The giant Malu dragged two-thirds of its body and quickly fled into a narrow tunnel, which could only be used by two people to crawl close to the ground, milky white and green juice gushing out like a fountain from the severed parts of its body, emitting a pungent sour smell. Even as he fled, the giant Malu did not forget to turn his head and squirt a final breath of black venom at the big spider, which rained down from the top of the spider's head. Even spiders are extremely afraid of this venom rain, and they dexterously dodge sideways, but even so, one leg was sprayed by venom, and a puff of green smoke immediately rose from the slender leg, and the long legs that looked terrifying and hard turned into a puddle of black water in an instant under the corrosion of the venom, and the ground sprinkled by the venom also became potholes.

But the giant spider doesn't care, the creature molts several times a year, and when it does, it naturally grows new legs. It didn't chase Ma Lu, the gap that Ma Lu escaped into was too narrow for its body, and it was impossible to get in, so it used seven legs together, crawling around on the stump of Ma Lu that still kept writhing, and wrapped one-third of Ma Lu's body with spider silk little by little, in the process, its jewel-like crystal red eyes were still turning, as if looking for the whereabouts of several people in the adventure group, but obviously it didn't succeed, the concealment circle perfectly hid the traces of six people, especially when the six people remained still, even if its legs could clearly sense the vibration of the ground, it couldn't tell if they were still hiding nearby, because the ground doesn't transmit vibrations as well as its cobwebs.

Wrapped around the remains of Ma Lu, the spider finally gave up the search for the expedition under the temptation of food, dragged the heavy body on the ground, and staggered a little to choose a tunnel five or six meters wide to drill into, although the seven legs spread out to walk through the tunnel seemed a little crowded, but the giant spider was still very flexible and hidden in the dark, the whole process was silent, just like when it suddenly appeared.

From the appearance of the giant Ma Lu to the final spider leaving, the whole process only took twenty minutes, if you don't see it with your own eyes, I'm afraid no one can imagine, in this short twenty minutes, in the dark tunnel, there has been a life-and-death struggle between the strong, although in the end it is the tragic result of one side being seriously injured and one side being slightly injured, but in the process, except for the impact sound of the limbs slapping the ground, there is almost no movement.

Knowing that the giant spider had left for a long time, Freya breathed a sigh of relief, sat down on the ground sweating profusely, and said with a wry smile: "It's really embarrassing, among all creatures, I'm only afraid of spiders, let alone touching them, I don't even dare to touch their pictures, I didn't expect to meet such a big one here." The thought of touching them with my skin makes me feel limp. ”

"Why do you want to touch them with your skin?" Catherine asked with a smile, "You're a hedron gunner, a class that provides long-range attack support, do you want to rush with me and Pannis to fight them hand-to-hand?"

"Hey, yes, I'm a remote class, so I don't need to touch them. Freya was stunned for a moment, her eyes immediately lit up, she jumped up on the spot and said: "It's too bad, just now I was thinking about spiders, the more scared I was, the more I couldn't control my brain, and I kept imagining the feeling when I came into direct contact with spiders, it was really terrible, and I actually forgot that I was a remote professional." ”

"Mr. Ike. Catherine frowned and thought for a while and asked, "On the road ahead, are there many chances of encountering this spider?"

"Not too much. Ike recalled for a moment before replying: "Originally, there were not many of these spiders, and most of them were lazy, and they would generally hide in their burrows, using the cobwebs at the entrance of the cave and the large amount of spider silk suspended outside the cobwebs to sense their prey, and rarely took the initiative to leave the nest to hunt as they did just now." So we just need to be careful not to bump into the cobwebs and silk, fortunately, the reflection effect of their cobwebs in the white light will be obvious, and there is no need to worry about not being able to find them. And even better, these giant bugs will only appear in the first six floors, and after the seventh floor, they will hardly be able to see them again. So as long as we quickly pass the first six layers, we don't have to think about the problem of being afraid of spiders, in fact, it's normal to be afraid of spiders, and some friends I know are also naturally afraid of spiders, and no one can say why. ”

"Great, just endure for a few days and get rid of the spiders. Freya, don't worry, I'll do everything in my power to keep the spiders from getting within a meter of you. Catherine patted Freya on the shoulder, comforted her for a few words, and then asked Pannis, "I remember you said that spiders are one of the few creatures you can't detect in advance?" ”

"You heard me wrong, I didn't say that. Pannis corrected, "I said I couldn't hear them as they moved, but I didn't say I couldn't perceive them, and I didn't just use hearing. Don't forget, these creatures have bad habits, and they don't really like bathing. ”

"Smell?" Catherine nodded thoughtfully, carefully recalling the aura around her just now: "It's true that these insects have a special fishy smell, and they are often very strong, but how can you tell if it's a spider or another insect monster?"

"It's hard to tell, so I didn't say what kind of monster it was. Pannis replied, "But why do you have to judge? It is enough to know that there is a giant worm snooping in the dark, and they hide so secretly, and do not make a sound with bad intentions, it is not to surprise us." ”

"Give me a good talk. Catherine gave Pennis a blank look: "In this case, then please be vigilant, once you find that there are insect monsters, no, any monsters approaching, tell me in time, regardless of whether they have the intention to attack or not." ”

"Okay, okay. Pannis waved his hand and replied lazily, "There is one in the second passage on the right, and there are two of the same kind in the middle passage on the front, and there are no ones on the left, well, not on the left." ”

"Hey, you know what I mean. Catherine glared at Pannis, "You're obviously deliberately provoking." ”

"Don't worry, I know. Pannis couldn't help but laugh, teasing the serious female knight felt that it had become the greatest pleasure of his life, and every time he made the knight cry and laugh girlishly, it was a very fulfilling thing: "I will be careful, once a monster enters a safe distance, I will tell you as soon as possible, and I will not let Freya be bitten by a spider." ”

"That's pretty much it. Catherine nodded with satisfaction: "But you just said that there are demonic beasts in the passages on both sides?

"Of course I lied to you. Pannis said of course: "I'm not a dog, how can I smell so far." ”

"Pan!" Catherine gritted her teeth, syllable-by-syllable, "you give me almost." ”

"Don't worry about them. Freya had regained her composure by this time, and took out the food that did not need to be cooked from her backpack and placed it on the spread tablecloth, laying the food with graceful gestures that lived up to her status as the princess of the capital of knowledge. The best way to venture out in a completely unfamiliar environment without thoroughly understanding everything around you is generally not to choose a cooking method that produces a noticeable smell, and the best way is to eat the ready-to-eat food that is easy to preserve, so as not to attract uninvited guests with the aroma of the food. After doing all this, Freya said with a smile, "Mr. Ike, since we have decided to start exploring from the eighth floor, is there a way to quickly and directly reach the eighth floor?"

"There is definitely no way to the eighth floor, it is not a man-made structure, and the stairs will be built together to make it easy to go up and down. Ike shook his head and said, "But we can choose the fastest way, at the current speed, at the most, we can rest on the eighth floor in two days at most." ”

"Oh?" Freya asked with interest, "so that we know the path we are going to take?"

"Absolutely. Ike turned around and rummaged through his backpack, took out a thick stack of parchment, spread it out on the ground with Freya and Lina's shoulder lamp, and introduced them one by one, "Look, this is the tunnel on the surface, and this is where we are." The passage on the left is the path where the giant spider left, and the one on the right is the direction in which the giant malu escaped. Let's choose the fourth one on the right, yes, this is it, from this passage spiraling down, you can directly reach the second floor of the underground cave, yes, that's the one you are referring to. ”

"Click, click", Pannis, who survived Catherine's pursuit, took out a strange-looking green vegetable bought in Chongshan City out of nowhere: "Well, the passage to the third floor is indeed not far, only a kilometer away, and if you count the distance, it will be at most two kilometers away, click, click, but did you draw this map according to the same scale? If so, the width of this tunnel is not so interesting." ”

"Ha, I almost forgot that you're pretty experienced with looking at maps, yes, the tunnel is narrow, but it's okay for us to get through, even this lady. ”

"Ahem. Freya coughed dryly, pretending not to hear: "What about after you get to the third floor?

"The third floor is a bit of a troublesome place. Ike was smart enough not to continue to comment on the size: "We're going to make a big circle along the third floor, almost thirty kilometers or so, and the first night will probably be spent on this level. After going around, follow this crack here to the fourth level, and then it's easy, and each floor can take up to two hours of walking time to get through, you see, along here, here, here, and here, all the way down to them, and finally here, the entrance to the eighth floor. Actually, there are many entrances to each floor, but I will choose the closest and safest one according to my needs, after all, we don't have to explore the first seven floors, so there is no need to take a long detour. (To be continued.) )