Farming Games are All About Grinding
Chapter 186 - 179: The Powerful Ripping Effect!

Chapter 186: Chapter 179: The Powerful Ripping Effect!

"Tui!"

Right at that moment, Xiao Lai, now fully adjusted to the frigid environment, finally began to move.

Perhaps it was also because it had heard Han Qiwu’s shout.

After charging for half a second, Xiao Lai spat a mouthful of emerald-green venom toward the distant Ice Blue Spider.

The venom struck the spider’s head and immediately seeped down into the wound Han Qiwu had left earlier, applying a slowing effect in the process.

Meanwhile, Han Qiwu managed to load his first Fishbone Arrow.

[Fishbone Arrow reload cooldown: 45 seconds]

[Fishbone Arrow and Mysterious Crossbow Arrow reload cooldowns are independent]

Success!

Just as Han Qiwu had anticipated! The cooldown times for the two types of arrows are calculated separately, meaning he could fire them consecutively.

Entering the aiming interface, Han Qiwu noticed the Fishbone Arrow’s reticle was larger compared to the Mysterious Crossbow Arrow, and there was less inertia when moving.

Taking advantage of the spider’s slowed speed, Han Qiwu aimed at the venom’s location and pulled the trigger.

"Whizz!"

The pale Fishbone Arrow streaked across, piercing straight into the spider’s head, triggering another status effect: [Laceration]

As soon as the status effect activated, the wound on the spider’s head tore open, forming a gaping maw, and its mobility slowed further.

"The Fishbone Arrow paired with Xiao Lai’s venom is pretty effective," Han Qiwu nodded in satisfaction. The Mysterious Crossbow Arrow’s effect is armor-piercing, while the Fishbone Arrow’s is laceration—each has its own strengths.

Noticing his HP was nearly halved, Han Qiwu quickly rummaged through his inventory for something to restore his health.

Upon spotting the Big Bowl Steak, he suddenly remembered its special effect: immunity to frostbite.

Immunity to frostbite!

Perfect!

Ice Spider, it’s your time!

Han Qiwu took out the Big Bowl Steak and devoured it hastily, and soon saw two new statuses pop up in his panel:

[Warming: Immune to frostbite for 3 hours]

[Brute Strength: +5 attack power for 3 hours]

Nice!

Han Qiwu grabbed his refined Longsword and charged toward the Ice Spider, slashing it into a streak of white light in no time.

[Ice Web]

[Usage: Material/Decoration]

[Sale Value: 400 gold]

[Note: Can be used to construct a 2×2 icy terrain in your yard]

[Ice Spider Leg]

[Usage: Material]

[Sale Value: 200 gold]

[Note: Can be crafted into concealed weapons]

"Ice Web? Spider Leg? Looks like they’ll need some research before use. But even selling them as-is nets 600 gold; Ice Blue Spider has pretty good cost efficiency," Han Qiwu said, pleased, as he collected the loot and casually began mining iron ore nearby.

As the Ice Spider dissolved into white light, the ice wall it had erected disappeared along with it.

Half an hour later, Han Qiwu had carved out a staircase and stepped forward.

[You’ve reached Mine Level 52]

Upon entering Level 52, Han Qiwu immediately spotted a pair of snowmen siblings.

There’s no time for nostalgia now—Han Qiwu raised his fully loaded light crossbow and fired a Fishbone Arrow.

The arrow struck one snowman squarely in its torso.

[Laceration]

What happened next left Han Qiwu astonished.

Unlike the Ice Spider, the laceration effect directly reduced the snowman’s body size!

As the laceration triggered, the snowman’s torso seemed as if it had been clawed by a dragon, leaving a massive hollow within.

"This is intense!" Han Qiwu exclaimed in surprise before switching to the Mysterious Crossbow Arrow to land another strike.

Two arrows in, and the snowman was already half-crippled.

The other snowman, seeing its brother’s body blasted open, rushed straight at Han Qiwu.

Think Xiao Lai would allow that?

It immediately delivered a glob of emerald-green spit on the snowman’s head.

Relying on his frostbite immunity, Han Qiwu raised his sword and charged forward for melee combat.

Swish, swish, swish.

With two flashes of white light, Han Qiwu bent down and picked up the loot.

[Snowman Essence]

[Usage: Material]

[Sale Value: 300 gold]

[Note: A rare crafting material]

"More materials? Just perfect." Han Qiwu grinned, carefully storing them away for later delivery to Master Shuzi.

"Clang, clang, clang."

Whenever there were no creatures in the mines, Han Qiwu relaxed into his role as a diligent miner, alternating between iron ore and jadeite deposits, reaping substantial rewards.

Two hours later.

[You’ve reached Mine Level 54]

As his vision cleared, Han Qiwu immediately spotted a massive snowman dozens of meters away. It was visibly larger than the ones he’d previously encountered, covered in a layer of ice-blue snow armor, and holding a chunk of old ice.

Additionally, three or four regular-sized snowmen surrounded it.

These snowmen stood stock still.

"Something feels off," Han Qiwu muttered as he carefully tiptoed across a medium-sized ore deposit, trying to peek at the snowmen’s rear.

Behind them were several chests, four to five barrels, and yet another staircase.

"Seems like I’ll have to take them out to access the loot," Han Qiwu thought as he examined his inventory. He had plenty of stamina recovery supplies, but the frostbite immunity from his Big Bowl Steak only had about 20 minutes left, and he only had six Fishbone Arrows remaining.

"Let’s scope it out first; if it gets too tricky, I’ll just build a staircase and bail," Han Qiwu said, picking up Xiao Lai and pressing it against an ice layer nearby.

"Xiao Lai, give it everything you’ve got!"

Obeying the command, Xiao Lai puffed out its cheeks dramatically and charged for four to five seconds before spraying a huge blob of venom toward the snowmen.

Today, Xiao Lai was really on fire—the venom landed squarely on the giant snowman’s head.

The Snowman Captain, its head glowing green, roared furiously in Han Qiwu’s direction, rallying its snowman subordinates as they charged forward.

Probably due to its massive size, the Snowman Captain moved slower than the regular snowmen.

[Snowman Captain]

[Level: 52]

[Attack Type: Summon, Armor Break, Throw]

[Note: The Snowman Captain has a fiery temper!]

"It’s a captain, huh? No wonder it’s got gear," Han Qiwu remarked, taking aim at the large snowman’s right hand with his Fishbone Arrow.

"Whizz."

[Laceration]

The Snowman Captain’s right hand suddenly vanished, and its body lurched backward.

"Looks like the laceration effect works on the Snowman Captain too," Han Qiwu said with satisfaction, loading up a Mysterious Crossbow Arrow for the next shot.

[Armor Break]

The snow armor on the Snowman Captain’s body cracked slightly, forming a spiderweb-like pattern.

But at that moment, having suffered three attacks, the Snowman Captain roared furiously, hurling the chunk of old ice in its hand straight at Han Qiwu.

Its throwing speed was so fast that Han Qiwu didn’t have time to react—no chance to dodge!

"Whizz!"

The old ice landed heavily on a spot about ten meters to Han Qiwu’s right.

The atmosphere suddenly filled with awkwardness.

"Maybe next time I should, uh, dodge," Han Qiwu muttered.