Chapter 1083: The True Form of the Decoy
Chapter 1083: The True Form of the Decoy
As Ling Mo was locked in place, Sun Xu’s presence was immediately exposed from his hiding spot. However, he seemed completely unaware, remaining motionless in his position, only wearing a cold smile as he gazed in Ling Mo’s direction…
“Ling-Ge, I found him!” Xia Na’s figure flashed out from the darkness, quickly reporting to Ling Mo.
At the same moment, Ye Lian and the other two swiftly retreated, disengaging from their confrontation with He Zhen and his group. Two seconds later, their figures appeared simultaneously at both ends of a high beam, and they were all focused on a figure lying in the middle of the beam…
Sun Xu’s movements resembled those of a real spider. Upon hearing four consecutive “whoosh” sounds around him, he merely turned his head slowly, glancing at each of them before speaking, “Finally, we meet. You were sent by him to catch me, weren’t you? Pretending to prepare an ambush on that group below, but actually waiting for me to show a flaw. So, the commotion from his side wasn’t because he planned to act with you, but to deliberately lure me out?”
“Since you already know, why waste so many words? Trying to stall for time to find a solution? I advise you to save your energy and take a good look at your situation first,” Xia Na replied coldly.
Facing the enemy, these four female zombies had no intention of concealing their presence.
Although their eye color remained unchanged, as Xia Na’s scythe sliced through the air with a “whoosh,” forming a semicircle, the feeling these four zombies gave off changed dramatically.
When they stood there earlier, they merely seemed somewhat dangerous, but as their gaze turned cold and ruthless, the surrounding temperature seemed to drop by ten degrees instantly. As the target of their hostility, Sun Xu appeared somewhat surprised.
He looked at them in astonishment, then slowly put away his smile, replaced by a complex expression: “I really didn’t expect this… If you weren’t so determined to resist, I would have liked to invite you to join us. Although you don’t have spiders within you, the feeling you give off now is somewhat similar to that of spiders. This puzzles me. And judging by your energetic appearance, you don’t seem like those who fought us earlier, right? So, in your team, at least half of you possess formidable combat abilities. No wonder you’re so defiant, even continuing to fight us after my warning…”
“What kind of warning was that?” Xia Na interrupted impatiently.
“What?” Sun Xu was taken aback, reflexively asking. He was referring, of course, to the matter of the granary’s destruction, but why did the other party seem completely unconcerned? Little did he know, the few members among them who had no interest in the granary were all standing before him now. Hence, Xia Na’s unfeigned attitude made him slightly doubt his judgment.
“If not for that, why are you so determined to fight us to the end?” Sun Xu asked.
Xia Na rolled her eyes, then answered matter-of-factly, “Obviously, it’s for Zhang She, whom you killed!” Before her words had fully fallen, Xia Na’s figure flickered, and the next moment, she appeared abruptly in front of Sun Xu. Simultaneously, three other gusts of wind swiftly approached Sun Xu from three different directions, forming a complete encirclement.
The timing of their attack was perfectly synchronized, and their speed was astonishingly fast. With Xia Na distracting him, Sun Xu had almost no escape! In fact, by the time he reacted, all his escape routes were already blocked. However, what made Xia Na frown lightly was that Sun Xu didn’t show any signs of panic. On the contrary, he slightly curled his lips into a strange smile.
Whoosh!
Just as the scythe was about to strike, Sun Xu suddenly vanished from his spot… Despite being surrounded on all sides, he chose to jump down…
“Is he seeking death?” Li Yalin glanced down and couldn’t help but comment. Sun Xu placed himself in mid-air, effectively abandoning any chance of resistance. With the strength of these four female zombies, they could easily dismember him before he hit the ground. Although he didn’t know their identities, he should have realized from their surprise attack that their combat abilities were far from what he had estimated.
“No, he… he has another plan!” Ye Lian shook her head, whispering. Her pupils had begun to contract rapidly, and she was the only one who saw clearly in that instant that Sun Xu wasn’t simply jumping down, but was descending like a giant spider, suspended by numerous strands of Spider Silk.
“Stop him!” Xia Na and Li Yalin reacted simultaneously, raising their hands to slash at the beam below. However, as the Spider Silk was severed, Sun Xu swung forward, landing on a piece of machinery not far away.
As the women leapt down after him, Sun Xu’s figure swiftly vanished into the darkness. This time, they all saw it clearly; Sun Xu’s movement had almost transcended human limits. He used both his hands and feet, leaping over obstacles like a jumping spider.
“Trying to run?” Yu Shiran snorted, somewhat smugly extending a finger. The tip of her finger had begun to heal, but a small cut was still faintly visible.
“I sprinkled a drop of blood on him. He won’t get away. Let him exhaust himself running; it’s a waste of energy,” Yu Shiran said confidently.
“Who knew you could be useful for something other than selling out teammates…” Xia Na remarked.
Li Yalin then grabbed two spiders from beneath the beam. Their shells were pure black, seemingly not very venomous. But when picked up, each had a long strand of Spider Silk trailing from its abdomen. Li Yalin tugged the silk twice, then widened her eyes and said, “It stretches and contracts, very elastic… and not easy to break.”
“This strength could easily suspend a full-grown human,” Xia Na observed, noticing that their vitality was rapidly diminishing. Soon, they curled up, stiff and motionless.
“But… their lifespan is very short,” Ye Lian silently added to their analysis.
Xia Na pondered for a moment, then suddenly tossed the spiders aside, saying, “No, we need to catch up with him! He might have already realized Shiran’s trick, and not hiding was just an act for us! Just like earlier, his tone clearly anticipated this outcome. If that’s the case, why did he willingly fall for it? Ling-Ge might have intentionally revealed himself because he knew this! Unfortunately, none of us know why he’s doing this… But one thing is certain, his plan isn’t as simple as it seems!”
Meanwhile, Ling Mo was quietly gazing into the darkness: “What exactly are you planning? By now, it should be revealed, right…”
He didn’t understand Sun Xu’s true intentions, but the fact that it gave him this feeling indicated there was something fishy behind it. Most importantly, the Mother Spider had yet to appear, leaving Ling Mo uneasy… Ř𝐀𐌽ỌΒƐș
Boom…
A few seconds later, a slight tremor suddenly came from beneath everyone’s feet. Following that, even the entire factory shook slightly…
Whether it was caused by the tremor or not… for a moment, everyone inside the factory heard a “creak creak” sound rapidly approaching from afar.
“What is that sound?” He Zhen and the others stood nervously and fearfully in place. Upon hearing the noise, they couldn’t help but jump in fright.
“An earthquake?”
“Impossible…”
“Something… is coming…” He Zhen turned his pale face towards the wall outside, murmuring.
Almost as soon as he finished speaking, a massive muffled sound exploded within the factory.
Amidst flying mud and shattered iron, a colossal figure suddenly emerged from underground, appearing inside the factory. It had barely appeared before it raised its two front spider legs, slamming them heavily into the dust-shrouded area ahead. Its arrival was sudden, and its attack was swift and powerful. Ye Lian and the others, who were tracking Sun Xu, turned their heads almost simultaneously, their pupils shrinking in shock…
That was… where Ling Mo was!
The real decoy wasn’t He Zhen and his group, but Sun Xu himself! Ling Mo and the others’ actions, once manipulated by him, resulted in his premeditated outcome. Even He Zhen and the others, his companions, were unaware of this…
“This time, he’s definitely dead.” Sun Xu paused, his face calm as he looked towards where the Mother Spider had appeared, “It’s a pity I never got to meet him.” Though he said it was a pity, his eyes showed a hint of boredom. In this situation, those girls probably wouldn’t have the heart to chase him anymore…
“Boom!”
The Mother Spider’s power was terrifying. Not only was the area it hit severely damaged, but even the surrounding machinery suffered significant destruction, with the central machine table completely split in half. Under such an impact, survival for a human was impossible. Just hearing the commotion was enough for everyone to imagine the grim scene.
But as the smoke cleared, behind the Mother Spider, a silhouette suddenly appeared…