The Type IV Acid Bombâs explosive damage of 500 points instantly killed a large area of Spider Web Monsters.
The strong blast from the explosion even swept the Spider Web Monster Queen off her feet.
Some of the front-line Spider Web Monsters were also blown away, falling into Zong Shenâs formation, and were finished off tragically.
Whatâs more, the real threat is the acid erosion area left behind after the Type IV Acid Bomb exploded.
A green corrosive fog spread with the explosion, causing every Spider Web Monster within a fifty-meter radius to suffer corrosive damage of 8 points per second.
Zong Shen grabbed the rope of the ejected claw hook, hanging on the rock wall, swinging back and forth. He was also impacted in the explosion, but it wasnât a big problem since he wasnât within the explosion range.
When the rope swung him back above the Spider Web Monster swarm, those green corrosive gases wafted up, clinging to his armor and making sizzling sounds.
The corrosive effect of this stuff is extremely powerful. Zong Shen felt uncomfortable breathing it in, a slight itch in his throat, and his life value continuously decreasing. He quickly held his breath, took out a Molotov Cocktail, and threw it at the Spider Web Monster Queen, aiming to pursue the victory.
Flames soared into the sky; the Spider Web Monster swarm fell into chaos, unable to react quickly.
The Spider Web Monster Queen was engulfed in flames, emitting sharp howls and cries.
The Spider Web Monster Warriors surrounding her were all knocked askew by the explosion.
She was extremely pathetic, her entire armor becoming ragged, filled with shrapnel, covered in dust, and many parts of her body pierced by shrapnel, oozing yellow-green blood.
Zong Shen tensed his arms, pulling the rope back again. Just then, the Dragon-kin Ranger Madeleine finally found the opportunity to strike.
She drew out the Cruel Blood-Burning Arrow and shot directly at the Spider Web Monster Queenâs head.
"Whizz!"
"Ahhh..."
"Squish!"
The black Blood-Burning Arrow shot out like a streak of light, piercing through the Spider Web Monster Queenâs cheek, directly penetrating her fair cheek.
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A huge damage exceeding a thousand popped out, with Madeleineâs personal piercing damage plus the terrifying boost from the Blood-Burning Arrow, causing such exaggerated damage.
Combined with the previous explosion and burning, the Spider Web Monster Queen now had only a few hundred life value points left.
Thatâs not all; flames burned on her body, as her form began to curl. The burning effect also began from within, raging fiercely.
Dark red flames burst forth from all over her wounds, yet this time the burning effect did not reach its peak, as a faint green flame also burned within the Spider Web Monster Queenâs body.
This green flame seemed like a strange energy, actually dissipating the burning effect.
This might be related to the Spider Web Monster Queen being in a demonized state, thus the Blood-Burning Arrow cannot kill her.
The nearby mutilated Spider Web Monster Warriors began attempting to gather around, seeking to cover the Spider Web Monster Queenâs retreat.
Zong Shen came prepared this time, with both the number of soldiers and their quality far exceeding the last encounter.
Moreover, he brought along many range-killing weapons, which could inflict massive damage to the Spider Web Monster swarm in a mine-like terrain.
If the Spider Web Monster Queen were to escape, all previous efforts would be in vain.
A Spider Web Monster Queenâs egg-laying speed is astonishing. Without food limits, they can easily spawn thousands of Spider Web Monsters, naturally including cooperation with the Spider Web Monster Lord.
Thinking of this, Zong Shen took a deep breath, deciding to take a risk and eliminate this Spider Web Monster Queen on the spot!
He stepped on the rock wall, swinging the rope back towards the Spider Web Monster swarm.
The Spider Web Monster Queenâs position was in the middle of the swarm; while a large area of Spider Web Monsters around her had fallen, many Spider Web Monster Warriors were still able to move.
Most importantly, this position was at least twenty meters away from the forefront of Zong Shenâs formation, making a calm retreat difficult.
Nevertheless, no matter the difficulty, Zong Shen did not intend to let the Spider Web Monster Queen go; now is the time to fight!
He decisively released the rope, leaping down, landing not far from the Spider Web Monster Queen, drawing the Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword, and stepping forward twice, bypassing Spider Web Monster corpses and nearby warriors, directly slicing into the Spider Web Monster Queenâs shoulder.
The Spider Web Monster Queen let out a terrified scream, raising a Magic Staff and summoning a ball of black light near Zong Shen.
Nonetheless, the next moment, the massive Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword cleaved through her shoulder armor, directly severing the arm wielding the Magic Staff.
A piece of the white lotus-like arm fell at Zong Shenâs feet, with the Spider Web Monsterâs blood yellow-green, though its skin was quite good.
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Wielding the Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword, Zong Shenâs every strike was ferocious and incredibly powerful!
This strike directly severing her arm.
Zong Shen casually picked up her Magic Staff, glancing casually before storing it in his storage grid.
After the official period, only monsters carrying weapons would drop weapons. Besides killing, one could also seize the opponentâs weapon by other means.
He did not continue attacking, as the black light on his side had already formed, from which emerged an undead wraith clad in heavy armor, wielding a great axe.
This heavy-armed undead swung an axe towards Zong Shenâs flank.
Zong Shen turned his head, quickly took out the Silver Battle Shield, and blocked it at his side!
"Clang!"
The Great Axe slashed down the Battle Shield, carving a groove into the shieldâs surface.
[Block]
The Silver Battle Shieldâs Shield Defense Value of 165 points was almost capable of blocking most of the current damage.
Zong Shen did not want to get entangled with it, merely using the Basic Entanglement Skill to keep it in place.
He put away the shield, once again lifted the Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword in his hand, aiming for a strike at the Spider Web Monster Queenâs head!
At that moment, the Spider Web Monster Queen suddenly opened its mouth, spitting out a web as thick as a thumb.
Zong Shen only saw white flash before him, and the next moment the web stuck to his armor.
Soon after, a tremendous force attacked, trying to drag him over directly.
At this time, the Spider Web Monster Queen had already extended its sharp mouthparts.
This was its Feeding Skill; once the mouthparts were inserted into Zong Shenâs body, venom would be injected immediately, with 1000 points of venom damage cutting off Zong Shenâs vitality from the inside. That was how the Wolf Cavalryman met his tragic end.
Zong Shen remained unafraid in the face of danger, leveraging the webâs pulling force to swing the heavy sword down, cutting through its helmet, slicing its frontal bone, slashing its fair face, and severing its mouthparts.
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The head suffered heavy damage, but because of its tenacious vitality, it did not die immediately.
Yet, it lost control over its limbs, drifting into a near-death state, with only a few dozen Life Value points left.
Zong Shen did not hesitate to deliver another slice and simultaneously pulled out the Blood-Burning Arrow lodged in its cheek.
Yellow-green blood, with a faint flame, splattered out, falling on Zong Shenâs armor.
The Spider Web Monster Queen was completely dead, and the surrounding Spider Web Monsters were thrown into chaos.
Apart from a cluster of purple light and the experience value prompt, nothing else was dropped.
Now equipment needs to be stripped manually, and carcasses require specialized decomposition.
The drop rate of various items and gear had become extremely low; among hundreds of Spider Web Monster carcasses around, only a couple of glowing orbs remained.
Thinking back, the Newbie Stage was indeed generous!
Zong Shen collected the only dropped purple orb and, without having time to check it, cut through the web on him and began to retreat, as the Heavy-Armored Undead behind him had broken free of the entanglement.
The surrounding swarms of Spider Web Monsters spinning in all directions appeared clueless.
Among the Spider Web Monster Race, the Spider Prophet acts as a small-scale command center, while the Spider Web Monster Queen is the large-scale command center.
Killing it plunged the Spider Web Monsters into a state of chaotic panic.
Zong Shen didnât engage the Heavy-Armored Undead, looking for gaps nearby and quickly leaping away from the Spider Web Monster swarm.
The Heavy-Armored Undead was summoned using Slaughter Points; clad in dark red heavy armor, it looked mighty, but its movements were clumsy.
Zong Shen dodged left and right, occasionally delivering a final blow to those half-dead Spider Web Monsters.
Both the front and rear swarms of Spider Web Monsters held Spider Prophets.
After Zong Shen slew the Spider Web Monster Queen, these Prophets began to emit horrid howls, seemingly summoning other Spider Web Monster Queens for rescue.
Zong Shenâs assault sent this Spider Web Monster Queen away, boosting his warriorsâ morale, who began fighting even more valiantly.
Wounded warriors retreated, replaced by the Wolf Cavalry, while Zong Shen rejoined his troops, immediately taking out the Moon God Spring Water to replenish the warriorsâ states.
Magic and arrows continuously shot out, taking the lives of several to even dozens of Spider Web Monsters at every moment.
The frontline warriors did not cease their attacks, actively pushing forward and strangling those Spider Web Monsters.
Both swarms suffered rounds of explosion damage, leaving almost every surviving Spider Web Monster with some injuries.
Zong Shen took the Magic Staff from the Spider Web Monster Queen and, without checking its attributes, tossed it to Favide.
Replacing Favideâs Bone Claw Staff, allowing this staff to be immediately effective.
Once the wounded warriors had completely recovered their states.
Zong Shen sheathed the Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword and drew out the Broadsword, joining the frontline to strangle those Spider Web Monsters.
The Dragon-Slaying Heavy Sword, a damaged Legendary Level Weapon, had relatively low durability, making Zong Shen reluctant to use it on these Spider Web Monsters.
As the saying goes, thereâs no need to break the bank to kill a chicken; the Broadswordâs damage is enough to deal with these half-dead Spider Web Monsters.
The one-sided strangulation lasted only a few minutes, with Zong Shen and his warriors advancing in both directions, eliminating roughly one-third of the Spider Web Monsters.
Suddenly, a mighty roar echoed from the depths of the mine, the sound rumbling and reverberating continuously within!