In a vast expanse of somewhat withered trees, large and small spider webs cover the surroundings, making it almost impossible to see anything without encountering various colored webs. Insects, small birds, and even slightly larger mutant beasts are entangled and unable to escape, with some having been dead for a while.
“Oh heavens… there are so many?!”
The Grasshopper, responsible for exploration, was taken aback by the sheer quantity. Although they sensed some mutant creatures in this area before, no one expected such an extensive network of spider webs – a spider doesn’t just weave one web!
Taking a few deep breaths, Xu Song looked at Yue Zheng with a hint of fear, “Should… should we burn through?”
It’s not entirely his fault for panicking; nobody anticipated the spider webs in this forest spreading so recklessly. How long would it take to burn all of this?!
Yue Zheng furrowed his brow in thought, then said, “Burning through might take more than a day.” They are on a tight schedule to return to the base, intending to collect some supplies on the way. Spending too much time dealing with these webs could delay their return significantly.
Apart from that, “I’m not sure if these webs are resistant to fire. Accidentally triggering a forest fire…” Even they might end up roasted.
Nodding, Xu Song suggested uncertainty, “How about going around?”
“Tiancheng and Tianyou,” Yue Zheng directly called the Radar Twins; it’s time for them to showcase their abilities.
The twins, obedient when facing Yue Zheng, activated their powers. One monitored the general distribution of spiders in the forest, while the other surveyed the layout of the trees.
“The trees over there seem to be fewer,” indicating a location where the trees are relatively sparse.
Tianyou identified several positions where mutant animals are closest, and based on the twins’ findings, Xu Song conducted a second statistical analysis, confirming a relatively feasible route in a certain direction.
So, they turned around, adjusted the steering, changed direction, and started cutting trees.
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As they are about to leave this withered wood, a red giant spider, comparable in size to a small car, stealthily crawled onto the path the group must take. “Puff—” a red silk shot towards Abu. In the dense forest, with no place to hide, Abu is about to be hit!
Fortunately, Xu Song had spotted it earlier while observing the surroundings. Though not too concerned due to its solitary presence, he had enough time to conjure a fire shield to help Abu evade the silk attack.
The crimson spider silk collided with the white flames, emitting a “hiss” sound and producing a black smoke that carried an unpleasant odor, dissipating into the air.
Seemingly surprised that someone reacted so quickly and intercepted its silk, the large red spider pauses. Its eight legs silently climb through the forest, reaching a nearby tree in an instant. Suddenly, its abdomen wriggled, giving birth to a small, palm-sized red spider.
One after another, spiders with red abdomens crawled along branches and trunks, moving left, right, up, and down. Their target, without a doubt, is the group near the RV!
“…What on earth is this? Giving birth to a group of minions for a fight?!” Xu Song widened his eyes, swallowing involuntarily.
Raising his hand, Yue Zheng created a black hole on a tree, swallowing both the tree trunk and the spiders crawling on it in one go.
“I’ll handle the big one,” Xu Song stood up, sending a white fireball towards the giant spider.
The large spider’s eight legs move lightly, attempting to change its position, but it didn’t anticipate the incredible speed of Xu Song’s fireball. It quickly burned one of its legs!
The spider leg, now engulfed in white flames, fell into the forest. Xu Song glanced to ensure his ability didn’t inadvertently spread in other directions. After completely burning the spider leg, he extinguished the flames.
Seemingly realizing that Xu Song is troublesome, the spider The spider begun playing hide-and-seek among the trees, occasionally leaping lightly or using silk to swing. Even when Xu Song launched four or five fireballs, it managed to evade them – and this is with one leg missing!
How is this thing so adept at playing?! Its movements rival those of a speed-type ability user!
“Bang, bang, bang,” Mother Xu held a gun in each hand, shooting at the small spiders on the ground. Perhaps due to just being born, these spiders clearly lack the agility of their mother. Most of them were shot by Mother Xu, trembling all over, and swiftly returned to nature after briefly seeing the light of day.
“Boom!” Another shot, not aimed at the small spiders this time, but directly hitting the large spider trying to evade Xu Song’s attacks.
Seeing her successful shot, Mother Xu smirked at her son, “Look at your foolish appearance.”
Xu Song itched with frustration. Clearly, his attacks constrained the spider, allowing his mother to hit it! Why not switch roles and see how it goes?!
Because of Mother Xu’s shot, the large spider was momentarily halted, emitting a “squeak” of distress. It was then tightly entangled by a mutant buttercup controlled by Tiancheng.
This mutant buttercup has no other special abilities, except for its incredible ability to pierce the skin of prey, its enormous size, and its astonishing speed in sucking the blood of the prey. Other than that, it looks no different from an ordinary buttercup.
If Tiancheng hadn’t discovered that the covering plant was a second-level plant, the group might have casually passed by without any concern. Therefore, they unexpectedly faced an attack – after Tiancheng communicated, he conducted an experiment with the buttercup he grew, discovering that this thing could even puncture steel plates!
After being entangled by the buttercup plant for about ten seconds, the spider visibly withered at a rapid pace. Not to mention the remaining baby spiders in its abdomen—none could survive.
Two ostriches surrounded Abu, devouring the spiders one by one. It seemed these baby spiders were quite appetizing to them. Disappointed by the absence of more baby spiders after the mother stopped producing them, the ostriches stared into the depths of the forest. They restrained themselves from rushing in to find food, as inside, there were large spiders that could turn them into appetizers.
Burning the large spider with a fire, one of the ostriches brought the pouch back through the window. Xu Song sighed in relief, “Let’s leave quickly. If more of these things show up, staying here might lead to accidents.” The terrain in the forest was too restrictive, and their small group couldn’t handle it all, risking potential losses.
Yue Zheng wasted no time, started the car, and swiftly drove out of the woods.
Not far away lay a ruined area.
Something seemed to have happened here—whether it was a battle between humans and mutant animals, mutant animals fighting each other, or the doing of the bear from earlier was unclear. Nevertheless, this once tourist attraction had turned into complete ruins.
Instead of checking the ancient buildings near a nearby resort, the group parked the car at the entrance to the city.
After a busy time in the previous dried-up forest, the setting sun now painted the vast sky and earth in shades of red.
Xu Song, looking at the ruins in front of him, was shocked. They had seen many deserted cities on their journey, but none resembled this one. Most buildings here were reduced to rubble.
“I suspect that bear passed through here,” Yue Zheng said, glancing at a nearby deep pit. “The ground there shows signs of bear paws.”
Although just claw marks, Xu Song, who had seen the traces left by giant bears after their rampages, could still distinguish them with the help of binoculars.
Putting down the binoculars, he smirked, “It’s capable of strolling into a city and flattening it with a couple of rolls.”
The twins, who had been resting in Xu Song’s arms since the spider extermination, chuckled at his words.
Suddenly, Tianyou raised his head, “Ah! They’re coming out! Many of them!”
Xu Song immediately stood up, “You two stay in the car and release the Blood Roses for defense if necessary.” The Black Roses, evolved into a blood-red color, not only had thorns for piercing but also could burst open upon contact with prey, releasing a deadly and corrosive red mist.
Even worse, once their thorns pierced the skin and burst open… it was better to give up struggling and wait for death. Their effects were comparable to aqua regia and would flow along with your bloodstream like aqua regia…
Opening the car door, Xu Song went down to face the threat. Yue Zheng quickly followed him, having used some abilities earlier but still capable of fighting. The only uncertainty was what exactly was coming out.
Action-packed journey all the way back to the base?👍