Chapter 41: Perfect Coordination
Yu Jiang observed and pulled monsters in the limited space, while paying attention to Shi Xu’s status, commanding him to cooperate with her plan.
She wanted to gather all the Poisonous Spiders next to the Spider Queen, then use her skill.
The Spider Queen now had 56 Health Points left; one Poison Rain could smash it, and grinding it a bit more would have a high chance of killing it.
A dense mass of Poisonous Spiders trailed behind Yu Jiang, their walking footsteps mixed together, making one’s scalp tingle.
Yu Jiang’s current Health Points were 40; she had already used one Intermediate Healing Potion, her stamina was insufficient, and she would chug Qi Replenishing Drinks when Fatigue Value rose.
Shi Xu, entangled in combat with the Spider Queen, had only 30 Health Points left—a very dangerous value.
“Come to me, help me block a wave!”
Before Yu Jiang finished speaking, Shi Xu had already pulled out the Miao Blade stabbed into the Spider Queen’s body, stepping on its head to borrow strength and leap over.
Without the slightest hesitation, he stood in front of Yu Jiang, blocking the several Mutated Spiders chasing her back.
Yu Jiang took the opportunity to retreat, moving away from attack range, while giving healing to Shi Xu.
This wave of coordination was perfect.
In a situation where both sides’ statuses weren’t great, they both chose to trust their teammate without hesitation; otherwise, they would have just screwed each other over earlier.
Both big and small monsters were gathered in one clump; Yu Jiang raised her hand and flung out Poison Rain.
Not worried about poisoning her teammate—skills were different from powders; she could control skills.
Poison Rain, including sustained bleeding damage, could deal 30 Health Points; Mutated Spiders would basically just need one more stab.
The Spider Queen would need several more stabs; when its Health Points dropped to 10, it frantically spat silk, trying to trap the two humans, its chelicerae rubbing to produce a hissing vibration—it was summoning its clan.
If they couldn’t finish off the Spider Queen before reinforcements arrived, all previous efforts would be wasted.
They no longer had the strength or skills to clear another wave of Mutated Spiders.
Yu Jiang and Shi Xu exchanged a glance; the two gripped their weapons tightly and charged forward from different directions, using all-out effort to chop through the obstructing spider silk.
The fresh spider silk spat by the Spider Queen was not only sticky, but also had stronger toughness and toxicity.
After Detox Pill removed the toxin, it only provided short-term immunity to toxin, not permanent antibodies.
Yu Jiang continuously swung her arms, chopping through the gossamer-like spider silk in front of her; mucus stuck to her hands and clothing, but enduring the mild poisoning BUFF, she remained undeterred and continued her actions.
Rustling sounds came from all directions in the cave—it was Mutated Spiders moving; they were very close now!
Yu Jiang could already clearly see the Spider Queen’s figure through the spider silk.
The final layer of spider silk broke; she precisely intercepted the Spider Queen, which Shi Xu had forced into panicked flight.
[Attacked by Mutated Poisonous Spider · Spider Queen, Health Points -20.]
Yu Jiang took the chance to stab a Poison Needle into it, paralyzing the Spider Queen; she didn’t continue attacking but rolled on the ground instead, dodging the foreleg stabbing toward her forehead.
She only had a bayonet and Poison Needle on hand to deal with the Spider Queen; using the bayonet risked a Critical Hit effect that would directly kill it.
Her teammate had a mandatory Kill Mission; he had given her all the drop resources, so snatching the kill wouldn’t be fair.
Though it was the last Poison Needle, it was still worth it compared to the revenue.
As soon as Yu Jiang stood up, the pursuing Shi Xu seized the opportunity and slashed the Spider Queen in half with one knife.
As the huge body fell to the ground, foul-smelling liquid sprayed out; the two successfully completed the mission.
They now had to leave quickly, or when a large group of Mutated Spiders arrived and discovered they had killed the Spider Queen, they probably wouldn’t be spared.
Yu Jiang quickly reached the exit; jumping down was easier than climbing up, but listening to the increasingly close sounds made her head spin.
“I’ll pull you up.” Shi Xu handed the knife to Yu Jiang, also indicating he wouldn’t run first by himself.
No one would abandon it; the weapon obtained through great difficulty via Professional Achievement—this knife was bound to the player, Attack +20.
With Shi Xu’s height, he climbed up in just a few moves, then lowered the rope.
In the second before the vast horde of Mutated Spiders caught up, in the heat of the moment, he gripped Yu Jiang’s arm tightly and pulled her out with force.
Due to inertia, Shi Xu fell backward; with Yu Jiang’s body weight forward, the two tumbled to the ground together.
Yu Jiang’s forehead knocked against the solid chest; the next second, driven by survival instinct, she flipped over and grabbed Shi Xu’s arm,
“Hurry hurry hurry! Run fast!”
The bottom of the cave truly had no foothold; they were packed side by side, seeing nothing but the patterns on the Poisonous Spiders’ backs.
Shi Xu, who could get up himself: What happened to the running?
He watched Yu Jiang pull out a can of gasoline and crazily pour it at the cave entrance.
Mutated Poisonous Spiders weren’t afraid of brief high temperature and flames, but it could block their steps.
The instant a Poisonous Spider poked its head out, Shi Xu released the burning match in his hand.
Orange flames spread out; the Mutated Poisonous Spiders hastily retreated, emitting even more urgent ‘hissing’ sounds.
The two took the chance to withdraw, running two kilometers straight before stopping, confirming they had escaped the Mutated Poisonous Spiders’ tracking range.
All 6 Qi Replenishing Drinks consumed.
The blueberries that reduce Fatigue Value had been eaten before coming to rendezvous.
Healing Potions hadn’t cooled down yet; between the two, they couldn’t even scrape together 50 Health Points.
The light in the forest was already very dim; how terrifying the deep woods at night were didn’t need saying—it was pitch black, impossible to see one’s hand.
Yu Jiang waved her hand, panting heavily, “Let’s exit the instance first.”
She was really afraid of getting attacked again now; she didn’t even dare look for wild goods, opened the light screen, and clicked exit below the completed Instance Mission.
Yu Jiang and Shi Xu left the instance one after the other, returning to the Rest Stop where they parked.
It wasn’t yet 6 o’clock, still drizzling lightly.
There was only one player at the Rest Stop; he sat on his vehicle, raised an eyebrow, a hint of smugness in his eyes.
“I’ve waited here half a day, only saw you two come out—not bad.”
It was a pity; otherwise, teaming up with two Big Shots would have swept first and second place, leaving him as Third Place.
Them coming out now, they could still get the ranking.
Yu Jiang didn’t speak, found a relatively clean spot to sit first, recover some stamina, and prepare to scavenge recyclable things in the Rest Stop while few people were around—the sheet metal on the rooftop was good.
There were also resources that could be gathered nearby; not as rich as in the forest, but better than nothing.
She opened the light screen: Instance players survival: 11
After exiting, she could only see the Instance Channel, unable to speak.
Many had already started teaming up; progress was basically over 70%.
Except for two who said they couldn’t run anymore, too dangerous, going out was death, better to hunker down and lie flat—greater chance of surviving to instance end, even accepting the Nothing Gained Punishment.
Someone said that wasn’t bad either, at least stable; whether they really thought so, only they knew.
Another player named ‘If You’re My Bro, Come Chop Me’ raged in chat,
“F*ck you, that idiot earlier, if you have the guts don’t run, luring Mutated Poisonous Spiders to my side, huh? Laozi won’t do the mission today, but I’ll drag you down with me!”
