A level 6 lord-class beast...
Those basketball-sized eyes, coupled with 2,800 Health Points, made Nan Feng's scalp tingle.
At that moment, only four words came to Nan Feng's mind—terrifying beyond measure.
The Cave Spider King stared at Nan Feng for a second before suddenly letting out a piercing shriek.
"Screech!"
Only then did Nan Feng realize that spiders could make sounds too.
He backed away and drew his gun.
Holding the Desert Eagle, Nan Feng fired three precise shots in rapid succession, all of them hitting the Cave Spider King—against a beast that huge, it would have been hard to miss.
-1!
-1!
-1!
Three shots took only 3 Health Points from the Cave Spider King.
Nan Feng's 200 attack power had failed to break its defense!
"Run!"
Nan Feng shouted toward the passage on the left, then turned and bolted toward the cave entrance.
Better a dead friend than a dead me. In a situation like this, Nan Feng wasn't about to worry about anyone else.
Saving his own life came first!
In the passage on the left, the remaining eight Chosen Ones hurriedly turned around upon hearing Nan Feng's shout.
At the same time, the Cave Spider King's eight basketball-sized eyes turned toward them as well.
Wu Yuansheng was dumbfounded. "What the hell is that? A boss?"
Huang Yuanming staggered back several steps, his scalp prickling. "I used Eye of Insight. It's the Cave Spider King, a level 6 lord-class beast. It has 420 attack power..."
Xu Ming's eyes widened in shock. "Damn, 420 attack power? Wouldn't that kill me in one hit?"
"Brother, what do we do now?" Terror showed on Su Yihan's delicate face as she hid behind Su Ziran.
Among the eight, only Su Ziran remained relatively calm. "Don't be afraid. It's too big to get through here."
Back at the fork in the road, Su Ziran had noticed traces of a large beast moving through the passage on the right, while the passage on the left showed no such signs.
Combined with the narrower passage on the left, Su Ziran immediately concluded that the large beast could not pass through it. That was why he had led everyone left.
Sure enough, the Cave Spider King did not attack them. Instead, its eyes rolled a few times before it slowly retreated.
The lord-class beast had withdrawn.
Huang Yuanming still could not believe it. "It left? It's not going to kill us?"
Su Ziran frowned, suddenly seeming to realize something. "Quick, let's use this chance to rush out!"
Yun Fei froze. "Rush out? The Cave Spider King definitely hasn't gone far. Wouldn't rushing out now be like hanging yourself on your birthday—asking to die?"
Without wasting words, Su Ziran grabbed his sister Su Yihan's hand and ran outward. "Follow me if you don't want to die! Any later and it'll be too late!"
The others were still hesitant, mainly because the Cave Spider King had terrified them too deeply.
That was 420 attack power. Even Xu Ming, the toughest among them, would shatter at a touch!
In those seven or eight seconds, Su Ziran had already rushed to the fork with Su Yihan.
But countless spiders suddenly poured out of the passage on the right, forcing the two of them back!
"It's over..." A rare trace of panic appeared on Su Ziran's face.
"Brother, what do we do?" Beside him, Su Yihan had gone pale with fright.
Su Ziran took a deep breath to calm himself and made a decision at once. "Don't be afraid. We're retreating."
Driven back by the spiders, the two retreated into the left passage.
Seeing the dense swarm of spiders, the others panicked as well.
Xu Ming cursed outright. "Fuck! Aren't we dead now?"
The simple grin vanished from the chubby Wu Li's face as well. "What are we gonna do now?"
The Su siblings ran back without stopping. "Keep running deeper. Maybe there's still a chance to survive."
No one dared hesitate. They followed the siblings deeper into the cave.
Behind them was an army of spiders.
After running wildly for who knew how long, Su Ziran suddenly stopped and used his torch to illuminate the nearby rock wall.
"There's a hole here. The entrance is narrow, and two people can hold it!"
Su Ziran rushed into the hole to inspect it and found nothing but thick spiderwebs inside. There were no beasts.
This cave was safe.
Su Ziran immediately began laying out a plan:
"The four ranged fighters go inside. The melee fighters hold the entrance!"
"Xu Ming and Huang Yuanming are one team. Wu Li and I are another. We'll take turns absorbing damage!"
"Yihan, focus on healing everyone."
"Don't hold back on materials. Buy all the roasted meat and mana potions in the Trade Channel!"
"If we hold out, we still have a chance to live. If we fail, we all die together!"
Everyone immediately acted according to Su Ziran's plan.
Time was tight. The spider army was about to catch up, and no one had time to think deeply about whether Su Ziran's strategy would work.
At least it sounded fairly reliable at first glance. Maybe they really had a chance to survive.
Rustle, rustle.
A faint skittering sound came from nearby. The spider army was approaching!
"They're coming. Prepare for battle!"
Xu Ming gritted his teeth and crouched on one knee at the front, pressing his large shield firmly against the entrance.
The others held their breath and prepared for battle as well.
The first spider crawled over, and Huang Yuanming hurried forward and sent it flying with a swing of his club.
Su Ziran looked at the spider that had been knocked away, pausing slightly before immediately activating Eye of Insight.
Spiderlings Level: 2 Health Points: 150/280 Mana Points: 110/110 Attack Power: 90 Defense Power: 65
Seeing the spider's stats, Su Ziran immediately breathed a sigh of relief. "These aren't Cave Spiders. They're level 2 Spiderlings. We still have hope."
That was good news, but there was bad news too.
The good news was that the Spiderlings were weak, and everyone could kill them easily.
The bad news was that there were an enormous number of Spiderlings, and they were relatively small. Holding the entrance had become even harder.
Su Ziran looked at the four ranged Chosen Ones behind him. "Wu Yuansheng and Wu Chen'an, attack the spiders outside with everything you have. Help reduce the pressure on the melee fighters in front."
"Yun Fei, you deal with any stragglers that get inside. Don't let those beasts attack you."
The three nodded at the same time and began counterattacking according to the plan.
The chubby Wu Li swung his short blade, chopping a Spiderling that had gotten close into two halves. "Brother Xu Ming, tell me if you can't hold on. I'll tank for a while!"
Xu Ming curled his whole body behind the large shield and grinned. "Don't worry. These little spiders don't have much attack power, and with the healer restoring my health, I can hold out for ten minutes or so without a problem."
As he spoke, Xu Ming pulled out a piece of Fragrant Roasted Meat from his backpack and began wolfing it down.
Su Ziran watched the situation, his expression grave.
Thanks to their solid coordination, they had temporarily held this cave.
But as time passed and their supplies were exhausted, their time of death would arrive.
The Spiderlings kept coming endlessly. Su Ziran did not believe they could kill them all.
He had to find a way to break the deadlock!
Su Ziran's mind raced, trying to seize upon any possibility of survival.
Just then, he suddenly received a private message.
Nan Feng: "You guys still alive? Need any help?"
Nan Feng had already run out of the cave and found a safe place to observe the entrance.
But when he saw that the Cave Spider King had not come out and Su Ziran's group had not emerged either, he sent a message to see whether they were dead.
Su Ziran replied quickly. "Brother, we're surrounded by spiders right now. We urgently need a large amount of mana potions!"
Huh, they were actually still alive...
Nan Feng was surprised. With the Cave Spider King's terrifying attack power, there was no way those people could withstand it. That left only one possibility—the Cave Spider King had not attacked personally and had instead summoned a group of underlings.
Nan Feng nodded in understanding and initiated a trade, giving Su Ziran 10 portions of Clean Fresh Water for free.
That was everything he had in his backpack.
Su Ziran: "Do you have any more? This won't last long."
Nan Feng: "No. If I want to make more, I have to return to the Wooden Cabin. It'll take over an hour."
Nan Feng had left the water purifier in the Wooden Cabin instead of carrying it with him.
If he went back to purify more water, this group would probably be dead beyond recognition by the time he returned.
Su Ziran was silent for a long time before replying with two words. "Thanks, brother."
"Good luck. (deleted)"
"Hold on. (deleted)"
"I can help you. (deleted)"
Nan Feng typed many messages, only to delete them all in the end. For a moment, he did not know what to say.
These teammates he had only met today might soon die in the cave, which left Nan Feng feeling rather melancholy.
This man-eating world was fucking awful.
That big-breasted girl was so nice. Nan Feng had not even had a chance to flirt with her, and now she was about to die.
But Nan Feng had no solution. He was not strong enough to save them, and he might even get himself killed.
"Wait, maybe I still have a chance to pull something off?"
A flash of inspiration struck Nan Feng, and he opened his backpack.
Ironclaw Rat Claw *2481.
All the materials Nan Feng had listed in the Trade Channel had been exchanged for Ironclaw Rat Claws!
Dismantle!
Nan Feng had kept the Crude Dismantling Device in his backpack, and it was finally coming in handy.
"Adding the 40 Ironclaw Rat Claws I dismantled earlier, that's equivalent to 5 iron blocks..."
"The Shattered Iron Shell dismantled into a pile of small iron chunks, roughly equivalent to 3 iron blocks..."
"I also picked up 1 iron block in the cave just now..."
He was still 1 iron block short of upgrading his Destined Divine Weapon!
"Fuck it, I'm gambling!"
Nan Feng immediately sent Su Ziran a message. "Brother, give me 1 iron block!"
Su Ziran had picked up iron blocks before. He had mentioned it to Nan Feng earlier.
On the other side, Su Ziran did not hesitate either and immediately initiated a trade.
Ding! You have obtained Iron Block *1
The electronic synthesized voice sounded by Nan Feng's ear. He now had all 10 iron blocks.
Nan Feng directly chose to upgrade his Destined Divine Weapon!
Destined Divine Weapon: Weapon Name: Dilapidated Armory Current Grade: F-rank peak Type: Backpack Attribute: Backpack Slots +20 Materials Required for Upgrade: Wood *200, Stone *300, Iron Block *100, Copper Ore *1 Armory Unlocked Equipment: Desert Eagle, Wooden Dagger —As the grade of the Destined Divine Weapon rises, more equipment will be unlocked
Ding! As your Destined Divine Weapon grows, you have comprehended a new skill—Piercing Shot
Nan Feng was overjoyed. "Fuck, I finally have a skill too!"
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