Could it be that the big spider is just all show and no substance?

The doubt passed quickly; there was no time for doubt now, only for escape.

Sharp thorns scratched her skin, hard stones bruised her bare legs, yet she kept running until she was exhausted.

She hid behind a large tree, and when the noise behind her ceased, she poked her head out. There was no sign of the big spider.

The little girl let out a sigh of relief, whispering extremely softly:

"Escaped."

Suddenly, an oppressive feeling came from above, like being stared at by the lion, king of the beasts.

The little girl stiffly raised her head slowly.

She saw eight familiar red lanterns up on the tree—those were the eight eyes of the big spider.

She was in despair; she hadn't shaken off the big spider at all.

Even though she had left it far behind, the moment she stopped to rest, it had already caught up and silently climbed up the tree.

Could it be that its speed was not as slow as it seemed?

Why would the big spider hang back at a distance?

Could it be playing with me, like how a cat toys with a mouse before eating it?

If a professional saw the big spider, they would explain its nature.

The big spider is called the Desperate Spider, a type of ferocious beast. Before hunting their prey, they play with them over and over, mercilessly crushing any hope of escape when it arises. They do this to savor the brain of despair.

The brain of despair is a great tonic for them; by consuming enough despair, they have a chance to break through to become a King.

They are a type of beast with very low lower limits and very high upper limits.

Run!

Run fast!

Long Xiaoxiao, run fast, after losing dad, mom's mind has been unstable. If mom loses you too, mom will go mad.

Do it for mom, and for yourself.

Run!

Her legs, weak and exhausted, did not move at all, despite her resolve.

Her legs had already reached the limit during the previous intense run.

They wouldn't move, they couldn't move.

The overwhelming sense of despair made it hard for her to breathe.

The Desperate Spider took a satisfied breath; despair, that was the taste, the old authentic taste.

The Desperate Spider opened its hideous mouth.

Her legs had no strength left, but her hands did.

Long Xiaoxiao swung her fist in defiance.

The little girl's fist was so tender, weak, and feeble that the Desperate Spider didn't even bother to dodge.

At that moment, a dazzling golden light erupted from Long Xiaoxiao's eyes.

This gold light was different from the gold light of the Holy Lotus Eye; the Holy Lotus Eye's light was gentle and resilient, while hers was fierce, the gaze of a predator from the top of the food chain.

Dragon Eye, activate!

Pupil Technique: Dragon Power.

For a brief moment, Long Xiaoxiao's body seemed to have transformed, from a human form to a dragon's body.

The power of the dragon was unleashed in her slender fist.

In an instant, the head of the Desperate Spider was blasted away, blood splattering everywhere.

It was as if a rain of blood was falling from the sky.

The spider's body still clung tightly to the trunk.

The golden eyes dimmed; the pupil power was exhausted from the earlier release, unable to be maintained.

Long Xiaoxiao collapsed onto the ground, laughing with joy.

She laughed, because she had survived by sheer luck.

She laughed, because she had awakened the Dragon Eye.

Her happiness lasted only a few seconds before she fell into deep despair again.

Around her, eight red lanterns lit up once more, grouped in eights.

The Desperate Spiders hunted in packs; when one fed, the others guarded the surroundings to prevent the prey's lucky escape.

Her strength depleted, her pupil power exhausted, Long Xiaoxiao was utterly hopeless, yet she did not abandon that last sliver of hope. She raised her head to the sky and shouted.

"Help!"

The Desperate Spiders slowly approached, full of suppression. It was precisely their slow, deliberate movements that were utterly despair-inducing.

Suddenly, a colorful light flashed from the far side of the pitch-black forest.

The next second, Long Xiaoxiao felt herself enveloped in a warm embrace.

Chen Lu shouted, "Little Medicine Deer, let's go."

"Yoo~ (Hold on tight)"

Chen Lu bent over, holding Little Medicine Deer's neck with both hands, pressing Long Xiaoxiao in between.

Although it was cramped, Long Xiaoxiao felt incredibly safe.

Little Medicine Deer carried the two of them, using Crystal Light Escape, transforming into a beam of light that vanished from the encirclement of Desperate Spiders.

Snatching food from a spider's mouth was unbearable, especially such a despairing delicacy.

The Desperate Spiders screeched in fury, rapidly giving chase.

Little Medicine Deer's Crystal Light Escape was too fast; the Desperate Spiders couldn't even catch a whiff of their trail.

Moreover, with Long Xiaoxiao rescued and despair dissipating, they were unable to smell the scent of despair, unable to track her down.

"Sister, what's your name? I'll repay you in the future."

Chen Lu playfully tapped Long Xiaoxiao's nose, "Sure!"

…

With the relentless efforts of the Earth Slime and Xiaoruan, the tunnel was dug over five hundred meters.

Li Cunxu said, "Xiaoruan, you can start digging upwards at an angle now."

The temperature here was somewhat hot, and with the tunnel lacking ventilation, Li Cunxu woke up covered in sweat, using a water ball to cleanse himself, incidentally washing his filthy clothes, tossing the wet clothes to a few Fire Slimes for drying.

As long as the Fire Slime's heads weren't aflame, the clothes wouldn't burn, and they could use their internal high temperature to dry the clothes.

Li Cunxu lay at the entrance of the hole, poking his head out to look around, spotting durians hanging from the treetop.

Good news: food was found.

Bad news: it was stinky durian.

He couldn't stomach durians.

Li Cunxu turned around and saw the Cyan Spirit Fruit Tree forest full of fruit in the distance.

"Great, there are Cyan Spirit Fruits."

Cyan Spirit Fruit often appeared in the recipe of beginner Spiritual Food. It was a delicacy both spirit beasts and humans could eat.

Awooo~

A howl of wolves echoed.

The Wolf King led its pack towards Li Cunxu in an attack; Li Cunxu promptly pulled his head back in.

The Wolf King used its old trick to block the entrance, but this time there was no boulder; the wolves worked together to knock down a thick durian tree with a trunk of one and a half meters, blocking the entrance.

"These Evil Big Wolves tracked us by scent, we need to come up with a plan."

"Keep digging, dig far away from these wolves, and then come out?"

Li Cunxu considered this and dismissed the idea.

Without the Miner Slime to dig, just relying on the Earth Slime's dirt-eating digging would be too time-consuming.

Xiaobai the spider remarked with curiosity, "Hmm? Strange, aren't these Evil Big Wolves supposed to hate the stench here? How come their den is so close to this durian tree?"

Li Cunxu didn't find it strange, explaining to Xiaobai.

"Evil Big Wolves are highly adaptable creatures. They only dislike the smell; it doesn't mean they can't adapt to it."

Xiaobai asked, "Then aren't they also afraid of Xiaoruan's Garbage Slime's stench?"

"The stench is different. They've only adapted to the smell of durian, not to the stench of garbage toxins."

As for why Evil Big Wolves could adapt to the smell of the durian trees, Li Cunxu already had the answer.

The Cyan Spirit Fruit Tree forest.

Cyan Spirit Fruit can enhance spiritual energy, and naturally, the Evil Big Wolves cherished that forest and gradually adapted to the smell of durians by staying at the edge of the durian tree forest.

"I've got it."

Li Cunxu suddenly thought of a plan.

Summon Garbage Slime to unleash chemical weapons, turn the Evil Big Wolves' noses inert.

"Xiaoruan, transform into some Garbage Slimes."

In the Slime's Soul Kingdom, there were also Garbage Slimes roaming.

Garbage Slimes often consume various garbage, accumulating a lot of toxins inside. When the toxins reach a certain level, the Garbage Slime gets poisoned to death.

Garbage Slimes are toxic-type spirit beasts, but that doesn't make them immune to toxins; they just have high poison resistance. If the toxicity exceeds their limit, they will still be poisoned to death.

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