Chapter 171
He leaned against the tree trunk, his white hands gripping the tree trunk, and looked at the scene before him, cold sweat beading on his forehead.
She felt a little embarrassed, but she was indeed afraid of insects. It was just that she'd seen them so many that she didn't tremble uncontrollably. But ultimately, she was still someone who was afraid of insects.
Everywhere you look now, there are countless tiny insects.
This disgusting thing is really annoying.
I originally just wanted to come and see what was going on. But I didn't expect things to get this big. This space seemed to have been completely taken over, and the spider webs even seemed to have come alive. Millions of spiders were making the webs grow.
Chrison was really starving, and now that it was finally on the table, it was going to eat its fill.
Everything is food to it at this moment; anything with magic will be eliminated upon contact with the spider web.
"This thing looks really troublesome," Bai thought to himself, biting his nails.
Now it's in trouble too. It followed us out without knowing why, but now it clearly has no idea what kind of weird place it's ended up in. There's no logic to it anywhere; it seems like some strange incubator.
There were only insects here, an endless stream of insects. And these insects inexplicably showed no hostility towards me. Even if I hurt them, they didn't seem to care, as if I were unpalatable.
They expanded without thinking, while war continued in visible places.
It was a great battle where countless lives would perish at the same time. Bai felt a tremor run down his spine, because there seemed to be something beyond his comprehension there.
Perhaps it's the Demon King; I've felt this way before in that city. It's not the same kind, but it's similar—the feeling of being controlled.
Because that was the guy who was supposed to lead the monsters. As the Demon King, his duty was to lead the monster army to fight against the human world.
Even so, Bai still felt safe in this place, inexplicably at ease, because her surroundings always gave her this feeling.
It was as if there were city walls around her, huge city walls that would stop anything.
It stays here, and nothing will come to it. It's safe here, perhaps even safer than a safe zone.
Because she was now surrounded by spider webs, these magical things that seemed to have no origin, yet gave her a sense of security.
Bai sighed helplessly; perhaps this was proof that the child was manipulating things.
I had this feeling from the very beginning; being around that child was addictive. It was an indescribable sense of security. As a spider, this guy was a monster, but a strange one.
On the contrary, they are still protecting everyone they meet, which could perhaps be called foolish kindness. Such kindness is truly rare nowadays, because people with this kind of personality don't live long.
After all, these days everyone is only concerned about their own life or death, and no one really thinks about protecting others.
In comparison, Ark is nothing but a selfish guy with his own agenda. Perhaps Bai never truly considered him a good person from the start; he's utterly untrustworthy. (First published on 78Chinese.com)
There's no basis for trusting someone who has no expression; these people are just expressionless because they have too many thoughts on their minds.
Furthermore, there were other monsters' auras here. Looking around, it seemed that this place wasn't just influenced by these two main groups; there appeared to be other guys planning to cause trouble.
She suddenly felt a chill behind her, but before she could turn around, she felt something staring at her.
She didn't know when, but a sharp spike had appeared on her shoulder. The thing was pressing down on her shoulder, right where her heart was. This spear-like thing could pierce her heart at any moment.
Because at some point, a spider came to her side, but it didn't seem to intend to harm her; it simply draped one of its spider legs over her.
Then, a few seconds later, there was a hand resting on his shoulder.
"Hello," the guy said softly, looking at her. She was a girl.
They may look young, or they might genuinely be young, or they might just appear so. After all, it's all too common in this world for people who look young but are actually quite old.
In addition, this guy gave her a strange feeling that he was Spider-Crimson.
Because the aura is exactly the same, or completely different. But now she always feels that this is a spider. Monsters are not only judged by sight, but more often by one's own perception of sound and magic.
This guy never intended to harm me from the beginning, so it's possible that he made his aura more approachable, since changing one's aura isn't difficult.
"Hello," Bai replied, turning his head to look at the very pretty face.
I feel inexplicably at ease when a good-looking person sits next to me, so I give up my space for them.
Not long ago, this guy was a spider, but in just half a minute, he transformed into a human.
Suddenly the two men met and sat down together, but neither of them sensed anything was amiss.
“Right now, about three hundred of my brethren are dying over there every minute,” Lilith said softly. “The Elf King has finally decided to wipe us out.”
"What do you mean?" Bai frowned, looking at her sitting next to her. Only now did she realize that having a monster by her side was something that shouldn't have happened. That childish face had a strange smile on it.
He was laughing so happily that you couldn't tell he was saddened by his friend's death.
Yet, she also felt a tangible sadness flowing through her like a river. What was that feeling like? Her friends were dying every minute, and she was powerless to stop it, only able to sit far away and watch. Perhaps she would be next, but she didn't want to move, as if dying wouldn't matter.
It seemed like it had nothing to do with me, yet it also seemed like the outcome of what happened there would determine my life or death.
Bai slowly squatted down, his senses about that place deepening.
Her pupils slowly contracted, reducing the perceived distance in space, allowing her to directly observe the flow of magic there.
Perhaps the place was indeed a bit chaotic, as it took her almost an instant to figure out what was going on.
A cloaked figure stood there, making no move whatsoever. The spiders that pounced on him died one after another, sliced into dozens of pieces before they even made contact.
It was nothing short of a massacre. Although it was humans slaughtering monsters, I still felt a little sorry for those insects. Even as they watched their friends die in front of them, they didn't back down, swarming forward wave after wave, endlessly.
“But this time they won’t let us give up so easily.” The girl sitting next to her suddenly stopped looking at the other side of the tree and instead looked at the huge nest in the distance, laughing: “Because the leader here is not a coward like me.”
Bai hesitated for a moment, then sighed helplessly.
I still can't understand the thoughts of these insects. These monsters are truly terrifying.
This guy seems to want to talk to me, but I don't have anything good to say. Talking about this kind of thing with monsters will give me nightmares.
And to think I could sit on a big tree with a spider without fighting. It's unbelievable; who knows, as long as I live, I'll see things beyond my comprehension. Perhaps when I'm no longer surprised by anything that happens in the world, that's probably when I'll die.
"Why do I feel you're harmless?" Bai asked softly, not caring who the leader of these spiders was. Right now, she just wanted to know if any weakness had been exploited against her.
For example, what kind of scent might make it difficult for you to detect something?
If this information were leaked, I would be easily defeated. If an assassin could approach me undetected, I would be instantly killed, without a doubt.
Although Bai can reach the combat level of Chaos Calamity when she officially starts fighting, she will be killed no matter what if she is ambushed. Surviving in desperate situations is not her forte.
Bai lacked experience in assassination because those saints weren't completely undetectable; they left traces so that he could see them.
If everyone is fighting seriously, you won't have any chance to practice your skills against sneak attacks.
But this trip made it realize the importance of dealing with assassins. These guys clearly weren't willing to confront it head-on; many were plotting behind the scenes. The only reason it was still alive was because those guys had no intention of harming it.
"Who knows?" Lilith said casually. "That guy has realized this place. If you don't want to become his target, I suggest you leave."
When Bai turned back to look, the guy had already vanished. His appearance and disappearance were almost equally fast.
"How inexplicable," she muttered softly, then took the longbow from behind her, drew it fully, and pointed it at the ground.
Even the Demon King couldn't appear without her noticing, and she had been watching his movements since the beginning.
She was confident in her archery skills. As long as that guy appeared in the right position, even if her magic power was far inferior to his, her divine bow could still inflict extremely high damage.
She suddenly leaped up from the ground, like a white silver fox soaring into the open space in the darkness. The moment the bowstring was released, the spot where she stood was blasted into a cloud of black smoke by the rushing arrows.
It really did appear out of nowhere.
Bai's expression was somewhat ferocious, and the short blade in his hand crossed in the air to block, but even so, his arms were still broken by the powerful force.
She bounced in the air and landed on the spider webs in the forest. Even with the webs cushioning her fall, her face still stung painfully. Her white face twitched, and she looked up at her broken elbows. Even if she started repairing it now, it would take twelve seconds to regain full mobility.
How exactly did that guy launch the attack? Bai hesitated, waiting for his arm to recover before looking at the spiders circling around him.
These spiders didn't try to harm her. Although she disliked them a bit, now was not the time to decide who to befriend based on personal preferences.
Several trees were instantly shredded; several large trees in front of him were reduced to powder. The wood dust formed smoke, and Bai watched as the black thing slowly approached them.
The cloak was lifted, exposing what was huddled underneath.
"She's quite cute, actually." Bai muttered to himself, discarding the shattered dagger, and drew his longbow taut again, aiming at the raccoon-headed figure.
It was a short, brown man covered in fine, brownish-gray fur, with a black conical hat. It was debatable whether his large eyes could see anything in the smoke.
Completely unaware of this guy's attack and movement methods, he can instantly travel distances of several kilometers, and possesses extremely fast and considerable-range physical cutting attacks that are high-frequency and can be launched from any angle.
If it were just an ordinary encounter, Bai might have been at a loss, but with just this simple information, Bai almost understood its identity.
"Is it Hanik?" Bai said softly, "One of the Three Sages, I have a lot of face to show for it."
She remembered this guy's information; he had a rank within the church. A true Demon King, the reason he could maintain a slender physique was because the necklace around his neck contained a storage space. It was filled with magical energy, allowing him to maintain such a slim body while becoming a Demon King.
Its power is sound, the power of the wind howling through the void.
It's incredibly powerful and domineering, capable of using any sound it makes as a weapon. Like an invisible blade, anything within its domain can be destroyed by its ability. (78Chinese updates fastest on PC:)
The distance from the registered location within the church is three meters centered on him. The reason he can inflict high damage from beyond that distance is simply because the formless blades generated from the domain can reach dozens of meters away.
Was it because of the sound he had just made? Bai frowned. He had absolutely no way to deal with this guy. As long as he stepped into the domain, he would be instantly killed, and even outside the domain, this guy could continuously use high-frequency slashes.
Completely helpless, Bai could only watch the guy approach with a wry smile.
She had no chance to resist at all, and the only reason she's still alive is because of this guy's mercy.
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