Learning from Marvel

Chapter 339 Breakthrough

The big dark golden spider stood quietly on the surface of the lake, continuing to accumulate strength without making any further movements.

What does it seem to be waiting for?
"It doesn't seem to pay attention to us?" Legolas wondered.

"You may have noticed it, but you just didn't pay attention to us!" Aragorn showed a self-deprecating smile at the corner of his mouth.

After entering this spider's nest and facing the final big boss, he felt more and more powerless.

It seems natural that the big spider looks down on them?

"Legolas!" Ian called out.

No matter what the reason is, this is a free opportunity, and he will not let it go.

Legolas raised his hand and shot an arrow. He didn't try it first this time, and he went straight up with an armor-piercing arrow with all his strength.

The big spider lay motionless on the lake, which was the best target, and the armor-piercing arrows pointed straight at its eyes like shooting stars.

"Ding!" The arrow was bounced away.

The moment the arrow was approaching, the big spider flicked slightly to avoid its weakest eyes. Legolas' armor-piercing arrow hit its head, and it was directly bounced away.

Whether it is dodging or defending, the big spider seems to be able to do a job with ease.

Legolas put down his bow and arrow helplessly, he knew that there was no need to continue attacking and it would have no effect.

"Our attack is basically ineffective, how can we interrupt it?" Legolas looked at Ian.

The enemy just stands there, allowing you to attack at will, and you can't break through the defense.

It really made him feel powerless!
Seeing the effect of Legolas' attack, Ian quickly made a judgment:
"This big spider's defense is too strong, our attack is almost impossible to be effective, it is difficult to find a breakthrough from it!"

No wonder the big spider dared to stand there so brightly, completely ignoring them.

"Apart from this big spider, where else can we break through?" Aragorn asked.

He also had no desire to swing his sword at the giant spider.

Although the big sword in his hand was a magic weapon, he didn't think that ordinary magic weapons could break through the giant spider's defense.

At least those legendary soldiers with legendary power are needed!

As the two of them, if they think of a way, it is very possible to get that kind of legendary magic weapon, but there is obviously no time for them to go back now.

"Why don't we just destroy this space below?" Ian suggested.

He didn't stop doing anything, and he was going to take a drastic drastic action.

"This place cannot be destroyed! We are currently at the bottom of the sacred tree."

Legolas immediately shook his head in denial, and explained,
"The core supporting this space below is the root system of the holy tree. Although the holy tree has been in a state of extinction, her root system is still indestructible!"

"Since the target of the big spider is the holy tree, can we try it from this direction?" Aragorn also suggested.

Since it cannot be destroyed, can it communicate?
Judging from the remaining power of the holy tree, as long as it actively resists, all the enemy's methods will be difficult to be effective.

"I'll try!" Legolas was about to try, though he didn't hold out much hope.

In the records of the elves, from the discovery of this sacred tree to the present, there has never been any success.

Among the elves who have tried, there are many heroes of the elves from all ages!
Legolas walked to a nearby rock face and peeled away the thin rock, exposing the roots of the sacred tree.

This spider's lair, which seems to be located in the rock formation, is actually located in the root system of the sacred tree.

"..." Legolas opened his eyes helplessly,

"The holy tree is still dead, completely unable to feel the existence of consciousness, just like a dead thing!"

In fact, there is only a holy tree with a broken stump, and she is completely dead no matter how you look at it!
"The two key nodes of the big spider and the holy tree are not good, so we can only try to find a breakthrough from the blood lake!" Ian's gaze was naturally placed on the blood lake.

"Blood lake!?" Legolas and Aragorn also looked at the peaceful blood lake at the same time.

From the beginning to the end of the battle just now, Blood Lake seemed to only play a supporting role.

Apart from the horrifying process of its formation, the Blood Lake doesn't show too conspicuously.

On the contrary, the previous spider monster and the current big dark golden spider, the two big bosses who came out of the blood lake, have a very strong sense of existence.

"The blood lake seems to be just an auxiliary function, but it is actually very crucial. It must have a more important role, otherwise the giant spider would not have paid such a high price for it!" Ian analyzed.

He did not forget that the formation of this blood lake was at the cost of dozens of large spider nests.

Even for the family of giant spiders occupying the Mirkwood, this is not a small loss.

After all, large spider nests are not so easy to cultivate!
"What should I do?" Aragorn frowned slightly.

He found that the blood lake seemed easier to handle, but it was actually equally difficult to deal with!
Not to mention anything else, just its extremely strong corrosiveness makes people have nowhere to start.

"The best way is to destroy the Blood Lake directly, but in a hurry, this goal cannot be accomplished.

We can only settle for the next best thing, since we have nothing to do with this lake water, let it flow away by itself! "Having said this, Ian looked at Legolas.

With the corrosiveness shown by the blood lake, ordinary rocks certainly cannot hold the water of the blood lake.

Therefore, if this green lake water can gather enough to form a blood lake, the root system of the sacred tree must be dragging the bottom, and at most some incorrodible residues will be added to fill the gaps.

Legolas instantly understood Ian's intentions, then nodded and said:

"We elves do have a way to make the roots of the holy tree vibrate slightly!"

Although the sacred tree has been deemed dead, its roots still maintain a little activity, and will produce a little stress response to external stimuli.

However, the tree roots are only a little active after all, and the stress response produced is very slight, and it is almost useless under normal circumstances.

"Enough! What price do I need to pay?" Ian asked with satisfaction.

The entangled roots of the sacred tree are only formed naturally, and they are not considered tight.

Just a slight vibration is enough to create some tiny gaps.

It doesn't need to be too big, as long as enough liquid seeps through, it will be enough to break the current deadlock.

"It's just a simple stimulation of the roots of the sacred tree, and it doesn't cost anything!"

As Legolas answered, he wandered around the nearby rock walls, looking for suitable roots.

He can only stimulate one sacred tree root at a time, so the first target cannot be randomly selected.

For the first time, the most suitable target must be selected, which is the kind of roots that extend directly to the bottom of the blood lake.

The big spider doesn't pay attention to them at all now, they have time to search slowly.

Once it succeeds for the first time, the blood lake will start to leak, which will definitely attract the attention of the big spider.

At that time, the big spider will probably no longer turn a blind eye to them!
Although there was no time limit, Legolas still only took ten seconds to choose the target.

He took out an emerald ring and put it on his hand, and then used the emerald to touch the roots of the sacred tree.

Finally, Legolas used his elf status to activate the emerald on the ring.

In an instant, the gemstone bloomed with a faint green light, shining on the roots of the sacred tree.

Under the irradiation of green light, the roots of the holy tree really responded.

The energy flowing inside the roots became active little by little.

"It's moving!" The roots of the sacred tree shook suddenly, and shrank a little, but there was no other reaction.

There was only a little shock and contraction, but it just met Ian's expectations.

The originally calm surface of the lake suddenly became rippling and whirlpool again.

The ripples and eddies are the manifestation of the lake water flowing from the bottom of the lake, and even the big dark golden spider can't directly smooth it out.

"Roar!" The big spider roared, looking around with icy eyes.

Its voice is as thick as the previous spider monster, not like the voice that a spider should have.

This underground space is unobstructed, and the three of Ian are naturally directly exposed to the sight of the big spider.

Feeling the big spider's icy gaze on him, before it could make the next move, Ian responded instantly:

"Spread out! Legolas, find a chance and try again."

The three of them immediately dispersed in three directions, avoiding possible attacks from the big spider.

It's just that the big spider didn't seem to have any intention of doing anything to them for the time being. It just glanced at them and then looked away.

Perhaps after judging the pros and cons, it thinks:
Compared to catching these three little bugs, it is more important to plug the cracks at the bottom of the lake.

The big spider's eight spider legs moved regularly on the surface of the lake, and then the blood lake became dark and surging.

And with the surging undercurrent, a large amount of undercurrent of corrosion residue was brought to the cracks.

It was evident that it was trying to plug the sudden opening with these uncorroded residues.

It's just that these corrosion residues are extremely fine, with almost zero viscosity, and the plugging effect is extremely poor.

Fortunately, the cracks are also relatively small. As more and more residues are rolled in, the cracks tend to be blocked.

But it's just a trend, and the three of Ian will definitely not make it happen. Legolas has chosen a root again.

Not only Legolas, Ian and Aragorn also stood in front of a root, doing the same action.

Of course they don't have the ability and items to stimulate the roots of the holy tree, but the big spider doesn't know it!
The big spider naturally saw the actions of the three of Ian, but it hesitated for a moment because it couldn't judge who was the culprit.

This moment was enough for Legolas to complete his task.

"Ka Ka Ka!" A faint sound of rock breaking was heard, and then a crack appeared at the bottom of the blood lake.

Moreover, this crack is obviously bigger, and the impact in the blood lake is also greater.

The number of cracks at the bottom of the lake increased to two, and the speed of the lake water flow was significantly accelerated.

Discovering this situation, the big spider resolutely gave up on Ian and the others, and turned to deal with the cracks at the bottom of the lake.

It's just two cracks, it can't be filled at all.

After all, the big spider can only simply control the lake water, but cannot fully control it, so it is powerless to stop the lake water from passing.

Under the root system of the sacred tree, there is a thick rock formation, which cannot stop the erosion of the lake water at all.

Where can the infiltrated lake water corrode in the end?No one knows!
Anyway, it must not be found!

"Okay!" The three met again.

Since the big spider didn't care, there was no need for them to escape.

"There seems to be something wrong with the spider's brain!" Aragorn said.

Ian nodded: "Indeed! It may be because there is no emotion, its judgment mode is very mechanical and rigid, and the response is seriously insufficient!"

This big spider looks like a mentally retarded, which is actually normal, after all, it is just a tool.

Tools don't need wisdom or strain, they just need to operate according to the established procedures!

"It can't be that simple, can it?!" Legolas couldn't believe it. He thought there would be a fierce battle, but he didn't expect it to be so simple. The big spider ignored them at all.

"The big spider has a brain problem, and we have loopholes to take advantage of, but what we have done is not enough to thwart the enemy's plan!" Ian shook his head.

Where is this going?

How much water from the lake can flow through two cracks?
At most, it was just creating a little trouble for the giant spider, and it was far from destroying the plan of the giant spider family.

Moreover, it is impossible for the giant spider to come up with such a big plan without the means to deal with various accidents.

As soon as Ian finished speaking, he saw the big spider roar, and then scraped off some insignificant leg hair from its body, and filled it into the crack.

The size of these leg hairs is indeed insignificant compared to the size of the giant spider, but it is actually not small, at least it is the thickness of chopsticks.

The key is that these leg hairs are completely immune to the corrosion of blood lake water.

The leg hair flowed into the crack, and the speed at which the blood lake flowed was visibly reduced by the naked eye.

Seeing this situation, Legolas immediately asked, "Do you want to continue?"

"Of course we must continue!" Ian nodded affirmatively.

Two cracks really don't matter, maybe two cracks can be made, and more can be made.

Two cracks are not enough, what about two hundred?What about the direct collapse of the lake?

There was a loophole in the big spider's judgment logic, and the roots of the sacred tree backing the blood lake were unstable.

The combination is an excellent breakthrough point.

After finally finding a breakthrough point, how could they give up so easily?
Regardless of whether they succeed in the end, at least they have worked hard now!
"The bottom of the lake is the natural winding course of the roots of the sacred tree. It is not tightly woven, and its stability is seriously insufficient. As long as we create enough cracks, it will definitely collapse directly!" Ian analyzed.

At this time, the big spider who had dealt with the gap at the bottom of the lake finally started chasing and killing the few people who destroyed the blood lake according to the preset task logic.

"I'll attract its attention first, Legolas, find your own chance!"

Ian said hello, and first made an action to stimulate the roots of the sacred tree.

Sure enough, the big spider decided that Ian was a bigger threat, and chased after Ian first.

Legolas on the other side quickly looked for the target to attack.

When cracks appeared at the bottom of the lake again, the big spider, as expected, retreated to deal with the cracks first, instead of looking for the murderer who made the cracks.

Perhaps in its judgment logic, the blood lake is the most important, and everything else must stand aside!

"That's it, continue!" Ian greeted excitedly.

"I'll come first this time!" Aragorn volunteered.

Ian didn't refuse either. Anyway, the bait was done in turn, and everyone couldn't escape.

As Ian expected:
The big spider ran back and forth between the blood lake and the few people, but it didn't get angry or change at all.

The situation is developing in a favorable direction little by little!

(End of this chapter)