After one round of attacks.
The Ur-Ghast's health plummeted at a rate visible to the naked eye.
This was despite the foggy weather, which caused some shots to miss because the target was obscured.
Otherwise, with this level of damage, the Ur-Ghast would have been dead long ago.
Looking at the time, only two or three minutes had passed from the moment the Ghast appeared to locating it and launching the attack.
Most of that time was spent actually pinpointing its location.
Excluding the time spent searching with the Tri-Bow, the actual time taken to empty a magazine was only a few seconds.
It made sense when one thought about it.
The reason modern firearms could crush ancient tools like bows and crossbows was their high damage and rapid rate of fire.
They were already inherently powerful, and after such a long period of development, their sophistication was incredibly high.
Modern firearms were a pure slaughter against ancient combatants.
Hundreds or thousands of elite cavalry, which in ancient times would have been enough to conquer the Central Plains and become a dominant power, would be wiped out today.
A single machine gun could kill them all before the cavalry even got close, let alone deal any damage.
Such weapons, when placed in the Block World, were equally unstoppable killing machines.
"That's a boss! What are you treating it as?"
"A target? Are you using it for target practice so the villagers can learn to locate targets by sound?"
"It's a bit ridiculous, but since it's the Great God Galen Yu, it's normal."
"If he can make guns and has enough ammo, what can stop him!"
"Luckily Soren Park isn't on Mushroom Island; Galen Yu next door is too broken!"
"Even if he had a double-barreled shotgun, I have no doubt he'd be farmed like a common mob."
"If you put it that way, is Ronan Mountwell's gear even qualified to be a common mob?"
Thinking of this, the audience felt a wave of despair.
Ronan Mountwell's equipment was already considered very strong among the contestants, but now it gradually couldn't even compare to a villager in Galen Yu's chunk?
The gap was immense!
"Incredible!"
Outside the screen, Headmaster Quill didn't know what to say.
He had been worried about the Nether Portal just now and almost forgot about the gun mod.
The firepower was so intense that even a boss couldn't withstand the intensity of the gunpowder!
Now, looking at the Block World from Galen Yu's perspective, although it was still shrouded in mist and the roars of zombies continued, it no longer felt as oppressive as before.
Instead, it revealed a hint of relaxation.
It perfectly demonstrated that fear stems from a lack of firepower!
After reloading the ammunition, another round of strafing followed.
The low-health Ur-Ghast couldn't withstand the damage and finally died.
The remaining zombies were nothing to worry about; just let them fall into the portal and go to hell.
Aside from the obstructed vision, the Third Crisis brought no changes for Galen Yu.
Even a boss was easily dealt with.
The heavy fog didn't dissipate until a day and night had passed, and a new day dawned.
Although things were easy for now, Galen Yu realized the zombies' strength was slowly rising, and he needed to implement his defensive lines as soon as possible.
He first went out to retrieve the Ghast's loot, then went looking for lava and obsidian.
Luck was on his side this time; a small lava pool had spawned along with the Ur-Ghast. He cooled it with water to turn it into obsidian.
Galen Yu dug it all up.
He intended to build a cluster of obsidian portals around the Sky Island.
Since they were only meant to lure zombies, they didn't need to be huge—seven or eight blocks high would suffice.
After completing the construction, Galen Yu returned to the Sky Island.
After several days of breeding, the number of villagers had increased significantly.
From the original single digits, they had grown to over twenty.
They had various professions—some were good at farming, some could forge armor, and some had the potential to become guard villagers.
There were also some outliers among them.
Opening the trading panels one by one, Galen Yu's face darkened.
"An armorer—eight diamonds for an enchanted chestplate. Very good!"
"A farmer—two emeralds for fifteen loaves of bread. Not bad either."
"What? A leatherworker? You want thirteen emeralds for a pair of ordinary leather boots?"
"The toolsmith is okay, but why does he want three emeralds for a diamond pickaxe while you want five?"
"Damn, there's even a nitwit... whatever, I'll keep the nitwit."
Looking at the big-nosed villagers, Galen Yu grew furious.
Scammers! Absolute scammers!
He hadn't expected his own chunk to have such villagers!
In the game, facing such worthless villagers, he would likely have executed them immediately.
But in the Block World, he had a better choice now.
He dragged the scammers out separately, leaving the nitwit behind.
Just because they couldn't trade didn't mean they were useless; nitwits were one of the professions that could be converted into guard villagers.
Because they were simple, they would work without complaint and be loyal without any thought of betrayal?
It sounded somewhat logical.
He locked the scammers into the newly built Nether Portals one by one and sealed them with glass to prevent them from sneaking out.
"Hrmm~ hrmm-hrmm~"
Listening to the sounds of these big-nosed fellows, Galen Yu suddenly felt very pleased.
"The fate of scammers!"
Having dealt with the Nether Portals, he began to design a way to obtain gunpowder.
Since there was a gun mod, gunpowder would certainly be one of the resources he would consume the most later on.
"Lord! Look at these cute little fellows!"
The Architect's voice came, drawing Galen Yu's attention.
Appearing from nowhere, the Architect and the villagers were now accompanied by several cute, furry little creatures.
A friendly mob—cats!
Depending on the version, the spawning mechanism for these creatures varied.
Seeing them, Galen Yu's eyes lit up.
The audience was equally pleasantly surprised.
"If I'm not mistaken, those are cats!"
"There are actually cats in the Block World? Amazing!"
"They're playing so happily with the villagers. So cute! I want to keep one!"
"I've never seen them before. It seems other players' chunks don't have them—only Great God Galen Yu's?"
"Well, even if other players wanted to keep them, they don't have the conditions!"
"Everyone else is struggling to survive, while Great God Galen Yu is over here living a life of leisure..."
"Where else would cats spawn if not here?"
As for the cats spawning, the audience could understand it after their initial confusion.
They could even go to the Sky Island for a vacation, so a few cats spawning was nothing unusual. Who could blame the Sky Island for having such good conditions?
Cuteness was one thing, but Galen Yu was thinking about something else.
"The creeper farm can finally start construction!"
The principle was actually similar to a normal mob farm.
The difference was that the top layer needed to be sealed with trapdoors and covered with carpets to prevent spiders from spawning, and then the cats had to be placed inside.
Unlike most two-block-high mobs, creepers were 1.5 blocks tall, which was very unique.
Trapdoors could restrict the height; zombies and skeletons were 2 blocks tall and wouldn't spawn, leaving only creepers.
Creepers were afraid of cats and would be scared into automatically falling into the water and off the high tower.
Creepers equaled gunpowder. Having a steady stream of gunpowder meant having a steady stream of firepower.
And once he had infinite firepower...
Galen Yu smiled, a very healthy smile.
Of course, gunpowder had many uses.
Besides unlimited firepower, it could also be used to make TNT.
Known as the 'griefer's tool,' it had even more diverse and interesting uses.
It shouldn't be called a Creeper Farm; it should be called an 'Infinite Firepower Initiator'!
He rummaged through the chests for some fish.
"Come on, big brother will take you to a nice place..."
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