For humanity, burn the stars.

The loud noise shook the entire No. 1 mining area and even the ground itself.

Not only [I'm a Noob] and others, but all the players in the entire mining area were startled by the commotion and turned their attention to it.

They put down their work and headed towards the increasingly large mine to explore what was going on.

As the players stood at the edge of the mine and looked down, they finally saw what had happened.

Suddenly, a section of the mined ore vein collapsed, and the resource collector unsurprisingly fell down as well.

However, after the fall, the collector seemed to be completely undamaged and continued to collect data silently, as if the process had not been interrupted.

Because it is an autonomous collector, the players do not know whether it was an accident or the machine decided that this would be better for development and so it went on its own.

The loud noise had put the surrounding players on edge.

They finally breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the collector was alright.

"That noise startled me; I wondered what had happened."

"Hiss... This car is pretty sturdy. It looks like it's three or four meters high, and it's still working even after falling."

"We can't afford to be too weak, since we only have one machine. If it breaks down, we'll have to mine cryptocurrency manually."

"Hey, you guys come take a look, there seems to be some space down there?"

At the call of one player, the other players who were about to leave gathered around again.

They looked down from the edge of the collapse and quickly realized that it was a cave-like place inside.

"There really is a space down there, and it looks quite large."

"Is it a natural mine pit formed during the formation of underground rock strata?"

The players were buzzing with discussion, and just then, the [Battlefield Reporter] emerged from the crowd.

[I'm such a noob] Seeing him walk towards the edge of the pit without hesitation, I quickly called out to him:

"Hey? What do you want to do?"

"The situation below is still uncertain. What if something unexpected happens?"

But the "war correspondent" turned around and smiled at the players behind him.

"A true war correspondent is someone who's on the front lines; that's the confidence of the older generation of media professionals!"

"Come on, I'll go down first and scout the way for you."

"If you can't get up there later, remember to pull you up for me!"

Seeing someone take the initiative to explore, the other players around cheered, and the atmosphere instantly changed from the scene of the accident to watching the hero go on his way.

[War correspondent] peered down from the edge of the cave.

Inside the cave, there seemed to be some faint light...

However, it was still a bit too dark, and it was difficult to see the whole picture from this direction.

After scanning the surroundings, the war correspondent began to consider how he should proceed.

The edge is three or four meters from the ground below; jumping down might result in a broken bone.

But soon, his gaze fell upon the still-operating collector below, and an idea formed in his mind.

He calculated the distance accurately and jumped down, landing on the flat, square top of the collector, and then jumped down to the ground.

He clapped his hands, stood up, and looked around at the scene in the mine.

As his gaze swept across the area, he immediately noticed what the light he had seen above was.

On the top of the mine, there were some very special crystal clusters growing.

Those crystal clusters emitted a faint blue light, and judging from their color, it was unclear whether they were some kind of mineral related to psionic energy.

But in any case, it was these things that gave the cave a little light.

Unfortunately, these lights are very weak and cannot meet the visual needs of the human eye.

If there really is something to explore inside, then you'll definitely need to prepare your own light source.

At this moment, the players above couldn't wait any longer and kept asking the [Battlefield Reporter] about the situation.

"Are you alright? If you're alright, quickly walk around a bit and check on the situation."

"Hurry up! I can't wait!"

He quickly took a few photos and sent them out so that the players above would know what was happening below.

At the same time, he didn't forget to glance at his protective suit to check the environment below.

The air below seemed a bit thin, but thanks to the protective suits, the impact wasn't significant.

Moreover, since a large hole has already been opened above, it should remain the same once the inside and outside are fully connected after a period of time.

After obtaining valuable firsthand intelligence from the [Battlefield Reporter], the players above were abuzz with discussion.

But in any case, regardless of whether there is any danger below, it is more interesting than working honestly above.

The players used the ropes they brought to make a makeshift rope ladder and climbed down one by one.

[Painkillers] Looking at the huge pit that appeared before my eyes

"Holy crap... there really is a special plot twist."

"Could it be that I've become some kind of blessed mouth too?"

After saying that, he jumped down with a radiant expression.

Landing next to the resource collector, [Painkiller] casually grabbed a rock for support.

But suddenly, the 'stone' in his hand moved slightly after being touched.

[Painkiller] He was stunned for a moment, then suddenly yelled and shook off her hand.

"Damn! How can this rock move?!"

His shout immediately attracted the attention of the other players, who all gathered around.

"What is it?"

[Painkiller] pointed to the 'stone' in front of him, and saw that the thing had fallen to the ground, and then several limbs stretched out from under it.

Seeing the players surrounding them, they showed no fear of their numbers or size and charged straight at them.

At the same time, the players' encyclopedia was updated, revealing that the creature in front of them was called a rock-dwelling insect.

Seeing the flat, half-meter-long little thing rushing towards it, [Painkiller] raised one leg, preparing to stomp on it.

But to everyone's surprise, the thing suddenly curled up into a ball, bounced up, and flew towards his raised calf.

[Painkiller] Her face changed, and she clutched her calf, groaning in pain:

"Damn! I felt like I was hit hard by a table leg!"

The other players were initially surprised by his performance, but then they realized that there was no fracture or anything, and they were relieved.

Several people surrounded it, trying to capture the other creatures.

However, the other side was clearly unwilling to surrender.

The players were astonished to see a crack appear in front of it, or rather, its mouth opened.

For a time, although players weren't afraid of this thing, they were still somewhat hesitant to take action.

Just then, the tall gummy bear walked over, looking somewhat excited.

He gripped the iron rod he had carried with him ever since he exchanged it, but had never had a chance to use it, and aimed it at the strange thing in front of him, swinging it down heavily.

"Click!"

With a crisp sound, the small rocky creature shattered into pieces, with only a very small amount of bodily fluid seeping out.

After swinging the iron rod in the air once more, a hearty smile appeared on [Gummy Bear's] face.

"Phew—that feels so refreshing! Baseball is definitely one of the best sports."

No, no, this isn't baseball, okay? Where's your ball?

The other players wanted to complain, but after looking at each other, they didn't say anything.

In short, the crisis was temporarily averted, and the players squatted on the ground, rummaging through the creature's corpse.

But at this moment, [I'm such a noob] suddenly noticed that the sound of the collector next to him had stopped.

He initially thought the internal space was full again, but when he looked in front of the collector, his expression suddenly became very distorted.

"Hey...look in front of the collector..."

"Are all those things on the rock face... like these?"