Chapter 244: Chapter 242: The Terrifying Power
However, just as Lin Yi was making his very first steps, having just crossed past Tie Niu, he immediately felt a dark shadow flash behind him.
Right after that, Tie Niu rushed over first, grabbing hold of Lin Yi:
“Do not go over there, my lord, we still do not know the full extent of the situation.
Let me check it out first, and then you can follow.”
It must be said, though he appeared simple and honest, he still had his own wits about him.
Yet, Lin Yi, hearing this, could only offer a wry smile as he waved his hand, then said:
“Rest assured, everything is under my control.”
Having said that, with another swift movement, he sidestepped the Tie Niu in front of him and walked toward the center of the scene.
At this moment, although Tie Niu was still worried, he dared not obstruct any further.
After all, his own status was far too lowly.
With Lin Yi’s move, the soldiers around slowly came back to their senses.
One by one, they clumsily got up from the ground, their eyes still revealing their stunned expressions.
The explosion just now and the earth-shattering sensation had truly given them a fright.
Now, seeing Lord Lin marching into the heart of the area, they dared not delay further and also hurried toward the center of the scene.
Our focus remains solely on Lin Yi, ignoring the people around him, and heads decisively toward the center of the scene.
He soon arrived at a position some 50 meters from the center.
And by this time, the smoke in the area had already dissipated quite a bit.
At the least, one could make out some of the things in the center.
However, he did not stop, instead heading straight to the Deputy General who was still lying not far ahead, motionless.
At this moment, the fate of the man was unknown.
This caused Lin Yi’s heart to tighten with nerves.
As for the mannequins that had been knocked over by the shockwave around him, Lin Yi didn’t even give them a glance.
“How is it? Where are you hurt?”
As soon as Lin Yi arrived next to the man, he immediately crouched down and began to quickly check if he was still alive.
Upon seeing that the man was indeed not dead and still breathing, Lin Yi let out a long sigh of relief, then asked this question.
Not only that, but while asking, Lin Yi also hurriedly began to inspect his injuries.
However, when his gaze turned to the man’s back, he could not help but gasp in shock.
Several iron nails were stuck in the man’s back at that moment.
Fortunately, these nails hadn’t penetrated completely, only about an inch or two deep.
This also allowed Lin Yi to breathe a sigh of relief.
At that time, the Deputy General also regained his senses, and his face turned pale when he saw Lin Yi:
Seeing the man’s somewhat terror-stricken expression, Lin Yi helplessly patted his hand:
“Alright, no need to say anything, someone, take him to the infirmary for a thorough examination to see if the injuries are serious.”
After Lin Yi’s preliminary inspection, at most, this guy had only suffered some superficial skin wounds.
He should thank the fact that he had promptly lain down after hearing Lin Yi’s shout.
Otherwise, if he had still been standing there, he probably wouldn’t have suffered just these minor injuries.
The soldier who regained consciousness immediately stepped forward and carried the deputy away.
Having several iron nails embedded in his back, the pain, of course, goes without saying.
But, this fellow gritted his teeth throughout and didn’t make a sound.
After sending the deputy off, Lin Yi then turned his attention to the scene.
After waiting for such a long time, the black smoke at the scene had finally dispersed.
When the black smoke cleared, everyone around was stunned to find that the dozen or so dummy figures originally placed in the middle of the field were all, without exception, lying on the ground.
Even the dummy placed 30 steps away had met the same fate.
Lin Yi walked straight to the very center; when he reached the spot where the landmine had been placed, he was astonished to discover a large hole blasted into the ground, about 30 centimeters deep.
As for the hole’s diameter, it was considerable, over 50 centimeters wide.
In other words, the hole was as deep and large as a big pot.
And the entire pit was covered with the black marks of an explosion.
This sight was somewhat unexpected for Lin Yi.
He had greatly underestimated the power of this landmine, it seemed he had underestimated the potency of gunpowder.
Of course, while Lin Yi was inspecting, the surrounding soldiers dared not approach and encircled Lin Yi.
At the scene, only Lin Yi and Tie Niu were present, along with a few who specialized in gunpowder research.
When they saw the aftermath, they couldn’t help but draw a sharp breath.
Then Lin Yi inspected the dummy figures dressed in armor one by one.
This inspection left him even more shocked; he saw the dummy within the five-meter range.
Cloth armor and leather armor had their plates penetrated long ago.
And the iron nails were deeply embedded in the wooden body underneath, judging from the force, if it were a person, they would definitely be completely pierced through.
Furthermore, especially on the cloth armor, the shrapnel spread across it, tearing many ragged holes.
Looking at this condition, if it were a human body, it would undoubtedly be a case of flesh torn and bones exposed, an extremely gruesome sight.
Not only did the leather and cloth armors demonstrate such power, but even the iron armor, when Lin Yi looked at it, had shrapnel and iron nails directly embedded in it.
Through observation, Lin Yi found that the depth of these shrapnel and nails was not as deep as in the leather armor, but it was definitely beyond any person’s pain threshold.
That is to say, even a person wearing iron armor, standing within five meters, would be immediately killed on the spot.
Seeing this, Lin Yi was quite satisfied; at the very least, the lethal effective radius of the landmine had reached five meters.
Moreover, within this five-meter radius, the force of the shrapnel was much stronger than that of arrows.
The most important point was that the quantity of shrapnel was incomparable to arrows.
Without any exaggeration, within this five-meter radius, the armor had at least seven steel nails embedded into it.
And on the one with the most, there were up to 19 steel nails and fragments.