Chapter 174 - Dragon Roar (2/2)

Deep down, the old man wished to get the Dark Dragon Hound on the front line as well, but didn’t find that suggestion to be proper since Su Ping had already contributed greatly to the team. He would be put in a very embarra.s.sing situation if the others all rejected his idea.

Even though he didn’t like Su Ping, he wouldn’t say it out loud and ruin their mission.

“Okay. Prepare for entering.” Nie Chengkong gave the command.

Chen ordered his dragon to apply a high-level defensive enchantment onto everyone’s bodies, causing them to glow slightly. In a matter of seconds, they were covered by armor made from stone and dirt that protected their entire bodies except for their eyes and ears.

Nie Chengkong told his Fallen Priest to move to the front, while the old man’s Death Scythe followed closely behind. Meanwhile, everyone stayed behind the Earthen Dragon while keeping their astral perception expanded.

Soon, they saw broken cobwebs and monster corpses randomly scattered here and there, which was enough to prove Su Ping’s words.

They had been proceeding for some time without finding any spiders. Still, they continued to move as slowly and carefully as possible because Su Ping had just told them that these bugs were good at hiding inside stone gaps and concealed corners.

After some walking, Su Ping lost patience. He ordered his Dark Dragon Hound to rush ahead.

Roaaar!

A deafening growl that carried the menacing will of a dragon echoed inside the valley, causing the Earthen Dragon to suddenly flinch in fear. Then it grew angry as it noticed that it was a “black dog” who had made that noise, but not a high-level dragon as it had imagined

The Dark Dragon Hound howled again, almost forcing the Earthen Dragon to back down.

“Mister Su??” Nie Chengkong gave Su Ping a questioning look. There was no doubt that it was Su Ping who had made the hound act in such a manner.

“Get ready for a fight. We’ll do it the quick way.”

Crack, crack! Pieces of rocks and stones suddenly fell from the nearby cliff walls, revealing several large, black spiders that looked as big as small transport vans. Each of them had an extra, fanged mouthpart at the rear, from where a slim, extendable tongue was stretching out; its tip was yet another sharp jaw used for biting.

People’s mental peace was instantly broken down by the creepy sight.

Chen reacted first by ordering his dragon to summon an earth s.h.i.+eld again. The dragon was still frustrated at the Dark Dragon Hound, though it heeded the order in time.

“Kill them!” Nie Chengkong also began commanding the Fallen Priest to fight. It was actually a good thing that those spiders chose to come out in the open instead of waiting in the dark for an ambush.

“d.a.m.n it! I forgot to-” Chen looked at Su Ping and suddenly felt a terrible déjà vu hitting his mind. “I—I didn’t mean it!”

Inside the s.h.i.+eld, they could hear the hound still drawing the attention of more spiders by roaring madly. It was obvious that it would be for the better to keep the hound protected rather than leaving it outside.

The others gave Chen a blaming look as they wondered whether this man was intentionally making it hard for Su Ping.

<script>