r18novel Chapter 76: Battle
Chapter 76: Battle
As the spider silk continued to increase, the living space for the six students in Class Zero was continuously compressed.
However, just as Yu Chen had expected, the barrier formed by this layer of highly venomous spider web also brought an advantage—for a short period of time, it was difficult for other soul beasts to break into this marked "hunting ground," and they did not need to be distracted by interference from the outside world.
Following Yu Chen's previous instructions, everyone suppressed their urge to take the initiative and quietly observed the human-faced demon spider's "construction".
In a short while, at least a dozen crisscrossing spider webs surrounded the area within a hundred meters, making the space cramped and the air filled with poisonous mist, causing a faint stinging sensation on the skin.
"That's about it."
Yu Chen glanced at the spiderweb cage that was almost complete and muttered to himself.
He quickly turned to the side and whispered a few words in the ears of Gu Yue and Tang Wulin, speaking very fast.
The two men's expressions hardened, and they nodded, a look of understanding and determination flashing in their eyes.
Gu Yue narrowed his eyes slightly, and his soul power began to fluctuate in a specific rhythm. The first soul ring under his feet shone brightly—the elemental tide was ready to be unleashed.
Just then, the human-faced spider seemed to have completed the last line of defense, and its ferocity was fully unleashed!
Its massive body suddenly turned around, its abdomen contracted, and a dense ball of yellowish-green light shot out like lightning!
The ball of light rapidly expanded and spread out in the air, transforming into a terrifying spider web that was even larger and had thicker, sticky threads than before, and it descended upon the central area where Class Zero was located!
Clearly, it aims to completely corner its prey, compressing it into the narrowest possible space to facilitate its fatal attack.
At the same time, the human-faced spider let out a sharp, piercing screech, its eight spear-like legs slammed into the ground, and its massive body, carrying a foul stench, transformed into a black, white, and gray phantom, swooping down right behind the spider web!
The tips of eight spider spears, gleaming with an eerie light, were pointed directly at the group, blocking all possible escape routes.
Spiderwebs cover the area, a demonic spider pounces, venomous silk surrounds everything! This is a deadly trap!
"Now!" Yu Chen shouted in a low voice.
Gu Yue, who was already prepared, suddenly raised both hands upwards!
The ground beneath everyone's feet trembled violently as a thick stone pillar, over a foot in diameter, rose from the ground like the arm of a giant, crashing down on the falling poisonous spider web!
"laugh--!"
The stone pillar made contact with the spiderweb, producing a piercing corrosive sound. The pillar's surface rapidly blackened and crumbled, but it had successfully held the spiderweb in place, slowing its descent and buying everyone precious reaction time!
Taking advantage of this brief gap, Yu Chen and Xie Xie, like agile monkeys, used both hands and feet to quickly climb up the outside of the stone pillar, escaping the area below that was about to become a meat grinder.
On the other side, Zhang Yangzi seized the opportunity, and his first spirit ring suddenly shone brightly—"Dark Sky Curtain!"
Thick, inky black mist erupted instantly from his center, spreading rapidly like spilled ink, precisely covering an area of several tens of meters in radius around the human-faced demon spider.
The most powerful aspect of his Dark Sky Curtain is its ability to distinguish friend from foe. Those marked by him can see everything around them without being affected by the curtain.
At the same time, the range of this soul skill will be determined by the amount of soul power he injects.
As soon as the dark curtain appeared, the human-faced spider lost all trace of the group, and its forward momentum slowed down.
"Make your move!" Tang Wulin's voice rang out clearly in the darkness.
On the ground, the Blue Silver Grass vines, nourished by the blood and qi of the Golden Dragon King and several times tougher than usual, emerged silently from all directions like giant pythons that had been lurking for a long time, and swiftly wrapped around the eight long legs and joints of the human-faced demon spider!
At the same time, Tang Wulin let out a low roar, unleashing his full power. His arm muscles bulged, and a thick blue silver grass vine around his waist instantly straightened.
Wang Jinxi, who was already poised to strike, was flung into the air like a cannonball from a catapult, tracing an arc as he smashed into the head and thorax of the human-faced demon spider!
Wang Jinxi was in mid-air, his two yellow spirit rings lit up simultaneously, and his right arm bone dragon claw expanded and solidified, emitting a pale yet sharp light.
The second soul skill is activated at full power, concentrating all the strength and defense of the body into this one strike!
The human-faced spider truly lives up to its reputation as a top predator; even in the darkness and under attack, its reaction speed remains terrifyingly fast!
Faced with the blue silver grass wrapping around its feet, its massive body suddenly began to spin at high speed!
The eight spider legs spread out to the side, revealing bristles and barbs on the inside of the femora that resemble sharp scythes, which transform into deadly cutting rings as they spin!
"Sizzle! Sizzle!"
The moment Tang Wulin's resilient Blue Silver Grass came into contact with the spinning spider's legs, it was swiftly severed and corroded by the sharp bristles and the attached venom. Although it slowed down the spider's movements, it could not truly restrain it.
As for Wang Jinxi, who was falling from the sky with his bone dragon claws, the human-faced demon spider flicked its tail and sprayed out another ball of yellow-green slime, which quickly turned into a small spider web in the air and accurately covered Wang Jinxi's landing point!
Although the net is small, its toxicity is no less. Once caught in it, Wang Jinxi will lose his fighting ability in an instant.
In the blink of an eye, life and death hang in the balance!
"return!"
With a thought, Tang Wulin suddenly tightened the Blue Silver Grass wrapped around Wang Jinxi's waist, unleashing a powerful pulling force that forcefully dragged the falling Wang Jinxi back into the air.
He narrowly escaped the poisonous net and was pulled back into the protection of the dark sky.
Just as Wang Jinxi was pulled back and the human-faced spider's attention was drawn, a sudden change occurred!
A blue silver grass vine that was originally wrapped around the joint of one of the human-faced spider's forelimbs and was about to be cut off suddenly burst out with a dazzling golden light without warning!
Its toughness increased dramatically, and fine golden dragon scale-like patterns appeared on its surface, greatly reducing the effect of highly toxic corrosion!
"This is the power of the Blue Silver Emperor, no, it's the power of the Golden Dragon King!"
Yu Chen, standing atop the stone pillar, narrowed his eyes and saw it clearly.
The human-faced spider's spinning body suddenly stopped!
The golden blue silver grass that suddenly became indestructible was like a golden shackle. Taking it by surprise, it tightly squeezed into the gap of its forelimb joint, causing a fatal stun to its high-speed rotation!
"Now!"
In the dark sky, Xie Xie's figure suddenly shot out like a venomous snake that had been waiting for a long time!
His entire body was enveloped in golden light dragon dagger light, and his body spun at high speed, transforming into an incomparably sharp golden cone-shaped storm—the Light Dragon Storm!
The target was the central carapace joint on the back of the human-faced spider, exposed due to its obstructed rotation!
"Clang—!!!"
A deafening clang of metal clashing rang out, sparks flying everywhere!
Xie Xie's Light Dragon Storm slammed into the vital spot on the back of the Human-Faced Demon Spider!
Despite its exceptionally hard shell, the Light Dragon Storm's extreme penetrating power and high-speed rotating cutting force still managed to tear a gash, spurting out yellowish-green blood with a pungent, fishy stench!
"hiss--!"
The human-faced spider let out a sharp, painful, and furious hiss. Its massive body shuddered violently, and the terrifying force sent Xie Xie and the storm flying.
At the same time, it strained wildly with all eight limbs, trying to break free from that damned golden-blue silver grass.
"Snapped!"
The golden blue silver grass finally broke under the spider's frantic struggle after being injured.
Or rather, in the instant before the break, the gold on Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass faded, and the vines returned to normal.
The restraints suddenly disappeared, and the eight long legs of the human-faced spider expanded outward due to inertia, causing its entire body to sink slightly downward.
In that delicate moment when the old forces have just receded and the new forces have yet to arise—
"Rise!" Gu Yue's cold voice rang out.
Without warning, two hard rock protrusions rose from the ground on either side of the human-faced spider, precisely wedging themselves in the path of its two long legs as they expanded outwards, creating a narrow gap!
A figure, like a ghost, seized the fleeting opportunity and silently slipped through the gap, rushing to the weakest point of the human-faced spider's defenses: its abdomen!
It was Tang Wulin! His eyes flashed with golden light, and the five fingers of his right hand had already transformed into a ferocious, sharp, and indestructible golden dragon claw.
With unstoppable momentum, it fiercely stabbed towards the very center of the abdomen, where the eerie and distorted "human face" pattern was located—that was its core vital point!
The incomparably sharp golden dragon claws were about to rip the human-faced spider open!
At the critical moment of life and death, this top hunter with five hundred years of cultivation displayed astonishing fighting instincts and body control!
Its eight long legs, which had just begun to expand outwards, suddenly and in a completely illogical way, snapped inwards and curled up!
The entire spider instantly curled up into a "death spike ball" covered with a hard carapace and sharp spearheads!
"Clang—!!!"
The golden dragon claw slammed into the curled-up spider spear, producing a teeth-grinding scraping sound, and sparks flashed again!
The immense recoil caused Tang Wulin to grunt and retreat violently.
The "spiky ball" formed by the human-faced spider was also blasted away by this fierce attack, rolling and bouncing on the ground.
After landing, the "Spiky Ball" quickly unfolded and transformed back into its human-faced spider form.
But it clearly paid a price. Several clear cracks appeared on the two spider spears at the very front, which were used to block the golden dragon's claws, and yellowish-green fluid seeped out from the cracks.
"Hiss... hiss!!!"
The repeated blows completely enraged the ferocious beast. Its scarlet compound eyes flashed wildly, locking onto one direction—Xie Xie, who had just been thrown away and had just regained his footing!
Whether by smell, sound, or some other unique sense, it accurately pinpointed Xie Xie's location in the dark sky!
With a powerful stomp on the ground, two of the wounded spider spears even cracked further, but it didn't care. Its entire body, like a cannonball, charged towards Xie Xie with overwhelming ferocity!
It was faster and more aggressive than before, as if it wanted to tear it apart instantly!
"Xie Xie, watch out!"
Tang Wulin's pupils contracted sharply. Before he could think about how the demonic spider could locate him, the blue silver grass wrapped around Xie Xie's waist tightened instantly. He roared, his arm muscles bulged, and he pulled backward with all his might, trying to drag Xie Xie away from the demonic spider's attack path!
However, the enraged human-faced spider pounced too fast and was too close, so whether the Blue Silver Grass could pull Xie Xie in time was still uncertain!