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Chapter 147 Black Widow: Cunning Humans! (Update)
"Damn, there are experts~ Ugh~"

In the room on the third floor of the Lighthouse Hotel, Xu Shu, who had just finished his journey, retched for no apparent reason.

It wasn't the first time he died, and the suffocating feeling of death was no longer enough to make him feel too uncomfortable.

But this big catfish, seriously, its mouth and esophagus stink so bad.

Because the journey is a completely real tactile experience, the feeling of being bitten and melted by it is second only to the little demon of Nurgle in terms of disgust.

Wow~
As the cold water splashed on my face, the suffocating aftertaste in my mind slowly faded away.

“No, this method won’t work!
“No wonder every pioneering team must have a rogue. Without the ability to avoid big monsters and find small monsters, it would be impossible to pioneer if they just relied on luck.

"The danger level in the wasteland is too high. There are weird things and monsters everywhere. If you are not careful, you will fall into the monster's trap."

"However, if this is the case, I am not without a solution. This supply point is relatively safe now. I can use it as a base and develop slowly..."

Xu Shu looked at himself in the mirror, shook his head vigorously, and his eyes gradually became firm.

Knock, knock, knock. As the greeting "Sir, are you in the house?" came from outside the door, he stretched out his hand and pressed forward, as if he was touching his fingers with his own reflection in the mirror.

"Taichu Volume, Journey Mode!"

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[Detecting current status...]

【Testing completed! 】

[You are in a bad situation now. Someone is looking for trouble with you. Facing this poor young woman who has lost her child, you...]

[Very good, you continue to perfunctorily deal with her and send her away with an ambiguous attitude, you cold-blooded and heartless thing.]

[You go out again and head to the eastern border.]

[In the early morning, on the slightly damp ground, there were many monster footprints left. Some were horn-shaped, some were streamlined, each with its own uniqueness. There were not many of them.]

[You don't see them at night, and they are nowhere to be found during the day, but they are there.]

[What direction did you choose today? ]

[You chose to take the old road, but when you entered the dense forest area, you changed direction. You walked south in an arc around the battle site between the black widows and the eels.]

[It seems that you are planning to stay out of the spotlight for a while? Very good, it seems that you finally understand that it is not enough to just be able to fight in order to survive. ]

[You circled southward for about two miles. Fortunately, or unfortunately, you did not find any other monsters.]

[At this point you start heading north, you return to where you started, and then circle north for another two miles.]

[This time you finally saw a resting silverback mantis, it was as big as a calf, quietly hanging upside down on the tree, and didn't notice you. ]

[This may be a lone monster. Would you consider taking the opportunity to kill it? As a legendary warrior, you are now at level 15 of the first rank. There are few rivals in the same rank. You should seize this rare opportunity to fight alone! What do you choose:? ]

Alone?
Xu Shu touched his chin, but did not rush to take action.

He looked at the huge tree canopy on the screen and observed it carefully.

It didn't take long to discover the problem.

This silver-backed mantis appears to be resting, but in fact, there are faint black lines on its abdomen, extending all the way upward and disappearing into the densely leafed canopy.

"Damn, it's another fishing trip!"

[As expected of you, you have learned a lesson. You discovered that the creatures lying in ambush on this tree are a group of wireworms. Using silver-backed mantises to fish is their usual method.]

【Or you can try, do they kill you, or do you kill them? 】

[You choose to retreat, but the wireworms are not good at chasing you. They make rustling noises of dissatisfaction in the treetops and let you go.]

[You are back to where you started. Your Monster Hunter career has come to a critical crossroads. To your east is a group of black widows and eels playing silver party and a hidden second-level catfish. This is the strongest side.]

[Your Beijin Erli is a group of iron wire worms waiting for their chance, their strength is unknown;]

[No monsters have been found to your south yet. Perhaps you can consider starting from the south and continue searching for lone monsters. What is your choice:? ]

[You choose to run wildly, you rush directly to the east, you are like a tiger coming down from the mountain, running through this terrifying and vast dense jungle, the corpses of the previous civilization are buried under the vines, and the bones of the pioneers are beside you. You insist on your own way, and you move forward courageously.]

[As expected of a true warrior, it looks like you are seeking death again this time. ]

[But monsters are monsters after all. They don't follow the rules of martial arts and will attack you in groups. It won't work if you just fight them head-on.]

[You soon came to the place where five black widow spiders were confronting two ascites eels. You whistled from a distance and they spotted you. They immediately put aside their past grudges and chased after you.]

【You turned around and ran. 】

[How could they let you go when you were a living person delivered to their doorstep? They quickly chased after you, leaving behind a pair of large eyes full of question marks that emerged from the water after the target left.]

[You and the monsters are chasing and fleeing in the wilderness, it is another exciting battle royale. 】

[You are very fast. The eels left behind you very quickly after they left the water. They went back.]

[Only five black widow spiders are chasing you relentlessly, and the distance between you is gradually closing. ]

【But the border is already in sight. 】

【? 】

[So this is what you were planning. You want to lure them to the border and kill them? Humans are really cunning. Hehehe.]

[100 meters...80 meters...60 meters...]

[You are getting closer and closer to the border, and victory is in sight. ]

[However, fifty meters away, the spider monsters suddenly stopped and stopped chasing. ]

[Alas, they are not stupid, so they will not get so close to you. Since you are about to enter the border, they are ready to leave. ]

【Just then, you blinked your eyes and used a "Flirting Eyes"! 】

[One of the black widows was the first to be attacked. It was a male. It was completely enraged by your taunting. It squeaked and ran towards you.]

【tui~】

[You used the Spinning Technique first, and it was trapped in place by you, unable to move. You rushed over and used the Farmer's Three Punches on it, beating it to death.]

[The other four black widows saw this and cried out that they had been tricked. They all retreated a hundred meters away, but you refused to let the spider go. Now your roles have been reversed, and it is your turn to chase them down.]

【At this point, the offense and defense have changed. 】

[You had a chaotic fight a hundred meters outside the border. You fought one against four, and after paying a small price, you succeeded in killing the four black widows. You dug out their erosion crystals and ran away.]

[At this moment, a figure appears in front of you, running towards you from hundreds of meters away.]

[Black Widow Earl: Lance! It turns out that he didn't leave too far. After sensing the presence of the queen of his tribe appearing in the wasteland, he left and returned.]

[At this moment, you were only ten meters away from entering the border, but you were half a beat too slow and he caught you.]

[“You damned human, I won’t be fooled by you again this time!” Lance angrily pressed a red-hot iron hanging from a silver chain against your chest, your skin was torn apart, and you were forced to accept the Black Widow slave brand.]

[Once you become a slave of the Alien Count, you will completely lose your freedom, and your flesh and blood will be filled with the eggs of the Black Widow Spider, like a time bomb, and he can take your life at any time. ]

[Pah. Your brand burned off. Lance failed to successfully brand you as a slave.]

【“…” Your eyes met, and Lance’s eight eyes were all stunned. After a brief hesitation, he spat out tears of blood: “No! No! No! You damned, lowly human, how dare you, how dare you… Ah, the Queen of my race!”】

[At this point, Lance finally understood that the Black Widow Queen had already been killed by you, and the curse in her body had been devoured by you and became a part of you.]

[Lance, filled with grief and anger, cut you into countless pieces.]

[You are dead, this journey is over, settlement in progress...]

【Comment: Meanness is the passport of mean people, but your passport may have expired, so keep trying. 】

[You get the item: Salty bait and straight hook (excellent)]

[Salty Bait, Straight Hook (Excellent): A bamboo fishing rod. The most brilliant fishing method often only requires the simplest tools. I want to emphasize that this is forced fishing. You can forcefully fish the enemy in the range to your sight, provided that he is not strong enough to break free.]

[Number of times opened today: 1/3]

……hiss!
That Count Lance could actually sense that I had left the border?
No, there should be a distance limit!
Otherwise, he wouldn't have needed to go through so much trouble last time, and even hire an undercover agent to launch a surprise attack...

Escaping from the death during the expedition, the bloodshot in Xu Shu's eyes slowly faded away, and information in his mind was spinning rapidly.

After his breath recovered, he narrowed his eyes, thought for a moment, then opened the door and walked out.

Brooke, the innkeeper, who was standing at the door waiting with the crying woman who had lost her child, was about to speak.

As a result, Xu Shu had already said, "I know. I'll bring it back to you if I see it."

After saying this, he walked briskly and disappeared at the end of the corridor.

"what?"

"I, I haven't spoken yet..."

The two were left standing there dumbfounded, the latter almost forgetting what he was doing for a moment.

After a while, the two of them said silently: "As expected of a transcendent master, he is a man who can predict the future like a god. He is really a man as quick as the wind."

At this time, Xu Shu had already left the Lighthouse Hotel and headed straight for the eastern border.

During the last expedition, almost an extra fifteen minutes were spent exploring the surrounding situation.

And now, he has to take advantage of the time and rush to his destination as soon as he goes out - five spiders, two eels and one catfish!

Xu Shu now finally realized that the earl had set his sights on him. Every time he went out, as long as he didn't go too far away, he would be caught by Lance who would follow the scent.

However, Xu Shu felt that this "distance" was an opportunity that could be exploited and there was a lot that could be done.

Obviously, if Lance hadn't wasted the ten minutes or so spent on finding out the situation, he would never have had time to find him.

Fortune and wealth are sought through risk?
Xu Shu curled the corners of his mouth and chuckled.

Wrong, there is no danger at all.

This time we are sure of it.

Still 100%.

A true warrior always goes straight to the shooting range.

Little Spider, die!
Twenty minutes later...

……

Mr. Xu was sitting on the border in tattered clothes, with many white marks on his body from being scratched by spiders. He looked miserable, but in fact, his skin was not even broken.

He was peeling off the hard shell of the last black widow and taking out the white corrosive crystals inside.

This is just the most powerful one, 12 strands of cotton, which is exactly the maximum level of a first-order white-name monster, level 12.

The remaining four are two level 11, one level 10, and one level 9.

Most of these monsters that run near the border are not of high level, and most of them are level one.

But we cannot rule out the possibility that a second-level creature might sneak in, such as the catfish.

After these battles, Xu Shu also had a better understanding of his current strength.

As they are all at the same level, levels 1 to 11 are actually at the same level. Although there are some differences in overall strength, there is not much difference in speed, strength and other aspects.

That's why he was able to fight against a level 1 Land Shark alone at level 9 and kill it with just a prop, Clown Nature. That's the reason.

At level 12, after comprehending the first breakthrough skill, changes began to slowly take place.

Xu Shu judged that an ordinary level 12 extraordinary person, although he had a chance to fight two monsters less than level 12, but if he was not fully prepared, he would most likely be replaced in the end.

For a "double-entry" extraordinary person like me, normally one against three is enough, and one against four is the limit.

One against ten? You must be kidding.

You must know that the enemies will not fight you in a round-robin manner out of loyalty, they will attack you in droves.

But now Xu Shu can even win a narrow victory when fighting alone against seven, and can win relatively easily when fighting alone against five.

Firstly, it is due to the slight hardware advantages brought by the "Legendary" level itself, plus its own level of 15, which is relatively high.

Second, when Heart Steel reached level 5, he had an epiphany of a breakthrough skill ahead of time, which also contributed greatly.

Thirdly, the "record player" of the group controlled by the Narrow-sleeved Guanyin played a key role.

Of course, everyone is at the first level now, and the advantages of high-quality seals have not yet been fully realized.

By the time they reached the second stage, others were only at level 28, while Xu Shu's maximum level was 40. Moreover, he had 6 more skills than others in the Hercules path alone.

It was different back then.

As time goes on, the gap brought by the quality of the foundation will become more and more obvious.

"We still can't be too careless. It's just because the opponent's abilities are relatively single and lack control, so there is no complementarity between us."

“If I encounter the same kind of people as the five Black Emperor’s sons before, with diverse professions and abilities, then I will have no chance unless I use the Narrow Sleeves Guanyin to launch a sneak attack in advance. Otherwise, if I passively fight them head-on, I will still die on the spot.”

"In the final analysis, a life-and-death fight is not simply a contest of strength or muscle, but one must use the brain and make full use of all opportunities and advantages. Just like Lu Bingwei, although he was killed by me, a level one, in a one-on-one fight, I am still far inferior to him in terms of lethality."

"After all, in this world, hehe, humans are still the weaker party, and monsters are the masters of the earth today."

"If I want to break all laws with one force, my current strength is not enough, far from enough."

"I need to continue to grow stronger. Otherwise, if a few level 2 monsters ambush me, I will die in the northwest."

Xu Shu sat on the ground, eating dry food while analyzing the situation seriously. His determination to become stronger became stronger.

Another half hour passed like this.

He stood up and looked cautiously out over the wasteland.

No trace of the Count of Reims was found.

"Strange, according to my foresight, it should have arrived by this time...

"Perhaps, because I returned to the border ahead of time, it could sense it, so it hid itself and didn't let me find it?

"That's possible. Haha. It seems that the last time I nearly dragged it into the tower and killed it must have left a lot of psychological trauma on it. Without complete certainty, I'm afraid it will definitely not show up.

“At a longer distance, it can sense the approximate direction of where I left the border and entered the wilderness;

"And at a closer distance, can you determine my exact location and how far I am from the border?
"No wonder every time I come here, I end up getting stuck on the way home..."

Xu Shu seemed to be thinking about something.

He had been thinking about waiting for the Earl to come over, and then feeding it a set of succubus skills [Seductive Eyes]. By the way, there was also a new item [Salty Bait and Straight Hook] to use with it, so he was thinking about whether he could use the defense tower to kill it and get some gold coins.

But it was probably too mysterious. The charm skill was at a flawless level, and it only controlled him for a short moment.

The new item is only green and excellent, so it is hard to say whether it will be effective against it.

Since the other party didn't show up, Xu Shu didn't wait any longer.

He stood up calmly, pointed towards the dense forest, and raised his middle finger!

"Like to ambush me? I will kill you Black Widows when I catch you in the future. If you have the guts, cross the border and come down to the defense tower to kill me!"

If the other party really dared to come in, not to mention that the Star Tower would definitely clear them out immediately, even if the Star Tower was really a few seconds slower by then, what would he be afraid of?

Looking at [1/3] of the Taichu Volume, Xu Shu felt confident of winning.

Then, regardless of whether the count was hiding in a corner and watching or not.

He grabbed the five white crystals and swaggered towards the Lighthouse Hotel.

After working so hard for so long, I can finally upgrade.

Xu Shu was already very confident in his heart that after eating these five crystals, the watershed of level 16 could be broken in a snap!

(End of this chapter)