Chapter 558: Crossing the Mist (2/2)

”Left … Left … Right … Right …” Xuan Ning directed excitedly. He had to play the role of their holographic scanning system.

Under Xuan Ning's direction, the Spider moved at a moderate pace. Since, Ye Chong could not see the ground clearly, the Spider could not move with the stability they enjoyed back at the Desert.

There were more trees now. The Spider had to avoid them frequently.

”Stop!” Xuan Ning said.

”What is it?” Ye Chong asked.

Sha Ya said to Ye Chong, ”Ahead of us is a thick forest. I don't think the Spider can enter.” She remembered the forest clearly. No one who had been here before would be likely to forget the dense foliage.

Xuan Ning explained earnestly, ”It's difficult to travel in there. The forest is dense, with creepers all over the place. There are swamps too. If you get stuck in one, you're dead already. Many shooters lost their lives here.” He added, ”Spidey here can't go inside, I'm afraid. What a pity.” He caressed the firearms control lever regretfully, having not fired a single shot from it yet.

”How long does it take to cross the forest?” Ye Chong asked after some thought.

Xuan Ning reached for his memories. ”We spent seven days last time.”

Ye Chong turned to Sha Ya. The shooter smiled bitterly. ”I wasn't so lucky. I spent 14 days in the forest, nearly went crazy from it.”

The two shooters looked at Ye Chong. The forest was too dense for the huge Spider to move through. Nevertheless, they were reluctant to let go of the Spider.

Ye Chong considered the duration of seven to 14 days, and did some mental calculations. After a while, he nodded. ”I have a plan.”

”What?” Xuan Ning and Sha Ya looked at Ye Chong.

Ye Chong said nothing as he lowered his head and began to type on the control console.

A piece of armour on the Spider's left side slid open, revealing a weapon underneath. Xuan Ning and Sha Ya were using their parapsychic waves to monitor their surroundings. The movement did not escape their notice.

Suddenly, the Spider reached the first leg on its left towards the back to retrieve the strange weapon. Tap! The weapon was activated. They heard a whirring sound that came from fast rotation - it was a laser saw!

”It's huge!” Xuan Ning exclaimed. The laser saw was about nine meters long and three meters wide. It was a really huge weapon. However, the handle was small enough to store inside the Spider's body.

Xuan Ning and Sha Ya understood what Ye Chong's plan was. They exchanged a look and cried out in unison, ”It's a good plan!” This way, they would not have to leave the Spider. The past few days were enough to make the two shooters love the Spider to bits.

With the huge laser saw clearing the path, the Spider could now advance faster. Any physical obstacles in the way were cleared or cut to pieces as the Spider waved its front left leg. Xuan Ning could only stare in amazement. ”This thing's amazing! I say, what else do you have hidden in the Spider? This laser saw is d*mn powerful, haha, you have to fit my Spider with one too.”

Ye Chong had originally wanted to bring a ship cannon, but the Spider could not bear the weight. The cannon would have cleared a path in the forest with just a few shots. However, since the ship cannon was too bulky, heavy and energy consuming, he had ditched the idea.

The laser saw was more than enough to clear a path in the forest.

The forest was humid, and the plants grew wildly. Unfortunately, Ye Chong could see none of it from inside. This forest would surely be home to very valuable plants. Ye Chong had to be careful when maneuvering the Spider on soft layers of decomposing leaves on the ground. Besides, they were unlucky enough to have encountered a few swamps along the way. Fortunately, Ye Chong was able to react just in time in every encounter. The Spider's many legs helped. As long at least one leg was not caught in the swamp, they would be able to break free with no issue.

Xuan Ning was very excited. The Spider's weapons were crazy powerful.

There were no large animals in the forest, only small ones, but Xuan Ning was still eager to test out his gun. It was like firing a cannon at a mosquito - now that was exhilarating!

Where before they had to worry about being attacked by harmful plants, now it was a negligible issue. The Spider was solid enough to resist attacks from these plants. Ye Chong had also closed all the airways that led outside. They were now running on an isolated air circulation system. Tranquilizing gas that came from the plants could no longer affect them.

There was also the problem of the swamps. If they were travelling on foot, they would have died many times over. The Spider had kept them intact throughout the journey.

The laser gun was such an overbearing weapon. Xuan Ning wanted to try it out himself.

Ye Chong could not see anything around him. He only hoped to cross the Mist as soon as possible. Without help from Xuan Ning and Sha Ya, the forest was too dangerous for him.

The Spider waved its huge laser saw left and right. The thick laser beam allowed the Spider to advance unhindered.

It took only three days for them to cross the Mist. By then, the mist was becoming thinner. When the image on the screen cleared up, Ye Chong heaved a sigh of relief.

All around him was a long stretch of crimson colored wasteland. The crimson earth supported no plant life. The flat earth extended towards the horizon with no end in sight. Compared to the dense forest that was teeming with life, this desolate place was a sharp and unsettling contrast.

”The Red Wasteland is not a very big place. Judging by the speed of the Spider, we should be able to reach the entrance to Darkniss in a day and a half.”

Sha Ya studied their surroundings and said to Ye Chong, ”That way.” She pointed at an angle towards the left.