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

In the Beginner Skeleton Cavern Dungeon, a middle-aged player immediately took out a hand crossbow.

If Yang Ling were here, he would instantly recognize it as a Divine Crossbow, a weapon capable of killing a Fifth-Rank Lesser Master.

Nearby stood a group of equally vigilant players, each also gripping a hand crossbow.

Their eyes swept the surroundings, finally all settling on the middle-aged man.

“No match was found.”

The middle-aged man smiled faintly. “No matter. Let’s clear the dungeon first, and we’ll see what’s happening once we get out.”

“Yes, Sect Leader!”

The players nodded in unison, their eyes blazing with fervor and a hint of devotion.

……

They were the top ten on the Divine Realm Level Ranking:

Lin Caiyi, Jiang Tian’ai, Zhang Shendao, Li Shou, Wu Xiaochen, Qin Mo, Chen Xu.

And also: Chen Guoqing, Li Tianye, Wang Xudong, Wei Ran, Zhang Wei, Zhang Yan.

These players had ended up here because they ultimately chose to trust Yang Ling, opting for B- difficulty and random match.

This kind of trust was no small matter.

It was like putting their lives in his hands.

If Yang Ling had changed his mind during that time and not chosen B- difficulty, they would have all died in the Skeleton Cavern Dungeon with no chance of survival.

So the moment they saw Yang Ling, they couldn’t help but breathe a deep sigh of relief, secretly breaking out in a cold sweat.

“Boss, aren’t we pushing it a bit by picking B- difficulty?”

Qin Mo asked cautiously.

He had always been a careful man.

But this time, he had mustered the courage to go all in.

Yang Ling didn’t answer right away. Instead, he reached out and grasped the Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe, instantly boosting his attributes.

“Hmm, the Skeleton Cavern Dungeon is the same as before. Equipment still works, and the boosted attributes and skills are all here.”

“So for me, this B- difficulty is basically zero.”

He had chosen this with a great deal of confidence.

If it had been like last time, where the game determined his combat power and assigned a difficulty, he would undoubtedly have been given a B or even B+ difficulty this time. In a dungeon of that level, he could only protect himself at best and probably couldn’t look after his teammates.

But he had actively chosen B- difficulty. With equipment usable, this difficulty couldn’t threaten him anymore.

“Of course, my rewards will take a hit. But random match comes with a built-in mechanic that evaluates no-responsibility level-up by 1 rank.”

“So even if my rewards drop, they won’t drop too much. It’s within acceptable range, and the main thing is that one month of training time is well worth it.”

“Plus, no matter how bad their rewards are, they won’t be absurdly low. All things considered, the gains from this dungeon will be huge!”

Thinking this, Yang Ling looked at Qin Mo with a smile.

“This time through the dungeon, all you guys have to do is stand behind me. I’ll handle the fighting; you just watch.”

“Hiss—”

Qin Mo and the others gasped sharply, their eyes shining with astonishment.

Really? Could they really just watch?

Lin Caiyi and the others exchanged glances, their expressions a bit strange.

They considered their own combat power to be at the Seventh-Rank level.

And they thought Yang Ling’s combat power was solidly at the Sixth-Rank.

With players benefiting from equipment attribute bonuses, they had a huge advantage over Natives.

They estimated Yang Ling’s combat power to be solidly Upper Sixth-Rank.

But now, B- difficulty was already at the Lower Fifth-Rank level.

And he still had such confidence. They suddenly had no idea how far off their judgment was.

“Zhang Wei, I honestly didn’t think you’d come.”

Yang Ling’s gaze fell on Zhang Wei.

Zhang Wei’s expression was complicated.

“To break through to Fifth-Rank, I need more resources. I could only choose to trust you.”

He paused. “If you tricked me, it doesn’t matter. I’m basically a cripple now. Dying is just dying.”

The others quickly stepped in to console him.

They genuinely felt that Zhang Wei’s ordeal was terrifying.

Unconsciously, the distance between them all shrank a little.

The success of this random match was built on mutual trust.

[Entering Beginner Skeleton Cavern Dungeon. Timing begins now.]

A faint stench of decay wafted over.

Without a word, everyone stood behind Yang Ling, staring fixedly at the skeletons in the valley.

The scattered bones continuously coalesced into Skeleton Warriors.

In a short time, over a hundred Skeleton Warriors stood before them, holding blades and shields.

The eerie flames in their eyes flickered, and a terrifying aura formed an immense pressure, like a mountain weighing heavily on everyone’s shoulders.

Lin Caiyi and the others had never encountered Skeleton Warriors of this level before.

Now their breathing grew ragged.

Chen Guoqing and the others fared even worse. The gap in attributes was so vast that they felt as if an invisible force suppressed them, slowing their very blood flow.

Yang Ling looked closely.

[Skeleton Warrior]

Strength: 400

Agility: 320

Spirit: 5

HP: 3000

Special Skill: Bone-Splitting Strike

“With stats like this, they’ve already exceeded the Upper Sixth-Rank range. Any one of them has higher stats than the previous White Bone Demon King, though they lack the Demon King’s boss-tier abilities in other areas.”

“But compared to the peak of Lower Fifth-Rank, there’s still a gap. For example, Kong Xinghu—his dual attributes could hit close to 400 when he goes all out.”

At that moment, over a hundred Skeleton Warriors charged, their momentum like a hundred trucks rushing at them.

Qin Mo and the others instinctively looked at Yang Ling, a flicker of doubt in their hearts.

With a situation like this, did they really not need to fight?

“Boss, what’s the plan?”

Qin Mo asked softly. “Should we all attack?”

The moment the words left his mouth, a gust of wind swept past, and Yang Ling vanished.

Everyone was startled at first, but then they saw something even more shocking.

Yang Ling had already charged into the midst of the Skeleton Warriors.

In one hand, he held the Centenary Refined Kylin Pickaxe; in the other, the Swallowing Heaven Golden Sword.

Over a hundred Skeleton Warriors all stopped in their tracks and turned to rush at Yang Ling.

“Swallowing Heaven Golden Sword, let me see what you’ve got!”

In an instant, 3000 points of Vital Qi were consumed!

Blade Storm skill activated!

Terrifying energy burst forth like a tornado, centered on Yang Ling, sweeping outward in all directions!

Dense streams of energy coalesced into countless blades.

These blades cut through everything in their path, leaving nothing standing!

Boom—

In the blink of an eye, the hundred-odd skeletons were swept up in the Blade Storm.

Their bones shattered one after another.

Their freshly assembled bodies crumbled back into scattered fragments across the ground.

Instant kill!

The spot where Yang Ling stood seemed to have become a funnel.

The ground within a radius of over ten zhang had been gouged several feet deep!

Streams of cool energy surged into Yang Ling’s body.

Though each stream of experience was small, together they were not to be underestimated. Added to the experience he’d earned from mining Blazing Gold over the past few days, his level jumped from 86 to 87!

「Congratulations, you have leveled up. You have gained 1 Free Attribute Point.」

Yang Ling glanced at his panel. He now had 20 Free Attribute Points.

“The Swallowing Heaven Golden Sword is just an Upper Sixth-Rank Divine Armament, but the skill it carries clearly factors in my own stats. That Blade Storm just now would heavily wound even Kong Xinghu if he took it head-on.”

“These Skeleton Warriors have high stats, but their health isn’t as thick as a Lower Fifth-Rank expert’s, and they don’t have that terrifying regenerative ability from gene mutation.”

“Even if Mingxin were to face them, he could take on three without issue.”

Yang Ling performed a post-battle analysis in his mind, assessing the current upper limit of Blade Storm’s power.

He came to several conclusions:

It beat Upper Sixth-Rank like beating children.

It handled Lower Fifth-Rank without issue.

Against Middle Fifth-Rank, it probably wouldn’t be very effective.

It was excellent for fighting groups.

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