Application of the "Warming" Magic, Massacre!

A single Executioner Spider wasn't frightening!

But when they appeared in groups, they became terrifying. They were the most troublesome Monsters in the outer regions of the Great Forest of Tob.

Executioner Spiders sprayed webs at an extremely fast speed. Once someone was ensnared by a group of Executioner Spiders, their body would be wrapped in a large amount of webbing within a short time, making it impossible to break free.

It was said that this web possessed incredible toughness and was a remarkably excellent material!

But clearly, now wasn't the time to think about that.

Tang Zheng moved swiftly through the jungle while considering how to escape the large number of Executioner Spiders behind him.

In a forest environment, his speed was constantly being restricted.

Those basketball-sized Executioner Spiders weren't affected by this. By continuously spraying webs and sticking them to the surrounding tree trunks, they could move quickly instead!

Whoosh!

A sound of something tearing through the air came from behind.

Tang Zheng didn't even think about it. He swung his sword backward.

Splurt!

The Executioner Spider that had caught up first let out a piercing cry before being cleaved in half by Tang Zheng's Iron Sword. Light-green, viscous liquid splashed across the ground.

"Obtained 23 experience points."

Hm?

Tang Zheng didn't slow his steps, but his eyes flickered in surprise. The experience reward was actually this high.

Thinking of the Executioner Spiders pursuing him from behind, there were probably seventy or eighty of them, if not a hundred.

If he could eliminate all these Executioner Spiders in one go,

he could gain at least two or three thousand experience points and level up twice!

Splurt! Splurt! Splurt!

Webs as thick as little fingers shot out from among the many Executioner Spiders behind him, striking toward Tang Zheng in unison.

He twisted his left foot!

Tang Zheng's figure darted behind a large tree to his left. Using the thick trunk as cover, he let the great mass of webs shoot past harmlessly.

Several strands of web landed on the ground to one side. A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and he tried slashing at them with the Iron Sword in his hand.

"Snap!"

The web bent beneath the sword's attack before breaking, producing a faint sound filled with remarkable tensile strength.

This is troublesome!

Feeling the flexibility transmitted through the web, Tang Zheng finally understood why it was considered an excellent magic material.

Bang!

Tang Zheng's expression changed. He braced his rear foot against the tree trunk and pushed off, charging forward again and leaving his previous position.

In the blink of an eye, several Executioner Spiders had already surrounded the tree.

Although Tang Zheng had escaped the Executioner Spiders once more, the distance between them was growing smaller and smaller!

"If I had Druid, Forest Priest, or even Ranger-type Skills, perhaps I wouldn't be in such a sorry state."

A layer of sweat appeared on Tang Zheng's forehead as he repeatedly used the surrounding trees to evade the web attacks.

I can't drag this out any longer!

He could now clearly hear the hissing cries of the Executioner Spiders pursuing him from behind. It probably wouldn't be long before they caught up.

Should I use magic?

The only offensive magic he possessed was "Magic Arrow." Against such a large number of Executioner Spiders, it wouldn't have much effect.

Wait!

Tang Zheng's eyes lit up as he suddenly thought of a magic spell he had mastered. Perhaps it could help with his current situation.

""Warming"!"

Tang Zheng gripped the Iron Sword in his hand tightly and spoke in a low voice.

The "Warming" spell could heat any object it touched. However, it required time, and the temperature it produced wasn't very high, so it could only be used for things like making soup and heating food—uses more suited to daily life.

Although he had spent a Skill Point to upgrade this spell, the improvement to its essence wasn't significant. Thus, Tang Zheng still mainly used it to heat food.

At this moment!

Tang Zheng suddenly thought that since he could heat objects he touched, could he heat a weapon as well?

"Warming!"

In barely ten seconds,

Tang Zheng clearly felt the temperature of the Iron Sword in his hand rising. A scorching heat spread from the sword and through his palm.

Tear!

Tang Zheng raised his left hand, grabbed the linen sleeve on his right arm, and yanked hard, tearing it off before wrapping it around the hilt.

This would prevent the excessive heat from burning his palm.

A minute wasn't very long and passed in the blink of an eye.

The temperature of the Iron Sword in his hand had been raised to 150 degrees. The entire surface of the blade radiated waves of searing heat.

The sword's overall appearance hadn't changed at all. After all, iron's melting point was over 1,500 degrees. A temperature of 150 degrees wasn't enough even to make the Iron Sword glow red.

Pfft!

The sound of white webs being sprayed through the air rang out again.

This time,

Tang Zheng didn't dodge. Instead, he raised the searing Iron Sword and slashed at the webs flying toward him.

The originally tough webs were effortlessly severed and scattered beneath the high-temperature blade!

"As expected, no matter how tough something like webbing is, it has little resistance to high temperatures."

"Now, it's my turn to counterattack!"

Seeing this, Tang Zheng revealed a smile at the corner of his mouth. His gaze turned cold as he looked at the great mass of Executioner Spiders relentlessly pursuing him.

The truly troublesome thing about these Executioner Spiders was their incredibly tough webbing!

And now!

With the high-temperature Iron Sword able to sever these webs with ease,

then—

Tang Zheng stomped on the ground, halting his escape. Then, instead of retreating, he advanced, turning around and charging at the rushing Executioner Spiders.

"Fourfold Slash of Light!"

Tang Zheng let out a low shout. The Iron Sword in his hand flashed through the air, leaving behind four black afterimages.

The searing blade pierced through the air, effortlessly cutting apart the large amount of white webbing shooting toward him. It also instantly killed the four Executioner Spiders charging at the front!

"Obtained 21 experience points!"

"Obtained 27 experience points!"

"Obtained 22 experience points!"

"Obtained 25 experience points!"

"Hiss!"

"Hiss!"

"Hiss!"

"...!"

Piercing hisses rang out in rapid succession!

Because Tang Zheng had stopped running, the large number of pursuing Executioner Spiders quickly surrounded him.

The Executioner Spiders crawled among the branches of the surrounding trees, letting out hissing sounds as their crimson gazes fixed on Tang Zheng, who stood atop a layer of thick leaves.

Pfft—pfft—

Dense white webs sprayed from the abdomens of the Executioner Spiders at the same time. Working together, the many Executioner Spiders constructed a complex web in midair that descended toward Tang Zheng below.

"Useless!"

Tang Zheng grinned. He casually raised the Iron Sword in his hand and swept it across the sky.

The sticky white web was instantly cleaved in two by the high-temperature Iron Sword and fell to the ground.

This sight caused the Executioner Spiders, which had been emitting piercing hisses, to pause in their movements!

"The massacre begins!" Tang Zheng suddenly charged beneath a large tree, kicked hard against the trunk, and leaped into the air.

"Fourfold Slash of Light!"

Pfft!

Pfft!

Pfft!

"Obtained 27 experience points!"

"Obtained 25 experience points!"

"..."

The information on the Attribute Panel began refreshing continuously.

The remains of countless Executioner Spiders flew through the air. Light-green, foul-smelling liquid scattered down incessantly, filling the air with a nauseating stench.

Without the threat of their webs, these Executioner Spiders were nothing more than lambs waiting to be slaughtered in Tang Zheng's hands.