Strongest Hammer God novel Chapter 342

Team Sandstorm went down the mountain to search for a good place to start digging.

The lowest spot they could find was at a height of around eight kilometers, and it was a bit away from the crater.

Surprisingly, when they got there, they found a couple of other holes, which had obviously not been made by beasts or nature.

They seemed suspiciously manmade.

"I mean, it makes sense," Kyle said as he looked at one of the holes. "We are probably not the first ones who got the idea of digging towards the Ether Essence. Wanna go into one of the holes?"

"Risky," Selene said. "Mines that have reached the Ether Essence are probably in use. If these mines are abandoned, I would assume that the miners met with misfortune. Probably a Metal Elemental."

"Question," Kyle said, "do Metal Elementals move around or do they stay in place?"

"I'm not sure," Selene said. "I know how the Metal Elementals in the Dividing Ridge act, but this is a completely different place. Different kinds of Metal Ether create different Metal Elementals. You should ask someone who's more experienced in these things. Someone like a Peak Master Artificer."

Naturally, Selene knew about Theodor since Kyle had told her about him.

"Then, consider this a rhetorical question," Kyle said.

"Metal Elementals," Theodor said, "act very differently based on Metal Ether. She's right in that regard. Some of them move around, while others stay put."

"I can't be entirely sure about how Metal Elementals operate, but at this density of Metal Ether, I would expect that there are a few of them. Compared to Earth Elementals, Metal Elementals are solitary. They do not like to have other Metal Elementals near them."

"I suspect there's a territory war going on between the Metal Elementals, which means they will be moving around constantly."

"Using the hole or not using the hole makes no difference. It's all about luck."

Kyle scratched the back of his head.

"Yeah, well," Kyle said. "I guess we're just going to use the hole. At least, we don't have to dig as much."

"Are you sure?" Michael asked. "Wouldn't it make more sense to ask someone about it?"

"We don't have anyone better to ask," Kyle said. "I just asked the most experienced person around."

Naturally, the others didn't know about Theodor, which was why Kyle was so ambiguous when answering the question.

The others looked at Selene.

Yes, Selene was part of the biggest mining organization in the kingdom. There probably was no one more experienced available.

Meanwhile, Selene knew that Kyle was referring to Theodor.

"I mean," Kyle said, "there's a bunch of Metal Ether around, and as far as I know, Metal Elementals are quite aggressive. They're probably all just moving around anyway."

"Honestly, at this point, planning just equates to wasting time. No matter what we plan, in the end, we have to dig a hole anyway."

The others were not the biggest fans.

However, they also knew that it couldn't possibly be easy.

If it were, Ether Crystals wouldn't be so rare.

A moment later, Kyle and Selene went into the hole.

They were the best scouts for the job.

Additionally, as much as it sucked to admit, the two of them were stronger when they were alone.

The others didn't know about Kyle's or Selene's Aristocrat's Bodies, which meant they couldn't use them in public.

Ironically, team Sandstorm was at its strongest when only two members fought.

The two of them went into the hole.

The hole was pretty straight, and it had a width of about seven meters.

Naturally, it wasn't necessary to make such a wide hole, but the people who had created this mine in the past probably had someone with a big True Body.

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