The Lord of the Rings: Lords of Middle-earth.

Chapter 479 The Dark Spider
“I think we don’t need to back down anymore,” Olaf said, gently tugging at Apophis Breo.

"..." Apophis Breo frowned in displeasure. Although he didn't say anything, his eyes told Olaf that if he said another word, he was dead.

“↑↑!” Olaf pointed to the top of his head.

Apophis Breo looked in the direction Olaf was pointing and saw that the tree canopy above them was already covered by an endless net, but they hadn't looked up to notice it.

“Damn it! We’ve entered a spider’s nest! It’s the territory of another spider colony, and we’ve been walking around under a spider’s nest for ages…” Apophis Breo’s face turned ashen.

"What do we do?" Olaf asked calmly, gripping his halberd tightly.

"Let's grit our teeth and keep going! Watch out for the sky!" Apophis Breo gritted his teeth and said. If they hadn't entered yet, it would have been fine, but now that they had entered the territory of some unknown species of spider, they had no choice but to keep going, since the process of retreating was just as dangerous.

"How disgusting!" Apophis Breo was extremely annoyed. No sooner had he finished speaking than he realized that he had been walking under someone's feet for quite a while.

"The Dark Forest really needs to be cleaned up! Seriously! I'd believe you if you told me there were wild dragons here!" Apophis Breo gritted his teeth, his eyes filled with rage.

It is truly difficult for a dozen professionals to take care of two hundred ordinary soldiers; the slightest negligence could lead to a complete disaster.

"If I manage to get out of here alive, I absolutely have to learn archery or javelin throwing!" Olaf stared nervously at the sky. The Valiant Warrior's anti-air capabilities were maxed out, in the opposite direction...

"If you really encounter the Demon Spider, forming a defensive formation should be able to hold it off for a while!" Apophis Breo sighed, but before he could finish speaking, an unexpected event occurred!
"Crack!" The ear-piercing sound of breaking echoed in the silent forest.

"Quiet down!" Apophis Breo growled, turning his head with anxious eyes.

A sled loaded with supplies overturned off the elven path, scattering its cargo across the ground. This was bad enough, but when Apophis Breo saw the spiderweb trembling on the tree root nearby, his face turned green.

"Whoosh!" Apophis Breo drew his sword.

"Get out of the way!" he roared, and with a surge of battle qi flames, a scorching blade of battle qi sliced ​​through the air and disappeared into the fine spider web above his head...

"Bang!" A few seconds later, a huge object emitting a burnt smell fell from the sky, rolled a few times on the ground, and then lay still.

"As expected! A low-level magical beast, the Dark Spider!" Apophis Breo's face showed disgust. This giant spider, which was as tall as a person and three meters long, had already had half of its body cut off by Apophis Breo's battle aura blade, and with the scorching heat of the fire-type battle aura, it was beyond dead.

"By the Dragon God!" Olaf exclaimed in surprise, poking the spider carcass on the ground with his halberd. His eyes were filled with astonishment and fear. He now wanted to take back what he had just said. He had to admit that this thing was really big... and it looked like it ate meat.

"Swish, swish!" Something was moving rapidly in the dense canopy. Everyone watched nervously, then the thing fell silent and remained motionless.

"Boom!" A straight lance, enveloped in battle aura, suddenly shot out, startling the nearby warriors who scrambled to move away from the King's Knight who dared to charge through the crowd. However, as they followed the lance, they discovered a Dark Spider, no less massive than the one they had just encountered, pinned to a tree trunk by the meticulous King's Knight with his lance. "Well done, lad... Run!" Apophis Breo roared. The shockwave from the lance had already attracted dozens of Spiders. Although they were only rudimentary magical beasts with only two skills—web spray and web capture—their sheer size and sheer number were enough to plunge this group, lacking many professional warriors, into despair.

"Let's go, let's go!" Olaf grabbed the warrior in front of him and then pushed the carriage forward with all his might.

"Knight, stay behind and cover my retreat!" Apophis Breo raised his lance and shielded the valiant warriors behind him, while the surrounding knights gathered and moved closer.

"Olav! Clear the way! Show me your military strategy! Be smart! I'll bring the knights to cover your retreat! Don't die!" Apophis Breo roared, and in an instant, the giant demonic spider was in front of Apophis Breo.

"Pfft!" The knight who had just caused the trouble pulled his lance from the tree and killed the impatient spider with a single thrust.

"Be careful! Protect your warhorses!" Apophis Breo calmed down only after watching the Valiant Warriors walk away.

"Bang!" Several Dark-faced Spiders descended from the sky, their abdomens trailing spider silk, and surrounded Apophis Breo and the others.

"Kill! Leave no one alive!" Apophis Breo roared, then spurred his horse and charged straight at a demonic spider.

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"My lord! We must retreat!" said a King's Landing knight who broke free from the fighting and killed the spider demon in front of Apophis Breo with a single spear thrust.

"Olav and the others are already far ahead! We have to go after them!" the Knight of King's Landing shouted.

"Damn it! These bastards got off easy! Let's go!" Apophis Breo waved his hand as he looked at the heavily wounded and dead spiders on the ground. In just a short while, they had already killed dozens of Dark Spiders. Although the Dark Spiders were of low rank, the strength of the King's Knights could not be denied!
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"Damn it! We didn't take their magic crystals!" A knight suddenly slapped his forehead in frustration, clearly in pain and remorse.

"What the hell! Would I risk my life for a magic crystal the size of a fingernail?" Apophis Breo spat, his expression clearly displeased. Didn't he feel bad? Of course he did! Even if it was useless, it was still a magic crystal! At least it could power some low-level magical items, but trying to extract a magic crystal from that endless swarm of spiders? Apophis Breo thought, you might as well just kill me already.

"Damn it! Attack! Attack! Kill them! Kill these bastards!"

Apophis Breo and his knights managed to shake off the pursuing Dark Spiders and followed the road to find Olaf and his men. From a distance, they could hear Olaf's roar and the soldiers' terrified howls.

"Oh no! Something's happened to them! Quick! Follow me!" Apophis Breo was extremely anxious. He would feel the pain of losing even one of his few soldiers, let alone two hundred elite warriors! That was his life savings, and he would hang himself if anything happened to them.

(End of this chapter)