Immortals and Demons Forever

Chapter 34: Risking It All

No sooner had the words left his mouth than the spider-like demon beast swooped down, its front legs raised high, slashing toward Su Mu like scythes. He immediately unleashed the Subduing Tiger Staff Technique, striking its spider leg with a loud thud. The force of the strike was immense; even a Level 2 spider-like demon beast felt the pain, and its body immediately jerked backward. It opened its mouth wide and fired a black barb with a “puff.” Su Mu hurriedly ducked, and the spider-like demon beast seized the opportunity to lunge forward. Chen Li and Zhong Da—one wielding a digging shovel, the other a sledgehammer—swinged their weapons with all their might at the demon beast. Su Mu swung his staff in a wide arc, and the three of them attacked in unison. After taking several hits, the demon beast retreated once more. “Get lost! We’ll mind our own business—we’ll just take the Source Stones and leave,” Chen Li shouted. The spider-like demon beast suddenly opened its huge mouth and spewed a pool of viscous liquid onto the ground with a splatter. The liquid churned, and one by one, tiny spiders the size of a finger emerged from it! “Watch out!” The spider-like demon beast raised its head, shot a strand of silk from its mouth, and yanked it hard. The three of them had already quickly backed away by the time they heard the warning, but Zhong Da’s left leg was immobilized, so he couldn’t retreat with them. Just as Zhong Da was frantically swatting the tiny spiders off his leg, the spider-like demon beast had already locked onto him. Its mouth gaped wide—at such close range, it didn’t even need to aim. “Danger!” Zhong Da heard the warning and sensed the danger. He jerked his head up just as a black, spiked object whizzed past him with a whoosh. Zhong Da didn’t have time to react. Some of the tiny spiders had already burrowed into his shoes and were gnawing at the soles of his feet. It wasn’t just his left leg—now his right foot was going numb too. He could only wait helplessly for death. The paralysis caused by the tiny spiders’ bites didn’t last long and would subside quickly, but if there were enough of them, the paralysis would be endless. Clang! The iron hammer flew out of his hand. Zhong Da was unharmed, but a figure stood before him. Su Mu’s upper arm had been struck by a sharp spike, and blood was gushing from the wound. “Mu Ge！” Su Mu had intended to block the spikes with the sledgehammer, but he didn’t have time—he could only use his own body to take the hit, without a moment’s hesitation. “I’ve got it! Let’s get out of here!” Chen Li’s voice rang out from a short distance away. “Let’s go!” Su Mu knew the thorn was highly poisonous and didn’t dare reach out to pull it out. He felt only a searing, excruciating pain, but his limbs were still moving, and his head wasn’t spinning—there seemed to be no signs of poisoning. How strange… He didn’t have time to think about it either. He turned and ran to his companion, crouching down. “Get up here quickly!” Seeing Su Mu act so selflessly—using his own body to block a fatal blow for him—Zhong Da, a strapping man over seven chi tall, suddenly burst into tears. “Mu Ge! Don’t worry about me—you get out of here!” “Stop your damn nonsense. Get up here—I’ll carry you out!”