SQLJBFDTW Chapter 36

Chapter 36: Spider Mouth – Knew It Wouldn’t Be This Easy to Kill

It was exactly like a scene from a horror movie.

Chao Jianxue kicked away a spider trying to crawl up his leg with his sword and leapedPanic to a tree.

Looking down, the others were deeply entangled in a fierce battle with the swarm of spiders that had suddenly burst out from the belly of the beast.

Swords were usually effective against larger enemies, but against spiders – a densely packed, quick-moving species that could be in front of you one second and on your head the next – they were completely useless.

“Get up here!” Chao Jianxue shouted.

Then, he found a Bright Light Talisman in his storage and quickly threw it down.

A flash of light as bright as day exploded before their eyes, almost causing momentary blindness.

He figured that since the demon didn’t come out during the day, it must be afraid of light.

When the white light dissipated, Yu Wei and the others were already safely standing in the trees.

But the spiders on the ground didn’t disperse. Instead, they attacked in a swarm, targeting a Tianyao Sect disciple who was rolling on the ground.

“Senior Brother Tan Zhou! Save him!” One person desperately tried to drive away the spiders beside him, his eyes bloodshot as he shouted to Tan Zhou, who was standing in a tall tree.

The man howled as he rolled around, his entire body covered in spiders. Then, spiders burrowed into his mouth and nose, and he gradually stopped making sounds.

Even with Tan Zhou’s speed, he could only manage to pull the surviving disciple beside him up into the tree.

Yu Wei chanted an incantation, and his sword intent swept out, sending sparks into the spider swarm. Instantly, scorching flames erupted. The spider swarm “squeaked” and moved, forming a black river that fled into the depths of the forest.

Everything happened very suddenly. In just a few breaths, only the unfortunate Tianyao Sect disciple remained on the ground.

He lay in the flickering firelight, his mouth wide open, his body arched and twisted, with a few scattered spiders crawling in his throat.

“Ah—” The disciple who had just wanted to save him completely collapsed. He couldn’t hold onto the branch, and Tan Zhou had to hold him tightly.

He shouted, trying to break free from Tan Zhou: “He’s still moving! He’s still alive!”

Tan Zhou shouted, “He’s already dead!”

“You’re lying! He’s still moving – still moving!”

Chao Jianxue was shocked that someone had died so quickly, and he felt sympathy for them.

Tan Zhou wasn’t lying. If the disciple calmed down and looked closely, he would have seen that the person on the ground was already dead. The reason his mouth was moving and his body was twisting was purely because of the spiders crawling inside him.

A strong wave of nausea rushed up his throat, as if there were spiders crawling in his own stomach.

Chao Jianxue grabbed Yu Wei’s sleeve tightly to keep himself from falling, then turned around and “wahed”, throwing up.

This was the first time he had directly faced the horror of demons. Nan Shan and Qiu Shui also looked a bit pale.

Yu Wei had probably seen this many times before, because his expression didn’t change. He patted Chao Jianxue’s back: “Senior Brother, don’t look.”

Hearing this “Senior Brother,” Tan Zhou’s gaze quickly swept over and paused for a moment on Chao Jianxue, who was vomiting.

Then, he turned away as if nothing had happened and said to the disciple, “Think carefully. If you really want to go down, I’ll let go. The person is already dead beyond dead, but the spider demon inside him isn’t dead.”

The disciple raised his head and howled a few times, his body trembling. Finally, he gradually fell silent.

The atmosphere became much heavier due to this incident.

They couldn’t guarantee that this disciple wouldn’t suddenly explode into a spider demon like the villagers just now, so they could only use a spell to trap him there.

After Tan Zhou chanted an incantation, the Tianyao Sect disciple’s nameplate hanging from his waist flew into his hand. The characters that were supposed to be glowing were now dark.

He handed it to the heartbroken disciple, calmly looking ahead, and said, “Judging from the tracks of the spider demon just now, their nest is in that direction. Do you want to go back to the sect first, or go with us?”

“…I…”

Tan Zhou said indifferently, “You’re not calm right now, and you don’t have enough spiritual power. You’re not suitable to go.”

Moreover, having witnessed the tragic death of a loved one, he was even more afraid.

If you have fear in your heart, you should stop.

In the end, this disciple decided to return to the sect first, looking lost and dejected.

Chao Jianxue thought to himself that this person’s heart was pretty good.

“What about Senior Brother?” Yu Wei suddenly asked.

“What?”

Yu Wei was full of worry: “Should Senior Brother go back first too?”

Chao Jianxue, with hisThe iron bone, said: “No.”

He had a strong ability to adapt and was also brave. He was purely feeling nauseous just now.

The closer they got to the depths of the forest, the more unsettling the atmosphere became. The black shadows of the trees seemed like ghosts, screaming as they echoed in the forest wind.

The tracks of the spider swarm broke through the original mounds of earth, revealing a deep hole.

Looking at this dark hole leading underground, the group hesitated somewhat.

To drill or not to drill, that is the question.

There was a faint, dense sound coming from inside, like millions of insects crawling together.

Tan Zhou took the lead and stepped into the cave entrance with one foot, but Chao Jianxue stopped him: “Wait!”

He pondered for a moment and said, “Can’t we just throw an explosive magical artifact in there and blow them out?”

Tan Zhou said, “I don’t have any.”

Chao Jianxue took out a magical artifact. Everyone took a closer look. A common explosive talisman would have been fine, but it was actually a rare spherical talisman. They were about to say that he was wasting resources again.

Nan Shan said, “If you throw this down, you’ll overturn the entire mountain.”

“Oh.” He changed to another one.

A smaller version.

Nan Shan said with envy and jealousy, “Bright Light Explosive Orb, you actually have them in large and small sizes, you’re really… really…”

A hateful rich second generation.

Judging from the situation just now, these spider demons weren’t afraid of strong light, but rather afraid of fire. If they could force them out, they could fight on their home turf.

Chao Jianxue raised his hand, ready to throw it: “I’ll count to three, two, one, you guys move away—”

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that only Yu Wei was still behind him. Everyone else was already standing far away on the treetops, watching.

“…” How could these people slip away so quickly!

Chao Jianxue counted expressionlessly, flicked his wrist, and the explosive orb flew into the bottomless cave.

The orb made a whistling sound as it fell, then went silent after a breath.

After another breath, a muffled rumbling sound came from underground, and a blinding white light burst from the cave entrance.

The ground began to tremble.

Listening carefully, a huge creature was rapidly climbing upwards from the other end of the cave.

Yu Wei was suspended in the air on his sword, while Chao Jianxue knew better and hid far away, crouching in the bushes and holding his breath.

With a loud “bang,” a pair of huge spider tarsus broke through the soil, followed by a black, shiny spider body and its other seven pairs of long legs.

It was even bigger than they had expected. The venom it spewed from its mouth was rich in demonic energy, and the trees were corroded and melted where the venom splashed.

Again, Chao Jianxue was witnessing such a terrifying scene and such a scary demon for the first time. At this moment, his calves were a little shaky, and he put his hands together, stiffly jumping away from a ball of venom that was sprayed over.

Cold sweat.

His evasion skills were probably maxed out.

Yu Wei activated his sword intent and started by slashing at its front legs, but he didn’t cut them off. Instead, he was knocked back several meters by the demonic energy.

But he quickly stabilized his body, and Tan Zhou also flew over, saying, “I’ll help you.”

In the blink of an eye, the two of them had flown around the spider demon, leaving afterimages. Spiritual light formed points and lines, gradually forming a giant cage, enveloping the spider demon within.

The two of them finally stood in front of the cage, looking at each other.

People who were similar seemed to have a tacit understanding. In a short moment, they understood each other’s intentions and began to chant incantations together. Dozens of sword shadows forcefully unfolded behind Yu Wei, and the clanging sword sounds in the night wind were more and more fierce. Tan Zhou’s sword transformed into a huge phantom, pointing directly at the spider demon’s head.

Only the sharp sound of the wind was heard, and a violent wind suddenly rose.

All the sword lights pierced towards the spider demon in the cage.

Chao Jianxue’s eyes were blinded by the turbulent wind, and he raised his sleeve to block his eyes, his heart pounding.

When he lowered his sleeve again, the spider demon in the cage had already been killed on the spot. A raging fire ignited at its feet, spreading to its limbs, body, and abdomen, turning it into a giant fireball.

Chao Jianxue jumped down in astonishment. So easily? He refreshed his understanding of Yu Wei’s combat power.

He quickly dragged his still slightly shaking legs forward, asking with concern, “Little Junior Brother, is it over like this? Are you tired? Are your hands sore? Are you qi deficient?”

Yu Wei’s breathing was uneven after unleashing that sword, but when he heard Chao Jianxue’s question, he immediately held his breath and nodded steadily: “The spider demon has been eliminated.”

Chao Jianxue thought to himself, “Don’t pretend. I saw your chest rising and falling just now.”

But young people like to pretend, it was understandable.

Nan Shan and the others also rushed up, nimbly avoiding the fire and cutting off the ends of the spider demon’s legs with great effort.

“These can be used to make swords, quickly collect them! Chop off a piece, chop off a piece!” As he said that, he didn’t forget to throw a piece to Chao Jianxue.

Chao Jianxue took one look at the dark, hairy-spiked giant leg in his arms, felt disgusted, and threw it back in disgust: “I don’t want it.”

Nan Shan scolded, “You don’t know the value of firewood and rice unless you’re managing a household! You don’t know the value of spiritual treasures and magical artifacts unless you’re making money!”

Chao Jianxue put on the airs of a senior brother and hummed, “No respect for elders!”

He watched the others chopping away enthusiastically and asked Yu Wei, “Did you used to do this when you came out with them? You fight monsters, and they pick up equipment?”

Yu Wei only said, “I don’t need it. The demon core in its belly is the important thing. Wait for the spiritual fire to go out and then take it.”

Chao Jianxue had a little plan in mind and shamelessly said, “This…can you let me take it later?”

Yu Wei tilted his head slightly, his eyes calm: “Senior Brother wants it?”

Chao Jianxue was poked in his mind, covering it up and hugging him tightly: “It’s my first time seeing one, let me take it once…”

Yu Wei coughed uncomfortably and gestured to Tan Zhou, who was still on the side: “It should be divided in half.”

It was a pity to have to split a perfectly good demon core in half.

But after all, they had fought the monster together, so it wouldn’t be right not to share it.

If Chao Jianxue didn’t have the title of Wuwu Sect on his head and was strong enough, he would have definitely snatched it and ran away on the spot.

Finally, after waiting for the fire to die down, the group had divided up most of the usable parts of the spider demon’s body. Chao Jianxue walked straight to the bottom of the spider demon’s huge abdomen.

Looking up, the spider demon’s abdomen was charred black, but faint demonic patterns could still be seen, like a secret totem. As Chao Jianxue looked at it, it felt as if his heart had been thrown into a boiling ocean, and he was lost for a moment.

But without thinking, he raised his hand and stabbed the sword of Ming Qianli into its abdomen, using the sword hilt as leverage.

A pool of viscous liquid immediately poured out like a waterfall. He dodged to the side, and with a strong twist of his wrist, he cut open the spider’s abdomen.

Unexpectedly, at the moment of cutting it open, a roar of ten thousand voices surged out from in front of him.

“Not good!” Yu Wei exclaimed.

The spider demon was not completely dead.

Or rather, this big spider demon was just feigning death to protect its species, blocking the cave entrance.

The others wanted to move forward, but they were separated by the swarm of spiders that suddenly swarmed up from underground.

The swarm of spiders, like black water, re-accumulated and gradually condensed into a mass, becoming the shape of a giant spider demon, even larger than the spider demon just now.

Chao Jianxue stood rooted to the spot, watching them crash down towards him, and he seemed to hear sharp cries, as if they were shouting:

“Mommy—”