Seeing Zhao Hu's body move in such an eerie manner, Lu Qingshan was not alarmed but delighted.
"A martial artist's flesh and blood are also premium nourishment to monsters.
Seeing us destroy Zhao Long's corpse, it could no longer resist making a move!
Follow it, and we'll find this monster's true body!"
After saying that, Lu Qingshan charged forward.
Wei Fan and Shi Meng exchanged a glance. Both chose to hold their ground.
This monster was simply too strange. Before they understood the situation, having Li Qingshan take the risk was undoubtedly the wisest choice.
Following Zhao Hu's corpse, Li Qingshan chased beyond the city walls. Seeing that they were about to vanish from sight, Wei Fan stopped waiting and swiftly followed.
A White Grievance Level monster would yield an enormous number of Energy Points without question. Even if he could not kill it personally, he could still gain plenty of energy as long as he was within a certain range.
"Xiaofan?" Shi Meng hesitated briefly, then followed as well.
The two reached the edge of the city wall where Lu Qingshan had disappeared. Wei Fan suddenly halted. "Stop!"
Shi Meng forcefully stopped himself. Looking ahead, he could not help but break out in a cold sweat.
The area ahead was crisscrossed with translucent threads. If they rashly entered, the consequences would be unthinkable.
Straight ahead, Lu Qingshan's tall figure was wrapped in countless threads. For the moment, he could not break free.
"Damn it!" Lu Qingshan swung his blade in a furious slash, but there were simply too many translucent threads. In an instant, they wrapped around his arms, then his body.
"Run!" Lu Qingshan only had time to shout once before he was cocooned into a massive white chrysalis and hung in the air.
"Damn! Even Captain Lu got taken down. Saving our own lives comes first!"
Shi Meng's pupils shrank sharply at the sight. Turning around, he was about to flee with Wei Fan.
Yet Wei Fan waved a hand, stopping him.
"Wait a little longer. Don't you think Captain Lu's strength is far greater than this?" Wei Fan asked.
Even without knowing the realms above the Divine Strength Realm, Wei Fan could tell from the strength Lu Qingshan had displayed so far that he was not much stronger than other Divine Strength Realm martial artists.
There was only one possibility—Lu Qingshan had concealed his strength.
As the captain of the Night Watch Team, Lu Qingshan was certainly no fool. Knowing about the translucent threads and still daring to rush out, he clearly had absolute confidence in himself.
"Captain Lu really is very strong. There's definitely more to him than this. Shall we keep watching, then?" Shi Meng asked.
Wei Fan said nothing, merely staring fixedly ahead.
From the darkness, a two-meter-tall spider slowly crawled out. Its eight long legs resembled eight pitch-black spears, covered in serrated barbs.
Eight skeletal arms resembling human hands grew from its back.
Most eerie of all, where its head should have been was a pale human face, grotesque and terrifying.
"It's actually a White Grievance Level Puppet Demon Spider."
Shi Meng's voice trembled as he explained,
"Puppet Demon Spiders are cunning by nature. When hunting, they use puppets controlled by their threads, and their true bodies rarely reveal themselves.
Captain Lu put himself in danger. It seems he wanted to lure out this crafty Puppet Demon Spider!"
Wei Fan listened silently, his full attention fixed on the Puppet Demon Spider.
It slowly approached the white chrysalis along its threads, but stopped halfway there.
At that moment, Zhao Hu appeared again under its control, steel blade in hand, and slashed toward the chrysalis.
"This monster is actually so cautious?" Wei Fan narrowed his eyes.
"Beast, you're courting death!" A thunderous shout rang out, and the white chrysalis instantly shattered into four pieces.
Blood energy erupted from Lu Qingshan's entire body, scarlet blood mist swirling around him. Five points of light lit up across his body. Clearly, he was no longer hiding his strength and had entered his peak state.
Zhao Hu was sent flying by the powerful shockwave. Lu Qingshan ignored him and charged straight at the Puppet Demon Spider.
With his full strength unleashed, Lu Qingshan's speed and power surged greatly. The Puppet Demon Spider had no time to escape and could only withstand the attack head-on.
Bang!
The steel blade in Lu Qingshan's hand collided with one of the Puppet Demon Spider's skeletal arms.
The tremendous force shattered the bones outright. The Puppet Demon Spider let out a piercing wail and crashed heavily to the ground.
"So this is the power of the Blood Rage Realm!" Shi Meng muttered to himself, his eyes blazing with fervor as he looked at Lu Qingshan.
"What dense blood energy—such explosive power!" Wei Fan watched silently, gripping the hilt of his blade as he waited for an opportunity.
In the distance, Lu Qingshan pressed his advantage. At the same time, countless threads swept in from all directions.
"Die!" Lu Qingshan neither dodged nor evaded, charging directly at the Puppet Demon Spider.
Rip!
A savage gash was torn open across the Puppet Demon Spider's body, and green blood gushed out.
Lu Qingshan, meanwhile, was wrapped into a white chrysalis once more. Blood energy erupted from his body again, tearing him free from the chrysalis as he charged at the Puppet Demon Spider once more.
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