"He actually found diamonds as well?"
Obsidian can only be mined with diamonds.
Unless one obtains a diamond pickaxe, or is extremely lucky to find ten pieces of obsidian in a treasure chest.
Otherwise, there's no chance of heading to the Nether.
From the azure-blue long pickaxe in Galen Yu's hand and his diamond armor set, it wasn't hard to see that he had obtained diamonds.
"He just stumbled into some dumb luck!"
Cursing inwardly, Ronan Mountwell felt a surge of jealousy.
If only Oakmoor had found it. Then, the two of them could dominate the Nether, and all resources would belong to the Samurai Nation!
But even if Galen Yu found it...
With a shift in his gaze, Ronan Mountwell stopped in his tracks and hid nearby.
He had been trapped in the Nether for so long because of the Ghasts and Endermen; it was perfect timing.
Sensing an enemy, a Ghast and an Enderman arrived!
"Without any long-range attack methods, let's see how you deal with a Ghast!"
Having stayed in the Nether for so long, Ronan Mountwell had experience in evading monsters.
But Galen Yu had only just arrived and was unaware of the dangers!
Using the rich experience gained from days in the Nether, he could hide, but Galen Yu might not be able to.
After Galen Yu died, wouldn't all the resources be his?
This was essentially just delivering resources to his doorstep!
Just as he entered the Nether.
A red world filled with lava appeared before Galen Yu's eyes.
The scene was very familiar; he just needed a moment to adjust.
After all, this wasn't just a game; in Hardcore Mode, death was final.
No matter how weak a boss was, it was still a boss.
Alloy armor would better ensure survival.
Sudden wails and shrieks rang out. Looking up, he saw the monster flying in the sky with several tentacles.
A Ghast!
Its blood-red eyes opened, looking even more terrifying and horrifying than in the game!
With Ronan Mountwell serving as a cautionary tale, the viewers from the Nine Provinces wanted to warn Galen Yu.
"A Ghast! Run, Great God Galen Yu!"
"That's the thing that broke Ronan Mountwell's portal and trapped him in the Nether for days!"
"He should be going to the Twilight Forest now; why come to the Nether?"
"Maybe he didn't know how to get to the Twilight Forest and was experimenting with obsidian, accidentally triggering the portal?"
"True, the Twilight Forest just appeared, and there's no known path yet!"
"Be careful! If you get trapped in the Nether, it's over!"
"Oh no, the Ghast has locked onto Great God Galen Yu!"
Unfortunately, they had no items and could only watch as a fireball was spat out, flying straight toward Galen Yu.
It wasn't fast, but its trajectory was very tricky.
If he dodged, it would hit the obsidian behind him and break the portal.
If he chose to tank it, the respawn point was very narrow, and he could fall into the lava at any moment.
"He has nowhere to hide!"
Ronan Mountwell was laughing his head off.
The position was even trickier than his own back then. He wanted to see how Galen Yu would die this time!
Standing where he was, Galen Yu indeed didn't dodge.
Under Ronan Mountwell's gaze, which treated him like a clown, Galen Yu simply raised his hand.
Smack!
The iron sword struck the incoming fireball, just like hitting a ping-pong ball.
The fireball flew back slowly in the same manner, hitting the Ghast.
"Huh?"
"You're saying this thing can be hit back?"
"A life-and-death crisis, solved just like that?"
"Holy crap, I saw Ronan Mountwell being chased by this thing every day, running like a dog!"
"In other words, someone stayed in the Nether for so long and never noticed, but Galen Yu knew the fireball could be reflected as soon as he entered?"
"It's not a higher-dimensional strike; it's a total IQ suppression!"
After several fireballs were shot down, all of them were hit back by Galen Yu in the same way.
It was incredibly easy, creating a sharp contrast with the previous tense atmosphere.
The viewers from the Nine Provinces weren't worrying over nothing.
From Ronan Mountwell's perspective, the Ghast lived up to its name, like a soul-reaping envoy in the underworld.
It could explode, burn, fly, and destroy blocks!
Without long-range attacks, there was no way to fight back; it was worse than a nightmare!
Yet, with such a monster in Galen Yu's hands, it felt completely different.
The attack method was singular. When a fireball came, he just reflected it, like the monster's own attack hitting itself.
The higher the damage, the better the explosion and burning effect. Was this even a Ghast?
Wasn't this just a complete moron?
The audience was stunned, and so was Ronan Mountwell.
'Are you saying I stayed in the Nether for so long and didn't even know the Ghast's attacks could be reflected?'
'Because of that, I was even chased until I almost fell into the lava, burying myself in stones every day just to survive?'
Looking at it this way, his IQ really did seem to be crushed by Galen Yu.
Having seen the fireballs early on, he knew the thing would explode.
How would Ronan Mountwell dare to touch it? He couldn't hide fast enough, let alone discover the reflection mechanic!
Fear of explosives was etched into his bones!
"No, this has nothing to do with IQ. I think it's more likely a matter of luck!"
Precisely because it was Galen Yu's first time in the Nether, he didn't know how dangerous the fireballs were.
That's why he used an iron sword to touch such a dangerous thing, accidentally discovering the reflection mechanic.
Almost doubting if something was wrong with his own brain, Ronan Mountwell maintained his rationality.
It must be luck!
"Look, even if he knows reflecting fireballs can hit the Ghast, the portal still got caught in the explosion."
"The Endermen are here!"
Perhaps out of fondness, Endermen were particularly interested in obsidian.
Just after the Ghast broke the portal, two Endermen appeared.
That was how Ronan Mountwell's obsidian was carried away, leaving him trapped in the Nether.
But Galen Yu!
"Hahaha, what did he take out? A boat?"
"The Nether is full of lava; what's the point of a boat? How hilarious!"
Those guys who could move at any time were very cunning, and nothing could catch them!
Players had tried many ways to subdue these big teleporting guys, but all had failed in the end.
And now a tiny wooden boat was supposed to accomplish such a difficult task?
This was fundamentally...
"They're in the boat?"
Before the words could fully leave his mouth, Ronan Mountwell saw the Endermen being automatically sucked into the boat.
The boat seemed to possess magic. No matter how much they made eye contact, got provoked, or were even attacked...
Those big, dark fellows seemed to have lost their minds, just staying in the boat to be slaughtered at will.
"This isn't scientific!"
Seeing the wooden boat trick for the first time, Ronan Mountwell's eyes were filled with shock.
Knocking away a fireball, Galen Yu caught a glimpse of the portal's situation.
The Ghast's flight path was unpredictable; it was normal to occasionally miss a fireball.
He had flint and steel with him; worst case, he'd just relight it.
Predicting what might happen, he had already made full preparations.
"The Nether is more dangerous, but once you figure out the mechanics and characteristics, it's just so-so."
Minecraft players had already pushed the game to its limits.
Compared to survival challenges like turning into a maggot, single-block, flat worlds, or diamond continents, the Nether was just child's play.
Not to mention, there were currently only a few Ghasts and Endermen.
He easily killed the Ghasts using reflections and casually placed two wooden boats.
"This isn't something you guys can touch."
With a few sword swings, he finished off the Endermen and retrieved the boats.
In every respect, a boat was a god-tier item that could serve many unexpected purposes.
As for science...
You're actually looking for science in a world of blocks?
While he was at it, he collected the Ender Pearls and Ghast Tears.
One can be used for teleporting, and the other, when mixed with soul sand, can be made into a dehydrated Ghast.
These were both good loot.
"There's a bastion up ahead; looks like my luck is pretty good."
With the monsters dealt with, Galen Yu looked at the dark red building in the distance.
And, outside the bastion, a set of abandoned blocks.
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