ATPnovel #661 - Escape from Twinsaw Mountain
#661 - Escape from Twinsaw Mountain
The moment Lin Yu uttered the words "run at full speed," it was as if a starting gun had fired. He, Li Nian, and Flying Dagger all took off running, each trying to outpace the others.
The reason Li Nian and Flying Dagger were cooperating so readily, aside from their complete trust in Lin Yu, was also due to an important factor…
The surrounding environment was undergoing a simultaneous and bizarre transformation.
The hanging spider silk, which had previously been swaying gently, suddenly began to thrash violently, writhing in the air like living snakes.
Then, the spider silk abruptly extended, grew, and lunged toward the direction Lin Yu and the others were fleeing.
The trio burst out of the Taoist temple, only to be greeted by an even more hellish scene.
The earth was cracking, rocks were tumbling, and from every fissure, new and old, poured forth a sea of white spider silk.
Even more terrifying, as the cracks widened, black spiders the size of cartwheels emerged from the distant mountain ridges!
Their thick carapaces, adorned with bright red patterns, made these spiders look like veritable war chariots!
"We're screwed," Flying Dagger wailed. "Aren't these spiders supposed to be from underground?! How can they move so freely in this heat and sunlight!"
"You think this is Minecraft, where spiders spontaneously combust in sunlight?" Li Nian retorted impolitely. "They're in the Fire Prison, they're bound to have heat resistance."
"Even underground, these spiders live right next to magma," Lin Yu added.
"Then what do we do?" Flying Dagger was on the verge of tears. "Spiders and spider silk are everywhere; where can we run?"
Lin Yu pointed ahead, toward the area with the highest concentration of spiders. "We run forward, of course—that's the closest exit to Double Saw Mountain."
"Obviously, the spiders know that too," Flying Dagger said pessimistically. "What are we going to do?"
Lin Yu whistled, and San Yang's massive form burst forth from the side, tearing through several strands of spider silk clinging to his body and scooping up Flying Dagger.
"Then you'll just have to trust San Yang and Li Nian!"
As Lin Yu spoke, Li Nian looked at him.
"What about you? What are you going to do?"
Lin Yu's path of action had already diverged from theirs.
Although the people had disappeared… the carriage was still there!
Lin Yu kicked open the already broken and dilapidated carriage door.
Inside, the remains chained to the carriage still hung there, the gray skin emanating a vigorous aura of blood.
Without hesitation, Lin Yu drew his twin blades and severed the chains one after another. Then, grabbing one of the chains, he hoisted the remains of the Blade Demon, Xie Chong, onto his back.
Although he didn't know what this thing was for, it was definitely going to be useful!
After charging out with the remains of the Blade Demon, Xie Chong, on his back, the surrounding spider silk seemed to become even more frenzied, surging even more aggressively toward Lin Yu.
But Lin Yu no longer held back, directly taking out the [Corner of the Shadowy One]—under the blazing sunlight, there were actually not many shadows on Double Saw Mountain.
And now…
The overwhelming, apocalyptic spider silk and webs descended, creating a sense of immense pressure, but also creating many…
Shadows!
"Swish!"
Lin Yu's figure disappeared,遁入阴影之中.
Then, his figure briefly reappeared for a moment before disappearing again into a new patch of shadow!
After several repetitions, Lin Yu quickly caught up with Li Nian and Flying Dagger—the two of them had been deeply mired in the spiders' siege and were moving forward slowly.
However, they were not in a situation of struggling to hold on or barely managing to cope.
Although the spiders seemed menacing, constantly lunging at Li Nian and Flying Dagger, they were all blocked by an invisible barrier.
The source of that invisible barrier was a small mermaid statue in Li Nian's hand.
The mermaid statue, like a music box, opened and closed its mouth, singing an elegant and soothing song.
The song spread outward, forming layers of barriers and protection, preventing unauthorized creatures from entering.
Seeing this scene, Lin Yu, carrying the remains on his back, immediately appeared.
"A Nian!"
Lin Yu greeted her, then stepped into the barrier.
Li Nian smiled as she watched Lin Yu return so quickly. "You're fast; I thought it would take you a while!"
"In that case, we can speed up."
As Li Nian spoke, she gripped the mermaid statue and quickened her pace.
Watching Li Nian, who had regained her speed, continuously smash the spiders away with the barrier, Lin Yu was somewhat astonished.
"I thought this thing would limit movement speed; were you waiting for me?"
"We're teammates and companions after all," Li Nian said with a smile. "Besides… the client is useless in this kind of situation; two-on-one is always better than one-on-one."
"So, Sister Zhu Ming, does this corpse have any effect on these spiders?"
Lin Yu watched the spiders and spider silk, which seemed to be attacking the barrier even more frantically, and shook his head. "I don't know yet; it just seems to make these demons even more frantic."
"How long can this thing last?"
Lin Yu asked, and Li Nian said uncertainly, "I don't know, maybe one or two hours? Or maybe ten minutes?"
Hearing Li Nian's uncertain answer, Flying Dagger, who had relaxed somewhat inside the barrier, became anxious again.
"Why are you so unsure about your own [Item]? The difference is too big!"
He looked at the frenzied spiders and spider silk outside and became worried again.
Li Nian smiled. "Oh my, Client… you really don't understand me at all!"
"Although this [Item] is indeed mine now, it was someone else's just two days ago."
As Li Nian spoke, she looked at Lin Yu and said, "Oh, right, Sister Zhu Ming… a few new experts have recently come to Jiang City, one of whom is from ‘Order,’ and the other is a well-known ‘Third-Order’ expert, a bounty hunter from ‘Hunter's Association’…"
Lin Yu couldn't help but interrupt.
"You didn't steal it from ‘Demon Hunter Kress,’ did you?"
Li Nian was even more astonished. "Wow, you could even guess that; Sister Zhu Ming, you're amazing!"
"How did you know he came to Jiang City?"
"Someone told me, of course," Lin Yu didn't say it too explicitly. "And this thing looks a lot like it came from ‘Purification Ruins,’ and its grade isn't low…"
"And Kress, as far as I know, happens to be an expert in the Purification Ruins ability system."
Li Nian nodded slightly as she listened to Lin Yu, then seemed to realize something and smiled slyly.
"Hehe… someone told you? Then I probably know who it is!"