Chapter 262 is about Nan Nan, about Mei Bao...

Gu Wan suddenly activated her supernatural power, and the flames in her palm surged, shining towards the direction where Ji Xiantu's cone broke.

In the firelight, countless golden threads spun silently in the air...

"Look down, look down." Ji Xian's voice was tense.

The three looked down and saw that the ground in front of them was also covered with wriggling golden threads, slowly twisting like living things.

He Zhuo, who was walking at the front, had half of his foot on the golden silk thread and immediately pulled it back: "What the hell is this thing?"

As if enraged, the golden threads suddenly attacked the three of them.

Gu Wan reacted quickly, sending out two fireballs with a whoosh.

The golden threads struck by the flames immediately contracted and retreated, but more threads from both sides continued to approach.

"They're afraid of fire!" He Zhuo exclaimed, quickly thinking, "Old Ji, take off your clothes!"

The two quickly tore off their coats, and Gu Wan set them on fire with a fireball.

They waved their burning coats and frantically beat the surrounding threads.

However, there were simply too many golden threads—just as a few were forced back, even more surged in, endlessly filling the gaps...

"Back off!" He Zhuo and Ji Xian simultaneously grabbed Gu Wan and pulled her back quickly.

Using the collapsed house as cover, He Zhuo and Ji Xian quickly built an earthen shield to surround the three of them, leaving no space even under their feet.

However, those threads moved rapidly along the surface of the earthen shield, their sharp blades constantly slicing away at the soil, causing the defensive layer to thin at a visible rate.

Sweat beaded on He Zhuo's forehead: "We can't stop it."

Ji Xian gritted his teeth: "Even if we can't stop it, we have to..."

With each layer of earthen shields stacked upon the other, the space for the three to move around became increasingly cramped.

Gu Wan suddenly asked, "Do you have any lighters on you?"

He Zhuo and Ji Xian each took out one and handed it to her.

Ji Xian frowned: "Will it work?"

Gu Wan: "We'll see how it goes; we might as well try anything, even if it seems hopeless."

She quickly scanned the shrinking space: "Can you sense which direction is safer? Open an opening for me."

He Zhuo: "The top of my head."

Gu Wan looked up at the earthen shield above her head: "If we throw lighters and fireballs here, they might fall down and blow all three of us away."

"Then stand up." He Zhuo patted his shoulder and squatted down, supporting Gu Wan's arms on either side with Ji Xianyi, while his other hand maintained the earth shield defense.

The two slowly straightened up and steadily lifted Gu Wan up.

She had to hunch over, and the ends of her hair were already brushing against the inner wall of the earthen shield.

"Old Ji, hold her steady, I'm letting go." He Zhuo's voice was tense: "Gu Wanwan, I'll start the countdown on one, are you ready?"

Gu Wan took a deep breath: "Come on!"

"three..."

"two..."

"one!"

Suddenly, a gap opened at the top of the earthen shield, revealing wriggling golden threads.

In an instant, a ball of flame compressed to its limit condensed in Gu Wan's palm. The moment the flame touched the golden threads, those tough threads snapped.

She seized the opportunity and hurled fireballs with both hands in quick succession.

Fireballs shot out in all directions like meteors, forcing the golden thread to retreat step by step.

But the surroundings were empty and there was too little flammable material, so she could only keep activating her supernatural power, relentlessly hurling fireballs at the golden threads.

Gu Wan used the firelight to search her surroundings and found a row of fallen trees by the roadside.

She immediately adjusted her attack direction, and fireballs slammed into the tree trunks one after another.

The dry trees burst into flames instantly, and the golden threads wrapped around the trunks snapped in the inferno.

Now!

Without hesitation, Gu Wan threw the lighter in her hand towards the most intense part of the fire, and at the same time quickly squatted down.

He Zhuo reacted extremely quickly, and the earthen shield closed instantly.

"boom--"

Amidst the deafening explosion, Lu Nange and her group, along with Gu Qi and his two companions, who were engaged in battle not far away, were all startled by the sudden loud noise and turned to look in the direction of the explosion.

Inside the sealed earthen shield, the three were not afraid of the explosion's roar. Instead, they were startled by a shriek that followed—a sound so sharp that it made the hairs on the back of their necks stand on end.

Ji Xian: "What the hell is it now?"

"If only Nan Nan/Mei Bao were here!" He Zhuo and Gu Wan exclaimed at the same time.

Ji Xian: "With such a commotion, Nan Nan and the others might come looking for us..."

He Zhuo's eyes lit up: "Gu Wanwan, which way did you throw the lighter just now?"

Gu Wan pointed to the right.

He Zhuo and Ji Xian exchanged a glance: "Old Ji, shall we move to the left?"

The two manipulated the earthen shield, cautiously moving it inch by inch to the left.

A slight tremor came from the ground.

He Zhuo made a small hole in the earthen shield and squinted to peer out—the dense golden threads that had been there had disappeared, and in the firelight ahead, a colossal creature stood out.

He Zhuo rubbed his eyes in disbelief.

"What did you see?" Ji Xian asked in a low voice.

Gu Wan: "He Zhuo, say something..."

"Covered in black fur, with a swollen abdomen..." He Zhuo's Adam's apple bobbed, his voice dry as he spoke, looking up as he continued, "Its eyes are half red and half orange; it's a mutated giant spider."

Gu Wan: "Level two to level three..."

Ji Xian: "A giant spider? Are those golden threads its silk?"

He Zhuo: "Those silk threads have all disappeared. Gold? This spider should be a gold-type..."

Gu Wan: "What do we do now?"

"Run!" He Zhuo and Ji Xian shouted in unison...

Gu Wan: "The three of us are at level three, and that thing has barely scratched the surface of level three... How about we give it a shot?"

He Zhuo and Ji Xian both shook their heads.

He Zhuo: "Only your fire element can deal with it, but its threads are endless..."

Ji Xian: "Those threads are numerous, dense, and small; if you're not careful..."

Gu Wan nodded immediately: "You're right. Let's hold our ground for now and get revenge on Nan Nan and A Ye later."

The three reached a consensus and quickly began to retreat, maneuvering the earthen shield.

Since the gold thread had disappeared, He Zhuo simply enlarged the viewing hole.

But He Zhuo's attention was entirely focused on the enormous creature, and he failed to notice that the spider's two forelegs had already silently climbed to the top of the earthen shield.

Just as they were about to escape the spider's attack range—"Boom!"

The mutated spider's forelimbs slammed down...

Just as the top of the earthen shield shattered, Ji Xian and He Zhuo attacked simultaneously.

The two men grabbed Gu Wan's wrist with one hand and pushed her hard with the other, palm facing upwards.

"boom!"

The newly formed earthen shield withstood the spider's two forelegs, and pebbles fell in a flurry.

"run!"

The three took the opportunity to run forward, with He Zhuo and Ji Xian controlling their supernatural abilities as they ran.

Suddenly, dense clods of earth sprang up from the ground, and sharp thorns sprouted from the soil like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, piercing straight into the spider's abdomen.

"hiss--"

The spider emitted a piercing screech, its eight long legs nimbly rising to gracefully dodge all the spikes.

Its eyes flashed with a fierce light as it caught up with astonishing speed.

Gu Wan abruptly shook off their hands: "I'll throw a few fireballs."

He Zhuo and Ji Xian immediately turned around.

Instantly, dense spikes of earth rose from the ground, forming a barrier that temporarily blocked the mutated spider's pursuit.

Gu Wan seized the opportunity and unleashed a barrage of fireballs with both hands, hurling them at the spider.

The spider remained in place, spitting out golden silk to dismantle earth-based attacks on the ground while dodging incoming fireballs.

"Damn it, this thing has become a spirit!" He Zhuo cursed as he ran.

The three fought and retreated, occasionally using their supernatural abilities to slam into the spider.

Ji Xian suddenly pointed to the left: "Run that way! There's supernatural light..."

Gu Wan and He Zhuo looked up and saw various colored halos of supernatural power flashing not far away, standing out conspicuously in the dim ruins.

"Wind, it's wind, there's wind!" Gu Wan's voice suddenly rose: "It's Nan Nan..."

He Zhuo was so excited he was almost incoherent: "Mei Bao! It's Mei Bao..."

"Aaaaaaah..."

The two instantly became incredibly energetic, their speed increasing dramatically.

Ji Xian felt as if the two of them had grown superhuman speed, rushing forward and almost failing to keep up. Panting heavily, he complained, "Could it be that you guys were running so fast that you created a gust of wind...?"

"Shut up! It's Nan Nan..."

"Shut up! It's Meibao..."