章 5: Spider Battle
編集者: Atlas Studios
[Successfully killed Level 4 Black Panther Demon.
Successfully captured 1 x Imperfect Black Panther Demon Soul.
Received 100 Energy Points.
Received 50 x Black Panther Meat (Can be consumed.)
Received 50 x Black Panther Demon Blood (Contains a small amount of demonic power. Can be used as a material to create a talisman or battle mark.)]
Looking at the information on the Village Building Order, Zhang Yang fell into contemplation. The level 4 Black Panther Demon and the level 5 Red Eagle Demon were only one level apart. However, the soul obtained from the black panther demon was an imperfect one.
Was this a matter of odds?
Or was it because I killed the red eagle demon by myself so I received its perfect soul?
If it was due to that reason, was it related to my C+ soul?
It seems this has to be verified little by little.
Zhang Yang inwardly lamented. The reason why he was able to kill the red eagle was purely due to luck. In fact, under normal circumstances, he couldn't even kill a green wolf, let alone this lightning-fast black panther. He couldn't even see it, so how could he go about killing it?
Next, he began to strengthen the soldiers. He originally thought of further reinforcing the foundation of the five elite soldiers, but there was no response from the system.
Without a choice, he recruited another spearman, consumed the Black Panther Demon Soul, and spent a full 50 energy points to successfully cultivate the spearman, including his reinforced spear.
The price was a bit high, but it was well worth it.
All the six elite soldiers held enhanced weapons in their hands. No matter how one looked at them, they could be considered a strong, deluxe team.
Zhang Yang followed the old routine, taking turns activating the Level 1 Concealment and Level 1 Vision. He targeted one of the dots within range and sneaked his way there, relying on constant concealment and correction of the route to intercept the demon after half an hour.
The demon was a black spider that was as huge as a millstone, living in the canopy of a large tree dozens of meters tall. It had made a black spider web that expanded over an area of several hundred meters.
It looked vicious, but compared to the few demons Zhang Yang had encountered earlier, it seemed slightly easier to deal with.
The other most important thing was that Zhang Yang reckoned that this black spider should be powerful at long-range attacks. Unfortunately for the black spider, he had three elite bowmen on his side.
After activating the Level 1 Concealment, he ordered the three elite bowmen to start firing arrows from more than a hundred meters away.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The three bowmen fired the Wind-chasing Triple-arrow Shot. Nine feather arrows crossed the distance of more than a hundred meters in a very short time and hit the black spider without missing.
From a long distance away, Zhang Yang could see bodily fluid splatter from the black spider. The black spider twitched and died on the spot.
Really? That easy?
At the next second, the kill information appeared before his eyes.
[Successfully killed Black Spider.
Received 1 Energy Point.]
Wait. What the hell? It isn't a demon?
Zhang Yang froze for a moment. So this millstone-sized black spider wasn't considered a demon, but why was its danger level indicated as yellow in the Level 1 Vision?
Hmm?
Zhang Yang's expression suddenly changed as he saw another millstone-sized black spider flying out from nowhere. He hastily activated the Level 1 Vision and was at a loss for words.
Hundreds of yellow dots had appeared on the radar.
What the hell is going on? There was none of this nonsense when I activated the Level 1 Vision three minutes ago.
Retreat?
Zhang Yang was about to yell the command, but eventually swallowed it.
Because the yellow dots on the radar had already encircled them.
"Shoot them to death! Conserve the feather arrows! Level 1 Protection! Recruit 30 shield soldiers! Recruit 30 spearmen! Recruit 20 bowmen!"
Zhang Yang gave a string of orders in one breath. He also gripped the reinforced spear. He wasn't in the mood to criticize the situation any longer. Who would have thought that the Level 1 Vision would fail in detecting danger.
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
The three elite bowmen had already started shooting rapidly. They had great archery skills and strong firepower. On average, two arrows could kill a black spider.
The newly-recruited bowmen, on the other hand, needed seven or eight consecutive arrows to kill one.
But they were facing hundreds of black spiders right now, so relying solely on feather arrows would be impossible to suppress all of them.
In just a few seconds, the black spiders had either leapt off the trees or crawled on the ground—really eerie and terrifying.
The good thing was that the black spiders weren't demons and could be killed by ordinary soldiers.
Zhang Yang's shield soldiers and spearmen coordinated with one another. The shield soldiers held up the shields for defense, while the spearmen thrust their weapons at the black spiders. Basically, s single thrust was enough to kill a black spider.
The five elite soldiers under Zhang Yang were even more unstoppable.
In just a dozen seconds, the soldiers suddenly began to move a little slower as if in slow motion. It turned out that unknowingly, they had been covered in black spider silk.
Zhang Yang helplessly watched as his soldiers lost their combat powers and were dragged away one after another.
And there was nothing he could do.
The energy shield was only 10 square meters in size, only capable of protecting three elite bowmen and five bowmen as they continued firing outward. The rest of the soldiers had no choice but to step out of safety to fight.
Although the black spiders were being killed every second, hundreds of them were still too much to handle.
Black spider silk gradually hung on the air and ground. Zhang Yang had lost more than half of his soldiers. Not only that, but the five elite soldiers were also starting to feel fatigue because there was too much spider silk in their way.
He gnashed his teeth and recruited another 50 shield soldiers and 30 spearmen. He had enough energy points, but with 189 spots left, there weren't many available spots left to recruit the soldiers.
Once he used up all of the spots, he could only rely on himself. How would he even survive in this dangerous world?
"Kill them!"
Zhang Yang took the lead with a spear and rushed out. He was feeling both tragic and determined because he knew it was pointless to hide in the protective shield any longer. He had to dart out and fight like a soldier, to live by his own strength!
You want me to be a village farmer? In this godd*mn world? You can farm my *ss!
Bam!
Zhang Yang penetrated the iron-tipped spear into the skull of a black spider. The inky fluid splattered onto his entire head. Not only was it pungent, but it also gave a kind of burning and corrosive sensation.
But he couldn't care less. He pulled out the spear from the black spider's skull and was about to go to the next target when…
Shing! Shing!
Two shield soldiers jumped ahead of him and hacked down the nearest black spider.
He turned around again, only to realize that at least half of the soldiers had gathered around him.
He couldn't help but recall the previous encounter with the level 5 red eagle—the shield soldier who pushed him to safety onto the ground and got slashed apart by the wind blade.
Damn. Even if they are NPCs, they are still my soldiers!
Zhang Yang felt inexplicably touched. He picked up his pace and ran faster.
Surrounding him were black spider silk that was as tough as a fishing net. It was impossible for one to break it alone. No matter how hard one tried to cut it open with a blade, if the force wasn't strong enough, the weapon would also get stuck in it.
But if many people were to attack at once, the result would be different.
"Run with me! Soldiers, slash the spider silk!"
Zhang Yang shouted as he ran and the soldiers ran even faster. Like a torrent, they brandished their swords and instantly tore apart portions of the spider web that was almost complete.
Without the hindrance of the spider silks, the efficiency of the battle immediately increased. At the end of the day, the side with the higher number would dominate. Up to that moment, Zhang Yang had recruited 160 ordinary soldiers at one go. Including the ones who were dragged away by the black spiders, there were still more than 120 soldiers. On the other hand, more than half of the hundreds of black spiders had also been killed by them.
The balance on the battlefield was thus reversed. The black spiders were getting fewer, and Zhang Yang's side was becoming braver. Even Zhang Yang had killed three black spiders as he roared with excitement.
In the end, the remaining dozens of black spiders escaped as a whole and Zhang Yang regained his composure.
After counting the number of people left on his side, he recorded a loss of less than 20 men. The soldiers who were dragged away were saved in time.
"Village Chief, the black spiders seemed to have burrowed out from the ground. Otherwise, it would be impossible for so many of them to emerge at once. Maybe there is a spider nest nearby."
At that moment, one of the elite bowmen commented. Zhang Yang remembered his name as Qin Yidao, the one with the red eagle battle mark on his hands. He was also considered the one who killed the most black spiders in the battle earlier. Due to the red eagle battle mark, he could fire feather arrows with more power, and was basically capable of killing a black spider with one arrow.
In the end, he used up all his feather arrows and had also grabbed another quiver of feather arrows from another bowmen. This meant that he had killed at least 60 black spiders. Even though the black spiders weren't demons, this kind of performance was still amazing.
"Clean up the battlefield and we'll go and search for it."
Zhang Yang gave the order, before activating the Level 1 Vision. Sure enough, the black spiders that just escaped were gone again. Without a doubt, they must have escaped underground.
He had since then learned the drawbacks of this Level 1 Vision as it could only detect enemies on the surface and not at a high altitude or underground. He reminded himself to be more careful in the future.
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