novellk Chapter 621 The Eyeless Spider King
Chapter 621 The Eyeless Spider King
His movements were so light that they didn't even make a sound.
The short katana pierced through the joints of the spider's head, the blade disappearing until only the hilt remained, and then rotated ninety degrees clockwise.
The spider's body stiffened instantly, then collapsed limply to the ground.
Hattori drew his sword halfway, stepped back, and disappeared back into the shadows.
He didn't utter a single word from beginning to end.
……
The battle lasted for nearly an hour.
More than 800 eyeless spiders fell one by one under the siege of more than 4,000 players.
The number of casualties in the Dark Raven Group has risen to more than 300, the Raging Waves Guild has lost more than 60 people, and the smaller guilds have lost nearly 100 people in total.
The total number of casualties was close to five hundred.
But the remaining 3,500 men were getting more and more excited.
Because the experience bar is increasing.
"I've reached level 36!" a Dark Raven warrior shouted in the team chat, his voice trembling with excitement.
"I'm almost there too, just three percent left!"
"This place is awesome! One spider gives the experience of several monsters outside!"
"Of course! This is a level 50 map, and you're only level 35. You're fighting monsters 15 levels higher than you, of course you'll get a lot of experience!"
"It's easy to die. I just got killed instantly, and it cost me thirty gold coins to repair my equipment."
"Thirty gold coins are nothing, you just leveled up, right? It's worth it!"
Kobayashi Hikaru listened to the discussion in the team channel, a slight smile playing on his lips.
His gaze swept across the battlefield and landed deep within the lair.
There was a darker area there than the others, like a gaping maw waiting for its prey to enter.
He could feel something breathing in that darkness.
"Chairman," Kobayashi Hikaru said to Sato Kenichi in the private channel, "the outer perimeter is almost cleared, we can go into the nest now."
Kenichi Sato is killing the last eyeless spider on the outer perimeter.
The long knife severed the spider's mouthparts horizontally, while the short knife pierced through its head.
He sheathed his sword and stood in the center of the battlefield, which was littered with the corpses of spiders.
His black outfit was stained with grayish-black bodily fluids and dark red blood—some from spiders, some from his own.
He had several wounds on his body; his left arm was cut open by the spider's barbs, and a layer of skin on his right shoulder was corroded away by the adhesive of the spider silk.
But he didn't even glance at it.
"How much was lost?" Kenichi Sato's voice was calm, as calm as if he were asking about the weather today.
"Four hundred and eighty-three people were killed in action." Kobayashi Hikaru reported the number precisely. "More than two hundred people are seriously injured and unable to fight. There are about three thousand people who can enter the lair to fight the BOSS."
"Let's go."
After finishing speaking, Kenichi Sato took the lead and walked deeper into the lair.
The others followed.
The entrance to the nest is a large, downward-sloping hole, more than ten meters in diameter. The walls are covered with a thick layer of grayish-white spider silk, which feels soft and spongy underfoot, like stepping on rotten cotton.
The further you go in, the dimmer the light becomes.
The pale, faint light overhead was completely gone, replaced by a sparse patch of fluorescent moss growing on the cave walls.
The moss emitted a faint green glow, barely enough to illuminate the path a few meters ahead.
The air became humid and sticky, and the stench was so strong it was almost suffocating.
Some people started gagging.
"Hold your breath." Kobayashi Hikaru's voice rang out in the team channel, still carrying that gentle smile. "If you can't stand it, breathe through your mouth, but don't spit on your teammates."
Several members who were gagging forced themselves to swallow back what was in their stomachs.
The group advanced through the dark passageway for about ten minutes.
The passageway grew wider and the cave ceiling grew higher and higher.
When the glow of the bioluminescent moss suddenly intensified, everyone saw it at the same time.
At the end of the nest was a huge domed space.
The height of the space is estimated to be over thirty meters, and the diameter is close to two hundred meters.
The dome was covered with dense, fluorescent moss, illuminating the entire space as if it were daytime.
In the center of the space, a monster lay sprawled.
That is the Eyeless Spider King.
Its size is ten times that of a normal eyeless spider—its eight legs, when spread out, are a full fifteen meters wide.
Its body was no longer gray-black, but a deep dark purple, and its carapace was covered with strange patterns that glowed and pulsated like blood vessels.
Its mouthparts are three times larger than those of an ordinary spider, and there is a mouth in the center with rings of sharp teeth, a structure that resembles that of some deep-sea creature.
It has no eyes, but its head has ten times more sensory tentacles than a normal spider, densely distributed around its head like a writhing snake.
The system panel information pops up in front of all players who enter the lair.
The Eyeless Spider King
Rating: 50
skill:
Spiderweb: Sprays a large amount of spider web into the air, covering the entire combat area, reducing the movement speed of all targets within the range by 50%.
Venom Spray: Sprays corrosive venom in a fan-shaped area in front, causing continuous damage.
Summon Swarm: When health drops below 50%, summon a large number of small, eyeless spiders to assist in battle.
Description: The ruler of the Eyeless Spider swarm, it has entrenched itself in this sunless land for decades, devouring countless adventurers who have strayed into its depths. Its silk is stronger than steel, and its venom can corrode the toughest armor.
"A level 50 boss." Kobayashi Hikaru adjusted his glasses, his tone still calm and unhurried. "It's more than ten levels higher than us, the stat difference is huge. Guild leader, how do you plan to fight it?"
Kenichi Sato drew two swords from his waist.
He held the long sword in his left hand and the short sword in his right—he was left-handed, but his swordsmanship with both hands was equally deadly.
"Tank, go up and hold them off." Kenichi Sato's voice was cold. "Healers, keep the tanks healed, DPS, go all out, and revive those who die on the spot so we can keep fighting."
"Is it that simple?" Kobayashi Hikaru asked.
"It's that simple."
Kenichi Sato turned his head to look at him, and the scar that ran diagonally from his brow bone to the corner of his mouth looked particularly grotesque under the green light of the fluorescent moss.
"Wait until you're dead to think about complicated things."
Kobayashi Hikaru smiled and didn't ask any more questions.
He began to arrange the formation.
Three thousand people formed a semi-circular encirclement within the domed space.
The front row consisted of four hundred tanks, all wearing shields and plate armor, standing in three rows.
Behind the tank were eight hundred damage dealers—mages, archers, assassins, and warriors—divided into three columns: front, middle, and rear, according to their respective attack ranges.
Last but not least are the healers, with priests and druids holding onto their skills, ready to heal at any moment.
"Follow me, you men of the raging waves, attack head-on!" Yamamoto Tatsuno, wielding a spiked club, stood at the front and shouted at the top of his lungs, "I'm going to smash this spider's skull today!"
Kobayashi Hikaru glanced at him but didn't say anything, while in his mind he was estimating Yamamoto Tatsuno's survival rate.