Chapter 40: Just Say If It’s Awesome Or Not
The Instance Channel froze for a second, then messages flooded out in a stream.
“What? Holy crap, am I seeing a hallucination?”
“How long has it been and progress is already 100%? I’ve been huffing and puffing, running a big circle, and only got 56%!”
“The key is their nicknames! The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain and X, the entire zone’s first and second places are in this group!”
“Did the big shot exit the instance? If not, please take us along!”
“Big shot @The King Called Me to Patrol the Mountain, I’m different from these people, I support myself, but can you give a Detox Pill to the kid? Outside is full of Poisonous Spiders, I don’t dare to move.”
“You two big shots, say something? You didn’t already leave, did you?”
“You’ve already completed the mission, taking everyone to run the map, you’re too cold!”
Yu Jiang glanced at it, running the map, not mentioning the dangers on the road at all, no one would do something without benefits.
“Spider Silk for Detox Pill or Primary Healing Potion.” She posted in the channel.
She soon received a Spider Silk, the other party chose the Detox Pill.
Some also accused her of looting in a fire as a black-hearted merchant, Yu Jiang directly ignored it.
She came down from the watchtower, exchanged a glance with Shi Xu leaning below, confirmed each other’s status, and the two began preparing to find the Spider Queen.
Shi Xu had Mission Tracking, the Mutated Poisonous Spider’s nest is underground, there will be swarms of Poisonous Spiders around the Spider Queen.
Like Yu Jiang, he tried not to act during run the map to preserve strength, and as agreed before, gave all the resources dropped from killing Poisonous Spiders in his hand to Yu Jiang.
[Received gift from player ‘X’: Spider Venom*5, Spider Silk*2]
Now Yu Jiang has a total of 4 Spider Silks in hand, 6 more and she can get a skill.
Yu Jiang smiled and looked at Shi Xu, “To find the Spider Queen, we first have to break into their lair. I’m short a few Spider Silks here, if I have the healing skill, our chances are greater.”
Why not help her complete the mission first?
Shi Xu straightened his body, voice casual, “Got it, which way?”
Yu Jiang pointed in a direction.
She had a Compass in hand, used three Scan opportunities, and roughly figured out the nest position.
Very simple, the area with the most quantity, most densely distributed, is almost certainly the nest.
On the next stretch, Shi Xu on the left, Yu Jiang on the right, directly killing through swarms of Poisonous Spiders.
Shi Xu handled output, Yu Jiang observed the surroundings, assisting with finishing blows.
Both had good action efficiency, except for some flaws in coordination at the start.
A Poisonous Spider injured with two legs cut off tried to run, when Yu Jiang backed up to intercept, she almost slashed teammate and Poisonous Spider together, nothing else.
Shi Xu’s face was full of shock, “Is your Hallucinogenic Powder for poisoning teammates?”
“That, you’re too fast, and all in black, used to solo fighting before, couldn’t stop in time, a mistake.”
Yu Jiang coughed dryly, pointed at the Poisonous Spider that was hit, righteously said, “But, just say, is it dead or not.”
“.” Shi Xu was silent for a moment, “Indeed dead.”
So her combat style is: no matter what, the monster must die.
With a slower-reacting teammate, unable to keep up with her rhythm and erratic positioning, they’d all be poisoned by her.
After clearing a few groups of Poisonous Spiders, their coordination improved a lot, the near-miss of hitting my teammate didn’t happen again.
Yu Jiang also picked up two Monkey Head Mushrooms, two matsutake, several kinds of Wild Berries, and Nuts like hazelnuts, hickory nuts, etc. on the way.
Also gathered over a dozen portions of medicinal herbs including schisandra.
When discovering the abandoned wooden house in the woods, she took all the scattered Wood and old Plastic Cloth, and even knocked off the rusty chimney metal pipe to recycle.
Shi Xu’s expression gradually turned astonished.
She really picks up everything, takes everything, digs up wild vegetables roots and all, just short of breaking off two Spider Legs to take back.
After finishing, she even happily typed, “This is really a good place, rich in resources!”
“Shi Xu, my name, just call me this directly.” He thought it sounded more pleasant.
Yu Jiang nodded, “Okay.”
Arrived at the Poisonous Spider nest, beside the cave mouth opening downward, layers of yellowish old Spider Silk could be seen.
The underground cave is labyrinthine, smoking or setting fire won’t work, best to find a place good for attack or defense to go down.
Shi Xu cleared the path ahead, the Poisonous Spider flying straight at him was pierced by his Miao Blade before touching him.
Such a long blade, not for stealth, directly head-on confrontation.
Before reaching the Spider Queen’s nest, Yu Jiang finally gathered the last Spider Silk and Spider Venom.
[You actually gathered the resources needed for Alchemist Level 3 healing skill, astounding!
Reward obtained: Healing Light (Level 1)]
Yu Jiang exclaimed good grief, Poison Master needs Level 3 resources for a Level 1 healing skill.
Then this skill upgrading later…
[Player has met the upgrade requirements for skill ‘Poison Rain’, consume resources to upgrade?]
Yes yes yes! Yu Jiang quickly clicked, a group of Poisonous Spiders looking fiercer in build came.
“My mission is complete!” Yu Jiang reminded aloud.
She was telling her teammate, the healing skill restores 10 Health Points, plus Intermediate Healing Potion, total 40 Health Points available.
Shi Xu: “My mission to kill 66 Poisonous Spiders is at 50.”
There’s still a group beside the Spider Queen, kill them together and it should be about right.
It was already 5 PM, sky darkening rapidly, instance survival players 12, the third person to complete progress appeared.
Yu Jiang couldn’t pay attention to the Instance Channel, now she and Shi Xu back-to-back, expressions grave, watching the Mutated Spiders crawling from ground and stone walls.
In the mass of white Spider Silk ahead, body size half human height, emitting foul stench, standing on a pile of sticky spider eggs, the giant spider was the Spider Queen.
Yu Jiang’s hair stood on end when she saw it come out.
A Mutated Spider this size, its mouthparts could suck a person dry in one go.
“When we fight later, I can’t watch your side.” Shi Xu said.
He was the main output, full combat couldn’t split attention to watch surroundings, needed Yu Jiang to give instructions.
Yu Jiang also had to hold the defense line where there was a gap, withstand attacks from surrounding ordinary Mutated Spiders.
Any one mistake, not only couldn’t kill the Spider Queen, but they’d lose themselves too.
Not leaving the Poisonous Spider nest, even after completing run the map progress, couldn’t exit the instance.
Yu Jiang’s expression calm, “Got it, let’s move!”
As her words fell, Shi Xu swung his blade forward.
His combat stats were indeed high, dodged attacks, stepped on stone wall to leap up and counter-slash the Spider Queen.
This monster with 100 Health Points is hard to kill, several legs especially tough, must attack back weak point, and when Spider Queen injured, liquid spraying from body is also poisonous.
Shi Xu had Detox Pill, short time head-on confrontation no problem, dragging time would be bad for them.
Yu Jiang hugged head and crouched sideways to dodge the Mutated Spider dropping from above,
Bayonet attack too short, better dodge first, posture a bit unsightly, but practical!
While dodging she accidentally stepped on a Poisonous Spider on the ground.
Feeling the live thing struggling wildly under her foot, several slender legs trying to grab her shoe.
Body reacted faster than brain, Yu Jiang stomped hard a few times, lifted leg and kicked it away, off you go!
At the same time leaned back, smoothly dodged the mouthparts probing from the Poisonous Spider jumping from the side.
