Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 24 Goblin Scavengers

After one hour.

With bullets being consumed in large quantities, countless wilderness burrow worms were converted into experience. Just after clearing the burrow worm area, mountains of waste appeared ahead. From within these waste mountains came a "squeaking" chewing sound. The sound was extremely penetrating and somewhat eerie, as if something was gnawing at one's skull.

Soon after, monsters appeared in sight, their health bars revealed. They were a group of insects with golden carapaces and compound eyes on their heads.

[Iron-Eating Bug] (Elite)

Rating: 20
Attack: 85-125
Defense: 38
Qi and blood: 2000
Skills: [Steel Bite Lv4] [Steel Spiked Armor Lv4]

Details: Iron-eating worms are creatures that live in green wastelands. They feed on steel and have extremely high iron content in their bodies. They can even convert iron into spikes that make it impossible for enemies to attack them.
……

This is getting a bit tricky!
I frowned. The strength of the Iron-Eating Bug was far superior to that of the Wilderness Cave Bug. Its attack power was as high as 125 points, while my defense power was only 76 points. Once I was attacked, it would definitely hurt a lot. In addition, the Iron-Eating Bug's defense power was as high as 38 points. After being enhanced by the level 4 Steel Spiked Armor, its true defense power might be as high as 60 points or more. It was quite troublesome!

Without a doubt, prioritize long-range shooting and try to prevent the enemy from getting close!

So, he picked up his submachine gun and opened fire on the five iron-eating worms charging towards him, while retreating as he fired. Damage numbers were flying everywhere. The iron-eating worms were indeed highly defensive, and bullets were reduced by at least 30% of the damage. But there was nothing he could do. In this situation, he could only rely on his ammunition reserves to gain a lot of experience points!
"Zhizhi~~~"

After the three iron-eating insects were all shot dead, the other two were already close, opening their scissor-like mandibles to strangle them.

"Shh!"

I suddenly turned around and launched a step-slash to create a five-yard distance. Then I quickly turned back and continued shooting. The bullets "tap-tap-tap" into the opponent's wounds, constantly spurting out green fluid, which looked extremely satisfying.

"Click..."

When the fourth iron-eating insect fell to the ground, the magazine was empty.

Without hesitation, I switched my main weapon to a sword and swept towards the fifth beetle. I used my Burst Charge skill to run over its body. The charge distance was very short, only 6 yards. After stunning the beetle, I turned around and used a combo of normal attack + Dragon Blade + normal attack + Ground Spike Slash to kill it!

"Squeak..."

The iron-eating beetle twisted its body and finally breathed its last, unwilling to accept its fate. Several beetle-eating beetles transformed into a wealth of experience points that flew into its body, giving it a faint sense of satisfaction.

I frowned. Although the experience points from the Iron-Eating Bugs were plentiful, the consumption was too great. I figured I'd be having a headache over my ammo reserves again after this dungeon.

Never mind, let's finish this first!
Perhaps this dungeon will drop some useful equipment, which might help supplement our household income.

In Star Abyss, equipment is not "bound to dungeon drops". Even items produced within dungeons can be freely traded, which is quite convenient. Therefore, the best option is to farm dungeon crystals as soon as you get them. This will not only maintain your level advantage, but you might even make a fortune from the drops.

So, they searched among the piles of scrap metal for iron-eating insects, not letting a single one slip by, and converted them all into experience points. This battle lasted until about four o'clock in the afternoon.

At this point, ammunition reserves were severely depleted, and the Roarer's bullets were almost gone.

I underestimated the consumption within the dungeon. I originally thought that the remaining 1800+ bullets would be enough, but I didn't expect it to be so dangerous. Fortunately, the Iron-Eating Beetles had all been killed by this time, and there were no monsters left in the entire dungeon. Only mountains of scrap remained, waiting for the master of this dungeon to make his official appearance.

"Damn it, you destroyed our home!"

A sharp sound came from the sky, and then a huge thing fell from the sky. It was a war chariot that could spew out fiery red light!

This is the "boom boom boom boom" rocket vehicle mentioned in the dungeon content!

Inside the rocket vehicle sat a short, menacing-looking man who was maneuvering the vehicle forward.

In the blink of an eye, I've grasped the other person's attributes!
[Goblin Scavenger] (Green BOSS)

Rating: 20
Attack: 60-85
Defense: 5
Qi and blood: 1500
Skills: [Rage Lv4], [Revenge Lv4], [Rocket Car Mastery Lv6]

Details: The goblin scavenger, the owner of this green wasteland, collected a large amount of raw materials and actually built a rocket vehicle that could "boom and bang ...
……

"I rely on..."

Looking at the opponent's stats, I was speechless. Even if it's a green BOSS, it's still level 20, yet its stats are so weak that it's not even much better than a level 20 normal monster!

It's safe to say that without this rocket vehicle, the goblin scavenger would be no match for me!
"Boy, suffer death!"

The giant rocket vehicle charged wildly in, and suddenly a launch device on top opened, followed by a missile billowing thick smoke that was successfully launched and shot straight towards them!

'I'll fucking swear...'

I inwardly groaned. How could they play like this? The opponent might be weak, but they could conjure missiles by hand—this is a game only humans could play!

In an instant, without hesitation, it locked onto an open space on the right and launched a burst of energy charge at the maximum range!

"Pong!"

Three points of Yuan Power within his body burned intensely, transforming into a terrifying push that propelled him forward, instantly teleporting him 40 yards away!
At the same time, Zhang raised a blue shield with his left hand to block in front!
The next second, the missile exploded where I had just been standing, and a terrifying shockwave swept across the surroundings!

"23!"

"31!"

"26!"

"29!"

Even behind the shield, the powerful shockwaves continued to drain my life force!

"Kid, you can't escape!" Inside the rocket vehicle, the goblin scavenger roared with a ferocious expression, "You dare to invade my territory and kill so many of my iron-eating worms and cave worms! I'll grind you to dust and boil you into soup to drink in one gulp!"

As I was speaking, something suddenly spiraled open on both sides of the rocket vehicle, and after a slight transformation, it turned into something I recognized.

It's a double-barreled weapon system, similar to the Type 1130 close-in weapon system...

Fuck you!

"Boom boom boom~~~"

The enemy opened fire, and huge bullets whistled through the air, hitting my shield and causing my health bar to drop rapidly!
"233!"

"252!"

"199!"

"227!"

……

With intense firepower, the health bar dropped to around 50% in almost an instant!

What I need to do is to never let the health bar drop below 30%. Once it reaches 30%, it will trigger an injury. Getting injured is no joke for players. They either have to go to the hospital and spend money on treatment, or they have to rest for several months. This is a price that most players cannot afford.

"Crack!"

Cancel the shield defense mode, and the instant the blue shield disappears, I immediately use a step-slash to rush to the left front, followed by a low roll to try and escape the opponent's shooting range.

"You won't get away, you bastard!"

The goblin scavenger, maneuvering the rocket vehicle, surprisingly stopped firing and then quickly drove around, intending to launch another attack from the side.

At that moment, a dungeon notification appeared on the screen in front of me.

[While the "Boom! Bang! Bang! Bang!" rocket vehicle is incredibly powerful, it also has weaknesses!]

[There is some flammable and explosive waste in the waste dump. You can detonate this waste, which will cause fatal damage to the rocket vehicle!]

……

When I turned around, the mountains of waste remained the same, but some of them had red arrows on them, and below the arrows was even a small "Explosive" sign. If I hadn't seen the dungeon's hints, I really wouldn't have noticed this detail!
The next moment, I grabbed my gun and ran as fast as I could!

"You brat, you're already trapped with no way to escape. Do you really think you can leave here alive?"

Inside the rocket vehicle, the goblin scavenger said in a frenzy, "I'm going to boil you into a delicious soup, first your intestines, then your brains!"

He really knows how to eat; he even knows to eat the best food first.

I sprinted forward, bypassing several waste mountains, and quickly switched my main weapon to the Wind Whisperer. I then aimed at a waste mountain with a flashing arrow ahead. Just then, the rocket vehicle roared over, only a step away from the explosive waste mountain.

It's now!

Pull the bolt quickly and fire!
"boom!"

With a crisp sound, the bullet flew out with a tongue of fire and plunged directly into a piece of fiery red waste in the waste mountain!

The next moment, cracks appeared on the fiery red waste, followed by a violent explosion!
"Boom boom boom~~~"

In the terrifying blast wave, the rocket vehicle was shaken and flipped over several times.

At this point, I finally saw clearly that this BOSS had two health bars. The rocket car was the outer health bar, while the goblin scavenger was the inner health bar. After the explosion of the waste mountain, the rocket car's health bar was less than half left!
"Damn it, I'll make you pay!"

The goblin scavenger, his face contorted with rage, charged forward in a half-health rocket vehicle!
Without even moving my toes, I aimed directly at the next explosive waste mountain. Although this waste mountain wasn't too far away, my health bar should be able to withstand the impact if I used the Blue Shield to block it!
"boom!"

With the second gunshot, the second mountain of waste was instantly engulfed in flames!
"Clang~~Clang~~~"

With a deafening roar, the rocket vehicle's health bar vanished, and it was blasted to pieces.

I held my shield horizontally in front of me, constantly taking the impact, and my health bar dropped rapidly!
It was a bit of a close call. The damage finally stopped when I had 33% health left. Any more damage and I would have been injured during this dungeon run. Even so, the loss of a lot of health still brought waves of intense pain to my body.

……

"Bastard!"

Inside the rocket vehicle, the goblin scavenger staggered out, carrying a rifle, his face full of anger.

Without the slightest hesitation, I dashed out!

Explosive Charge!

"Pong!"

A burst of elemental energy exploded, instantly stunning the goblin scavenger. Then came a smooth combo of basic attack + Dragon Blade + basic attack + Ground Spike Slash. Just as the goblin scavenger's health was about to drop to zero, a sword swept across, directly severing the opponent's ugly head!
Blood splattered everywhere, turning into a rain of blood—so satisfying!
Some readers said they didn't understand it, so here's an explanation: The content of this book is about data upgrades and daily life in a 5:5 ratio, and the relationship between Xingyuan and reality is that they are parallel worlds.

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