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A huge spider crawled out of the pit. Its body was bigger than a millstone, and its eight long legs were covered with black hair. It looked particularly terrifying against the backdrop of fluorescent plants. The spider's eyes glowed red, like two burning charcoal fires, which made people shudder.

Mark quickly stepped back, staring at the giant spider crawling out of the pit, his body tense, ready for battle. The air in the cave seemed to solidify, and the tense atmosphere made it almost impossible to breathe.

Albert clenched the crystal stone in his hand and shone the light on the giant spider. The light of the crystal stone illuminated the spider's hideous face. Its eight scarlet eyes flashed with greedy light, and sticky liquid dripped from its mouthparts, making a "sizzling" corrosion sound on the ground.

The light of the crystal stone seemed to anger it, and it let out a deafening roar, which echoed in the cave, making people feel numb.

"Akadiva." Albert muttered something, and the crystal stone suddenly became brighter, like a small sun, illuminating the entire cave as bright as day. The giant spider let out an even more angry roar, and its eight long legs suddenly exerted force, like an arrow from a string, and pounced on Mark and Albert. Its huge body brought a gust of wind, blowing Albert's hair back. Mark dodged the spider's attack sideways, and at the same time swung a beam of energy, and the dark blue energy turned into a sharp blade and stabbed towards the spider's abdomen. The sharp blade pierced into the spider's body, making a muffled "puff" sound, and green liquid gushed out, splashing on Mark's body, emitting a pungent fishy smell. The air in the cave became even more turbid, making people feel sick. The giant spider felt pain and let out a shrill scream. It waved its long legs like a huge sickle and swept towards Mark. Mark rolled over and dodged the spider's attack. The gravel on the ground was swept away by the spider's legs and hit the wall of the cave, making a crisp sound.

"Eye of the Night, Tears of the Stars."

Albert controlled the light of the crystal stone to focus on the spider's eyes. The strong light stimulated the spider's eyes, and it let out a painful hiss. Its huge body kept shaking and its movements slowed down.

After the spider's eyes were illuminated by the strong light, it seemed to have temporarily lost its sense of direction. It turned in circles on the spot, and its huge body hit the wall of the cave, making a dull sound.

Mark took the opportunity to condense energy again, and the dark blue energy burst out again. This time, he aimed at one of the spider's legs. The light flashed, and one of the spider's legs broke with a sound. The green liquid gushed out again, splashing on the ground of the cave, making a "sizzling" corrosion sound.

The giant spider struggled in pain, and its remaining seven legs waved randomly, creating a chaos in the cave. It let out a shrill hiss, and the sound was full of pain and despair. Its huge body shook a few times, and finally fell to the ground with a bang, motionless.

The cave returned to calm, only the green liquid flowing from the spider's broken leg was still flowing slowly, emitting a disgusting fishy smell.

Mark and Albert approached the spider's body cautiously. Mark gently poked the spider's body and confirmed that it was completely dead. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his nervous mood finally relaxed.

"Finally... it's over..." Mark whispered, with a tremor in his voice.

Albert nodded, his eyes fell on the spider's body, and his brows frowned slightly.

"It seems that this valley is more dangerous than we thought." He whispered to himself, with a hint of solemnity in his tone.

"Let's go." Mark said to Albert, "It's not advisable to stay here for a long time."

Albert nodded, raised the crystal stone, and illuminated the road ahead.

"Let's go."

"Wait."

Mark said suddenly, he walked to the spider's body, squatted down, and carefully observed the spider's broken leg. He reached out and touched the broken part, and found that it was unusually smooth, as if it was cut by some sharp weapon.

"This..." Mark raised his head and looked at Albert,

"This spider's leg doesn't seem to be cut by me."

Albert also squatted down and carefully observed the broken leg of the spider. He touched the broken part with his hand, frowning.

"Indeed, this broken part is not very smooth, it doesn't look like it was cut by energy, but it looks like..."

He paused, as if he thought of something, "It looks like it was cut by some kind of sharp blade."

"Sharp blade?" Mark repeated Albert's words, combined with the meaning of the rune before, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind,

"Could it be..."

"Who!?"

Mark suddenly shouted, his eyes cast into the depths of the cave, his eyes full of vigilance.

Albert turned his head suddenly, and the light of the crystal stone quickly swept through the depths of the cave, illuminating a dark space. The air was filled with a damp breath, and the depths of the cave were silent, with only the sound of water drops echoing.

"What's going on?" Albert asked in a low voice, holding the crystal stone tightly in his right hand.

Mark did not answer. He stood up slowly, staring at the depths of the cave.

He held his breath and listened carefully to the movements around him.

The cave was very quiet, so quiet that it made people feel uneasy. Tick, tick... The water drops fell on the ground, making a crisp sound, which was particularly clear in the silent cave.

"Come out!"

Mark shouted again, his voice echoing in the empty cave with a hint of warning.

A slight sound of footsteps came from the depths of the cave, getting closer and closer.

Mark and Albert exchanged glances, and both were ready for battle.

A figure slowly walked out of the darkness. It was a tall woman wearing a tight black leather armor, with a long fiery red hair tied into a ponytail, and holding a strangely shaped long sword in her hand. The sword emitted a faint blue glow, which was particularly eye-catching in the dim cave. She also carried a longbow on her back.