"Zii——"
A faint, sharp cry came from the soil beneath the mountain lion's feet. Four or five black spikes that had pierced various parts of the mountain lion's body quickly retracted and disappeared into the soil, leaving only a few large, bowl-shaped holes in the ground.
"Want to run?" Glary raised her eyebrows. She didn't expect that the Black Weaver, a creature with a hunting level of twenty-six, would be so spineless as to prepare to flee as soon as it was injured. She reacted quickly, bent down, held the dagger in reverse, and stabbed fiercely into one of the holes in the soil.
The dagger seemed to hit something in the soil, and another pained cry came from inside, but it soon fell silent.
"Come out for me!" Glary gritted her teeth in anger. The two daggers in her hands suddenly stabbed out rapidly, like a spinning blade light dance. The soil beneath the daggers was quickly pried up, creating a deep pit.
At this time, the other three people rushed over quickly. One of the young knight roared, raised his long spear, and stabbed it into one of the holes in the soil. When half of the spear shaft was inserted, it seemed to hit something and stopped.
The other two people saw this and quickly moved closer.
The young knight poured all his strength out. The blue veins on his arm bulged, and he gritted his teeth, exhaling a large puff of hot air. He suddenly lifted the long spear and stabbed it down again in the same position.
Zheng! A hard force was transmitted back through the spear shaft from the bottom.
The young knight couldn't help but be taken aback.
Just then, the face of another young man with a sword changed abruptly, and he quickly turned around and said, "Quick, hide—"
Before he could finish his words, with a whoosh, a black spike suddenly shot out from the soil behind the young knight, whipping towards his back like a scorpion's tail.
Puff!
Suddenly, the black spike broke in mid-air. It was Glary who had mysteriously appeared behind the young knight. The dagger in her hand was stained with green blood, and her face was filled with murderous intent. One of the daggers in her hand had somehow been inserted into her gaiter. She quickly grabbed the remaining part that was retracting and pulled with all her might.
The young knight reacted, breaking out in a cold sweat. He quickly turned around and angrily stabbed at the position where the spike emerged from the ground with his spear.
A scream came from underground. Four or five black spikes suddenly shot out from the soil without any warning, and their speed was so fast that people hardly had time to react.
The young man with the sword earlier seemed to have anticipated it in advance and was the first to react, swinging his sword to block.
The other young man with a knife wasn't so lucky. He reacted a beat slower and was stabbed in the thigh by one of the black spikes. The flexible Hunter's armor didn't offer much resistance and was instantly pierced. The tip of the spike pierced into his thigh, and a small pointed end protruded from the back of his thigh.
The young man let out a painful scream and swung his knife in panic.
Zheng! The sharp blade, however, failed to cut off the black spike. The layer of pitch-black, shiny carapace on its surface was extremely tough, causing the blade to easily slip.
The black spike whipped around, and the young man's thigh was also dragged along. The intense pain of the tear made sweat break out on his forehead. Despite his best efforts to endure, his facial features were twisted in pain. He swung his knife again and again, but to little avail, only leaving a few white marks.
Dudian and Gatt, who were watching from a distance, were horrified. Only then did they realize that the black spike that Glary had seemingly easily cut off was so tough and terrifying.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, an arrow shot through the air!
Bang! The arrow hit the black spike, but it immediately slipped off and deviated, hitting the ground beside it.
Dudian looked at the Hunter in the distance and saw that he was nocking another arrow and continuing to aim. However, the black spike was oval and slightly flat in shape, and its surface was smooth and tough. Unless it was an arrow with extremely strong penetrating power, it was easy for the arrow to be deflected.
Dudian secretly thought that if some small spikes like whiskers were made on the arrowhead, it might be effective.
At this time, the young knight, holding the deflected long spear, quickly turned back to help the young man with the knife. The long spear lashed out angrily at one of the joints in the middle of the black spike. With a puff, the sharp spearhead finally took effect along the weak joint and cut it in half!
However, the force of this spear strike was also transmitted to the young man with the knife's thigh through the black spike. The intense tearing pain made his whole body tremble, and he let out a loud howl of pain. He tightly hugged his thigh with both hands. The little bit of reason left in his pain made him grip the broken part of the spike and pull it out with all his might to prevent the green blood on it from splashing onto his wound.
At the same time, Glary's body swayed. While avoiding the black spikes shooting out from beneath her feet, she struggled to pull the remaining part of the half black spike in her hand.
Sharp cries came from the soil from time to time, full of pain and anxiety.
During this thrilling tug-of-war, suddenly a sorrowful and angry roar came from the side. It was the mountain lion, which was covered in blood and on the verge of death. With a fierce look in its eyes, it roared and charged towards Glary and the others.
Glary and the others, who were already in a fierce battle, didn't expect to be attacked by it and were all greatly surprised. The young man with the sword quickly swung his sword to meet the attack. The skin on his sword-holding arm had the outline of fine scales protruding, and the fat layer under the surface of the skin had turned into a hardened horny layer, increasing his defense several times.
The mountain lion charged forward with great force, hitting its head against the young man with the sword's chest. With a bang, although his block had an effect, the difference in strength between the two sides was too great, and he was sent flying backwards, rolling several times in a row.
He quickly stabilized his body. Before he could get up, his body suddenly trembled. He saw a black spike stained with blood emerging from his back!
"No!!" The young knight's eyes widened in anger, and he let out an angry roar as he charged forward with his long spear.
Glary heard the sound, turned her head to take a look, and her face couldn't help but change. She turned back and gritted her teeth tightly. Her body suddenly bent slightly, and her slender legs slowly changed. It seemed that something was protruding from the black armor part at her knees!
At the same time that the shape of her legs changed, the strength in her arms also seemed to increase a lot. The part of the black spike she was pulling was stretched straight.
At the joint in the back half of the spike, it was on the verge of tearing apart.
Suddenly—
The ground suddenly swelled up, and a huge black creature suddenly flew out from the soil.
Glary, who had been pulling with all her might, stumbled backwards several steps. It was like when she was in a full-fledged tug-of-war and the opponent suddenly released the rope, causing her to lose her balance and involuntarily step back. The black spike in her hand was actually one of the legs of this huge black creature. At this moment, taking advantage of Glary's pulling force, the huge black creature pounced towards her rapidly.
Several multi-jointed legs like black spikes surrounded her from both sides, as if trying to embrace Glary.
Glary's face changed. She had been holding back her strength before, just considering such a situation. But after seeing the young man with the sword killed, in her anger, the power bursting out from her body unconsciously exceeded the range that the reserved strength could withstand for unloading the force. Moreover, she didn't expect that the Black Weaver would be so insidious, as if it had been plotting and waiting for this moment.
At this moment, seeing the huge black creature rushing straight towards her, her whole body muscles trembled. Instinct took over her consciousness. She quickly twisted her body. There was a faint layer of fluorescence on her skin. Her foot suddenly made a turn, and her body twisted in an incredible posture, narrowly avoiding the huge black creature.
Whoosh! At the same time, four arrows shot over from a distance in quick succession!
All the arrows hit the back of the huge black creature. The sharp and powerful force pushed its body slightly off course, interrupting the creature's subsequent actions.