If you’ve ever been trapped underground in Minecraft with no wood, no pickaxe, and no hope, then you know exactly what Skeleton Steve and his crew are going through in this episode. Season 3, Episode 4—Clearing the Caves—is all about desperation, teamwork, and that eternal question: “Why didn’t we bring more torches?” Our bony hero is doing his best to keep it together while the Glitch keeps turning every tunnel into a monster factory. (Pro tip: when your cave starts glowing red and whispering your name, maybe just log out.)
This one was a blast to write because it captures that eerie side of Minecraft—the way the caves feel alive, how the darkness seems to breathe. Skeleton Steve’s team has been through so much already, but this is where they really start thinking like survivors. It’s not just about getting back to the surface anymore—it’s about protecting everyone else from what’s lurking below. And of course, it wouldn’t be a Skeleton Steve adventure without a mix of chaos, courage, and at least one terrible plan that somehow works out.
Big thanks to all you adventurers who’ve been digging through this Minecraft diary series from the start—your support keeps the torches lit down here in Diamodia! If you’re new to the saga or just catching up, this Minecraft story is Free on KU, so grab it, grab your pickaxe, and remember: sometimes the bravest thing you can do underground… is seal the tunnel and run.
Diary of Minecraft Skeleton Steve the Noob Years – Season 3 Episode 4 (Book 16)
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Clearing the Caves
It’s the simple things in life that you never think about that you take for granted. Like, for normal folks living up on the surface–up with the trees and grass and animals in the sunshine–you never think about desperately needing wood, right?
Suffering bad luck at every turn, Skeleton Steve and his friends are desperate, deep underground in a world of stone and gravel, to find some wood so that our hero can make a pick axe and get back to the land of daylight! Instead, their last efforts found nothing more than chests of stone, and another battle with the Glitch!
But when UltimateSword5 comes up with a new idea for finding wood, Skeleton Steve is suddenly pressed by the idea that they need to seal up those dreadful Glitch mobs–to entomb the area (and the mobs themselves) with stone to keep the infected monsters from wandering up and infecting the rest of Diamodia! Can they block off those terrible tunnels and infected mobs without meeting their doom in the deep, dark corridors of the evil, red portal??
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