Chapter 32 New Pot Base Unlocked
"Everyone, I have good news and bad news."
While waiting for all the poisoned teammates to recover, the others were also busy collecting the latest intelligence and perfecting the original plan - this time they must not take it lightly and put the team in trouble.
Zhu Yuwen: "Let's talk about the bad news first."
Lin Ji: "The bad news is, I received a reply from the scouts ahead that large and small Arctic Earth Spiders are constantly appearing on the road from the Wind Spirit Stone Mine to the Arctic Earth Spider Nest. This means we may have to change our plan and start cleaning up the spiders directly from here."
A team member who was scouting the way? Zhu Yu remembered that there was indeed a ranger in Lin Ji's team who was responsible for exploring the terrain and the enemy's movements. This information should not be wrong.
Zhu Yu couldn't help but shudder at the thought of facing swarms of poisonous spiders.
One or two spiders alone would be fine, but if there were dense swarms of them, the scene would be unbearable - even if she didn't have trypophobia, she would start to get scared.
"So what's the good news?" Tong Qiao, who had recovered, leaned on Lu Xiaochi, put her hands on her chin, looked up at her captain and asked.
"That's good news," Xue Wu smiled and looked towards the distance, "the main force will be here soon. We sold some key intelligence we obtained in advance, and everyone will get a share of the money!"
She paused for a moment, then continued, "By the way, Bai Qian'an wants to go to the mine to collect some more nightshade grass to make more spider poison potions, but the number of spiders in the mine is increasing, and we can't go deeper. The antidote potions we have are barely enough for two teams to use. If we have more, we won't have enough to share."
Tong Qiao sighed and said with a hint of regret: "What a pity! Otherwise, we could sell it to other teams and make a lot of money. At that time, we can only ask Brother Qi An to look for nightshade grass in other places."
But before she could finish her sigh, Lu Xiaochi at the side quickly covered her mouth and signaled her to be quiet.
On the small slope opposite, other teams appeared.
The players who participated in the mission arrived at the scene one after another, and everyone threw themselves into the battle without saying a word - after all, the extra rewards for this mission were distributed according to each player's contribution, and no one wanted to go against the rewards.
Lin Ji stood at the flank of the team, watching the group of extremely cold earth-dwelling spiders that were beginning to swarm towards them from the front.
Ground spiders come in all shapes and sizes. The largest of the small spiders that have appeared now is only the size of a palm, with its slender claws gently scratching the ground. Its eyes are like scarlet gems, and the hard shell on its abdomen gleams with a dark luster.
The little spider in the front moved very quickly and soon arrived at where the players were standing.
Lin Ji raised his hand, and a blue magic circle quickly expanded under his feet, and a cold breath spread rapidly.
The next second, countless frosts condensed in the air like snowflakes, covering the sky and the earth. The little spiders were instantly frozen into ice sculptures.
With a group attack, a large number of small spiders were wiped out, but Lin Ji's blue bar also dropped by about 1/5.
Just as she was hesitating whether to drink a bottle of mana restoring potion, a beam of light fell on her. The warm light slowly spread over her body, and the lost mana bar on her panel was suddenly restored to full.
“May God’s blessing be with you.”
The warriors were fighting a giant spider in the front, the assassins appeared and disappeared like a ghost, the knights were wielding their swords to split the spider's shell, and the priests were chanting an amplification blessing in the back.
The fully armed players formed a circle tacitly, protecting the living players in the center.
As low-level spiders were eliminated wave after wave, higher-level giant spiders began to appear behind the small spiders. Among them were some more ferocious B-level giant spiders that were half a person's height.
Their eight red eyes glowed coldly as they stared at the players in front of them. Their mouthparts opened and closed, oozing out acid-like venom that dripped onto the ground with a slight "hissing" sound, and even corroded small holes.
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Xue Wu stood together with other life players, watching the battle nervously.
Although they had reminded the players of the news, they all wore or carried all the defensive equipment or props and tried their best to prevent the venom from getting on their skin, but she felt that if this continued, sooner or later someone would be poisoned and injured by the spiders because their defenses were broken.
Thinking of this, Xue Wu bit his lip, clenched his hands unconsciously, and felt anxious.
It was so annoying. She was already tired of the feeling of having to stand at the back and be protected in every battle, as if she was just a useless burden.
Wait, Xue Wu suddenly remembered the new skill he was researching after being promoted to C-level recently, and a bold idea suddenly popped up in his mind - in this kind of group battle environment, that thing might be able to play a miraculous role.
She turned to Bai Qian'an beside her and whispered, "Cover me."
After saying that, she quickly sat down cross-legged, took out the semi-finished product she had been tinkering with from her backpack, and continued to work on it.
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"careful!"
When Lu Xiaochi raised his head, he saw a B-level giant spider with its sharp forelimbs stabbing towards him like a blade, as if it was going to tear him apart in the next second.
As he watched the scene in front of him continue to expand, his heartbeat suddenly accelerated and his body froze in place, with no time to completely avoid it.
At this critical moment, an arrow pierced the air like lightning and accurately hit the joint of the spider's forelimbs, stopping its movement.
Lu Xiaochi turned around in shock and saw Zhu Yu standing on a tall tree, waving at him with an unquestionable urging look on his face.
"Hey, what are you doing down there as an archer? Find high ground!"
"Oh! Here it comes!"
Lu Xiaochi reacted to Zhu Yu's reminder. While answering, he quickly rushed to the big tree where Zhu Yu was and climbed up using his hands and feet.
Seeing that he finally climbed up the tree, Zhu Yu felt relieved and turned his attention to the battlefield again.
She calmly browsed the spider panel in the NPC authority, locked onto several giant spiders of huge size and level B, aimed her arrows at their weaknesses, and shot arrow after arrow accurately to reduce the burden on other teammates.
However, the situation on the battlefield became increasingly tense. Although the spider swarm in the front was losing members, new spiders began to emerge from the caves in the back, forming a pincer attack.
Zhu Yu was keenly aware of the players' fatigue, and frowned slightly, feeling secretly worried.
As the battle gradually reached a stalemate and the players gradually became exhausted, spiders continued to crawl out of the mines, as if they were endless.
At this moment, a deafening explosion suddenly came from behind all the players. The entire ground shook, smoke and dust rose, and several huge rocks flew out of the cave.
"Fuck! How could there be a bomb?" a soldier shouted in shock, with disbelief in his eyes.
"Who did it?" Another player was stunned for a moment, then reacted and looked in the direction of the explosion with a look of surprise on his face, "Who cares! Go for it when we get a chance!"
The players took advantage of the brief chaos caused by the explosion and shouted to launch a general attack on the spider's lair.
Xue Wu sat in the epicenter of the explosion, looking at the charred spider webs and scattered spider remains all around him, and felt a sense of relief.
She stood up from the ground, panting slightly, wiped the dust off her face, looked at the admiring and surprised eyes of the players around her, and couldn't help but put her hands on her hips and laughed out loud. Great, her experiment was successful! From now on, she can also play a role in the battle!
It's a pity that with her current ability, she can only make two explosive packs at a time, and then her skills will enter a long cooldown period.
But it is enough to deal with the current situation!
Under the cover of his teammates, Xue Wu quickly found the spider's nest, lit the second pack of explosives in his hand, and threw it hard towards the spider's nest.
The explosive pack drew an arc and fell accurately into the depths of the nest. In an instant, another loud bang accompanied by a violent shock wave came from the depths of the nest. The entire spider nest shook and gravel flew everywhere.
Those little spiders that were in the way were blown to pieces in an instant.
Taking advantage of this wave of impact, the players readjusted their formation, working in groups of two or three, and concentrating on cooperating to kill the remaining B- and C-level giant spiders one by one.
Zhu Yu stood at the back, locked onto the last huge B-level spider, took a deep breath, pulled the bowstring in his hand to its full extent, and shot an arrow through the air, accurately piercing the spider's head, freezing it at the last moment.
As the arrow fell, Zhu Yu heard a series of system prompts:
"Side quest completed."
"Please check your side quest reward*1."
"Congratulations, you have been promoted to Class B!"
She let out a soft breath and lowered her bow, feeling a wave of tired relief.
However, when she looked around at the players, the excitement on her face was gradually replaced by a solemn expression.
Many players slowly retreated, revealing their faces turned pale due to the spider venom.
Especially for the players who were splashed by the venom of B-level and C-level giant spiders, dark purple marks appeared on their skin, and some people's arms even began to fester. The pain was so severe that they couldn't help but cover their wounds and groan softly.
The spider venom is extremely corrosive, like a burn from fire. Several players' arms or shoulders have been dissolved by the venom and are now emitting a foul odor, which is a horrible sight.
More and more injured and poisoned players walked towards the healers and pharmacists.
It was obvious that ordinary potions and healing skills had no effect on the venom of the Arctic Snow Spider.
Seeing several players who were tortured by the poison and lost their patience becoming increasingly irritable and pressing forward towards the living players, Bai Qian clenched the bottle of antidote in his hand.
The teammates standing next to Bai Qian'an also stopped smiling and stood in front of him calmly.
They knew that Bai Qian'an only had three antidote potions left. It was not that they were unwilling to use them to save people, but these three potions were not enough for so many poisoned players. If chaos arose, the situation would become even worse.
Just when the atmosphere was tense and almost about to break out, Zhu Yu jumped down from the tree and walked to Xue Wu's team.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, she spoke:
"Everyone calm down," she said, looking at all the injured and poisoned players with her dark eyes. "I suggest you try some hot pot first."
When Zhu Yu suddenly suggested "eating hot pot", the players were stunned and looked at each other with an expression of disbelief in their eyes, as if thinking: "What the hell? She actually said she wanted to eat hot pot at this time?"
"We are almost driven crazy by the poison. What is 996 talking about?" Some players muttered in a low voice, looking confused. Some even wondered if Zhu Yu's mind was affected by the poison.
"You know what, the hot pot soup base seems to have been updated again."
Fortunately, the reputation of 996 that Zhu Yu had previously established was still there, and some players actually opened the online ordering page of the "Fengxue Hot Pot Restaurant". They originally just had a tentative mentality, but when they saw the content on the page, their pupils suddenly shrank.
[Authentic Yunnan mushroom hotpot is now on sale, welcome to order and taste! ]
[You can click here to view the additional effects of Yunnan mushroom hotpot]
Mushroom hotpot additional effect 1: [Toxin body purification]
"The detoxifying mushrooms in the mushroom hotpot can directly remove any residual effects of toxins on the body. After consumption, the toxins in the body will be gradually metabolized, and within two hours, the damage and weakness caused by the toxins will be completely eliminated, and the body will be restored to a healthy state. The effect takes effect once and cannot be superimposed within 24 hours."
Mushroom Hotpot Additional Effect 2: [Toxin Mental Purification]
"The unique fungi in the mushroom hotpot can produce a purifying effect in the body, helping players completely eliminate the erosion of toxins on the mind. After consumption, the mental effects such as hallucinations and emotional loss caused by toxins can be gradually eliminated within three to four hours, allowing players to restore a clear state of consciousness. The effect takes effect once and cannot be superimposed within 24 hours."
After looking at all the additional effects, several players looked at each other.
The next second, their hands were so fast that afterimages appeared on the ordering page.
Damn it, place your order now! This is a life-saving hot pot!
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