Killing Also Gives Experience Points!?

Yang Ling found a secluded corner in the Ore Vein and began mining away.

Streams of cool experience continuously flowed into his body, leaving him feeling fulfilled.

As he mined, he observed his surroundings.

To enter the mine tunnel, he had to find a moment when no one was paying attention.

Otherwise, being spotted would bring unnecessary trouble.

Time slowly passed.

As usual, Yang Ling changed mining spots several times.

During that time, he saw Zhang Wei.

This man seemed to have noticed that his strength had increased. He mined with exceptional vigor today, a trace of excitement on his face.

Before long, he spotted Lin Guoliang, Chen Xu, and Wu Meng as well.

The three of them joined forces and went all out on a piece of Fire Crystal Rock, but due to their lack of experience and strength—

After chiseling at it for ages, they only managed to scrape off a layer of powder.

"If those three are smart enough to pool their efforts and gather one or two taels of Fire Crystal Rock, surviving here shouldn't be difficult."

"Other than being a little tiring and harsh, this place really isn't dangerous. It's a pretty decent beginner village."

Yang Ling ground experience while mulling it over.

With Zhang Wei as a lesson, he would not condemn every Player outright.

Since they had all come from the same place, he was willing to offer a little basic help.

But he did not intend to reveal his identity as a Player so easily again.

At present, Zhang Wei was the only one in the entire Ore Vein who knew he was a Player.

If future Players could not see the Attribute Panel either, it would be difficult for them to know he was one.

"If those three just now could see the Attribute Panel, they definitely would have recognized me as a Player. But judging from things now, they're probably like Zhang Wei and can't see it either.

"Unless something unexpected happens, perhaps this ability is unique to me."

That guess put Yang Ling in a rather good mood.

As a professional gold farmer, he knew that finding certain "exploits" in a game could make you rich in one go!

He currently possessed an exclusive "exploit" of his own!

It might not be enough to make him rich overnight, but... this ability was still extremely useful!

Time slowly passed.

The sky gradually darkened.

After gathering one or two taels of Fire Crystal Rock, some Miners began leaving in groups.

Yang Ling quietly approached Mine Tunnel No. 1.

On the map, Mine Tunnel No. 1 was the most winding.

Under normal circumstances, he should not have chosen Mine Tunnel No. 1.

But those twists and turns also provided a degree of protection and cover.

Seeing no one around and no one paying attention in this direction, Yang Ling immediately broke into a short run and slipped into Mine Tunnel No. 1.

The tunnel was pitch-black. Yang Ling immediately took out a Fire Lighter and blew it alight, then slowly felt his way forward according to the map.

He was not the only one in the tunnel; there were others as well, but they did not seem to dare venture too deep.

The light from everyone's Fire Lighters did not reach far. They could only see the glow, not who it belonged to.

Both sides tacitly kept silent and did not provoke one another.

Yang Ling chose a Forked Path and continued deeper inside.

The map showed that the deeper he went, the more likely he was to find large pieces of Fire Crystal Rock.

He did not know how long he had walked or how many Forked Paths he had passed when he suddenly saw an unusual glimmer.

It was the light of Fire Crystal Rock. It naturally emitted a faint glow, though it was inconspicuous during the day.

But in a place this dark, it stood out at a glance!

Yang Ling quickly headed toward the Fire Crystal Rock.

Judging by its brightness, he estimated that he could mine at least a pound of Fire Crystal Rock from it!

Just as he approached the Fire Crystal Rock, he suddenly sensed that something was wrong.

"Strange, it seems like..."

"Breathing!?"

Yang Ling's expression changed slightly. He immediately covered the Fire Lighter, gripped his Steel Pickaxe, and slowly backed away on guard.

"Damn it, he found us! Get him!"

A cold shout rang out.

A gust of wind whistled toward him, and several figures seemed to be lunging his way.

Yang Ling instinctively raised his Fine Steel Pickaxe and swung it, only to hear a sharp clang.

"My blade broke!"

Someone cried out.

Yang Ling's expression changed slightly.

A blade!?

Damn it, they really were Mine Bandits? He had actually run into them?

Those people who attacked others in the dark within the Ore Vein were privately called Mine Bandits by the Miners.

But these people operated in secrecy and were rarely discovered. No one knew who they really were!

At that moment, someone had already gotten extremely close to Yang Ling.

Yang Ling's scalp tingled as though a tremendous danger had descended upon him.

Without another word, he drove his pickaxe forward with all his strength.

Pfft! Pfft!

A stabbing pain shot through his shoulder.

A blade had probably pierced his shoulder.

But his Fine Steel Pickaxe had struck someone as well.

Judging from the feel of it...

Yang Ling vaguely saw a dark figure standing there numbly.

The Fine Steel Pickaxe had sunk deeply into the Crown of the Head!

Did I kill someone?

Yang Ling's expression turned grave.

Just then, a surging current of icy energy flooded into Yang Ling's body.

Experience Points!?

Killing people gave Experience Points too!?

Was that even right?

"Ding!"

Congratulations, you have Leveled Up and obtained 1 Free Attribute Point

After days of mining, combined with this massive amount of experience...

Yang Ling had Leveled Up once again.

Without hesitation, he added the point to Strength.

With the Fine Steel Pickaxe in hand, his Strength Attribute had reached a staggering 11 points!

More than twice that of an ordinary person!