Chapter 52: Face Demon Spider
“Who’s there?”
Having just gone through a major battle, the Shrek group was on high alert, and Zhao Wuji was filled with endless self-blame.
Two students had vanished right under his nose; he had no idea how to explain it to Flander when he got back. If anything happened to the rest, old Zhao would blame himself to death.
“Teacher Zhao, it’s me…”
Ling Mo walked out of the forest looking utterly disheveled. He had been desperately chasing after them the whole way, with many thorny vines entangled around his body that he hadn’t had time to deal with, making him appear extremely wretched.
“Ling Mo?”
The moment they saw Ling Mo, everyone was shocked. They never expected Ling Mo, who had disappeared for three days, to suddenly appear here.
Zhao Wuji was overjoyed. He had thought something bad had happened to the kid; Flander was still looking for him. Unexpectedly, not only was he fine, but he had appeared in the Star Dou Great Forest.
“How are you here?”
Overjoyed, Zhao Wuji then threw out a puzzled question: how was Ling Mo here?
“Oh! This? It’s quite troublesome to explain. Let’s not talk about it for now!”
Ling Mo didn’t know how to explain it either. Was he supposed to tell them he went grave robbery?
Who knows, the grave he just robbed might belong to one of their ancestors from hundreds of thousands of years ago.
Seeing Ling Mo again, Zhu Zhuqing was very pleasantly surprised and came directly to his side. She even prepared to take out a rope to tie Ling Mo up, lest he run off again.
However, with so many people around, the girl was too shy and didn’t make any excessive moves.
Looking at the chaotic scene before him and the missing Tang San and Xiao Wu, Ling Mo immediately knew what had happened.
Thinking of how Tang San had chased after them and would encounter a Face Demon Spider, Ling Mo figured the Face Demon Spider wasn’t a big deal—Tang San could handle it.
The real trouble was the Dragon Duke and Snake Dowager that came after! If they weren’t happy, they might just kill Tang San outright, and that would be the end.
With no time for lengthy explanations, Ling Mo said directly: “Teacher Zhao, Xiao San went chasing the Titan Giant Ape alone and might run into trouble. I’m going after him first—talk later…”
After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Wuji to respond, Ling Mo disappeared from everyone’s sight once again!
He came in a hurry and left in a hurry; everyone was left stunned in place, at a loss.
They thought: who exactly taught these two brothers? Why do they both have the same temperament…
One Tang San was already enough of a headache, and now another Ling Mo—Zhao Wuji’s head was about to explode.
That was the king of the forest! Two level thirty little brats dared to challenge the king of the forest? Wasn’t that just courting death?
“Damn it, one after another, none of you are letting old Zhao live in peace?”
Looking at the now empty spot before him, Ling Mo’s figure had long vanished. His speed was simply too fast; even Zhao Wuji hadn’t seen it clearly.
“This kid disappeared for three days, and his strength has gotten stronger again?”
No matter how many questions he had, now wasn’t the time to think about it.
“Oscar!”
At Zhao Wuji’s command, he took the Mushroom Sausage from Oscar’s hand. After eating the Mushroom Sausage, a pair of small wings instantly grew from his back.
“Chase after him…”
With that, everyone exerted themselves and chased in the direction Ling Mo had disappeared.
At this time, dozens of miles away, Ling Mo followed the traces left by the Titan Giant Ape, chasing all the way! Far ahead, a powerful airflow could be seen, as if a battle was taking place.
“Oh no, it’s Xiao San…”
Ling Mo instantly sensed Tang San’s aura. It looked like he had run into trouble!
Without a second thought, Ling Mo caught up. In the forest, Tang San was locked in fierce combat with a Face Demon Spider.
The Face Demon Spider lunged entirely forward, its sharp spider spear slashing down viciously.
Meanwhile, Tang San kept his left hand behind his back, seemingly deliberately exposing a flaw to lure the Face Demon Spider into biting, with his Clear Sky Hammer already prepared in his left hand.
Such a fighting style was far too reckless. Once he made a mistake, Tang San would undoubtedly die! Not the slightest margin for error.
“Xiao San! Get out of the way…”
Seeing that Tang San was about to be struck by the Face Demon Spider’s sharp blade, Ling Mo activated his Martial Soul, his speed surging instantly as he rushed straight in front of the Face Demon Spider.
The Star Crossbow fired, three bolts exploding out in an instant, directly piercing through the Face Demon Spider’s thick armor.
“Xiao Mo?”
Tang San was shocked. He never expected Ling Mo to save him once again at this life-or-death moment.
“Are you tired of living?”
Ling Mo opened with scolding. Tang San’s fighting style was simply too crazy; one mistake and he was dead for sure.
Although Ling Mo knew he wouldn’t make a mistake, seeing that scene just now made his heart race! He thought only he would dare to do something like that.
Faced with Ling Mo’s reprimand, Tang San didn’t retort; instead, he blamed himself! If Xiao Wu hadn’t been taken by the Titan Giant Ape, he wouldn’t have used such a desperate fighting style.
Ling Mo’s disappearance, plus Xiao Wu’s incident, had already shattered Tang San’s fragile heart.
Now that Ling Mo was back, Tang San finally caught his breath, but with Xiao Wu’s fate still unknown, his eyes were bloodshot.
“Sorry, it’s my fault for being useless. If I were stronger, Xiao Wu wouldn’t have been taken…”
Tang San said self-blamingly, feeling the helplessness of the weak for the first time in his life.
“I’ve already heard about Xiao Wu. You don’t need to blame yourself; this has nothing to do with you…” Seeing Tang San’s self-blaming expression, Ling Mo really wanted to tell him Xiao Wu’s secret.
But after thinking it over, for Xiao Wu’s sake, it was better not to tell Tang San too early.
For someone like Tang San, once he invested true emotion, he would defend it with his life.
This was already evident here! This was also why Ling Mo chose to stand on the same side as him.
Many people say that when traversing Douluo, you must join Spirit Hall, and siding with Tang San is simp behavior.
Here, Ling Mo wants to set the record straight for Tang San! Tell me, is having a brother you can entrust your life to more important, or is joining a sect full of schemes and conspiracies more important?
Don’t think that once you’re in Spirit Hall, everyone treats you as a friend. Some people have that naive idea.
Spirit Hall’s ambition won’t change because of a mere Soul Master like you. Inside, it’s all about interests—nothing but interests, no such thing as emotion.
“Alright! This Face Demon Spider is already injured. Take this thing and finish it off…”
With that, Ling Mo directly tossed a Star Crossbow to Tang San. This thing was no longer important to him now.
Because he could craft countless of them anytime. With the strange metal in the Small Tower, Ling Mo could make whatever he wanted.
“Got it…”
Tang San solemnly took the Star Crossbow from Ling Mo’s hand. This wasn’t their first time teaming up; they had great tacit understanding.
Exchanging glances, the two attacked simultaneously, launching an assault on the Face Demon Spider from two different directions.
The severely injured Face Demon Spider knew it was in big trouble and wanted to slip away, but Ling Mo had already anticipated its idea and blocked its escape route.
“Entangle…”
The two unleashed their power instantly from two positions. Blue Silver Grass shot out, instantly entangling the Face Demon Spider and controlling its movements.
Meanwhile, Tang San pulled the trigger. The Star Crossbow fired instantly, killing the Face Demon Spider on the spot.
The battle ended, and the Face Demon Spider was completely dead. This Soul Ring was destined to be Tang San’s!
“Xiao San, go ahead…”
Ling Mo knew there was still another trouble coming; he had already sensed a powerful aura heading this way, and it wasn’t Zhao Wuji’s.
With him here today, no one could take this Soul Ring away—not even a Titled Douluo.
