NABC Chapter 77: Xie Xie narrowly escapes being killed by the New Year
Chapter 77: Xie Xie narrowly escapes being killed by the New Year
From the moment the human-faced spider launched its counterattack to Xie Xie's perilous situation, the entire process, seemingly thrilling with the offensive and defensive forces shifting several times, actually lasted only five or six seconds.
At that moment, Xie Xie, who had just been flung away by the demonic spider's immense force and was frantically adjusting his posture in mid-air to try and land safely, heard a roar filled with violence and pain coming from below.
Immediately afterwards, the enormous black and white figure that terrified him rushed directly beneath him with a terrifying momentum that far exceeded his falling speed!
"Holy crap!"
Xie Xie felt a chill run down his spine and couldn't help but swear.
In the face of life and death, the instinct for survival overwhelmed everything. He twisted his body in mid-air, crossing his Light Dragon Daggers in front of him, attempting a final block.
Even if the hope is slim, we must never sit idly by and wait for death!
Just then, a familiar pulling sensation came from his waist—it was Tang Wulin's Blue Silver Grass!
"Ha! Big spider, you can't hit me!"
Overjoyed at escaping a desperate situation, Xie Xie almost burst out laughing. He felt reassured and even had time to make a sarcastic remark.
However, he seemed to have forgotten his unpredictable luck and the ever-changing battlefield environment.
The stone pillars supporting the remaining poisonous net above finally reached their limit under the continuous corrosive effects of the poison and the shockwaves from the battle. They began to collapse and disintegrate with a cracking sound as they could no longer bear the weight.
A few strands of broken, still sticky and highly corrosive spider webs drifted down along with the stone chips.
As luck would have it, a few strands of yellowish-green sticky threads landed precisely in the middle of the Blue Silver Grass vine that Tang Wulin was pulling Xie Xie with!
"laugh--!"
A piercing corrosive sound rang out. Ordinary Blue Silver Grass, without the blessing of the Golden Dragon King's blood, had extremely limited resistance to the deadly venom of the Human-Faced Demon Spider.
The vines turned black, softened, and broke at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"Holy crap! Seriously?! This is so unlucky?!"
Xie Xie's smile froze instantly, replaced by disbelief and terror.
He watched helplessly as that "lifeline" snapped right before his eyes!
But soon, he lost interest in complaining about his bad luck.
Because below, the enraged human-faced spider had accurately predicted his landing point.
Eight long legs firmly planted their roots, raising the upper body high. The two sharp spider spears at the very tip, gleaming with a dark, cold light and bearing cracks, were like venomous stingers waiting for their prey, already adjusted to the angle, aimed directly at his buttocks that he could no longer cover due to his fall!
The angle and the stance clearly indicated that it was aimed at some unspeakable vital spot!
Is this going to be a "Thousand-Year Kill" version featuring spirit beasts?!
"Aaaaaahh ...
"Brother Chen!!! Help!!!"
Xie Xie's scream instantly rose eight octaves, filled with unprecedented terror and despair.
Although his body was tumbling and swaying uncontrollably in the air, he could still clearly catch a glimpse of the two terrifying spear tips getting closer and closer out of the corner of his eye.
His expression instantly twisted from relief (^.^) to extreme terror Σ(д|||)!
The size of that spider spear... it's not even a question of whether it can "go in"! If it were to pierce him, it would definitely pierce his entire body like a candied hawthorn!
Moreover, it was in a way that was extremely painful and humiliating, a kind of complete "death" from the physiological, psychological, and social levels!
In mid-air, he couldn't even adjust his posture to use other parts of his body to meet the spear tip.
At this moment, he would rather be pierced through the chest or abdomen by a spider spear than die like this!
Just when Xie Xie was on the verge of despair and closing his eyes—
"trouble."
A slightly helpless yet unusually calm voice rang out.
Yu Chen, who had been silently watching the show and not putting in any effort, heard Xie Xie's cry for help and immediately transformed into a ghost and rushed out.
The effect of the Word of Power: Time Zero did not spread over a large area, but was precisely concentrated and applied to himself and the airflow within a very small area.
His figure vanished from the spot as if by teleportation, leaving only a faint golden afterimage.
The next instant, Yu Chen appeared like a ghost on the side of Xie Xie's falling trajectory.
Instead of grabbing Xie Xie directly, he used his right hand, covered in black dragon scales, to slap Xie Xie's back and waist several times with a skillful angle and force the instant Xie Xie's figure swept past him.
These seemingly gentle movements contained exquisite skill, not only offsetting some of the downward force but also forcefully altering Xie Xie's aerial posture and flight direction, causing him to be tossed diagonally towards Tang Wulin's safe area like a marble being tossed.
At the same time, Yu Chen slammed his feet against the stone pillar remnants, using the force to propel himself forward. He was like a meteorite, swooping down with a sharp whooshing sound, aiming directly at the human-faced spider below that was preparing to enjoy the "hunting spoils"!
All of this happened in the blink of an eye.
The human-faced spider only felt a blur before its eyes as its prey, which was about to be devoured, suddenly changed direction and flew away. Immediately afterward, a figure carrying a dragon's might that made it instinctively tremble crashed down on its back wound like Mount Tai!
"Bang!!!"
A dull thud was accompanied by the crisp sound of the carapace shattering. Yu Chen's impact was perfectly timed, utilizing the momentum of his descent while gathering all his strength to precisely strike the crack in Xie Xie's carapace that he had previously created with the Light Dragon Storm!
The immense impact caused the spider-faced demon to suddenly lower its body, its eight long legs trembling violently as it emitted a painful hiss.
And this is just the prelude!
At the moment of impact, Yu Chen's naginata was already thrust out! His second spirit ring flashed!
A dark red flame, compressed to its extreme (attached by the King's Flame), appeared on the blade.
"Pfft—!"
The sharp, flame-covered blade pierced deep into the human-faced spider's body without any resistance, following the wound that had been widened by the impact, until the hilt was completely gone!
The terrifying force pressed down on the massive body of the demon spider, pinning it firmly to the ground!
"roar--!!!"
The human-faced spider let out a piercing scream, its eight limbs flailing wildly as it struggled. Poisonous yellow-green blood gushed from its wounds and mouthparts, sizzling and corroding the surrounding ground. But it was already at its last gasp, its struggles quickly becoming powerless, as the naginata had pierced its vital organs and pinned it down.
Using the force of the recoil, Yu Chen performed a nimble backflip, landed lightly, and returned to Tang Wulin and the others in a few flashes.
"Is everything alright?"
He quickly scanned the crowd, his voice steady, but the slight rise and fall of his chest showed that the outburst just now was not easy.
Although Yu Chen's movements were very simple and swift, he now looked rather disheveled.
His clothes were made of the most ordinary material, but just now, in order to navigate through the tangled threads of the poison net, make a precise rescue, and deliver the fatal blow,
His sleeves and parts of his trousers were corroded by the venom, resulting in tears and charring.
A few drops of splattered purplish-black poisonous blood were also on his right forearm, emitting a slight "sizzling" corrosive sound and wisps of black smoke.
"Waaaaah... I'm not dead! Hahaha! I knew it! I'm so lucky! How could I possibly die like that!"
Xie Xie, who had been thrown next to Tang Wulin, touched his buttocks, still shaken.
After confirming that everything was intact, he immediately jumped up from the ground, laughing and crying, waving his arms and legs. Clearly, the experience had caused him a great psychological shock, and he was somewhat out of control at this moment.
"Chen, your hand!"
Gu Yue was the first to rush to Yu Chen's side, her eyes filled with worry, and she reached out to check the poisoned blood on his arm.
"It's nothing, just a superficial wound."
Yu Chen didn't even frown; his right arm muscles twitched slightly.
The fine, dark black dragon scales quickly appeared and opened on the parts stained with the poisonous blood, shaking off the few drops of poisonous blood along with the corroded surface skin, turning into specks of black light and dissipating.
The exposed skin was smooth and new, with only faint red marks fading at a visible rate. The powerful resistance to toxins and restorative abilities bestowed by the dragon's blood were on full display.
Gu Yue stared intently at the fleeting dragon scale on his arm and the rapidly healing skin beneath it.
The tip of his nose was enveloped in the pure and majestic dragon aura emanating from Yu Chen, which grew even stronger due to the circulation of his blood.
A hint of confusion and longing flashed involuntarily deep in her eyes, and she subconsciously licked her slightly dry lips.
That was an instinctive attraction to higher-level bloodlines of the same origin.
Yu Chen seemed to notice her unusual behavior, and his bright golden eyes calmly turned to her.
Gu Yue snapped back to reality, a hint of unease flashing across her face. She quickly averted her gaze, pretending to be nonchalant as she looked up at the sky, even whistling a tuneless tune. Only her slightly reddened ears betrayed her. (A funny face-changing moment.)
The gold in Yu Chen's eyes faded, returning to his usual black eyes, and he tacitly stopped asking questions and turned to the battlefield.
"Yangzi, Jinxi, stay alert and pay attention to the surroundings to prevent it from making a last-ditch effort or attracting other soul beasts. The rest of you, take this opportunity to rest and adjust your condition."
Yu Chen gave the order directly, without sending anyone to immediately finish off the enemy or absorb their spiritual energy.
He knew that his slash had pierced the spider's nerve center or energy core, and it was doomed. But dying soul beasts are often the most dangerous; approaching rashly could result in a desperate spray of poison or a final instinctive attack from its limbs.
Sure enough, the human-faced spider on the ground twitched and struggled in vain for another ten seconds, its movements becoming weaker and weaker until finally its limbs went limp and it collapsed completely.
A purple sphere of spiritual energy, significantly larger and more solid than that of an ordinary hundred-year-old soul beast, slowly floated out from its corpse, emitting an alluring energy fluctuation.
As for Yu Chen's naginata, which had rendered him a great service, its blade was now corroded and pitted, its brilliance completely gone, and it was basically unusable.
"Phew...that scared me to death."
Xie Xie finally calmed down, patted his chest with lingering fear, and then solemnly clasped his hands in a fist salute to Yu Chen and Tang Wulin.
"Brother Chen, Wu Lin, I can't thank you enough. I'll treat you to dinner when we get back, you can choose any place! It'll help you calm down!"
"Hey, Xie Xie, that's not very fair!"
Hearing this, Wang Jinxi, who was on guard duty on the perimeter, turned around with a mischievous smile on his face. He looked relaxed and his eyes were bright.
The fear I once had of the human-faced spider had largely dissipated after we fought side by side just now, especially after witnessing Xie Xie's "pain of losing his virginity".
Without comparison, there is no harm. Compared to the "tragedy" that Xie Xie almost encountered, my own experience of being bitten to death last time seemed "normal" and acceptable.
"We're all a team, everyone gets a share! This feast is for all of us!"
"no problem!"
Xie Xie was filled with heroic spirit at this moment, patting his chest.
"After the exams, it's my treat! We'll go to the best hotel in Donghai City, everyone eat as much as you want! All you can eat!"
After saying that, he secretly glanced at Yu Chen and Tang Wulin, silently calculating his allowance in his mind, and for some reason felt a little uneasy...
...Inside the Spirit Pagoda observation room.
When the human-faced spider on the screen finally stopped moving, all the staff, including Wu Changkong, who was always as cold as ice, breathed a sigh of relief almost imperceptibly. Some even raised their hands to wipe away non-existent cold sweat from their foreheads.
The entire process of Zero's encounter with danger, rescue, and counterattack was played in high definition on the Soul Guidance Screen without any delay.
Just now, when Xie Xie was almost "finished" by the human-faced spider in that unbelievable and agonizing way, the entire observation room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop, and the air almost froze.
Everyone stared wide-eyed, holding their breath.
The staff at the Spirit Tower had even reflexively pressed their hands on the emergency rescue button, ready to activate the highest level of mental stabilization and trauma treatment procedures at any time.
The pain and sensory simulations at the Ascension Platform were extremely realistic; the way they died... let alone a ten-year-old child.
Even a mentally resilient adult Soul Master could suffer severe psychological trauma or even physiological shock due to extreme pain and humiliation, leaving a lifelong psychological scar.
If Xie Xie really "died" in that way, it would definitely become an extremely "unique" case in the history of the Spirit Ascension Platform of the Spirit Transmission Tower, requiring in-depth research, recorded in internal archives, and possibly even become some kind of obscure legend...
Fortunately, Yu Chen's extremely calm, precise, surgical-like rescue and lightning-fast counterattack nipped this impending tragedy in the bud.
Seeing Xie Xie, alive and kicking, on the screen, and the members of Class Zero starting to process their spoils, the atmosphere in the observation room finally came alive again.