Chapter 37

Tao Zhi broke through, but he was a completely different type from Su Yao. In terms of speed and agility, he was far inferior to Su Yao, but his strength was even more terrifying than Su Yao, who had practiced martial arts for many years. He could be considered to have innate super strength. After his second-level awakening, his strength was further enhanced. With a swing of his arms, the spiders he hit burst into pieces of flesh, like mosquitoes hit by an electric fly swatter.

However, his movement speed and agility were insufficient, and he could not avoid the spider silk like Su Yao. In a short time, he was covered with a lot of spider silk. He tried to tear it off with his strength, but the more he tore, the more it stuck to him, severely hindering his movement and attacks. If it were not for Su Yao and Tang Sanli, he would have been trapped by these thirty spiders and ultimately killed by them.

Chen Mo and Chu Nan joined the fight. As second-level awakened individuals, Chen Mo's performance was relatively average, with no particular strengths or weaknesses. Soon, over twenty spider corpses lay on the ground. Tang Sanli, seeing Chu Nan, called out excitedly, "Chu Nan."

Chu Nan nodded and, with a swift slash of his dagger, split a spider in half. Suddenly, Su Yao appeared in front of him, glaring at him, "Give me back my dagger!"

Chu Nan smiled and returned the dagger to her. At the same time, he kicked a spider that was jumping in the air, and it flew like a cannonball, smashing into the wall and bursting into a mass of flesh.

The power of this kick surprised Su Yao. She had thought that she had also evolved to the same second-level awakening as Chu Nan, and she had practiced specialized leg techniques since childhood, but her kick could not match the power of Chu Nan's.

After killing several spiders and absorbing their genetic energy, Chu Nan took a deep breath, feeling that he was getting closer to another breakthrough. The energy in his mind was surging, and if the breakthrough succeeded, his genetic center would be further evolved.

These spiders were fearless and soon only a dozen remained, but they continued to attack and spew spider silk. With the dagger, Su Yao became even more formidable.

Suddenly, from the other side of the cave, a loud "rustling" sound came, followed by a strange, muffled hiss. Everyone was startled and instinctively turned to look. The dozen ferocious spiders suddenly seemed frightened and began to retreat.

"What's happening?" Tang Sanli was terrified and instinctively took a step back. Then, a shadow appeared in the passage, and a giant spider suddenly rushed out.

The ancient ruins were filled with passages of various sizes, and the dim light from outside illuminated the area, preventing it from being completely dark. With the faint light, everyone gasped and their faces changed. They had never seen such a large spider in real life, only in some science fiction movies.

The spider had a white skull on its back, and its eight legs were spread out, as large as a dining table, with a diameter exceeding one meter. Its eight legs moved swiftly, and as it raised its body, a semi-transparent strand of spider silk shot out like an arrow.

Chu Nan and the others were shocked, and even the dozen spiders that had been attacking them seemed to fear and avoid it. The spider silk came so fast and was almost transparent, making it hard to see. Tao Zhi let out a wild cry, unable to dodge in time, and the spider silk stuck to him. Then, with a series of "popping" sounds, more strands of spider silk shot out from the giant spider's abdomen, completely covering Tao Zhi.

Tao Zhi roared in anger and shook his arms, which were entangled with the spider silk. Suddenly, the spider tightened its grip, pulling Tao Zhi towards it.

"Damn it—" Tao Zhi was both shocked and angry.

The others hesitated for a moment. Chu Nan, without a word, suddenly rushed forward, followed by Su Yao, who also charged with her dagger.

People have a natural fear, and the sudden appearance of the giant spider frightened everyone, making them hesitant to approach. By the time the spider had trapped Tao Zhi and started dragging him, Chu Nan and Su Yao had reacted and rushed to his aid.

Following them, Chen Mo and Tang Sanli overcame their fear and also charged forward.

The giant spider, using the spider silk, moved like lightning, pouncing on Tao Zhi and biting at him. Tao Zhi, with his immense strength, let out a terrifying roar and kicked the spider off his body.

Su Yao arrived and slashed at one of the spider's legs with her dagger.

With a "swoosh," Su Yao used all her strength, and the spider's leg was severed and flew off.

In the first encounter, the spider not only failed to gain an advantage but also lost one of its legs. It seemed extremely angry, emitting a strange, muffled sound, and its mouth spewed out a liquid.

The remaining legs contracted and shot out more spider silk, which stuck to the wall. Using the silk, the spider flipped over and hung in the air.

In a split second, the others' attacks missed, and when they looked up, they saw the spider with seven legs hanging in the air, its body trembling. Suddenly, one of its legs flashed with a faint light, which was particularly noticeable in the dim light. The spider then pounced, abandoning Tao Zhi and lunging at Su Yao like an eagle catching a chick.

They had all awakened their powers, so they could clearly sense the strong energy aura emanating from the leg that flashed with light. It was the same energy aura they absorbed from the monsters they killed.

"What's happening?" The group was puzzled. Su Yao stepped back and blocked the spider's leg with her dagger. The leg struck the dagger with great force.

Su Yao gasped, and her body shook. The dagger broke into two pieces. If she had not dodged quickly, the leg would have split her in half.

"What?" Su Yao was shocked. Her dagger was specially made, extremely sharp, and very durable. How could it be broken by a spider's leg?

"That spider leg is strange, everyone be careful," Chu Nan warned, leaping into the air and activating his adrenaline, kicking the spider from behind with great force.

The giant spider continuously spewed out silk, not at the group but at the surrounding walls. In a short time, it had woven a large web in the cave. Using the web, its speed became incredibly fast, like a ghost.

Climbing along the silk, Chu Nan's kick missed, and the spider moved to the other side. The special leg swung, and Tao Zhi, who had just gotten up, let out a scream as he was slashed, blood splattering, and a terrible wound appeared.

Tang Sanli was terrified, gripping his police baton and, with Chen Mo, charging forward despite his fear.

The giant spider kicked, and the leg that emitted the energy aura swung, colliding with the steel bar in Chen Mo's hand.

Chen Mo shouted, watching in horror as the steel bar was cut like tofu. He retreated in panic, and the leg grazed his chest, tearing his clothes and leaving a shallow wound on his stomach. Fortunately, he dodged quickly; otherwise, the wound would have been much deeper.

In a short time, the group faced multiple dangers.

As Chen Mo retreated, Tao Zhi, who was on the ground, suddenly roared. Despite his injuries, his burst of strength was still terrifying. He used himself as a weapon, seizing the opportunity to collide with the spider with great force. The impact was as powerful as a car crash, and the giant spider was sent flying.

"Chance!" Chu Nan instantly exerted all his strength. The strange power in his right leg, fully activated by adrenaline, made him let out a long cry as he kicked.

With a "boom," the flying spider was hit by Chu Nan's kick, and its back shell caved in, green liquid splattering, revealing a large, terrifying hole.

The spider, injured, emitted a hoarse, muffled sound. The special leg, at the moment of impact, made a fierce slash.

Chu Nan grunted. His kick was too powerful, and he could not pull it back. He barely managed to twist his body, but still felt a chill on his back as the leg struck him.

At almost the same moment, Su Yao shouted and pushed him hard, sending Chu Nan flying through the air.

It was an extremely dangerous moment. If Su Yao had been a step slower, Chu Nan would have been severely injured or even killed by the leg. Thanks to her quick push, Chu Nan only suffered a minor flesh wound on his back.

Although she had pushed Chu Nan away, Su Yao was now in danger. The injured giant spider became even more ferocious. Liquid spewed from its mouth, and spider silk shot out in all directions. In an instant, Su Yao was entangled by at least four or five strands of silk.

The giant spider's silk was much stronger than that of the smaller spiders, almost like thin steel wire. Even with her awakened strength, Su Yao could not easily break it.

Suddenly entangled by four or five strands of silk, Su Yao was startled. She tried to struggle, but a hoarse, terrifying sound came from in front of her, and a flash of cold light appeared. The sharp, glowing spider leg slashed at her like lightning. The giant spider, using the silk attached to the walls, swung back and pounced on Su Yao ferociously.

Su Yao was startled and tried to dodge, but the silk held her in place. In the critical moment, she gritted her teeth and, risking being cut by the spider leg, grabbed it with both hands.

"Ahh—"

Su Yao screamed, using all her strength to pull. The terrifying face of the giant spider appeared before her, and its other legs lunged at her viciously.