r18novel Chapter 139 Human-Faced Demon Spider
Chapter 139 Human-Faced Demon Spider
The javelin pierced his chest and arm with tremendous force, the terrifying penetrating power of its tip even causing the eerie glow on the surface of his stomach armor to ripple violently, emitting a "sizzling" sound, as if it were corroding.
But the next moment, the patterns on the stomach lining writhed like a living stomach, and the impact and the chilling mental toxins attached to the spider silk were visibly "swallowed up" and weakened.
Wang Hu grunted, his feet firmly planted on the ground, his arm muscles bulging, and with a sudden burst of strength, he tore the two spider silk javelins, which had lost most of their power, off his body!
Zhao Hai's situation was the most dangerous. Most of the willow-leaf blades he controlled were scattered by the mental shriek, and his mind was injured. Facing the two spider silk spears that were shot at him, he forcibly concentrated his mind and mobilized the remaining dozen or so willow-leaf blades to weave a thin blade net in front of him.
"Willow Branch - Entanglement!" He pointed with his left hand, and a long wooden whip, emerald green with withered yellow veins, extended from the hilt of his willow sword, coiling like a living snake towards one of the javelins, attempting to deflect it. At the same time, he retreated rapidly to the side and back.
"Pfft! Pfft!" The blade net barely blocked most of the force of one javelin, but the javelin still pierced through the defense, grazing his ribs and instantly corroding a large hole in his clothes. A burning pain and a slight numbness spread through his skin. Another javelin, entangled in a willow branch, struggled violently, almost breaking the branch.
"Its attack has both mental and physical corrosive effects! Be careful not to get the venom on you!" Zhao Hai shouted through the pain, his nose still bleeding and his face pale.
He was a poison master, so the poison of the human-faced spider wasn't a big problem for him. But this was a level 2 human-faced spider, and the mental impact was no joke. Just from that one attack, he felt dizzy.
Seeing that its first wave of attacks had failed, the human-faced spider's distorted face contorted with chaotic features, revealing an expression that seemed like mockery. Its massive body moved again, moving with such speed that it left afterimages, attempting to bypass Wang Hu from the front and pounce from the flank at the seemingly weakest Zhao Hai and the truck cab further back!
"Don't even think about it!" Wang Hu roared. He saw through the spider's intention and stomped his foot on the ground! A visible shockwave of earthy yellow hue spread out in a ring centered on him, cracking the ground and sending rubble flying.
This impact was not a direct attack, but rather a strong ground tremor and energy interference that instantly disrupted the spider's high-speed movement, causing its eight long legs to momentarily lose their coordination.
It's now!
Su Wanyue's eyes flashed with a sharp light; she had been waiting for the right moment to strike.
Her figure seemed to blend into the wind, leaving a faint afterimage in place. Her true form appeared like a ghost at the joint supporting the long leg, exposed by the spider's slight pause! The longsword, with a piercing whistle that tore through the air, slashed down without any fancy moves! The ultimate speed and penetrating power of the swordsman's skill were displayed to the fullest at this moment!
The spider seemed to sense a deadly threat; its long leg suddenly retracted, and its abdomen twisted rapidly, sending several strands of silk hastily flying towards Su Wanyue. But Su Wanyue's strike was too fast and too decisive!
"Clang—Pfft!"
The blade first cleaved through the hastily intercepted spider silk, then struck the long-jointed black carapace with a heavy blow! Sparks flew as a deep crack was cleaved in the tough carapace, and a purplish-black, foul-smelling fluid gushed out!
It must be said that Su Wanyue seized this opportunity perfectly!
With her strongest attack, she directly struck the weakest point in the human-faced spider's defenses.
"squeak--!!!"
The spider let out a sharp screech, a mixture of physical pain and mental rage, and the expression on its human face instantly became even more ferocious and venomous. Its injured legs visibly weakened, causing it to lose its balance.
"Well done!" Zhao Hai suppressed his discomfort and seized this precious opportunity. He stopped trying to harass the enemy from a distance with the willow leaf blade and instead focused all his attention on the [Willow Wood Sword]. The sword instantly returned to its original shape and he gripped it tightly with both hands.
At this moment, a dark green mist began to swirl around the willow wood sword from his palm.
"Willow Branch - Entanglement!" Zhao Hai slammed his sword into the ground. A bright green light shone from the hilt, and a thick, thorny wooden vine, as thick as a bowl, burst forth from the earth like a giant python. It snaked and pounced at the unsteady human-faced spider with astonishing speed, its target its twisted face that opened and closed and emitted mental hiss, as well as its injured long legs! These vines not only had powerful physical binding force, but were also imbued with the poisonous mist injected by Zhao Hai.
Yes, ever since he obtained the willow wood sword, Zhao Hai had been thinking about whether he could attach his poison mist ability to the willow wood sword and use it in conjunction with the willow wood sword's "Willow Branch Entanglement" ability.
After Zhao Hai's continuous attempts, he was able to unleash the abilities of both as he had hoped.
Wang Hu, like a tiger unleashed, took advantage of the spider's injury and distraction to charge forward. His right fist gathered a thick, earthy-yellow light, and like a battering ram, he slammed it hard into the spider's relatively vulnerable side abdomen!
The human-faced spider found itself in a predicament, attacked by the three combined. It inhaled sharply, its pale face swelling again, clearly preparing to unleash a more powerful area-of-effect mental attack in an attempt to disrupt the trio's offensive. At the same time, its remaining intact legs lashed out wildly, their sharp tips slashing like scythes at the entwining willow branches and the pouncing Wang Hu.
Inside the cab, Wang Changjin watched the perilous, flashing battle outside, cold sweat beading on his forehead. He gritted his teeth, his fingers turning white from gripping the steering wheel so tightly. The truck's engine, under his unconscious control, emitted a low, guttural roar, like the panting of a trapped beast.
"Buzz—Whoosh!!!"
Just before the three attackers were about to strike, the distorted and swollen face of the human-faced spider finally unleashed an unprecedentedly terrifying shriek! This time, it was no longer an invisible ripple, but a visible, layered, gray-black shockwave that spread wildly outward from its center like a tsunami!
The air was compressed, creating a popping sound, and the fine sand and gravel on the ground were shaken, then shattered. The first to be hit were the resilient willow branches that Zhao Hai extended and coiled around.
Puff puff puff!
The wooden vines, originally as thick as a bowl, cracked and decayed inch by inch the moment they came into contact with the gray-black shockwave, as if their life force had been instantly drained, their growth rate decreased sharply, and their toughness was greatly reduced.
Zhao Hai groaned, feeling a strong interference and impact on the connection between his mind and the willow wood sword. His head was throbbing, and blood was seeping from his nostrils and ear canals.
His poison mist ability was also greatly weakened and dissipated under this violent mental impact.