Chapter 135: The Stoneskin Spider and the Sewer.
They were two human figures, running in front and shouting "Help".
What was chasing them was a flat multi-legged creature.
It looks like a giant spider, but its skin has a rock-like texture. Its six scud-like legs are like bayonets, and it moves forward rapidly alternately. It makes a crisp sound of "ta-da-da" when it comes into contact with the rocks, causing splashes of gravel along the way.
"It's a stone-skin spider."
Hua Mi recognized it immediately.
This is a level three monster characterized by its strong defensive capabilities.
The name says "Stone Skin", but in fact its shell is many times harder than stone, making it difficult for ordinary attacks to break through.
Not to mention its sharp claws, ferocious venom, and ability to spin silk and spin webs.
But what makes him strange is that according to the introduction in the adventure guide, this thing usually appears in the inner mountainous areas. How did it come to the outside?
The two adventurers must not have expected that the Stoneskin Spider would appear here.
Judging from the embarrassment of their hasty escape, it was clear that they were not prepared to deal with monsters of this level.
They run and it chases.
After all, a person with two legs can't run as well as a person with six legs.
Seeing the distance getting closer.
One of them swore a curse word, turned around suddenly, and in a desperate move, threw a cold sharp weapon with his backhand.
The hidden weapon flew straight towards the spider.
With a "ding" sound, it hit the stone-skin spider accurately. The latter instinctively shrank its body and naturally slowed down.
This was not over yet. After the hidden weapon came into contact with the target's body, it suddenly exploded with a "boom", and the raging fire instantly engulfed the Stoneskin Spider entirely.
At a certain moment, the bright fire was reflected in their pupils, as if they saw the light of hope.
But the next second - click click click.
Before the firelight dissipated, the Stoneskin Spider had already broken out of it, much faster than before. Its body surface was not damaged at all, and it even looked smoother than before.
The two screamed, turned around and ran away.
"Giggle--"
The stone-skinned spider opened its mouth, and a stream of white spider silk spurted out, instantly wrapping around the legs of the person who had just launched the attack.
The man fell face first to the ground.
His teammate paused, as if hesitating to stop and save him.
But he didn't hesitate for long.
Because the stone-skin spider's next target was him, it opened its mouth and another ball of spider silk spurted out.
The man's limbs were bound and he was writhing on the ground like an insect.
In the dying struggle, he accidentally saw the tent on the stone wall. He could tell at a glance that it was obviously an artificial artifact. He didn't care whether there was anyone there. He treated a dead horse as a living horse doctor and shouted: "Help, help from above." Friend, help me!"
"Hey——"
Those who can be rated as level three monsters usually have certain intelligence.
The stone-skin spider immediately turned its attention to the tent, then alternated its six scuds and rushed over.
Climbing up the stone wall feels like walking on flat ground.
Hua Mi didn't have time to think too much and immediately rushed out of the tent and flew into the air with the help of a powerful swarm of bees.
Throw a few honey pills into your mouth.
In the night, his body surface glowed with a holy light.
The two people who were bound below were stunned.
What is this, an angel?
Why is it still glowing?
Although most of the human countries on the Western Continent are unbelieving, this does not prevent the people from expecting miracles and mysticism. As long as it saves their lives, they can become believers on the spot.
When the stone-skinned spider climbed halfway up and saw its prey leaving its nest, it immediately stopped and followed the same pattern, spraying a stream of spider silk towards the human suspended in mid-air.
Hua Mi did not move, and caught the spider thread head-on.
In the field of vision of the two people below, the "angel" covered in holy light seemed to be entangled just like them.
My heart couldn't help but sink at the same time, and the hope that had just been ignited was extinguished.
But when you get closer, you can see that the spider silk has not touched Hua Mi's body.
Instead, it was blocked by a barrier composed of a circle of flying insects.
"Burn."
Huh -
the Fierce Fire Bee received the master's instructions and ignited pale flames, and the spider silk was instantly swallowed up by the pale fire.
"As expected of the stone-skin spider's silk, the quality is so good."
Even the domineering Cang Huo did not burn it immediately, it was like a metal thread.
The stone-skin spider's silk contains rich magical elements and is a high-quality alchemical material. It is also used in many other fields, such as weaving protective clothing.
Although it is tough, it cannot withstand the continuous burning of the blue fire.
The spider silk is already slowly melting, and it is only a matter of time before it burns down.
Hua Mi, who was in the ring of fire, had a compound bow in her hand, and the bow strings were fully drawn.
What's on the bowstring is not an arrow.
But... a light.
Yes, a light condensed into the shape of an arrow!
In the astonished gazes of the two people below, there was only a "boom" sound, the bow string was released, and the light arrow flew out fiercely.
The speed was much faster than any arrow they had ever seen.
It flew to the target almost instantly, easily penetrated the stone-skin spider's body, and nailed it to the stone wall.
"Sure enough, it's much easier to aim like this."
Of course, the light arrow condensed by the holy light was not shot by a compound bow, but the spontaneous energy generated when it separated from his body.
Compound bows are only used to assist with aiming.
"Cack!"
The six legs of the stone-skin spider moved wildly, scraping off a pile of gravel. Along with the gray body fluid flowing out of its wound, it fell to the ground.
Soon, the light arrow turned into light particles and dissipated.
The stone-skin spider also fell to the ground helplessly.
With six feet in the air, it shakes from time to time.
But it is clear that there is no room left to turn around. After just a few seconds, there was no movement.
The big, shiny black eyes also lost their luster at this time.
The Stoneskin Spider is dead.
Under the night, blue fires slowly floated down, like white lotuses blooming all over the sky - in fact, they were melted spider silk, which had not been completely burned out, but was broken into countless pieces and fell down one after another.
Hua Mi also slowly landed on the ground.
He walked towards the two people who were bound.
…
Moscow is recognized as a civilized capital and has a state-of-the-art underground sewer system.
But the smell here is no better than the underground sewers elsewhere.
Carter had to take a mouth-clearing pill to barely relieve the discomfort in his stomach.
To be honest, he didn't know whether the stench he smelled came from the sewage flowing next to him or the body odor of the homeless man leading the way.
This is the current situation of Modu. It looks prosperous under the sun, but it also has an unknown dark side.
The black households living in the sewers all year round are not just the one in front of me.
Recalling the suave and glamorous appearance of the bard, it was hard to imagine that he could hide in such an environment for so long.
Of course, if it's to save your life, there's nothing surprising.
However...
Carter thought about the clues along the way and always felt that something was not right.
If you think about it carefully, it seems to be too smooth.
So much so that it was a bit deliberate...
"We're almost there, right in front."
The homeless man interrupted his thoughts.
The lantern in his hand gave off a dim light, illuminating the iron gate in front.
The sewage flows straight through the circular iron gate, drops slightly and then flows into the next area.
Next to the iron gate, there is a corner to the left.
The homeless man stood on the corner, his dirty long hair blocking his eyes.
But Carter could feel the gaze behind that hair.
Carter was about to ask something when he suddenly heard a strange movement behind him, as if something sticky was being peeled off.
Turn around sharply.
I saw a figure slowly protruding from the stone wall on one side.
It was a human with a black cloth covering his face and a pigtail on his head.
He wore a black tights and held a strange-looking jet black short blade in his hand.
Carter's pupils shrank and he recognized it immediately.
"Kunai..."
Swish -
a cold light flashed, and the short blade in the black shadow's hand instantly cut his throat.
"Huh?"
The man in black frowned, and saw the mage in front of him disappear out of thin air, replaced by a paper man broken into two pieces.
"Hmph, I didn't expect him to be a cautious guy... But, how far do you think you can run?"
The paper man's substitute caster will not be too far away.
The tramp took a step forward hesitantly and said inarticulately: "Sir, sir, hiccup - I did as you asked. You see the reward... The adults of the association will never be dishonest, hiccup - —"
The man in black glanced at him and threw him a money bag.
Then the figure disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind a sentence:
"Remember, keep it secret."
"It must be true, hehe."
The tramp put the lantern on the ground and couldn't wait to open his money bag.
"Hehehe, I'm getting rich..."
He grabbed two gold coins, his eyes behind his dirty hair shone with a strange light, and he put a gold coin to his mouth.
He just opened his mouth and didn't wait to bite it.
The gold coins in his hand suddenly turned into two bugs with carapace. Before the tramp could react, one got into his throat, and the other bit directly into his palm and got in.
"Ah..."
The homeless man lost the ability to speak before he had time to shout.
His eyes were bulging out, his hands were desperately grabbing at his throat, and his dirty nails scratched bloody marks on his neck.
Plop -
the homeless man fell headlong into the sewage, struggled wildly for a few seconds, then floated up feebly, drifting forward with the sewage.
The underground waterway returned to silence with only the sound of water.
The lantern was still quietly emitting dim light to the surroundings.
...
"Huh-huh-"
Carter moved quickly in the darkness based on his memory.
He used a small spell to try to eliminate the sound of his footsteps.
Suddenly, a sneer came from the darkness ahead.
"Cunning little mouse, where do you want to go?"
Carter suddenly stopped.
With a flip of his right hand, a light ball floated in front of him, illuminating the surrounding area.
The masked man in black slowly emerged from the darkness.
The eyes were heavily smeared with black paint. There are too many whites in the eyes, making the black part of the eyeball appear a bit small.
"If I guessed correctly, you are one of the 'Ten Ninjas'. I never thought that one day I would be able to face the mysterious ninja. The president really thinks highly of me." (End of Chapter
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