Behind-the-Scenes Demon

"It's underground?"

Lin Yu felt as if he had gained a transcendent, third-person perspective at this moment, just like having God's Perspective or spectator mode in Game.

However, this perspective cannot be completely manipulated freely; rather, it is directed in a certain direction—after all, this perspective is meant to provide Lin Yu with "answers and the Truth."

Soon, after passing through a long stretch of rock layers, Lin Yu felt his perspective shift to the depths of the underground.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared before their eyes—there was a hollow space underground!

Light flickered within the cavity, and the source of the light was...

"Magma?"

Lin Yu looked at the winding lava River with some surprise.

Beside this lava River, deep underground, lie many dilapidated human structures, shrouded in shadow, yet one can still vaguely discern that they were once a thriving human settlement.

Lin Yu realized that at this moment, it was as if he had unlocked control of the perspective.

Confined to this underground space, he can freely move his perspective.

Lin Yu manipulated the camera to swirl around, like a ghost wandering through the ancient town.

The stone-paved Street were covered with a thick layer of dust, and the stone slabs were cracked like spider webs, revealing the sand and soil underneath.

The houses with their blue bricks and gray tiles have long been eroded by time, with many walls and roofs collapsed.

The wooden door frames and window frames of the house had long since rotted away, leaving only dilapidated frameworks.

As his consciousness swept across the houses, from one end of the town to the other, Lin Yu unsurprisingly saw an ancient stone tablet standing there, inscribed with the words "Willow Town".

"Sure enough, this abandoned town is Willow Town!"

Lin Yu had found the answer in his heart.

But he didn't forget that the answer he wanted to know wasn't the location of "Willow Town," but the mastermind behind everything.

As for who the mastermind behind this was, Lin Yu had a vague guess in his mind.

Lin Yu used his mind to zoom out the view, and then... the scene he expected came into view.

Even though it was a scene Lin Yu had expected, seeing it in person still sent shivers down his spine!

The thing that looms above this abandoned Willow Town, casting a large shadow over it from the underground cave walls... is the "mastermind" Lin Yu Willow Town looking for.

It was a terrifying, enormous, gigantic Yaomo that lurked within the cave.

This is its lair, and the entire Willow Town is like its toy!

And what's worse is...

Seemingly sensing its gaze, the terrifying being opened its eyes.

Crimson eyes lit up—even though Lin Yu seemed to have no physical form at this moment, they still seemed to be staring at Lin Yu.

Through the mysterious power, Lin Yu felt his soul meet the gaze of this terrifying being!

"Click..."

A terrifying, faint sound rang out, sending chills down Lin Yu's spine.

"Swish, swish, swish!"

In the shadows within the cave, unlit by the lava, more and more bright red eyes began to light up!

"Boss, stop looking!"

Just as Lin Yu's will was about to be devoured, Old Zheng's ability to directly affect the mind interrupted Lin Yu's power.

The moment Lin Yu regained consciousness, a tremendous sense of dizziness filled his mind.

But putting aside the physical discomfort, the final scene had a more severe psychological impact on Lin Yu —even the usually Leng Jing man broke out in a cold sweat.

What did you see?

Li Nian asked anxiously.

She rarely saw Lin Yu with such an expression, and naturally, she couldn't help but feel nervous.

Lin Yu struggled to overcome his dizziness, recalling the last thing he saw...

Bathed in the crimson light of the lava, what shone through were pale, thread-like strands spreading in all directions; a massive, bloated creature, as large as a mountain, covered in thick black Shell, with eight long, thin legs...

"Spider."

Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.

"Deep beneath our feet lies a massive cave, and inside dwells a spider as large as a mountain!"

He finally realized what had always felt was the most out of place in the mountains.

Mosquitoes are extremely rare in such high temperatures as Fire Hell, but why are there Spider Silk and webs everywhere?!

Moreover, every time someone goes missing, there are always Spider Silk left behind.

It now appears that the reason was because beneath their feet, directly below Double Saw Mountain, lay a spider as large as the entire mountain!

This confirms Lin Yu's conjecture that this guy could influence areas beyond Double Saw Mountain.

Because spiders spin webs!

Upon hearing Lin Yu's words, Fei Dao turned pale. "What, a spider?!"

Lin Yu looked at the Fei Dao: "Do you know the origin of this spider?"

"No, I'm just terrified of spiders... to be precise, I'm afraid of all insects."

"Let me correct you, spiders are not insects. They belong to the class Arachnida in the phylum Arthropoda, which is the same as the class Insecta in the phylum Arthropoda," Lin Yu calmly Righteous Path. "And they eat insects."

Fei Dao was somewhat exasperated. "Thank you for the explanation, but is this the time to talk about this?"

"I'm actually not that afraid of spiders, but only if they're not as big as mountains," Li Nian complained. "The culprit behind all this is a spider Yaomo as big as a mountain. How are we going to deal with it?"

"I don't know either, but we'd better start running—start getting up slowly now, and be careful."

Lin Yu's dizziness had mostly subsided, and he stood up and spoke.

"What? Didn't you just say we didn't need to run?" Li Nian, somewhat surprised. "We still have to deal with it, right?"

"Yes, that thing is hovering above 'Willow Town'," Lin Yu said, then paused and added, "But... the problem is, as I just said, it's right below us."

"Those bodyguards and Player have all disappeared. Have you noticed?"

As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian noticed that all the Native and Player had disappeared—the entire Daoist temple was now filled with seemingly old, but actually newly appeared, pale Spider Silk.

The Spider Silk swayed everywhere, seemingly blown by the wind, but in reality... the swaying was like tentacles, rhythmic and with an active, probing intent.

Spiders naturally determine the location and orientation of their prey by detecting vibrations transmitted back through their Spider Silk.

This scene terrified Li Nian, sending chills down her spine.

"When did this happen?!"

"It must have been just now."

Lin Yu walked steadily and unhurriedly towards the door.

Li Nian grabbed the Fei Dao and quickly followed.

"I just used my ability to spy on it, which has disturbed it—it was sleeping, but now it has awakened."

Old Zheng's voice rang out at just the right moment. "Boss, it's found you!"

Upon hearing Old Zheng's voice, Lin Yu no longer hesitated.

"Run!"

"We've been exposed—run at full speed!"