Reporting to the Matriarch

Badun was quite certain that the silvery-white short cone was the artifact hidden in the Spider God's Cave.

He didn't know how the artifact was made, nor how to control it to unleash its power, but even though he knew nothing, Badun still had a strong desire to acquire it.

If he obtained the artifact, Badun felt he would inevitably flee frantically with it until he reached a safe zone; what happened after that was another matter.

He had never met anyone like Zhang Xuezhou before. Zhang Xuezhou had previously given him the 'Dingkui' and now he was giving away this divine artifact.

As if he were just throwing away a piece of trash, Zhang Xuezhou simply tossed this treasure, which should have been fought over, into the underground river passage.

As the rumbling sound faded into the distance, Badun felt as if a piece of his heart had been torn away.

"Professor and An Ran, clear the area again!"

Reaching out and crushing a spider, Zhang Xuezhou felt no sensation in his body.

"The power of this divine artifact seems to extend to the entire area of sight!"

Zhang Manqian quickly discovered that non-contact attacks could avoid counter-attacks, while Zhang Xuezhou actually verified another limitation of the artifact.

If the divine artifact cannot be seen, or if the divine artifact cannot see them, the divine artifact will be difficult to use.

The artifact held by the Spider-Man was quickly removed, and everything returned to the rhythm under everyone's control.

Amidst the toxic smoke from the smoke bombs, the little spiders experienced a collective fainting and death, while Ren Yisheng and Ren Anran finished them off with their martial arts skills, clearing the area out of the way.

The searchlights, emitting a steady beam of light, began to illuminate the area, and the group examined the human-faced spider once more.

"Those who defy the gods, the Mistress will not let you get away with this!"

Seeing the large crowd gathering around, the Spider-Man spoke in the language of the Omega Alliance, issuing a series of warnings.

"They can actually communicate?" Zhang Xuezhou asked in surprise. "Where is your mistress?"

"You who defy the gods will never succeed in challenging the Matriarch!"

The human-faced spider emitted a trembling sound, its gaze sweeping over the crowd with the indifference of looking at pigs and dogs, even Zhou Rihui and Zhou Xin. Only when its huge black eyes swept over Zhang Xuezhou did it tremble.

"We had no intention of challenging the Spider God," Zhang Xuezhou said, staring at the human-faced spider. "But you rashly invaded our territory and killed our people. You need to give an explanation. If you can't make that decision, then let your master come out!"

"You rebels... do not even attempt to find the Mistress! I will not reveal her whereabouts!"

Zhang Xuezhou's stance greatly diminished the spider's anger, even prompting it to change its form of address, but its attitude remained resolute.

"I once saw a dog that proudly boasted about injuring the Spider God's incarnation. It's such a pity we can't communicate with the Spider God to punish such a true rebel!"

Zhang Xuezhou kept spouting Ogilvy-esque phrases, and his interaction with the spider drew everyone's attention.

The Fire Meteor beings are indeed highly intelligent beings, not the ferocious beasts of Qin Meng that everyone previously believed. Even these Spider God Guards, which were induced to grow rapidly, possess intelligence.

But everyone soon discovered that the Spider Guardians were not so intelligent.

After Zhang Xuezhou's few words, the human-faced spider beast seemed to have been successfully tricked, and its previous hostile and relentless attitude completely disappeared.

"Although you... I still cannot speak of the position of the Mistress. She was not perfect when she arrived, and she is currently in a weakened state. There are too many forces around her coveting the position of Mistress, and it is easy for something unexpected to happen!"

"It's understandable to covet that divine artifact, but why covet the Spider God? That's hard to comprehend!"

"Only when the mistress dies will 'Thorn' be taken over by someone else!"

"This situation is appalling. Not only are they stealing treasures, but they're also defying the gods and committing murder. Where are those who defied the gods?"

Zhang Xuezhou repeatedly pressed for answers but couldn't figure out the location of the Spider God's descending form. However, after continuous questioning, he did manage to pinpoint the approximate locations of the four forces that were eyeing the area.

One faction is lurking in the Spider God's Cave. This opponent is skilled in manipulation and has a group of spiders that have broken free of control. They can remain hidden for an extremely long time and may even move with other spider groups, making it difficult to distinguish between the real and the fake. This is the most troublesome force for the Human-Faced Spider God Guards at present.

One of them belongs to the nine heads mentioned by Zhou Xin. The other party is lingering in the farthest position and has set up surveillance in eight directions, trying to be the fisherman who benefits from the fight between the snipe and the clam.

Instead of open conflict, the Nine-Headed Demon and the Spider God Cave sought to exploit any loopholes, and the Spider God Guards did not deliberately drive them away.

One belonged to Badun's faction, firing a shot and then running away, much like a pathfinder luring the snake out of its hole, which made them extremely hated and ultimately led to their malicious pursuit and assassination.

Another force originated in the east. This force did not enter the Spider God's Cave, but it swept away a large number of spiders every day, forcing the spiders to migrate westward.

"As long as you eliminate these four forces, I will definitely report to the mistress, and perhaps she will be able to forge a friendship with you!"

Bound by alloy chains, the Spider-Man God Guardian spoke with unwavering conviction, seemingly oblivious to its severed legs. Its large, black eyes stared intently at Zhang Xuezhou Zhang Xuezhou, awaiting his response.

"Your spider colony has migrated westward into my territory, causing me great distress. I need more than just friendship; I also need an explanation," Zhang Xuezhou reminded him.

"As long as you can drive out these four forces, the matriarch will definitely give you an explanation!"

The Spider-Man God Guard stared at Zhang Xuezhou, then glanced at Montes Badun behind him.

"This side has been defeated by us!"

Zhang Xuezhou gestured, and Badun, whose hands were bound, was led over by Zhou Xin.

"I've shown sincerity, and you need to show sincerity too," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Or, if we defeat one side again, you'll show me sufficient sincerity!"

"Young man, what kind of sincerity do you need?"

The spider-faced god guard chewed back and forth with its mouthparts for a long time before finally asking a question.

"At least we can't let your descendants be hostile to us," Zhang Xuezhou said. "If we're harassed by them while we're helping them, it will make us very uncomfortable!"

"This is simple. I can change the blood feud mark. As long as you don't attack us, these little cuties will all be your friends!"

"This is the first step in forging our friendship!"

Zhang Xuezhou nodded, indicating that the matter was feasible.

"If you want to take the second step, you need to release my guards and return my treasures," the Spider God said.

"As long as it doesn't attack us, this is simple!"

Zhang Xuezhou agreed, and his fingers tapped the Spider God Guardian's body. The previously tightly bound chains were quickly pulled apart like a slipknot, causing the people of the Scarlet Alliance State to gasp slightly, and some even took a step back to assume a defensive stance.

Now, he has finally found a connection to the master of the Spider God Cave.

The human-faced spider god guard before them had no physical changes, but the communicator had clearly been replaced.