Farming Games are All About Grinding

"DuangDuangDuang"

The first giant ice ball rebounded directly under the effect of the Repelling Fire Ring, followed the route arranged by Han Qiwu, slammed into the second giant ice ball, blocked the path of the third giant ice ball, and even caused the fourth and fifth ice balls to veer off, crashing straight into the sixth giant ice ball.

The scene was momentarily chaotic.

After spinning around for a while, the six ice balls finally stopped and transformed back into massive Frost Slimes with spiraling eyes.

[Massive Frost Slime]

[Level: 79]

[Attack Methods: Ice Ball Collision, Summon Allies]

[Notes: They don't even know why they've grown bigger.]

Glancing at their attributes, Han Qiwu seized the opportunity while they were still dizzy to pin them against the wall and start beating them up.

As he was attacking, he suddenly heard a sword hum emanating from the ice stick in his hand!

[Ice Sword Evolution Progress (1/5)]

[Ice Stick Gains New Effect - Bleed: Wounds inflicted by the sword tip will continue to bleed. This effect lasts for two minutes and can stack up to two layers.]

The once rounded head of the ice stick suddenly melted, revealing a small, sharp sword tip!

The sword tip gleamed with a sharp light, seemingly eager for combat.

Han Qiwu picked up the ice stick and swung it around in the air a few times, both getting accustomed to the new weight and checking its attributes.

[Ice Stick]

[Category: Stick/Sword]

[Current Form: Stick]

[Stats: Movement Speed +1, Attack Speed -2]

[Attack Power: 50-300]

[Knockback Distance: 5m-10m]

[Effect - Chill: Each attack reduces the enemy's speed by 5%. This effect can stack up to seven layers.]

[Effect - Sword Cultivation: Contains a supreme sword within that nourishes its emergence through combat.]

[Effect - Bleed: Wounds inflicted by the sword tip continue to bleed, dealing damage equal to 0.5% of maximum HP per second for ten seconds, stacking up to three layers.]

[Effect - Form Shift: After the sword's emergence, the Ice Stick can switch between stick and sword forms.]

[Notes: Grind your ice stick into a sword!]

What a strong Ice Stick!

With the sword tip, the movement speed changed from -5 to +1, effectively increasing speed by six points.

Additionally, the attack power floor rose from 30 to 50, the Chill skill effect could now stack two more layers, and a new Bleed effect was added.

This was Han Qiwu's first ability to base damage on maximum HP. If fully stacked to three layers, it could deal 1.5% damage to maximum HP per second—over ten seconds, that's one-seventh of the health, gone.

This was insanely powerful!

"Today, I'll use you little chubby balls to honor my sword!" Han Qiwu confidently stabbed the massive Frost Slime's arm.

"Squelch"

One stab, one gaping wound.

Moreover, the wound kept bleeding under the effect of Bleed, steadily causing damage, and before long the Frost Slime had grown weak.

No wonder—if anyone lost that much blood, they'd be dizzy too!

"Squelch, squelch, squelch"

Han Qiwu, wielding his ice stick with the sword tip, stabbed one after another, soon leaving all six Frost Slimes riddled with holes.

"Pop, pop!"

The heavily injured six massive Frost Slimes suddenly seemed to trigger some condition. Together, they leapt into the air, merged, and fused.

After several seconds of glowing blue light, a six-meter-tall giant Frost Slime appeared in the corridor.

The towering giant Frost Slime resembled a mountain of flesh, imposing and mighty.

[Giant Frost Slime]

[Level: 80]

[Attack Methods: Heavy Strike, Ice-Snow Crush]

[Notes: The ruler of the Frost Mining Layers!]

"The ruler, huh? I fight rulers for fun!" Han Qiwu took a glance at its attributes, quickly maneuvered to the side of the giant Frost Slime, stabbed it twice, then turned and ran.

Not a hint of hesitation.

From those two wounds, the giant Frost Slime's HP started to pour out like crazy.

Enraged, it charged toward Han Qiwu after storing power for a few seconds, launching itself with an explosive start.

"No rush, take your time." Han Qiwu, fully prepared, smoothly dodged the giant Frost Slime's heavy strike with a quick right-angle turn, countering with two more slashes.

Upon merging into its giant form, the Frost Slime traded off mobility for an immense boost in HP, defense, and attack power.

Under normal circumstances, without the sword tip on the ice stick, Han Qiwu would have no choice but to retreat; facing it head-on was definitely not an option.

Luckily, there's the Bleed effect!

After kiting around for about seven or eight minutes, the giant Frost Slime had already lost more than half of its HP, its blood covering the ground.

Furious and injured, the giant Frost Slime took a deep breath and, catching a moment when Han Qiwu stepped in to strike, unleashed a ferocious blast of icy airflow mixed with force.

The power knocked Han Qiwu flying, cutting his HP in half.

"Pretty strong, eh?" Han Qiwu munched on a strawberry in two bites, switched to wearing flip-flops, and charged back into the fight.

Time to finish the job!

"Slash, slash"

After stacking two layers of Bleed, Han Qiwu spun and dashed away, completely ignoring the furious roars of the giant Frost Slime.

What could it do? Without a healing ability, it had no choice but to play the role of a tank!

Half an hour later, the giant Frost Slime, covered in wounds, begrudgingly dissolved into white light and disappeared.

It wasn't satisfied. In a head-on fight, how could it possibly lose?

Recalling the prize-collecting process from last time, Han Qiwu grabbed a handful of snow, rubbed and cleaned his hands, then excitedly approached the spot where the white light had faded to pick up the loot.

This time, the drop seemed to be a scroll, adorned with circular and triangular symbols, along with a pitch-black staircase next to the map.

[Map of Flame Iron Ore Points on Levels 80 to 85]

[Usage: Map Expansion]

[Notes: Frost Slimes and Flame Iron Ore Guardians are mortal enemies!]

"A map?" Han Qiwu's eyes lit up, and he quickly unrolled the scroll, choosing to load it onto his map.

A few seconds later, the scroll vanished, and Han Qiwu's mini-map expanded to display numerous new details.

"Flame Iron? Just the name alone sounds extraordinary—it must be something good!" Satisfied, Han Qiwu closed the map, deciding to check it out once he reached the mines below.

The seventy-ninth level was indeed exceptional; high risk, high reward—even incredible items like maps could drop!

After storing away the loot, Han Qiwu checked the time and his surroundings, deciding to postpone entering the eightieth floor for now.

There were two reasons: insufficient preparation and his intention to further explore the seventy-ninth level next time.

Who knows? Maybe there's another giant creature lurking around!

If defeated, maybe it would drop some giant crop seeds!

The odds might be slim, but hey, dreams are necessary!

After all, what if it actually happens?