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Chapter 149 Spider Food Reserve

Mirkwood,

As the elven army continued to advance towards the southern forest, they encountered more and more giant spiders.

The elf warriors were agile and powerful. They jumped lightly among the trees as if they were walking on flat ground, and soon destroyed several giant spider nests.

Especially Legolas, the vanguard leader. Unlike other wood elves who use bows and arrows for long-range attacks, he has a full talent for archery and can cast magic very accurately with his wand.

He was like a nimble stag, darting through the dense woods, leaving only a shadow.

But the wand in his hand kept casting spells, and basically a giant spider would fall from the tree after each spell.

Legolas did not use any powerful magic, but instead chose spells such as the Leg Locking Curse and the Tarantella Dance, which were simple and quick to cast and effective against giant spiders.

Sure enough, under the impact of the spell, the giant spider with eight legs was either locked up or dancing uncontrollably, and soon fell from the tall trees.

Then he was quickly killed by the elf warrior who had been waiting below.

Thranduil in the back looked at Legolas' outstanding performance, and the smile in his eyes could not be hidden, with a look of pride on his face.

Of course, he also did not forget to thank Dui: "Dui, Legolas has learned a lot from you, and I am deeply grateful for that!"

Dui smiled and waved his hand: "Legolas is also my friend, and he has helped me a lot during this period. This is nothing."

Then he saw the elf warriors kill a few more giant spiders. His eyes suddenly lit up and he ran to the giant spider's corpse without stopping. He waved his magic wand to turn a few leaves into glass bottles and began to collect the giant spider's venom.

The giant spider's venom must be collected as soon as possible, otherwise it will deteriorate after the spider dies and will be useless.

After collecting the venom, Dui did not forget to put the giant spider's body into the space bag.

By now, there are hundreds of giant spider corpses in his space bag, enough for the basilisk to eat for a long time.

Moreover, he did not contribute at all during the whole process, and just won by picking up the corpses behind the elf warriors.

He said it felt great and he hoped it would be more intense.

When Thranduil saw Dui's behavior, he immediately turned around and ordered his adjutant to arrange for several elves to deliver the giant spider to Dui.

The elven army attacked swiftly, advancing southwards to the old forest road.

Then here they finally encountered a wave of attacks from giant spiders.

Although the giant spider cannot speak, it is intelligent and very cunning and evil.

After receiving the news of the elves' attack, they quickly organized thousands of giant spiders near the old road in the dense forest and ambushed them there.

The elven army's attack stopped here.

Thranduil looked ahead and couldn't help but frown.

I saw that the woods ahead were blocked by huge spider webs. From the ground to the sky, everything was covered with spider webs, like a huge net, dividing the dark forest into two halves from east to west.

The elf warrior used his sharp sword to chop the spider silk, but the spider silk was not only very tough, but also very sticky. The sword not only failed to cut it, but instead stuck to the sword.

Even if the spider webs were cut through, it would take an unknown amount of time to cut through all the layers.

Just as Thranduil frowned, Elrohir and Elladan volunteered.

"Your Majesty Thranduil, the situation on the battlefield has changed suddenly. These giant spiders obviously want to slow down our offensive. We cannot give them a chance to breathe. Let us and Legolas lead the way!" said Elrohir.

"We have just learned a lot of magic from Duir, and we can test it here." Elladan also said.

Arwen also stepped forward and said, "Add me in!"

At this moment, Arwen's gentle temperament changed, and she exuded fearlessness and courage, like a combination of a goddess of beauty and a Valkyrie.

Thranduil did not hesitate to be polite with them and nodded in agreement to their request to fight.

"Then I'll trouble you all!"

"Do you need my help?" Dui asked Arwen when he saw that Arwen and others were about to take action.

Arwen smiled and shook her head slightly, then said in a teasing tone, "How can you, a professor, do this yourself? Let us students do it for you first."

"After all, we have to let people see the results of us students learning magic from you!"

Dui smiled helplessly when he heard that. He didn't expect that she still remembered that he jokingly asked them to call him professor during class.

He didn't force it immediately, but instead joked: "Okay, I, as a teacher, won't steal your limelight. I can just pick up the corpse in the back."

"Don't worry, since you like weird things like giant spiders, I will definitely help you hunt more giant spiders as a student's tribute to his teacher." Arwen replied with a smile.

Elrohir, who was standing by, saw the strange atmosphere between the two and felt something was wrong. He immediately interrupted, "Arwen, let's go!"

Dui and Arwen themselves didn't notice it. They exchanged glances in tacit understanding and didn't say anything to ask them to be careful.

Then Dewi watched as Arwen, Elrohir, and Elladan rode to the front lines to join Legolas.

Thranduil looked at Dui and smiled meaningfully.

But nothing was said.

Elohir and his three companions gathered together, discussing how to launch a coordinated attack, focusing their magic on one point to try and create an opening. This would allow the elven army to continue its advance, giving the giant spider little time to react.

The four raised their wands, pointed them at the spider web in front of them, and said in unison: "Shatter into pieces!"

Four sharp white rays converged together, bursting out with several times the power, instantly blowing up the spider web in front of them, and even destroying more than ten meters forward.

After breaking a big hole in the spider web fence, Arwen and the others did not stop, but stepped over the spider web and continued forward to work together to open a passage.

The elven army also quickly advanced through the opening.

After breaking through the spider web's barrier, the elf army officially faced a team of thousands of giant spiders.

The giant spider takes advantage of the high altitude, constantly spraying spider silk or attacking with its stinger.

Legolas, Elrohir, Elladan, and Arwen reacted quickly, waving their wands and attacking continuously.

Arwen was like a nimble little deer, her body light and agile, as if there was no gravity. Her footsteps were as fast as afterimages as she jumped from the straight trunk to the tree, leaping and moving on the tree, holding a magic wand in one hand and a dagger in the other, dealing with many giant spiders.

She was no longer the pampered Princess of Duskstar in Lórien and Rivendell, but an elven warrior, agile and sharp, with quick reactions, able to avoid the spider silk and poisonous stings in time every time.

It can even stay in the air for a short time, twist its body, and kick the giant spider that is rushing towards it off the tree.

Dui, who was standing behind, looked at the figure in amazement.

If the impression Arwen had given him before was that of beauty, nobility and elegance, she perfectly embodied the image of an elf princess.

What she displayed at this moment was another kind of powerful beauty, with decisiveness, fearlessness and determination, like a goddess with both strength and beauty.

Even Thranduil looked at Arwen with admiration, feeling a little pity that she and Legolas did not like each other. Otherwise, if he had such a daughter-in-law, he would definitely support her with both hands.

At the same time, the three male elves Legolas, Elrohir, and Elladan were no less impressive.

With super physical fitness and reaction speed, coupled with the assistance of magic spells.

Countless giant spiders fell from the sky like rain.

Other elf warriors also used bows and arrows and other weapons to join forces to fight the giant spider.

Soon, thousands of giant spiders began to lose strength and were defeated by the elves. They began to flee south in panic.

The elf warriors did not miss the opportunity to pursue and quickly chased after the giant spider, leaving behind corpses of giant spiders along the way.

Then the corpses of these giant spiders were continuously delivered to Dui by the elves in charge of logistics.

Dui naturally accepted everyone who came and was very happy.

The giant spider venom he has collected now is enough for several barrels, which is enough to make many potions.

The giant spider's corpse has even filled an entire space bag.

But even so, Dui never thought it was too much.

After all, there are not many such opportunities. Once Sauron and the dark forces are defeated, these dark creatures will probably become fewer and fewer, so he needs to reserve more.

Moreover, the basilisk has a big appetite. As the basilisk grows older and longer, these giant spiders cannot keep it fed for long.

The elf army pursued the giant spider, crossing the old road in the dense forest and chasing it south.

But the further south they went, the more difficulties the elven army encountered.

The surrounding woods and air have been polluted by giant spiders. The trees have become hideous and strange, as if they were sick. The soil and leaves have become rotten and smelly. The river water has a hypnotic and drowsy magic, and even the air is filled with hallucinogenic poisonous gas.

In such an environment, the elves have a hard time moving forward. Not only do they have to be careful of their surroundings, but they also have to work hard to overcome the hallucinations and drowsiness caused by the poison gas, and they have to be vigilant against attacks from giant spiders hiding in the dark.

However, the elven army was not unprepared. The elven warriors took out the prepared scarves and wrapped their mouths and noses.

These scarves are soaked in a potion made by the elven doctors, which can relieve the poison in the air.

Dui also got a silk scarf, which gave off a plant fragrance that made people’s minds clear.

But it only relieves the poison, not cures it, so Dui simply cast a head-bubbling spell on himself.

Then he took out his staff and poured the surging magic power in his body into the staff while chanting the spell.

The emerald on the top of the staff released a dazzling light, and then like a bubble machine, it continuously gushed out countless colorful bubbles. The bubbles floated around and wrapped around the head of each elf.

Every elf felt a little uncomfortable at first, but soon discovered that under the cover of the bubble, the poisonous gas was blocked and filtered outside, and all they could smell was fresh air.

Thranduil was delighted to see that the elven warriors could breathe freely. He just looked at the bubbles floating towards him and pushed them towards the head of the elk under him without leaving a trace, letting the bubbles cover the mount's head.

Then he expressed his gratitude to Dui: "Dui, you have helped us a lot again!"

Dui shook his head, but when he saw that Thranduil had no bubble covering his head, he quickly asked, "Your Majesty Thranduil, where is your bubble? Do you need me to add one for you?"

Thranduil shook his head: "No, these poisonous gases can't do anything to me."

He didn't want to have a head full of bubbles, it was so ungraceful.

(End of this chapter)