Heavenly Ranking

Chapter 19 Alien Beasts
"That familiar voice..."

Ji Fuyou's gaze shifted rapidly.

From the mist, a spider-like monster, three meters tall, wielding a long scythe, with a human-like upper body and four pairs of long legs, slowly emerged.

The sheer size, the imposing height, and the menacing visual impact of the three pairs of compound eyes left the three people in the room, except for Ji Fuyou who had anticipated it, breathless.

"coming!"

Ji Fuyou's spirit solidified.

"Human Spider!"

The man with the crossbow cried out in alarm.

"Level 3 Spirit-type Beast! Beware..."

The man with the axe who was closest gave a low shout and immediately changed his position to create distance so that he could form a favorable attack formation with his teammates.

But as soon as he moved, the human-shaped spider moved as well.

Its speed didn't seem fast, but its four pairs of long legs and the natural advantage given to its long legs allowed it to catch up with the axe-wielding man in an instant.

The instant the axe-wielding man was within attack range, the spider-like creature's two-and-a-half-meter-long scythe transformed into a bolt of black lightning, slashing down...

The sickle strike wasn't particularly tricky in angle, nor was the technique particularly skillful.

But when its three pairs of compound eyes stared intently at the axe-wielding man, the axe-wielding man suddenly widened his eyes, as if he had seen death descend upon him. An unprecedented fear filled his mind and enveloped his entire body.

finally……

He was so terrified that he stood frozen in place, not daring to move an inch!
"careful!"

The man with the crossbow shouted, and a spiritual fluctuation that even Ji Fuyou could sense emanated from his body.

The arrows in his hand shot out, aiming straight for the head of the spider-like creature.

However, facing the crossbow bolt he fired, the spider-man slightly shifted his body, easily dodging it, while his scythe remained just as sharp...

"laugh!"

With a tearing sound as the blade pierced flesh, the burly axe-wielding man was cleaved in two without any chance of resistance.

Because the scythe wasn't particularly sharp, the impact was similar to a blunt weapon, and the violent force propelled his body like a smashed watermelon, breaking it in two and sending it flying five or six meters, with blood and organs splattered all over the ground.

The men with the crossbows and the men with the swords turned pale at the sight of such a gruesome and tragic death.

"Level 4!?"

Without any hesitation...

"run!"

The two completely lost their will to fight and ran away as fast as they could.

Ji Fuyou also suddenly turned around and ran towards the trap he had set.

Because his physique had been strengthened again, possibly exceeding level 10, his sudden burst of speed, while slightly slower than the sword-wielding man, was significantly faster than the crossbow-wielding man.

Seeing the spider-like creature that had torn apart the axe-wielding man with a slash rapidly approaching, the man with the crossbow suddenly stared at Ji Fuyou, a glint seemingly flashing in his eyes: "Stop right there!"

The sound was accompanied by special fluctuations, full of the intimidating power of the superior over the inferior.

Ji Fuyou felt as if he were facing a direct superior who had been manipulating him for decades. Faced with the superior's thunderous rage and the issuance of orders, a sense of impending doom permeated his entire body, and he involuntarily stopped and obediently awaited the superior's reprimand and punishment.

The sudden change made Ji Fuyou realize something instantly.

Mystic Arts!

Man with crossbow...

He's actually a high-level mental ability user!?

He instantly focused his mind!
Being subjected to PUA for over a decade!?

He has never worked a job!

Where did this direct supervisor come from?!

What's more...

In a life-or-death moment, amidst battles with strange beasts, what does it matter what one's direct superiors do?

Go to hell!

"Buzz!"

My heart is like a knife!

The mental magic was instantly shattered!
Ji Fuyou ran at full speed with almost no pause.

Instead, a scream suddenly came from behind him.

When the mental magic failed to subdue Ji Fuyou, the man with the crossbow clearly suffered a mental backlash.

Although it didn't kill him on the spot, it made him dizzy and his face turned pale.

He suddenly became dizzy while being chased by a level three... level four beast.

The spider-like creature instantly caught up with the man, and with a swift movement, its blade fell...

"No!"

With a desperate scream, his body was instantly cleaved in two!
dead!
The perilous nature of hunters living on the edge of death is vividly portrayed in this moment.

However, it was bad enough that he was killed by the spider with a single blow, but the key point was that when the spider's scythe swung his half-corpse, it hit Ji Fuyou's side and landed directly on the trap.

With a rustling sound, a steel wire was stretched out instantly, stirring up countless fallen leaves.

As the spider charged forward, the suddenly taut steel wire could have severed its body with the force of its speed! At the very least, it could have stopped its pursuit!
However, due to the destruction caused by the half-corpse, the trap was exposed in advance, and Ji Fuyou's tactics immediately failed.

"Fizz!"

The spider-like creature seemed to possess intelligence. Overwhelmed by the sudden appearance of the trap, it hissed and abandoned the sword-wielding man, heading straight for Ji Fuyou.

Ji Fuyou turned around without hesitation and sprinted away!
Behind him, the spider-like creatures that had bypassed the trap hissed incessantly, following closely behind Ji Fuyou.

The thick fog was dispersed by its tall and sturdy body, and in the dim light, it appeared to have eight legs and was wielding a long scythe, as if reaping the nightmare of death. Just being in such a scene was enough to make people feel fear rising up from their chests.

But Ji Fuyou, who was running wildly, did not feel fear at all. Instead, he felt hot all over and trembled uncontrollably.

That's what it feels like!

That's how it feels in my dreams!

It chases!

He escaped!
A fog, accompanied by an inescapable fear, shrouded the mind...

He could even clearly "hear" his own breathing, his own heartbeat, and even the sound of his blood surging!

"That's it!"

My dreams are filled with repression, fear, and despair!
And now...

Facing the wind, he only felt...

free!

……

Thanks to his familiarity with the terrain, he was not as fast as the human spider, but he always maintained a distance of no less than ten meters between them.

This frantic run lasted less than 100 meters...

A huge rock suddenly appeared before our eyes!
Without the slightest hesitation!

"call out!"

Ji Fuyou, who was running wildly, suddenly leaped out, his body suspended in mid-air, and by taking advantage of the height difference, he actually traversed more than ten meters.

After landing, it rolled over suddenly and then squatted down smoothly, the whole process as fluid as flowing water.

After regaining his balance, he didn't even glance behind him.

Adjust, turn, unleash power!
His body, which had been slightly crouching to absorb the impact, suddenly straightened up.

He trampled and shattered the soil on which he stood, sending it flying everywhere.

He leaped out like an arrow released from a bow, charging forward with his sword, fiercely meeting the spider-like humanoid figure that leaped down from the boulder...

Draw your sword!

this moment……

He waited for a month!

……

Due to the spider's body structure and its significantly heavier weight compared to Ji Fuyou, it was impossible for it to leap and bound for tens of meters like him.

It landed in an area about five or six meters behind Ji Fuyou.

Upon noticing that Ji Fuyou had landed, the spider turned around and attacked. It raised its long scythe high, ready to swing it through the air and slash at Ji Fuyou.

But next second...

"Oh!"

The ground beneath the spider's feet sank!
It landed precisely in the center of the trap that the seasonal floater had prepared for it!

He lost his footing and involuntarily fell into the trap, which was at least three or four meters deep...

It would be fine if the trap was only three or four meters deep.

The key is inside the trap, which is filled with more than a dozen sharpened steel bars!

As it fell, more than a dozen steel bars pierced through the body of the spider-like creature from bottom to top.

"hiss!"

The spider-like creature let out an uncontrollable hiss.

The faces that were previously unrecognizable all contorted into a ferocious grimace.

The three pairs of compound eyes were in so much pain that they almost opened wide.

As intense pain overwhelmed his consciousness through nerve signals, Ji Fuyou's body suddenly turned around and arrived.

He moved like an arrow, leaping across the ground and flashing past the spider-like creature struggling to its feet from the trap, its body writhing in pain.

"laugh!"

The alloy-forged sword ripped through its skull.

Precision!

Fierce!

Move like thunder!

A hideous and terrifying head was swept high into the sky.

The neighing stopped abruptly!

(End of this chapter)