When Chen Shouyi stepped back onto the street, the otherworldly giant spider that had been at the far end of the road earlier had vanished without a trace. It had clearly gone somewhere else.
Gunfire and screams rose and fell around him. The place had already descended into chaos. There were evidently plenty of giant insects wreaking havoc nearby, and citizens and soldiers were being injured and killed in droves every moment.
Many figures stood cautiously at the windows of nearby apartment buildings, looking around in alarm.
The disaster had struck so suddenly. A moment ago, everything here had been so quiet, as still as a pool of stagnant water. But the next moment, it was as if they had stepped into a horror movie.
Just then, a familiar hiss made Chen Shouyi's expression change.
Following the sound, he took a few quick strides and darted into the residential complex. A giant spider that had somehow gotten in from somewhere was slowly pacing across the lawn, like a lion patrolling its territory. Its cold compound eyes looked up at the surrounding high-rise apartment buildings.
Perhaps it had seen the terrified figures inside the windows. It walked up to one of the buildings and gently touched the wall with its forelegs. The next moment, several sharp legs plunged into the wall like javelins, and it began climbing up the side of the building step by step.
It didn't climb quickly, but with its body as big as a round table, it was hardly slow.
After only a few strides, it reached the second floor. Through the window, its cold compound eyes greedily surveyed everything inside. Its two forelegs, like the scythes of death, slid slowly across the glass. The thin window couldn't withstand such force. It quickly cracked, emitting a chilling