Chapter 312: I’ve been waiting for you for a long time (3k)
“Woooo—”
The train started as usual, wind howling into the dark giant mouth, headlights illuminating the road ahead. Spider webs in the tunnel rippled, shaking as if like foxtail grass swaying in the wind.
“So many Southern wolf spiders…”
On both sides of the road, small red dots occasionally lit up. After a while, as the passenger windows passed, people realized they were the unique Southern Little White-faced Wolf Spiders. Next to the Little White-faced Wolf Spiders were white spider webs that formed a dried loofah net. The White-faced Wolf Spider’s gaze was fixed on the carriage, occasionally climbing back and forth along the dried silk.
At this time, the train had fully entered the tunnel. The shadowy figure at the tail of the train also slowly stood up. Its fingertips seemed to be entwined with swimming snakes, emitting a faint white glow. Gradually, its aura became hidden.
It was pitch black all around. The people in the carriage could only see through the windows. However, these were just small spiders. There were at least Warrior Class individuals present, so everyone watched with curiosity rather than fear.
“This route is indeed rarely used. If it weren’t for the auction and the events in Magic City, it would have probably been abandoned for a while longer. I didn’t expect so many spider webs to have appeared now.”
In the previous carriage, the tall class leader leaned by the window, looking outside with a grave expression. His mouth was tightly shut, and his clenched fist loosened and tightened, revealing his inner tension.
Clearly, Su Jiu’s words had given him some inspiration.
There were indeed a large number of spider webs in this tunnel. If they were just ordinary wolf spiders, it would be fine. But if a Battle King Level spider monster really appeared, it would be a devastating blow to the entire train.
“Class leader, the priest girl just now is gone. Did you see where she is?” a female voice sounded from his left, seemingly with some doubt. It was Ah Hua from before, handing him a cup of hot coffee.
“Spider… It’s Ah Hua.”
Startled by the sudden voice, the tall class leader quickly came back to his senses, took the hot coffee, and sighed. He told the person who came over what he had discussed with Su Jiu.
Ah Hua was also stunned after listening. She looked out the window at the spider silk flying like loose threads, her expression becoming tense. As if thinking of something, she suddenly spoke, saying, “Do you think the priest girl just now might not have boarded the train?”
“Didn’t board? She probably went to another carriage with the staff.” Hearing Ah Hua’s words, the tall class leader looked out the window and couldn’t help but murmur,
“I don’t know what she’s doing, but her words do have some truth. The road ahead is visible, and the spider webs are getting denser. The matter of the Earth Dragon before was very likely related to spiders.”
The atmosphere of worry was contagious. Ah Hua looked at the strange sight of the carriage full of spider webs and felt a chill. Looking at Su Jiu’s now empty seat, a kind of inexplicable fear spread from the bottom of her heart.
“Beep beep—” An alarm suddenly sounded, followed by the female attendant’s voice echoing through each carriage again.
“Attention passengers, the alchemy radar shows a small number of monsters ahead, requiring us to stop and dispatch guards to clear them.”
The train slowed down and drove for about half a minute before suddenly stopping abruptly. At this moment, the beautiful figure at the tail of the train suddenly opened her eyes, slowly stood up, and looked forward. A hint of blood flashed in her eyes.
She could just see two giant cocoons not far in front of the train, sitting on both sides of the tracks like guardian generals. Beside them, an even larger spider circled around, acting as a guard and vigilant. The “wolf head” on the belly of the giant spider, if looked at closely, was covered with serrations, with purple liquid slowly dripping down, sharp and sinister.
And the walls were densely covered with small white cocoons, like artificial cocoon houses, with distinct hierarchical order.
As the train stopped, Su Jiu could clearly feel a powerful aura beginning to lock onto them. She looked through the wide gaps between the two giant cocoons, as if countless black shadows were wriggling rapidly.
“Quick! Get two fire-attribute bloodline users to deal with these cocoons. I’ll handle the mid-level Battle General White-faced Wolf Spider with the attendant police! We can’t delay here for too long. The tunnel seems to be occupied by these wolf spiders. If we stay longer, there might be unforeseen changes.” As Su Jiu looked into the distance from the roof of the train, the train conductor’s voice suddenly sounded outside the train.
“Okay! We brothers are both Battle Generals. We just hope for some merit rewards later!”
As soon as the train conductor’s voice fell, two voices responded. Two figures radiating scarlet external qi shot out, and the spider webs on the ground were slightly scorched and curled up.
In Chuan Yu, fire attributes are relatively common, just like in Huainan, where water attribute people are more numerous. Geography truly determines the distribution of population attributes.
“Everyone, follow me and take down that mutated mid-level Battle General wolf spider.”
Adjusting his hat, the train conductor’s expression was grave. Then, with a wave of his hand, white light flashed, and a giant hammer appeared in his right hand. The hammer was covered with silver-white arcs of electricity. He said solemnly.
Under the train conductor’s command, two other attendant police at the Battle General level turned into two rays of light and rushed out, surrounding the Battle General wolf spider from three sides. As the train conductor raised the giant hammer in his hand, the other two’s eyes flashed with a sharp glint as they also charged forward.
On the other side, the two Battle General level fire attribute bloodline users looked at each other and chuckled. Clusters of flames appeared in their hands, directly impacting the white cocoons. In an instant, the entire tunnel was brightly lit red by the flames.
“E Huo, turn into a sword.”
Su Jiu gently tapped E Huo’s head. The latter glanced at her, then turned into a long sword and floated in front of her. However, she didn’t rush to take the sword. Instead, her gaze was as sharp as a torch, looking at the black shadows constantly wriggling behind the giant cocoons in the flames.
These black shadows were not afraid of the flames, but were waiting for that person’s command.
The train conductor’s strength was not weak to begin with, and with the assistance of two guards, there was a one-sided suppression. The large spider seemed to have no combat ability of its own, only relying on its tough skin and thick flesh to barely fight with a few people.
The passengers in the carriage watched the scene outside nervously. When they saw the train conductor and the others fighting fiercely, they finally felt relieved.
“Mutated White-faced Wolf Spider monsters have appeared, just as that lady predicted. This tunnel indeed has hidden wonders.”
A gruff voice came from the compartment. In front of the students, the tall class leader slowly pulled out a spider silk as thick as a reinforcing bar, his expression still somewhat grave.
Su Jiu’s words gave him, who had been on the monster battlefield, much food for thought. Her words had some basis. This spider silk could only have been spun by a Battle King Level spider monster.
Now, something that had completely surpassed ordinary White-faced Wolf Spiders had appeared, seemingly verifying Su Jiu’s conjecture at all times.
“Class leader, don’t think too much about it. Even if there are mutated wolf spiders, look, aren’t they almost all eliminated?” Ah Hua stepped forward, patted his shoulder, then looked at the sea of fire outside the train, sighing slightly at the astonishing temperature, and said,
“Even if there are mutated wolf spiders, they couldn’t reach the level of hunting Earth Dragons. That Earth Dragon was likely picked up by these spiders after its death.”
“My battlefield intuition tells me it’s not that simple, but as things stand, we can only take it one step at a time.”
Sighing, seeing the train conductor and others begin to finish their tasks and return to the carriages one after another, she shook her head and looked directly through the car window, staring intently at the two giant cocoons that had been burned to ashes.
Hearing the tall class leader’s words, the people around him, including the young man wearing black-rimmed glasses, looked uncomfortable. As the train slowly started again, they also looked around nervously. Many cocoons began to appear on the walls.
They were very similar to the small white cocoons before, but much more refined, with blood vessel-like patterns. They could even feel the small spiders inside wriggling.
In this tense atmosphere, the train encountered no trouble. After a few minutes, a soft glow appeared from the front of the train, as if they were about to smoothly pass through this ultra-long tunnel. Seeing this, almost everyone in the compartment secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
And just as they were relaxing, Su Jiu on the roof of the train slowly revealed the cold light from her sleeve, then sneered, “Finally, you can’t hold back anymore? I’ve been waiting for you for a long time.”
As the sneer faded, the corpse of an unknown monster suddenly fell from the sky, blocking the moonlight. Vaguely, it could be seen that a crystalline thread was pulling the monster’s corpse down.
“What’s going on?!” Seeing this, the train hastily issued an emergency brake order. After a jolt, the passengers looked outside with panic. They thought everything was over, but this sudden event occurred.
Immediately, several giant shadows flashed out from both sides of the tracks, completely blocking the entire road. Their ferocious patterns and the serrations on their lower abdomen moved back and forth. Their small scarlet eyes, as if staring at some big piece of fat, revealed traces of greed.
As the road was blocked, faint sounds appeared around. Small spiders seemed to be escorting something forward. The train conductor immediately reacted, hurriedly asking his subordinates to focus the lights there. As the lights flickered, a woman’s face appeared, exceptionally charming, with a hint of playfulness in her eyebrows. Looking down further, her bare…
The spider’s body was the same as those large spiders. In the next moment, she seemed to have discovered the train conductor, extended her slender and long tongue, licked the corner of her mouth, and asked in a strange, smiling tone, “You people took away my dinner. Why don’t you stay and be my dinner?”
