Comprehending Skills

A level 6 Lord-class fierce beast...

Its basketball-sized eyes, coupled with 2800 Health Points, made Nan Feng's scalp tingle.

At this moment, only four words came to Nan Feng's mind: terrifyingly strong.

The [Cave Spider King] and Nan Feng made eye contact for a second before it let out a piercing shriek.

"Screech!"

Only then did Nan Feng realize that spiders could scream too.

He retreated, drawing his gun.

Holding the Desert Eagle, Nan Feng fired a precise three-shot burst, hitting the [Cave Spider King]—it was hard to miss such a massive beast.

-1!

-1!

-1!

Three shots, and the [Cave Spider King] lost 3 Health Points.

Nan Feng's 200 Attack Power couldn't even break its defense!

"Run!"

Nan Feng roared towards the left passage and turned to flee towards the cave entrance.

As the saying goes, better a dead comrade than a living self. In this situation, Nan Feng wouldn't care about anyone else.

He had to save his own skin first!

In the left passage, the remaining 8 Chosen Ones heard Nan Feng's shout and quickly turned their heads.

At the same time, the [Cave Spider King]'s 8 basketball-sized eyes also turned towards them.

Wu Yuansheng was stunned: "What is this thing? A boss?"

Huang Yuanming retreated several steps, his scalp tingling: "I used Eye of Insight. It's a [Cave Spider King], a level 6 Lord-class fierce beast. It has 420 Attack Power..."

Xu Ming was shocked: "Holy crap, 420 Attack Power? That could one-shot me!"

"Brother, what do we do now?" Su Yihan's delicate face showed fear as she hid behind Su Ziran.

Of the 8 people, only Su Ziran remained relatively calm: "Don't worry, it's too big to fit through here."

Back at the fork in the road, Su Ziran had noticed signs of large beast activity in the right passage, but not in the left.

Combined with the narrowness of the left passage, Su Ziran had immediately deduced that the large beast couldn't pass through it, which was why he led the team to the left.

As expected, the [Cave Spider King] didn't attack them. Instead, it rolled its eyes a few times and slowly retreated.

The Lord-class fierce beast had withdrawn.

Huang Yuanming still couldn't believe it: "It left? It's not going to kill us?"

Su Ziran frowned, suddenly guessing something: "Quick, let's use this chance to get out!"

Yun Fei was taken aback: "Get out? The [Cave Spider King] definitely hasn't gone far. Rushing out now is like a centenarian trying to hang himself—looking for death, isn't it?"

Su Ziran didn't waste words, grabbing his sister Su Yihan's hand and running: "If you don't want to die, follow me! If we're any later, it'll be too late!"

The others hesitated, mainly because the [Cave Spider King] had instilled too much fear in them.

420 Attack Power! Even Xu Ming, the tankiest among them, would shatter upon a single hit!

In just seven or eight seconds, Su Ziran had already led Su Yihan to the fork in the road.

But a swarm of spiders suddenly poured out of the right passage, forcing them back!

"We're finished..." A rare hint of panic appeared on Su Ziran's face.

"Brother, what do we do?" Su Yihan, standing beside him, had already turned pale with fright.

Su Ziran took a deep breath to calm himself and instantly made a decision: "Don't be afraid, we'll retreat."

Under the spiders' pressure, the two retreated back into the left passage.

Seeing the dense swarm of spiders, the others also panicked.

Xu Ming directly cursed: "Damn it! We're dead!"

The innocent smile on the chubby Wu Li's face also disappeared: "What do we do now?"

Su Ziran and his sister ran back, not pausing: "Keep running forward, maybe there's still a glimmer of hope."

Without daring to hesitate, everyone followed the siblings deeper into the cave.

Behind them was the spider army.

After running for an unknown amount of time, Su Ziran suddenly stopped and used his torch to illuminate the stone wall beside them.

"There's a cave here. The entrance is very narrow; two people can defend it!"

Su Ziran rushed into the cave to check. He found that apart from a large amount of spider webs, there were no fierce beasts inside.

This cave was safe.

Su Ziran immediately began organizing their tactics:

"45 ranged attackers, go inside. Melee fighters, defend the cave entrance!"

"Xu Ming and Huang Yuanming, you're one team. Wuli and I will be another. We'll take turns tanking damage!"

"Little sister, focus on healing everyone."

"Don't hold back on your materials. Buy all the Fragrant Roasted Meat and mana potions from the Trade Channel!"

"If we hold the line, there's a sliver of hope. If we fail, we all die together!"

Everyone immediately began to act according to Su Ziran's plan.

Time was tight, and the spider horde was about to catch up. No one stopped to deeply consider whether Su Ziran's tactics would actually work.

At first glance, the plan sounded reasonably solid, and perhaps they actually had a chance to survive.

Rustle, rustle.

A faint rustling sound came from not too far away – the sound of the spider horde advancing!

"They're coming! Prepare for battle!"

Xu Ming gritted his teeth and knelt, positioning himself at the very front, his large shield firmly planted at the cave entrance.

The rest of the group held their breath, ready for combat.

The first spider crawled forward, and Huang Yuanming quickly stepped up, smashing it away with a single blow.

Su Ziran, watching the spider being knocked back, was momentarily stunned before immediately activating Eye of Insight.

[Spiderling]
[Level]: 2
[Health Points]: 150/280
[Mana Points]: 110/110
[Attack Power]: 90
[Defense]: 65

Seeing the spider's stats, Su Ziran breathed a sigh of relief. "This isn't a Cave Spider, it's a Level 2 Spiderling. We still have a chance."

This was good news, but there was also bad news.

The good news was that the Spiderlings were weak, and everyone could easily kill them.

The bad news was that there were a lot of Spiderlings, and they were relatively small. This made defending the cave entrance even more difficult.

Su Ziran looked at the four ranged class Chosen Ones behind him. "Wu Yuansheng and Wu Chen'an, focus your attacks on the spiders outside the cave to relieve pressure on the melee fighters at the front."

"Yun Fei, you're responsible for dealing with any stragglers that get inside. Don't let these beasts attack you."

The three nodded in unison and began their counterattack as planned.

The stout Wuli swung his short blade, chopping a close-quarters Spiderling in half. "Brother Xu Ming, if you can't hold on, just say the word, and I'll take over for a bit!"

Xu Ming's entire body was hidden behind his large shield. He grinned, "Don't worry, these little spiders don't have high attack power, and with the healer keeping us alive, I can hold out for at least ten minutes."

As he spoke, Xu Ming pulled out a piece of Fragrant Roasted Meat from his backpack and took a large bite.

Su Ziran observed the situation, his expression grave.

For now, thanks to their good coordination, they had managed to hold the cave.

But as time passed, once their supplies ran out, their doom would be sealed.

These Spiderlings were coming endlessly, and Su Ziran didn't believe they could kill them all.

He needed to find a way to break through this situation!

Su Ziran's mind raced, desperately searching for any glimmer of hope for survival.

Just then, he suddenly received a private message.

Nan Feng: "Hey guys, still alive? Need any help?"

Nan Feng had already fled the cave and found a safe spot to observe the situation at the entrance.

However, he noticed that the Cave Spider King hadn't pursued them, and Su Ziran and the others hadn't come out either. So, he sent a message to check if they were still alive.

Su Ziran quickly replied: "Brother, we're surrounded by spiders right now and desperately need a large supply of mana potions!"

Huh, they're still alive...

Nan Feng was a little surprised. He couldn't imagine anyone surviving the Cave Spider King's terrifying attack power. That left only one possibility – the Cave Spider King hadn't attacked personally but had summoned a swarm of minions.

Nan Feng nodded in understanding and initiated a trade, sending 10 units of Clean Fresh Water to Su Ziran without charge.

This was all the Clean Fresh Water Nan Feng had in his inventory.

Su Ziran: "Anything else? This won't last long."

Nan Feng: "No more. If I need to craft more, I have to go back to the Wooden Cabin. It'll take over an hour."

Nan Feng had left the water purification device in the Wooden Cabin and hadn't brought it with him.

If he went back to purify the fresh water again, this group of people would probably be dead and gone.

Su Ziran remained silent for a long time before replying with two words: "Thanks."

"Keep going (deleted)"

"Hang in there (deleted)"

"I can help you guys (deleted)"

Nan Feng typed a lot, but deleted it all in the end. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

These teammates he had only met today might soon die in the cave. Nan Feng felt a pang of wistfulness.

This cannibalistic world was too damn messed up.

That busty girl was so great. Nan Feng hadn't even had a chance to talk to her, and now she was about to die.

But Nan Feng couldn't do anything. His strength wasn't enough to save them all, and he might even get himself killed in the process.

"Wait, I think I might still have a chance to do something?"

Nan Feng's eyes suddenly lit up, and he opened his backpack.

[Ironclaw Rat Claw] *2481.

All the materials Nan Feng had listed on the [Trade Channel] had been exchanged for [Ironclaw Rat Claws]!

Decompose!

Nan Feng had kept the [Crude Dismantling Device] in his backpack, and it was finally useful.

"Adding the 40 [Ironclaw Rat Claws] I decomposed earlier, that's equivalent to 5 [Tekkai]..."

"Decomposing the [Shattered Iron Shell] yielded a pile of [Small Tekkai], roughly equivalent to 3 [Tekkai]..."

"I just picked up 1 [Tekkai] in the cave earlier..."

He was just 1 [Tekkai] short of upgrading his Destined Divine Weapon!

"Damn it, let's take a gamble!"

Nan Feng immediately sent a message to Su Ziran: "Bro, give me 1 [Tekkai]!"

Su Ziran had found [Tekkai] before; he had mentioned it to Nan Feng earlier.

On the other side, Su Ziran didn't hesitate and directly initiated a trade.

[Ding! You have obtained [Tekkai] *1]

A synthesized electronic voice sounded in Nan Feng's ear. He now had his 10 [Tekkai].

Nan Feng directly chose to upgrade his [Destined Divine Weapon]!

[Destined Divine Weapon]:

[Weapon Name]: Dilapidated Armory

[Current Grade]: F-rank Peak

[Type]: Backpack

[Attributes]: Backpack Slots +20

[Materials Required for Upgrade]: Wood *200, Stone *300, Tekkai *100, Copper Ore *1

[Armory Unlocked Equipment]: Desert Eagle, Wooden Dagger

—As the Destined Divine Weapon's grade increases, more equipment will be unlocked.

[Ding! As your Destined Divine Weapon grows, you have learned a new skill—Piercing Shot]

Nan Feng was overjoyed. "Holy crap, I finally have a skill too!"