After killing these spiders, there were no more obstructions in the tunnel ahead.
The spirit qi roaming dragon floated in the air. Its tail swished about as though it was swimming in a lake. Its speed was extremely fast.
"What is this thing?"
Zeng Gang and the others were dumbfounded.
This extremely ugly fish that resembled a large mudfish could actually float in the air? What the hell was this?
Because they couldn't recognize it, it meant that it was extremely rare. Hence, everyone knew that this was definitely something good.
"Baiwu, go and support the back!"
Li Ziqi commanded the group.
It wasn't that she was overstepping her authority, but rather, Zhang Yaozong couldn't be bothered with them anymore.
When the human-faced spiders behind saw that these humans didn't flee but were rushing toward the broodmother's cave instead, they were so frightened that they peed their pants. If the broodmother was finished, their group would be destroyed as well. Hence, they crazily chased after them.
Zhang Yaozong and the others who were responsible for covering the back felt immense pressure.
Ying Baiwu didn't hesitate and turned to rush back. At the same time, she drew her bow and infused her spirit qi into it.
Bzz!
An arrow condensed from spirit qi took form on her bow.
Wind King Rage!
Swoosh!
The thick arrow whistled through the air, directly penetrating through the group of spiders.
Jiji!
The spiders screamed in agony. Their flesh and blood splattered everywhere.
"What archery technique is this?"
Everyone was dumbfounded. Ying Baiwu's attack had killed over ten large spiders, greatly hindering the speed of the spiders.
Ying Baiwu shot out consecutively!
The spiders could be considered to have suffered a calamity. In such a narrow tunnel, there was no way for them to evade. Hence, each of the iron-headed girl's attacks had great results.
A few minutes later, Xuanyuan Po shouted.
"We've arrived!"
The tunnel ahead suddenly widened. There was a spacious cave entrance, and after rushing in, they saw a huge nest the size of half a football field.
The place where the broodmother lived was naturally spacious and comfortable.
There was actually a thick layer of spider silk inside, like a carpet. Luckily, these spider silk had been spat out for tens of years, and the stickiness was long gone. If not, the new student group from the Central Province Academy would have been wiped out like moths.
Inside the cave, there was a nest made of fur, and a large spider was lying inside.
Its body was like a large off-road vehicle, and its entire body was covered in strange green patterns. When its mouth opened, it was like a sharp guillotine.
The most terrifying part was its head, which was covered in densely packed compound eyes. Unlike the other spiders' green eyes, the broodmother's eyes were scarlet red, and there was an image of a human face covering its head, making it look like an extremely frightened beauty that was wailing in pain.
Zhiruo, Tantai, Xu Dingjiang, the three of you come with me! "
Li Ziqi jogged and stumbled along the way. She really did her best to maintain her balance.
Seeing these intruders, the Broodmother let out a squeak.
"It's laughing at us!"
Lu Zhiruo translated.
"Xu Dingjiang, Tantai, restrain it and buy me some time!"
After Li Ziqi spoke, she closed her eyes and began to meditate. She used the spiritual control technique and attempted to establish a mental connection with the broodmother.
Boom!
A wave of mental impact gushed out, directly causing Li Ziqi's body to tremble. She felt a splitting headache.
"Eldest Senior Sister!"
Lu Zhiruo supported the little sunny egg.
"I'm fine, you go and hide at the side."
Li Ziqi pushed the papaya girl away and continued to 'persuade' the broodmother.
The broodmother stood up and leisurely walked toward Li Ziqi.
(Insignificant human, you actually want to enslave me?)
(Hmph, I will suck your bodily fluids dry and use your skin as my bedding. Even after you die, your soul won't be able to find peace.)
Ding! Ding! Ding!
Xu Dingjiang's arrow hit the target, but it was useless. The chitin carapace of the broodmother was too sturdy, and it wasn't something an arrow could penetrate.
"No, I can't injure it!"
Xu Dingjiang was in despair. He was truly trash.
"Two more people go. Baiwu, you go as well!"
Zhang Yaozong took some time to glance and felt a headache. The broodmother was stronger than he had expected. What should he do?
"Group leader!"
Zeng Gang called out. Because of Ying Baiwu's long-range suppression, the spiders weren't able to rush over en masse. Once she left, the pressure on the others would be greater.
"Shut up!"
Zhang Yaozong took two steps forward and stood at the very front.
At this moment, if they couldn't deal with the broodmother, everyone would die!
Tantai Yutang coughed. He suddenly took out an egg-sized pellet from his backpack and tossed it toward the broodmother.
Squeak squeak!
The broodmother mocked. (Insignificant human, you want to kill me with a rock?)
But at the next instant, it couldn't laugh anymore.
The pellet smashed into the ground in front of the broodmother and shattered. A large amount of green gas gushed out, instantly drowning the broodmother.
Bzz!
The broodmother exerted force with its legs and directly leaped up, covering a distance of over ten meters.
Bang!
The broodmother landed on the ground. Its legs turned soft as its belly rubbed against the ground. If it wasn't for the soft spider silk on the ground, it would have bled from this attack.
"What did you do?"
Xu Dingjiang was shocked. He hurriedly distanced himself from the green poisonous gas. "Speaking of which, would this thing kill its own people as well?"
"Of course it would. Poisonous gas can't differentiate between friend and foe."
Tantai Yutang was joyful.
"You are still laughing?"
Xu Dingjiang shuddered. He felt that this sickly invalid was a madman. He actually dared to use poisonous gas in such a sealed space.
Bang!
The sickly invalid tossed out another pellet, hitting the broodmother squarely.
The broodmother climbed up shakily. This time around, it couldn't leap anymore and could only climb out rapidly. The poisonous gas would numb its nerves, causing its body to feel weak.
Jiji!
The broodmother screeched. It lifted its head and opened its mouth wide.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Twelve streams of green poisonous liquid shot out like crossbows, covering the area. However, Tantai Yutang was the focus of attention.
Pu!
After the poisonous liquid spear pierced into the ground, it rapidly softened and scattered on the ground. After that, it emitted green poisonous smoke and sizzling sounds, corroding a large area of the spider silk carpet.
"Is she not done yet?"
Xu Dingjiang gulped down a mouthful of saliva.
"Don't disturb her!"
Tantai Yutang warned.
Pu!
Li Ziqi coughed up a mouthful of blood. Her countenance was pale.
Once such a forceful enslavement failed, the mental impact would be reflected back to the caster.
"Group leader, think of other methods!"
Chu Jian turned his head and glanced. He wasn't surprised by this result.
The broodmother was an intelligent lifeform. Moreover, her combat strength and mental energy were stronger than Li Ziqi, a body-refinement realm cultivator. How could she enslave it?
It could be said that this battle strategy had failed.
After three fruitless attempts, Li Ziqi gritted her teeth and took out an orb from her pocket. She bit the tip of her tongue and spat a mouthful of blood onto it.
Bzz!
The orb lit up with a golden glow.
Chi! Chi! Chi!
Another round of poisonous liquid spears shot out.
Li Ziqi dodged and staggered a little. Besides, she had already started chanting an incantation and mustn't be distracted. Otherwise, if she was interrupted, she would fail.
Luckily, the broodmother lunged toward Tantai Yutang. If not, it would be over for her.
"Careful!"
Tantai Yutang suddenly shouted, but it was too late.
Although the broodmother lunged toward Tantai Yutang, that was just a feint. It lifted its butt and shot out a strand of spider silk. With a swoosh, it stuck onto Li Ziqi's chest and abruptly contracted.
Swoosh!
Li Ziqi was pulled before the broodmother.
The broodmother turned and opened its mouth, preparing to bite this human who dared to enslave it to death.
At the crucial moment, Tantai Yutang suddenly rushed over. He held a dagger and rapidly cut through the spider silk. After that, he ruthlessly slammed into Li Ziqi's body.
Bang!
Li Ziqi tumbled backward.
"Tantai!"
Li Ziqi screamed, feeling inconsolable.
The broodmother's mouth didn't just bite toward the sickly invalid. Even its two sharp front legs with barbs stabbed toward Tantai Yutang.
"Stop screaming. I, Tantai, won't die in such a place!"
Tantai Yutang hadn't given up on struggling. But when the broodmother's mouth reached the sickly invalid's head and was about to bite it off, it suddenly froze as though it had been struck by a petrification technique.
The spiders that were swarming towards the entrance of the cave suddenly stopped.
"What's going on?"
Chu Jian turned his head. "Did the broodmother find its conscience and want to let us off?"
"Maybe it's a vegetarian?"
Xuanyuan Po, who had always paid attention to battles, felt a little curious at this moment.
The others didn't have the leisure to guess. All of them panted heavily as though they were facing a great enemy.
"It's enslaved?"
Li Ziqi had a look of astonishment on her face. After that, she looked toward Lu Zhiruo.
Actually, she didn't treat the papaya girl as a combat strength. She didn't expect that she had actually enslaved this broodmother.
One couldn't help but say that Lu Zhiruo's luck was very good. The position she was standing at could be considered a blind spot. Also, because she was weak and didn't have the time to launch an attack, the broodmother had already treated her as a small fish and was preparing to eat her up. This was why the papaya girl had the time to use the spiritual control technique to summon this broodmother.
She didn't expect that she would succeed after just one try.
"How did you do it?"
Li Ziqi was curious. After trying it out, she finally understood how difficult it was to forcibly enslave such a high-intelligence lifeform.
If she tried it two more times, the mental backlash would turn her into an idiot.
"Just follow what Teacher taught us and chant the incantation toward it!"
Lu Zhiruo explained.
"Are you sure you've enslaved it?"
Zhang Yaozong asked.
"Sit down!"
The papaya girl commanded.
Plop!
The broodmother knelt down.
"Eh!"
Lu Zhiruo was sweating profusely, thinking that she had failed. However, the others heaved a sigh of relief and directly fell to the ground.
This time around, they really had a new lease on life!
"Luckily, the terrain of the cave caused the spiders to be unable to unleash their advantage in numbers. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to drag this out until Lu Zhiruo enslaved the broodmother!"
Xu Jialiang felt a lingering fear.
Naturally, the most important thing was that Xuanyuan Po was truly strong. He stood there with a silver spear in his hand, exuding an unstoppable aura.
Not only Xuanyuan Po, but Ying Baiwu, Li Ziqi, and even Tantai Yutang's performance had shocked everyone.
Oh right, there was also Lu Zhiruo who had decided the entire situation with a single battle.
In the rescue operation this time around, the performance of the others wasn't bad as well. However, when compared to them, they were a lot inferior.
"These students of Sun Mo are truly very impressive!"
Zhang Yaozong sighed ruefully. His confident and arrogant heart had been dealt a blow.
"What should we do next?"
Lu Zhiruo asked.
"Of course, it's time for us to return in triumph!"
Tantai Yutang chortled.
After enslaving the broodmother, they could covet the first place in this round of the competition. Most probably, those people who didn't think highly of the Central Province Academy would be shocked, right?
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