In a cave.

Where Li Bianqing was standing before, the originally solid ground suddenly boiled like boiling water.

"Boom!"

The rock wall shook, and several pieces of rubble fell.

More than a dozen giant link invertebrates with a body size of two or three meters opened their sharp mouthparts and drilled out of the ground, surrounding Li Xiya and the three of them.

Five or six other enemies swam out of the cave and blocked the exit with their bodies.

[Name: Captain Giant Worm]

[HP: 90]

[Mana: 20]

[Attack: 24+9]

[Defense: 6+9]

[Immunity: Bleeding, Confusion]

[Active Skill: Strangling (Consumes 10 mana to turn sharp mouthparts, bites enemies and deals 24 base damage to them, and always comes with the Bloody Slaughter debuff: deals 4 damage per second for 3 seconds) Cooldown for 3 minutes]

[Passive Skill: Earth Elemental Affinity (can move freely underground and hide breath)]

[Passive Skill: Guardian of the Earth (Defense +3)]

[Bonds: Giant Worm Count is greater than 1, Attack +3, Giant Worm Count is greater than 3, Attack +6, Giant Worm Count is greater than 6, Defense +6]

[Notes: As scavengers at the bottom of the food chain of the Underground biome, the Giant Worm has an extremely exuberant appetite, and will not hesitate to devour its prey along with the sediment around it once it has locked on.] 】

Li Xiya glanced at the panel data of the giant worm.

The giant worm has an earth-elemental affinity, so it's no wonder that even the monster radar doesn't detect the enemy's approach.

Thanks to Li Xiya's tense nerves, he heard a slight tremor on the rock wall, so he could react in advance.

The health and attack of the giant worm are not very high.

However, the passive skill has increased defense by 3, and the tether has increased defense by 6.

The defense of the giant worm has reached 15 points, and it is really difficult for ordinary players to break the defense.

The rock walls were still shaking, the soil was moving wider, and a steady stream of giant worms were breaking through the ground.

Li Xiya glanced at the exit of the cave blocked by the enemy's body, and quickly made a decision:

"Brother Bian Qing, red beans, let's talk about it!"

"Good!"

"No problem!"

Xu Hongdou and Li Bianqing also knew that they couldn't stay in the narrow terrain of the cave for a long time, otherwise they would be easily consumed by a large number of enemies.

The three of them charged towards the entrance of the cave in a zigzag pattern.

The vanguard of the opening of the road is none other than Xu Hongdou, who holds a giant war hammer and has heavy attack skills.

She first summoned an Undead Miner to share the pressure, then swung a giant hammer to unleash a skill thump.

Taking advantage of the dizziness of the enemy, Xu Hongdou picked up the sledgehammer and output wildly.

Seeing this, Li Bianqing on the left flank also held a fire bullet magic wand and threw it out with his life.

Li Xiya, who was on the right flank, first stuffed a pumpkin pie into his mouth, and then spontaneously combusted with a cigarette in his mouth.

[Pumpkin Pie Buff: +3 Defense, +3% Critical Strike Chance, +7.5% Melee Speed, +7.5% All Damage, +75% Minion Knockback, +30% Movement Speed, +10% Mining Speed]

【Cigarette Buff: Spirit +1】

Then Li Xiya used the Slime Staff to summon a Purple Slime Captain in front of him to reduce Xu Hongdou's pressure.

Then he took out the fire bullet magic wand, and the instantaneous fire bomb technique rained down like a raindrop, frantically bombarding the giant worms that were attacking all around.

【Successfully Kill Giant Worm Elite to obtain Tin Ore x2】

【Successfully kill the Giant Worm Captain and get Copper Ore x5】

Kill prompts, one after another.

Even if the giant worm fought back frantically, with the full output of the three of them, it still rushed out of the hole.

The initiative on the battlefield has returned to the hands of Li Xiya and the others.

With enough room to roam, even if the giant worm was still in hot pursuit, the three of them did not have the slightest fear.

Li Xiya found an opportunity and threw Xu Hongdou and Li Bianqing a pumpkin pie.

"Eat!"

The two did not suspect him, and hurriedly ate it.

"Huh?"

Xu Hongdou looked at the buff bar and said in surprise:

"It's a good thing, we all rushed out, it's too wasteful to eat it, right?"

Li Bianqing licked his lips and exclaimed:

"This pumpkin pie must be an unconventional recipe set, right?"

"The buff effect is too strong!"

Li Xiya replied while trotting:

"Eat with confidence, stock is sufficient!"

"Let's hurry up and get rid of the giant worm behind us!"

"Run too far, be careful to alarm other enemies!"

When the two of them heard this, they started a guerrilla war with the giant worm.

A quarter of an hour later, there were only a few left in the original team of more than thirty giant worms.

The three of them stopped in unison, holding the fire bullet magic wand, and aimed at the giant worm to attack in waves.

The enemy didn't have time to react and was shot several times head-on.

"Roar!"

The scorching flames caused the giant worm to struggle and roll on the ground in pain.

【Successfully Kill Giant Worm Captain and Obtain Tin Ore x3】

[Successfully kill the Giant Worm Captain and obtain Iron Ore x1]

【……】

The glow of the flame illuminates the dark underground biome.

Eventually, silence returned.

The three of them also breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this, sat on the ground, and rested for a while.

"My welcome gift is pumpkin pie, which is not yet available for sale, and you are the first batch of customers."

Li Xiya gave Xu Hongdou and Li Bianqing ten pumpkin pies, and then said:

"If you think the pumpkin pie buff is good, you can ask me to book it in advance in the future."

The big guys have experienced a battle side by side, and they can be regarded as comrades-in-arms, and the relationship between them is no longer sparse.

Li Bianqing heard the words and said:

"Brother Xiya, is this a deal to the head of his teammates?"

"But one thing to say, even if there is no buff effect, I will buy it with the taste of pumpkin pie!"

Xu Hongdou also chimed in:

"That's right, the pumpkin pie is so delicious, my daily afternoon tea is finally settled."

After chatting and resting for a while, the three of them continued to get up and go on an adventure.

The underground biome is very dark and cramped, and even the air has a muddy and earthy smell.

In order to avoid attracting enemies, none of the three lit their torches.

Instead, they relied on the dim light emitted by the plants that grew on the surface and around the rock walls to illuminate the road.

After two hours, the trio came to the vicinity of a small mountain range.

"Wait!"

Xu Hongdou and Li Xiya said in unison:

"My undead miner told me that there are veins of iron ore in the depths of the mountains!"

"My metal detector suggests that there is a gem mine near the top of the mountain!"

Well?

The two looked at each other, but they didn't expect that they each had the ability to hunt for treasures.

Li Bianqing asked: "Then let's go to the top of the mountain or the mine first?" ”

Xu Hongdou pondered for a moment and said:

"Let's go to the top of the mountain first, the gems are of high value, and you can also overlook the surrounding terrain on the top of the mountain."

Li Xiya nodded and agreed: "Well, that's what I mean." ”

"Alright, let's go!"

Li Bianqing naturally had no opinion, and the three of them climbed for more than ten minutes and finally reached the top.

As far as they could see, it was as bright as day.

More than ten strange plants five or six meters high, with a trunk made of precious stones.

One after another pinecone-shaped gems hanging from the branches, they are glowing with yellow light, making the surroundings feel like a dream.

Li Xiya's attention was concentrated, and what caught his eye was five big words-

【Topaz Gem Tree】