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

At this very moment, a group of miners were fleeing in disarray.

Black shadows would emerge from behind them from time to time.

Whenever these black shadows landed on a miner, they would bite off a chunk of flesh.

Some miners, bitten several times, were covered in blood and couldn't help but cry out in pain.

Some miners had it even worse, bitten on the neck, dying on the spot.

As soon as his body hit the ground, swarms of black shadows immediately surrounded it, reducing the person to bones in a very short time.

"This is deadly!"

"I said earlier we shouldn't go down the mine, but you had to be greedy! Now we're really going to lose our lives here!"

Countless miners were filled with regret, but could only desperately run for their lives.

"Don't panic! Supervisor Yang will be here soon!"

Chen Guoqing shouted, "Don't crowd! Evacuate in an orderly manner!"

Suddenly, miners who had already run far ahead turned around and came running back.

"There are Mine Insects ahead too!"

Chen Guoqing's heart sank. How were the Mine Insects coming from all directions?

Soon, several hundred miners all converged in a massive mining chamber.

Their expressions were either terrified or panicked, their eyes fixed on the numerous dark, branching mine shafts surrounding them.

Yang Ling arrived quickly. Seeing many miners with wounds, his heart couldn't help but sink.

The players, spotting Yang Ling's arrival, felt like they finally had a pillar to lean on.

Li Tianye, Wang Haodong, Chen Guoqing, they all breathed a sigh of relief.

"Supervisor Yang, didn't you say there was no danger in going down the mine? What do you have to say now? Miners have already been bitten to death by Mine Insects!"

A young miner mustered his courage to speak, his expression tinged with grief and indignation.

Yang Ling glanced at him.

"Mine shafts have always had Mine Insects and dangers. If you want to make money while thinking about staying perfectly safe, then stay outside. Why come down here?"

The young man was momentarily speechless.

Yang Ling turned to Chen Guoqing and the others.

"What's the current situation? What are the casualties?"

"Did anyone see what the Mine Insects look like?"

"Supervisor Yang, I just did a headcount. When we came down, there were four hundred and thirty-three people."

"Now there are only four hundred and twenty-three left..."

Chen Guoqing said quietly.

"Ten dead?"

Everyone's expressions grew increasingly grim.

"We also have one missing from our group. Probably bitten to death by Mine Insects too."

Chen Guoqing added.

Yang Ling understood he was referring to a player.

Right now, Li Tianye and the others also wore serious expressions.

Coming to the Vermilion Gold Mine, this was the first time they had encountered such a thing.

After all, they had only been in the surface Mine Veins before; aside from being a bit tired, there was no real danger.

"Brother Yang, this is too much of a coincidence. After this incident, I'm afraid the other miners will be even more unwilling to go down the mine."

Chen Xu whispered.

Just then, a miner cried out in terror.

"Mine Insects!"

A black shadow flew over.

It was fast.

But Yang Ling's blade was faster.

Thwack!

The Mine Insect was split in two, falling to the ground.

It was a black mantis, about the size of a fist.

Its fangs were extremely sharp, its forelimbs like razors!

"That's a Vermilion Gold Mantis! They specifically eat Vermilion Gold Ore! But they usually live very deep. Our current mining location is still quite shallow. Why would we encounter them?"

An old miner mustered his courage to step forward, his expression very strange.

"You're saying it shouldn't be here?"

Yang Ling looked at the old miner.

The old miner replied uncertainly, "Supervisor Yang, I don't really understand it either, but this type of Mine Insect definitely lives in very deep places. Usually, even when we go down the mine, we don't go to those areas."

At that moment, several more Vermilion Gold Mantises flew in from other mine shaft branches.

Yang Ling dealt with them easily.

The old miner's expression grew even more serious.

"Vermilion Gold Mantises go crazy when they smell blood. So many of us here are injured; they'll find their way through all sorts of small paths."

"No matter which route we take to get out, it's very dangerous."

"Go crazy when they smell blood..."

Yang Ling's gaze slowly swept across the faces of the crowd.

"Among you, who has acted alone?"

"Acted alone? Probably no one, right?"

Everyone looked at each other.

They all knew going down the mine was dangerous, so they had all moved in groups of three or five.

Alone? That was almost unheard of. Who would have such a hole in their head?

A young miner's eyes darted away, but he was in the middle of the crowd, and no one noticed his odd behavior.

Chen Xu thought carefully for a moment and suddenly said, "Supervisor Yang, I know someone who acted alone. I bumped into him and even asked about it."

"After all, one person heading deep into the mine shaft is very unreasonable."

"Who is it? Can you identify him?"

Yang Ling asked.

Chen Xu immediately began scanning the crowd, scrutinizing each person.

Soon, he spotted the young miner trying to hide and immediately pointed, "It's you! Come out!"

"Me?"

The young miner looked up, feigning confusion.

Without another word, Yang Ling cast Insight on him.

Instantly, a piece of information appeared:

[Wang Er, today, hid Vermilion Gold Ore Essence, attracting and gathering Vermilion Gold Mantises. Later used raw pig blood as bait, causing Vermilion Gold Mantises to kill ten miners.]

[Today's uses exhausted.]

Yang Ling understood.

The other party had used Vermilion Gold Ore Essence to attract the Vermilion Gold Mantises.

Then, using the smell of raw pig blood, he lured the Vermilion Gold Mantises away from the essence and towards the miners.

The fact that Vermilion Gold Mantises appeared in several of these passages meant he had smeared pig blood everywhere as bait!

"Thankfully there's the Insight technique, otherwise this situation would have been very passive."

Yang Ling thought to himself.

"Supervisor Yang, the Vermilion Gold Mantis incident has nothing to do with me! I'm just an ordinary miner!"

Wang Er hurriedly pleaded.

"You used Vermilion Gold Ore Essence to attract Vermilion Gold Mantises, then smeared raw pig blood everywhere, causing the Vermilion Gold Mantises to emerge from the depths and bite ten miners to death."

"You are indeed just an ordinary miner. This matter was done under someone else's orders."

Yang Ling said calmly, "Name the mastermind behind this, and you might live."

"Hiss—"

The crowd collectively drew a sharp breath, looking shocked and uncertain.

The old miner suddenly looked up.

"Vermilion Gold Ore Essence? That can indeed attract and gather Vermilion Gold Mantises. Then using raw pig blood to lure them out... this..."

He glared at Wang Er, furious.

"Wang Er, you son of a bitch! Why would you do this!"

"No, it wasn't me..."

Wang Er panicked, his face deathly pale.

He never imagined his actions had been seen through so clearly!

A chill seemed to shoot up from his tailbone, making him feel as if he'd fallen into an ice cellar.

The players exchanged glances, then looked at Wang Er with dark, grim expressions.

If their gazes could turn into sharp swords, Wang Er would have already been turned into mincemeat.

"There's no need to deny it. Have you forgotten my identity?"

Yang Ling said coldly, "I am a constable of the Ironclad Department. It doesn't matter if you don't admit it."

"I will order someone to send you to the Green Mountain City Government Office."

"Once you fall into Chief Constable Lin's hands, you'll confess everything, and you'll also suffer for it."

"If you name the mastermind now, your punishment can be lighter."

Wang Er saw hundreds of pairs of eyes fixed on him.

Some had already tightened their grip on their picks, seemingly ready to act.

Terrified, his legs trembling, he quickly blurted out, "It was Supervisor Fang! Supervisor Fang told me to do it! I didn't know doing this would kill so many miners! Supervisor Yang, spare me! Supervisor Yang, spare me!"

Fang Qingyang?

Everyone's expressions turned even more grim!

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