This Life, I Will Be the Protagonist

Chapter 429 Divine Game: Diamond Miner 2

Since the pickaxe had durability, it implied that if they didn't use it, they either wouldn't be able to mine at all or the efficiency would be extremely low. But just digging and scraping... surely they wouldn't only be scraping a few times, right?

And they still didn't know what form the safe zones would take or how easy it would be to find them.

With no clear answers, Rita and Nivalis decided to calm down for now and adjust their state. Nivalis continued watching the battlefield chat channel, trying to extract useful information or gossip from the endless bickering and sarcastic remarks.

She noticed that the player who loved to be sarcastic the most was Maple Syrup, and no matter who it was, they wouldn't hesitate to throw some insults around. Even top-tier players like Mistblade and Lania Kaia would get a snarky remark from her.

[Nuclear Flash ·pear]: "Yo, where's Frenzied Shark? I can't find him anywhere."

[Sakura · Lizi]: "Dropped to the trash tier."

[Tingo · JE]: "Hahahaha, totally trash now."

[Lania Kaia · Maple Syrup]: "I really admire you trash-talking geniuses."

[Sakura · Lizi]: "?"

[Tingo · JE]: "?"

[Lania Kaia · Mistblade]: "Maple Syrup is great, no need for more words."

[Marmang · Crab]: "Great."

[Ridge Tea · Eight Steps]: "Great."

[Winter Sea · Whale Full]: "Great."

[Tingo · JE]: "Heh, it's you again, Lania Kaia Sugar. See you in the battle zone."

[Sakura · Lizi]: "Looks like you didn't learn your lesson last time. See you in the battle zone."

[Lania Kaia · Maple Syrup]: "Oh my, Lania Kaia Maple Syrup is starting to get scared."

Whether it relied on natural wind or she used her wings to create the wind herself, as long as an enemy had seen her use this skill once, they could predict her landing position by the direction of the wind next time.

However, unlike before, when she passively accepted every skill's weaknesses, Rita had begun to learn how to actively adjust and counter these flaws after fighting with many powerful players from various species.

For example, after using Dragon Dance, she could transform into a dandelion and merge into the tornado created by the skill. This not only allowed her to avoid enemy skills and share damage but also let her move quickly and unpredictably, making it difficult for enemies to predict her next move.

After gathering the necessary information, Rita took out her pickaxe and started experimenting. With no instructions on how to use it, she struck the stone wall.

The pickaxe hit the surface of the wall and didn't cause any damage. But soon, the point where the pickaxe made contact lit up with a faint blue glow, and from that point, the glow quickly shot out as though the pickaxe was following an invisible target.

Rita and Nivalis quickly followed. After traveling several meters, the light suddenly stopped. Rita's mind raced, and she immediately used a skill to blow up the spot where the light had stopped.

Sure enough, the light was leading them deeper into the mine.

Rita quickly used magical threads to create a Temporary Pocket on herself, stowing both hers and Nivalis's pickaxes, as well as her sniper rifle inside. She then told Nivalis, "You use your dragon claws to clear the path. It'll be faster."

No one knew how long the light from the pickaxe would last.

After speaking, she transformed into a small sparrow using Animagus and flew to Nivalis's head.

Nivalis understood her intent. Once Rita settled in, she began using her dragon claws to dig through the stone wall. Her claws were sharp enough to rival purple-tier weapons, and the digging speed was no slower than using a skill bomb.

Since Rita had shrunk, they only needed to dig a small path wide enough for them to fly through, which was much faster than blowing up a whole tunnel.

After digging for about several dozen meters, the light stopped at a deep blue treasure vein the size of a basketball.

Nivalis and Rita didn't have time to marvel at the beautiful gem because the surrounding stone walls began healing again. Nivalis quickly blew up enough space for Rita to land.

Once Rita returned to her original form, she rapidly mined the gem. Due to the time pressure, she didn't go for precision; instead, she mined the stone surrounding the gem and placed everything into her Temporary Pocket.

Then, she and Nivalis began retracing their steps, heading back to the original route.

Fortunately, the light from the pickaxe was straight and unerring, which ensured they wouldn't get lost inside the mine and end up trapped without an escape route when their magic ran out.