Chapter 65

Chapter 65

Thus, without exception, all thirty-plus guards joined the battle.

Beside Qin Han, Nightmare stealthily returned, rubbing its horse head against his shoulder as if seeking praise.

He patted Nightmare’s head and gave it an encouraging look. "Well done!"

Then, he stored it away and, taking advantage of the guards’ struggle with the monsters, quietly slipped into the gold mine.

The gold mine was winding and secluded, pitch-black inside. Combined with the Stealth Effect of his Ancient Leather Armor, Qin Han seemed to merge entirely with the darkness.

Moving forward through the dark mine, he soon encountered three branching paths.

"Hmm? Three paths—which one should I take?"

The mine was vast, and taking the wrong path would waste a lot of time.

For a moment, Qin Han hesitated.

Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed, and a flickering light emerged from one of the passages.

Qin Han swiftly hid behind a mine cart, peering out with only his eyes to observe.

Soon, two guards holding torches appeared in the tunnel.

"I thought I heard noises outside the mine just now. Should we go check?"

"Forget it. Our duty is only to guard the interior of the mine. Whatever happens outside isn’t our concern."

"But if something’s happening outside, who’s to say someone hasn’t snuck in? This batch of mined gold hasn’t been delivered yet. If anything goes wrong, we’ll be held accountable. The most important thing now is to ensure the gold’s safety."

"You’re right. Let’s hurry to the gold storage and check. Otherwise, I won’t feel at ease."

After their discussion, the two guards entered the leftmost passage together.

Seeing this, Qin Han quickly followed from behind.

Trailing them closely, he soon arrived at a room secured by a large Iron Door.

One of the guards took out a key from his pocket and unlocked the door.

In an instant, the flickering torchlight revealed a mountain of gold blocks piled inside, gleaming brilliantly.

"The gold’s fine. We were just being paranoid. Let’s go."

After a quick inspection, the two guards prepared to leave.

Just then, Qin Han, hidden outside, decisively struck.

Drawing the Godslayer Bow, he swiftly fired two arrows.

The first two shots pierced their throats, rendering them unable to make a sound.

Coupled with the neurotoxin, the two instantly collapsed, paralyzed.

Without hesitation, he fired a few more arrows, killing them before they even had a chance to resist.

"You have slain a gold mine guard. Experience Points +2100."

"You have slain a gold mine guard. Experience Points +2100."

Qin Han let out a sigh of relief.

The mine was deep and unpredictable, and who knew how many more guards lurked inside.

If the commotion grew too loud and attracted others, it would spell trouble.

Fortunately, most natives had low HP, and with the Godslayer Bow’s armor-piercing effect and the Witch Poison Pearl’s neurotoxin, he could eliminate targets swiftly and silently.

Dragging the two guards aside and closing the door, Qin Han gazed at the towering piles of gold blocks before him, his eyes filled with delight.

Loot:

Gold Blocks, Weight: 600, Can be decomposed into gold coins.

Though these gold blocks were only roughly smelted semi-finished products with relatively low purity,

But the sheer quantity couldn't be ignored! A rough estimate suggested they could be refined into at least tens of thousands of gold coins. What a windfall! Suppressing his excitement, Qin Han swiftly collected the gold blocks and decomposed them in batches. As time passed, every last piece of gold in the room was swept clean, all decomposed. This directly increased his gold coin count by 73,000, adding to his previous 33,000, bringing the total to approximately 106,000. "Incredible! To make such a huge haul right after entering Thunder Poison Island is downright unbelievable!" "There probably isn't a single place in the entire beginner phase with more gold coins than here!" "Looks like there's hope to draw the Tenfold Amplification Card within three days!" "And now that I've surpassed 100,000 coins, isn't it time to clear this first screen?"