Chapter 311: Crisis Descends (Third Update)
“Something is pulling on the dragon corpse.”
After lifting the giant dragon corpse by a certain amount, Su Jiu’s eyes narrowed, she gritted her teeth lightly, and with all her might, she flipped it over and pushed it aside. However, as she pushed it aside, “Bang!” a muffled snapping sound echoed.
The moment the muffled sound rang out, Su Jiu suddenly felt something. Her fingernails suddenly grew longer, she hooked them and slashed forward, “Whoosh!” she struck a white shadow. After being hit, the white shadow twitched slightly, then became still.
Ignoring the surprised and amazed gazes of others, she darted forward, bent down to look at the white shadow, her willow eyebrows slightly raised, and she muttered to herself with a hint of self-talk, “Wolf spider… How would this thing appear in this place? Logically speaking, this thing only appears in jungles rich in food.”
“And how could such a weakling at the initial stage warrior level make it so that even *I* can barely move it?”
The white shadow was a spider that had flipped onto its back, with a small hole in its abdomen, revealing a black and white wolf head pattern. Its front resembled a dry crab, but it was as large as a human head, quite terrifying to behold.
“What’s wrong?”
The tall class leader quickly noticed that something seemed to be wrong. He glanced at the train conductor beside him, then came to Su Jiu’s side and looked in the direction of her gaze. Seeing only a small spider, he laughed and said, “This thing is called a White-faced Wolf Spider, a unique creature from the southern regions, and it’s only a peak War General level species… But you, a priest, have so much strength, is it a unique power-type bloodline?”
“Most likely. It’s inherited from the family. I’m not very clear about it, plus I usually eat quite a lot, so it’s normal to have some strength.”
Su Jiu’s gaze still lingered on the dragon corpse, and she casually replied. She had already found it strange that several War Generals couldn’t move the corpse. The snapping sound after pushing the dragon corpse made her feel that perhaps everything was not that simple.
“What’s wrong? Did you find something… or do you want this Earth Dragon corpse as an alchemy material? But you can’t transport such a large corpse back.” Noticing Su Jiu still staring intently at the dragon corpse, the tall class leader’s large, dark red face also leaned in to look. Soon, he revealed a hint of confusion, and then laughed out loud.
“You all go about your business. I’m just looking at the specific appearance of this Earth Dragon corpse.” Not finding the reason for the snapping sound, Su Jiu was not entirely sure if something had really been holding the dragon corpse. If there was something…
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and Su Jiu turned her head to look into the tunnel, which seemed to be obscured due to the damaged formation and insufficient power supply, making it pitch black, like a ravenous beast.
She lightly tapped her heart and used her mental power to probe inside. There was nothing within a hundred meters. Nothing within three hundred meters. Five hundred meters was still empty, but this was already the limit of Su Jiu’s mental power detection.
To go further, she would need to go deep inside to find out. However, on the cursed map, this tunnel was clearly an ultra-long tunnel, about eleven kilometers long. She couldn’t possibly explore it all herself just based on a guess.
“Alright then, I’ll go discuss with the train conductor about how to repair the subsequent tracks.” The tall class leader glanced at the side of the dragon corpse, where many curious people were also looking with similar gazes. Clearly, creatures like sub-dragons held a certain attraction for ordinary people.
Of course, the gazes of the onlookers were not solely fixed on the Earth Dragon’s corpse. Including Ah Hua, more eyes were on “the girl with monstrous strength,” Su Jiu. They were very curious why someone with such combat power would become a priest. Wasn’t that putting the cart before the horse?
Priests required gentle attributes, such as wood or water and light attributes, which were particularly suitable. However, this did not mean that those with attributes of these bloodlines *had* to choose to be priests.
Regardless of the attribute, as long as the bloodline level was high, their five basic attributes would be higher. This was a common understanding. Those with high-level bloodlines of gentle attributes rarely chose the path of a priest unless they were truly unable to fight.
Therefore, some people could understand why Su Jiu was so strong. If the bloodline itself brought high bonuses, coupled with reaching the intermediate War General level, and with some amplification buffs, it was not impossible to achieve such a result.
Ignoring their strange gazes, Su Jiu’s eyes continuously scanned the dead White-faced Wolf Spider and the Earth Dragon corpse. Suddenly, she thought of something, and then she grabbed the White-faced Wolf Spider. Her gaze landed on the end of its abdomen, and then she snapped her fingers. A small ice cone appeared in her hand, crushing it.
Immediately after, she rubbed her hands to release faint ice crystals, scattering them on it. In a moment, two slender “ice crystal” threads were revealed. It was clear that due to the night and lighting, this had been overlooked earlier.
Under the puzzled gazes of many, Su Jiu continued to use her ice crystals on the Earth Dragon monster, employing the same technique. Her current skill level no longer required her to switch forms to use minor skills.
“As expected…”
Soon, under the moonlight, a transparent thread as thick as rebar slowly revealed itself on the Earth Dragon’s hind left leg. It was particularly clear due to Su Jiu’s special blue ice crystal dust. This was something from a large wolf spider.
The one who hunted the Earth Dragon was most likely this mysterious large wolf spider.
Su Jiu then pulled and pulled at the long and slender wolf spider silk, finding that its strength was by no means comparable to that of the small spider. It was possible that if this thing were used to make alchemical clothing, it could at least create a Battle King level defensive outfit.
However, this thing should not be easy to deal with. The fact that it could bite through the Earth Dragon’s neck and pierce its armor meant it was definitely not an ordinary Battle King level monster, and it was likely a Lord-level existence.
Afterward, Su Jiu, like a solitary traveler, scattered ice crystals around the tunnel under the gazes of those who thought she was a freak. However, to Su Jiu’s surprise, there were no silver threads at all.
But there were other discoveries. The ice crystals filled in some drag marks, and the traces were still very obvious. Su Jiu raised her eyes and looked towards the tunnel, which resembled a black hole. It was highly possible that the Battle King level wolf spider was still in the tunnel.
“All passengers, please return to your seats as soon as possible and check your luggage for any prohibited items. Wild monsters are not allowed on this train. Violators will be handled by the Law Enforcement Hall.”
“The train will resume its journey in ten minutes.”
In this world of alchemy, repairing railway tracks was incredibly simple. It took less than fifteen minutes to announce for those still loitering outside to quickly board the train for departure.
The onlookers began to board one after another, leaving only a few people below: some War General level staff responsible for the cleanup, the tall class leader, and Su Jiu.
Seeing Su Jiu still standing there dazed, Ah Hua couldn’t help but step forward to size her up. She was puzzled why the other party always started spacing out inexplicably, and then asked,
“What are you spacing out about here? Did you really discover something as the class leader said?”
“I did discover something.”
Upon hearing this, Su Jiu turned her head and nodded lightly. Then, under Ah Hua’s confused expression, she took the rebar-thick spider silk and walked towards the train conductor. She had to explain the seriousness of the situation to the train conductor.
“May I ask, Miss, is there something? If there is nothing else, please return to the train as soon as possible. The train is about to depart.”
The train conductor saw Su Jiu approaching and stopped his conversation with the tall class leader. He waved at her and asked with a smile. The actions of this strong girl left a deep impression on him.
Taking a deep breath, Su Jiu spread out her palm, revealing the spider silk stained with her special ice crystals, and said with a grave expression, “The one who killed the Earth Dragon is likely a Battle King level Wolf-headed Spider.”
“Wolf-headed Spider? It’s rare for this thing to reach Battle King level…”
The train conductor’s gaze scanned the spider silk in Su Jiu’s hand. He frowned slightly, then looked at the tall class leader in his black scale armor, trying to confirm with him.
Nodding, the tall class leader’s gaze remained on the spider silk in Su Jiu’s hand. Then he looked up and smiled, saying, “Of course, there’s another possibility, which is that it has mutated and become stronger… But that has little to do with us. The train is about to depart.”
“No, it does.”
Su Jiu suddenly raised her head and analyzed it bit by bit, saying, “That Battle King level wolf spider is very likely waiting in ambush in the tunnel, waiting for prey to touch the bait it placed outside. Then, the small spiders responsible for guarding would report, and it would come out directly to deliver a fatal blow to the prey.”
“The giant opening in the sky was likely caused by it, to make it easier for large monsters that cannot resist temptation to fall into the trap.”
“I strongly advise against driving the train now. I suggest checking the tunnel tomorrow morning before proceeding.”
The train conductor and the tall class leader were stunned by Su Jiu’s reasoning. After exchanging glances, the train conductor pinched his hat and said solemnly, “This is just your speculation. Regardless of whether this Schrödinger’s Battle King spider exists or not, we cannot stop the train from advancing because of your conjecture. Stopping here will only attract more monsters, and might even attract the powerful monster that hunted this Earth Dragon… Therefore, we absolutely cannot stop the train from moving forward.”
“I have to be responsible for the passengers.”
Seeing that reasoning wouldn’t work, Su Jiu took out the Shiyu Order of the Night Watcher from her waist and said softly to the train conductor, “Night Watcher business, I hope for your cooperation.”
“Night Watcher? What do you mean?” The train conductor’s gaze fell on the Shiyu Order, and he showed the same expression as Ah Hua. What the heck, I don’t know about this.
He turned to look at the tall class leader beside him. The latter seemed to be thinking, cocked his head slightly, pointed at Su Jiu’s token, and said uncertainly, “It has some influence… But I remember that Night Watchers need a small booklet, right? What is that thing you have?”
With these two playing along, Su Jiu was suddenly dumbfounded. She had clearly forgotten that as a mysterious organization, except for those with special experiences or those in mid-level official positions, most people were still unfamiliar with the “Night Watcher” organization.
Now it was like taking the emperor’s sword to demand something from a minor official, and the latter giving her this expression—
???
Sighing helplessly, Su Jiu went to find her small booklet. She hadn’t used it for quite some time and didn’t know which storage bag she had put it in, so it would take some time.
“All passengers, the train is about to depart. Passengers who have not yet boarded, please board as soon as possible!” The train’s broadcast sounded again, with a slightly urgent tone, clearly urging those staff members below to board as well.
Seeing this, Su Jiu couldn’t be bothered to rummage through her storage bag anymore. Her gaze fell on the tunnel, and a hint of crimson flashed in her eyes. At worst, she would deal with whatever came her way.
A mutated Battle King level wolf spider. If she killed it, she could also make a piece of clothing for Doubi Xi as a return gift.
