Chapter 39: Crypt Spider Nest

Deep within the cave, an evil and formidable aura rushed towards them!

Cao Xing furrowed his brows and then commanded, "Assam, clear the passageway."

Upon hearing this, Assam swung his longsword, slashing directly at the spiderwebs.

"Thwack!"

However, his sharp longsword felt as if it were cutting through jelly, its momentum greatly reduced.

It took several strikes to clear away the spiderwebs.

Cao Xing pondered silently to himself.

Obviously, using fire was the best way to deal with these spiderwebs.

But in this world, fire was a relatively rare element.

Cao Xing was a Frost Mage, so he could not manipulate fire either.

Just then, Sarah spoke up, "Lord, let me clear the path for you."

Cao Xing looked at her, "Go ahead, Sarah, show us your power."

Sarah nodded, her figure flashed, and she appeared directly in front of the spiderwebs.

Then she brandished the Shadow Blade in her hand.

"Swish!"

With one strike, she slashed a large gap in the tough spiderwebs.

"Swish! Swish, swish!"

After a few more strikes, the passageway was cleared.

Cao Xing watched from the side, filled with admiration.

Sarah had once again demonstrated her formidable attack power to everyone.

"Continue moving forward," Cao Xing commanded.

They continued to walk deeper into the mine.

The deeper they went, the darker the surrounding environment became.

Liu Muxue was almost completely pressed against Cao Xing.

She had an instinctive fear of such deep, dark caves.

Cao Xing did not mind and let her hold his hand as they continued forward.

And the hunter of this area seemed to have sensed that prey had entered the mine.

"Rustle…"

"Rustle…"

The sound of crawling came from inside.

"Be on guard!"

Cao Xing's expression immediately tightened, and everyone entered a combat state.

Liu Muxue also raised her shield, nervously guarding Cao Xing's surroundings.

After waiting for a moment, no monster appeared.

However, Cao Xing noticed faint, eerie green lights appearing ahead.

Cao Xing continued to command, "Sarah, go see what is ahead."

Sarah nodded and then vanished into the darkness.

A moment later, Sarah reappeared, "Lord, there is a cavern inside; it should be that monster's lair."

Cao Xing nodded and led everyone inside.

A system notification appeared.

"You have entered a special area: Crypt Spider Nest."

(A powerful predator lives here. Please remain vigilant and do not become its nutrients.)

Cao Xing saw that the ceiling of the cavern was covered in spiderwebs, with large white cocoons wrapped like rice dumplings hanging upside down above their heads.

On the ground, there were glowing spheres of various sizes, covered in green slime.

The large ones were nearly a meter high, and the small ones were over a dozen centimeters high.

Those green lights were emitted by these spheres.

Cao Xing looked over.

"Crypt Spider Egg (Small): Upon bursting, 3~8 Level 3 Small Crypt Spiders will appear."

(Do not underestimate them just because they are small; small, but also deadly.)

"Crypt Spider Egg (Large): Upon bursting, 1~2 Level 15 Large Crypt Spiders will appear."

(Large Crypt Spider, big size, be careful not to get swallowed.)

Cao Xing looked around; there were at least dozens of Crypt Spider eggs on the ground of this lair.

"Damn! So many Crypt Spider eggs; if they all burst, that's at least dozens of Crypt Spiders!"

Cao Xing couldn't help but feel his scalp tingle.

He was just about to say they should clear out these eggs first.

At that moment, the spiderwebs above their heads began to tremble.

"Hum! Hum, hum!"

Cao Xing only felt an evil and powerful aura rapidly approaching him.

Under the pressure of this aura, he felt like a bug that had fallen into a spiderweb, with no chance to resist!

Liu Muxue beside him also turned pale.

This monster brought a sense of oppression that reached deep into their souls!

The next moment, a terrifying figure over five meters long, covered in hair, dominated everyone's vision.

Green slime dripped from beneath its swollen abdomen.

Its eight compound eyes emitted a chilling glow in the dark environment, as if it could read all the thoughts of the prey below.

The main target had appeared!

At this moment, the moment the giant spider saw the group below, it launched an attack.

It flicked its abdomen, and a stream of white spider silk surged out.

The target was clearly Andrew, who had the largest physique.

The spider silk instantly wrapped around Andrew's body, and a system notification appeared.

"Your follower 'Andrew' has been hit by the Crypt Spider's 'Spiderweb' attack and his movement has been restricted."

However, just then, Andrew let out a roar, and his body rapidly expanded!

"Evil creature, let nature impose sanctions upon you!"

It without hesitation entered [Giant Bear Form].

A large, snow-white bear appeared, and then Andrew violently tore the spiderweb off his body, forcibly breaking free.

"Knock it down!"

Cao Xing suppressed the feeling of fear in his heart and immediately commanded.

"Roar!"

Transformed into a giant bear, Andrew leapt up, rushed into the air, and lunged fiercely at the Crypt Spider.

However, this giant spider knew where its advantages lay.

It quickly retreated, causing Andrew's claw swipe to miss.

"Rip!"

Andrew's sharp claws shredded a large patch of spiderwebs.

And just then.

A cold light flew out silently from the dark shadows.

"Whoosh!"

"Thwack!"

Sarah's [Hindering Dagger] hit the Crypt Spider.

[-643]

A large damage number floated up.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

The Crypt Spider felt the pain, and its entire body twitched.

At the same time.

Three ice cones shot out simultaneously.

It was Cao Xing who had also launched an attack.

"Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!"

All the ice cones hit.

[-17]

[-15]

[-17]

Three weak damage numbers appeared.

However, the damage was not the main point.

The main point was that one of the ice cones triggered a freezing effect.

The Crypt Spider's massive body was instantly covered in a layer of frost.

Its body stiffened, and like a kite with a broken string, it fell from the ceiling.

"Thump!"

Cao Xing was delighted, "This Ice Cone Technique skill is really useful!"

"Every ice cone has a 30% chance to freeze; hitting with all of them has a high probability of causing a short control effect on the enemy."

At this moment, the Crypt Spider, having fallen from the air, lost its ranged advantage.

Cao Xing commanded, "Attack, surround and kill it!"

Andrew, Assam, and the Frost Wolf Winter all rushed over.

"Roar!!!"

"Accept the judgment of the Frost Wolf Knight!"

The Crypt Spider had already recovered from the brief frozen state.

It still wanted to climb back up into the sky.

However, the three large creatures had already surrounded it, giving it no chance to escape.

The Crypt Spider was forced to engage in a direct battle.

It flicked its articulated limbs and lunged at Andrew with a bite.

"Thwack!"

A damage number appeared above Andrew's head.

[-304]

[-8]

[-8]

In Giant Bear Form, Andrew's attributes were greatly enhanced, and his HP had almost broken through eight thousand.

Combined with the two armor effects added by Cao Xing, he could be called a blood tank!

However, this bite from the Crypt Spider not only dealt over three hundred damage but also inflicted a poisoned state.

From this, one could see how terrifying this spider's attack power was.

However, the next second.

Green numbers [+10, +10] began to pop up above Andrew's head.

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