Something’s Wrong with This Game — I Became a God by Mining!

Hundreds of meters deep within the Blazing Gold Mine, Yang Ling and Zhou Zheng landed steadily from a specially made rope ladder.

A surging wave of heat hit their faces, as if every breath carried the smell of sulfur flooding into their nostrils.

Zhou Zheng cautiously glanced at Yang Ling and said:

"Director Yang, this Fire Vein Poison Crocodile is a terrifying beast. Should we think twice before going further?"

"Time waits for no one."

Yang Ling smiled. "You don't want to keep seeing someone like Zhao Qing either, do you?"

"The sooner we get this mine running, the sooner he can get lost."

Zhou Zheng wore a bitter smile. He truly didn't want to see Zhao Qing and his people anymore, but he also didn't want to die like this in the Blazing Gold Mine.

"Master Zhou, let's first go check out where they encountered the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile."

Before going down the mine, he had already asked Juewang and the others for the existing map of the Blazing Gold Mine and loaded it into the game system.

A virtual image slowly materialized. The map wasn't complicated—far from the mature Vermilion Gold Mine tunnels.

There were only a few branch paths in total, one of which was the location where the other party had encountered the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile.

……

Qian Dalong and the others stood at the entrance of the Blazing Gold Mine.

Zhao Qing suddenly laughed. "Eunuch Xu, Director Yang seems to be a Newly Promoted Sixth-Rank, doesn't he?"

Xu Wuji narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly.

"Yes."

Zhao Qing said, "Then his strength is far inferior to Master Juewang and Elder Qian. If he encounters the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile, he might die down there."

"Does the Fourth Prince have any other alternatives?"

"The Fourth Prince has great faith in Director Yang, and this servant also believes in Director Yang."

"After all, the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile is just a beast. Even if it's strong, what of it? With a bit of brains, it shouldn't be able to harm them."

Xu Wuji said with a smile.

Qian Dalong's face showed a resentful expression.

If anyone else had said something like that, he would have slapped them at least a few times.

But this man's strength and status were both above his own, so he could only listen.

At this moment, players from the three major sects were also gathered nearby. After confirming Yang Ling's identity, they hadn't had a chance to approach him before he went down the mine.

Now they could only hope he could make it out of the mine safely.

After all, they still had many questions they wanted to ask the Number One on the Divine Realm Level Ranking.

These questions concerned their future development in the Divine Realm.

"Eunuch Xu seems to have a lot of confidence in Director Yang."

Zhao Qing said curiously, "Could the Fourth Prince be grooming Director Yang, an Ironclad Department agent who knows mining, to establish another Mining Guild?"

Hearing this, Qian Dalong's expression instantly shifted, and a cold glint flashed in his eyes.

Xu Wuji smiled without speaking, ignoring Zhao Qing.

This made Qian Dalong's brow furrow involuntarily.

Zhao Qing noticed this, and his smile grew even wider as he stared at the mine entrance, lost in thought.

……

The deeper they went into the mine, the stronger the fire energy became.

Fortunately, Vital Qi could withstand this fire energy, somewhat insulating them from the heat.

Yang Ling and Zhou Zheng were still in decent condition, not too affected by the environment.

Zhou Zheng suddenly stopped, looked ahead, and said with a grave expression:

"Director Yang, when I was captured back then, I only dug this far, but it seems the area ahead has gotten much deeper."

"Given the manpower allocated here, it doesn't seem like this could have been dug in such a short time."

Yang Ling glanced at the virtual map, which only extended this far as well.

"They probably broke through some kind of barrier. This space itself existed here."

After saying this, Yang Ling continued forward.

Zhou Zheng looked around vigilantly.

After walking another few hundred meters, a pool of lava appeared before the two.

This lava pool was like a blocking tiger, obstructing their path.

Behind the lava pool, there seemed to be some rather wide tunnel branches.

These tunnels showed no signs of artificial digging, as if they were purely natural formations.

Zhou Zheng's eyes lit up slightly:

"Director Yang, those tunnels probably hold even more Blazing Gold!"

"We can't get past this lava pool right now."

Yang Ling's expression turned somewhat grim.

They were still more than ten meters away from the lava pool.

Even so, Vital Qi could no longer withstand the rolling waves of heat.

In this environment, they'd probably have to turn back after just an hour.

Just then, the lava pool seemed to stir with some movement.

Bubbles kept rising to the surface.

Then, the thick lava suddenly bulged, and a massive crocodile slowly emerged from the lava's surface.

This crocodile was about the same size as the giant lizard Yang Ling had seen in the Water Qilin Cave!

Its body was fiery red, its scales gleaming with a gem-like luster, the edges of its scales sharper than knives.

In addition, it had two sharp horns on its head, emitting wisps of white smoke.

Fire Vein Poison Crocodile

Level: ???

Strength: ???

Agility: ???

Spirit: ???

Special Skills: ???

Yang Ling was no longer intimidated by all these question marks.

He just hadn't obtained the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile's illustration yet; that didn't mean the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile was all that formidable.

Judging from the injuries of Qian Dalong and Juewang,

this Fire Vein Poison Crocodile's threat level was at most equivalent to Mid Sixth-Rank.

It wasn't at the level of someone like Mingxin at Upper Sixth-Rank.

Otherwise, those two wouldn't have made it out alive.

"The path back is quite narrow—hardly enough for two people to walk side by side."

"So as long as we can run over there, the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile won't be able to do anything."

Just as he was thinking this, the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile had already leaped out of the lava and was charging at the two of them.

Zhou Zheng immediately turned to flee, but a figure was faster than him, even pulling him along.

Zhou Zheng felt his speed more than double as they shot through the mine like lightning.

"Director Yang is so fast!"

Zhou Zheng was inwardly astonished.

How could a Newly Promoted Sixth-Rank move this fast!?

But the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile behind them wasn't slow either. It fixed its gaze on its two prey, frantically swinging its limbs, keeping up relentlessly.

At the same time, the two horns on its head began to condense a red glow.

The next moment, a fireball suddenly burst forth, smashing toward the two.

Yang Ling sensed this and was somewhat stunned.

Magic damage!?

This was the first time he had seen a beast that could spit fireballs!

And it fired them from its horns!

Yang Ling didn't dare be careless. He instantly surged his internal Vital Qi.

Vital Qi immediately extended out more than three feet.

Just as he was about to reach the narrow passage, the fireball slammed into his Vital Qi.

Boom—

The terrifying impact sent him and Zhou Zheng tumbling awkwardly into the passage.

At the same time, Yang Ling's Vital Qi dropped sharply from 1,800 points to 900 points!

Another loud crash followed.

The Fire Vein Poison Crocodile slammed into the passage, trying to squeeze in to hunt its prey, but couldn't force its way through.

Stones came raining down, but the hard rock wall stood like an insurmountable chasm between it and Yang Ling.

"Damn it, this Fire Vein Poison Crocodile can breathe fire!?"

"Why didn't Master Juewang and the others warn us!"

Zhou Zheng's heart was still pounding, his eyes filled with shock.

This was his first encounter with a Fire Vein Poison Crocodile, and he never expected it to have such an ability.

Yang Ling stared at the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile. He hadn't activated Flame Immunity just now, mainly because Zhou Zheng was there. Otherwise, he would have liked to see if Flame Immunity could block that fireball!

A Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Throwing Dagger appeared in Yang Ling's hand.

With his transcendent perception locked onto the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile, the next moment, the Centenary Refined Vermilion Gold Throwing Dagger shot through the air.

It flew with pinpoint accuracy straight for the Fire Vein Poison Crocodile's eye!

Heaven's Will Divine Blade—Fire Blade!

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