Spectator of Light

"Retreat immediately... I would love to say that, but we can no longer run."

Tang Wulin glanced at his surroundings and made his judgment with a sense of reluctance.

He truly wanted to take Xie Xie and Gu Yue away from here, but the silk of the Man Faced Demon Spider had already surrounded them. If they wanted to escape now, their only option was to press the emergency button on the back of their hands and leave the Spirit Ascension Platform.

The venom of the Man Faced Demon Spider was nearly impossible to cure, its silk was terrifyingly sticky, and combined with its incredibly sturdy carapace, Tang Wulin could not think of any way to deal with it in the short term.

As the Man Faced Demon Spider used its silk to shrink the perimeter, the space for the three of them to move became smaller and smaller.

Soon, the Man Faced Demon Spider seemed to lose interest in laying more silk, preparing instead to feast on these three delicious humans.

Especially the young girl and the boy who wasn't quite as fast; the aura radiating from them suggested they were even more delicious and nourishing.

The next moment, with a "Puff!" sound, the century-level Man Faced Demon Spider suddenly spun its body, and a mass of yellow-green light covered the trio.

The yellow-green mass expanded rapidly in the air, transforming into a giant net. At the same time, the Man Faced Demon Spider let out a shriek and lunged toward them.

Gu Yue's eyes turned cold. She raised her hands and unleashed several basic elemental attacks toward the giant spider web, attempting to stop it from descending.

However, the web was extremely tough; even though Gu Yue's attacks hit with precision, they could not stop the massive net from covering them.

Xie Xie was already feeling desperate. His right hand was pressed against the button on the back of his left hand, ready to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform at any moment.

"I didn't expect our luck to be this bad. Are we really going to leave the Spirit Ascension Platform the moment we enter?"

Just then, a purple ring of light appeared from behind them, slicing through the silk surrounding them before cutting the giant web in two, causing it to fall onto the silk on either side.

"It's Lan Kai! He's here to help us!"

Xie Xie jumped up in excitement, nearly triggering his escape button and leaving the Spirit Ascension Platform for no reason.

"No, he will not help you kill this Man Faced Demon Spider. At most, he will help you handle it if you are in danger."

Wu Zhangkong's voice appeared abruptly in their ears, causing Tang Wulin and Xie Xie to freeze.

"Why?!" Xie Xie asked immediately, but the next moment, a strand of Blue Silver Grass wrapped around his waist, and Tang Wulin pulled him to the side.

A split second later, the sharp leg of the Man Faced Demon Spider pierced the spot where Xie Xie had just been standing, leaving him drenched in cold sweat.

"Lan Kai's strength is too great. If you rely only on him, you will never grow."

Wu Zhangkong's icy voice came again, completely shattering the last shred of hope in Xie Xie's heart.

To this, Lan Kai merely shrugged, indicating that he was helpless in the matter.

"Fine then, we have no choice but to fight."

Xie Xie shook his head, his gaze toward the Man Faced Demon Spider turning colder.

Since they had to fight regardless, and with Lan Kai there as a safety net, Xie Xie's courage grew.

"Gu Yue, next time, change the way you hold up the web! Buy me an opening!"

Recalling the data he had read at home regarding the weaknesses of mechs, Xie Xie immediately had a new idea.

The carapace of the Man Faced Demon Spider was incredibly hard, and its theoretical weakness was only the underside of its abdomen.

However, under normal circumstances, that weakness on its abdomen was difficult for other soul beasts or soul masters to strike.

At the very least, Xie Xie didn't think a single sliding strike would be enough to cause sufficient damage to the abdomen—perhaps Tang Wulin's Golden Dragon Claw could?

But that would require the cooperation of the others to pull off.

However, if it were the joints between its limbs, those areas would indeed be more fragile than the rest, serving as a backup target.

Moreover, for some reason, after seeing Lan Kai, a new combat instinct emerged in Xie Xie's mind:

Forget everything else, just dismantle those spider legs first!

"Alright." Gu Yue nodded.

After the previous exchange, she realized that her earlier method of counterattacking was simply thankless effort.

The toughness of the Man Faced Demon Spider's web had indeed exceeded her expectations.

"Tch, how inconvenient. If only I could call upon more power like Lan Kai."

Seeing that the Man Faced Demon Spider had lost Lan Kai as a target and was firing another web at them, Gu Yue sighed. A thick stone pillar rose from the ground, soaring upward and forcibly propping up the web the spider had released, preventing it from falling—much like a giant Armstrong Cyclone Jet Armstrong Cannon.

Following this, Xie Xie climbed up the pillar for a distance, then leaped into the air, aiming directly for the back of the Man Faced Demon Spider.

At the same time, Tang Wulin activated his Blue Silver Grass, attempting to bind the Man Faced Demon Spider tightly.

"Good coordination. Gu Yue handles defense, Tang Wulin handles control, and Xie Xie delivers the strongest blow."

"If it were any other soul beast, even a thousand-year soul beast, it wouldn't be impossible to take down."

"But this is a Man Faced Demon Spider..."

Even though the Blue Silver Grass Tang Wulin used to bind the spider had turned golden, it was ultimately snapped apart by the Man Faced Demon Spider.

Immediately, the spider raised its front limbs, aiming directly at Xie Xie, who was still in mid-air.

The trio's seemingly perfect coordination fell apart in an instant.

And it looked as though Xie Xie was about to be impaled by the spider's front leg.

"Don't get in the way, move!"

At that very moment, a resonant voice suddenly echoed, followed by a massive skeletal claw that slammed the Man Faced Demon Spider back onto the ground.

"Dark Demon Dragon? It's Zhang Yangzi and Wang Jinxi!"

Though Xie Xie looked rather disheveled after being knocked into a nearby tree, he still managed a smile.

The timely arrival of his two classmates at such a critical juncture made him feel much more at ease.

Tsk, they haven't even received guidance from Juggler, so why did they feel like Juggler himself had logged in to play for them just now?

Lan Kai, who had already condensed an Ultra Slash in his palm, lowered his right hand once more, unable to help but think to himself.

To be honest, he just wanted to be assigned a combat mission quickly, even if it meant entering the intermediate Spirit Ascension Platform alone.

Continuing to OMO like this was simply not something a Warrior of Light should be doing.

However, faced with the Dark Demon Dragon that had ambushed it, the Man Faced Demon Spider suddenly let out a shrill shriek, then erupted with a surge of immense power, forcefully throwing off the Dark Demon Dragon's skeletal claw.