Spider Daughter Red

When Wang Wu woke up again, the night was deep, and the stars gave no light.

He did not know how much time had passed, but it should not have been more than ten hours. After all, he now had 2 points of resistance.

The same Spider Toxin, even without Bee Venom to neutralize it, could be handled by his Level 4 Self-Healing Talent alone.

Unfortunately, no other substances had precipitated out. Instead, his Spider Toxin Resistance had soared, directly reaching 4 points.

But this also proved from the side that Spider Toxin was still slightly less potent.

Bee Venom had needed to accumulate to 10 points.

His Satiety had also been emptied. That was not a good sign. Without Satiety, his Self-Healing Talent would not activate. What a pain in the ass.

Wang Wu hung there, not daring to move, silently waiting for sunrise.

As for the Black Spiders, they busied themselves beneath the tree, spreading their great web and diligently catching passing Sprites. Their figures were quite alluring too; they really knew how to keep house...

Wang Wu observed, recorded, and sensed everything with Level 5 Danger Sense.

He gradually came to understand the situation of the Black Spider clan.

They could truly be called thrifty and industrious, with their spider population flourishing.

The atmosphere within the colony was also quite good. Whenever it was time to work hard at hunting, even that old widow the size of a round table did not rest. It personally took the field and held the center.

Then, with that old widow at the center, the other Black Spiders each extended numerous smaller webs. Those smaller webs continued outward into countless grandchild webs...

This allowed them to spread their hunting grounds over a vast area while remaining rapidly connected to one another.

Not only could information travel at high speed, they also had Spider Silk highways.

When one side encountered an enemy, support came from all eight directions.

Fucking impressive.

Wang Wu studied them for a long time before finally confirming that even if he wanted to escape now, he could not. This was the Black Widow clan's net cast over heaven and earth.

Just like that, the night passed. As dawn approached, the Black Spiders diligently reeled in all their Spider Silk.

Their Spider Silk was no ordinary Spider Silk. It was incredibly strong and resilient, reusable too. It was absolutely good stuff.

Once they had gathered the Spider Silk, the sky grew brighter. Sunrise was imminent. Amid a chorus of rustling, the Black Spiders rushed toward the high canopy to receive the blessing of the Golden Particles.

Yet for some reason, that old widow spider stopped again before Wang Wu, this slab of cured meat. It seemed somewhat puzzled, but the sun was about to rise, and it did not want to miss the opportunity. Without another word, it jabbed Wang Wu with another needle, injecting him with indescribable Spider Toxin before quickly climbing to the very top of the canopy.

A beautiful future was calling to it. It was about to advance, and that prey below, so difficult to brew into spider wine, was destined to become its most beloved Daughter Red Fine Wine.

But it did not know that Wang Wu, who already possessed 4 points of Spider Toxin Resistance, was only stunned and unconscious for less than five minutes this time before rapidly waking up. His Self-Healing Talent had not even activated.

"Now's the time to escape!"

Wang Wu sensed the bright intensity of the sunlight outside while swiftly calculating the Golden Particles' absorption speed.

Not bad. Even while stunned and unconscious, his absorption of Golden Particles had not been affected.

In that short while, the spiritual energy in his hand had once again broken through the 50-point mark.

By his calculations, this was precisely the Golden Three Minutes.

Then, add Strength. I need to break free of these Spider Silk restraints quickly and efficiently.

Wang Wu swiftly spent 40 points of spiritual energy, raising his Strength from 6 points to 8.

Then he extended his already sharp, hard claws and tried to cut open the Spider Silk cage. Slipping away quietly would undoubtedly be best. He did not want to meet the Black Spider clan in battle. Would it not be better for them to forget each other and roam separate corners of the world?

After trying a few times, however, he found it somewhat difficult. This Spider Silk's toughness and strength truly rivaled a stab-resistant vest.

Then there was no helping it.

Opportunity knocked but once; he could not delay any longer. Wang Wu exerted himself madly, forcibly prying apart the Spider Silk with his claws. This time, the effect was indeed excellent.

Spider Silk was tough and elastic, but in certain circumstances, that became a weakness instead. It could not possess infinite toughness or infinite elasticity. Once Wang Wu forcibly spread it apart with 8 points of Strength, a string of snapping sounds rang out, and the Spider Silk cage was instantly torn open.

Naturally, the commotion alerted the entire Black Spider family above, which was absorbing Golden Particles in the canopy.

They no longer cared about absorbing them and all rushed down.

Though Wang Wu was desperate to flee, he could not simply jump from the tree. So he casually grabbed a slab of cured meat beside him, intending to use it as leverage to spring onto another branch.

Unexpectedly, the Spider Silk holding that cured meat consisted of only a few strands, utterly incapable of bearing such force. It snapped at once, and Wang Wu lost control in horror, clutching that wind-dried cured meat as he fell through layer upon layer of trunks and branches.

With a bang, he hit the ground hard enough to see stars, heaven and earth spinning around him. He even directly lost 30 Health points.

After all, it was a height of twenty to thirty meters.

Counting the 30 damage negated by his 10 points of Defense, the total damage had actually reached 60 points.

Wang Wu scrambled and rolled, staggering a long way away. But when he looked back, the Black Spiders had not actually chased him down.

Eh!

Interesting. So why the hell was I running? On the ground, without webs prepared in advance, what the hell am I afraid of!

If you have the guts, come down and fight Bear Lord here for three hundred rounds!

Still dizzy, Wang Wu actually charged back, grabbed that slab of cured meat, turned around, and ran.

He had taken a fancy to this Spider Silk. He could completely wrap it around himself as a stab-resistant inner armor.

As for the so-called Spider Daughter Red inside...

Ugh, disgusting.

He thought of it with deep disgust.

After jumping into a patch of grass and checking that there was no immediate danger around him, he finally stretched out his claws and prepared to open the top of the spider wine. He had already planned it out: he only needed to cut two openings, then crawl inside like it was a scarf.

But before he could begin cutting the Spider Silk, he caught a whiff of a very strange, somewhat burnt-bitter smell.

So this was what spider wine smelled like?

Wang Wu was somewhat disgusted, but the next second, he still stuck out his tongue and gave it a lick.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey! So bitter."

He shook his head wildly until a line of information flashed before his eyes: Satiety +1!

Holy shit!

He had nearly injured an ally by mistake!

Wang Wu's eyes lit up. What did a little bitterness matter?

Then he carefully pulled apart the Spider Silk at the top. As if holding a huge wine jar, he gulped down three large mouthfuls.

"Urgh... fuck, it's so bitter!"

Setting the thing down, Wang Wu stuck out his tongue from the bitterness, his face twisting into something abstract.

If there had been a mirror, he believed he would have turned into a bitter melon.

Yet just a few seconds later, amid that endless bitterness, a faint trace of sweetness rose up. It was not very sweet, but within such a sea of bitterness, it was like a life-saving straw, distinctly different.

After that sweetness, a warm current began to rise in his belly and flow through his entire body. He felt warm and comfortable, as though floating in the clouds, utterly blissful.

At the same time, several lines of information finally arrived belatedly.

You consumed Mortal Grade fine wine—Spider Daughter Red!

You gained 300 points of Satiety.

You gained 10 points of spiritual energy.

You gained 1.5% Growth Rate.

Your resistance to ordinary Spider Toxin has reached perfection, currently (5/5). You gained 10% Growth Rate. You gained 10% Extra Growth Rate.

Current total Growth Rate: 25.3%. Extra Growth Rate: 20%.

Your base attributes have increased slightly.

You are drunk. For sixty minutes, you will be unable to enter Level 5 Stealth.