Chapter 396 Crisis Arrives

"Retreat! Retreat! Quickly, quickly!"

Upon realizing something was wrong, Qingyu quickly waved his hand and shouted rapidly towards the rear.

Han Shuo and his group reacted quickly, because at this moment, a pair of purple pupils had already lit up between the bones in the chimney-like nest built of skeletons.

Among everyone present, only Han Shuo, Fatty, and Li Shurou were familiar with those eerie purple pupils.

This is not simply a different species, but a creature produced by the combination and mutation of humans and other infected animals.

They had only encountered it once before, when it was the giant rat zombie in the sewers.

Even now, there are very few records of this creature in the underground research institute's previous archives, which shows just how rare it is...

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The next second, the unknown creature appeared before everyone's eyes.

It was two meters long, had a human-like face, and eight slender legs propped up on the hole above the skeleton. A pair of terrifying purple eyes stared directly at the people in front of it.

This is a human-faced corpse spider!

The moment the fat man saw the creature, he couldn't help but shudder.

"I...I...Holy crap, what the hell is this?!"

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At the same time, Han Shuo was also startled.

Normally, a spider the size of a quail egg is enough to make people's hair stand on end, let alone such a huge creature.

More than two meters, more than two meters...

This size surpasses that of most humans.

The appearance of spiders is something that strikes at the heart of most people's fears.

This human-faced corpse spider, with its human-like face, undoubtedly adds to its terrifying aura.

Han Shuo only regretted that his eyesight was too good at that moment.

If he were nearsighted, he wouldn't have been able to see every inch of the human-faced corpse spider so clearly, nor would he have felt this heart-pounding fear.

In the past, he had always considered himself to have a high level of mental fortitude, and he was already immune to infected creatures like zombies.

But today, he realized that fear truly stems from the unknown.

The bizarre appearance of this human-faced corpse spider far exceeded his prior knowledge.

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To be honest, everyone present felt a sense of fear, and even the wind felt a strange unease.

Despite his awkwardness, his calm personality allowed him to regain his composure in an instant.

However, just as everyone turned to leave, the human-faced corpse spider opened its mouth!

"Sizzle—!"

A strange and piercing roar rang out.

The sound, like an electric current, instantly caused a sharp pain in the eardrums of everyone present.

Feng was the first to adjust. He narrowed his eyes slightly, flicked his wrist, and two short blades appeared.

Then, Han Shuo and Qing Yu also got used to the sound one after the other.

The two of them weren't idle either. Han Shuo drew his Tang sword, assumed a fighting stance, and protected the fat man and the others behind him.

Qingyu's eyes narrowed, and he immediately drew the pistol from his waist, launching the first attack.

"Smack!"

The bullet left the barrel and flew straight ahead.

The next instant, all I saw was...

The human-faced corpse spider kicked off the skeleton beneath its eight legs, dodging the oncoming bullets. A blur of motion flashed as it darted sideways into the nearby withered woods.

The skeletal nest beneath its feet was clearly bound together with a liquid from its own body. Apart from a few skulls near the entrance being crushed, the skeletons below remained standing.

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"broken!"

After seeing the human-faced corpse spider burrow into the withered forest, Qingyu felt a sudden unease.

Although he only fired one shot, the way he dodged the bullet immediately revealed that this human-faced corpse spider was an extremely difficult creature to deal with.

"Everyone, be on alert! Be on alert!"

At his command, all the soldiers behind him sprang into action.

They quickly surrounded the survivors, raised their guns, and warily watched the withered trees on both sides.

On Han Shuo's side, Fatty and his group had already woken up.

The 16 people huddled together, with Li Shurou and Chen Hai, two logistics personnel with limited combat capabilities, at the very back.

They all knew that the disappearance of the human-faced corpse spider was not its departure, but the beginning of its attack!

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"Damn it, where did that disgusting thing go? Where did it go?!"

The fat man, true to his reputation as the most carefree person here, showed his fear quickly, but it also subsided just as fast.

At this moment, he picked up his large axe and circled around, searching for the location of the human-faced corpse spider.

"Shh! Keep your voice down. This creature is not as simple as you think. It's definitely not something you can handle."

Han Shuo coldly rebuked him from the side.

Because he discovered that the human-faced corpse spider had moved much faster than him, a genetically evolved level 5 human.

He felt that this human-faced corpse spider was definitely more terrifying than the female giant zombie they had encountered before.

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At this moment, Han Shuo dared not be careless in the slightest, and Feng beside him also became unusually serious.

The reason he didn't rush over immediately was that he realized the human-faced corpse spider was not much slower than himself.

His movements would be somewhat affected in the dead forest. If the human-faced corpse spiders attacked in that direction, there would likely be a loss of manpower.

His priority was to protect Han Shuo and the others.

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Half a minute passed without anyone noticing. The scene was completely silent, and no one dared to move an inch. Similarly, the human-faced corpse spider did not reappear.

Just as everyone was wondering, suddenly, a rustling sound came from the dead forest.

Such sounds came from all directions; this was something that the human-faced corpse spider could not have accomplished alone.

"W-What is that?!"

In the crowd, someone trembled and uttered a panicked voice.

The next second, Han Shuo's gaze sharpened, and he gripped the Tang sword in his hand even tighter.

Because he saw it; he vaguely saw something dark in the dead forest.

When the unknown creature got a little closer, he almost turned around and fled with his men.

Those were swarms of spiders, densely packed and covering the sky.

Each spider was as big as a fist, and as they appeared before everyone, a red light instantly illuminated the surroundings.

This red light is their eye!

"Damn it, there's a whole bunch of henchmen too!"

The fat man couldn't help but shout to the sky. If he didn't know that there was a big shot next to him, he probably would have wet his pants in fear.

Han Shuo, too, was fully focused.

Seeing that his escape route was blocked, he knew that a disaster was about to befall him!

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