Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

It deflected more than a dozen steel teeth one by one; some bounced off the nearby broken wall, while others shattered into the ground, embedding themselves three inches into the stone.

The skeleton only had a knife and two hands, enough to protect itself and a small area around it, but not enough to protect the clumsy mythical beast beside it.

To make matters worse, several steel teeth that were originally heading towards the skull were deflected by its blade and bounced off, hitting the divine beast instead.

With a few muffled "plop" sounds, the steel teeth pierced into the thick flesh of the divine beast. The big guy opened his mouth in pain and let out a series of squeaks and roars. He didn't even have time to spew out the flames in his mouth. He was jumping up and down in pain.

The mythical beast's health started to drop rapidly.

It can actually dodge; although that thing is big, it's not impossible for it to dodge if it really wants to.

But behind it stood Lin Mu, and further back was the gap, through which rows of Flying Eagle Guards and Bai Ri Men people were looking out.

If it were to move aside, those exposed steel teeth would have smashed directly into Lin Mu's body and into his gaping wound.

So it didn't dodge, and instead took several steel teeth with its bare body.

Dark gray spikes pierced its thick flesh, bursting into blooms of blood. The damage numbers above its head jumped up and down several rows, and its health bar visibly dropped.

It growled softly, as if it were defiant or enduring pain, but its four thick legs remained firmly planted on the ground, not moving an inch.

Its master was right behind it; it had nowhere to retreat.

Lin Mu stood behind watching, and suddenly his nose tingled and his eyes welled up with tears.

This beast may be a bit slow, but he's a real go-getter when it counts.

He took a breath, suppressing the sour feeling, and turned to shout at the Flying Eagle Guards inside the gap, "What are you all standing there for! Quickly replenish the divine beast's blood!"

The Taoist priests in the Flying Eagle Guards finally came to their senses and hurriedly raised their weapons to cast spells, with beams of white light from group healing spells falling on the divine beast one after another.

Lin Mu raised his Free and Easy Fan, and a beam of pure white light flew out from it, precisely covering the head of the divine beast.

Several beams of white light intertwined, like a warm blanket covering the wounds. The wounds that were still bleeding began to close visibly, and the downward trend of the health bar was finally stopped.

The mythical beast grunted, making gurgling sounds in its throat, as if it had finally caught its breath.

Lin Mu confirmed that the divine beast's blood had stabilized before standing up straight again. His gaze passed over the heads of the melee spiders and locked onto the row of steel-fanged spiders lined up at the edge of the forest.

He quickly glanced at the distance; it was within reach, and the skeleton's throwing axe was also within reach.

He had a plan in mind, and his hands were already moving.

"Don't rush, let me apply the poison." He said in a low voice. The skeleton seemed to understand, loosened its grip on the knife, and did not rush to throw the axe. It continued to block the steel fangs that were being shot at it, as well as the other spiders that occasionally broke through a row of steel-fanged spiders and squeezed in.

Lin Mu stopped and first aimed at the third steel-toothed spider from the left in the row.

Lin Mu grabbed a handful of gray powder from his waist, flicked his wrist, and the powder landed precisely on the third steel-fanged spider, causing it to sprout from its head.

-109, -109, -109...

At the same time, a layer of gray mist rose around the steel-fanged spider, like a continuously expanding wave of water, eventually stopping within two body lengths of the third steel-fanged spider.

Thus, counting from the left, the second one and the first one;

The 4th and 5th.

The four steel-toothed spiders were successively infected with green poison, which then sprouted from their heads.

-109, -109, -109...

Lin Mu didn't stop. He raised his hand again and cast a green poison spell on the 8th Steel Fang Spider. The gray-green mist exploded again, spreading to both sides and engulfing the 7th, 6th, 9th, and 10th Steel Fang Spiders as well.

……

The fight was chaotic just now, with lightning and fire talismans flashing everywhere, making it impossible to see anything clearly.

Now that the melee spiders in front have been cleared out and their skills have stopped, the people in the Flying Eagle Guards can finally see the secret behind the powder in Lin Mu's hand.

Someone couldn't help but exclaim, "Holy crap... what kind of poison is this? Is it contagious?"

Lin Mu ignored them.

He sensed something was wrong as soon as he sprinkled the third handful of powder.

Many of the steel-toothed spiders' steel teeth began to converge in his direction, as if someone was secretly alerting them.

But he didn't stop to think about it; he continued to spread the poison in the correct order.

...the 18th, the 23rd...

They threw them out one after another.

In less than the time it takes to drink half a cup of tea, the entire row of steel-fanged spiders glowed green from left to right, their carapaces coated in a layer of poisonous mist. From a distance, they looked like a row of green-haired turtles lying in place, with -109, -109, -109 floating in unison above their heads...

Neat and tidy, pleasing to the eye.

Chapter 281 The Exhilarating Fire Talisman

Lin Mu was in a great mood. The poison from this Y-10 was truly amazing; it was definitely a group poisoning technique.

He struck while the iron was hot, and followed the same order to unleash another wave of red poison. The 3rd, the 8th... the 18th, the 23rd... The gray-green mist had barely dissipated when the spiders were covered by a layer of yellow-red poisonous mist, and the green-haired turtles turned into red-haired turtles.

Lin Mu glanced at it with satisfaction and was about to take a breather when he suddenly noticed that the forelimbs of the entire row of steel-fanged spiders were arched, and the carapaces below their mouthparts were cracking open one by one, revealing a dense array of dark gray steel teeth.

This salvo was all aimed at Lin Mu, as if someone had assigned them coordinates.

Not right.

There were only the 3rd and 8th poisons... These were poisoned by him personally. The rest were spread through the poisonous fog. Logically, they shouldn't all have locked onto his scent.

But the facts were clear: the steel-toothed spiders, infected by the spread of the poison, also arched their forelimbs and joined the volley, all aiming at his position with the same direction and angle.

Lin Mu was certain that they hadn't all locked onto his aura, but their movements were perfectly synchronized.

This indicates that there is some kind of information transmission among these steel-toothed spiders; if one is locked, the entire group will be notified.

His hair stood on end, as if a cold needle was slicing down his back to the back of his neck.

The mythical beast sensed his discomfort, spreading its two small claws to block him on the left, while the skeleton crossed over to the right to protect him completely.

Lin Mu took a step forward, breaking his stealth, then took another step back, disappearing again, quickly escaping the Steel Fang Spider's aura lock-on range.

He regained his balance, his breathing not yet fully even, but his gaze was already fixed on the row of steel-fanged spiders that still gleamed with poisonous light at the edge of the woods.

Lin Mu stared at them and muttered, "Organized, with shared perception, and able to communicate... are these spiders or an army?"

The steel-toothed spiders lost their target, slowly lowered their forelimbs, and closed their mouthparts.

But the steel-toothed spiders only hesitated for a moment before arching their forelimbs again and splitting their mouthparts open once more.

However, their target was no longer the location where Lin Mu was hiding, but instead locked onto the skeletons and divine beasts blocking their way.

Another salvo pierced the air, the dark gray steel teeth striking the dragon slayer and the divine beast, clanging and clattering.

Lin Mu hid behind the two summoned creatures, feeling the vibrations and impacts coming from in front of him, without rushing to have the Skeleton Flying Axe retaliate against the Steel-Toothed Spiders.

He gave the skeleton an order: continue attacking the melee spiders that were charging across the defenses; leave the Steel Fang Spiders to him.

Without hesitation, the skeleton turned its blade, parrying the flying steel teeth while slashing at a wolf spider that was squeezing in from the side.

Lin Mu stood at the base of the wall, silently calculating in his mind.

The poison damage is 109 points every two seconds, which is 3270 points per minute. A poison with Luck 10 lasts for 11 minutes, which is 35970 points of damage.

The Steel Fang Spider only has 15000 health points, and in less than 5 minutes, the entire row of Steel Fang Spiders will all fall down on their own.

But he wasn't going to just wait around.

He raised his hand, and a Soulfire Talisman flew out from his palm, tracing a bright yellow path, and accurately struck the carapace of the 20th Steelfang Spider. With a "crack," the flames exploded, and the damage number popped up: -1080.

Almost simultaneously, the steel-fanged spider that had been hit suddenly arched its forelimbs, its mouthparts splitting open, and it re-locked onto Lin Mu's aura.

Lin Mu could see clearly that the 19th and 21st animals right next to it also paused at the same time, as if they had received some invisible signal. Then they turned their mouthparts and forelimbs around and aimed them at him.

Lin Mu's heart sank.

Sure enough, the range of perception shared among these spiders was larger than he had imagined.

It's not just a few birds where the toxin has spread; the entire group is connected in some way.

When one is attacked, the surrounding animals will react accordingly.

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind: If the Moon Demon Spider also had this ability, would the Taoist's invisibility technique be completely useless?

He shook his head, suppressing the thought.

Anyway, there are human shields in front of me now, so I'm safe for the time being.

He raised his hand again, and another Soul Fire Talisman flew out, hitting another Steel Fang Spider. Then came the third, the fourth... one Soul Fire Talisman after another was thrown out.

"Slap," "Slap," "Slap."

-1157, -1035, -1101...

The bright yellow light flickered against the dark red sky.

As he swung the pen, Lin Mu suddenly felt something was wrong.

His movements became smoother and smoother, and the speed at which his fingers flipped the talisman paper was much faster than usual. Even the angle and landing point of the fire talisman seemed to be more precise, as if his arm had found the best trajectory for releasing the talisman on its own.

The feeling was hard to describe. It wasn't that my strength had increased or my skills had become stronger, but rather that the entire casting process had become incredibly smooth, like a river that had been somewhat stagnant being suddenly cleared, with the water flowing through effortlessly.

He felt something warm and coursing through his body, like the warmth of soaking in warm water on a winter's day, slowly seeping out from between his bones, into his meridians, into his fingertips, into every moment of his series of movements as he pinched the talisman, raised his hand, and flicked it out.

He suddenly remembered the moment when the Celestial Venerable held his wrist.

The withered hand was clenched so tightly that the power that surged into his body disappeared without a trace, like a stone sinking into the sea. He could neither find where it went nor feel any change.

But at this moment, a warm feeling rose from his limbs and bones, exactly the same as the temperature that the Celestial Venerable's palm had given him that night.

Lin Mu's hands didn't stop moving as he threw out another fire talisman, but his heart felt as if it had been gently bumped by something.

He didn't stop to think it through, because the steel-fanged spider in front of him was still shooting steel fangs, and the battlefield was still going on.

Then he suddenly remembered something: where was the orc leader?

Those gray-green figures that initially surged out of the forest with the Sirius Spiders are now all gone, as if they silently withdrew from the battlefield after threatening Bai Ri Men in the first wave.

He glanced at the edge of the half-empty forest in the distance, but did not see the orc leader.

He suppressed his question and continued leaning against the wall, flicking the fire talisman.

A few minutes later, the steel-toothed spiders on the right were cleared away one by one by Lin Mu and fell to the ground.

One after another, bright yellow soul fire talismans flew out, striking the carapaces that were arching their forelimbs in preparation for a volley, exploding into bursts of fire.