Chapter 1568: Chapter 179: 2-Pole Undead Spider_2
Ah Dai thought for a moment and said, "The current Death Mountain Range seems quite different from when Audi the Grand Elf Envoy entered a hundred years ago. Haven’t you noticed? The Undead Creatures are no longer mixed together as Audi described, but are instead distinctly separated, not intruding into each other’s territories. It seems that Luo Shui is right, and there’s a good chance that the headquarters of the Dark Forces is indeed here. These Undead Creatures might be under their control. From the outside in, I fear the enemies we encounter will become increasingly powerful. The hideout Audi mentioned might not even exist. Yue Yue, take out the map and let me have a look."
Xuan Yue listened to Ah Dai’s analysis and nodded with appreciation, unfolding the map and saying, "You’ve indeed become much smarter than before. Back then, it should have been Brother Yan Shi who did the analysis and came up with suggestions."
Ah Dai was taken aback, scratched his head, and said, "Really? I was just speaking my mind. Look here." As he spoke, he pointed at the map of the Death Mountain Range and said, "Although the peaks within the Death Mountain Range are arranged irregularly, when you look at them as a whole, they are composed of one ring-shaped mountain area after another. We might have just passed through three mountain areas, each guarded by Bone Birds, Skeleton Soldiers, and Zombie Guards, respectively." He measured with his hands and continued, "From the very outer edge to the inner part, we likely need to pass through twelve ring-shaped mountain areas, and the dangers ahead will probably be even greater. As for the next group of Undead Creatures we might encounter, we have no clue."
Yan Shi nodded and said, "Ah Dai is quite right. That’s likely the case. The Death Mountain Range must be controlled by that Church of the Dark Saint, and all the Undead Creatures here are organized. If not for Sheng Xie’s immensely powerful flying ability, breaking through by force would likely have made it difficult to even pass the Skeleton stage. Ahead, we still have to get through nine more ring-shaped mountain ranges to enter the center of the Death Mountain Range. The danger will likely increase. These Undead Creatures are numerous and fearless of death. If we encounter ones with strong individual attack capabilities, it’s going to be very tough for us. While it’s still relatively safe here, let’s take a good rest and adjust ourselves before pushing forward."
Olivia sighed and said, "We might not have that chance. Look, is this place safe?" Everyone’s hearts sank in shock as they looked down the mountain. They saw a vast swarm of large spiders, each about the size of a washbasin, climbing continuously up the mountain. Their bodies were red, with eight eyes on their backs, shrouded in black mist, moving their long black-haired legs swiftly, surrounding them from all directions. Ah Dai helplessly glanced at Sheng Xie and said, "We probably still have to fly. I hope there are no enemies in the air for this fourth challenge."
Xuan Yue tugged on Ah Dai’s sleeve and said, "That might just be your dream. Look up to the sky." Due to the continuous danger they had encountered, Ah Dai was no longer able to maintain his original calmness, so he hadn’t noticed anything unusual. When he heard Xuan Yue’s words, he subconsciously looked up, and couldn’t help but be shocked all over, exclaiming, "Flying Spiders!" It turned out that a hundred meters above them, thousands of spiders the same size as those on the ground had already gathered, except they had a pair of wings on their backs and were blue in color.
The sudden appearance of the red and blue spiders filled the hearts of the group with a heavy mood. At this moment, Ah Dai, Xuan Yue, Kino, and Olivia were all heavily exhausted, and they had no confidence in facing these thousands of daunting spiders. From the cold eyes of these Undead Creatures, it was clear they wouldn’t rest until they completely devoured the group.
Xuan Yue shouted, "Everyone, gather together, be ready to use the positioning teleportation magic at any time." At her call, besides Sheng Xie, everyone gathered together. Ah Dai said, "Let’s not rush into using teleportation magic. Let’s first see if we can handle these spiders. At the very least, their numbers aren’t too overwhelming." Saying this, he punched out, sending a surge of True Qi crashing into two blue spiders descending from above. Just before Ah Dai’s white True Qi collided with the spiders, they suddenly spewed a large plume of Blue Spider Silk, enveloped in icy coldness, towards the group. The True Qi, intrinsically linked to Ah Dai, made him acutely aware of the adhesive quality of the silk, which astoundingly attached itself to the Qi. The web was remarkably elastic; even as the True Qi expanded, it showed no signs of breaking. What shocked Ah Dai the most was the chilling aura contained within the silk, akin to ice-type combat energy. If he were entangled, even he might find it difficult to escape. Wrapped within the silk, the True Qi still struck the two blue spiders. Their bodies were extremely tough, and despite Ah Dai’s significant energy consumption, a casual punch was enough to crack rocks. However, when the Qi hit the two blue spiders, they used it as momentum to retreat, though they let out cries of pain, their lives didn’t appear in danger.
"These spiders are ice-attributed. Kino, hurry, give them some fire magic. Ordinary Meteor Fire should work." Ah Dai shouted urgently.
Kino dared not delay. The third-level Meteor Fire was extremely swift in his use. A flurry of red fireballs, each three centimeters in diameter, instantly covered above the group, rushing towards the blue spiders in the air. The blue spiders seemed to sense the threat emanating from below, slowing their descent. Almost all the blue spiders performed the same action, spinning silk. In an instant, a large blue web interwove in the sky, pressing downwards. As Kino’s Meteor Fire clashed with the blue web, it all turned into steam, not threatening the web in the slightest. The web rapidly covered downwards with the blue spiders. Meanwhile, dozens of red spiders had already crawled up around the mountaintop. Their fierce eyes flashed repeatedly, apparently wary of the blue web above and not initiating an attack on the group.
