Cave Demon Spider's Nest

From the depths of the cave, an evil, powerful aura rushed toward them!

Cao Xing frowned, then ordered, "Assam, clear the passage."

After hearing this, Assam swung his longsword and slashed directly at the webs.

Yet his sharp blade seemed to be cutting into jelly, its force greatly diminished.

He had to slash several times to clear away a web.

Cao Xing pondered silently.

Clearly, fire was the best way to deal with these webs.

But in this world, fire was a relatively rare element.

Cao Xing was a Frost Mage, so he could not control flames either.

Just then, Sarah spoke. "My lord, let me clear the way for you."

Cao Xing looked at her. "Go, Sarah. Show us your strength."

Sarah nodded. With a flash, she appeared directly before the mass of webs.

Then she swung the Shadow Blades in her hand.

Whoosh!

One slash tore a huge gap through the tough webs.

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!

After a few more slashes, the passage had been cleared.

Cao Xing praised her from the side.

Once again, Sarah had demonstrated her formidable attacking power to everyone.

"Keep moving," Cao Xing ordered.

They continued deeper into the mine.

The farther they went, the darker their surroundings became.

Liu Muxue was practically pressed against Cao Xing.

She had an instinctive fear of such deep, secluded caves.

Cao Xing did not mind and simply let her hold his hand as they continued onward.

The hunters in this area also seemed to have noticed that prey had entered the mine.

Rustle...

Rustle...

The sounds of crawling came from within.

"Stay alert!"

Cao Xing's expression immediately hardened, and everyone entered a combat stance.

Liu Muxue raised her shield as well, nervously guarding Cao Xing from all sides.

After waiting for a while, no monsters appeared.

However, Cao Xing noticed faint bursts of ghostly green light ahead.

Cao Xing continued giving orders. "Sarah, see what's ahead."

Sarah nodded, then vanished into the darkness.

A moment later, Sarah reappeared. "My lord, there's a cavern inside. It should be that monster's lair."

Cao Xing nodded, then led everyone inside.

A system prompt appeared.

You have entered a special area: Cave Demon Spider's Nest.

(A powerful predator lives here. Stay alert, and do not become its nourishment.)

Cao Xing saw that the ceiling of the cavern before them was covered in spiderwebs. White cocoons, wrapped like rice dumplings, hung upside down above their heads.

The ground was also covered with glowing spheres of various sizes, coated in green slime.

The large ones were nearly a meter tall, while even the small ones stood over ten centimeters high.

Those green lights were emitted by these spheres.

Cao Xing looked over.

Demon Spider Egg (Small): Destroying it will spawn 3–8 Level 3 Small Demon Spiders.

(Don't underestimate them just because they're small. Tiny things can be deadly too.)

Demon Spider Egg (Large): Destroying it will spawn 1–2 Level 15 Large Demon Spiders.

(Large Demon Spiders are big. Be careful not to get swallowed.)

Cao Xing looked over the nest floor. There were at least dozens of Demon Spider Eggs.

"Damn! There are so many Demon Spider Eggs. If they all hatch, there'll be at least dozens of Cave Demon Spiders!"

Cao Xing could not help feeling his scalp tingle.

He was just about to say they should clear out the eggs first.

At that moment, the webs above their heads began to tremble.

Buzz! Buzz, buzz!

Cao Xing only felt an evil, powerful aura rapidly closing in on him.

Under the pressure of that aura, he felt like an insect caught in a web, without any chance to resist!

Liu Muxue beside him had also gone pale.

This monster brought them a pressure that seemed to come from the depths of their souls!

The next moment, a terrifying figure over five meters long, covered all over in hair, filled everyone's vision.

Green slime dripped from beneath its swollen abdomen.

Its eight compound eyes emitted a chilling glow in the darkness, as if they could read every thought of the prey below.

The real enemy had appeared!

The instant the giant spider saw the group below, it launched an attack.

It swung its abdomen, spraying out a stream of pure white silk.

Its target was none other than the largest among them—Andrew.

The spider silk instantly wrapped Andrew's body tightly, and a system prompt appeared.

Your follower "Andrew" has been struck by the Cave Demon Spider's "Spiderweb" attack and has been restrained.

However, at that moment, Andrew let out a thunderous roar, and his body rapidly swelled!

"Evil creature, let nature deliver its judgment upon you!"

Without hesitation, he entered Giant Bear Form.

A massive snow-white bear appeared. Andrew violently tore apart the webs around him and forcibly broke free.

"Bring it down!"

Suppressing the fear in his heart, Cao Xing gave the order.

Roar!

Andrew, transformed into a giant bear, leaped fiercely into the air and pounced at the Demon Spider.

However, the giant spider knew where its advantage lay.

It rapidly retreated, causing Andrew's swipe to miss.

Rip!

Andrew's claws tore apart a large swath of webs.

And at that moment—

From the shadows of the darkness, a cold gleam flew out without a sound.

Pfft!

Sarah's Hindering Dagger struck the Cave Demon Spider.

-643

A huge damage number floated up.

Hiss! Hiss!

The Cave Demon Spider trembled all over in pain.

At the same time—

Three Ice Spikes shot out simultaneously.

Cao Xing had launched an attack as well.

Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!

All the Ice Spikes hit.

-17

-15

-17

Three meager damage numbers appeared.

However, the damage was not the important part.

What mattered was that one of the Ice Spikes triggered the freezing effect.

A layer of frost instantly covered the Cave Demon Spider's enormous body.

Its body stiffened, and it fell from above like a kite with its string cut.

Thud!

Cao Xing said happily, "Ice Spike is such a useful skill!"

"Each Ice Spike has a 30% chance to freeze. If they all hit, there's a high chance of briefly controlling the enemy."

At this moment, the Cave Demon Spider that had fallen from the air had lost its ranged advantage.

Cao Xing ordered, "Get in there and surround it!"

Andrew, Assam, and Winter the Frost Wolf all charged forward.

Roar!!!

"Accept the judgment of the Frost Wolf Knight!"

The Cave Demon Spider had already recovered from its brief frozen state.

It wanted to climb back up into the air.

However, three tall creatures had already surrounded it completely, giving it no chance to escape.

The Cave Demon Spider had no choice but to engage them head-on.

Its jointed limb sprang forward, and it bit Andrew.

Pfft!

A damage number appeared above Andrew's head.

-304

In Giant Bear Form, Andrew's attributes had greatly increased, and his health was nearly eight thousand.

Combined with the two armor effects Cao Xing had added, he was practically a walking mountain of health!

Yet the Cave Demon Spider's bite not only dealt over three hundred damage, but also inflicted poison.

This showed just how terrifying the spider's attack power was.

However, in the next second—

Green +10, +10 numbers began popping up above Andrew's head.