Chapter 68 Battlefield
The spider hell was carefully circumvented by the spider hell full of spider webs and silk sacs. It was too depressing here. A sharp contrast between the new life and the desperate and struggling prey. Coupled with the ubiquitous fatal threats and the crowds of eyeing enemies, it brought great psychological pressure to people.
However, enduring these is the fate of mercenaries. The strong can freely wander on the vast land of Pavatiga, be respected by most ordinary people, and receive rewards that are far more than ten times more than ordinary people. Of course, they have to pay a price, and enduring these is one of the prices. Therefore, neither of them complained, but just walked slowly on the sticky cave ground, leaving crystals and spiders of all sizes behind.
The second tunnel is much easier to walk on than the first one. There are not so many trap-like spiders, nor are there little spiders crawling around. Indeed, the tunnel more than 30 meters wide is also filled with a large number of spiders, but the formation of these spiders is very neat, entering the left side, leaving the right side, and carrying cargo on the ground. The little spiders in the two directions do not cross at all, which maximizes the efficiency.
"Their intelligence growth rate is simply terrible." Standing at the entrance of the cave, Moria sighed, "I even have some doubts now that the intelligence of the mutant spider mother is comparable to that of normal people. Even if there is a gap, it will not be much different. I think in a few days, even if it waves eight legs and says hello to me, I will not be surprised."
"But you don't seem to be too worried." Shuer asked in confusion.
"What's there to worry about? It can't go back to Pavatiga. And even if it goes back, it doesn't matter. The hidden demigod monsters in Pavatiga, including some top legendary monsters, have a few intelligence that are inferior to us. They are already considered intelligent creatures, and this spider is still a certain gap with them now. Moreover, it is all born with this special crystal. Once it leaves the energy of the crystal, the generations will degenerate and know to restore the original state, so there is nothing to worry about."
"Okay, it's the complicated thing I think." Shuer nodded and looked back at the cave behind him. "Have you noticed that there are traces of bacterial blankets on the ground."
"Well, there is, but it's very thin. This means that the swarm just established supporters here and were destroyed by the spiders not long after?"
"Wei, what does the bacteria blanket thin mean?"
"It means that the expansion time is interrupted. The characteristics of the bacterial blanket are thicker with the birth time and finally reach an extreme value. In addition, Commander, according to your order, I have compared the crystal situation. Although there are only two clusters of crystals, even if you mine it with all your strength, it is impossible to consume 70% of the energy of the crystal within three days. It is even more impossible with just one creature."
"I understand, thank you." Shuer knocked on his bracelet to express his gratitude and explained to Moria, "I just discussed it with Wei. Before we arrived, the place should have been occupied by the swarm, but not long after it occupied, we and the mutant spider mother came, and then it went straight here and destroyed the swarm's nest."
"Wait." Moria suddenly thought of something, "Where is the point of departure?"
"You guessed it, I sensed that the departure point was right in front, not too far away." Shuer chuckled, "Our old opponent seemed to be heading straight to the departure point, but unfortunately he was blocked by the swarm of insects."
"Ha, it seems that it wants to go home too. If its intelligence is really as I imagined, should we be glad that the swarm of insects saved us?"
Lin Jing is right. If the intelligence of the cave spider really reaches the level of a smart creature, once it enters the point of departure, it will destroy the stability of the space, causing all outlets to close at the same time within more than ten minutes, then everyone can only stay here and annihilate it with the space.
"In other words, it is still attacking inward and trying to capture the area where it is separated. These sounds are probably what they make when they fight against the swarm of insects." Shur said in a deep thought, "The only thing I wonder now is that there shouldn't be too many insects in it theoretically. How can it block its tide-like attack? Is there any other outlet?"
"You'll know if you go and take a look. Maybe the insects inside are very strong, one is worth ten thousand."
Of course this is nonsense, but there is nothing wrong with it, just go in and take a look.
Although there are many spiders hiding out, they are extremely orderly, and are much easier to walk than the tunnel outside. It was another tunnel that cost hundreds of meters, and the sound of the battle became louder and louder, obviously approaching the destination. In the noisy sound of the battle, you can even hear various strange sounds from the sound organs of some insects. Although they are not as full of dying screams as ordinary battlefields, these strange sounds are also scary enough.
After rushing out of the second tunnel, the two found that the underground cave group was like a few meatballs piercing into skewers. The tunnel was bamboo sticks, and the cave was meatballs, one connected to the other, and the further forward, the larger the cave was.
As soon as they entered the second cave, the first thing the two of them did was to find a place that was not in trouble to hide, so as not to be affected by the battlefield. Yes, this cave with tens of thousands of square meters, with only a few stalactite pillars, had become a battlefield for two insects to fight.
The war mainly occurred at the exit at the end of the No. 2 cave. The insect swarm occupied the vicinity of the exit and relied on the terrain to defend the enemy. The spiders could not attack fiercely, and the battle was extremely tragic, with a large number of casualties occurring every second.
The bottom-level insects fighting in close combat rushed to the front line in groups, rushing to the enemy's front line like a tide, while firmly protecting the comrades behind them. Large groups of strange snakes and insects were crowded into piles, constantly spitting acid from their mouthparts forward. The formation of the bottom-level insects occasionally split a few gaps. The huge beetles like hills rushed towards the spiders like heavy chariots. Behind them, the bottom-level insects closed the front again, leaving no chance for the opponent.
The small spiders' fronts are not inferior. Although they have a single army and a disadvantage in the terrain, they are strong enough to crush their opponents. They also have spider silk spiders as a long-range attack method, and always maintain an advantageous state against the enemy. It is difficult for the bottom-level insects to hurt them. Even if giant insects rush over, they can only cause minor casualties, and then they will be dismembered by hundreds of small spiders who pounce on them. The only thing that can cause trouble for the small spiders is the strange snake insects. The acidic liquid will corrode the small spider's carapace. Once the carapace is eroded, it will be difficult for them to escape the pursuit of the bottom-level insects.
On another battlefield, the stone wall and stone roof of the cave were involved. A large group of large cockroach-like insects lay on the wall and spit out dirty sour and smelly liquid in front of them. The small spiders sprayed by the liquid and their fellow grounds were also corroded. However, they were more lucky. Without the pursuit of the underlying insects from melee, they could retreat calmly and return to the safe area behind them to rest.
The most conspicuous one is the mutant spider mother. The huge size makes it difficult for her to not pay attention to it. The spider mother is not involved in the battle now, but is entrenched in the spider's ocean like a huge rock. Eight blood-red eyes are staring at the battlefield ahead. I don't know if it's an illusion, but from these eight originally had only cold eyes, it seems that a hint of impatience could be read.
"It's hurt." Lin Jing lay down in Shuer's ear, and the breath blew out, making Shuer's ear itch. "Who can hurt it?"
Although the two legs were cut off by the mercenaries before, it was obviously shedding its shell once under the stimulation of energy, and the legs grew again. Logically speaking, with its legendary level strength, there was no creature in this world that could hurt it, but the carapace on its back was obviously cracked, and body fluids were seeping out. A wound was also cut on its abdomen, without hurting its internal organs. The thick white muscles were rolling outwards, and green blood kept dripping downwards.
"These in front of you will definitely not hurt it." Shur's eyes fell at the exit of the insect swarm. "I believe the murderer will not feel good about being able to hurt it, or he is already dead, or just cultivated in it."
"You have to go inside?" Moria made a vulgar gesture while Shul couldn't see her, "You don't really think we will never be discovered, it's a battlefield."
"I didn't say that when I go in now, they won't be able to fight forever. The spider mother needs to go back and absorb energy, and then produce small spiders to replace them. The insect swarm is at a disadvantage and should not pursue it. It will end sooner or later."
"What if we were affected before the war ended?" Moria suddenly lay down and avoided a bottom bug that was being shot away, "It's like this."
"Don't forget we bring something to save our lives." Shuer patted his waist, and under his loose holy robe, there was a bright yellow metal belt hidden, which was a portable leap device retrieved from the Soul Clan base. "If you have no choice, we will just leap. Although it will disrupt my plan, it is better than throwing my life here."
"Hey? I almost forgot." Moria was stunned, and immediately became energetic, and said jumping, "Then let's try to go in now."
"Hey, you're starting to make trouble again." Shuer said angrily, "Should be honest with me."
Fortunately, they didn't wait too long. The mutant spider mother suddenly stood up, dragged her body, which had begun to heal, and turned to crawl towards the crystal cave. Behind it, the little spiders quickly contracted, transforming from offensive to defensive. The swarm of insects cooperated very well and began to shrink their fronts at the same time. The fierce war stopped within ten seconds. Both sides skillfully fought for the corpses on the ground and dragged them back into the caves they occupied.
"Look, the truce is up, keep up." The battlefield returned to silence. Shur patted Moria's back on the back. The two followed closely behind the retreating insect swarm and quietly touched the insect swarm's position.
"Look there, there is the separation point." Shuer pointed to a blank area in the cave. The entire cave was almost filled with insects, and there was no insect there approaching. I guess many insects were swallowed and destroyed by the separation point, and they had already suffered losses.
The cave was different from what I imagined, with no other exit, and no road leading to the ground, which was completely dead end. On the ground, except for a few supporters laying worm blankets, there was only a huge nest building that drilled out from the ground like a large open mouth. The two of them watched a large number of bugs gushing out from the building's big mouths.
"I have seen similar buildings outside, in three-dimensional images." Moria said in surprise, "This cannot be connected to the outside, and can transport troops from outside."
Chapter completed!