Meanwhile, Wang Chen had already started rapidly excavating the Goblin Mine.
The so-called Goblin Mine referred to the tunnels that Goblins dug, usually to extract ores like iron for weapon crafting. These goblinoid creatures loved digging in secret realms for minerals.
If you were lucky, you could find copper ore, iron ore, and other valuable materials!
Chhh! Chhh!
Wang Chen used his Arm Poison Needle Sword to dig, cutting through the rock as easily as slicing tofu. He methodically stacked the ores aside.
"I've got enough iron ore! And copper ore too!" Wang Chen muttered, his pace quickening as he worked.
After a while, Wang Chen suddenly pulled out a handful of dazzling, sparkling ores.
"So many Alloy Diamonds!" He was stunned.
An Alloy Diamond was worth thousands, and here he had over a hundred of them! This was worth tens of thousands of gold!
But Wang Chen quickly realized what had happened. To Goblins, iron and copper ore were the most useful, but the Alloy Diamonds were of no use due to their high melting point. So, the Goblins had just left them behind after digging them out, unknowingly providing Wang Chen with a windfall.
He couldn't help but feel overjoyed. Unexpectedly, he had gathered enough materials to upgrade his arms.
"Time to upgrade my arms to LV2!" Wang Chen immediately issued the command.
Whoosh!
The ores and monster drops dissolved into thin air, transforming into countless fragments. His arm armor cracked apart, and all the materials, including the previous monster drops, fused into his arms.
Wang Chen could feel the power in his arms growing stronger.
After a brilliant flash of light, his arms were fully upgraded.
[Congratulations! Your arm level has been upgraded to LV2!]
Wang Chen flexed his arms, feeling a surge of power within them.
His once-basic arm armor had become more refined and exquisite. The armor now featured sharp, angular lines, looking like it had been cut by diamonds. The added muscle definition gave his arms an intimidating presence.
"It feels like my strength has doubled, and the armor is so much more solid!" Wang Chen exclaimed. He grabbed a piece of iron ore and squeezed it with his newfound strength.
Crack!
The ore was easily crushed, leaving deep finger marks in it.
He snapped a Worker Bee's stinger and jabbed it into his arm.
Boom!
The stinger snapped in half against his black-and-gold armor, which remained completely unharmed.
It was just a simple upgrade, but the increase in power was terrifying!
"Upgrading my arms means I can integrate more equipment into them now!" Wang Chen realized.
With his right arm now upgraded, it could integrate one more piece of equipment, while his left arm, having been at LV1, could now integrate two pieces.
"I should integrate a magic wand into both arms, and maybe I'll unlock the palm laser cannon ability. I'll add a shield to the left arm too, that way I'll have both offense and defense!" Wang Chen thought about his next moves.
Just then, a loud buzzing sound filled the air, as if the bees in the hive had noticed the absence of the Worker Bees. From the front, the sound of wings flapping like an engine roared to life!
Two huge male bees, resembling brown bears covered in thick fur, emerged from the hive.
[Name]: Brown Bear Male Bees
[Level]: LV15
[Strength]: 168
[Constitution]: 76
[Agility]: 23
[Spirit]: 18
[Skills]: Poison Needle, Berserk, Bite, Bear Roar
[Description]: These male bees inherit the ferocity of brown bears. They are incredibly strong and terrifying!
Roar!
Roar!
The two Brown Bear Male Bees landed with a loud thud and immediately charged at Wang Chen like enraged brown bears.
As they ran, a red berserk aura exploded around them.
Boom!
The two male bees activated their Berserk skill, boosting their attributes significantly, especially their strength, which surged past 200 equivalent to a level 20 monster!
But Wang Chen's eyes lit up with excitement.
"These two big guys might drop something really good!" he thought eagerly.
The bees were already charging toward him, their claws raised and slashing through the air with incredible speed.
"Trying to outstrength me?" Wang Chen sneered.
Now level 9 and after integrating the Poison Needle Sword into his arm, Wang Chen had activated his Super Overload, pushing his strength attribute beyond 700!
With the recent arm upgrade, his arms could now unleash close to 1000 points of strength!
That was the equivalent of a level 30 warrior!
Just as the two bees leapt at him with claws extended, a rustling sound came from the bushes nearby.
A panting blue-haired girl arrived, sweating from exertion.
She wiped her forehead and glanced forward only to see this shocking scene.
When she saw the two terrifying Brown Bear Male Bees, her face instantly turned pale.
"Brown Bear Male Bees! LV15 monsters! And they've activated Berserk! Their strength is insane!" Mo Liuli gasped in terror, instinctively stepping back!
But then her eyes fell on Wang Chen, and her expression froze.
"Level 8?!"
"Is this guy insane?" she thought.
She had assumed the person hunting monsters here was a high-level warrior, maybe in their 20s, but to her surprise, this was an 8th-level Mechanical Engineer?! A Crafting class?
Her heart raced. She shouted, "What are you waiting for? Run!"
Mo Liuli immediately took out her magic staff, ready to help Wang Chen.
But what happened next shocked her beyond belief!
The armor on Wang Chen's body glowed a bright crimson, and he slammed his hand forward.
Boom!
It was as if a heavy tank had collided with the two massive male bees. They were sent flying, their bodies torn apart and bones snapping.
The bees crashed into several trees, breaking them with the impact before finally landing with a thunderous crash!
Dead.
"They're... they're dead?" Mo Liuli couldn't comprehend what had just happened.
In stunned disbelief, she muttered, "An 8th-level Mechanical Engineer… defeated two LV15 Male Bees that easily?"
The sight before her defied her understanding of the world.
Her knees buckled, and she collapsed onto the ground in sheer shock, her face flushed red from the intense emotions overwhelming her.
She stared at Wang Chen, her chest rising and falling rapidly.
"I can't believe this..." she murmured, breathless. "A level 9 Mechanical Engineer just crushed eight Male Bees with ease. Am I dreaming?"
The world around her seemed to blur.
She bit her lip, trying to regain control, but the sight was so overwhelming that she couldn't contain herself anymore.
She almost... almost
With a gulp, Mo Liuli snapped back to reality, her eyes still locked on Wang Chen, completely stunned.