Chapter 010: Spider-Man

These warriors, many of whom were nobles by birth, had experienced great turmoil aside from the previous chaos in the imperial capital, which only affected a small portion of the imperial guards.
Qing Suo was incredibly fast, and with Nayixiu, George, Allen, and the three holy-grade magicians, their speeds were also extremely high. Such speed caused the imperial guards below to scream in agony!
By now, nearly two thousand explosive packs had been thrown, and thanks to their excellent accuracy, few missed their targets. At an average of fifteen casualties per explosive pack, two thousand packs had already rendered thirty thousand imperial guards unable to fight.
“Brothers! These damned imperial guards watch us get killed during the day but refuse to rescue us! They even send punitive units to kill us! Haha, now that they’re in trouble, shouldn’t we do the same to them?” someone in the army shouted loudly.
“Kill these bastard imperial guards! Damn it, ever since we arrived, they’ve been acting all mighty over us!” more people started shouting.
Not only that, but a group of soldiers even charged at the imperial guards who were fleeing in all directions.
This group wasn’t large—only a few hundred men.
Yet this action triggered a series of chain reactions!
Seeing those local troops attacking them, the imperial guards were furious! Soon, a large number of imperial guards rushed forward to fight against those local troops.
Although the combat strength of the imperial guards was somewhat inferior to that of top-tier legions, they were still far stronger than these local troops. After all, the imperial guards underwent regular training, and their weapons and armor were the finest in the imperial arsenal.
The local army was quickly defeated, but the imperial guards weren’t willing to let them go. They pursued and slaughtered them relentlessly! Even though tens of thousands of local troops had been killed by the northern legions during the day, there were still over three hundred thousand left. With a few hundred men diving into an army of hundreds of thousands, it was difficult for the imperial guards to find their targets! But in the eyes of these enraged imperial guards, those local troops were all enemies who had attacked them. They swung their weapons and charged at them!

“Naixiu, we should hurry and deal with Redcliffe! Without a supreme commander, things below will become even more chaotic,” George said. Hearing this, Naixiu drew her long bow again, but this time she closed her eyes entirely, using her mental power to sense Redcliffe’s presence! Soon after locking onto her target, she released the bowstring—only a sound was heard, with no visible arrow in flight! Naixiu had used her ultimate domain ability! Seeing the arrow suddenly appear in her chest, Redcliffe’s eyes filled with shock! Without any warning, the arrow appeared right in his chest! With his eyes wide in horror, Redcliffe collapsed to the ground! The hundreds of guards surrounding him stood frozen, unsure of what had happened. Over there, a local army soldier who had been accidentally hit cried out loudly, “Why kill me?” “It’s you we’re killing! You traitors!” The imperial guards, already dazed from the explosions in the sky and shocked by the local army’s rebellion, now saw all the local troops as rebels! “Damn it!” The attacked local soldiers naturally wouldn’t just wait to die! Soon, both sides engaged in fierce fighting! With one spark, chaos quickly spread throughout Xiaohan Pass! It was obvious that the several times as many local soldiers who had deliberately attacked the imperial guards were insiders from the northern army. With their help, hundreds of local soldiers emerged from various directions, luring the imperial guards into the midst of the local forces, intensifying the internal conflict! Initially, the imperial guards had already suspected the celestial Qing Suo for not attacking the local army, and now that it was openly attacking them, they saw those local troops as outright traitors. With Redcliffe’s suppression gone, once both sides became enraged, it became impossible to stop the violence! Soon, Naixiu and the others above Qing Suo realized that within Xiaohan Pass, there were only two domain experts—Hua Musi and Ulbas below; otherwise, there wasn’t even a single saint-level expert.

As planned, by this time Naixiu had already put on the Elf King set, and her elf archery skill appeared in her hands. A strange red-and-green long arrow pierced straight through the iron gates of Xiaohan Pass! Soon, a loud crashing sound was heard—the entire iron gate shattered into pieces, and much of the surrounding city wall also collapsed, creating a hole of nearly fifty meters at the pass entrance! Naixiu’s god-slaying archery skill was something even solid iron gates couldn’t withstand! With the gate destroyed, large numbers of the northern army rushed in! At this moment, the mixed forces of the imperial guards and local troops hesitated, but then shouts came from various places: “Brothers, since we’ve already started fighting against the imperial guards, will they spare us in the future? Will Fei Shi spare us? Just look at what happened to the King of the North and Duke Du Fan—we’ll know then! Brothers, why not kill these damned imperial guards and join Duke Du Fan?” Hearing this, many of the hesitant local soldiers immediately strengthened their resolve, grabbed their weapons, and fiercely attacked the imperial guards! The situation changed drastically! What should have been local troops and imperial guards working together to resist the remnants of the northern army now turned into the northern army and local forces uniting against the imperial guards! Without the protection of the Xiaohan Pass walls, and since the imperial guards were no match for the northern army anyway, they simply couldn’t hold off their attacks! Soon, the imperial guards were forced to retreat under heavy casualties. …… “Hua Musi? Your name is quite strange,” Du Fan asked as he swam leisurely alongside Hua Musi. “Hmph, nonsense,” Hua Musi replied disdainfully to Du Fan’s question. Just as Hua Musi showed disdain, Du Fan thrust a cold sword at his waist from a tricky angle. This strike made Hua Musi break into cold sweat; if not for him dodging it at an incredible angle, he would have been wounded by Du Fan’s sword! “Human, you’re truly despicable!” Hua Musi snapped angrily. “You’re not human?” Du Fan asked in surprise upon hearing this.

“How could I possibly be one of your filthy, despicable, and cunning humans! I belong to the great Spider People!” Hua Musu roared loudly!
“So weak! So stupid! I really don’t understand why the great Shajelin asked me to help that person!” Hua Musu said angrily as he watched the guards retreating step by step.
With a loud cry, Hua Musu suddenly stepped back and bizarrely transformed into a giant spider! Its head was none other than Hua Musu himself!
“Despicable human! I’ll make you die!” Angered by Du Fan’s earlier ambush, Hua Musu transformed into his true spider form, his twelve long spider legs emitting a cold glow as they stabbed at Du Fan repeatedly!
The twelve legs were like twelve sharp spears, constantly attacking Du Fan!
“Hua Musu! Damn you, why did you produce so many legs?” Du Fan shouted in the face of so many spear-like spider legs.
“Human, I just want to show you how powerful we Spider People are! I really don’t understand how your weak bodies could become the ruling race on this continent, while we great Spider People have to hide in the damp, dark, and chaotic underground world! You must be the strongest among your race! Let me see just how powerful you are, you so-called strongest human!” Hua Musu kept shouting.
“A mere spider, just bigger, and still dares to be so arrogant!” Hearing Hua Musu’s arrogant words, a smile appeared on Du Fan’s face.
“Bigger body, huh? Thinking a bigger body means you can beat me?” Du Fan said.
With a twist of his wrist, a ruler over a foot long appeared in his hand. Swinging it forward, a spear made of star energy struck at the Spider Man according to Du Fan’s will!
At the same time, a circle of white light surrounded Du Fan, with stars scattered within it. Shaking his hand again, the Star Picking Tool emitted bursts of starlight, which surrounded the Spider Man’s body and kept exploding!
Even though Hua Musu’s spider form was covered in a thick shell, the explosions of starlight still made him jump around in pain!
“I’m so angry! I’m really furious! What kind of weapon is that in your hand? Why is it so powerful?” Hua Musu shouted while jumping around.

As he jumped and shouted, Hua Musi opened his mouth, and a white net descended precisely onto Du Fan. A surge of white energy enveloped Du Fan’s body, and his Absolute Protection Field immediately blocked the net. Through the field, Du Fan was astonished to discover that the net could not only trap people but also had effects of weakening, disorientation, and corrosion! Such a small net carried so many magical effects—Du Fan couldn’t help but be amazed! With the Absolute Protection Field in place, the net was naturally repelled aside, freeing Du Fan. Just as he was freed, another net shot down from the air. This spider-like creature seemed endless in its use of nets. Once again repelling the net, Du Fan switched to his Thunder Sword, unleashing several streaks of purple lightning at the spider. But the spider moved swiftly and nimbly, using all its legs to quickly gain distance while continuing to shoot the white net at Du Fan. Caught by the net, Du Fan fell to the ground once more. “Du Fan, let me show you my domain skill!” screamed Hua Musi. As he spoke, his body radiated intense light, with circles of white patterns spreading outward. Soon, an area of fifty meters around him was filled with thread-like substances!