Simultaneous Deaths
"These two spider legs have merged into one!"
While in Brampeda, Luo extracted the ferocious spider and conducted a near-complete analysis of the beast.
Everyone thought they had a good understanding of the ferocious beast, but in fact, it turned out they didn't know enough.
"If we hadn't dispersed these ferocious beasts, we might have faced an even more powerful spider-like monster!"
The two spider legs merged into one, and although the resulting structure looked somewhat strange, they did indeed fuse into one.
Zhang Xuezhou glanced at Badun, but before Zhang Xuezhou could speak, Badun quickly offered an explanation.
"They are usually very difficult to kill. If a person with extraordinary strength kills them, there is a high probability that their kind will devour each other's limbs and fuse with them, thus becoming even more powerful ferocious beasts," Badun said.
"It's a bit strange," Zhang Xuezhou said.
"Their power originates from the Spider God, so it's not surprising that powers of the same nature would merge; it's a normal occurrence," Badun said.
This is the first time I've ever seen this!
Zhang Xuezhou nodded, indicating that he understood the reasoning, but this was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
"Since they would be very powerful after merging, why not just create the most powerful individual?" Zhang Manqian asked doubtfully.
"While the combined individual strength is greater, it doesn't mean it can achieve the effect of several ferocious beasts working together. Once defeated, it will lose its advantage," Badun said. "It's the same principle as not putting all your eggs in one basket!"
"If the ferocious beasts can only fuse when faced with broken or damaged limbs, it means that the power that these beasts' bodies can withstand has reached its limit, and the only solution is to split into separate individuals," Zhang Hao interjected.
"That's possible!"
Badun nodded in agreement with Zhang Hao's statement, looked at Zhang Hao several times, and then asked for his name, to which Zhang Hao gave a brief response.
"Luckily, we're all still here, otherwise people would think we'd stolen a beast's leg, and there would be no way to reason with them!"
Zhou Rihui muttered twice, glanced at the ferocious beast roaring at his feet, and handed over the nearly four-meter-long mutated spider leg he was holding.
"This ferocious beast seems to have a unique marking method!"
Zhang Xuezhou glanced at the spider leg Zhou Rihui offered, then at the fluorescent-looking spot in Zhou Rihui's hand, and realized that Zhou Rihui had likely been marked.
"The ferocious beasts on our side seem to be dead!"
Thirty meters away, Luo Burang called out to Zhang Xuezhou, which made Zhang Xuezhou abandon his idea of examining the fluorescent spots. He quickly looked at the soles of Zhou Rihui's feet.
The previously trembling and shivering ferocious spider's limbs were trampled on the ground by Zhou Rihui, struggling back and forth. It was also trapped by many alloy claws, making it difficult for it to move much, and the range of its struggles became smaller and smaller.
Zhang Xuezhou reached out and pressed it, only to feel that the ferocious spider's life force was rapidly waning.
The ferocious spider was not killed, but rather seemed to have ended its own life in some special way.
This was completely different from the previous situation where everyone had captured a ferocious spider, and it was also completely beyond Zhang Xuezhou's expectations.
He was still planning to capture most of the ferocious spider beasts, thereby using their regenerative abilities to obtain hundreds of ferocious beast materials, but everything he was currently experiencing did not give him that opportunity.
When a ferocious beast dies, decay and deterioration develop within its body. Death and corruption permeate the body, making it difficult to serve as raw materials for extracting life force to generate a new resistance layer.
"Should we put this severed leg back in?"
Ren Anran, who had used her Yang Soul Body to lure the enemy, arrived late. After briefly understanding the situation, she quickly offered her advice.
"It seems something is controlling their lives; it's not injured or damaged, but rather its vitality is fading, and it's probably beyond recovery!"
Zhang Xuezhou hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and did not reinstall the fused spider leg.
He was well-versed in the Supreme Purity True Technique and clearly understood the difference between curable and incurable conditions.
The red spider with human faces trapped in Blanpeda City survived repeated extractions and was repeatedly healed. The situation with the ferocious spider was completely different. In particular, the ferocious spider he subdued had almost no additional injuries, and even after being put back on his thigh, there was not much healing.
"These two ferocious beasts were subdued too quickly. Perhaps it placed its hopes for survival on the other one, and the other one felt the same way," Zhang Huang speculated. "This ultimately led to their simultaneous deaths!"
"We subdued them too quickly, which may have triggered some kind of crisis response," Zhang Hao nodded. "If we had been slower, they might have reacted differently!"
"That makes sense!" Zhang Xuezhou nodded.
"It seems the only options are to either eliminate them one by one or kill them almost simultaneously, thus avoiding uncontrollable trouble!"
Ren Yisheng added a sentence.
The Spider God Cave is home to seven ferocious spider beasts, three of which are either imprisoned or dead. Ren Yisheng's suggestion is not just empty talk, but could potentially be realized.
"We have enough manpower now. An Ran can lure two ferocious beasts, Xuezhou can control one, and Old Ren's ambush shouldn't be a problem affecting the other one," Zhong Rang said from a distance. "The rest depends on how Zhou Xin, Zhou Rihui, and Zhou Yueyan coordinate to quickly infiltrate, so that it's our turn to coordinate and lock down the beasts!"
"One ferocious beast has eight legs, so four beasts would have thirty-two legs. It seems we don't have enough people," Li Qi said.
"Rihui is quick to act, so there shouldn't be any major problems. Even if there's a slight mishap, he can handle it. Besides, we still have Professor Zhang!"
The death of the ferocious spider did not cause much regret among the crowd, as many people knew that the most valuable research material was in Zhang Xuezhou's hands.
Regarding the spoils of war and their distribution, no one could possibly have a problem with Zhang Xuezhou.
"Don't forget our friends from the Aomeijia Alliance and the British Alliance State!"
Li Yingbo had to remind everyone that this was not the Scarlet Alliance State's home ground, and they couldn't have the place to themselves when they discussed things. Besides, they needed Badun and others to lead the way, and they also needed to rely on the Aomeijia Alliance's transportation and logistical support.
"It seems we've gone offside. How about Badun comes down and takes command?" Wang Haoran suggested.
"No, no, no, you can discuss this internally!"
Badun was somewhat helpless; if things were easy, he wouldn't have been so busy and procrastinating for a whole year.
This even made his gaze somewhat resentful, as if he felt that Zhang Xuezhou and the others hadn't arrived sooner. If they had chosen to strike during the icy and snowy weather two or three months earlier, the matter would have been resolved much more easily.
Just by considering the time spent being chased by the ferocious beasts, and comparing it to the time Zhang Xuezhou and others spent killing them, Badun showed no arrogance whatsoever, even though he possessed the domain power of the Ninth Sequence.
He had the ability to defeat many of the Scarlet Alliance State, but he couldn't do what they did.
In dealing with the ferocious spider beast, he was destined to play a supporting role, rather than charging ahead as a main force.
When Badun glanced at the silent Naggus, he saw a hint of bitterness in the other's eyes.
"If the Scarlet Alliance State uses the same methods they use against the Spider Beasts against you, can you handle it?"
As their eyes met, Naggs whispered a question to Badun, which made Badun's eyes narrow slightly.
If they can't outrun the ferocious spider's attack speed, they certainly can't outrun the coordinated Scarlet Alliance State.
Having repeatedly clashed with these ferocious beasts, Badun knew very well how troublesome they were to deal with.
The ferocious spider couldn't withstand the coordinated attack from the Scarlet Alliance State, and Badun's chances of doing so were equally slim, even with his domain.