Chapter 122 Spider 9

Just last night. A spider had broken into the hut, and Lin Yue had slashed his legs to slash it. Its corpse lay scattered across the already filthy ground, and the hut was filled with a strong, foul odor. Even with the hut's leaky roof, it couldn't dispel the smell.

Lin Yue's head spun with hunger, his stomach rumbling. But except for when he was unconscious, he had already sucked the flesh and blood of spiders. The thought of eating spiders when he regained his composure was too much for him to bear. His beautiful brow furrowed, and the wound that hadn't yet healed was torn again.

Later in the night, Lin Yue's consciousness faded, becoming light and ethereal. That nagging voice rang out again.

More spiders entered. They coveted this body, hoping to devour Lin Yue and gain powerful energy. Their front single eye revealed a frantic, greedy look. Liquid dripped from their mouthparts, filling the room with a foul, unpleasant odor.

Lin Yue lay on the ground, his blood staining the dirt beneath him. He watched the spider hesitate inside the house, its tentacles slowly descending. Moonlight fell on him like cold frost, and he stared open his eyes in despair.

What would it matter if he killed the spider? He had to live in this bizarre form, a monster's body, yet retaining human consciousness. He couldn't find any reason to keep going. Perhaps he shouldn't have been born.

He seemed to have given up struggling. He quietly waited for the blood to flow out of his veins. His skin seemed to be stained with a pale and radiant frost. Gradually, his lips turned transparent white. As the sun rose, the cracked wound made a crackling sound.

It's just enduring the pain of minced meat again.

It's nothing.

He just had to grit his teeth and bear it. It would be over soon.

Creatures in nature don't possess complex and shifting emotions. Appetite and reproduction are their primary goals. The victor reigns supreme, the loser a prey. Lin Yue's body, a fusion of his spider and flesh, harbors immense power. This power, like luscious flesh and blood, attracts monsters to his body.

Without his immense strength, he would sooner or later become prey to monsters. But his heart had long since become a barren wasteland, devoid of even a shred of hope.

perhaps.

Just die like that.

It is his best destination.

Consciousness faded. The spider frantically flapped its tentacles, unable to resist the lure of sweet blood. The sound of its legs hitting the ground was eerie and terrifying. Lin Yue closed his eyes, his human body convulsing almost subconsciously.

This was a memory etched in his mind. The pain and helplessness of being pierced by the claws was like a vast ocean drowning him.

…

Xu Zhao, backpack on, picked up any reasonably solid rocks from the ground and stuffed them into her pocket. The rocks she picked had sharp points. While she wasn't sure if they could penetrate the spider's carapace, at least they could serve as weapons. Thinking of the fangs the mayor had snatched away, Xu Zhao cursed bitterly.

Rushing to the thatched cottage, the door was shattered, as if deliberately destroyed. Her first reaction was that Lin Yue had lost his human consciousness and transformed completely into a spider monster. But then, a faint moaning voice dispelled her suspicions.

That was Lin Yue's voice.

Xu Zhao frowned, pulled a rock from her pocket, and hurried to the door. She saw Lin Yue's waist pierced by the giant spider's fangs. The ground looked like a sky of red flowers. Lin Yue, tears streaming down his face, stared wide-eyed at the breach in the thatched hut. The sunlight, which he had always been afraid to look directly at, now reflected in circles in his pupils.

He was dying. No one could survive being pierced through the waist and abdomen. Furthermore, the giant spider's fangs kept piercing his body. He was so battered that even a god couldn't save him.

Leave quickly.

Before being discovered by the giant spider.

Xu Zhao's reason reminded her to do so.

Leaves rustled and fell. She stepped on dead leaves, making a crunching sound. With something more delicious in its mouth, a weak, slightly smelly human was clearly not the best choice. The giant spider ignored Xu Zhao, concentrating on its prey in its mouthparts.

Inject the venom.

Sucking the spilled blood.

"Leave here. Don't come back." A voice came out with a faint gasp.

Xu Zhao's eyes met Lin Yue's, who lay on his back. His eyes were bloodshot, his forehead was covered in sweat, and his hair, damp from the sweat, was clinging to his skin.

Although he looked weak, he didn't seem to be unable to move. At least she saw that when the fangs fell, his arms rose up and grabbed the rocks on the ground. He held tightly. He bit his lip. But he did nothing.

He lowered his eyes. A painful groan escaped his lips. He managed to force out a sound from his throat: "...Don't look at me. Get out of here."

Xu Zhao was surprised. She considered the situation with the spider. Although the spider's fangs pierced Lin Yue's body, the single eye on its top was fixed on her.

She could even imagine that when she got close to the spider, the fangs would quickly pull out and stab her body. The only weapons she could find were stones with sharp tops.

There's no need to risk your life for a chance encounter with Lin Yue.

Besides, he looked like he didn't want to live anymore.

Xu Zhao stepped out.

Until she could no longer be seen through the wooden door.

Lin Yue didn't know what was wrong with him. This was clearly the result he wanted, but from the deepest part, which had already collapsed into ruins, there was a sound of shattering. The fingers that had been gripping the stone completely loosened and fell to the ground helplessly.

Even if he had the ability to die with the spider again, he didn't want to. He was so tired, so tired, so tired that he wanted to close his eyes and sleep forever.

The pain in his body was tearing apart. The sun was so bright that Lin Yue frowned, and the only sound in his ears was the spider's noise.

The stench was overwhelming.

In a trance, he felt dry straw falling on his cheek. Feeling uncomfortable, he opened his eyes and looked over. Through the hole in the roof, he saw Xu Zhao's backlit figure.

The dying body convulsed violently. The pupils of the beautiful eyes, dilated with shock, almost filled the whites of the eyes. The bloodstained lips parted unconsciously. It seemed as if it wanted to repeat the words "Get out of here," but the words froze in its throat.

The thatched hut was about three meters high. Xu Zhao climbed onto the exposed wood and climbed onto the roof. She had done this many times when she was little. Her hometown was a bungalow, and when she first had her own house, she had no place to keep her house keys, so she left them at home. Whenever she came home, she would climb the wall and jump into the yard.

Back then, the walls were covered in broken glass. I didn't mind the prickles I got from climbing. The bleeding was just so-so. I just endured the pain.

Xu Zhao estimated the height of the hut. She weighed a nearby rock, roughly the size of her head. Nearly three meters wasn't too high, but jumping straight down would likely result in sprained legs. The spider occupied more than half a meter of height.

This made it only about two meters away. She was glad that she hadn't been lazy and her arms and legs were still flexible.

She aimed the stone at the spider's thorax. Behind her, a golden shadow cast by the sunlight, its black and white eyes gleaming with excitement. She felt her blood burning, coursing through her veins. This intense emotion propelled her to leap over the gap and land directly on the spider's belly.

The stone smashed the spider's head hard.

In Xu Zhao's imagination, the falling rock exerted a greater impact than the spider itself, smashing its fragile head. Supported by its large belly, it rolled to the ground, pulling Lin Yue out of its grip.

In fact, it was pretty much as she'd imagined. The rock smashed against the spider's head, and from the height of the fall, she twisted her ankle slightly and tumbled to the ground. That was nothing. But what greeted her was not cold, hard mud, but something soft and moist. It was like being enveloped in a soft cloud.

The soft mass wrapped around her, carrying her away from the spider. The spider's head had eyes, which Xu Zhao had smashed. The spider furiously swung its tentacles, striking Lin Yue in the lower limbs. He tilted his neck back in pain and cried out.

"……I do not understand."

His fingertips grasped Xu Zhao's wrist, his eyes glued to her face, as if he wanted to get some answer.

The soft mass was Lin Yue's rotten body. Xu Zhao was horrified. Without hearing his question, she supported herself on the ground and stood up, enduring the pain in her ankle. She picked up the fallen stone, held it up with both hands, and said to the dying Lin Yue:

"Don't be afraid. I'll kill it right away."

As calm as Xu Zhao was, his voice trembled uncontrollably when he saw Lin Yue's appearance.

It was so miserable, like I was about to die.

She only took a vague look, not daring to look closely. The scene was fragmented and bloody.

She didn't try to avoid getting hurt; the spider's limbs were incredibly lethal. As long as she couldn't leave this place, she'd have to run into a spider sooner or later. Hiding would never do. She raised a rock and hurled it at the spider's belly.

The spider's attention was drawn to it, and it chased after Xu Zhao. Xu Zhao quickly ran outside the cabin and shouted to Lin Yue, "...There's medicine in my backpack."

The wooden house was small and not conducive to Xu Zhao's performance. This was the only means of attack she could think of at the moment.

Several sharp stones were piled at the doorway. Xu Zhao bent down to pick them up, intending to unleash a relentless barrage of attacks on the spider's body. Sooner or later, he knew he'd smash it. But then, unexpectedly, Lin Yue dragged his shattered body to his feet, his sticky web enveloping the giant spider.

In front of his waist and abdomen, the two tentacles suddenly pierced through the spider.

Sticky spider fluid was all over the ground.

When the wind blew, a strong fishy smell was everywhere.

The stone in Xu Zhao's palm was useless. He parted his lips, his eyes bewildered, wondering how the young man, lying on the ground, nearly dead just a moment ago, could find the strength to kill the spider. The next moment, a loud bang echoed, and Lin Yue fell to the ground, like a piece of delicate porcelain shattered.

The thin skin and flesh can no longer cover the bones and internal organs.

The scene was chaotic.

Xu Zhao, sweat dripping, carefully stepped over the obstacles on the ground to reach her backpack. She didn't dare look down at the ground. Lin Yue was completely bruised, like a pounded fruit. She had never seen such a bloody scene. A scream formed in her throat, but she swallowed the trembling fear back as she glanced at Lin Yue's misty eyes.

"It's okay... I have medicine in my backpack, I'll get it."

Suddenly, an arm as white as jade came from the ground, and its fingers grasped the corner of her clothes. Xu Zhao stopped, hesitated and lowered his eyes, looking at the boy's broken but still exquisite and beautiful upper body, not understanding his intention.

Lin Yue had always been gentle and sensible. Due to his illness, he rarely interacted with people his own age, let alone young girls. This was the first time he had, with a touch of stubbornness and irresistible strength, tugged at the edge of a girl's clothes. His eyes were hazy, and occasionally the scene of Xu Zhao poking his head out of the crack in the roof drifted to his mind, like a dazzling sunlight.

"I do not understand."

His long eyelashes fluttered, bringing tears to his eyes. Lin Yue struggled to hold up half his body, his spider-like lower limbs dragging behind him like mud, blood pouring out. Xu Zhao was really afraid that he would die in the blink of an eye, so he leaned over to him, frowning and asking, "...Does it hurt a lot? You said you don't understand, but I'm almost confused by what you said... You want to talk about it later. In your backpack are your usual medicine and some hemostatics and disinfectants."

She said, "Your wound needs to stop bleeding first."

Although I'm not sure if he can survive, since I brought some herbs with me, I have to grab some while I still have a chance.

But looking at Lin Yue's appearance, there is little hope.

Lin Yue coughed twice, bringing out more tears. That look reminded Xu Zhao of the skinny stray dog she'd met on the roadside. But she couldn't even take care of herself, let alone another vibrant and lovely life.

She glanced at Lin Yue's wound, feeling as if it was she who was in pain, and couldn't help but shudder. He should be the one who cares most about his own life. He himself doesn't feel distressed or anxious, so she is useless as an outsider. She simply squatted down and let him pull at the corner of her clothes: "What do you want to say?"

"I don't understand," Lin Yue lowered his eyes and stared at the horrible and hideous spider legs. The pain from falling on them was real. Although he was unwilling to admit it, the reality was that he had turned into a monster at this moment, an ugly and evil spider.

The grief in his heart subsided for a moment, and he raised his eyes and stared at Xu Zhao.

"You and I don't know each other. I don't even know your name. I almost killed you once. I just can't understand. You... the spider could hurt you, or even kill you. You should leave here and never come back."

Xu Zhao hummed in response. The hand holding the corner of her clothes tightened slightly, as if to tear the clothes. She glanced at him lightly, not caring, and asked him, "Are you asking me why I saved you?"

Lin Yue didn't answer. His eyes were glued to her face.

Xu Zhao raised his eyebrows slightly: "I can save you if I want to. What reason do I need?"