Scorpion Tide

Lao Wang, while chatting with Ling and killing monsters, quickly dealt with 20 Sand Scorpions.

Then the system prompted him that the mission was complete and he could turn it in. However, Wang Qianduo glanced at his experience bar, sighed, and continued to farm monsters there.

Each Sand Scorpion provided about 5 experience points, and one would respawn every half a minute. As long as the monsters were close enough, no one could snatch them from him.

This meant he would definitely level up if he farmed for two hours.

If he went to complete quests, he knew that the newbie side quests were scattered across various planets in this low-level starfield.

Since he couldn't fly yet, the travel time alone would take a significant amount of time. Not to mention the queue time for the teleportation arrays, which would be enough for him to wait for a while.

Other players had main quests that provided decent rewards from side quests. But for Wang Qianduo, doing quests was actually less efficient than camping monsters here.

Thus, Wang Qianduo camped there for nearly an hour and finally reached level 3.

At the same time, he had to mention again that the drop rate in this game was truly abysmal. In these two hours, he had killed over two hundred scorpions.

Besides some money, he had only obtained two normal-grade Scorpion Tail materials.

"I'm curious, don't all scorpions have a tail?" Wang Qianduo complained, looking at the two scorpion tails in his backpack.

"Materials from star beasts are not obtained from every individual. Magical energy materials are only found in some special individuals among star beasts!"

Ling's untimely answer to Wang Qianduo's question made him even more speechless.

"Thank you for enlightening me!"

"You're welcome, it's my duty!"

Wang Qianduo: "..."

This artificial intelligence still needed to learn. It couldn't even detect sarcasm!

He then looked at the 10,000 experience points required to level up, which made him dizzy.

This was truly a tenfold increase in experience! This was too ridiculous!

"There's no choice, I'll have to go back and turn in the quest first, then research some quick leveling guides!" Wang Qianduo said helplessly. Fortunately, it was Friday, otherwise, he would be logging off to rest now.

Rumble!

"What's going on?"

"What happened? An earthquake?"

"Whoa, that area is cracking open!"

"So many scorpions! No need to fight over them!"

"Fight over your M, are you waiting to die? Run!"

Just as Lao Wang was about to return to the camp, another accident found him. The ground of the mine vibrated continuously, and the mountainside suddenly cracked open.

Countless Sand Scorpions poured out from the fissures like a tide. The newbie players present had never seen such a scene and were terrified, turning to flee.

Those who were slower or didn't run were quickly overwhelmed by the Sand Scorpions.

Wang Qianduo didn't run either. He picked up his Ming Hong Saber and prepared to face the enemy, completely ignoring the looks of people who thought he was an idiot.

Actually, Wang Qianduo wanted to run too, and he was on the outer edge.

But he knew that with his current skills, running would be in vain. He might as well kill a few more monsters before dying to gain some experience.

The players fled very quickly, and soon only a few unlucky ones were left facing the scorpion tide.

Besides Wang Qianduo, everyone else was instantly annihilated.

Wang Qianduo wildly swung his precious saber. Although he was only level 2, and his attack speed was limited, each of his strikes could take down a Sand Scorpion. Moreover, he had the complimentary potions from spending money in his backpack. Soon, a pile of Sand Scorpion corpses lay around him.

[Portable All-Purpose Mecha Repair Energy Bar] (Perfect):
Bound
+30% HP
+30% MP
Cooldown: 1S
Note: The latest convenient mecha repair device, abbreviated as "Immortality Elixir".

The V1 to V10 gift packs gave Wang Qianduo hundreds of these. Although it was a waste for a level 2 player like him, seeing his experience bar visibly increase, he didn't feel so bad about it.

Furthermore, since the Sand Scorpions didn't deal much damage to him, he didn't use them frequently.

"If only I had an area-of-effect skill!" Lao Wang said with dissatisfaction, his hands getting numb from chopping monsters. Then he suddenly remembered the two unused skill treasure chests.

If not now, then when!

With one hand chopping monsters and the other holding a treasure chest, he began to choose.

It was then that he discovered that one of his treasure chests contained an active skill, and the other contained a passive skill.

He opened the passive one first and after a glance, he immediately made his choice because he saw a divine skill.

Armor Penetration (Passive) (Legendary): Ignores 40% of target's defense.

With this skill, no mech or monster of the same level could withstand Wang Qianduo's attacks.

After equipping this skill, Wang Qianduo's normal attacks gained a faint blue glow.

Next was the active skill chest. This was harder to choose, but to deal with the current situation, he selected a skill that could attack the most enemies simultaneously.

Chain Lightning (Universal) (Perfect):

LV1

Condenses chain lightning that can attack enemies. The lightning can bounce between enemies (up to seven bounces). The lightning deals energy damage to the first enemy hit (350% Attack Power + Max Stat x3) (damage decreases by 10% with each bounce) and stuns for 0.5 seconds.

Attack Range: 200

Charge Time: 3S

MP Cost: 30

Cooldown: 10S

Damage Type: Magic Energy Damage, calculated with defense.

Proficiency: 0/1000

In Mech Era, skills can be upgraded, and even advanced under special conditions.

But this Level 1 Perfect Chain Lightning skill was far superior to his Double Strike.

After loading the skill into his mech, arcs of electricity began to flicker on the Minghong Blade in Wang Qianduo's hand. Then, with a forceful swing forward, a bolt of lightning leaped out, dancing through the sand scorpion swarm.

The damage was irrelevant, as Wang Qianduo could one-shot them even without skills.

With the help of this skill and the unlimited HP and MP supply from consumables, Wang Qianduo's monster-killing efficiency soared.

Soon, he leveled up to Level 4, and the Phoenix Blood Heart also upgraded to Level 4, changing from +1 to all attributes to +4 to all attributes.

At the same time, its upgrade experience became 20,000 points, and the Phoenix Blood Heart's upgrade experience became 800 points.

It seemed like it would be a big experience hog in the future. Fortunately, the character's level-up experience no longer increased tenfold, or his heart and liver wouldn't have been able to handle it.

"Haha, Star Beast Tide! This is my chance to get rich. To encounter a Star Beast Tide in such a low-level area!"

Just as Old Wang was locked in a battle of wits and courage with the sand scorpions, and his experience was about one-third of the way to Level 4, a voice echoed in the regional channel.

Then, a mech with deep green armor, a circular head with a single glowing red mechanical eye, and a long cannon mounted on its shoulder, its entire design resembling an ancient warrior, flew in at high speed.

The propulsion devices behind and beneath its feet spewed out emerald flames, making the entire mech look like a green meteor.

Wang Qianduo recognized this mech; it was very famous on the forums.

The "Green Hat Mech," a frequent subject of memes, "I've turned green, but I've also gotten stronger" had already gone viral.

Its name was "Apostle of God," an intelligent mech that had undergone two evolutions and should be around Level 30.

Although its fame was mostly due to its peculiar color, its performance was undeniably excellent, making it a very powerful mech.

Furthermore, it was currently one of the highest-level mechs in the game.

The pilot of the Apostle of God likely didn't even glance at Wang Qianduo, directly deploying two Energy Mobile Energy Cannons and unleashing a barrage of explosions on the ground.

With every shell that landed, a blast erupted. If Wang Qianduo hadn't dodged in time, he might have been caught in the crossfire.

Just as he was about to say, "Thirty years east, thirty years west, do not bully the young and poor."

From a crack in the mountain, a yellow energy beam directly struck the Apostle of God in the sky.

However, a shield made of green energy grids appeared around the Apostle of God, blocking the attack.

But it wasn't unscathed; the energy shield visibly dimmed, likely unable to withstand a second attack.

After the beam disappeared, Wang Qianduo looked in its direction and saw a giant scorpion, the size of a building, slowly crawling out of the mountain crevice.

"Why is it a Level 10 Lord Boss!!! Why is it appearing in a Level 1 beast tide?!"

A disbelieving voice came from the cockpit of the Apostle of God mech.