Flatten the Mountain

Whoosh!

An ice spike Richard fired pierced straight through the spider's body, pinning it dead to the ceiling of the cave. Though the spider was aggressive, it was weak overall, not even worthy of being called the weakest Demonized Creature. Even an ordinary person could kill it, let alone Richard.

After successfully killing the spider, Richard turned to Hua Erzi and saw that he was still standing stiffly on the ground, completely motionless.

Smack!

Richard lightly patted his shoulder and asked softly, "Mr. Hua Erzi, are you all right?"

"Uh, I'm fine."

"That's good. Then let's keep going."

"Okay."

After the brief exchange, Richard stepped forward, with Hua Erzi following behind. However, his head hung low, his eyes were dull, and his movements were stiff, like a corpse that had lost its soul.

After they had walked like this for over ten meters, Hua Erzi suddenly seemed to wake from a dream. He cried out, turned to look at where the spider's green liquid had fallen, and saw that the ground had been severely corroded. Flustered, he said, "I... I almost got killed just now?"

Richard could not help glancing at Hua Erzi. He said slowly, "Mr. Hua Erzi, you're overthinking it. That spider was indeed different from ordinary spiders. It was aggressive, and the liquid it sprayed was quite corrosive.

"But it sprayed too little liquid at a time. Even if it hit your face, it wouldn't have killed you. At most, it would have disfigured you.

"If it hit anywhere else, your clothes might even have blocked it. If you'd had the courage to fight, you could have picked up a stone and smashed it to death just now. So... there's no need to worry too much."

"Is that so..." Hua Erzi said, still somewhat unsettled. Clearly, he