Monster Hunter: Wild Pointer

at the same time.

Aolang and Seabuckthorn fell silent as they looked at the poor mushroom pig hanging on the tree in front of them. The pig was bleeding all over the ground, dying but still howling miserably.

In an instant, Orlan figured out who had prepared all this and what his purpose was.

The good news is that the boy should still be alive, but the bad news is that his current situation doesn't seem to be very good.

Orlan, who wanted to avoid fighting as much as possible, couldn't help but swear.

"Your mother."

Chapter 174 In the Lair

Using bait to lure out monsters is a common tactic for hunters.

The problem is that this tactic is not very controllable. It is difficult to guarantee that the smell of blood will attract the monster you want, whether it is a lone wandering dog dragon or a hungry Tyrannosaurus Rex.

The boy named Archie was quite clever in his approach, probably because his father had taught him that.

Hang the mushroom pig on the tree so that small monsters like the dog dragon cannot touch it. This place is very close to the shadow spider's nest and is the core territory of the shadow spider. The probability of other monsters intruding is not too high.

Leading the shadow spider away in this way and then running into the nest to rescue people can be considered a relatively reliable strategy with a high success rate.

But all this has a premise, that is, there is only one shadow spider in the nest

The information that there might be two shadow spiders nearby was proposed by scholars from the Metabetat Guild after analysis, and of course the young man in the mountain village was not aware of it.

If he saw the shadow spider leaving the nest and rushed in rashly, if there was another shadow spider in the nest, they would have a head-on collision.

"Meow?!"

Seabuckthorn's ears twitched, and he quickly lay down on the ground, listening with his ears close to the ground. "A large monster is coming! The vibrations of the footsteps are very subtle, it must be the shadow spider coming!"

Orlan thought quickly. His purpose had always been clear: saving lives was the priority.

If there is only one shadow spider in the nest, then the boy will be safe once the shadow spider comes over. If there are two shadow spiders, there is no point in staying here and fighting with the shadow spider that is about to arrive.

Cannot engage in combat.

Having made up his mind, Orlan quickly took out the invisibility clothing from his bag and put it on.

This special clothing, which can help hunters blend into the environment and cover up odors, comes from the New World Survey Team. It has become popular in the Old World in recent years. Many hunters carry it and use it, which is very convenient.

Olang, now wearing the invisible cloak, quickly said to Seabuckthorn, "You stay here and try to lure the Shadow Spider away. The farther the better. Remember to use the dye ball."

"I understand, meow!" Seabuckthorn nodded vigorously.

If Seabuckthorn can lure away one shadow spider, he can quickly rush to the nest. Regardless of whether there is a second one in the nest, it is within his response range.

Aolan took a few quick steps and dived directly into the dense bushes nearby, where he lay in hiding and concealed his breath.

Seabuckthorn stayed where he was, fully alert.

"Swishing—"

A noise completely different from that of an ordinary large monster came from the depths of the forest, but suddenly, the noise disappeared completely, and the surroundings were so quiet that it was unsettling.

Such an anomaly confused Seabuckthorn for a moment. It leaned against a giant tree, pulled out the cat sword it rarely used, and looked around vigilantly.

The Shadow Spider is known as the "Assassin in the Shadows" and is particularly good at secret attacks. The disappearance of sound may mean that it has entered an attack state.

From underground? Probably not. The information never mentioned that Shadow Spider had the ability to dig, so it must be from above.

Seabuckthorn looked up and scanned the tall treetops around him.

Suddenly, its sight met with a few blue spots of light. After a brief moment of surprise, it realized that they were the eyes of a monster.

"Soon-"

A ball of white stuff sprayed out from between the treetops. The sea buckthorn reacted quickly and immediately jumped to the side, causing the ball of white substance to miss the target and land on the trunk of the big tree behind it.

That's, Spidermeow?!

The spider silk stuck to the place where it had been standing was instantly tightened, as if it was under great tension. Realizing that something was wrong, Seabuckthorn quickly circled around and hid behind the giant tree whose trunk was two or three meters thick.

The next second, a huge dark shadow, pulled by the spider silk, rushed towards it rapidly and crashed into the big tree with a "bang".

The tree shook violently, and the black shadow jumped down to the bottom of the trunk. Its sickle-like sharp legs easily cut through the bark, leaving huge cuts.

"Meow!" Seabuckthorn, who successfully avoided the sneak attack, jumped out from behind the big tree and screamed provocatively at the monster.

Olang, hiding in the dark, was also observing the monster.

Its body length is not exaggerated, about eight or nine meters, but its limbs are relatively compact, unlike many bird-dragon and flying dragon species, where the tail occupies at least one-third of the body length.

It looks black at first glance, but if you look closely you can see that its carapace is grayish white like a dried-up skeleton. The impression of a "black shadow" comes from the black-purple leather covering its body.

That's the skin of a poisonous monster bird.

The shadow spider's attack missed, and its six legs moved rapidly, allowing it to turn at an astonishing speed. Its triangular head tilted left and right, looking at the furry prey approaching.

It feels a bit small and doesn't seem to be enough to eat.

As for the dying mushroom pig hanging on the tree, it didn't even have the interest to take a look at it. The shadow spider doesn't eat dead food.

Seeing that Shadow Spider was not interested in him, Seabuckthorn took out a dye ball and smashed it on Shadow Spider's face. Then he turned around, stuck out his butt, and slapped Shadow Spider a few times.

"Come and bite me, meow?" Then he ran away.

The shadow spider was stunned for several seconds until the pungent juice from the dye ball dripped from its head and flowed into its mouthparts.

A flash of red light appeared in the eight eyes that were as bright as blue crystals. The shadow spider hissed sharply, sprayed out a ball of spider silk, and swung and jumped between the giant trees as it chased after it.

"Boss, we led it away meow! Come on, meow!" The voice of sea buckthorn came from the distance.

Orlan did not move and stayed there for nearly half a minute. After confirming that the shadow spider had chased the sea buckthorn far away, he jumped out from the bushes where he was hiding and ran quickly towards the nest along the footprints left by the shadow spider.

at the same time.

Archie, who had entered the Shadow Spider's lair, ran around like a headless fly.

The terrain of this underground cave was more complicated than he had imagined. He was extremely anxious after entering two caves and failing to find his target.

Reason told him that he should leave immediately, otherwise when Shadow Spider came back and was trapped in the cave, he would definitely die.

But the scene of his father probably lying in the next cave, unable to move, waiting for him to rescue him kept circling in his mind, making it impossible for him to make up his mind to turn around and leave.

Oh, spider silk! There are lots and lots of spider silk in the nest!

I had subconsciously avoided those areas with dense spider silk. Now that I think about it, isn't it normal for shadow spiders to seal their prey with spider silk to prevent them from escaping?

After realizing this, he quickly retreated from the empty cave in front of him, following the traces of spider silk on the cave wall, and soon came to a cave that was tightly sealed by layers of spider silk.

He reached out and tried to tear the spider silk apart, but he quickly realized that this was a very stupid idea.

These spider silks are different from the ordinary spider webs we usually see. Not only are they very sticky and can't be shaken off, they are also incredibly tough.

He used all his strength but could only barely break off a small strand.

If this goes on, there will be no way to break through the spider silk blockade in a short time!

Damn, he didn’t even bring the knife with him. Anxious, Archie looked around, trying to find some tool like a stick. The corner of his eye swept over the hilts of the two swords exposed behind his shoulders.

I was so stupid. I have weapons now!

The overjoyed young man pressed his palms against the rock wall, rubbed off the spider silk that was stuck on him, then pulled out the ears of the strange bird behind him and slashed the spider silk that blocked the cave entrance with two fierce sword strikes.

The abstractly shaped double swords slashed against the elastic spider silk, making it difficult to exert force, but then, flames burst out from the blades, igniting the spider silk.

These spider silks, which are much tougher than ordinary ropes, are even more fragile than paper in the face of flames.

Maybe the spider silk contained some flammable substance or something, but he didn't even need to continue waving it. The flames grew stronger and stronger and soon burned all the spider silk clean.

Overjoyed, Archie held the strange bird's ears tightly and rushed into the cave. When he saw the spider silk, he swung his sword twice. The layers of spider silk could no longer hinder him, and he quickly entered the cave.

Compared to the two empty caves before, this cave is unexpectedly large.

The height of the cave ceiling is nearly twenty meters. Large and small objects wrapped in layers of spider silk, like giant cocoons, hang down from the top of the cave.

(Image from the "Eisenbach" video)

The cocoon closest to him suddenly twitched, giving him a fright.

After a brief two seconds of shock, he finally realized that these were the targets he was looking for.

Those cocoons that were nearly ten meters long were definitely not right, and his eyes quickly fell on two cocoons that were nearly two meters long.

He ran over quickly and used the strange bird's ears to cut open one of the cocoons. The things inside fell to the ground. It was a person.

Archie hurriedly pulled away the spider silk that was covering his face, revealing his face.

It was a deathly pale face, a face he certainly recognized. If it weren't for this guy, his father wouldn't have risked entering the monster's lair.

Archie stretched out his finger, wanting to feel the man's breath, but the moment his finger touched the man's skin, the man's flesh and blood melted like heated soft wax.

The scene before him made him feel sick. Trying hard to suppress his nausea, he noticed that when the man fell to the ground, his body was bent more than ninety degrees, as if even his bones had melted.

There is no doubt that this person is beyond saving.

Such a horrifying scene made his breathing quicken, and he looked towards the other cocoon with difficulty.

If nothing unexpected happens, that person is his father.

After taking a few deep breaths and calming himself down a bit, he walked over and cut open the other cocoon.

As expected, even without looking at his face, he knew from his body shape and the familiar armor that this was his father.

He was already filled with despair, but he still raised his trembling hands and pulled away the spider silk covering his father's face.

"Huh?" The touch on his hand made him pause.

Although it was a little cold, it felt normal to the touch. It was not like the shepherd before, whose flesh and blood were half-liquefied like soft wax.

Moreover, he felt a faint breath!

With great joy in his heart, he quickly peeled off the spider silk on his father's body. Only then did he notice that there was a fist-sized dent on his father's breastplate, as if it had been pierced by something sharp, but it was not completely pierced. There was still a little smelly sticky liquid at the bottom of the dent.

Is it the armor that blocks the injection of digestive fluid?

Forget it, it doesn’t matter what the reason is, as long as my father is alive!

Archie carried his father on his back and was about to run away from this hellish cave when he suddenly stopped.

Countless dark blue eyeballs emerged from the shadows and surrounded him.

There were countless young spiders, big and small.

Chapter 175 The Second Shadow Spider

Archie's breathing became rapid due to fear and tension.

The smallest of these baby spiders are only as big as a manhole cover when their legs are spread out, and the largest is only the size of a mushroom pig. If there are only one or two of them, he will not be afraid.

But with just a casual glance, one can see more than ten young spiders, and there are more, crawling out of those huge cocoons and quickly gathering towards this side.

Knowing that if this continued, the number of baby spiders would only increase, Archie roared to encourage himself, steadying his father who was in a deep coma behind him with one hand, and waving the strange bird's single-eared sword with the other hand, rushing towards the direction where there were fewer spiders.

As he swung the sword, bright flames ignited on the blades of the strange bird's ears, which made the young spider, who naturally disliked light and fire, retreat.

He took the opportunity to rush out from the gap between the two young spiders and ran towards the entrance of the cave.

But before he could take a few steps, he felt something heavy on his body.

A young spider leaped up and landed on him. He supported himself on the ground with his hands, stabilizing his center of gravity and not falling, but his speed inevitably slowed down.

Then a second and a third young spider jumped towards him.

As the juveniles of shadow spiders, the silk and venom glands of these little spiders have not yet fully developed, but the powerful jumping ability unique to the horned species has begun to manifest.

Soon, the boy was knocked to the ground by the swarm of young spiders.

Countless legs as sharp as knives cut wounds on his body one after another, as if they wanted to cut him into pieces.

Archie gritted his teeth and tried to get up, but the countless young spiders piling up on him cut off all possibility of resistance. Just when he was in despair, a shout came to his ears.

"Close your eyes!"

The sudden voice made Archie unable to react, and the bright light that followed made his eyes dazzled.

Fortunately, he was lying on the ground and was not looking directly at the light source of the strong light. Although his eyes, which had adapted to the dark environment, were sore from the flash and his vision was black for a while, he was not completely blinded.

But it was different for the young spiders. They had never been exposed to strong light since birth, so they were dizzy almost instantly. Some even fell directly to the ground, their legs twitching, as if they were dead.

The slender blade swept across the boy's back, and the young spider's soft and thin shell, which was not fully developed, was instantly shattered.