Chapter 171: The Overpowered Yet Timid Spider

Shen Qingzhu stood frozen in place.

What?

This mysterious creature can transform into a human form?

And it can speak?!

Truly from the "Chuan" realm! It's fierce beyond imagination!

As he was about to snap his fingers, the boy lying on the silk-soft bed suddenly transformed into a large gray-white spider. With eight spider legs moving at lightning speed, it instantly scurried up to the ventilation vent at the top of the warehouse.

"Why is this happening!!!

What did I do wrong? Why do you all want to kill me??

Bad guys! All bad guys!!

Waaahhh… can't I just run away?!"

The gray-white spider cried out as it ran, its speed incredible. Before Shen Qingzhu could snap his fingers, it was already heading for the vent, about to escape into the outside world.

Shen Qingzhu blinked. He had anticipated many scenarios before coming here, but he never expected… it would run so decisively?

Am I the mysterious one here, or is it?

Why does it feel like I'm the villain here…

Quickly, Shen Qingzhu pressed the button on his radio, "It's running! Detonate the explosives!!"

Boom——!!!

As soon as he spoke, dozens of directional demolition bombs planted on the warehouse's outer walls exploded simultaneously. The entire warehouse shattered as if it were a paper cup filled with fireworks, torn apart by a terrifying shockwave and burst of flames!

The blazing crimson flames roared like a dragon, erupting from the earth to the sky. The intense light painted the clouds above red, the ground trembled, and a mushroom cloud rose into the air…

The new recruits ambushing around the warehouse watched the earth-shattering explosion, swallowing nervously.

Amidst the burning flames, a half-charred spider, trailing black smoke, fell from the air in an arc, slowly descending toward the ground.

"Ahhh!!

My butt's on fire! My butt's on fire!!

It hurts so much!!"

The screams echoed in the air. All the new recruits noticed the spider's descent and immediately rushed toward its landing spot.

Meanwhile, Shen Qingzhu walked out of the flames, not a single trace of burn on his body. He coughed twice, then lowered his gaze to the distant spider.

"Damn! How did it run so decisively? Did it already sense the ambush around it?

As expected of a fierce Chuan realm mysterious creature!"

He muttered to himself as he began to run with the others toward the spider's location.

The Spider Child saw the figures approaching it like a tidal wave, and cold sweat broke out (though it didn't actually sweat), causing all eight of its spider legs to tremble in fear. Without a second thought, it spat out a strand of silk that attached to a nearby building, using the momentum to swing and head toward the distance…

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh——!!

The sharp-shooters in the crowd immediately fired, several bullets narrowly missing the Spider Child. It screamed as its body momentarily hesitated in mid-air. In that split second, three figures shot toward it like lightning!

Their Forbidden Ruins abilities were all speed-based, and at full power, catching up with the Spider Child was not difficult.

"Gotcha!!"

They drew their Star Blades and swung them toward the Spider Child's body. The Spider Child screamed, its crimson compound eyes flashing with light, and the three soldiers suddenly groaned, their bodies stiffening as they fell straight down.

A few soldiers below quickly caught their comrades' falling bodies and shouted, "It's a psychic attack! Be careful!"

The relentless pursuers seized the opportunity, attacking with flames, frost, wind, and bullets, all coming at the Spider Child in a massive barrage.

"Why is this happening!!!

I just want to go home, waaaahhhh…"

The Spider Child, seeing the incoming attacks, cried out as it shot out more strands of silk from its body. The silk stuck to the surrounding buildings, quickly forming a gigantic web!

This web was made of an unknown material, and it immediately blocked all incoming attacks, even obstructing the new recruits' path. Fortunately, a recruit with flame abilities quickly acted, heating the web for five seconds until it was finally melted.

Of course, there were more soldiers chasing the Spider Child. Shen Qingzhu had already set up ambushes on both flanks. They took a shortcut through the dense buildings and arrived right in front of the Spider Child!

"Get out of the way!!"

The Spider Child shouted as invisible soul webs shot out, instantly latching onto the first few soldiers' soul bodies. These soldiers were forcibly ripped out of their physical bodies and the soul bodies intertwined in the air, forming an invisible net. New recruits who ran into this net would pass through with their physical bodies, but their souls were trapped, causing them to faint immediately.

As more and more soldiers fell unconscious, Shen Qingzhu furrowed his brow, quickly realizing the existence of this soul web. His black-ringed finger glowed with dark light, forming the shape of a blade.

Soul Severing Blade!

Shen Qingzhu stomped the ground forcefully, and the Soul Severing Blade cut through the invisible soul web before him. The soldiers' souls instantly returned to their bodies, and those who had fainted woke up groggily.

At the same time, the Spider Child, still swinging through the air like Spider-Man, let out a painful scream as it fell heavily to the ground.

Unlike ordinary webs, this soul web was an extension of the Spider Child's own soul. If the web was damaged, it would also suffer a backlash.

Shen Qingzhu's eyes narrowed as he snapped his fingers in the direction of the Spider Child's fall.

Snap——!!

The air around the Spider Child suddenly compressed, and then a spark erupted, followed by a series of explosions that engulfed its form.

But that wasn't the end. Next, a large, inflated gum-like object floated above the Spider Child and exploded, creating a fiery wave that turned the surrounding ground into a sea of fire.

"I don't want to die… I really don't want to die!!"

The gray-white spider staggered out of the flames, quickly climbing up the vertical wall. A series of explosions erupted behind it, but it wasn't injured by them.

"Damn it! How is it still alive? This is ridiculously strong!" Shen Qingzhu cursed, gritting his teeth as he chased after it.

What puzzled him was that the spider, despite its extraordinary physical strength, mental attacks, resilient webs, and even its incredible soul web, was incredibly powerful. A mysterious creature this strong, if it fought them head-on, might not lose. Even if it lost, it would make Shen Qingzhu and his team pay a devastating price...

So why was it running away?

The Spider Child screamed as it flipped over yet another building, fleeing through the training camp. As it swung past a building once again, it suddenly froze mid-air.

On the rooftop of the building nearby, a young man meditating opened his eyes in confusion. His gaze met the Spider Child's eyes…