"Ding! You have searched the Wolf Stronghold, but did not find the whereabouts of the man from Aries Village. Perhaps you should tell the villagers about this. They might have other clues! "
The system notification rang in his ears. Zhang Yang hurriedly turned his bear around and rushed back to Aries Village. This place was eerie, and it was a little embarrassing!
Another twenty minutes later, Zhang Yang returned to Aries Village. The other NPCs had already dispersed, and only the aunty NPC was still standing at the village entrance.
"Adventurer, why are you back again?" The aunty NPC looked at Zhang Yang unhappily, as if saying, "You ate my food, slept … You're not asleep yet, why aren't you doing anything?"
Zhang Yang said, "I've been to the Wolf Stronghold. There are no men from your village there! Not only that, the entire Wolf Stronghold is empty. Not even a bandit can be seen! "
"What?!" The aunty NPC was shocked. After a moment of silence, she said, "Perhaps you should go to the White Fox Ridge to take a look. Alaskar — the last man from our village who disappeared three days ago. He went missing while hunting there. Perhaps you can find some clues there! Right, the White Fox Ridge is to the south. Alaskar often hunts in the forest to the north of the ridge! "
Zhang Yang nodded and urged his bear towards the south.
The White Fox Ridge was much larger than the Wolf Mountain. It stretched for more than ten kilometers and was shaped like a lying fox. As the mountain was covered with white camellias, it looked like a white fox from afar, hence the name White Fox Ridge.
Arriving at the north of the White Fox Ridge, Zhang Yang traversed through the forest, looking for traces of Alaskar.
After passing through a few dense thickets, a large lake suddenly appeared in front of him. There was a small piece of land in the middle of the lake, about sixty to seventy square meters in size. There were only a few short plants growing on it. A young man in his twenties was sitting on the grass with a terrified expression on his face.
Zhang Yang shifted his gaze and immediately discovered the reason for the young man's fear. Around the lake were densely packed spiders the size of calves. Their entire bodies were spotted, and the scale of nearly a hundred of them was enough to make a person tremble in fear!
In reality, spiders could float on water. However, since this was a game and there was such a huge spider, it was understandable that it could not swim!
Looking at the name above the man's head, wasn't that the person he was looking for, Araska?
[Alaska] (Normal, humanoid creature)
Level: 65
Health Points: 3216500
Armor: 60
Zhang Yang patted the big, white bear's head. The mount immediately roared and charged toward the Spider Monsters by the lake!
These spiders were only normal monsters, so Zhang Yang was not afraid of their numbers.
[Spotted Spider] (Normal, Beast)
Level: 65
Health Points: 6,500
Armor: 60
The big white bear quickly entered the vision of the spotted spiders, and three spiders immediately caught up to it. Zhang Yang didn't fight them. Instead, he led the monsters around him like a train, pulling the aggro of at least thirty spiders. If he didn't fight them soon, some of the monsters would run back to him. Zhang Yang jumped off his mount and charged back.
Sweep!
Thunder Strike!
Oscillating Wave!
After three consecutive attacks, the spiders that were charging at the front were left with around 1,000 Health Points. Zhang Yang got back on his mount and continued to run around the lake. After gathering another thirty or so monsters, Sweep's cooldown was long gone. He turned around and swung his axe. A large number of 4000 + damage numbers floated up. The first batch of spiders that had already lost some Health Points immediately dropped to the ground and died. The second wave of monsters also lost more than half of their Health Points.
Zhang Yang continued to lead the bear forward, running and killing. He ran around the lake once, pulling the remaining spiders together and killing them.
Unfortunately, the coverage of Sweep was only two meters around him. He could only hit around ten spiders at a time, unlike the AoE skills of Magicians and Hunters!
Even so, it took less than two minutes to kill all the hundreds of spiders.
"Hero, you're really amazing!" Alaska swam over from the small island in the middle of the lake. He gave Zhang Yang a thumbs up, his face full of admiration. "Even the strongest in our village, Pagon, was no match for you! I used to be a strong warrior, until I took an arrow to my knee! "
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "You're a villager from Aries Village?"
"Yes, I'm Alaska! These d * mn spiders, they've trapped me in this d * mn place for three days and three nights. If it wasn't for the water, I would've died! Hero, do you have anything to eat? Share some with me, I'll definitely not forget your kindness! "
Alaska looked at Zhang Yang eagerly. His expression was very similar to Han Yingxue and Wei Yan'er's when they were looking at their free meal!
Zhang Yang took out a hawthorn biscuit from his backpack and handed it over. He said, "I'm Zhan Yu, an adventurer from Baiyu City! When I passed by your Aries Village, I heard from the villagers that all your men have mysteriously disappeared! "
"Oh, thank god, this is my favorite hawthorn biscuit!" Alaska wolfed down the biscuit. His Health Points immediately rose bit by bit and soon returned to full Health Points. He then patted his stomach comfortably and said, "I guess the other men in the village were also eaten by these spiders! Hero, you don't know, there was a spider that was only a finger's length away from my buttocks. It almost bit my buttocks off! Gods above, it scared me to death. If those disgusting spiders really bit my buttocks, wouldn't that be terrible! Mariana definitely wouldn't want me anymore … "
This NPC was a chatterbox. It was like a thousand ducks quacking in Zhang Yang's ears, giving him a splitting headache.
"Ding! You've completed the quest: Save our men. Obtained 200,000 Experience Points! "
This quest is over?
"Hero, can you escort me back to the village? I'm worried that those spiders will come to eat me again. I'll pay you handsomely! I don't want to die. I'm going to marry Mariana next month. She's pregnant with my child. You must help me! "Luckily, Alaska spoke again.
"Ding! Alaska has issued a quest to you: Escort me back to Aries Village. Do you accept? "
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll bring you back! However, you better keep your mouth shut. Otherwise, before those spiders eat you, I'll chop you to death with my axe! "
Alaska was so scared that he trembled. He hurriedly nodded and said weakly, "What if I'm in danger and have to call for help?"
Zhang Yang was speechless.
[Escort me back to Aries Village] (Quest Difficulty: Level C)
Any description: You've been hired to escort Alaska back to Aries Village! Please note that you've already signed a contract with Alaska. If Alaska gets hurt on the way back, not only will you not get a single copper coin, but you will also have to compensate Alaska for his losses. See Alaska's Compensation Treaty for details.
Completion: Escort Alaska back to Aries Village 01
Zhang Yang rummaged through his backpack. There was indeed a small booklet in one of the empty slots. He took it out and looked at it. On it was written "Alaska's Compensation Treaty". It specified in detail how much Alaska would have to pay if he suffered any injuries. For example, if he broke a fingernail, he would have to pay 20,000 gold coins.
This should be a joke!
Zhang Yang rode on the big, white bear and said, "Let's go!"
On the way back to Aries Village, Alaska's silence only lasted for a short while. After walking a few steps, he started talking non-stop. He talked about trivial things like how he peed his pants when he was three years old, and what dreams he had every night. Zhang Yang was so angry that he almost swung his axe to kill him.
Luckily, there weren't many monsters on the road. It was just that the road was a little long. Alaska would stop to rest after walking for a short while, and it took them more than an hour to finally return to Aries Village.
"Mariana, oh, that's my Mariana!" When they arrived at the village entrance, Alaska immediately waved his hand at a village woman and shouted. He then broke into a run.
"Alaska, my dear husband!" The NPC woman also ran towards Alaska. The two of them hugged each other, crying and wailing.
"Ding! You've completed the quest: Escort me back to Aries Village. Obtained 1,000,000 experience points! "
"Adventurer, you've saved Alaska!" The NPC auntie who gave the quest to Zhang Yang came out of nowhere and said, "I heard from Alaska that the braggart was almost eaten by a group of spiders. Is that true?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Yes, when I found him, he was surrounded by a group of spiders on a small island!"
"Looks like my previous guess was wrong. It wasn't the bandits who kidnapped our men, but those damned spiders who ate them!" The NPC auntie roared angrily, "Adventurer, please help us eliminate the man-eating spiders. Don't let them harm people anymore!"
"Ding! The villagers of Aries Village have given you a quest: Eliminate the spiders. Do you accept? "
Zhang Yang accepted the quest. The NPC auntie said again, "I suddenly remembered that there was a very powerful spider monster in the Spider Valley in the south. It was said that it was the daughter of the Spider God. Because of its cruel nature, it was banished from the Spider Kingdom by the Spider God. After that, a powerful Wizard sealed this spider monster. Maybe it has already broken the seal and is starting to harm people again! Adventurer, you should go there and take a look! "
[Eliminate the Spider Queen] (Quest Difficulty: A)
Any description: Kill the leader of the Spider Valley, Katerina, and bring justice to justice! The Spider Valley is to the south of Aries Village.
Completion: Killed Katerina 01
After leaving Aries Village, Zhang Yang rode the bear towards the south. It took him more than an hour to reach the Spider Valley that the NPC mentioned. This valley was indeed worthy of its name. From afar, there were spiders the size of calves crawling up and down. It was a black mass.
Zhang Yang patted the big white bear, and the Golden-Eared Bear King roared and ran towards the valley. The spider monster that had aggroed on the way immediately moved its eight large legs and chased after Zhang Yang.
This valley was incredibly big, and there was even a very large palace inside. The architectural style was completely different from that of humans, elves, dwarves, and orcs. There were statues of spiders everywhere. The palace only had one floor, but this floor alone was more than a hundred meters tall. It was not weak at all!
Just as Zhang Yang was observing, the spider monster behind him chased after him. He quickly turned around and jumped off his mount to kill it. He could not use Thunder Strike while on a mount. Although the skill dealt different damage to a single target, it dealt area damage. Moreover, it spread through the ground, so the area of effect was very wide.
In a few moments, the spider monster was cleared out, and Zhang Yang arrived at the entrance of the palace.
Four Elite-grade spiders guarded the entrance. They were as big as a van, and their bodies were covered in scarlet spots. They looked ugly and fierce.
[Spotted Poison Spider] (Elite, Beast)
Level: 67
Health Points: 134000
Armor: 700
Zhang Yang patted the big white bear and ran forward. The four Spotted Poison Spiders immediately came over and surrounded Zhang Yang.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The spider monster's legs were as strong as spears, and when they hit Zhang Yang's armor, a sharp sound of metal hitting metal could be heard.
"Ding! You have been affected by the effects of Spider Venom (Level 1). Every 3 seconds, you will receive 500 Nature Damage for 30 seconds! "
"Ding! You have been affected by the effects of Spider Venom (Level 2). Every 3 seconds, you will receive 1000 Nature Damage for 30 seconds! "
The monster's normal attack was not high, only around 3000. When it hit Zhang Yang, it only had 1400 left. However, each attack from these spiders had a certain chance of inflicting a poison effect on Zhang Yang. It did not matter if the number of stacks was low, but there was no limit to the number of stacks. It could be continuously stacked. When it reached 10 stacks, even Zhang Yang's Life Sharing would not be able to withstand it!
He had to kill all the monsters quickly!
Fortunately, these poisonous spiders did not have high Health Points. They only had 130,000 Health Points, and Zhang Yang only needed 30 seconds to finish them off!
After killing two poisonous spiders, Zhang Yang's Spider Venom stacked up to 16 stacks, and he lost 5406 Health Points each time. He quickly used a Warrior's Fury to remove the negative effects. The remaining two poisonous spiders were no longer a threat. After a minute, they fell to Zhang Yang's axe one after another.
He quickly took out a hawthorn biscuit and munched on it. He waited until the effects of the Spider Venom disappeared before continuing.
Fortunately, the monsters in the palace were not that dense. There were at least one, and at most two. Every time Zhang Yang killed a monster, he would only get seven or eight stacks of Venom. Zhang Yang could completely withstand this kind of damage, and he did not need to wait for the cooldown of a Warrior's Fury.
This palace had a total of five levels. After three hours, Zhang Yang arrived at the bottom of the first level. He was shocked to find that this Spider King's Palace was like a dungeon. There were even small bosses!
In the passageway that connected the front and back floors of the palace stood a giant spider that was as tall as a three-story building. Its eight legs were at least 10 meters long, like spears. There were barbs on its legs that flashed with a cold blue light, just like daggers!
What was even more frightening was that this spider actually had a human face! A man's face!
[Mazarosik] (Silver Level Leader, Beast)
Level: 67
Health Points: 2,000,000
Armor: 700
Note: Katerina's fourth son. He is violent and loves to drink blood! (To be continued.) If you like this work, please come to Qidian.Com to vote for me. Your support is my greatest motivation.)
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