The two closed in on each other quickly. As they neared, two more arms suddenly sprouted from Charm-Spotted Spider's back.
His four arms transformed into sharp spider claws and came stabbing at Fang Cheng from every direction.
In the narrow sewer, they also blocked off his room to dodge.
Fang Cheng quickly condensed his blood into a shield and held it up in front of him.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The impacts rang deafeningly, one after another, throwing off countless sparks in the darkness.
Charm-Spotted Spider swung his limbs rapidly, leaving a flurry of afterimages as he launched a fierce assault on Fang Cheng.
With its increased proficiency, Steel Blood had grown extremely hard. It held firm under Charm-Spotted Spider's relentless barrage.
Fang Cheng braced against the force coming through the shield. A flood of blood burst from its surface and spread toward Charm-Spotted Spider.
Charm-Spotted Spider had already seen Fang Cheng condense blood into a solid form, so he wasn't about to fall for it. He braced six claws against the wall and shot backward.
Fang Cheng burst out of the blood after him and tossed a grenade.
At the sight of it, Charm-Spotted Spider's face changed. Was this bastard not afraid of collapsing the sewer and burying them both alive?
He curled up, wrapping all six claws around himself as countless strands of webbing sprayed from his rear. In the blink of an eye, he was cocooned in a web.
But what Fang Cheng had thrown wasn't a grenade. It was a flashbang, one he had specifically asked Kanzaki Rin for before the mission.
There was a muffled bang. Blinding light dispelled the sewer's darkness, then quickly faded, leaving it pitch-black again.
Charm-Spotted Spider crawled out of the cocoon to find Fang Cheng had vanished without a trace. There