In the passage on the right, the Cave Spider King opened its eight huge, doll-like eyes and stared fixedly at Nan Feng!
"Good lord, has this thing been waiting here the whole time?"
Nan Feng staggered back two steps in fright.
The others panicked even more and turned to run.
Nan Feng hurriedly called after them. "Don't be afraid, brothers. It can't get through."
Only then did they realize that the Cave Spider King was so enormous that it completely blocked the right passage, unable even to stretch its legs.
It simply could not get out.
Wu Yuansheng's face lit up. "It's stuck here? Doesn't that mean we have a chance to kill it?"
Su Ziran frowned slightly and observed it for a while. "It isn't stuck. It can't come out, but it can still retreat. There must be a lot of space deeper inside this passage."
Wu Yuansheng did not care. "Then we can use this chance to wear down some of its health. If it retreats, we can just find a way to lure it back out, right?"
Xu Ming nodded. "Old Wu has a point."
"It's a load of crap." Nan Feng checked the Cave Spider King's attributes again and backed away repeatedly. "It can spray venom. Let's move farther back first."
Nan Feng had no idea how far the Cave Spider King could spray its venom, but the farther away they were, the safer they would be.
The group retreated all the way to the cave entrance. By the light of the torch Nan Feng had thrown earlier, they could see the Cave Spider King still waiting there without moving.
Su Yihan looked puzzled. "What is it doing?"
"It's laying eggs."
Based on what had happened yesterday, Nan Feng had guessed part of the truth.
"It was the same yesterday. After we killed all the Cave Spiders outside, the Cave Spider King crawled out from the depths of the cave and laid a huge batch of Spiderlings. After a while, those Spiderlings evolved into Cave Spiders and continued guarding the cave."
After hearing Nan Feng's explanation, everyone finally understood.
Su Ziran said, "So... this is a natural farming spot? If we leave the Cave Spider King alive, there will be an endless supply of spiders for us to hunt."
"That's true." Nan Feng nodded, then shook his head. "But don't forget, the passage on the right might contain iron ore, maybe even Copper Ore. If we don't kill the Cave Spider King, it'll be difficult for us to obtain those materials."
Wu Yuansheng said, "Fierce beasts are everywhere, but iron ore and Copper Ore aren't so easy to find."
Xu Ming said, "Exactly. I think we still have to kill it."
Su Yihan said, "Brother, I think Nan Feng is right."
Everyone was even more in favor of killing the Cave Spider King and obtaining rare materials like iron blocks and Copper Ore.
Just then, the Cave Spider King finally finished laying its eggs and scuttled into the depths of the cave.
Then everyone saw Spiderlings all over the ground crawling toward them to attack.
"Here they come again."
The situation was very similar to yesterday. The only difference was that no one was trapped in the left passage today.
"Another pile of experience!"
Compared to Cave Spiders, Spiderlings were easier to kill. Although they gave less experience, it would not affect their leveling efficiency much.
Without another word, everyone immediately switched into monster-farming mode.
If only I could use the Desert Eagle. One Piercing Shot could kill more than a dozen at once...
Nan Feng sighed inwardly.
Unfortunately, it was a trump card he used to save his own life, so Nan Feng did not want too many people to know about it.
Half an hour later, they had killed several hundred Spiderlings, and their own condition was no longer very good.
Su Yihan panted lightly, her chest rising and falling. "No, I'm out of mana. I can't heal you anymore."
"What? I gave you twenty mana potions, and you already drank them all?" Nan Feng was startled. Did healers really consume that much mana?
The Clean Fresh Water purified by Nan Feng's water purifier could restore Mana Points, so everyone had gotten used to calling it mana potions.
Su Yihan brushed back her hair. "What else was I supposed to do? If I hadn't been healing you, you would've gone back to resupply long ago."
That was true.
Because Su Yihan, the healer, was with them, Nan Feng had not eaten a single piece of roasted meat during the past two-plus hours of fighting, saving him a lot of money.
"Then let's go back and rest up. We can come again this afternoon?" Nan Feng suggested. "I also need to go back and make more mana potions."
"Sure. We've already hunted quite a few fierce beasts this morning. It's time to take a break."
"Then let's withdraw."
No one hesitated. Once they decided to leave, they left.
They only left behind Spiderlings crawling all over outside the cave, searching for traces of their enemies.
It took Nan Feng more than forty minutes to return to the Wooden Cabin. That was much faster than yesterday, since his agility had increased after leveling up.
After resting for a few minutes, Nan Feng started another fire and roasted meat.
"Eating this every day is seriously going to make me throw up..."
Nan Feng opened the Trade Channel to see if there was anything else to eat.
Then he saw a Chosen One named Wang Zhiyang selling one apple for thirty materials.
"Damn it, thirty materials for one apple? Why don't you just rob me!"
Nan Feng grumbled as he glanced at his backpack. He had a total of 1,768 units of wood and stone.
Never mind, then.
Nan Feng decisively bought the apple.
He would treat himself to some fruit at noon today and calm his nerves.
Beep, beep, beep.
A private message notification popped up. Nan Feng opened it and found that it was from You Ran.
You Ran: "Good brother, why didn't you list any mana potions today?"
Nan Feng: "Good sister, your brother doesn't even have enough for himself."
You Ran: "Ah, then what am I supposed to do? How am I supposed to survive without mana potions? Sob sob~"
Nan Feng: "Emm... if you kiss me, I'll sell you ten bottles."
You Ran: "Mua~(づ￣3￣)づ╭?~"
Nan Feng: "..."
Nan Feng: "Come on, trade."
Nan Feng had originally wanted to tease You Ran, but he had not expected her to be completely unembarrassed. She kissed him the moment he asked—though it was not a real kiss.
It seemed You Ran was quite the experienced flirt.
And a little shameless too, calling everyone brother.
"You Ran's level is too high. An innocent virgin like me can't handle her."
"The healer is better. She's relatively innocent and easier to win over."
After letting his thoughts run wild for a while, Nan Feng's meat was done roasting.
Taking out the apple he had just bought from his backpack, Nan Feng happily ate a bite of roasted meat and a bite of apple.
Beep, beep, beep.
Halfway through his meal, Nan Feng's private messages rang again.
He opened them and found You Ran again.
Why does this girl keep looking for me? Don't tell me she likes me?
Thinking this, Nan Feng opened the private message.
You Ran: "I found a level 5 lord-class fierce beast. Are you interested?"
Holy crap, a level 5 lord-class fierce beast!
Killing one of those would reward attribute points!
Nan Feng was not confident he could kill the level 6 lord-class Cave Spider King.
But he believed he still had a chance to hunt a level 5 lord-class fierce beast!
Wiping the grease from his mouth, Nan Feng hurriedly replied.
Nan Feng: "Good sister, send me the coordinates. I'll be there right away!"
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