Absolute Death Game

He hastily consumed a Blood Spirit Elixir, restoring 80 health points; these elixirs had been issued to him by the company when he initially prepared to conquer the Dark Forest instance, and today, they finally came in handy.

While evading, Xiao Buli’s mind raced. Clearly, it was pointless to attempt any skill that required casting time, and relying solely on instant-cast skills to kill all these Shadow Spiders was an impossible task. It was a time to heed the saying, ’the best plan is oft to retreat.’

Activating Skimming Shadow Steps, Xiao Buli turned to flee, but the spiders quickly surrounded him, attacking from all directions as if his Invisibility Effect were a free giveaway. Rather than swarming him at once, they attacked like a pack of wolves testing for openings. Xiao Buli felt enemies from all angles in a chaotic mess that still seemed to follow some pattern.

He engaged his Tai Chi Sword Skills in defense, but his health points continued to drop. His nerves tensed up. Damn it, this was going to be trouble! The sounds of Sickle Feet tearing flesh echoed incessantly in his headset, filling him with dread.

A single lapse could lead to being butchered by the encircling Shadow Spiders, which would be bearable in-game, but a real-life death like that would be too miserable.

Clenching his teeth, he cast Shadow Clone! Xiao Buli had used this skill for the fifth time. Although the released clones were pointless, the short-distance rapid movement still allowed him to dodge many attacks. However, it failed to increase the distance between him and the spiders, which doggedly followed him, attacking again.

A cramp in his stomach indicated he was suffering from the side effects of excessive tension. His fingers tapped furiously on the keyboard—constantly dodging, repositioning, parrying, and healing himself—pushing himself to the limit. A single mispressed key and a series of attacks later, his health points nearly bottomed out. Death loomed so close, Xiao Buli could almost smell its metallic scent.

His heart jumped to his throat as he instinctively unleashed his Ultimate Skill—Carefree Illusionary Sword Dance! A flash of white light skimmed over five or six spiders, landing near the exit of the cave, and his health points instantly recovered by a third, thanks to the unexpected triggering of the Blood Drinking Sword’s absorption effect.

Xiao Buli inwardly exclaimed in fortune and quickly consumed another large elixir, which only restored forty health points due to tolerance issues, barely bringing his health points up to half. In a swift turn, he summoned the newly caught Wild Ox.

Charge! The Wild Ox bellowed and furiously charged at the advancing spiders, startling them into a collective retreat. Taking advantage of the attention the immense Wild Ox commanded, Xiao Buli bolted for the outside.

As he ran, he applied a new Ethereal Armor. The Wild Ox was quickly torn apart by the swarming Shadow Spiders, spelling bad news. While running, Xiao Buli glanced back only to see the Shadow Spiders, like phantoms, rapidly catching up, and in the blink of an eye, they were upon him again. @@novelbin@@

Palm Thunder! A crack of lightning flung an incoming spider away, briefly slowing the pursuit, but the gap was quickly filled by the others behind it.

Just over thirty meters from the exit, Xiao Buli was finally caught up to once more. Constant attacks reduced his health points steadily from behind, but Xiao Buli dared not look back. Fortunately, as he approached the mouth of the cave, the tunnel narrowed, allowing only one or two Shadow Spiders to reach him.

Barely escaping with his life, Xiao Buli was soaked with cold sweat the moment he broke free.

Upon exiting the cave, he was ready to make his escape with Cloud-Thundering Sky Flash, but turning around, he saw that the Shadow Spiders had not rushed out; they were all hiding in the cave’s shadows, menacing with bared fangs but not venturing forth.

They are afraid of the light!? A thought suddenly struck Xiao Buli, and he forcefully suppressed the urge to flee immediately.

After applying another Resurrection Skill and another Ethereal Armor, Xiao Buli curiously watched the Shadow Spiders. One spider accidentally pushed too far by its peers started emitting puffs of white smoke from the dark layer covering it, as if it would dissolve away, producing a hissing noise before forcibly squeezing back into the shadow.

Haha, they really are afraid of light. Xiao Buli excited up, reminded of times when he played Legend and exploited enemy behaviors.

Mysterious Ice Slash! A spider took a direct hit, resulting in a loss of one-third of its health points. Despite their surprising speed, the spiders had low health. After two more Mysterious Ice Slashes, the spider finally died, legs akimbo.

When he killed the fourth spider, the creatures finally realized something was wrong and scattered, vanishing into the dark cave. Xiao Buli didn’t dare to pursue. He used his dissection skill on the few bodies, obtaining 3 Shadow Silk Pouches, 1 Shadow Crystal Core, 4 Spider Poison Fangs, and 6 Spider Meats.

Shadow Silk Pouches were essential for crafting Shadow Cloaks, and Shadow Crystal Cores were precious materials, while the Spider Poison Fangs and Spider Meats were also valuable. At the very least, they could fetch a decent sum of money.

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Though the gains were significant, a glance at the pitch-dark cave made Xiao Buli’s heart flutter, and he didn’t have the courage to enter again.

PS: I’ve been feeling a bit stuck with my writing these last two days, but after a bizarre dream last night, I suddenly figured out how to continue the story. Another chapter will come tonight. (