Chapter 72: Bravely Venturing into the Heavenly Silkworm Spider’s Lair!

"Are you sure you want to go in now?" Lin Lehan asked.

"Yes, I can't wait any longer. Let's just do it," Wang Chen replied.

"But we aren't confident right now. If we fail, it'll hurt a lot," Lin Lehan said hesitantly.

"Oh, come on! What do you want to do then? Give me a straight answer!" Wang Chen said angrily.

"Alright, alright, I'll do whatever you say..." Lin Lehan responded softly.

Don't misunderstand—the two of them were not up to anything improper.

At this moment, they were crouched in a patch of grass, not far from the cave of the Silkworm Spider. The entrance was covered with dense white webs, resembling a thicket of white brambles shielding the opening.

Not long ago, the two had been grinding monsters in the secret realm, spending half the day at it. Wang Chen's level had only just reached seventeen, still some distance from the second class limit.

But killing only silver-ranked beasts was far too slow. Wang Chen figured that if they kept dragging it out, night would fall. It was better to deal with the Silkworm Spider directly and move on.

"Xiao Lin, honestly, what's there to be afraid of? This secret realm even has a resurrection point. When I was hacking monsters on the Dark Plateau, I wasn't scared—even though dying there meant dying for real. Why are you scared of a little pain?" Wang Chen said with heartfelt disappointment. "How will you ever become a great heroine like this?"

Lin Lehan muttered softly, "But it really hurts. I've been bitten in half by a beast before—it hurt so, so much. Worse than being pinched by a crab."

"Don't worry, the Silkworm Spider won't bite you in half. At most, it'll wrap you up in silk as reserve food for its spiderlings," Wang Chen said solemnly. "You'd probably die from blood not circulating, your limbs going necrotic, and then your life ending."

"What?" Lin Lehan actually took it seriously, her face turning fearful.

Wang Chen couldn't help but laugh. "I'm joking! As long as we stick to the plan, that won't happen. Worst case, we run!"

His fingertips flashed, and the Flame Python Blade appeared in his hand. "Let's go."

Wang Chen charged ahead, rushing to the webbed thicket and swinging his blade in a horizontal arc.

A massive crescent-shaped wave of fire slashed out, its blazing light sweeping through the webbed brush with unstoppable force.

The white webs, ravaged by the fiery wave, instantly turned from gray-white to sooty black. Their fluffy form collapsed, as if clumps of cotton candy were being scorched by a blazing fire.

Whether the flame from the Python Blade was extraordinary, or the webs were simply flammable, a small spark landing on them would soon ignite a large patch.

In no time, the entire web maze at the cave's entrance was engulfed in roaring flames, sending waves of heat toward them.

"Good, the first step of the plan worked," Wang Chen said to Lin Lehan at his side. "Next, we wait for the Silkworm—"

He hadn't finished speaking when a mass of webbing shot toward them.

Fortunately, both reacted quickly, dodging aside in time.

Wang Chen stared intently. From the pitch-black cave, a shape the size of a small car crawled out.

A purple light flashed in Wang Chen's eyes, and the beast's information surfaced in his mind.

[Silkworm Spider lv23]
[Skill One: Web Bind—fires a silk projectile that, upon impact, disperses and wraps around the target, binding them tightly.]
[Skill Two: Weaving—draws ordinary web threads, weaving them into a net. The threads are extremely sticky, suitable as traps, and can also transmit vibrations to warn of enemy approach.]
[Skill Three: Spider Guard—uses concentrated bone protein to produce protective egg silk, offering formidable defense.]

The information flickered and vanished. Wang Chen understood clearly.

All the Silkworm Spider's abilities revolved around its silk. He only needed to pay special attention to that.

"It's even coming out backwards, not showing us its face. How arrogant!" Lin Lehan said indignantly.

"It's probably to make it easier to spit silk. From that position, it can either rush into the fire to shoot silk, or come out backwards," Wang Chen replied.

Sure enough, as the Silkworm Spider reached the entrance, its tail flicked, shooting a mass of white silk that dispersed over a patch of flames.

The web was unexpectedly dense. Once it enveloped the fire, it cut off the surrounding oxygen, snuffing out the flames.

The spider's tail flicked several more times, webs spreading at the cave entrance, quickly clearing a patch. The Silkworm Spider emerged, turning to face Wang Chen and Lin Lehan.

Its mandibles emitted a sharp, low hiss, expressing its anger, then advanced upon them.

"Alright, it's taken the bait!" Wang Chen smiled.

In his hand, the Forest Gale staff gleamed with a stagnant light. A pulse swept over the spider, visibly slowing its movements.

Then, Wang Chen and Lin Lehan began to maneuver around the Silkworm Spider.

The tip of Forest Gale surged with a heavy wave of light, sinking into the earth.

"Hand of Stone!"

A giant rocky hand burst from the ground, lifting the Silkworm Spider up!

Next, Wang Chen tightened the grip of the stone hand—five massive rocky fingers clamped down on the spider's huge tail, holding it fast.

The staff's tip then crackled with violent lightning.

"Lightning Barrier!"

Three spheres of electricity, linked by flashing chains, spun and whipped out, tying two of the spider's fangs together. Deprived of part of its support, that side of its body collapsed.

Still not finished, Wang Chen swung Forest Gale again, water vapor swirling at its tip.

"Nature Totem!"

Threads of water flowed out, forming a column. Within its tranquil appearance lurked terrifying power.

This time, Wang Chen didn't wield the water column to slice the beast, but set it upright to the side, preparing for the next spell.

"Life's Tribute!"

A dark aura spread. Black-red chains of death shot out, entwining the spider's other two fangs.

Losing more support, the enormous body wobbled, finally collapsing, forced to rely on the remaining pairs of abdominal limbs.

"The last spell!"

After so many spells, Wang Chen's face showed fatigue, but he gritted his teeth, clutching Forest Gale. A blue-green light flashed in his eyes.

"Leaf Veil!"

The blue-green light shot into the spider's giant eye.

The Silkworm Spider suddenly found its vision plunged into chaos, as if blinded, its mandibles emitting the most panicked hiss yet.

"That's it. I've done all I can for now," Wang Chen said.

His fingertips flashed, producing several vials of potion. He quickly drank them down.

As he drank, he mentally instructed the Reversal System to negate the side effects.

Only Wang Chen, with his Reversal System, dared to gulp down such powerful stimulants with severe side effects.

Lin Lehan watched from the side. Even though she knew Wang Chen's tactics in advance, seeing him chug those potions made her marvel at how wealthy he was.

She had no idea about the Reversal System; in her eyes, Wang Chen must have spent a fortune on potions with minimal side effects.

Still, for such a generous hero, why did he try to swipe her manga just now?

No wonder he's so rich!