146: Chapter 146 They're all dead.

Just a moment ago, while the two were arguing, the cheat system suddenly woke up.

"Phew... That was a really comfortable sleep."

"Uh... you woke up so soon?"

"Of course. Let me tell you, kid, you didn't waste your money. Hurry up and go to the third level; there are good things inside."

Upon hearing this, Jiang He's face immediately lit up with joy. It seemed the cheat system had remembered something else!

Upon arriving at the third level, everyone was stunned.

"Where are the monsters?" Xie Yunzhou shouted.

The third level looked like a large limestone cave.

All around were rocks of various kinds, shimmering with light.

Jiang He frowned and asked in a low voice, "cheat system, where are the good things you mentioned?"

"Kid, this is a treasure trove. Do you see those glowing stones on the walls? These are all high-quality ores. Hurry up and mine them; they're worth a fortune."

Hearing this, Jiang He's eyes lit up.

He casually walked over to a spot on the wall, aimed at a glowing section, and started digging with his dagger.

Thump, thump, thump—

Before long, a stone shimmering with red light clattered onto the ground.

Picking it up to take a look, Jiang He was shocked.

"ruby · Epic Grade"

He held the ruby, feeling a bit confused, not knowing exactly what this thing was used for.

Suddenly, the Lark ran over quickly and shouted, "Is, is that a ruby?"

"Hm? You recognize it? What is this thing used for?"

The Lark looked excited. "This is an excellent material for manufacturing weapons!"

"Manufacturing weapons? Aren't our weapons dropped by monsters? How can they be manufactured?"

The Lark quickly explained, "No, I'm not talking about the game; I mean weapons for the real world!"

Hiss—

Jiang He gasped.

It was then that he suddenly remembered.

In the current game, there were indeed many ore materials that could be brought back to the real world.

After the Lark's explanation, he understood.

This ruby was a good item capable of storing energy.

Although the specific source of energy was still unclear, according to current research by scientific teams, it could be used to manufacture energy weapons, like laser guns.

Someone had previously brought one out, but it was White Grade, and it could still allow a laser gun to fire about 30 times.

And the Epic Grade ruby in his hand—the power was unimaginable; how strong would a laser gun become with that!

According to current acquisition prices, even White Grade ones were worth 500,000 each.

This Epic Grade one was likely worth at least tens of millions!

Hearing this figure, Jiang He felt his head spin a little.

He turned to look around; throughout the entire mine, countless little specks were shimmering with light.

"Holy crap! What are we waiting for? Hurry up and start digging!" Jiang He shouted excitedly.

Everyone nodded excitedly as well.

But just as they were about to start, a harsh tearing sound suddenly came from the hole where Jiang He had just knocked out the ruby?

Bang—

Immediately after, a huge black pincer suddenly reached out!

With a loud boom!

The entire hole exploded, and a jet-black, giant-sized scorpion crawled out from within.

"Venomous Scorpion · Level 100"

"Back up!" Jiang He shouted immediately.

Indeed, there's no such thing as a free lunch.

When it looks like gold is falling from the sky, there's bound to be something deadly hiding behind it.

At this moment, Xie Yunzhou breathed a sigh of relief. "It's a good thing there's only one; if they all jumped out, it would be a disaster."

Hearing this, Jiang He's heart skipped a beat. He turned his head and roared at him, "Shut your damn mouth!"

Boom, boom, boom, boom—

Before his voice had even faded, loud noises erupted one after another from all directions in the mine!

Red gems clattered onto the ground one after another.

Following closely behind, one venomous scorpion after another crawled out!

"Damn it! I'm warning you, keep that trashy mouth of yours shut from now on!" Jiang He, furious, rushed over and kicked Xie Yunzhou in the butt.

Xie Yunzhou was stunned too.

He had just made a casual remark; how did it come true again?

Everyone quickly retreated to the stairwell.

After a while, the explosions stopped.

Jiang He carefully poked his head out to take a look.

"Damn..."

In the third-level mine, it was now densely packed with venomous scorpions, a black mass of them—at least a hundred.

Jiang He was so angry his teeth itched.

It wasn't entirely because of Xie Yunzhou's trashy mouth; it was mainly because he had to spend money again!

He raised his hand and slapped the back of Xie Yunzhou's head. "You owe me eighty million, you know that?"

"Huh?" Xie Yunzhou looked at him blankly.

Jiang He took a deep breath and lunged forward!

Several golden lights instantly lit up around him.

"Top-up successful"

Possessed by the God of Slaughter, Jiang He began fighting again, hacking the venomous scorpions until they were reeling.

But he was a bit disappointed; these venomous scorpions were actually immune to poison?

He had wanted to use Dark Injury Poison to cause large-scale damage, but it was useless.

There was no other way; he had to grit his teeth and hack them one by one.

Twenty minutes later.

The buff time limit was reached.

There were still four or five venomous scorpions on the field putting up a stubborn fight.

Jiang He felt so frustrated!

Only these few left, and it cost eighty million? Too much of a loss!

Forget it, just fight them head-on!

Miaomiao, who had been hiding in the back, said in a low voice, "Look, Big Brother Jiang seems to have collapsed from exhaustion again."

Jiang He was hacking away when he suddenly flopped onto the ground, not moving at all.

A few seconds later, he gritted his teeth, climbed back up, and continued hacking the scorpions.

But after swinging only a few times, he flopped down again.

Xie Yunzhou sighed as he watched from the side. "It seems this time really exhausted Big Brother; look, he's collapsing to catch his breath much more often than before."

With just these few monsters, Jiang He stubbornly fought for an hour before finishing them off.

After dealing the final blow, he truly had no strength left. He slumped to the ground, panting heavily, feeling incredibly aggrieved in his heart: "Sob... what kind of life is this? Wandering outside unable to go home, and still having to carry a bunch of dead weight to level up. Fine, leveling up is one thing, but I have to pay for the cheat system myself? Sob... this is miserable."

Clomp, clomp, clomp—

Everyone quickly ran over.

Xie Yunzhou squatted down with a worried look. "Big Brother, you must be exhausted this time, right?"

Hearing this, Jiang He could no longer hold it in. His grievances instantly erupted. He dove headfirst into Xie Yunzhou's arms and began whimpering with a crying tone: "Sob... Old Xie, Big Brother is suffering inside! But Big Brother can't say it, sob... it's so miserable."

Taken aback by Jiang He's sudden move, Xie Yunzhou was incredibly embarrassed. "Hey, hey, hey... Big Brother, stop messing around! We're good brothers; if others see this, it's so easy to misunderstand!"

Jiang He suddenly lifted his head, sat up straight, and roared with an angry face: "Damn it! Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and pick up the rubies for me! If you dare miss even one, I'll skin you alive!"

Xie Yunzhou was startled, quickly stood up, and ran off to pick up the rubies.

Jiang He glared at the others and roared: "What are you all standing there staring for? Hurry up and pick them up!"

"Oh, oh!" The others were taken aback by Jiang He's sudden outburst of anger. Not daring to ask more, they quickly bent down and began seriously searching for rubies among the scattered remains of the venomous scorpions.

Before long, a pile of rubies was stacked in front of Jiang He.

Looking at these gems, his expression finally softened a little.

Each one was worth about thirty million.

There were a full 38 rubies piled in front of him!

That was over a billion!

Enough for him to use the cheat system many times!

"Sob... at least this suffering wasn't in vain; count yourselves as having a little conscience."

Jiang He carefully put all the rubies into his backpack.

Then, he turned his gaze to the other equipment scattered on the ground.

He looked up at the Lark. "This wave was agreed upon; it's yours."

The Lark was immediately filled with surprise. "That's great! Thank you, Big Brother Jiang!"

At this time, Bai Yi also came over, squatted down, and said, "Um, Brother Jiang, can I reserve the next wave?"

"Damn! You still owe me money? Wait until you clear your debt before talking!" Jiang He refused unceremoniously.

"Uh... alright!" Bai Yi stood up awkwardly, walked to the side, and opened his communicator to speak in a low voice. Judging by his expression, he seemed quite angry.

Just then, a dull and massive thudding sound suddenly rang out from directly in front of the mine!

Everyone instantly became alert.

"Are there more monsters?"

Boom!

Amidst the loud noise, a giant White Wild Boar, several times larger than the red-black wild boars, smashed through the cave wall and charged out!

It didn't give anyone any time to react at all, roaring violently, its four hooves churning as it charged fiercely toward them!

Jiang He instantly sprang up and roared with all his might: "cheat system! Hurry! Stack the BUFF...!"

A few seconds later.

At the Crystal Capital teleport point, several flashes of white light flickered.

Jiang He and the others reappeared at the respawn point, looking disheveled...