Spider Nest Deep Valley
The two girls who knew the senior also came to their senses. The short-haired girl frowned and asked, "Miaomiao, didn't you tell him that the nests here are different from those outside?"
The senior student's voice trembled with anxiety. "I told him! And he even specifically asked about the attributes of nightmares and hell! I told him everything!"
"Then why did he still..."
"I don't know!" The senior's voice trembled with tears. "I told him how strong the monsters there are. The Spider Queen of the End has over a million combat points; even a full team of ten level 25 players might not be able to get past her. After hearing that, he chose Hell."
A girl with shoulder-length hair asked, "What grade is he in?"
The senior student paused for a moment.
"Level 10...17."
Silence.
Then came a collective gasp of astonishment.
"Level 17? Level 17 entering a level 20 Hell dungeon?"
"This node, at level seventeen, is considered bottom-tier here, right?"
"Are the quality of this year's freshmen really that bad? How dare the Class of 17 be so arrogant?"
"No, think about it, he's only level 17. Even if his core cards are strong, he can't possibly withstand the hellish monsters in Spider Nest Deep Valley, right? The first wave is at the level 28 level."
"Too arrogant. Completely ignorant of their own limitations."
A murmur of discussion arose. The freshmen, who were originally worried about whether they could pass the difficult level, were shocked when they heard that a level 17 student had directly entered the Hell level. Their expressions changed from shock to disdain, and then from disdain to watching the spectacle.
"Just wait and see, it should be out in a few minutes."
"A few minutes? We wouldn't even survive the first wave of monsters."
"Did he bring the Forced Exit Scroll? Don't wait until your core cards are destroyed before you think about running away."
As the senior student listened to these comments, her expression grew increasingly grim.
She stood in front of the light screen, her hands clenched tightly, her knuckles white.
She recalled what she had just told Su Mu, about the horror of the Spider Nest Deep Valley Hell and the attribute panel of the Spider Queen of the End.
She thought those words would make him back down, at least by starting with something ordinary or difficult.
But after hearing that, he immediately chose Hell.
And it was just one person.
"Miaomiao, don't worry too much," the shoulder-length-haired girl comforted her. "How many people who can get into Tsinghua and Peking Universities and Peking University are truly stupid? Maybe he really does have some trump card. Besides, everyone normally has a scroll to force them out of their lair; if they're outmatched, they'll naturally retreat."
The senior student shook her head.
"The monsters there are too strong. If you can't react in time, your core card will be destroyed, and you won't even have a chance to force quit."
She stared at the light screen.
She could only wait here.
Wait for Su Mu to come out.
I hope nothing bad happens to him.
Spider Nest Deep Valley, Hell difficulty.
Medium-sized dungeons no longer spawn monsters in waves from a single portal; instead, the entire lair world unfolds directly within the dungeon.
Now.
Su Mu's Dungeon Space unfolded deep within his soul. Under the hazy sky, the three great mountains— Flower-Fruit Mountain Lion Camel Ridge, and White Tiger Ridge— stood quietly.
The surface of Jade Wave Pool shimmered with a faint light, and the South Heaven Gate hung above Flower-Fruit Mountain, shrouded in mist.
Before him, in the once empty valley, a massive mountain suddenly rose up. The mountain was entirely black, its surface covered with countless holes, as if it had been pierced by numerous sharp claws.
A rustling sound came from deep within the hole, as if something was wriggling.
This is the Spider Nest Deep Valley.
A hollowed-out mountain, a nest filled with countless spider webs and egg sacs.
The first wave of monsters poured out of those holes.
Densely packed.
Su Mu glanced at them briefly; there were at least a thousand.
They crawled out from every crevice in the mountain, their eight segments moving rapidly across the grayish-white ground with a series of soft clicking sounds.
It was entirely black, with a swollen abdomen, dark red markings on its back, and eight eyes that glowed with an eerie green light in the shadows.
Su Mu unleashed his Appraisal.
[Monster Identification]
[Name: Deep Valley Venomous Spider]
[Level: 26]
[Blood: 68000/68000]
[Attack: 4200/4200]
[Defense: 2100]
[Agility: 860]
[Combat Index: 38600]
[Skills: Venom Spray (ranged single target, deals 1.5x damage and inflicts poison), Spiderweb Entanglement (binds the target for 2 seconds), Group Hunt (damage increased by 20% when three or more attack the same target simultaneously)]
[Note: Basic monsters in Spider Nest Deep Valley. Extremely numerous, highly coordinated, and adept at outnumbering their opponents.]
Level 26, combat index 38,600.
Compared to monsters of the same level outside, this attribute is not considered high.
The problem is the quantity—over a thousand, and they work together seamlessly.
No wonder normal dungeons require at least a five-person team, while nightmare dungeons require a full team of ten.
But for Su Mu, the more the better.
A thought flashed through his mind.
The Little Drill Wind sprang up from beside the stone tablet at Lion Camel Ridge, its dark blue-green form blurring as it cut into the spider swarm.
With a single stroke, he cleaved the skulls of the first three poisonous spiders, then swept his hand across, snapping five more in half.
The White Bone Spirit stood on the mountain path of White Tiger Ridge, lashing out her bone whip, and a gray-white curtain of fire spread out, covering the entire valley.
Patches of venomous spiders turned to ashes in the flames.
Benbo'erba and Babo'erben out of the Jade Wave Pool. The two catfish spirits swam back and forth at the boundary between the water and the land, killing the poisonous spiders that tried to flank them one by one.
The Green Lion King lay prostrate on his throne on the main peak of Lion Camel Ridge, his eyes still closed.
In the first four waves, it wasn't even necessary for it to appear.
Su Mu stood high in the sky, watching the experience bar steadily rise.
In just four waves, the experience gained reached ten percent.
The Momentum Points accumulates extremely quickly, basically reaching full every eight minutes.
The fifth wave.
The Brood Nest Spider Queen emerged from the depths of her nest.
It is dozens of times larger than a common venomous spider, and its egg sacs take up almost half of its body.
Its eight segments are as thick as pillars, and each step leaves a deep indentation in the ground.
Its back is covered with a dark green carapace, which is covered with countless tiny pores from which a viscous liquid occasionally seeps out.
Su Mu unleashed his Appraisal.
[Monster Identification]
[Name: Brood Nest Spider Queen (BOSS)]
[Rank: B]
[Level: 28]
[Blood: 420000/420000]
[Attack: 28000/28000]
[Defense: 16000]
[Agility: 4200]
[Combat Index: 248000]
[Skills: Egg Laying (Lays a batch of baby spiders every five minutes or when HP drops by 10%, the number decreases with each Egg Laying, up to a maximum of ten times), Venom Fountain (Venom Spray over a wide area, dealing 2.0x damage and inflicting continuous poison), Spider Queen's Pressure (Reduces the attack power of all enemies within range by 15%), Egg Sac Burst (Detonates its own egg sac when HP drops below 20%, dealing 3.0x damage to surrounding enemies)]
[Note: The fifth boss of Spider Nest Deep Valley. Skilled in swarm tactics, with extremely high Egg Laying capacity.]