Chapter 1973 - Bone-Eating Spiders (1/2)

Translator: Exodus Tales  Editor: Exodus Tales

Translated by XephiZ

Edited by Aelryinth

“Little girl, my men have already checked the area. I didn’t notice any trace of demon creatures. The spiders have already left,” Kuma said.

“It proves your men aren’t so reliable after all. Did they check above them?” Lingling asked.

“Above?” Kuma was stunned. She immediately went to a wall nearby and placed her hand on it.

Kuma was extremely focused. Her expression shifted after a few minutes. When she looked at Lingling again, her eyes were full of shock and disbelief.

She did not have time to say anything. She quickly returned to her men and yelled, “Prepare for battle!”

“Battle? There isn’t any sign of demon creature near us,” Tommy scanned his surroundings with a puzzled look.

“Yeah, I’ve already checked…”

“Open your goddamned eyes and look up the walls!” Kuma cursed.

The mercenaries finally observed the walls closely.

The Rift Valley was deep, thus there was not much light. The walls were jagged and irregular too, making it difficult to see the higher spots clearly.

“I saw something, it’s above me. Holy crap, it’s the Bone-Eating Spiders!” a mercenary cried out.

The mercenary was standing close to the wall. He even had to twist his head a little to see through the gap. He could see a few dozen Bone-Eating Spiders lining up the wall.

They each had a huge gland on their back. Their tiny heads resembled the menacing faces of vicious women. Their long and flexible legs were attached to the wall. They did not make a single sound, even when they were moving rapidly!

Many Mages relied on the Earth Wave spell to detect demon creatures’ presence when they were moving. The vibrations from the ground were useful for sensing the demon creatures’ footsteps. The greater their numbers, the stronger the vibration. Therefore, experienced Hunters with the Earth Element would never be surrounded by demon creatures, since their movement was the greatest when they were moving in numbers.

However, these Bone-Eating Spiders were not making a single sound, quietly observing and approaching their prey. It was so quiet that everyone felt a chill running down their spines.

Most importantly, the spiders were great in numbers. The mercenaries had only noticed the demon creatures after they were already so close to them. If they had taken a little longer to notice the demon creatures, they would have been pinned down before they had a chance to set up their defenses!

“They are here too!” another mercenary yelled.

“Vice Leader, there are a lot of them on our side. More than a hundred of them!”

“What’s with the panic? Kill all of them! These scum think we are here to feed them, let’s show them the strength of the Mailong Private Military Group!” Kuma yelled back.

The mercenaries were indeed well-disciplined. They were busy setting up tents a moment ago, but they had already moved into position. The Earth Mages and Light Mages were on the outer circle while the Mages with destructive spells were in the inner circle. The agile Mages were distracting the demon creatures by moving around. Those who were relatively stronger were attacking at will!