19: What's the point of playing with hundreds of thousands of dragon coins?

"Splash, splash—"

The sound of flowing water reached his ears.

Following the sound, Ye Ze discovered an underground river flowing quietly in the cave ahead.

He walked straight upstream along the riverbed, searching for the source of the water.

A few minutes later, Ye Ze stopped.

Roar—

A spectacular waterfall poured down from an open area overhead.

And that enticing scent was hidden behind the waterfall.

Ye Ze walked into the waterfall without hesitation,

and indeed found a narrow opening behind the waterfall.

He walked into the opening, and what appeared before his eyes was a spacious cave with exceptionally fresh air.

Inside the cave, Ye Ze finally found the source of the scent—strange-shaped grass leaves growing on the ground.

The surface of the leaves had a metallic luster, as if covered in a layer of fine scales.

"This is...?" Ye Ze quickly accessed the herbal knowledge in his mind and soon recognized the true identity of these grass leaves.

"Dragon Scale Grass!" He exclaimed in surprise.

Dragon Scale Grass is a precious medicinal herb used to make high-grade trauma bandages. It is very rare, with each plant worth thousands of dragon coins.

There were at least a hundred plants here, which is over a hundred thousand dragon coins!

Ye Ze hurriedly ran forward, wanting to gather these precious herbs.

Whoosh!

Suddenly,

a sharp sound of tearing air broke the silence.

Ye Ze heard the sound of air tearing and immediately dodged to the side.

Buzz!!!

He saw an arrow land three meters in front of where he was originally standing, its tail vibrating non-stop due to the powerful force!

Ye Ze looked in the direction the arrow came from,

and saw a male holding a bow and arrow, followed by a male with a round shield and a female holding a staff.

Behind the three of them was another exit to the cave.

"Sorry, we found this first." The Archer retracted his bow and arrow, saying with a fake smile.

His gaze was greedily fixed on the Dragon Scale Grass, not hiding his desire: "This Dragon Scale Grass is ours. Be smart and move aside, or else..."

Liu Meiqi immediately activated the shield on her ring, blocking in front of Ye Ze, and angrily retorted: "We were clearly here first."

"Do I need to say it again?" The Archer's face sank.

Ye Ze gently patted Liu Meiqi's shoulder, signaling her to step back, and then stepped out from behind her.

"I'll return the same words to you."

Ye Ze raised the Frost Bow in his hand, the arrow tip pointed directly at the three opponents.

"I'll give you three seconds to make a choice. If you don't leave, my arrows won't show mercy." His voice was cold and left no room for negotiation.

The Archer was first stunned, then burst into laughter, his face immediately turning grim: "You really don't know what's good for you!"

Before he finished speaking, he had already raised his bow and arrow, shooting an arrow towards Ye Ze.

This time it was no longer a warning, but directly aimed at Ye Ze's vital points.

However, at this moment, Ye Ze's Frost Bow was also drawn to full moon, and a Frost Arrow radiating chilling cold instantly condensed.

The next second—

Whoosh!

Bang!

The ice arrow accurately hit the incoming arrow, knocking it away, and continuing towards the three people with undiminished momentum.

The Archer's face changed drastically, and he quickly hid behind the Shield-bearing Knight.

With a loud 'bang', the ice arrow hit the Knight's round shield, the arrow shattered, and the Knight's face also became solemn; he felt the immense force coming from the shield, which made his arm tingle.

"What powerful strength." He sighed inwardly.

Before he could react,

Whoosh!

Bang!

Another immense force impacted the round shield; the Knight not only felt the power but also a bone-chilling cold.

Followed by the third arrow!

After a loud 'bang',

Crack... Crack...

Cracks appeared on the round shield, and at the same time, the sound of bones breaking came from the Knight's arm, causing him to let out a scream.

The Archer and the Mage looked at Ye Ze with eyes full of fear.

Three arrows, and they actually made the Knight's shield crack. What kind of terrifying power is this!

Ye Ze's face was as cold as frost; he drew the Frost Bow again, and a Frost Arrow radiating astonishing cold condensed, pointing directly at the three opponents.

A cold and simple word was spat from his mouth: "Scram!"

Facing this terrifying arrow, the Archer no longer had his previous arrogance.

It's just over a hundred thousand dragon coins, why risk your life for it?

The two of them quickly helped the injured Knight and fled the cave in a hurry.

It wasn't until they were a good distance away from the cave that the three of them stopped, all feeling a lingering fear.

"Fortunately, my first arrow was just meant to scare him, and I didn't actually aim at him, otherwise we wouldn't have been able to get away so easily just now."

The Archer wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, saying with lingering fear.

"Who exactly is he? How come I've never heard of such a terrifying Archer appearing at the Awakening Ceremony?"

After the Knight drank a bottle of dawn potion and painkiller potion and stabilized his injuries, he looked at his arm and slowly said: "I recognize him, I know who he is."

"Who?" the other two asked in unison.

"Ye Ze." The Knight's eyes were complex.

"Ye Ze!?" Hearing this name, both of them showed shocked expressions.

"Impossible! Didn't he awaken as a Chef?"

The Archer was unwilling to believe that someone who awakened as a Chef could shoot such terrifying arrows.

The Mage also said: "Yeah, and didn't they say he couldn't level up? His teammates also left him because of that."

"I don't know the specifics, but I'm sure that person just now was indeed Ye Ze."

"I remember he had already awakened his Archer talent before the Professional Awakening Ceremony."

As soon as these words were spoken, the three fell into a strange silence, all processing this shocking news.

Meanwhile, Ye Ze and Liu Meiqi had already begun happily collecting the Dragon Scale Grass.

"Put all the herbs in my storage ring." Liu Meiqi proactively offered to store the herbs in her storage ring.

Ye Ze looked at her warily: "Can I trust you?"

Liu Meiqi rolled her eyes at him irritably: "Relax, I wouldn't covet your meager herb money."

Ye Ze thought for a moment and agreed; someone who was covered in Bronze-grade secret treasures and also possessed a storage ring was unlikely to covet these herbs.

The space inside a storage ring is an independent space; items stored inside maintain their original state and do not change, making it the best choice for storing herbs. Furthermore, Ye Ze needed to fight, and herbs stored in a backpack were easily damaged.

The distant mountains had already been immersed in the night, forming an endless black barrier.

When the two of them walked out of the Death Mine, it was already late at night.

The mountains they came out of had already been immersed in the night, forming an endless black barrier.

"What level are you now?" Ye Ze asked Liu Meiqi.

"Level 7." Liu Meiqi's tone carried a hint of disbelief; she hadn't expected to reach Level 7 just by following Ye Ze for a day. This leveling speed was simply astonishing, like riding a rocket.

Just yesterday, her best friend was showing off about reaching Level 5, while she had now reached Level 7 in a single day.