Tang Miao: You're Too Weak
With Tang Miao leading the way, the group safely passed through the rocky passage. What lay before the Mailong Mercenary Group was a narrow, long crevice, barely wide enough for two or three people to walk side by side, making the group's movement space extremely cramped.
Unfortunately, the two walls of the crevice were very high. Looking up, one would find that the Desert Bone-Eating Spider were already lying on the rock walls, practically lined up, waiting for them to walk right into their trap.
"Hiss hiss hiss~~~!!"
The Desert Bone-Eating Spider swarmed down relentlessly, raining down a terrifying swarm of spiders. This was no longer a matter of someone clearing a path for passage; any mage who entered this long crevice would be attacked.
Tang Miao looked behind him, then looked at Apas and said, "Protect Ling Ling."
In their group, only Ling Ling was a weakling who couldn't even kill a chicken; the others all possessed the ability to protect themselves.
As for the Mailong Mercenary Group further back, they could only leave it to fate.
After all, with so many people, it's unrealistic for Tang Miao to keep attacking from here indefinitely, especially since there's still a long way to go.
"Did you hear that, little thing? Without my protection, you'd probably just be the dung in these spiders' bellies."
Although Apas always liked to argue with Ling Ling, she still kept her by her side at this moment.
"You're the little brat, who wants your protection, hmph~"
Ling Ling immediately became dissatisfied upon hearing how Apas addressed her.
Apas didn't argue with her anymore; instead, she pulled her along and followed Tang Miao's steps.
Just because of the overwhelming power emanating from Apas's bloodline, these spiders had absolutely no intention of attacking them.
As for Ai Jiangtu and the others, dealing with this minor trouble was no problem for them.
Most importantly, Tang Miao was not far in front of them. Even if there were creatures hidden in the stone wall, it was impossible for them to come out and block their way immediately after he passed by.
The destructive flames were almost continuous. Although these Desert Bone-Eating Spider hunted frantically, they chose to temporarily avoid the onslaught of these killing gods.
As Tang Miao and his group moved in, the Mailong Mercenary Group rushed in as well. However, it was clear that in this disadvantageous terrain, they did not have the strength of the National Team. Even their elite members were only ordinary elites among Hunter Mage of the same rank.
In dealing with the current situation, casualties are naturally inevitable...
"Don't just focus on what's above you, watch out for those cracks in the rocks on either side!" the captain of the Fifth Squad shouted a warning.
Although Tang Miao didn't encounter many obstacles along the way, the places where they hid were all burned away by Tang Miao's blazing flames.
With the cave entrance now exposed, no longer a hidden danger, casualties for the Mellon Legion would naturally decrease.
After all, there were so many of them, each commanded by their respective squad captains; while there were casualties, they weren't numerous...
The journey was relatively smooth, and their Ninth Squad was nearing the end of Pinggu Valley. However, at the same time, screams suddenly erupted from behind them, and they heard the division commander Gavin, roar angrily, "How did your Ninth Squad clear the way? There are so many Desert Bone-Eating Spider along the way!"
"Underground! It's underground too!!!"
"Aaaaaah!!!"
At that moment, someone suddenly shouted...
"What's going on? We clearly walked through those places and they didn't attack us. Why are those mercenaries all suffering?" Zhao Manyan asked, turning around in confusion.
They were clearly clearing a path. Although they couldn't eliminate all the enemies inside the walls, with proper precautions, the casualties shouldn't have been so high, right?
Moreover, the mercenaries followed the path they had taken, yet the Desert Bone-Eating Spider let them pass.
"Because they are too weak, and because we are too strong, the Demon Beast aren't stupid either; they know to target the weak."
Tang Miao kept a certain distance from them while clearing a path because his presence terrified the little spiders.
If I run too far, these spiders will probably pop up from the ground and attack me immediately.
Even knowing that their feet were surrounded by incredibly dangerous spider claws, the members of the Mailong Mercenary Group still pressed forward. Many mercenaries were so fierce that they would rather have their legs amputated than be dragged underground by these Desert Bone-Eating Spider.
Fortunately, after another long run, the long, reversed slope finally came into view.
The reverse slope resembles a wide cliffside walkway, gently ascending along a steep and majestic cliff face, directly opposite the rift valley below...
Everyone climbed up the reverse slope. The Desert Bone-Eating Spider seemed to know their intentions and had already covered the reverse slope. The reverse slope, which stretched into the air, had countless spiders hanging upside down on its back, looking from a distance like a string of camel-colored, ferocious agates!
"They're trying to trap us at the bottom of the slope," Captain Tomi said angrily.
"We have no choice but to fight our way up." Kuma snorted coldly and was about to make his move.
"Get out of my way!"
These words startled Kuma and the others who were about to charge forward...
They immediately turned around angrily, but when they saw Tang Miao walking over, their anger subsided...
Actually, the regimental commander was already itching to curse. Regardless of the reason, Tang Miao and his men, who were clearing the way, hadn't done a very good job...
But his fists weren't as strong as the other man's, so even though he was annoyed, he just gave a cold "humph."
"Your Excellency, didn't you say there was Mudstone Flow behind us? Why are you stopping us from attacking now?" Kuma asked, suppressing his displeasure and puzzled.
"We just cleared the way for you, do you think we didn't do enough?" Tang Miao asked, turning back after walking to the front.
"Uh..." Kuma paused, unsure how to continue the conversation.
The regimental commander then said with a hint of sarcasm, "We all know Your Excellency are powerful, but as the vanguard, are you only thinking of yourselves? Do you even consider us a team?"
"That just means you're too weak." The moment Tang Miao finished speaking, a powerful dark force suddenly erupted from his body.
The troupe leader, who was about to say something, was also stunned into silence by the overwhelming Dark Energy...
"Shadow Assassination - Void Dark Execution Ground!"
As the dark energy slowly transformed into constellations, a black Star Palace emerged before them. The moment the Star Palace appeared, the countless Desert Bone-Eating Spider that had been trying to block their advance were instantly frozen in place, unable to move an inch...