Let's Get Grinding, Bros!

The other two weren't greedy for hits and kept a 3-meter distance from the Raider, circling it.

The Raider pulled out its mace, lost its target for a moment, and its large head turned 60 degrees before it spotted the agile human.

The previous strike was insignificant against its tough hide.

It roared and charged at Thin Dog again.

Thin Dog saw his chance, dodged to the side, and avoided the mace's smash.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Two crowbars came from behind the Raider. One of them even hit the Raider's head, dealing critical damage.

[Critical Hit! HP -39!]

[HP -21]

"Roar!"

The Raider cried out in pain, drew its mace, and swept it backward.

After hitting with their maces, Lin Tang and Demonic Fox immediately jumped back, dodging the swing.

This mace sweep was incredibly forceful. It missed its target, and the Raider lost its balance, leaving its rear wide open!

Thin Dog, who hadn't had a chance to attack, raised his Rusty Mace and slammed it down on the Raider's head!

[Hit Vital Point! Armor Broken!]

[Golden Critical Hit! HP -209!]

[Triggered Bleed effect. Target will continuously lose 50 HP over 10 seconds.]

This blow dealt a heavy blow to the Raider. The green skin on its head was bloody, and its radiating blood caused the small grass on the ground to quickly turn yellow and black.

After a successful hit, the three of them again started circling with small steps, never getting greedy for hits.

The green-skinned Raider, with all its brute strength, was toyed with by the three players, unable to fight back.

From then on, whenever the Raider attacked, it would get hit.

If it didn't attack, someone from its blind spot would sneak attack from behind.

The damage from the two crowbars was average, but it accumulated, leaving its body covered in bruises.

The Raider's HP recovery was also fast, around 2 HP per second, but it was like a drop in the bucket against the attacks of three players.

Five minutes later, the extremely enraged Raider left this world full of malice with an angry expression.

It never understood why humans, who seemed so weak, were so difficult to hit.

At this moment, the smartwatches of the three people lit up simultaneously, displaying a message.

[Jointly defeated Raider. EXP +8.]

All three players gained 8 experience points.

A red energy, visible only to players, flowed from the Raider's corpse to the three of them.

"Holy crap!? It actually worked! Thin Dog is a f***ing beast! (voice cracking)" Lin Tang shouted.

From his perspective of game design, monsters of this level were meant for players to grind after reaching a higher level. Being able to kill one while underleveled meant the players understood the game better than the designers.

Demonic Fox also showed a pleased expression: "This game is getting more and more interesting..."

Thin Dog wiped the sweat from his brow and counted the loot.

"We got an unidentified mace and a Raider corpse. This big guy should be enough for one portion of Biological Raw Materials."

"If we kill two more, we'll have enough Biological Raw Materials for the three of us!"

"We're still close to the base, let's move the corpse back first before someone steals it."

The three of them worked together to move the Raider's corpse back to the base, casually throwing it into the Clone Production Pod. They then went to the Attribute Conversion Tower to identify a mace and hurried back down the mountain.

As they walked, they muttered:

"After we hand in the Biological Raw Materials needed for the mission, we can decompose the Raiders we kill for loot. Once our gear gets better, we'll probably be able to solo them."

"Grind grind grind! Let's get grinding, brothers!"

"My genes are tingling!"

Cheng Shaofeng, who was ignored beside them: ∑(O_O;)

"What... happened?"

"Zero, if I'm not mistaken, they just threw a Raider's corpse in, right?"

Zero: "Yes! It can be extracted for 1.5 portions of Biological Raw Materials."

"But the Raider's combat power... even three players working together would have a hard time... Could it be that they found an unwanted Raider corpse down there?"

"That's not right either!"

This was because he clearly heard the three players clamoring about going to grind Raiders, obviously treating this powerful mutant as a low-level monster for resources.

"Hiss~ I don't know how they did it, but players' combat power is much higher than I imagined!"

If it were him, he definitely wouldn't dare to confront the Raiders head-on. After all, he wasn't a clone; he only had one life. Even if there was a winning strategy, he wouldn't try it lightly. What if he messed up and died?

Players didn't have this concern!

As long as they had a certain level of confidence, they could go for it. At worst, they'd just respawn!

"So! In reality, even if players don't have equipment and skills as strong as mine, because of the margin for error, they can unleash higher combat power than me and defeat enemies stronger than themselves!"

Cheng Shaofeng didn't consider himself a chosen one from a cultivation novel who gambled his life for immortal opportunities. He believed that staying alive was the most important thing. He avoided fights whenever possible, skirted around trouble, and only dealt with things beyond his current ability when he was strong enough to crush them. As long as I don't act, no one can defeat me!

Playing it safe was the true way to survive in the Wasteland!

"Since players are so strong, I'll just summon more players to do the work. Once they get me a full set of divine gear and max-level skills, then I'll go out."

Cheng Shaofeng happened to have nothing to do at the moment. He connected to the Quantum Surfing and prepared to browse the forums for more players.

Meanwhile, three players who had tasted the sweetness of success were coming down the mountain. They ran into a hulking green-skinned brute, over two meters tall and carrying a mace, loitering where they had just fought.

"Huh? Is there a monster spawn point right at our doorstep?"

"That's great! We'll level up to 2 today and learn skills!"

"Let's do it, brothers!"

The Raider, seeing the two maces in the hands of the three humans, roared and charged at them.

It shouted words that the three couldn't understand.

Twenty minutes later, the three were carrying the corpse of a Raider into the Clone Production Pod. After identifying another mace, they happily trotted down the mountain.

Cheng Shaofeng, watching through the Quantum Surfing, felt his lips twitch.

"Amazing."

In less than an hour, the three players had obtained three Biological Raw Materials.

Yesterday, he had traveled a long distance, spent a lot of money, encountered robberies, and used his wits to finally buy three Biological Raw Materials from a hunter in Salt Well Town, only to compare them with the players and feel inadequate.

The next second, the three players ran back up, extending three hands.

"Lord, please back up our body data. We finally gained some Experience."

Cheng Shaofeng: "...Alright, soldier."

Good. This batch of players... not only are they fierce, but they're also steady.

Below the small hill, the three players wandered around for a long time but couldn't find a third Raider.

"Huh? Why aren't the monsters respawning? Are they still in the monster respawn cooldown period?"

"Should we log out and log back in to see if it resets the cooldown?"

"Let's try!"

The three found a safe corner and logged out collectively.

Three minutes later, the three players logged back in. After circling around, they still couldn't see any sign of a Raider.

The Demonic Fox pointed to a chop mark on a tree. "I casually smashed this tree when I passed by before. The marks are still here, which means the map hasn't refreshed. Maybe we have to wait until tomorrow. Waiting for a rabbit to run into a stump won't work. Let's stick to the original plan and head towards the Raiders' camp. That should be a fixed Raider spawn point."

Thin Dog: "It's also a good chance for us to explore the surrounding map. The Electronic Components and energy that the Lord mentioned will probably be hard to find in the wilderness. We might have to look in cities or human settlements."

Lin Tang nodded. "Following the designers' logic, quests that require collecting multiple materials will definitely require going to different places. It's their way of forcing us to explore the map's fog of war, otherwise, how would they advance the plot? Right?"

"That makes sense."

The three, who had thoroughly analyzed the game, headed towards the Raider camp while exploring the Four Mountains area along the way. Their smartwatches recorded all the map information.

Baidu Dark Souls 3 Forum.

Sentinel posted again.

"Still buying graphics cards for traditional gaming? If you don't buy, and I don't buy, they'll drop by another 200 yuan tomorrow! Hurry up and pre-register for the 100% virtual reality game beta test! Even the moderator who's played it says it's good!"

The comments below immediately flooded in.

"Upvoted! Whether the virtual reality game is in beta or not isn't important, but everyone must hold out now! Don't buy graphics cards, you'll see mining bosses doing aerial somersaults soon!"

"Inside scoop: Overseas mining cards have already started flooding the domestic second-hand market. If you buy now, it's a 100% guaranteed mining card! Yesterday, I saw someone on Xianyu selling 300 'fairy's personal use' graphics cards, and I almost died laughing."

"Are you poor people sick? What business is it of yours whether they buy or not? I went down the mountain yesterday and bought a used RTX 3060 Ti for 2500 yuan. It works great. Stop being jealous! You've been shouting about price drops for a year, and you only deserve to use old graphics cards that have been phased out for years. How can you compare with our RTX 30 series? Huh?"

—Reply from "Hat Wholesale Merchant": "You spent a fortune buying a graphics card, using the best power supply, the best airflow case, replaced the thermal paste, added cooling, and when playing AAA games, you're too afraid to turn up the graphics settings, for fear of tiring it out. But you don't know that when it was in the hands of the mining boss, it was screaming the loudest."

—Reply from "Shadow Night God": "You better be talking about graphics cards #tears##tears#"

"Wait! Did I just see someone mention a 100% virtual reality game?"

Sentinel: "Tears! Can everyone please stop focusing on graphics cards... Apocalypse OL awaits your challenge! We will be releasing 2 more beta test slots! Players with stronger overall game skill will be prioritized!"