Cave Spider Nest

Deep in the cave, an evil, powerful presence came rushing toward them!

Cao Xing frowned, then ordered, "Asam, clear the passage."

Asam swung his longsword and hacked directly at the webs.

Pfft!

However, his sharp sword seemed to be chopping into jelly, its force greatly diminished.

It took several strikes to clear the webs.

Cao Xing thought to himself.

Clearly, fire was the best way to deal with these webs.

But in this world, fire was a relatively rare element.

Cao Xing was a Frost Mage, so he couldn't control flames either.

Just then, Sarah spoke up. "My lord, let me clear the way for you."

Cao Xing looked at her. "Go ahead, Sarah. Show us what you can do."

Sarah nodded, her figure flashing as she appeared right in front of the webs.

Then she swung the Phantom Shadow Blades in her hands.

"Swish!"

With one slash, she cut a large gap through the tough webs.

"Swish! Swish, swish!"

After a few more strikes, the passage was clear.

Cao Xing watched from the side, full of admiration.

Sarah had once again shown everyone how powerful her attacks were.

"Keep moving," Cao Xing ordered.

They continued deeper into the mine.

The farther in they went, the darker their surroundings became.

Liu Muxue was practically pressed against Cao Xing.

She had an instinctive fear of deep, dark caves like this.

Cao Xing didn't mind. He let her hold his hand as they continued forward.

The hunters in this area seemed to have noticed that prey had entered the mine.

Rustle...

Rustle...

The sound of crawling came from inside.

"Stay alert!"

Cao Xing's expression immediately turned serious, and everyone readied themselves for battle.

Liu Muxue raised her shield, nervously guarding Cao Xing.

After waiting for a while, no monsters appeared.

But Cao Xing noticed faint flashes of green light ahead.

Cao Xing gave another order. "Sarah, see what's up ahead."

Sarah nodded, then disappeared into the darkness.

A moment later, Sarah reappeared. "My lord, there's a cavern inside. It should be that monster's lair."

Cao Xing nodded, then led everyone inside.

A system notification appeared.

[You have entered a special area: Cave Spider Nest.]

(This is home to a powerful predator. Stay alert, and don't become its nourishment.)

Cao Xing saw that the ceiling of the cavern before them was covered in webs, with large white cocoons hanging upside down over their heads, each wrapped up like a dumpling.

On the ground lay glowing spheres of various sizes, covered in green slime.

The biggest were nearly a meter tall, while even the smallest were over ten centimeters high.

The green light came from these spheres.

Cao Xing looked at them.

[Demon Spider Egg (Small): When broken, 3-8 Level 3 Lesser Demon Spiders will appear.]

(Don't underestimate them just because they're small. Even the little ones are deadly.)

[Demon Spider Egg (Large): When broken, 1-2 Level 15 Greater Demon Spiders will appear.]

(Greater Demon Spiders are big. Be careful not to get swallowed.)

Cao Xing looked around. There were at least dozens of Demon Spider Eggs on the ground in this nest.

"Holy crap! There are so many Demon Spider Eggs. If they all hatch, that means at least dozens of Cave Spiders!"

Cao Xing couldn't help feeling a chill run down his spine.

He was just about to say they should clear out the Demon Spider Eggs first.

Just then, the webs above their heads began to tremble.

"Buzz! Buzzz!"

Cao Xing felt an evil, powerful presence rapidly approaching him.

Under the pressure of this presence, he was like a bug caught in a spiderweb, with no chance to fight back!

Liu Muxue beside him had also gone pale.

This monster gave them a sense of oppression that reached deep into their souls!

The next moment, a terrifying figure over five meters tall, covered from head to toe in hair, filled everyone's vision.

Green slime dripped from beneath its swollen abdomen.

Its eight compound eyes shone with a terrifying light in the darkness, as if they could read every thought of the prey below.

The real deal had appeared!

The instant this giant spider saw the people below, it launched an attack.

It swung its abdomen, shooting out a stream of white webbing.

Its target was none other than the largest of them, Andrew.

The webbing instantly wrapped around Andrew's entire body, and a system notification appeared.

[Your follower "Andrew" was hit by the Cave Spider's "Web" attack and has been immobilized.]

But just then, Andrew roared, and his body rapidly grew larger!

"Wicked creature, let nature bring you to justice!"

Without hesitation, he entered [Giant Bear Form].

A giant white bear appeared. Andrew then violently tore apart the webs around him and broke free by force.

"Knock it down!"

Cao Xing suppressed the fear rising in his heart and gave the order.

"Roar!"

Andrew, now transformed into a giant bear, leapt into the air and lunged fiercely at the Cave Spider.

However, the giant spider knew where its advantage lay.

It quickly retreated, making Andrew's swipe miss.

Rrrip!

Andrew's claws tore through a large swath of webbing.

And just then,

a cold glint silently flew out from the dark shadows.

Whoosh!

"Pfft!"

Sarah's [Hindering Dagger] struck the Cave Spider.

[-643]

A huge damage number appeared.

"Hiss! Hiss!"

The Cave Spider convulsed in pain.

At the same time,

three Ice Spikes shot out together.

Cao Xing had launched an attack too.

"Whoosh! Whoosh, whoosh!"

All the Ice Spikes hit.

[-17]

[-15]

[-17]

Three tiny damage numbers appeared.

However, damage wasn't the main thing.

The main thing was that one of the ice spikes had triggered the freeze effect.

The Cave Spider's massive body was instantly covered in frost.

Its body stiffened, and it fell from above like a kite with its string cut.

Thud!

Cao Xing was delighted. "The Ice Spike skill is so useful!"

"Each ice spike has a 30% chance to freeze. If they all hit, there's a high chance of briefly controlling the enemy."

By then, the Cave Spider that had fallen from the sky had lost its ranged advantage.

Cao Xing ordered, "Attack! Surround and kill it!"

Andrew, Asam, and Frost Wolf Winter all charged over.

Roar!!!

"Accept the judgment of the Frost Wolf Knight!"

The Cave Spider had now recovered from its brief frozen state.

It wanted to climb back into the sky.

However, the three tall creatures had already surrounded it, leaving it no chance to escape.

The Cave Spider had no choice but to fight them head-on.

It sprang forward on its legs and bit at Andrew.

Thwack!

A damage number appeared above Andrew's head.

[-304]

[-8]

[-8]

In Giant Bear Form, Andrew's stats had increased greatly, and his health was close to eight thousand.

On top of that, Cao Xing had added two armor effects to him. He was practically a walking tank!

However, the Cave Spider's bite had not only dealt over three hundred damage, but also inflicted poison.

That showed just how terrifying this spider's attack power was.

But the next second,

green numbers reading [+10, +10] appeared above Andrew's head.