April watched Leo's retreating figure without saying a word, then led the rest of the squad towards the ground.
As a recipient of the Third-Class Wizard Medal, Leo is not subject to her command. Once Leo makes a decision, she has no right to change it, and Leo can even seize command at crucial moments.
Now was not the time to hesitate, so when Leo said to cover the rear, April did not hesitate at all. She led the others to survive, and that was how she completed her command mission.
Alice glanced at Leo's retreating figure. She knew where Leo had gone, but she said nothing. Every wizard is responsible for their own actions.
Leo, who turned around to cover the rear, had only walked a few meters when he saw the army of Eyeless Spider charging towards him.
"Stop them," Leo ordered Benji.
"Clear."
Benji unfurled its three tails, revealing its true form. A level-three aura erupted, and with a mere flick of its wrist, the dozens of Eyeless Spider at the front were torn to shreds.
" Shadow Jump "
Leo's figure vanished into the shadows in an instant. This was the closest he had ever come to that mysterious creature, and he was absolutely unwilling to give up without taking a look.
A 500-meter Shadow Jump distance.
Leo appeared.
He was beneath a Eyeless Spider, before the other Eyeless Spider could spot Leo.
" Shadow Jump "
Leo has disappeared again.
Allison discovered a million-strong army of Eyeless Spider three kilometers away, and only six Shadow Jump at 3,000 meters.
When Leo appeared for the sixth time in the Shadow Jump, he found that he was no longer in the narrow cave.
This was a huge, sinkhole-like pit, its connection to which was unknown. At this moment, the pit was filled with the figures of Eyeless Spider.
It's impossible to determine the exact number; all I perceive are Eyeless Spider.
At this moment, most of the Eyeless Spider were piled up in layers, just like ordinary stacks of dried corpses.
Many Eyeless Spider kept emerging from a small cave, the same cave that Leo and his group had previously identified. These Eyeless Spider were all chasing after Alice.
Leo didn't care about the pursuit; with Benji intercepting them midway, these Level One Eyeless Spider were destined to return empty-handed.
Leo only had half his head peeking out of the shadows, searching tirelessly among the Eyeless Spider army. But before Leo could even see what he was looking for, he heard the mysterious creature's distinctive voice again.
"Squeak squeak squeak"
The sound rang out again, piercing and echoing throughout the entire sinkhole.
Leo tried his best to hide half of his head and looked in the direction of the sound. He couldn't see anything; it was pitch black. But he could feel a strong energy fluctuation there, which was far beyond the first level of aura.
There are many level two and level three creatures protecting that creature!
Leo wanted to take a closer look, but suddenly noticed that all the Eyeless Spider around him were constantly stabbing at their surroundings with their sharp legs.
The corpses that were just moments ago like mummies have now come to life, writhing and turning.
"???"
Leo was taken aback. Why were these Eyeless Spider behaving so strangely?
The next second, several sharp feet pierced towards Leo's head...
Leo realized instantly that he had been exposed.
That mysterious creature is using this most basic method to find him.
" Shadow Jump "
Now that he had been discovered, Leo stopped hiding and jumped 500 meters in the direction of the sound.
A light source capable of illuminating the entire sinkhole was thrown out, instantly lighting up the entire sinkhole.
"Squeak squeak squeak"
The voice appeared again, tinged with anger, perhaps because the sudden appearance of the light source disgusted the creature.
A Eyeless Spider flew up and swallowed the light source whole, plunging the sinkhole into darkness once more.
" Shadow Jump "
" Shadow Jump "
Leo kept Shadow Jump more than a dozen times in a row. He refused to believe that if he himself couldn't determine his location, the creature could.
With each jump, a light source is inevitably thrown out. Since you're afraid, keep using this to your advantage. Leo wants to disrupt the creature's locking ability.
When Leo reappeared, he was already in the center of the sinkhole, right in the shadow of a Level Three Eyeless Spider.
Leo carefully surveyed his surroundings. There were no Level One Eyeless Spider here, but thousands of Level 2 and dozens of Level 3 Spiders formed the tightest encirclement, completely surrounding the center.
Leo shifted his gaze and saw a fleshy monster covered in tentacles on the back of a Level Three Eyeless Spider. Its body was very small, only about the size of a human head.
When Leo looked over, the tumorous monster seemed to sense Leo gaze and began to rotate its body using its tentacles.
If he had a face, Leo would definitely be able to tell that the tentacle-like tumor monster was turning his face around.
Unfortunately, all the tumorous monsters look the same, making it impossible to distinguish which part is the face.
But the instant the tumor monster stopped spinning, Leo seemed to see a face—a face imprinted deep within his soul, an extremely ugly face.
The next instant, Leo felt his brain buzz, his mind went blank, and blood gushed from every pore.
His body was struck as if by a heavy blow, and he was instantly thrown out of the shadows, slamming heavily onto the back of the Level Three Eyeless Spider.
One shadow twisted and fell off Leo, while another shadow climbed onto Leo.
This means that the damage Leo's shadow has reached its limit, and a new shadow needs to be replaced to absorb the damage.
But before the second shadow could merge with Leo, it instantly twisted and crawled down.
The damage absorbed by the second shadow has also reached its limit.
The third course,
The fourth one,
It wasn't until the tenth shadow merged with Leo that Leo struggled to open his eyes.
His eyes were bloodshot, and tears of blood streamed down his face.
In my perception, I had become a blood gourd.
"Squeak squeak squeak"
The tumor's commanding voice rang out again, and all the Eyeless Spider around turned their attention to Leo.
Leo endured the pain and dizziness in his head. Everything he saw was double, and he staggered as if he had been drinking.
He gritted his teeth, trying to activate the Hunter Bloodline within him, but the magic power he had just begun to circulate instantly broke.
The Healing Rune Array on his chest was operating at its limit, but Leo didn't feel any improvement.
Trembling, he reached into the Shadow Space and swallowed whatever potion he could find in one gulp, but his condition did not improve.
" Shadow Jump "
Before the Eyeless Spider attacked, Leo plunged into the shadows and disappeared. When Leo reappeared, he was only a few dozen meters away.
Leo swayed as he fell out of the shadows. He could no longer determine his location, only feel the murderous intent surrounding him. He couldn't stand steadily, as if he were on a roller coaster.
"Bang"
Leo was knocked away by a Level One Eyeless Spider, and several other Eyeless Spider pounced on him, tearing at Leo body. Unfortunately, Leo's defense was too high, and the Level One Eyeless Spider alone could not break through Leo defense.
" Shadow Jump "
Leo's muddled mind could no longer discern where the escape route was, so he could only rely on instinct to run first.
They reappeared, once again within the army of Eyeless Spider, but fortunately, they didn't encounter Level Two Eyeless Spider.
A group of Level One Eyeless Spider pounced on Leo, and under the command of the fleshy growth, they frantically tore at Leo.
At level one, their attacks can at most leave marks on the armor.
But even an ant can kill an elephant if there are too many of them. Leo vaguely remembered that the ability of the ten shadows to absorb damage had been completely used up. His defense was now only the 2,000 points of defense from the Third-Class Wizard Medal and his physical body plus armor.
"No, no, I'll die if I can't escape."
Leo couldn't remember many things, but she did remember that this place was very close to the ground.
" Shadow Jump "
Leo thought about going upwards; the distance from here to the ground was still within the range of the Shadow Jump.
This was his greatest source of confidence in coming even knowing the mysterious creature possessed the characteristics of Child of Destiny; surely he wouldn't be unable to withstand even a single glance?
But I never expected that this monstrous tumor wouldn't have eyes!!!
When Leo leaped out of the shadows and landed on the Eyeless Spider, he looked around and realized he was still inside the sinkhole, still enduring the Eyeless Spider's attacks.
These Eyeless Spider probably never expected that Leo would come to them of his own accord.
The ear-piercing metallic scraping sound was the sound of the Eyeless Spider's sharp spikes frantically attacking the armor.
Thank goodness I'm rich; this armor blocked those attacks!
The only good news was that after looking for a while, Leo vaguely confirmed that he had indeed jumped upwards.
The direction is correct; you can see the geological strata above.
Unable to stand, and with a dizzy brain unable to retaliate, the creature could only helplessly endure the attacks of the Eyeless Spider.
"Squeak squeak squeak"
The tumorous monster, perhaps enraged that it hadn't been able to defeat Leo after so long, roared and ordered all the Eyeless Spider to kill Leo.
This time, not only Level One Eyeless Spider were deployed, but level two and three spiders were also involved.
The layers upon layers of dried-up, Eyeless Spider within the sinkhole were all crawling towards Leo. There were simply too many of them, leaving almost no space for them to move around. Even though they could fly, they could only crawl now, using the most primitive method of locomotion.
"You only get one chance, let's go."
" Shadow Jump "
Leo knew that he only had one chance to escape from this million-strong army of Eyeless Spider. If he failed to escape, he would face attacks from Eyeless Spider of level one or higher next time.
At that point, he, Level One Body Refinement Wizard who couldn't even activate his Bloodline Power, would only be torn apart and devoured.
I took a deep breath, forcibly squeezing out the energy in my body. My heart was pounding, and even my blurry vision improved a little.
Just as Leo's Shadow Jump away, a chubby bomb appeared where Leo had disappeared.
A swarm of Eyeless Spider pounced on the bomb, tearing through the metal casing with a few powerful bites. Even more Eyeless Spider tried to rush forward.
The next second, boundless light burst forth from the bomb!!!