Andrew felt his vitality recovering and said devoutly, "This is the power the Lord has bestowed upon me. Evil will surely be punished!"
He slapped down.
[-243]
A system notification appeared.
[Andrew dealt damage to the Cave Spider. The "Wild Mark" skill has taken effect.]
A Bear Claw symbol appeared above the Cave Spider's head, and its defense dropped sharply.
Then Asam and Frost Wolf attacked the Cave Spider's massive body.
[-152]
[-78]
These two damage numbers were dealt by Asam and Frost Wolf.
Although Asam's attack power was very strong,
the Cave Spider's formidable defense still reduced the damage it took by quite a bit.
Just then,
Sarah also crept over.
She swung the Phantom Shadow Blades in her hand and slashed down.
[-572]
A terrifying damage number appeared.
"Hiss!"
The Cave Spider's body suddenly contracted, as if it had suffered a severe blow.
Although the Cave Spider's defense was astonishing, Sarah's attack was even stronger.
The four powerful summoned creatures began surrounding the Cave Spider and attacking it.
From behind them, Cao Xing gave his orders. "Andrew, your main objective is to tank this spider's damage."
"Asam, if Andrew's health drops below half, take over for him."
"Sarah, Winter, attack with everything you've got!"
At Cao Xing's command, they attacked the Cave Spider in an orderly fashion.
[-1124!]
[-246]
[-172]
[-84]
A flurry of damage numbers floated up.
Seeing the battle gradually fall into a rhythm, Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he began checking the spider monster's attributes.
[Cave Spider: Level 20]
[Race: Insect]
[Rank: Tier Two Elite Creature]
[Health: 6614/10255]
[Attack: 513~545]
[Attributes: Strength 312, Agility 287, Spirit 334, Constitution 357]
[Skills: Powerful Spiderweb (Spits out a powerful spiderweb that immobilizes enemies. If an enemy's strength is insufficient, they will be trapped permanently.)
Egg Laying (Hatches a large number of Small Spiders on the spot, between 20 and 50, disrupting enemies.)
Demon Spider Frenzy (When the Cave Spider's health drops below 30%, it will hatch all its Demon Spider Eggs ahead of time and drive all the spiders to attack its enemies.)]
[Talent: Neurotoxin (Attacks inflict one stack of Level 2 Neurotoxin.)]
"What a powerful creature!"
It had over ten thousand health, and its attacks came with poison.
Even more terrifying, once its health dropped below 30%, it could hatch all the spider eggs.
At that moment, Cao Xing realized that all the spider eggs around them were threats.
So Cao Xing ordered, "Asam, take Frost Wolf Winter and leave the battlefield. Clear out the nearby Demon Spider Eggs first."
"Andrew, Sarah, hold off the Cave Spider with everything you've got."
"As you command, my Lord."
Asam withdrew his longsword and charged straight at a nearby small Demon Spider Egg.
"Pfft!"
[-287]
The small Demon Spider Egg burst open, spraying out a mass of green slime, along with five or six Small Spiders.
Just as the system description had said, the Small Spiders were extremely fast. In an instant, they had crawled to Asam's feet.
Asam stayed calm in the face of danger and struck down with his sword again and again.
[-246]
[-235]
[-244]
He almost took out one Lesser Demon Spider with each strike, stabbing them until they burst.
At the same time, Cao Xing kept condensing Frost Power and throwing down one ice ball after another.
Smack!
[-63]
A Small Spider's body burst open, turning into a mass of green slime.
[Successfully killed Lesser Demon Spider lv3. Gained 30 experience.]
"Huh? Killing these Lesser Demon Spiders gives experience too?"
Cao Xing's eyes lit up.
With so many Demon Spider Eggs in this cave, they would give him a considerable amount of experience.
Liu Muxue stood nearby with her shield, on high alert.
Her task was to protect Cao Xing.
"Pfft, pfft, pfft!"
One Demon Spider Egg after another was destroyed by Asam before it could hatch.
As two Tier Two Elite Creatures attacked it, the Cave Spider's health began to drain like water.
The Demon Spider Eggs were also being destroyed one after another by Asam.
Cao Xing followed behind, landing finishing blows as his experience began to rise rapidly.
Meanwhile, as time passed,
the survivors outside also began racing to climb the Level Leaderboard.
The chat channel was abuzz with discussion.
"Brothers, look at the leaderboard! Boss Fang Long has reached level 4 and made it into the top three!"
"Holy crap... That was fast!"
"Isn't this just like Fang Long of the Three Heroes Association? He doesn't make a move until he does, and then he shocks everyone!"
"True, Fang Long definitely has what it takes."
After seeing the discussion in the chat channel, the other survivors also opened the leaderboard to take a look.
[Region 174 Level Leaderboard]
[First place: Cao Xing (Level 4, 32%)]
[Second place: Zhou Bo (Level 4, 25%)]
[Third place: Fang Long (Level 4, 17%)]
[Fourth place...]
Seeing the rankings, the survivors frowned. "Looks like Zhou Bo is about to catch up too. Boss Cao Xing's first-place spot might not be safe much longer."
"Yeah. We saw Boss Cao Xing's experience increase a little today, but compared with Fang Long and Zhou Bo's pace, it's still way behind."
Hearing everyone talk about Fang Long,
the survivors from the Three Heroes Association gloated in the chat channel. "Cao Xing is just some lucky kid. What's he got to brag about?"
"Let me tell you, several of our brothers have already teamed up. We can explore much faster in a group."
"And our boss Fang Long will surpass this Cao Xing in no time."
"Wait two more days, and once the Newbie Protection Period ends, every one of those people who crossed the Three Heroes Association will be made to pay!"
There had originally been some supporters of Cao Xing in the chat channel.
Now, after the Three Heroes Association's threats, none of them dared to speak.
At this moment, a survivor named Fu Jiafeng said, "The Three Heroes Association is certainly strong, but our Heavenly Blade Association is no pushover."
"This time, I can't promise our boss Zhou Bo will take first place, but second is guaranteed."
"That's right. Our boss, Wu Xinghu of Tiger Hall, can easily make the top three too."
The surviving members of the Three Heroes Association also spoke up. "Looks like the top three spots are already decided this time, hahaha!"
Just as they were congratulating themselves on having the top three places all but reserved,
someone in the chat channel suddenly spoke up.
"Look! Big shot Cao Xing's experience bar is moving, and it's moving fast!"
"What?"
Everyone opened the leaderboard.
[Rank 1: Cao Xing (Level 4, 35%)]
It had just been at 32%, and now it had jumped straight to 35%.
What was even more terrifying was that his experience bar was still rising.
Level 4, 36% Level 4, 38% Level 4, 40%
Almost every few seconds, they could see his experience tick up.
"Oh my god! That's fast!"
Seeing this, the survivors from the Three Heroes Association and the Heavenly Blade Association stared in disbelief.
Meanwhile, the battle in the cave was also nearing its end.
The Cave Spider was covered in countless claw marks and deep blade gashes that showed bone.
Cao Xing noticed its health.
[Health: 1203/10255]
Just over a thousand health left!
As Sarah brought her blade down,
[-638]
the Cave Spider's health dropped below 600.
Seeing Sarah about to attack again, Cao Xing hurriedly shouted, "Sarah, stop! Let me do it!"
Sarah stopped, looking confused.
The Cave Spider had thought it was doomed, but then it suddenly saw the two who had been attacking it stop.
It seemed to see a glimmer of hope again!
The Cave Spider bent its eight legs, then sprang upward, apparently preparing to leap into the air.
Sarah was about to attack, but remembering Cao Xing's order, she held back.
Just then, Cao Xing pulled out the [Barrett] without hesitation.
As the Cave Spider leaped into the air, he fired a shot.
Bang!
[-804!]
A huge damage number appeared.
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