Chapter 8

Su Mu ran wildly, and by the time he arrived it was almost Chenshi (7-9 AM), but the scene he had been expecting did not appear inside the city gate.

Meanwhile, Old Li kept turning back to look at him, and Wu Wei noticed his thoughts, saying, "Stop looking."

Old Li sighed helplessly, "Something must have happened to Su Mu. Should we slow down and wait for him?"

Wu Wei, still on horseback, did not respond.

Old Li knew that no one would blame Su Mu for not coming, but it was a real pity, as it was rare to have someone who voluntarily joined the demon-slaying team.

Not long after, Wu Wei suddenly stopped moving forward.

He leaped off his horse, took a few steps forward, squatted down to examine it closely, and with both hands brushed aside the fallen leaves, revealing a large mark.

Old Li also went forward to examine it; the footprints were very strange.

Go and check the area carefully. If you find any problems, come back and report immediately.

Old Li put down his luggage and walked in the direction of the footprints.

Wu turned around and said, "Everyone, find a secluded place to pack your belongings and settle the horses where they are."

Old Li followed the footprints to a cave, a place they seemed to have been before.

Has another monster made this place its habitat?

He tiptoed slowly and cautiously made his way to the cave entrance, holding his breath as he carefully entered. The further he went in, the more he noticed spider silk entwined around the entrance.

As they ventured deeper, the light source gradually disappeared, forcing Old Li to take out his tinderbox and blow on it. After walking only a few steps, he discovered a group of small spiders crawling inside, which startled him greatly.

Although these spiders looked like they had just been born, there were so many of them that he slowly backed away, wanting to pass on this information to the captain. Just as he got closer and closer to the exit, a small spider entered the cave from the outside, and Old Li suddenly made eye contact with him.

It’s over!

The moment their eyes met, Old Li instantly accelerated and ran towards the cave exit. The sound immediately attracted the attention of all the little spiders, who swarmed towards Old Li in a dense mass.

Old Li realized he had attracted the attention of these little monsters, so he shouted, "Captain, help!"

Old Li's voice echoed throughout the entire forest.

Upon hearing the commotion caused by Lao Li, Wu Wei immediately ran towards the source of the sound.

Old Li was getting on in years, and his stamina couldn't keep up. His pace gradually slowed down, and the lead spider immediately spun silk and wrapped it around Old Li's leg. Old Li was pulled down by the force and fell. Then all the spiders followed and spun silk to surround Old Li.

When Wu Wei arrived, he found only a giant spider cocoon. He immediately realized that Lao Li was inside and drew his sword with both hands, ready to cut the spider silk.

But these little spiders wouldn't let him have his way. They immediately attacked him, and Wu Wei, despite hacking at the spider silk with his sword, couldn't get to Old Li's location.

Fortunately, the remaining team members arrived shortly afterward, wielding sharp weapons to take on the attack for Wu Wei.

Wu Wei darted forward and cleaved a small spider in two with a single slash. Without letting up, he turned and struck with both swords simultaneously, silencing the two spiders. He then rushed to Old Li's side and cut off all the spider silk with a series of blows.

"Old Li!" Wu sheathed his knife, helped Old Li up, and led him to a safe location.

"How is it, Lao Li?" Wu asked anxiously.

Old Li coughed a few times, clutching his stomach. "I'm fine, thank goodness you... came." The coughing continued.

"You rest here, I'll go kill them and then take you back to the city." Wu Wei knew that Old Li must have been injured, so he immediately rushed to the battlefield after saying that.

With the efforts of the team members, the little spiders were slaughtered, and Wu killed the last one with a single strike.

Wu Weichao looked around and saw that no one had fallen; at most, they had only suffered minor injuries.

"That should be about right, everyone get ready..."

Before Wu Wei could finish speaking, a giant net descended from the sky. Wu Wei was the first to notice the danger, slashed the falling web with his sword, and jumped away.

The other team members were not so lucky. They were knocked to the ground by the sudden giant net, and Wu Wei immediately slashed at the trapped team members.

Just as his knife was about to fall, a spider silk shot towards him. Wu Wei immediately countered with his knife, and at that moment, a giant spider walked over from a distance.

A medium-sized monster, six meters tall.

While fending off the attacks, Wu Wei circled around the spider to observe it.

It is twelve meters long and cannot be entangled by spider silk. Brute force is probably not enough to break it. We need to find a way to hit its vital points.

Just as Wu Wei was pondering how to deal with the monster, his teammates couldn't help but groan in pain.

"Help, Captain!"

"Captain, this spider is poisonous!"

"Captain, save me!"

"Captain, my legs hurt so much!"

The repeated calls of "Captain!" distracted Wu Wei, who looked towards his team members. These spider webs were corrosive! They couldn't afford to wait any longer!

Hearing his teammates suffering terribly from the spider silk, Wu Wei immediately ran towards them, but all he got in return was one spider silk attack after another.

What should I do? If I attack the monster now, my teammates will... But, but I also have to watch them get...

Is this another difficult choice?

Xiao Tan's face suddenly appeared in my mind.

"Didn't you say you would always protect this place?"

Why? Why did this sentence come to mind?

Wu smiled with relief.

Isn't my existence solely for protecting everyone?

The attack that deflected the spider silk with a single slash immediately turned and slashed at the giant net that trapped the team members.

One cut after another.

"Captain!" With Old Li's shout, a spider silk pierced straight towards Wu Wei's body.

He had long anticipated his fate, but this time he did not try to escape.