bedsheets and a pair of scissors.

Because the method for making Molotov cocktails was straightforward, KP Snow Wind did not subject their crafting to a Luck Judgment.

Just as they finished crafting twenty-three Molotov cocktails, Hu Cang suddenly slapped his thigh in frustration and said, "Oh no, the lighter I have at home seems to be out of gas!"

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