Chapter 9: Encounters

I don't know how long I walked along the mountain path, but the green on both sides of the forest path began to turn gray.

"This cobweb is so annoying." The bishop tore off the cobwebs that stuck to his body. A few minutes earlier, patches of gray cobwebs had appeared on both sides of the road, and the occasional stiff and wrinkled corpse of a few small animals such as rabbits and hedgehogs could be seen in the webs.

"Did we get to the nest of those spiders?" Sonia followed closely behind Xiao Yan, grabbing the corner of his clothes.

"Near the nests of those spiders, to be exact." The traveler brushed aside a leaf and pointed inside, "The nest is there." ”

Following the direction of his finger, Xiao Yan saw that in the depths of the gloomy jungle, there was a withered tree, and the nests made of gray spider silk the size of a cart hung on the trunks of the trees one by one, or towered like marshmallows in the clearing.

Large swaths of white bones were discarded next to the nest, and it was clear that the spiders' food was not limited to small animals such as rabbits. Everyone who saw this scene felt their scalps tingle.

"We need to get out of here quickly." Xiao Yan blocked the girls' view, he didn't want to make any more trouble here.

A group of people crept around the nest far from the nest, but it was not easy not to touch it.

"Is it okay for us to touch the spider silk like this? I remember that spiders could tell if prey was present by the subtle shaking of the silk, and they could detect the slightest vibration. Galadia watched as everyone carefully and futile dodged the silk, but still ripped off quite a few.

"Well, indeed, what are we going to do?" Travelers don't know what to do, and they don't encounter such a scene in the normal world.

Galadia stuck out her tongue: "This still needs to be said! Run! ”

"Shhh...... Yes! As if to prove what she had said, a group of jumping spiders spotted the hairy contractors and pounced on them with their teeth and claws.

"Kill them!" The bishop jumped up, and then Wang Hu and several other contractors rushed forward. In last night's battle, they found that the spider's strength was not strong, and it was better to kill it directly than to be chased and run.

"Hey! Wait a minute! Xiao Yan was taken aback by them, "Hell! What are you thinking! This is their lair, don't fight on someone's home field! ”

The group of contractors had already rushed forward, ping-pong killing several jumping spiders.

"What did you just say? Didn't hear clearly! The bishop who was carrying a spider corpse turned his head and asked Xiao Yan.

"Shhh...... Yes! A scalp-tinging roar rang out from all directions, followed by a ruffle of rattles.

"Run! Run along the mountain road! The traveler shouted and took the lead and ran out. The other contractors who didn't go up to fight also ran with a hula and followed. The bishop, Wang Hu and the others were stunned for a moment, and when they reacted, they were already left behind.

A yellow-and-green jumping spider appeared in the bushes on the side, its size was larger than that of a normal jumping spider, and it had a white bony horn on the top of its head. With a slight contraction of its body, the yellow horned jumping spider pounced like a cannonball on a contractor beside Wang Hu, three times faster than an ordinary jumping spider.

"Ahh The pounced contractor screamed, and the yellow, horned jumping spider opened its huge mouthparts and pincers and bit his neck, causing the contractor to roll on the ground in pain.

"Yellow horned triple jumping spider (elite). Race: Arachnids. Attributes: Strength 5, Agility 8, Stamina 5.

Special Ability 1: Jump at triple speed, pounce on the target at three times the speed of the normal jumping spider.

Special Ability 2: Tear, attacks have a 25% chance to inflict bleeding on the target, losing 3 health per second for 30 seconds. ”

Xiao Yan and they didn't have time to save this unlucky ghost. There are elites among the jumping spiders, and if there are a few more, few of these people will be able to escape.

As soon as this thought turned Xiao Yan's head, he was running on the mountain road and suddenly stopped, and everyone crashed together and fell to the ground.

"Stop and do something! Depend on! Run! A contractor running behind avoided the fallen crowd and quickly rushed to the first position.

"I'm getting out of this place." The contractor was already frightened, and rushed forward with all his might, when suddenly he bumped into something hard and fell to the ground.

The contractor rubbed his eyes, and saw a giant spider the size of a pickup truck lying in front of him, and the already terrifying mouthparts and the giant pincers on both sides were even more terrifying because of the enlarged size. The contractor was about to scream when his massive mouthparts opened and swallowed his head in one gulp.

The contractors huddled together in the back screamed in fright.

"Queen Spider (Elite). Race: Arachnids. Attributes: Strength 15, Agility 8, Stamina 10.

Special Ability 1: Strong, increases the health of the spider queen by 500 points.

Special Ability 2: Devour, powerful and powerful mouthparts can swallow and kill slightly smaller prey. ”

"I'm going to drag it! You go around and run along the mountain road! Xiao Yan knew that someone was going to stand up at this time, so he didn't think much about it, so he stood up, "Hurry up!" ”

Galadia and Sonia looked at the tall figure in front of them, their eyes filled with admiration. The traveler nodded, got up, and ran to the side.

Xiao Yan put the one-handed axe behind his back, and rushed towards the front of the spider with a round shield in both hands. The spider queen opened her ugly and terrifying huge mouthparts and pounced on him.

"Boom!" With a muffled sound, Xiao Yan's shield and the mouthparts of the spider queen collided together, and Xiao Yan was immediately knocked back two steps. The terrifying, mighty monster flapped its six legs forward, its forelimbs as sharp as knives stabbing the ground with sand and gravel.

It was the first time Xiao Yan had encountered this situation, there were crackling scratches and whipping sounds on the left and right sides and in front of him, and a monster as big as a truck was no more than 20 centimeters away from him.

"Taste this!" Xiao Yan found that he was being pushed backwards, so he held the shield with his left hand, pulled out the Luge that Sonia gave him with his right hand, and pointed at the compound eyes behind the spider and shot angrily.

"Phew!" The first shot shattered a compound eye, and a dark green liquid flowed out. Xiao Yan saw that it was useful, and raised his pistol to shoot continuously at the back of the spider's head. Bullet after bullet shot into the spider's head, and the monster let out a deafening roar of pain.

After emptying the bullet, Xiao Yan pulled out a one-handed axe and slashed at the head of the spider, but the damage of this axe was not high, and the first blow was stuck in the back of the spider.

The monster went berserk, spinning wildly in place. Xiao Yan swept one of his forelimbs, and flew upside down on the spot, with a big cut on his body.

The spider queen, whose head and compound eyes had been shattered, struggled frantically, like a whirlwind of sharp blades, flying sand and rocks everywhere.

Xiao Yan heard a clattering sound nearby, and immediately felt that something was wrong, so he jumped up and ran away.

A yellow horned tripod had already pounced on his side, and he staggered past Xiao Yan, who had just gotten up, scaring him.

After bypassing the desperately struggling spider, Xiao Yan covered his wound and ran along the wound. He turned his head to look at the spider that was still struggling on the ground, and felt that it couldn't hold on for long, so he swung his axe and slashed down.

With this blow, the spider queen hissed like a leaky balloon, and then fell down with a bang, crushing the yellow jumping spider as well.

Maybe you'll drop some equipment, right? Xiao Yan was still thinking about whether to search for the body. A swarm of spiders was approaching not far away, and the threat of these agile yellow horned triple-jumping spiders was no lower than that of the spider queen, and if one of them was bigger, they would probably lose their lives.

If it's too late, forget it.

Just thinking like this, Xiao Yan suddenly saw a flickering white light on the corpse of the spider queen. Holding it with his hand, Xiao Yan found that a white key had appeared in his hand.

A small white box appeared in the void, Xiao Yan turned around and ran, inserting the white key as he ran, and found a bunch of strange objects in the box.

"You have obtained an item: Spider Glands (5). Grade: White.

Purpose: Recovers 25 HP within 3 seconds after use, and attacks while using it will cause healing failure. ”

"Hey! Not bad!" Xiao Yan's mobile phone gland ran away.

Xiao Yan, who escaped with a small life, quickly caught up with the contractor in front.

Seeing Xiao Yan chasing after him with his wounds, Galadia, Sonya, and travelers greeted him one after another. The traveler also took out some herbs and applied them to the wound to help stop the bleeding.

"Thank you." Both Galadia and Sonia asked with concern how he was hurting, "We thought you wouldn't be back. ”

"I didn't set up any flags, how could it be so easy to hang up." Xiao Yan took out the spider gland he had just gotten to bandage himself, and the wound immediately began to heal and recover.

The bishop also came up to say hello. Two more people were killed in the attack just now, and the morale of the entire team was very low. After finally escaping, everyone fell to the ground gasping for breath. Several girls trembled and cried as they saw their companions being killed.

In less than a day since entering the space, 14 of the 30 contractors had died, and the morale of the entire team had completely collapsed.

Although Xiao Yan covered everyone to escape just now, not many people thanked him. Most people are immersed in fear and confusion.

But there is still a way to go. Travelers who are good at mountain activities lead the way, while others walk one foot deep and one foot shallow on the branches, gradually out of the dense forest and onto a wider road.

The group walked in low spirits, and there were constant sighs and sobs.

At this time, the traveler who opened the road in front hurriedly ran back, waving his hand as he ran: "Quick, hide up." Three men on horseback came. ”

The group of contractors hurriedly hid in the woods on the hillside on the side of the mountain road, and after a while, they saw three people and three horses walking towards them. While seeing these people, each contractor was given a hint.

"Bandits. Race: Human. Attributes: Strength 7, Agility 5, Stamina 5, Perception 2, Intelligence 1, Spirit 1. ”