Chapter 184: Demonized Spider Web Monster, Head-to-Head!
The human-like upper body and spider lower body, paired with the translucent figure, made Zong Shen feel disgusted.
Once out of the murky yellow liquid of the egg shell, this Little Spider Web Monster quickly stopped moving.
If all these spider eggs were to hatch, there would be at least hundreds of Spider Web Monsters.
The reproduction ability of those Spider Web Monster Queens is terrifyingly high, laying eggs as often as defecating.
Zong Shen once again pulled out the Molotov Fire Spreader, aiming it at the spider eggs and began spraying flames.
A fire serpent swept out, stirring up the scorching air currents.
The roasting spider eggs crackled, and once the webs were heated to a certain degree, they would explode open!
Egg shells and the murky yellow egg liquid emitted faint burning smoke as they splattered everywhere.
Before long, Zong Shen had directly burned about one-third of the spider eggs on the spot.
The air was filled with a foul stench, as the murky yellow egg liquid was vaporized by the flames, turning into yellow mist.
Under full spray, the fuel bottle soon ran empty. Zong Shen unscrewed the empty can, took out a new fuel bottle, and fitted it onto the flamethrower.
"Sh-sh-sh!"
At this moment, hurried shuffling sounds came from the passages ahead and to the left.
"Good fellow, you're finally here. Everyone retreat ten meters and prepare for battle!"
"Gun and Shield Warriors, raise shields for defense, Wolf Cavalry fall back to support the Gun and Shield Warriors!"
At Zong Shen's command, they retreated over ten meters.
The Wolf Cavalry and Gun and Shield Warriors shielded the front, while the two Goblin Rippers stood at the rear, secured on both ends to avoid being flanked.
Standing behind the Gun and Shield Warriors, Zong Shen felt especially safe, fearless under the solid shield!
The shuffling sounds grew clearer by the moment.
One by one, the Spider Web Monsters crawled out from the two passages.
Their numbers increased steadily, surging forth like a tide.
The main force consisted of Little Spider Web Monsters, followed by Spider Web Monster Warriors, with several Spider Prophets and larger yellow-striped belly Spider Web Monsters mixed within the swarm.
These Spider Web Monsters differed from before. Their compound eyes appeared blood-red, becoming more frenzied and impulsive.
Their bodies bore numerous keratinized spikes, and once they opened their pincer-shaped mouths, dark green flames emerged.
"Have these creatures all mutated?"
Zong Shen stared intently, noting that all Spider Web Monsters had gained a prefix, their attributes significantly enhanced, and gained a passive skill status.
[Demonized Little Spider Web Monster lv10 (White)]
[Race: Nirabu Spider Demon (Demonized)]
[Piercing Damage: 31~34]
[Life Value: 380]
[Armor Value: 15]
[Magic Resistance: 10]
[Skills: Poisoning lv5 (attacks add 5 points of poison damage)
Passive Skills: Demonization lv1 (Initial demonization state, lowered lifespan, improved attributes)]
(Demonized Little Spider Web Monsters have attributes significantly higher than before)
[Demonized Spider Web Monster Warrior lv20 (Green)]
[Race: Nirabu Spider Demon]
[Piercing Damage: 61~64]
[Life Value: 920]
[Armor Value: 30]
[Magic Resistance: 20]
[Skills: Poisoning lv10 (attacks add 10 points of poison damage)
Jet Poison lv3 (Spider Web Monster Warrior sprays digestive poison, range 15 meters, causes 160 poison damage, cooling time 30 minutes)
Weaving Net lv5 (Knitting Monster Warriors weave webs, wrapping enemies, webs with 1000 durability value, cooling time 1 hour)
Passive Skills: Demonization lv3 (Initial demonization state, lowered lifespan, improved attributes)]
(Demonized Spider Web Monster Warriors possess even stronger attributes)
All Spider Web Monsters had entered a demonized state, their attributes improved by over 30%, looking more ferocious, possibly related to the Spider Web Monster Lord devouring the Demon's Heart.
However, Zong Shen remained unruffled. He took out [Benedict's Charging Cloak (Purple)] and draped it over his back. A milky white Toughness Aura rapidly spread beneath every ally within 50 meters, increasing Armor Value by 5, Tenacity by 10%, and Life Value Limit by 5%.
Additionally, a black aura appeared beneath everyone's feet, emanating from Tasuya's [Spider Queen's Staff (Purple)], casting an Evil Aura that increased allies' Movement Speed by 10%, Attack Speed by 20%, and Life Recovery Speed by 50%.
The two powerful auras elevated the state of all warriors to their peak, fearless against the Spider Web Monsters.
The group had withdrawn from the open space of the spider eggs, arriving at the office area's mineshaft.
The seven dragonized spear and shield warriors stood in the front row, forming a semi-arc. They lowered their heavy square shields, raised their two-meter-long spears, and entered the gun shield guardian state, reducing movement speed while increasing resilience, armor value, and magic resistance by 10 points.
The gaps on both sides were filled by the wolf cavalry, whose giant wolves beneath them leaped about, baring their teeth at the approaching demonized little spider web monsters.
Favide had begun chanting the explosive fireball, targeting the middle section of the spider web monster swarm.
Tasuya, Aisha, and Milani were also chanting the double death spirit arrow, Holy Light Arrow, and Water Arrow.
The ranger sisters raised their longbows and had already begun shooting.
Beside them, the two newly joined Avalon light crossbowmen also raised their crossbows and started shooting.
The two front-running demonized little spider web warriors were each hit by an arrow, staggered briefly, then were pushed forward by the swarming spider web monsters behind them.
Luna was right behind the gun and shield warriors, beginning to throw the Moon Blade.
Each Moon Blade thrown could ricochet five times, splattering streams of yellow-green fluid.
As magic and arrows flew past, the lead spider web monsters also charged forward, violently crashing against the gun and shield warriors' shields.
Due to their vast numbers, many spider web monsters collided directly with the spears, being pierced through and unable to move, only shaking and struggling.
The overflow on both sides was blocked by the wolf cavalry, as their sabres swung horizontally, severing the limbs one after another.
Underneath, the giant wolves bit into the soft flesh of their abdomens, pushing the battle into a frenzy upon contact.
Zong Shen's side, having gone through many bloody and fiery battles, had an extremely bold combat style.
The spider web monsters surged like waves, crashing against an unbreakable dike without being able to budge it an inch.
At this time, the rear spider prophet also began chanting spells.
Further back, the spider warriors started spraying poison and webs.
Those few spider web monsters with golden streaks on their abdomens also began to unleash their power, turning their bodies, raising their abdomen sacs, suddenly opening their ends, and spraying massive pale golden webs that covered the gun and shield warriors and wolf cavalry.
Under the gun shield guardian state, the resilience of the gun and shield warriors was exceedingly high, entirely unafraid of the golden web's coverage.
Though the wolf cavalry faced some trouble.
Once covered by the golden webs, they entered a paralysis state, not only unable to move but their limbs also involuntarily trembled. However, the wolf cavalry in the front line, just affected, were replaced by other wolves from the rear line.
This time, Zong Shen had brought enough soldiers, not fearing a direct confrontation with the spider web monster race.
The frontmost spider web warriors raised their blade-legs, hacking fiercely onto the gun and shield warriors' shields.
"Squeak..."
A piercing friction sound erupted, unable to leave even a trace!
Pure flashes of [Block] emerged, utterly failing to break through shield defense.
Some attacks bypassed the shields, striking the armor or face helmets of the gun and shield warriors, only leaving a shallow scratch and ten-plus points of damage value.
To the dragonized spear and shield warriors with five to six hundred health points, this was merely a scratch.
Even enduring a wave of attacks, the next moment saw more fierce counterattacks striking the frontmost demonized spider web monster.
Luna, now evolved into a female hunter king, was no longer the team's fringe figure, becoming the absolute group attack god of killing,
Every Moon Blade throw would result in five waves of diminishing damage flying forth.
Even with the enhanced demonization, the spider web monsters couldn't withstand such fierce attacks.
[-68], [-44], [-25], [-11], [-1]
Though the final damage diminished significantly, it still managed to barely break through defenses, with the comprehensive damage from five ricochets being extremely substantial. The important thing was Luna's attack frequency was very high, even matching that of the shooters.
Favide's explosive fireball shot across, violently exploding in the middle of the spider web monster swarm!
Amidst the radiant flames, that area was blasted into a blank space, with spider web monsters in place all blown away.
It's a pity that after demonization, the spider web monsters didn't retain the fear of fire trait, losing much extra damage.
Watching the battlefield steady as a rock, fiercely engaged, Zong Shen felt a bit itchy inside.
He took out a bottle of [Molotov Cocktail], throwing it toward the middle of the spider web monster swarm.
The transparent liquid glass bottle landed precisely in the middle of the spider web monsters, with its neck area covered by a piece of magic energy crystal.
With Zong Shen's current strength of 43 points, control over power was extremely strong; it was difficult to throw inaccurately.
The burning bottle landed on a spider prophet, abruptly shattering on its hard shell.
The transparent flammable liquid rapidly spread, flowing outward, with a spark erupting from the magic energy crystal igniting the transparent liquid.
The flame appeared as a fire circle, forming flowing fire as the liquid spread rapidly outward.
The fire was rampant, difficult to contain; indeed, it was an excellent-level item with an astonishing effect.
With burn damage of 25 points per second lasting for 30 seconds, plus a passive effect of carbonization reducing 2 points of armor value per second, simultaneously damaging the equipment's durability.
Facing an attack from the Molotov Cocktail, one must not withstand it directly but quickly withdraw from the burning range.
Otherwise, after thirty seconds, you'll directly lose 60 armor points and 90 points of equipment durability, which is incredibly annoying.
Yet, these demonized spider web monsters were oblivious to this, having no retreat to speak of.
Though these creatures were no longer afraid of fire, the roaring flames still burned them, making them squeal chaotically!
The Web Weaver Prophet forcibly retreated, beginning to let out a low howl!
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