Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 22 Uninvited Guest

"Zhou Yang, I'll take the lead in the attack; you stay on the flanks and hold them off!"

With a black and gold shield in his left hand and an alloy longsword in his right, Lei Hong gave a low shout to Zhou Yang, and then crashed into the three-meter-tall ghost-faced spider like a cannonball.

"Boom!"

Lei Hong had already reached the intermediate-level general rank for many years, and his basic exertion was close to 30,000 kilograms.

With the added power generation techniques he had cultivated, this impact must have carried at least 40,000 kilograms of force!

The hard black and gold shield slammed heavily into the Ghost-faced Spider's body from the side, sending the spider flying backward.

Lei Hong swung his alloy longsword in his right hand, leaving a huge wound on the Ghost Spider's abdomen.

"Squeak, squeak!"

The enormous ghost-faced spider tumbled to the ground and then quickly bounced up, its eight compound eyes constantly turning to lock onto the figure that had suddenly appeared out of nowhere, while its body stood upright in a defensive stance.

"The Ghostface Spider has strong bursts of power but poor stamina. Its weak points are its abdomen, lower back, eyes, and leg joints!"

Lei Hong shouted a reminder and rushed forward to engage the Ghost-faced Spider in combat.

Lei Hong, nicknamed "Wind Chaser Sword," cultivates an S-rank manual called "Wind Chaser Sword Technique," renowned for its attack speed.

At this moment, he only used his shield to protect his vital parts, while the alloy longsword in his right hand transformed into a continuous barrage of sword shadows, relentlessly attacking the Ghost Spider's vitals.

The Ghost Spider's eight spears were as hard as alloy. It moved quickly using its six hind legs, while its two front legs were raised high to parry and defend against Lei Hong's attacks. However, it was clear that it was at a disadvantage against Lei Hong.

Without hesitation, Zhou Yang quickly circled around to the back of the Ghost Face Spider and launched an attack on its rear abdomen with his spear.

"Squeak!"

The ghost-faced spider spotted Zhou Yang's sneak attack, and its six hind legs sprang up, quickly shifting to the side to dodge.

In that instant, Lei Hong, who was originally positioned directly in front of the Ghost Spider, seized the opportunity.

He let out a low shout, and the right sleeve of his combat uniform billowed high, as powerful force flowed down his arm and into the alloy longsword in his right hand.

"Cut it off!"

Lei Hong, having gathered all his strength, slashed his sword fiercely at the outer joint of one of the Ghost-Faced Spider's hind legs.

The fragile spider leg joints could not withstand such enormous force, and with a crisp crack, it shattered instantly, while the spider leg drooped limply.

"squeak!"

Losing its leg, the spider staggered and nearly fell to the ground, while simultaneously screaming in pain.

"Uncle Lei is amazing!"

While dodging the attacks of the berserk Ghost Face Spider, Zhou Yang loudly praised it.

"Haha, it's alright!"

Lei Hong responded with a laugh, continuing to press forward and attack the ghost-faced spider, while simultaneously reminding it:

"That ghost-faced spider is making quite a commotion. We need to deal with it quickly and get out of there before someone else gets the better of us!"

"Yes, Uncle Lei!"

Zhou Yang didn't dare to be negligent either, and quickly joined the battle by wielding his spear.

After losing a leg, the Ghost-faced Spider's combat strength was reduced, making it even more difficult for it to withstand Lei Hong's attacks.

Taking advantage of the instant Lei Hong's longsword slashed at the Ghost-Faced Spider, Zhou Yang swiftly thrust out his spear, unleashing the first level of "World Destruction" at the same time, causing the spear's speed and power to explode!

"puff!"

The hazy starlight flashed by, and the tip of the Starry Sky Spear pierced deeply into the Ghost Spider's abdomen, leaving a huge hole in its body.

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

The ghost-faced spider howled in pain and retreated quickly. Then, it glanced at the two powerful enemies in front of it, turned around, and fled into the distance.

"Boom!"

However, at that moment, a loud sniper rifle shot rang out.

An armor-piercing bullet traveling at several times the speed of sound arrived with a sharp whistling sound, directly hitting the Ghost Spider's back and waist area.

Caught off guard, the fleeing spider was hit directly by the armor-piercing bullet carrying enormous kinetic energy, which pierced its slender waist and instantly destroyed the nervous system of its lower limbs.

The remaining seven legs of the Ghost Spider were like soldiers who had lost their command. After a series of tremors, they went limp, and the huge three-meter-tall body, lacking support, fell heavily forward to the ground.

Lei Hong's eyes lit up, and he rushed forward, his right hand wielding the alloy longsword with full force as he slashed down!

The Ghost-Faced Spider, limp on the ground, only had time to let out a desperate scream before its sharp, ferocious head was cleaved in two by Lei Hong's longsword.

"Xiaoxia, well done!"

Lei Hong shouted a word of praise into his communication headset.

"Hehe, it's alright, it's alright."

Zhu Xia's smug laughter came through the earphones.

Lei Hong quickly directed everyone to clean up the battlefield.

"Old Zhou, you three, hurry up and collect that spider web."

"Zhou Yang, you'll dissect the materials from this ghost-faced spider with me. Zhu Xia, continue to keep watch on the surroundings!"

"receive!"

The team members split up and quickly got to work.

Zhou Yang took out a 7-series throwing knife, squatted down, and together with Lei Hong began to dissect the materials on the Ghost Face Spider.

First, there are the two venomous fangs, then the venom sacs on the cheeks, and eight spider leg spears as hard as alloy. These alone could fetch at least 1.5 million Chinese yuan.

At that moment, Zhou Yong and the others' excited shouts could be heard through the earpiece.

"We've got it, Captain! We've got it! This spider web is at least 80 or 90 square meters in area, and it's completely intact, without a single tear!"

"Eighty or ninety square meters!"

Zhou Yang and Lei Hong exchanged a glance, both revealing excited smiles.

Under normal circumstances, the webs produced by mid-level Grimace Spiders can sell for seven or eight million per square meter.

The spider webs they harvested this time covered a full 80 or 90 square meters, which could fetch at least 600 or 700 million yuan!

Keep in mind that they had been frantically sweeping around for half a month, hunting down more than a hundred low-level monsters, and only managed to gain about 15 billion.

And now, having only hunted one mid-level warrior-level ghost-faced spider, the reward is already half of what I gained from previous hunts!

"I wish there were more ghost-faced spiders!"

Chen Chong is still having a pipe dream.

He wasn't the only one; everyone else shared the same thought.

But everyone understands that if you encounter such a good thing once, you're already incredibly lucky; how can you expect more?

"If we sell all the materials we came to in the wilderness this time, we can conservatively estimate a profit of around 23 to 24 billion. Based on my contribution, I should be able to get about 6 million, which is not far from meeting the requirements for purchasing the second level of 'World Destruction'!"

"It's a pity that you need two-star contribution points to buy it at half price, otherwise I could buy it now."

As Zhou Yang dissected one of the ghost-faced spider's legs, he silently reviewed the information in his mind.

"How about we ask Dad to provide some financial support first? He's already bought all the manuals and weapons, so he doesn't have any other major expenses for the time being."

He quickly made up his mind: this is what I'll do!

At this moment, his father Zhou Yong, along with Lao Liu and Chen Chong, had finished collecting the spider webs of the ghost-faced spider and were quickly gathering over here.

The enormous spider web, once folded, was quite small and had already been stored in their backpacks.

Lei Hong and Zhou Yang also sped up, quickly harvesting the remaining materials from the Ghost Face Spider.

Just as Lei Hong was about to order a retreat, Zhu Xia's anxious voice suddenly came through his earpiece!

"Captain, someone's here! Three targets, very fast, at least high-level warriors!"

"Advanced Warrior!"

Zhou Yang and Lei Hong exchanged a glance, both seeing a solemn expression on each other's faces.

(End of this chapter)