Chapter 39

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As the large spider's body was almost turned into a mass of mush from Chu Nan's two kicks, the outer shell cracked in all directions, resembling a pile of rotten flesh. Chu Nan, feeling the primal force contained within this special spider claw, held it in his hand. The spider claw was relatively heavy, like a large saber. A thought crossed his mind, and he directly used the spider claw as a knife, slashing down at the large spider.

With a "swoosh," the primal force inside surged, and the sharpness of the spider claw exceeded Chu Nan's expectations. It cut through the large spider's body like slicing tofu, completely splitting it in half.

An extremely powerful genetic primal force surged into Chu Nan's body the moment the large spider was dissected, being absorbed by the genetic core.

This single surge of genetic primal force was enough to match the energy obtained from killing a dozen or more small spiders.

Su Yao and Tao Zhi, seeing Chu Nan split the large spider in half, let out a sigh of relief. Their spirits drained, they collapsed on the spot.

Suddenly, the cave became quiet, leaving only the crisscrossing spider webs, the spider corpses on the ground, and the fallen Su Yao and Tao Zhi.

Su Yao and the others had reached their limits. When they fell, their bodies convulsed, and their muscles trembled, making them feel worse than death.

Chu Nan, holding the extremely special spider claw, leaned it against the ground, slightly bent over, and gently exhaled. However, he did not experience the aftereffects of adrenaline stimulation.

As a fourth-level Awakened, Chu Nan's physical attributes had been comprehensively enhanced, now equivalent to three times that of an ordinary person. His right leg, in particular, had undergone special stimulation and evolution. Chu Nan could clearly feel a special power within his right leg, just a step away from complete awakening.

This special power had been dormant in his genes, but now, it was being gradually released after being stimulated.

The faint golden luster was a manifestation of the power of a certain gene dormant in his right leg.

Three times the physical attributes of an ordinary person allowed Chu Nan to avoid the terrible aftereffects during the brief adrenaline stimulation.

In fact, even without stimulating adrenaline, his skills and strength were already slightly superior to those of a first-level Awakened.

Calmly, Chu Nan took several deep breaths to steady his breathing and turned around. The few remaining spiders had already fled.

Looking at Tang Sanli on the ground, he found that half of his face had been sliced off, the flesh and blood a mess, with white bones exposed. However, the wound had stopped bleeding, and upon checking his breathing, he was just unconscious, not dead.

Chu Nan felt relieved and then checked on Su Yao, Tao Zhi, and Chen Mo.

Chen Mo's entire abdomen had been completely cut open, his eyes wide open. This learned professor was already dead.

Chu Nan thought of his previous hypothesis and sighed inwardly, gently closing his eyes.

As for Su Yao and Tao Zhi, although they were covered in injuries and bleeding profusely, especially Tao Zhi, who had several severe injuries that would have been fatal to an ordinary person, he had managed to survive.

Chu Nan was surprised and speculated that the thick fat on Tao Zhi's body had saved his life, but more importantly, their enhanced recovery and healing abilities after awakening had allowed them to survive injuries that would have been fatal to ordinary people.

Chen Mo's death was due to his abdomen and internal organs being completely cut open; even the best body and healing abilities could not save him.

Chu Nan dug out the pineal gland from the large spider, which was as big as a round table, and then, under the dim light, began searching the bodies of the smaller spiders.

The pineal glands of these small spiders were hard to find. After finding seven with great difficulty, he heard long inhalations from Su Yao and Tao Zhi, indicating that they had endured the most intense and painful period of the aftereffects.

After collecting the seven pineal glands, Chu Nan walked over and saw Su Yao and Tao Zhi gasping for breath, drenched in sweat as if they had just emerged from water, their faces showing extreme fatigue.

"Get up. We need to leave this place as soon as possible, or we don't know what might happen."

Chu Nan squatted down and pressed his hand on the back of Tang Sanli's neck, finding the acupoint and pressing it hard. Tang Sanli's body twitched and then slowly regained consciousness.

Upon waking, he let out a惨叫, arching his body and touching his bloodied, half-missing face, then screaming again and quickly letting go.

"What... what happened to me?" Tang Sanli opened his eyes, still unable to adjust to the darkness, and screamed in fear.

Chu Nan held his hand and shouted, "Calm down, it's me, Chu Nan!"

"Chu... Chu Nan..." Tang Sanli slowly calmed down, feeling an intense burning pain on half of his face. His vision gradually cleared, and he began to recall what had happened before he lost consciousness.

"My... my face..." He finally remembered that part of his face had been sliced off by the large spider's claw.

Chu Nan gently helped him sit up and said, "Come, I'll carry you. Let's leave this place."

On the other side, Su Yao and Tao Zhi, despite the intense pain and weakness in their limbs, managed to crawl up with great effort.

Every movement caused their wounds to tear and hurt, but as second-level Awakened, their physical attributes had been slightly enhanced, and their superior healing and endurance abilities allowed them to barely hold on.

Chu Nan carried Tang Sanli and glanced at Chen Mo's body on the ground.

Out of respect for Chen Mo's knowledge and his theories about genes and the pineal gland, Chu Nan did not desecrate his body to take the withered pineal gland, showing a form of respect.

Su Yao and Tao Zhi also glanced at Chen Mo's body, shaking their heads and feeling somber.

Chu Nan, carrying Tang Sanli, led the way out of the cave, while Su Yao and Tao Zhi, despite their exhausted bodies, followed behind.

Using the super-stimulated hearing from adrenaline, Chu Nan's hearing, already three times that of an ordinary person, was further enhanced. He quickly heard the rustling sounds of spiders moving in the distance.

With his vision and sensing abilities also greatly enhanced, he quickly identified the subtle differences in light intensity in the various passages and chose one to continue walking.

After entering the passage, Chu Nan placed Tang Sanli to the side, holding the spider claw in his right hand, and walked three steps forward. He raised his left hand, signaling the others to stop and not move.

Chu Nan had studied the spider claw and found it to be very special. It was no more than a meter long and contained a genetic primal force. It seemed to have been soaked and stimulated by genetic primal force for years, making it ten times tougher than ordinary spider claws.

Most importantly, Chu Nan felt that he could stimulate the latent primal force within the spider claw, making it incredibly sharp, far more terrifying than professionally forged swords.

However, the strange primal force within the spider claw could not be absorbed into Chu Nan's body like the genetic primal force from the pineal gland. It could only be stimulated to increase the spider claw's power.

Chu Nan even felt that the spider claw's terrifying power was similar to his right leg, which had been stimulated by genetic primal force, both being a result of a special dormant gene.

Therefore, Chu Nan carried the spider claw as a weapon.

Standing alone in the passage, Chu Nan held the spider claw in his right hand. A few seconds later, a dozen spider-sized spiders, each as big as a washbasin, surged forward.

Seeing Chu Nan standing alone, the spiders immediately began spitting silk at him.

With his vision and hearing super-stimulated, Chu Nan could clearly capture the direction of each strand of silk in the dim passage.

He swung the spider claw at the incoming silk, causing it to stick to the claw.

The spiders rushed forward.

Chu Nan, holding the silk-covered spider claw, suddenly pulled and swung it.

The primal force within the spider claw was stimulated, and a faint glow appeared.

"Swish, swish, swish—"

With a series of light sounds, the silk strands were cut, and the rushing spiders were split in half, green fluid oozing out, all killed in one strike.

In a blink, the dozen spiders were all killed by Chu Nan alone.

The pineal glands within these small spiders were extremely hard to find, and Chu Nan, eager to leave the maze-like place, did not take the time to collect them. He helped Tang Sanli up and continued forward.

Su Yao and Tao Zhi followed silently behind.

The light in the passage ahead grew brighter, and they finally smelled fresh air. Their spirits lifted, knowing they had escaped.

Ahead was a slope leading directly to an exit. Chu Nan was the first to climb out and, seeing no danger, called to the others.

Tang Sanli, Su Yao, and Tao Zhi slowly climbed out.

They returned to the area above the ancient ruins, where the dense spiders had disappeared, leaving only a figure covered in spider webs standing there.

It was Yuan Tengfei.

"Brother!" Su Yao called out and rushed forward.

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