Chương 117: The First Assembling of a 5-Person Squad

Chapter 117 The First Assembling of the Five-Man Squad Thud— Following Shane's instructions, Shutark picked up the large rock, mustered all his strength, and threw it twenty meters away.

The stone fell into the swamp and sank slowly.

Xia En estimated the distance and thought, "Hmm, that should be enough."

"Frilian, you take Zain; Philon, you take me; Shutark, use the rocks for a double jump. Remember, the situation inside the cave is unknown; once inside, we all need to remain vigilant."

After saying that, the two spells, following Shane's command, each grabbed their assigned targets and flew into the air.

Shutark, who remained at the edge of the swamp, stared at Shane and pointed to himself with a blank expression.

"Do you want me to jump into the cave myself?!"

"Warriors leading the charge, isn't that a tradition in adventure stories?"

"But I can't just jump down myself! Who knows what's down there!"

Shutark's eyes were filled with terror.

Suspended in mid-air, Xia En thought about it and agreed. The silly boy had no adventure experience; he might jump down and encounter some monsters or demons that would scare him to tears.

"Okay, then jump up to the top of the cave, and Zain and I will catch you."

As he spoke, he and Zain, who was standing next to him, extended their hands.

Upon seeing this, Shutark immediately showed a happy expression.

Shane:' This silly boy is too easy to fool.

Thump thump— Using a large rock thrown into the swamp, Shutark double-jumped to the top of the cave. Zain and Shane, hanging in mid-air, each grabbed one of his arms.

at the same time.

The two mages' [flight magic] barely supported the weight of the three people below, and the five of them began to slowly fall into the dark cave.

The cave was indeed very deep, just as Frilian had said.

The group couldn't see the bottom of the cave at all.

As they descended, the cave, which was originally only two meters wide, opened up and became wider the further down they went, estimated to be more than several tens of meters wide.

Scattered red dots of light began to appear on the cave walls in the distance.

Is it ore?

Xia En was somewhat puzzled.

But this doubt did not last long.

Rustling.

Suddenly, the sound of countless crawling insects skimming over the stone wall rang out, and the small red lights that had just been seen suddenly multiplied dozens of times. Then, these small lights, following the group's descent, also began to move downwards.

The situation was both beautiful and eerie.

Xia En could sense Philon's nervousness; the little girl's hands were trembling.

"Those that live in this dark cave are either bats, snakes, insects, or rodents—just small creatures. Don't be afraid."

It seemed to be a rebuttal to Shane's words.

puff- Suddenly, a white spider web the size of a pot lid shot out from the wall on the left and flew towards the crowd.

Frillie quickly turned around, causing the five people to sway and barely manage to dodge.

pity.

The appearance of this spider web seemed to sound the horn of attack for all the little points of light, and a vast expanse of spider web swept in from the surrounding walls.

Frillie and Philon tried their best to maneuver and evade, but to no avail.

The spider webs were so numerous that they instantly covered everyone's entire bodies. The two mages were hindered in their movements, and the balance of the five people was instantly broken, causing them all to fall straight down.

Hold on to the people around you.

Xia En hadn't finished reminding him.

Thud— Several people fell onto a huge spider web.

The small spiderwebs that had just been pasted onto their bodies now stuck together with the large spiderweb beneath them, securing the group firmly in place. The force of their descent pulled the large spiderweb, causing it to bounce several meters high, then sway up and down until it came to a stop.

As the spiderweb stopped shaking, countless tiny, flashing red lights converged from all directions.

As they got closer, Shane finally saw clearly that these tiny specks of light were actually spiders the size of small calves.

"What do we do now?!"

Nearby, Shutark's terrified voice could be heard.

The boy tore at the spider silk covering his body, but the more he tore, the more tightly the silk clung together.

Zain was no less so, his entire body was covered in spider webs.

Philon struggled to summon her staff, but immediately a spider web shot out, sticking her hands and staff together to the web.

The surrounding spiders were getting closer and closer; the situation was critical.

Frillie glanced around expressionlessly, then looked at Shane, "Shane."

The elven girl simply called his name once and didn't say anything more.

But the two already had a tacit understanding, and Shane knew in his heart that Frilian had entrusted him with the task of breaking the deadlock.

"Um."

He reached out and tried to draw the sword from his waist. Although he was stopped halfway by spider silk, the half-drawn sword was still usable.

【Blade Storm (Blue Excellent)】: Creates a ring of ghostly blades that instantly sweep away your surroundings.

The entry has been successfully activated.

In an instant, a circle of ghostly blades appeared out of thin air, swirling and cutting around him, instantly severing the spider silk that was clinging to him.

Swah— Freed from his shackles, Shane drew his longsword completely and activated [Dual Blade Style: Shadow Kill], instantly appearing beside Philon.

With a flick of his longsword, he successfully severed the spider silk binding Philon.

"beat."

One word was uttered.

Philon's staff glowed, and countless magical incantations lit up the cave.

Bang bang bang— The girl transformed into a magical machine gun, unleashing countless magical beams that struck swarms of spiders, illuminating the dark cave as if it were daytime.

The group of spiders closest to them instantly turned into magical particles.

One person alone was able to suppress thousands of small spiders in the cave.

The area within dozens of meters of the five people's location instantly became a restricted zone.

Shaun breathed a slight sigh of relief, turned around, and "untied" Frilian and Zain.

Zain stared in shock at Philon, who looked like a god of death.

"What... what kind of magic is this?!"

"[Normal Attack Magic]"

"Of course I know it's a normal attack spell. What I mean is, how can there be a mage like this? This is terrifying—" Hearing Zain's praise, Shane and Frilian exchanged a glance and smiled.

Zain noticed the two men's smugness and slowly frowned.

"Don't tell me you two taught them—" Xia En proudly raised his chin.

"Ugh, ugh ugh ugh, ugh ugh!"

Just as Xia En was feeling smug, he heard muffled struggling sounds coming from behind the three people.

Shaun exclaimed in surprise, only then remembering that Shutark was still tied up!

Thanks to Philon's all-out attack, all the little spiders were pinned down on the wall outside the web.

Shayne took this opportunity to begin observing the entire cave.

Because of the bright effect produced by the magic beam, one could see that the surrounding cave walls were covered with countless holes, which should be the nest of these little spiders.

Beyond those holes, there was a huge oval-shaped opening, estimated to be five or six meters high.

Like him, Frilian was also observing her surroundings.

"Ants and spiders are both species with a hierarchical structure. There is usually a queen ant or a spider mother in the colony, and that may be the passage to the spider mother's room."

Xia En nodded.

"Very likely."

Sudden.

A spider silk as thick as a bowl shot out from the huge oval-shaped hole.

The spider silk seemed to come alive, twisting and turning, cleverly avoiding all of Philon's magical attacks, and heading straight for the group.

Frillie immediately activated [Defense Magic].

The spider silk moved with incredible speed, deftly bypassing the magic shield and wrapping around Philon's waist.

It happened too suddenly.

By the time everyone realized what had happened, Philon had already been pulled into the oval-shaped hole!