"Heh, such fresh and delicious flesh and blood..."
Gustavo tore off a piece of bloody skin and chewed it.
Hmm... the texture is good, the meat is firm and chewy, and the blood is sweet and fragrant. It truly lives up to its High-Rank Transcendent Lifeform.
So delicious!
"Who are you?"
Despite the excruciating pain coursing through his body, Oduoka slowly backed away while questioning him.
At the same time, the Dog Demon leader was also looking at the spider monster in front of him with suspicion and vigilance.
It actually felt its bloodline being suppressed in the latter, and for some reason, after the spider monster appeared, every cell in its body seemed to be screaming in terror.
That trembling sensation constantly drove it to lie prostrate on the ground, exposing its belly, as if to show friendliness and submission to this strange monster.
What's going on?
The Dog Demon leader was very puzzled; this was the first time in its life it had encountered such a situation.
This is actually quite normal. Dragon-Hunting Spider are of high bloodline from the evil faction. Although their natural enemy is the Dragon-Hunting Spider Dragon Clan, other creatures are also on their menu.
With so many hunted and killed, many creatures harbor a deep-seated fear of the Dragon-Hunting Spider Clan, and the Dog Demon race happens to be among them.
However, although the Dragon-Hunting Spider are powerful, they are few in number and extremely rare, even far fewer than their enemies True Dragon Clan.
Most creatures of the evil faction have never even heard of the Dragon-Hunting Spider, let alone seen it.
Although Spider Mom is the uncrowned queen of the Land of Falling Stars, she has always been a mysterious and unpredictable figure in the eyes of the outside world, with only a very few powerful beings knowing her true appearance.
That's why neither Oduoka nor the Dog Demon Leader recognized Gustavo's true identity.
Gustavo did not answer Oduoka's question. He glanced at the hesitant Dog Demon leader beside him, and after confirming that the other party would not make any rash moves for the time being, he threw down the flesh in his hand, leaped, and pounced on the already severely injured Oduoka.
As he launched his attack, strands of energy spider silk surrounded him from all directions, weaving a large net that covered an area of several dozen meters, creating a space suitable for Gustavo to fight.
Seeing this, Oduoka turned and ran. However, he was not known for his speed to begin with, and he was also seriously injured. With each step he took, excruciating pain swept over him, greatly reducing his speed.
Moreover, Gustavo immediately used gravity to construct a gravitational field.
The gravity was roughly four or five times that of Planet Pandora, which weighed on Oduoka's body, causing him to sink and his speed to decrease again.
What made Oduoka even more desperate was that the pervasive gravity acted directly on his fragile internal organs, especially his heart and lungs, as if a huge boulder was pressing down on them, making it difficult to breathe.
"Go to hell!"
Gustavo swiftly climbed the spiderweb, reaching the top of Oduoka's head. He then applied gravity to himself, swooping down like a meteor, his eight claws lashing out rapidly, creating a dense barrage of blades.
These blades flashed and intertwined, each one capable of cutting through gold and jade, and cleaving through thick steel plates.
But now, these blades struck Oduoka's body almost simultaneously.
Tear!!
The sound of flesh tearing apart, like ripping silk, echoed out. Oduoka, whose speed was severely limited, was no match for the eight claws and was unable to put up an effective resistance.
The blade flashed like a waterfall, pieces of flesh fell to the ground, and Oduoka's wails were like the hooting of owls, utterly chilling.
After a dozen seconds, the screams gradually subsided, and finally, the once burly, seven-meter-tall one-eyed giant was reduced to a bloody skeleton, collapsing to the ground with a thud.
Pfft!
The sharp blade, like a fork, pierced through Oduoka's still wide-open, dim yellow eyes, picked them out of his skull, and threw them into his mouth.
"Mmm... I love this bursting with juice!" Gustavo squinted as he chewed on the chewy eyeball, the taste stimulating his sense of pleasure.
But at that moment, Gustavo suddenly looked around warily.
The warning spider webs he had laid out were activated.
Based on the feedback from the spider silk vibrations, the one that triggered it was neither Dog Demon nor Cyclops, but a human!
"Heh, as expected, this lousy talent is still the same old thing!" Gustavo curled his lips, not surprised at all, but instead breathed a sigh of relief.
Based on his extensive experience as a 'protagonist,' he believes that if nothing unexpected happens, one should be more cautious, because this kind of thing accumulates and could potentially cause a major incident.
Frequent unexpected events are actually easier to handle; the problems are generally minor, and after resolving them, there's still a chance to get what you want.
"Come out, humans! I've found you!"
Gustavo chose to be direct, letting out a low growl in the Astral Common.
"Captain, I told you a sneak attack wouldn't work. These spider-like monsters have abnormally high levels of perception." A lazy yet magnetic female voice came from behind. Gustavo looked in the direction of the voice and saw a team of fully armed human mercenaries slowly stepping out from the shadows.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing brown leather armor, with pale skin, blue eyes, gray-brown hair, and a robust and powerful physique. He was unarmed and had no weapons.
Behind him were a man and a woman.
The man was an old man with deeply furrowed cheeks, wearing a white robe and holding a wooden staff with a blue gemstone at the top, surrounded by extremely dense wind elements.
The woman was a half-elf, tall and slender with skin as white as milk and an exquisitely beautiful face. Her long hair was tied in a ponytail, and her waist was so slender that it could be encircled with one hand. Two daggers of different lengths hung on her left and right sides.
"Roar!"
The Dog Demon leader immediately changed targets, letting out threatening roars at the human mercenaries.
Humans are often seen as trouble and danger by these monster species, and they are rarely treated kindly.
"I'll handle this high-ranking Dog Demon. Tula and Margaret, you two take ten team members to hunt down that spider monster. Remember, it's best to capture it alive. According to the detector, this guy's life level is only Mid-Rank Transcendent, yet it can cross the boundary and kill High-Rank Transcendent Lifeform. Its bloodline level must be very high; it can fetch a high price!"
"The rest of the team, clear out the remaining Dog Demon and Cyclops!"
Rig quickly finished assigning the tasks, glanced greedily at Gustavo, and then turned his gaze to the leader of the Dog Demon.
With a sinister grin, Rig actually let out a wolf howl towards the sky.
His body then rapidly transformed; fine, coarse silver-gray hair sprouted from his skin, his teeth became sharp, and his cheeks lengthened... He had transformed into a werewolf!
It was nighttime, and under the moonlight, silvery-white energy particles rose from Rig's fur, moving freely and gracefully without wind, giving a unique aesthetic that blended cruelty and power.