I Received Messages From Future Self!-Chapter 273 - 269 Fire Attack
Chapter 273: Chapter 269: Fire Attack!
Chapter 273: Chapter 269: Fire Attack!
Returning to Tom’s side, Fang Xiaocao sat on the ground and exhaled, “Mom, that scared me to death.”
Seeing Fang Xiaocao’s condition, Tom was taken aback.
He looked puzzledly at Taotie and Hummingbird.
He asked with his eyes what had happened to Fang Xiaocao.
“There’s a corpse pit over there with a lot of man-eating rats, Princess Your Highness got scared,”
Upon receiving Tom’s gaze, Hummingbird explained.
Hearing Hummingbird’s explanation, Tom chuckled.
To Tom, this was a normal reaction!
Tom continued to lower his head, making Molotov Cocktails.
Fang Xiaocao sat on the ground, recovering for a while.
Finally feeling her legs were steady, she got up from the ground, walked over to Tom, squatted next to him, and watched how Tom was making Molotov Cocktails.
Noticing Fang Xiaocao’s actions, Tom looked up at Fang Xiaocao, smiled, and said nothing, but his movements in making the Molotov Cocktails slowed a lot.
Seeing this scene, Fang Xiaocao cracked a smile.
She relished learning this novel knowledge.
Fang Xiaocao had always believed that one cannot have too many skills.
Fang Xiaocao knew that since she had embarked on this journey into the underworld, it was destined that she would often face the violent storms of bloodshed in the underworld.
The more she learned, the more she could protect herself.
Now that she’d learned to make Molotov Cocktails, perhaps one day in the future, it could be a means of saving her life.
When the last Molotov Cocktail was finished, Tom exhaled and set all the Molotov Cocktails in order, then stood up from the ground.
Fang Xiaocao also got up, still recalling the process of making Molotov Cocktails.
“Princess, have you learned it?”
Tom asked with a smile.
Fang Xiaocao nodded with a smile, “My brain tells me it has learned it!”
“But… executing it might not be certain.”
Saying this, Fang Xiaocao broke into giggles.
Tom couldn’t help but shake his head and crack a smile.
This princess had a great character.
And a good mindset!
She had the resilience of a Xiaoqiang.
Very suitable for this line of work, although a bit slow.
But that wasn’t an issue with him around.
He was the ultimate brain for Princess Your Highness.
Similarly, being a bit weak in skills wasn’t a problem either.
With Taotie, who had the highest Combat Power, there too.
All she needed was to train enough to defend herself.
Fang Xiaocao wasn’t being overly modest.
She genuinely wasn’t certain if she really learned it.
This was a common phenomenon among contemporary young people.
Quick to learn, quick to ruin when done.
It wasn’t Fang Xiaocao’s lack of efforts.
Fang Xiaocao was just following the trend.
“Princess, let’s go over there,”
Tom said, pointing to the passage leading to the corpse pit.
Fang Xiaocao nodded, “Okay!”
Tom bent down to pick up Molotov Cocktails. Taotie and Hummingbird came to help. Fang Xiaocao wanted to help but was expressly denied.
Because the Molotov Cocktails were too dangerous, Tom was afraid Fang Xiaocao might be clumsy and mishandle them.
That could literally mean “playing with fire and getting burned.”
Fang Xiaocao, helplessly, could only nod in agreement.
Arriving in front of the corpse pit, she looked into the pit.
After a while, Tom withdrew his gaze.
“This corpse pit was probably a burial pit for the ancient tomb, but it was later expanded by someone and has now become a dumping ground for dead bodies by the pawnshop,”
Tom said solemnly.
“Ancient Tomb?”
Fang Xiaocao was startled.
“Yes!”
“Ancient Tomb!”
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Tom nodded.
“There must have been a tomb here, which was later transformed into a Treasure Cave.”
“I’m not sure if the Treasure Cave still exists, but the structures of the previous ancient tomb have been converted into an underground base by the pawnshop.”
Tom racked his brains and analyzed.
Fang Xiaocao blinked, thinking it made a lot of sense.
“Old Tom, tell us how to proceed,”
“Forget the ancient tomb and such, let’s deal with these man-eating rats first; these creatures are making me damn nervous,”
Taotie indifferently interrupted the words Tom was about to further analyze.
Tom glared at Taotie but still nodded, “I just checked the corpse pit, and man-eating rats can climb out, so we need to use fire to seal the edges of the pit and trap these rats inside.”
Hearing Tom’s words, Fang Xiaocao nodded.
“What Tom said makes a lot of sense,”
“How should we proceed, Tom? You direct.”
Fang Xiaocao said cheerfully.
“Yes!”
Tom nodded.
“We’ll do it this way, ‘Princess Your Highness’ and ‘Hummingbird,’ you two are responsible for throwing highly concentrated fuel on the edges of the pit, while I and Taotie will handle throwing Molotov Cocktails at the corresponding spots,”
“I’ve seen that the corpses, bones, and corpse oil in the pit are excellent tinder. With the highly concentrated fuel to aid combustion, as long as we’re fast enough, the flames produced by the exploding Molotov Cocktails can instantly form a fire net before the man-eating rats escape and trap all of them inside the pit,”
“As long as we bind them, they can’t escape,”
“All the man-eating rats will turn to ash along with the bodies in the pit,”
Tom confidently laid out his entire plan.
“Let’s do that!”
Upon hearing Tom’s plan, Fang Xiaocao didn’t hesitate to give the go-ahead, deciding to follow Tom’s instructions.
Tom handed over the highly concentrated fuel to Fang Xiaocao and Hummingbird, who tiptoed to the edge of the corpse pit, took a glance at the man-eating rats feasting inside, and began to throw the highly concentrated fuel into the pit as planned.
Fang Xiaocao and Hummingbird were quite efficient.
The hundred pieces of highly concentrated fuel were quickly thrown by Fang Xiaocao and Hummingbird, all gone.
After throwing the last piece of highly concentrated fuel, Fang Xiaocao signaled to Tom and Taotie.
Understanding the signal, Tom and Taotie carrying Molotov Cocktails walked over, “Princess Your Highness, you and Hummingbird retreat into the cave; the temperature from the exploding Molotov Cocktails is very high and might cause you discomfort,”
“Okay!”
Fang Xiaocao nodded and agreed.
Together with Hummingbird, they retreated into the cave.
Tom watched Fang Xiaocao and Hummingbird move far enough away before withdrawing his gaze, ready to throw.
“Taotie, we’ll each take a side; I’ll throw near, you throw far, OK?”
Tom asked solemnly.
“No problem!”
Taotie grinned, picked up a Molotov Cocktail, and with a whoosh, threw it.
Seeing this, Tom didn’t waste words and immediately began throwing Molotov Cocktails, quickly forming a wall of fire on his side of the pit so the pit’s man-eating rats wouldn’t choose to escape this way.
This would at least ensure their own safety.
As Taotie and Tom continuously threw Molotov Cocktails, the entire outer circle of the pit was soon engulfed in roaring flames.
Amidst the flames, countless man-eating rats let out panicked, shrill squeals which were terribly grating, and the foul smell from the burning bodies made Tom and Taotie dizzy and headachy.
“Quick!”
“Throw all the Molotov Cocktails in, and let’s get out of here fast,”
Tom shouted and grabbed another Molotov Cocktail to throw into the center of the pit.
