Xiao Feng issued the order, and everyone immediately scattered, tensely watching the giant spider with its back turned to them.
The next moment, the four legs at the back of the giant spider slightly lifted, and its abdomen also followed suit, rising upwards.
Like a cannon adjusting its angle, once it locks onto its target, it would fire a "projectile."
"Ssss..."
It sounded like laughter, or perhaps the sound of tearing appeared suddenly.
Xiao Feng and the others were puzzled, was this some form of provocation from the spider?
"What the heck!"
Zhao Guo'an fell to the ground with a "thud" and exclaimed, "What the hell is this?"
Facing the spider, Zhao Guo'an found himself entangled in several inconspicuous threads, which pinned him to the ground. No matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't break free.
At the same moment he cried out, Lin Zhiyan and Su Yuzhuo, who were standing to the left and right, felt something and quickly shifted their positions.
Then, at the places where they were previously standing, seven or eight almost invisible threads stuck to the ground, identical to those that bound Zhao Guo'an.
In fact, most people have a common misconception, believing that spiders spin silk from their mouths, but that's not true.
Spider silk is produced from the spinnerets located in their abdomen.
And strictly speaking, what's emitted isn't silk but rather a liquid.
Once this liquid solidifies, it becomes spider silk visible to the human eye.
"Old Zhao, why don't you just let the spider eat you?" Xiao Feng's expression was like he was constipated, he said frustratingly, "Earlier, when we were crossing the bridge, no one was in trouble, but when you crossed, the hornbill attacked.
And now this happens again, others are fine, but you're stuck on the ground, squirming like a caterpillar.
If our opponent wasn't an animal, I'd suspect you're a mole, otherwise why do we always have to save you?"
The little girl seized the opportunity to add, "Agree, if it's best to be eaten, take some poison with you, maybe you can directly poison the spider to death.
Even if it doesn't kill it, after eating you, the spider would probably be full and let us go."
Zhao Guo'an was almost breaking down inside, he couldn't help but roar internally: Would it kill you to say fewer sarcastic comments?
Luckily, although Xiao Feng and the little girl spoke this way, they didn't leave him to die.
Everyone rushed forward together, holding daggers and other sharp tools to begin rescuing Zhao Guo'an.
After three hard scrapes, Xiao Feng finally managed to cut the spider silk, the toughness was simply astonishing!
"Why isn't it moving?" Zhao Guo'an asked dumbfoundedly as he scrambled to his feet, looking at the giant spider still with its back to them.
Xiao Feng gave him a look, "What's wrong with it not moving? Or are you hoping it turns around to bite you?"
Indeed, the immobility of the giant spider after spinning silk is something to ponder.
After thinking for a while, Xiao Feng figured it might be a significant energy drain after spinning, thus needing time to recover.
"What now?" Lu Yao asked with a frown.
Given the current situation, there were two choices in front of everyone.
First, take advantage of its weakness and eliminate it.
Everyone attacks together, and see if they can directly deal with this shockingly enormous spider.
Second, use this time to sneak away.
"Retreat!" Xiao Feng decisively chose the second option, and the reason was quite simple.
Since machine guns couldn't handle it, the weapons they had weren't mythical blades capable of easily slicing through iron, charging in would be a death wish.
Retreating outside, there was another spider waiting, but its size was evidently smaller, making it presumably easier to deal with.
"Ssss..."
The suspended spider dropped to the ground, without turning around like the giant spider inside to spin silk, instead it directly headed toward Xiao Feng and the others.
More precisely, the spider was targeting... Zhao Guo'an.
"Damn it! Picking the weakest, shameless!"
Zhao Guo'an cursed furiously while quickly leaving the spot.
Midway through its pursuit, the spider seemed to abandon its favoritism toward Zhao Guo'an and locked onto Grandpa Jiu.
Grandpa Jiu screamed in fright with "Oh my!" cries, and hurriedly ran away.
Based on his speed, if there was a senior sprint race, Grandpa Jiu would definitely be the true contender for the gold medal.
"What are you standing there for? Run!" Xiao Feng shouted loudly.
The little girl and the others woke up as if from a dream, however, no one ran outside.
Why did Darcy's team collapse upon encountering the giant spider?
Aside from individual strength, it ultimately boiled down to disunity and lack of cohesion.
If they would abandon teammates when faced with danger, what kind of team would they be?
"Why are you all standing there stupidly?" Xiao Feng yelled as he chased after the spider.
The tone carried evident anger.
No one replied, but actions spoke best.
The little girl and Lin Zhiyan immediately launched an offensive, swinging their whips which respectively wrapped around one of the spider's legs.
Su Yuzhuo and Lin Jiaxuan responded quickly too, hugging their waists, like in a tug-of-war, they engaged in a tug-of-war with the spider.
Meanwhile, Fujiwara Keiaki drew his longsword and rushed to Xiao Feng's side to battle alongside him.
"Bang bang bang bang bang!"
For a moment, the sound of muffled strikes echoed incessantly.
"Damn it! Even knife and gun can't hurt it, I'll fight it one way or another!"
Grandpa Jiu was fuelled with anger, immediately pulling a handful of sulfur from his pocket and threw it at the spider.
"Squeak! Squeak!"
The spider's fangs trembled violently, producing two short sounds and then resisting even more fiercely.
Its eight legs lifted and dropped repeatedly on the ground, like it was dancing a tap dance.
"Screech! Screech! Screech!"
The people including the little girl and Lin Zhiyan, who were involved in the "tug-of-war" with the spider, were pulled a distance, everyone gritting their teeth and holding their breath, desperately pulling back.
At this moment, Grandpa Jiu seemed insane, constantly pulling out bizarre items from his bag, like black dog blood and donkey hooves, tossing them outside as if they cost nothing.
The outcome was predictable... none of it worked.
Xiao Feng gritted his teeth, gripping the dagger in both hands, and thrust it forward with force.
"Pgt!"
The dagger penetrated the side of the spider's abdomen.
Pain-laden, the spider's eight-legged step in rhythm became even more intense.
Xiao Feng's eyes lit up, seeing that at this pace, strike two more times, if it doesn't kill the spider, it might at least severely wound it.
However, when pulling out the dagger, Xiao Feng unexpectedly found it stuck inside and unable to pull out.
If stabbed, it could've been the result of muscle contraction pinning the dagger, but how could the spider do this?
With no time to ponder, Xiao Feng pressed one foot against the spider, both hands exerting force to pull out the dagger.
Then...
"Bang!"
Xiao Feng fell hard to the ground because this time pulling the dagger, there was no obstruction.
Damn it!
Xiao Feng swore internally, suspecting the spider could even play tricks.
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