Amidst the gathered gazes, the giant spider's front four legs suddenly lifted off the ground, deviating from its previous ready-to-charge posture, showing that the drum sound had quite an impact on it.

"Squeak! Squeak! Squeak!"

The giant spider let out a screech, but it was overwhelmed by the muffled drumbeat, and with everyone wearing earplugs, it was completely inaudible.

If Xiao Feng could hear it, he would understand that it was a cry of pain, just like when he stabbed a dagger into the abdomen of the smaller spider before, resembling the chirping of a cricket.

The next moment, Xiao Feng felt his intuition was right.

He witnessed the giant spider slowly yet determinedly stabilize its eight legs, then immediately launched an attack aimed at the little girl who was beating the drum.

"Stop it!" Lin Zhiyan shouted at the top of her lungs, regardless of whether anyone heard her, and directly swung her long whip, attempting to block the giant spider's attack and protect the little girl from harm.

Meanwhile, everyone else almost simultaneously reacted.

Sun Shijie and Ninth Master, along with Zhao Guo'an, wisely retreated to a distant spot.

It's not entirely out of fear of death, but given the current situation, staying among the crowd would only cause confusion and serve no positive purpose.

Lin Jiaxuan held a knife in one hand, her petite figure guarding the little girl, and despite the intense killing intent in her eyes, there was also a firm determination. She seemed resolute that no matter what, she wouldn't let the people behind her get hurt!

And Lu Yao actually charged directly at the giant spider, wielding a long rectangular-shaped weapon, entirely blood-red, engraved with dense letters and symbols that no one could understand.

At first glance, it looked quite similar to the ruler that ancient teachers used, or the kind of yardstick used in tailor shops.

"So, Sister Lu Yao also has her weapon..." the little girl murmured to herself, distractedly slowing down the drumbeat by two beats.

Lin Zhiyan immediately sensed something wrong, endured the discomfort, and rushed to the little girl's side, sternly saying, "Don't stop, focus on your drumming, leave the rest to us."

"Okay!"

The little girl nodded, beating the drum at a faster pace, even closing her eyes to shut out anything that might distract her, focusing entirely as if she only had one sole task: drumming!

At this time, Sun Shijie and Ninth Master, along with Zhao Guo'an, worked together to carry Xiao Feng to a position far from the battlefield.

"No broken ribs, but being knocked out that far, internal injuries are inevitable," Zhao Guo'an said after checking.

Sun Shijie took out a porcelain bottle from his bag, opened it, and poured out a jujube-red pill, signaling for Xiao Feng to swallow it.

Xiao Feng took it, smilingly said, "Eating your pill won't be the end of me, right?"

Sun Shijie made a puzzled expression, as if he hadn't heard what Xiao Feng said.

Only then did Xiao Feng realize that everyone was wearing earplugs, and talking in normal volume certainly wouldn't work.

After taking the pill, Xiao Feng felt the pain in his chest ease significantly, forcing himself to stand up, gazing seriously at Lu Yao, who was now close to the giant spider.

Honestly, Xiao Feng himself had forgotten when was the last time he saw Lu Yao use her weapon, only knowing she wouldn't use it easily.

And the letters and symbols engraved on it were etched by Lu Yao herself, Xiao Feng knew it was seemingly a string of code, but whenever asked about its specific meaning, Lu Yao always blushed, shook her head smilingly, refusing to tell him.

It was precisely because she wouldn't use it lightly that Xiao Feng even forgot she had a weapon. Now, he just hoped Lu Yao's attack would be effective.

"Uncle Fujiwara, go help her out," Su Yuzhuo said softly, pointing in Lu Yao's direction.

Different from Lin Jiaxuan and Lin Zhiyan's tension, Su Yuzhuo was still confident in Lu Yao. With her body technique, even if severely injuring the giant spider wasn't feasible, escaping certainly wouldn't be a problem.

Fujiwara Keiaki did not hear what Su Yuzhuo said, but could understand her gesture.

At that moment, he pressed down on the hilt with his right hand, lowered his stance, and swiftly ran towards the battle.

"Bang!"

Lu Yao swung the ruler, striking the base of the giant spider's front leg with little effect, not even causing it to budge.

This action seemed to further anger the giant spider, which immediately raised its forefoot to stomp down on Lu Yao.

This made everyone except the little girl sweat internally for her; this giant spider, both in terms of reaction speed and attack speed, as well as all other aspects, was more than twice as formidable as the smaller spider.

In gaming terms, the smaller spider just defeated was only of ordinary difficulty, while this giant spider was nightmare-level, entirely on another tier!

Fortunately, Lu Yao lived up to expectations, dodging the attack with equally extreme speed.

"Dodge!"

Fujiwara Keiaki shouted loudly, not slowing his pace.

Lu Yao moved aside again, clearing the way for Fujiwara Keiaki to charge forward.

The swift blade sliced like lightning, Fujiwara Keiaki's long sword struck the giant spider's head.

"Clang!"

Although they couldn't hear it, the onlookers imagined the sound of metal clashing.

Because Fujiwara Keiaki's long sword failed to penetrate the giant spider's defense.

Xiao Feng suddenly felt as if he was watching a mime show; he could see the action but couldn't hear any sound, with only the faint drumbeats entering his ears, pounding like it was hitting his heart, unsettling, nauseating him.

Turning back to Fujiwara Keiaki.

With rich combat experience, he didn't choose to retreat immediately but, before the giant spider could respond, ducked beneath it, holding the sword in both hands, stabbing towards its abdomen, intending to open up a hole in its belly.

At this moment, hope shone in everyone's eyes.

A simple understanding, the abdomen, without skeletal protection, is typically a weakness for humans and most animals, maybe it'll work?

However, Xiao Feng shook his head in disappointment, as if he had already foreseen failure.

Two seconds later, the answer unfolded...

Veins bulged on Fujiwara Keiaki's forehead, the sword tip pressed against the giant spider's abdomen, yet it wouldn't pierce through, like being blocked by an iron panel, no matter how he exerted force, it had no effect.

Su Yuzhuo furrowed her brows, knowing full well Fujiwara Keiaki's prowess; a full-force strike should be able to pierce through flesh, let alone metal.

If this couldn't work, the situation was genuinely dangerous.

While thinking, the giant spider retreated a few steps as if annoyed by the man beneath it, using a long sword to tickle it.

Once Fujiwara Keiaki emerged from beneath the giant spider, just as he began to retreat, he was rammed by the suddenly accelerating and lowered giant spider.

Xiao Feng revealed a look of realization in his eyes, seemed like he guessed correctly, just now... that's how he got knocked away.

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