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Chapter 241 The Giant Spider Hilob
As Dui drew the last red-tipped arrow, the Orks instantly fell silent, holding their breath and becoming even more cautious.

The Orks value strength above all else, and they feared that Dui, who drew the red arrow, would become enraged and take his anger out on them.

However, to the relief of the Oc, Dui did not show any expression on his face and directly announced, "Alright, since we've won the draw, then I and that other person will go to transport it together!"

Upon hearing this, the other Oc members all showed expressions of joy at escaping with their lives, and were also surprised that Dui would keep his promise.

They thought that this new captain was not only strong, but also a man of his word. If he could return safely from the spider's nest, they would recognize him as their true leader.

The only remaining one, Oc, who drew the red arrow, was utterly devastated. He hadn't even seen the giant spider yet, and he was already half dead.

Next, amidst the gloating farewells of the Orks, Dui and another Ork transported the Ork's corpse to the giant spider's lair, more than twenty miles away.

Dui, of course, couldn't do it himself, so he walked ahead like a lord.

Only the unfortunate Oak, miserably carrying the body of the former captain Oak, who was even bigger than himself, resignedly followed behind.

After Dui left, the remaining Oaks realized that they didn't even know the new captain's name.

"Who cares what it's called? It's all going to end up in the spider's belly anyway!" one of the Orks said nonchalantly.

Then the other Orcs also agreed.

In their view, there was a high probability that Dui and his team would not return alive.

The former captain is dead, and the newly appointed captain is about to die. So, can they also compete for the leadership position?

All the Orcs began to have their own thoughts, and their gazes towards the other Orcs became wary.

Meanwhile, Dui strolled leisurely along the steep steps and tunnels leading to Chilis-Ugo, seemingly relaxed yet mentally focused and always on guard.

Behind him, Oak was panting heavily as he carried Oak's corpse, looking like he was about to die from exhaustion.

Seeing Dui standing in front of him, not offering any assistance, Oak didn't dare to speak at all. In fact, under Dui's impatient urging, he quickly sped up his pace.

The Shadow Mountains, where the giant spider Hilob resides, are as its name suggests. The mountains are always shrouded in a layer of dark clouds and mist, with sparse trees and vegetation, exposed rocks, and few inhabitants.

Finally, we arrived at the foot of the huge rock wall on the west side of Qilis Wugou. Here, the rocks were jagged, like a huge natural maze, and there was also a huge dark cave.

The cave was extremely dark, like a black hole, where even beams of light were swallowed up, making it impossible to see what was inside.

It also emitted a foul stench, and the air was stagnant and deathly still, giving people a feeling of oppression and terror.

Upon seeing the cave entrance, Oak, carrying the corpse, looked terrified. "Boss... this is the spider's nest. Let's leave the corpse here and get out of here quickly, or we won't be able to leave!"

Seeing Oak's legs trembling with fear, Dui seemed to have taken his words to heart, and nodded with a smile: "Alright, then put the body down and leave."

"Really?" Oak was pleasantly surprised, not expecting the new boss to be so easy to talk to.

"Of course it's fake, the soul left the body~" Dui directly used the Soul-Stealing Curse to control Oak.

"Now, take the body to the cave entrance," Dui ordered directly.

Oak nodded blankly, then carried out Dui's order without hesitation, dragging Oak's corpse toward the cave entrance.

Dui concealed his presence and quietly hid, waiting for the giant spider Hilob to appear.

Controlled by the Imperius Curse, Oak dragged Oak's corpse to the cave entrance and stood there blankly.

Finally, a commotion broke out inside the cave.

A giant black spider, as big as a house, crawled out of the cave. It was twisted and bizarre in appearance, with a short neck and a bloated body. Its arthropod legs ended in sharp claws, and it had huge horns and many eyes clustered into two large groups on its head.

The giant spider, entirely black, gleamed with an evil, eerie light and emitted a foul stench. It was like a monster born of darkness, its body filled with a powerful dark force that instilled fear and suffocation in those who saw it.

When you look directly at it, it feels like facing darkness itself. Your vision is gradually stripped away, and even the colors and light of all the memories in your mind disappear. Your sense of touch and hearing also become numb.

And it is Hilob, the last offspring of the spider-like evil god Uggliant.

As one of the most powerful and terrifying spiders in Middle-earth, Hilob is also known as the "Spider Queen," "Weaver of Fate," and "Mistress of Darkness."

It is evil and independent, serving only itself and not obeying Sauron's commands; it is a delicate alliance with Sauron, where they mutually exploit each other.

Having inherited some of the powers of his mother, the evil god Ugoliant, Hilob has an insatiable desire to devour all living beings; elves, humans, and orcs are all his food.

The large number of Orks was a consumable for Sauron. In order to win over Hilob, he sent over all the seriously injured or dead Orks to satisfy Hilob's constant hunger.

Even when not engaged in battle, the Orks constantly fought amongst themselves. From the smallest Ork squad leader to the greatest Ork King, almost all were chosen through fierce combat. Those Orks who were seriously injured or weakened were left untreated, their fates sealed by the cruel rule of survival of the fittest, and they were simply sent to the giant spider Hilob as food.

Hilob naturally accepted this constant stream of food, and the only condition of the deal was that it eat all those who tried to pass through the Chilis-Ugo Pass.

Such a transaction condition is hardly a condition at all, since without such a condition, Hilob would not allow any food to escape from its mouth.

At that moment, the giant spider Hilob smelled the aroma of meat and crawled out of its cave.

Upon seeing the Oak corpse on the ground, it immediately spit out spider silk and quickly wrapped the corpse into a dumpling with its two forelimbs.

Then, countless eyes turned to Oak, who was controlled by the Imperius Curse, and rushed over instantly. One of them stung Oak unconscious with a poisonous stinger, and then quickly wrapped Oak in a spider web.

After doing all this, the giant spider Hilob did not drag its prey back to its burrow, but instead suddenly fixed its gaze on the place where Dui was hiding in the distance.

Having been discovered, Dui no longer hid and broke free of the illusion spell, stepping out.

Upon seeing yet another food source, Hilob's eyes gleamed with the look of predator eyeing prey, but after sniffing the air, a look of confusion crossed its face.

"You're not an orc, what are you?" A hoarse and shrill voice came from Hirob, as if he hadn't spoken for a long time, his vocal cords were dry, and it sounded like fingernails scraping against glass.

When they were clearing out the giant spiders in the Dark Forest, the Spider Queen they encountered could speak, so Dui wasn't surprised to see Hilob speak this time.

However, facing this giant spider that exuded a powerful dark aura, Dui was very vigilant and dared not be careless in the slightest.

Hilob possesses an extreme dark power, like an invisible net that makes those who face it feel as if they are shrouded in darkness, their five senses become numb, and their minds are also enveloped by darkness.

It was as if I had sunk into a dark quagmire, and I became sluggish.

Dui quickly cast a brain-sealing spell, and the mental castle in his brain blocked the darkness from the outside. At the same time, the wooden stick in his hand transformed back into a magic staff, and he immediately released a spell.

"Avada Kedavra!"

A dazzling green light flashed and shot towards Hilob's massive body.

Hilob sensed a great threat and instantly unleashed a huge black spider web to shield himself.

The Killing Curse struck the black spider web, causing a violent explosion.

But what made Dui's expression turn serious was that the black spider web actually successfully blocked the Killing Curse's attack, just like an elastic net that had only been torn open.

Seeing this, Dui became even more determined to obtain the spider silk.

Spider silk of this strength could certainly be used to create the most perfect invisibility cloak.

At this moment, the giant spider Hilob was also enraged. It looked at the staff in Dui's hand and shouted, "You're not an orc! You're a wizard! I'm going to eat you!"

Then it attacked Dui directly, its huge legs covered in sharp claws slamming heavily onto him.

"Crush to pieces!" Dui attacked the incoming leg.

However, Hilob's defense was astonishing; his arthropod legs were as hard as steel. When the spell struck his legs, it only slowed down his attack and did not cause any damage.

Dui's pupils contracted, and he quickly cast an Iron Armor Spell to block the spider legs that were like giant steel pillars.

But the Ironclad Curse only managed to block one of Hilob's attacks before shattering in the next.

Dui continued to cast spells and attacks, but failed to break through Hilob's solid shell. Hilob's body defense was strong, with almost no weaknesses.

What troubled Dui even more was that Hilob’s dense array of eyes released powerful mental illusions. When Dui accidentally made eye contact with it, he was completely trapped in the illusions.

If it weren't for the mental fortress in his brain that protected him from being completely lost in the illusion, his visual senses would still be affected by the illusion. He felt as if he were being swallowed by darkness, trapped in an endless expanse of extreme darkness, surrounded by thousands upon thousands of giant spiders, Hilob.

They attacked Dui from all directions, even from above and below, making it impossible for Dui to distinguish which one was real.

In reality outside the illusion, the giant spider Hilob watched as Dui fell into a mental illusion, completely lost in his vigilance and resistance, and a triumphant look appeared in his eyes.

It immediately opened its mouth and spat out a thick, long black spider silk, shooting it at the unsuspecting Dui, intending to bind him like other prey and take him back to the cave as food.

Just as the spider silk was about to stick to Dui, it was stopped by an invisible barrier a meter away from him.

Hilob instantly pinpointed the source of the defensive barrier: the Power Ring worn on Dui's left hand.

(End of this chapter)