Solo Kill Demon Spider

Huang Dongshi led everyone out, leaving Cheng Xiaoyu alone in the cave. He said with fierce eyes, "Bowen, block the cave entrance."

Bowen, the Fire Element Mage, grinned ferociously. He raised a ball of flame in his hand and threw it towards the cave behind them.

"Boom!"

An explosion sounded, causing the cave to tremble. After the black smoke slowly dispersed, they saw that the entrance was blocked by huge stones.

Cheng Xiaoyu watched everything silently, his face expressionless, but a sharpness flashed in his eyes. He recalled what Captain Wang Dakun had said before.

[Sometimes you'll encounter scummy people. Being a Hunter Magician is a dangerous job, and accidents are common, aren't they?]

[But even if an accident really happens, the outside world won't know. So sometimes the crime rate is relatively high.]

[After all, there are no surveillance cameras outside the Safe Zone. If everyone is killed, there will be no witnesses.]

[They'll use the weak as bait to lure enemies, or abandon others and run away themselves... Xiaoyu, whether you're still in our team or not in the future, you must be careful of these people!]

Captain, now that I've left the team, I see it's raining everywhere outside...

Cheng Xiaoyu sighed. He had actually considered leaving midway, but he was afraid of accidents, especially since they had the numbers.

Besides, if there really was Agate Stone, wouldn't he want to keep it for himself?

However, the most important thing right now was...

He looked up at the giant cocoon above. The terrifying spider's eyes had lit up. Its contracting, sharp spider legs slowly unfurled, pulling on spider silk as it leisurely descended to the ground.

Pairs of scarlet spider eyes reflected the small Cheng Xiaoyu. It glared angrily at the human who had disturbed its sleep and let out a sharp hiss.

The wind howled, blowing Cheng Xiaoyu's hair and clothes. He frowned slightly, covering his nose and mouth with disgust.

"And bad breath..."

He reached into his [Item Inventory] and took out his short blade. This Demon Spider's strength should be greater than the BOSS in the [Beginner Limited-Time Dungeon] last time. And the [Paralysis] and [Bleeding] effects were the keys to his victory!

Immediately, Cheng Xiaoyu charged at the Demon Spider, swinging his short sword at a spider leg.

"Clang!"

A spark flew out. The sharp short blade couldn't harm the spider leg at all, only leaving a faint scratch on its surface with no effect.

Seeing another sharp spider leg stab towards him, Cheng Xiaoyu dodged immediately, constantly weaving beneath its body and attacking the Demon Spider from time to time.

Although the scarlet Agate Stone illuminated the dim mine, there was still some space where he could use Shadow Evasion to nimbly dodge the attacks.

No, I must find the Demon Spider's weak spot... there it is!

Cheng Xiaoyu looked at the Demon Spider's many eyes and charged forward instantly. But who knew it would spit out a mouthful of yellow-green saliva.

Seeing this, his expression changed, and he hurriedly dodged to the side.

The yellow-green saliva landed on the ground, immediately creating a patch of pitted earth, emitting wisps of poisonous gas.

"Strong acid... it even had this trick up its sleeve!"

A tough outer shell, plus strong acid, this guy is more difficult to deal with than I imagined!

No, I have to go for the direct approach, shorten the distance between us...

[Skill: Sprint]

Use this move to charge over in one go!

Activating his newly acquired skill, Cheng Xiaoyu charged forward at a terrifying speed. In the blink of an eye, he was in front of the Demon Spider and thrust his short blade into its eyeball.

[Effect Activated: Paralysis]

[Effect Activated: Bleeding]

The Demon Spider let out a roar, enduring the pain in its eye, and swept its sharp spider leg towards Cheng Xiaoyu.

Cheng Xiaoyu's pupils contracted. He quickly pulled out his short blade and blocked in front of him, resisting part of the spider leg's force, but he was still sent flying towards the wall.

A moment before he smashed into it, he skillfully used Shadow Evasion, thus avoiding injury.

Seeing the Demon Spider's eye continuously flowing with dark green blood, and its movements showing slight stiffness, he understood that Paralysis and Bleeding had taken effect.

Strike while the iron is hot, Cheng Xiaoyu didn't want to give the Demon Spider a chance to counterattack. He used Sprint again to get close, jumped onto the Demon Spider's furious face, and repeatedly stabbed his short blade into its eyeballs, one stab wasn't enough, so he did it again.

Paralysis and Bleeding effects kept popping up. Under the boost of both effects, the Demon Spider finally couldn't bear it anymore and slowly fell backward onto the ground, motionless.

Cheng Xiaoyu landed lightly on the ground and immediately looked up at a cave above. Huang Dongshi's Hunter Team was standing there, looking down at him, their faces filled with shock.

This kid actually solo-killed this Demon Spider... Was it because of that Demon-Slaying Tool?

Huang Dongshi looked at the Demon-Slaying Tool in Cheng Xiaoyu's hand. The shock on his face disappeared, replaced by a flicker of greed.

"Kid, I'll give you two choices now. Either hand over the Demon-Slaying Tool willingly, and I might spare your life, or... I'll kill you myself and take the Demon-Slaying Tool."

The group approached Cheng Xiaoyu. Huang Dongshi's expression was very calm, as if he didn't think there was anything wrong with what he said. The team members behind him also stared furiously at Cheng Xiaoyu.

Cheng Xiaoyu warily watched the few people slowly approach. But at this moment, a notification popped up from the System, causing his pupils to contract.

[Notification]

[Emergency Mission Triggered: Eliminate Enemies 0/6]

Emergency Mission...Kill the enemy...What is going on?!

"Kid, stop looking around!"

Seeing Cheng Xiaoyu spacing out, the Fire Element Mage named Bowen grew annoyed. A ball of flame ignited in his hand and was hurled fiercely at Cheng Xiaoyu.

Seeing this, Cheng Xiaoyu reacted, but he was still blasted into the stone wall by the explosion.

Crushed stones pressed down on him. He lay in the sunken stone wall, his eyes vacant as he looked up at the sky, murmuring to himself.

How could I forget, this is the most lawless place in the world, a place full of violence, deception, and betrayal. How could I...

So that's it, I've become numb...

Carelessness, arrogance, illusion...

I must become stronger!

Cheng Xiaoyu's fingers twitched as he pushed aside the crushed stones pinning him down. He propped himself against the stone wall and slowly stood up.

"Hey, he's still alive."

Hearing someone's surprised voice, he reached up and wiped the blood from his face. His drooping bangs covered half his face, hiding his expression in shadow as he slowly moved his legs forward.

"Hey, Bowen, don't hold back."

"Tch, who knew this kid could survive, maybe he's a cockroach."

The mocking voices of several people reached his ears. Cheng Xiaoyu walked towards them with his head down, murmuring.

"How could I forget, the weak lose everything. Outside Safe Zone is that kind of place..."

Hearing this, Huang Dongshi grinned, his eyes full of sarcasm.

"Kid, you understand quite well, don't you."

"Then that means... you're also mentally prepared, right?"

"What?"

"Hey, hey, brat, what are you talking about?"

"I'm asking you hunters..."

Cheng Xiaoyu stood before them, slowly raising his head to look at them. A hint of killing intent flickered in his eyes, and wisps of deathly aura permeated his body.

"Are you mentally prepared to be killed?"