Traveler of the River of Time and Space

Chapter 16: Jorōgumo (Part 2)


"Make sure you take care!" The wood spirit now known as Mu Lingji waved her hand to bid farewell to Su Ziyu.

As expected, demons who distance themselves from humans are much simpler.

Su Ziyu smiled and waved, heading directly towards the mountain peaks.

Demons outside of Kyoto, whether good or evil, don't have such complex thoughts. They're often purely good or evil, unlike those who have had too much interaction with humans, whose inner thoughts can hardly be guessed.

"It should be around here." Su Ziyu directly put on the Invisibility Cloak.

If he can sneak over, it certainly won't be wise to brazenly approach.

Su Ziyu's figure floated up, flying gradually closer using Telekinesis Flight, avoiding the sound of footsteps and making detection difficult. Spiders should be sensitive to external movements, so if Su Ziyu directly approached, he might be discovered even before getting close.

"So this is the place!"

Soon, Su Ziyu saw a pitch-black cave emitting a bloody and putrid stench.

One bottle, two bottles, three bottles...

Su Ziyu retrieved six bottles of Alchemy Fire Oil from the Demon Hunter's world, keeping the last bottle aside while pulling out the others.

Since fire is to be used, it surely has to be a mighty blaze.

The spider demon differed from other demons; it was venomous. Su Ziyu wasn't afraid of close combat but was somewhat concerned about accidentally getting poisoned.

Many spiders are naturally venomous, and the giant spider is said to be the vengeful spirit of a person devoured by a swarm of poisonous spiders.

Su Ziyu's current Physical Enhancement level is LV6.

Normally, regular toxins don't affect him greatly, but minimizing this risk is essential; getting poisoned would be disastrous.

The cave of the spider demon emitted a foul stench.

As Su Ziyu approached, he noticed some translucent spider silk. Without his enhanced Sixth Sense Ability, mere perception might have failed to detect them. These translucent webs were spread out as a warning system. No visible spider webs were around; considering the rumored size of the spider demon, any webs it made would need to be very large.

——"Telekinesis!"

Directly removing these webs wouldn't work, as touching them might alert the spider demon.

With enhanced Telekinesis Mastery, Su Ziyu's control over Telekinesis improved; his figure hovered thirty centimeters above the ground, using Telekinesis to sever these translucent threads.

The deeper he ventured into the cave, the more unbearable the smell became.

The ground was coated in an indistinct gooey substance resembling asphalt, but fortunately, he could fly over it.

Very soon.

Su Ziyu heard a very faint breathing sound.

He saw a giant spider coiled in the cave depths, spanning approximately five meters across. The lower half was a complete spider shape, similar to a black widow but more menacing, while the upper half was a beautiful woman, clad in a blood-red garment. Her skin was dark bluish, and horns sprouted from her head.

The beautiful woman's lower abdomen merged seamlessly with the giant spider, sleeping atop the spider's body. The two bodies appeared wholly integrated without any signs of mismatched flesh.

Scattered around were numerous human skulls, numbering dozens at a glance.

"Pollution body discovered!"

The Space-Time Monitor System's prompt appeared.

——"Spiritual Vision!"

To ensure safety, Su Ziyu activated his Spiritual Vision Ability, seeing the female vengeful spirit. In the ethereal mist, the spirit body had entirely fused with the spider, seemingly achieving a symbiotic state. Only one giant spider was visible, with no other vengeful spirits in sight.

Sensing something amiss, the giant spider slowly opened its eyes.

Bang!

But by then, Su Ziyu had already thrown the Alchemy Fire Oil in his hand. Five bottles hurled together at the spider demon, and he withdrew swiftly, running outward without looking back.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Consecutive explosions ensued, accompanied by the woman's anguished screams and the spider's sharp cries.

With five Alchemy Fire Oil bottles igniting simultaneously, the entire cave instantly became a sea of flames, collapsing slightly above, prompting Su Ziyu to escape without lingering. Such a fierce blaze would be unbearable even for him. The sticky Alchemy Fire Oil wouldn't easily extinguish, and Demon Hunters only use them against particularly troublesome monsters.

The primary reason is its expensiveness and high production cost, risking a business loss with each use.

Zzzzz.

Sssss.

Just as Su Ziyu dashed out of the cave, hasty sounds quickly followed. The spider demon had escaped the inferno, yet fire engulfed it still. Once beautiful above, it now resembled a grim ghost.

Without hesitation, Su Ziyu turned, retrieving his Anti-Material Sniper Rifle!

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