Infiltrating the Black Spider's Lair

"Phew! So, where should I head out from next?"

Moss stood on a stone block, letting out a long sigh.

Li Mengzhang's methods were very similar to her current situation; his combat techniques offered many lessons for Moss to learn from.

It was a shame that the woman named Yun Yu kept looking at her with a strange gaze, making her feel uneasy.

Otherwise, Moss wouldn't have planned to leave so soon.

Moss's eyes gazed into the darkness before her. Thanks to the effects of Senses Enhancement, the darkness couldn't obscure her vision.

However, relying solely on her sight, Moss didn't know which way to go.

Monsters might appear at any moment while she wandered!

The sewers could collapse at any time, blocking the path with rubble!

"As expected... I still need to find the main thoroughfare first!"

Moss muttered to herself, her mind made up. She then lightly leaped off the stone block.

There was no way Moss would just find a random spot to ascend!

The city was up there!

Her current appearance could easily be mistaken for a monster. If she were unlucky enough to encounter someone who attacked without question, it would be trouble!

And the only place she could exit was naturally the sewer's exit!

"Straight out to the wilds..."

Moss whispered, her invisible mana slowly spreading out!

Area Scan!

Countless pieces of information flooded into Moss's mind. Unlike Wide-Area Sonar, which focused on sound, Area Scan collected comprehensive, all-around information!

In simple terms, it was a mini-map!

Of course, the price for comprehensiveness was a reduced range, with a maximum detection distance of only five hundred meters!

Moss looked at the complex terrain map forming in her mind, shaking her slightly dizzy head!

"The direction of the water is this way!"

Moss found the still-flowing water and, without hesitation, ran in the direction of the current!

Speed Enhancement!

Moss turned into an afterimage, leaving the spacious sewer and turning into a narrow passage that barely allowed her to pass.

Pat-pat-pat-pat—

Moss splashed through the puddles on the ground, creating crisp sounds as she sprinted deeper into the passage.

Swish-swish-swish...

After rushing for more than ten minutes, Moss finally passed through the narrow passage!

She stopped. Before her was a sewer still flowing with dirty water!

Gurgle-gurgle—

"Where is this?"

Moss propped herself up on her forelimbs, twisting her head to look around the surroundings.

She summoned a worn-out compass and looked at the slightly trembling needle to determine the direction.

"Continuing in the direction of the water flow, it's northeast..."

Moss thought about the route she had taken earlier and quickly identified her current location.

"Continuing forward should be the reservoir vertical shaft that collects sewage!"

In other words, the black spiders' lair was ahead!

Moss's eyes narrowed slightly, feeling a bit hesitant.

That place wasn't far from the direction of the Realm Gate. She wondered if that area was still as it was!

Moreover, the vertical shaft might still contain a large number of black spiders!

To be honest, Moss didn't want to encounter those mindless creatures!

But, besides the possibility of entering the main thoroughfare from that reservoir, the other places nearby had probably collapsed, right?

If she turned back to find a new path, it didn't seem that simple!

Monsters that had come out of the Realm Gate had already spread throughout the sewers!

As she had run along this path, she had seen quite a few goblins through Area Scan!

Moss scratched her head, contemplating whether to continue forward.

However, just as Moss was agonizingly making her choice, another accident found her!

Rustle, rustle, rustle…

The dense sound made Moss's body tremble slightly. She stopped thinking and turned her head to look at the source of the rustling!

In the deep darkness, the rustling sound continued, dense as if harboring some terrifying presence within!

Moss watched quietly, her body involuntarily retreating slowly until she saw one by one, cluster after cluster, small blood-red eyes piled together!

Twisted… writhing… layered…

"Black Spiders?!"

Moss cried out in surprise and, without hesitation, turned and ran towards the vertical shaft!

Rustle, rustle, rustle…

BOOM—

The next moment, the place where Moss had been was engulfed by dense black spiders!

The swarm of spiders charged at Moss like a black flood!

"Ugh, gross!"

As she ran, Moss twisted her head to look at the spider swarm getting closer behind her, saying with disgust.

She leaped while running, turned around, took a deep breath, and her internal mana instantly surged!

"Don't come near me, eat this… Great Flame Explosion!"

Moss's whole body bulged, and she spat out a giant fireball!

BOOM!!!

The scorching wave of fire instantly roasted the front-most black spiders, causing them to twist and roll, cooked in an instant!

But Moss wasn't interested in paying attention to any of that. The moment she landed, she quickly turned and continued running!

At the same time, she quickly sealed her hearing!

Speed Enhancement!

Charge!

Moss activated two speed talents in succession, looking like she was fleeing in panic!

Then, Moss felt a strong light flash from behind her, followed by a violent impact!

RUMBLE—!!!

The entire sewer system suddenly exploded, and the bursting flames instantly swept over countless black spiders!

While desperately running, Moss watched the spider charcoal flying from behind her and falling to the ground!

"Faster… this flame won't hold them for long!"

Moss didn't stop, muttering to herself, her footsteps actually quickening!

Indeed, things unfolded as Moss predicted. The bursting flames completely disappeared after only burning for a dozen seconds!

The advancing spider swarm actually extinguished the flames with their own bodies!

At this moment, the sound of roaring water came from afar!

"Almost there!"

Moss shouted, knowing that the end of this sewer was ahead, leading to a huge vertical shaft!

In less than three seconds, Moss crossed the final distance!

Without hesitation, she directly leaped with all her might towards the exit!

In mid-air, Moss turned her head to look at the black spiders pouring out of the sewer behind her, watching them spread out along the walls of the vertical shaft!

Moss quickly darted her eyes around, taking in everything around her!

White spider silk was everywhere, layer upon layer, covering everything!

Moss was certain that even the fastest falcon could not break through the strength of that spider silk!

She looked up, and a giant cocoon appeared in her eyes, easily over ten meters high!

Around it, threads of flashing light streaked by, surging towards the cocoon along with the spider silk!

Gulp! Gulp! Gulp!

A sound like a heartbeat reached Moss's ears. She saw the cocoon actually beating like a heart!

"It's like an alien creature…"

Moss murmured, her body slowly falling.

Rustle, rustle, rustle—

The surrounding walls were covered in black spiders. They spotted Moss and immediately swarmed towards her as if driven mad!

Faced with this situation, Moss suddenly grinned!

"Not hatched yet? Do you need my nutrients?"

Crunch!

A Magic Core appeared in Moss's mouth, and she bit down hard!

Flame!

In the pitch-black space, a searing white light instantly flashed!

"If you can get it, come and take it!"

Flame Entanglement!

Explosive Flame!

Moss's eyes, glowing red, snapped open, and flames spilled from her mouth!

"You guys want to dance too?"

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BOOM—!!!!

Scorching flames dyed everything red!