Rare Monster, Golden Silk Demon Spider

"Well done."

Liu Qingling nodded at Xu Ai with satisfaction.

Around them lay the mangled remains of over a dozen pig-like monsters.

"It was all thanks to Sister Ye Yu's excellent command."

Xu Ai smiled. This was her first time coordinating with them, and it had gone quite smoothly; they had harvested the entire pack of One-horned Wild Boar in no time.

Ye Yu nodded and then said:

"Alright, save the praise for later. Qin Yi and Jun Xia, keep watch. Everyone else, hurry up and process these materials, then we leave immediately."

"Understood."

Yu Fei smiled and pulled out her skinning dagger, beginning to harvest the valuable parts from the One-horned Wild Boar.

Xu Ai, possessing the experience from Hen Ren, worked very quickly. Before long, everyone had finished processing the materials and they moved to a new location.

Ye Yu checked the time.

"It's nine o'clock at night; we need to pick up the pace."

They were traveling along the highway, and their current location was still quite desolate and open, making it unsuitable as a resting spot.

The group quickened their pace. They encountered a few more monsters on the road, but Xu Ai dispatched them with 'practice makes perfect' efficiency, wasting no time at all.

Fortunately, the military district was close to the city, and after speeding up, Xu Ai and the others soon reached a residential area.

The residential complex was 30 stories high, standing out like a crane among chickens compared to the surrounding buildings.

"This is the resting spot we used to frequent most often. Be careful when entering, especially around corners and blind spots."

Liu Qingling said, her words naturally directed at Xu Ai.

As they climbed the stairs, Qin Yi led the way with her shield raised. In the middle were Jun Xia, Yu Fei, Xu Ai, and Gu Zizhen, while Ye Yu and Liu Qingling brought up the rear.

Suddenly, a One-horned Wild Boar silently charged out of a doorway into the stairwell, slamming hard into Qin Yi.

Qin Yi took a half-step back with her right foot, skillfully swung her shield from bottom to top to flip the One-horned Wild Boar over, then plunged her blade into its neck while a throwing knife simultaneously buried itself deep into its eye.

The One-horned Wild Boar twitched once and then went still.

"Let's get upstairs quickly."

Qin Yi pushed the One-horned Wild Boar aside and then sprinted up the stairs.

The sound of the boar hitting the ground was indeed very loud in the silence of the deep night and would certainly attract more monsters; one had to remember that monsters also preyed on each other.

The group soon reached the 20th floor, found a room with a relatively intact door, and entered, marking it as their resting spot for the night.

"Let's rest for a bit."

Liu Qingling pulled up a chair and sat by the windowsill, looking outside.

As the deep night descended, nocturnal creatures began to emerge, such as feline monsters, rodent monsters, and even monsters evolved from bats and owls, all of which were extremely dangerous.

"Hmm?"

Ye Yu, who was watching the window from the other side, suddenly let out a soft sound of surprise.

"Sister Ye Yu, what's wrong?"

Xu Ai was resting not far from Ye Yu and couldn't help but ask upon hearing her exclamation.

Ye Yu didn't answer Xu Ai's question, but instead looked at Liu Qingling and said softly.

"Captain, come over here quickly. There's a Golden Silk Demon Spider."

"What!?"

Liu Qingling jolted, quickly walking over to look down. Below, a golden spider about three or four zhang in size was clutching a web-bound monster and feeding.

"A Beast General level, likely between low and mid-tier."

The others gathered around one after another, quietly peering at the spider monster.

"What luck! We actually ran into a spider monster!"

Xu Ai didn't know much about monsters, but she could tell from the surprised expressions of her sisters that this spider monster was valuable.

"It's normal that you don't know, Xiao Ai. After all, these monsters are truly rare, and there was no need for the school to cover them."

Seeing Xu Ai's confused expression, Yu Fei explained:

"The Great Nirvana didn't just affect animals; it affected insects too. But compared to animals, the impact on insects wasn't enough to cause major environmental shifts. Most just grew a bit larger—for example, a 1-millimeter ant might grow to 2 or 3 millimeters. There wasn't much change, and insecticide still works on them."

"However, not all insects are like that. Some excessively mutated insects grew to be no different from large animals, or even more exaggerated, like this spider..."

"Sister Fei, spiders aren't insects..." Xu Ai suddenly interrupted.

"I know, but it's just a habit."

Yu Fei glared at Xu Ai, then rolled her eyes at the sisters who were giggling.

"This spider is a mutation of the original Golden Silk Spider. It's named the Golden Silk Demon Spider and is an extremely rare monster. Furthermore, its body is full of treasures; its spinnerets, poison sacs, fangs, and spider legs are all precious materials. A mid-tier Beast General level one is worth as much as a high-tier Lord monster."

Liu Qingling added.

"But conversely, it is also very difficult to deal with. The Golden Silk Demon Spider possesses terrifying combat intuition. Spider-sense? I think that's what it's called, but regardless, it can always stay one step ahead to evade attacks.

At the same time, its spider claws and fangs are highly venomous, and it can spit out adhesive spider silk to hinder its opponent's movements.

Furthermore, it is extremely agile, moving at high speeds whether it is pursuing or fleeing. A War General Level Golden Silk Demon Spider may not be able to defeat a Lord Level monster, but its hunting difficulty surpasses that of the vast majority of Lord Level monsters."

Liu Qingling was quite hesitant, unsure whether they should make a move, as the Golden Silk Demon Spider below was, after all, at the War General Level.

"Sisters, should we do it?"

Ye Yu asked for everyone's opinion. The hunting difficulty of this Golden Silk Demon Spider was comparable to a Lord Level monster, and the strongest among them, Liu Qingling and herself, were only approaching the War God Level.

"Of course we should do it. It's not every day we encounter such a rare monster."

Yu Fei put away her sniper rifle and took out her heavy machine gun. Facing such a spider that was good at dodging and weaving, aiming was useless; only suppressing fire would be effective.

The others were naturally very interested in this spider as well and expressed their agreement one after another.

It wasn't that they couldn't beat it; it was just a matter of whether they could catch it!

Xu Ai was naturally even less likely to refuse.

This was truly her first time encountering this type of monster. One had to know that in the original work, the number of monsters that appeared was not large, and most were common animals.

"Alright, Qingling, you take the vanguard. Xiao Fei and Xiao Ai, come with me. Qin Yi, you, Xiao Xia, and Xiao Zhen, flank it from the back. I will go to the rooftop alone to observe and coordinate the overall situation, while also guarding against it climbing the wall to escape. Xiao Zhen and Xiao Ai, you two protect Xiao Fei and Xiao Xia."

After Ye Yu arranged the tasks, Liu Qingling led the group to quickly descend the stairs from another corridor, while Ye Yu detached from the team and ran straight to the top floor.

Once the group reached the first floor, Qin Yi, Jun Xia, and Gu Zizhen detached from the team and circled around from the other side, while Liu Qingling took Xu Ai and Yu Fei to block the Golden Silk Demon Spider head-on.

When Xu Ai and the others were about to reach the position of the Golden Silk Demon Spider, it seemed to sense something, stopped its feeding, and looked over.

"Attack!"

Liu Qingling brandished her Willow Leaf Blade and charged forward rapidly.

The Golden Silk Demon Spider looked over indifferently, its two front claws swiping fiercely toward Liu Qingling.

At the same time, Qin Yi and the others on the other side of the street were also in position, raising their shields to attack the Golden Silk Demon Spider.

The Golden Silk Demon Spider seemed to sense this, sweeping one of its hind legs backward to lash out at Qin Yi.

Facing the counterattack, Liu Qingling tilted her body slightly, dodging it with ease, while Qin Yi raised her shield to take the blow head-on.

Although the Golden Silk Demon Spider's hunting difficulty was comparable to a Lord Level monster, that only meant it had strong survival capabilities; it did not mean it was actually a Lord Level monster. This swipe could not shake Qin Yi at all.

Yu Fei raised her heavy machine gun, using her War General Level strength to easily aim the muzzle at the Golden Silk Demon Spider's head before pulling the trigger.

The heavy machine gun, equipped with a special silencer, did not make a sound, but the Golden Silk Demon Spider could still sense the danger even without looking, quickly using its claws to block the bullets.

Bullets capable of piercing the defense of a mid-level War General monster couldn't even scratch its claws!

Meanwhile, Jun Xia's throwing knives also rained down on the Golden Silk Demon Spider's abdomen, forcing it to divert another claw to deal with the assault.

Under such fierce attacks, the Golden Silk Demon Spider grew impatient, emitting a shrill screech before its tail began to spit out webs, firing white... at the group of young women.

Xu Ai and Gu Zizhen stepped forward; Xu Ai sliced a web in two with her sword, while Gu Zizhen deflected hers, causing it to land to the side.

The sticky webs landed on the ground. Qin Yi was fine as she could take the hits, but Liu Qingling, who could only dodge, was in a bit of trouble—she had to evade the spider's attacks while also being careful not to step on the scattered webs.

Jun Xia looked at the webs on the ground, feeling annoyed. Several throwing knives continuously pursued the Golden Silk Demon Spider's spinnerets, causing it to lash its hind legs even more frantically.

With everyone working together, there were no results for a while, and the Golden Silk Demon Spider finally realized it couldn't take down these prey, eventually showing signs of wanting to retreat.

With this thought in mind, the Golden Silk Demon Spider spat out a large amount of silk, which landed irregularly on the ground and walls.

"Everyone, watch out! It's trying to escape!"

Liu Qingling's eyes narrowed as she accelerated her offensive, and Qin Yi also charged toward the Golden Silk Demon Spider with her shield raised.

"Hiss!!!"

The Golden Silk Demon Spider let out a shrill hiss, two of its claws lashing out forcefully at Liu Qingling and Qin Yi, while the other two quickly swatted away Jun Xia's throwing knives.

Taking advantage of this opening, the Golden Silk Demon Spider pushed off with its four long legs, leaped onto the wall of a tall building, and began to climb upward rapidly.

"Oh no!"

Yu Fei fired her machine gun, but it was to no avail.

The nearby walls were already covered in sticky spider webs, making it impossible for Xu Ai and the others to pursue.

Only Yu Fei's machine gun and Jun Xia's throwing knives continued to pursue the Golden Silk Demon Spider.

"Xiao Yu, keep your eyes on it! We're going up from the building next door."

"I've just run into it!"

That was what she said, but in reality, Ye Yu had observed the Golden Silk Demon Spider's intention to escape, so she jumped directly from the roof of the 30-story building, using window ledges and air conditioning racks to gain momentum as she descended rapidly, finally meeting the climbing Golden Silk Demon Spider with a single blade strike.

The Golden Silk Demon Spider was naturally not so easily taken down. After blocking Ye Yu's blade, it didn't linger, firing a glob of white, sticky substance at her before leaping away with its eight long legs, fleeing into the distance...