181: Chapter 181 Peace at the Grave

"Holy shit, bros, look! That's a huge piece of gold!"

Just as they entered the dangerous red zone, the lookout on the mining vehicle, General Da Da Guai, suddenly stood up, excitedly pointing at a rock stratum shimmering with an alluring golden glow under the sunlight.

The rock stratum was exposed right there on the surface. Its light was so pure and dazzling, instantly capturing the attention of the entire group.

"Let's go check it out."

The dogs drove the mining vehicle closer. Some gullies were as easy to traverse as flat ground for the vehicle's massive wheels.

I'm Little Muscle Tyrant scratched the rock stratum with his paw and immediately said, "It really is gold! My family runs a gold shop, I can tell at a glance without any analysis. A deposit this big on the surface, there's definitely a gold mine underneath."

General Da Da Guai dug out a chunk of gold the size of a soccer ball with his steel claws, then threw his entire body over it, wailing, "Wahh, in this situation, if only this were real..."

"Then I'd be rich!"

Eternal Night poured cold water on his excitement. "Even if it were real, it wouldn't be yours. The state prohibits private mining of metal ores. That chunk in your paws would have to be handed over too."

"Ahhh! Don't remind me of such a cruel reality!" General Da Da Guai hugged the gold chunk and rolled around in the sand, all four paws flailing. "Can't you let me dream a little longer?!"

"What do you guys think, should we mine this gold?" Zhang Yu flipped through the panel list and said, "But one unit only trades for five star coins. Averaged out, that's just one per... person... no, per dog."

"Too little. Let's find another spot."

"Alright."

The group returned to the mining vehicle. Seeing General Da Da Guai still clinging to that piece of gold, someone sighed helplessly, "General, hurry up and get on."

Reluctantly, the latter pushed it away. "Coming... wahh, goodbye, my dream."

Zhang Yu took the wheel, turning the mining vehicle towards a marked deposit on the map called Titan Pond Iron Mine. According to the data, this ore was an important material for constructing base defense facilities, and its purchase price was quite substantial.

The system showed a price of 20 star coins per unit.

Until they found a more valuable deposit, these pre-marked points on the map were undoubtedly good destinations.

On the way to the Titan Pond Iron Vein,

aside from Titan's peculiar terrain, Zhang Yu and the others were stunned by the abundant mineral resources here. Exposed deposits on the surface shimmered in various colors.

"Whoa, here's another gold mine."

"This should be a silver mine,"

"Rhodium ore..."

"Look, diamonds!"

To the point where, by the end, they were numb to it all, driving straight towards their destination without further stops.

"Woof—!" But moments later, General Da Da Guai, stationed on the vehicle's roof, shrieked again.

The others in the vehicle laughed. "General, what did you find now?"

"Zombies ahead!"

The moment General Da Da Guai's words fell, those in the vehicle indeed saw a small horde of zombies wandering ahead, about fifty of them. Their clothes were tattered, their bodies broken and decaying.

*Screech—*

A player who rarely spoke, only responsible for the accelerator and brake, slammed on the brakes. The mining vehicle screeched to a halt just fifty meters away from the zombies.

But the commotion had already attracted them.

The aimlessly wandering zombie horde turned their heads in unison, their murky eyes locking onto the mining vehicle where the dogs were. The next second, they emitted low growls and, dragging their mutilated body, began charging towards the vehicle with increasing speed!

"Reverse! Reverse now!" Zhang Yu urgently shouted.

"No, we can't reverse. We're more than halfway there. Are we just not going to do the mission?"

"Then what do we do?"

"Muscle Tyrant, weren't you the loudest, claiming to be a gaming pro? Hurry up and get down there to deal with them."

"There are too many! If you're so good, you go!"

Knowing the game's background, the group wasn't overly panicked, but facing such realistically terrifying monsters for the first time inevitably left them somewhat flustered.

"If only we had a few guns."

"No kidding, give me one and I could do it too. But we're dogs. Even if we had them, we couldn't hold them."

In the blink of an eye, the zombie horde was less than ten meters away. If they didn't act now, it would be too late. So, Eternal Night's gaze turned cold as he spoke up, "Quick, hit the accelerator and ram through them. The mining vehicle can crush them."

Fortunately, there were no bleeding hearts on board pitying their former humanity. Hearing Eternal Night's words, the player on accelerator duty immediately floored it. With a roar, the mining vehicle shot forward like a wild horse freed from its reins.

The heavy, massive vehicle instantly plowed into the zombie horde. Accompanied by the sound of shattering bones, the dozen or so zombies at the forefront were directly crushed into pulp.

"Keep going! Don't stop!" Eternal Night yelled.

After two passes back and forth,

less than one in ten zombies remained. Two, only upper bodies left, were still struggling, but posed no real threat anymore.

This bloody scene was incredibly thrilling. Something seemed to awaken in the minds of Zhang Yu and the others.

General Da Da Guai excitedly said, "Quick, check their brains for crystal cores!"

"You've read too many novels."

Eternal Night rolled his eyes, jumped out of the vehicle, and used his steel claws to finish off the last two zombies.

Back in the vehicle, Eternal Night was still recalling the sensation of his claws piercing through the zombies' brains.

In reality, he was just a student who loved gaming.

This game was just too realistic. No wonder entry was prohibited for those under 18. This was clearly 18+ with violence and terror. He just wondered if there was any adult content...

Judging by the fact he was a male dog and sexual characteristics weren't blocked, that part might still be something to look forward to.

"Alright, let's keep moving," Eternal Night said coolly. He had just been the star of the show.

The mining vehicle continued on its way.

But not long after, it came speeding back in a panic. They had run headlong into an army of monsters numbering in the tens of thousands. General Da Da Guai, on the roof, didn't even have time to cry out before a flying monster snatched him away.

Now he's resting in peace before the grave.

"Dammit, this game is way too dangerous! Even the initial mining mission is this hard. How are we supposed to fight with our heads?!"

The dogs' faces were pale. And as misfortune never comes alone, the mining vehicle drove into a mountain hollow. The height caused it to get stuck in a narrow rock crevice, unable to move forward or back.

"We're done for! We're done for!" Zhang Yu said miserably. "Now I'm going to lose my first blood."

Even though he knew it was a game and he wouldn't truly die, when death approached, that instinctual fear still made his body tense up.

In this moment of despair, a change occurred.

*Thud... Thud... Thud...*

A beast comparable to a mountain range approached from the east. Each step shook the earth. When it revealed its full form, Zhang Yu and the others were stunned. Information about this monster appeared on their panels:

[Target: Level 4 Kaiju]

[Status: Friendly]

[This target is a war beast cultivated by the Kaminax Tribe. The Kaminax Tribe once formed a mutual aid pact with the White Wing Dawn Base. It will remain friendly towards base members.]