The canyon passage was very narrow, only about two metres wide. Yet it was very long, fully several hundred metres.
Lan Ling carried Ye Jingyu and kept running backwards. For some reason his body felt colder and colder.
Moreover although it was clearly daytime it grew darker and darker, as if sunlight could not reach here at all.
Not only that, there were more and more corpses on the ground. Every corpse had an extremely painful expression.
At the end of the canyon passage was a deep and dark cave entrance.
Inside the cave entrance it was profoundly dark, like the wide open mouth of a demon.
At the same time the powerful barbarian leader who had feared neither heaven nor earth suddenly stopped his steps. Fear faintly appeared in his eyes.
The barbarian soldiers behind him were already trembling all over and looked at the cave at the end of the passage with extreme terror, as if it were hell itself.
At this moment the barbarian leader hesitated. According to the female clan leader’s order he was supposed to bring this pretty boy back to the tribe.
However the cave entrance ahead should be the lair of the most terrifying monster in the rumours. Even powerful dragon warriors had died under her claws.
Whether human kingdom warriors or barbarian warriors, no fewer than several hundred had died here, including many experts among them.
Moreover even after they were killed cleanly, these people had not even seen what the monster looked like. It was truly too strange and too powerful.
After taking a deep breath the barbarian leader still decided to pause his advance. Although the female clan leader was terrifying, the strange and powerful monster ahead should be even more terrifying.
He ordered them to withdraw from the canyon and surround the area so the targets could not leave.
Then he immediately turned with his team and prepared to depart.
But right at this moment a sharp hiss suddenly rang out.
Lan Ling felt a force fiercely trap him then yank hard. In an instant both he and Ye Jingyu disappeared into the cave.
The barbarian leader became even more terrified and immediately tried to flee for his life.
However it was already too late.
Suddenly the entire canyon turned into night. Then all the barbarian warriors discovered that they could not move at all, as if they had been completely immobilised.
Since you have come, do not be in a hurry to leave. Suddenly a bewitching and strange voice came from the air.
Then the barbarian leader and the other barbarians involuntarily walked towards the inside of the cave of their own accord, throwing themselves into the trap.
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When Lan Ling woke up once again he was already inside a huge cave.
His entire body was wrapped in a terrifying spider web and he could not move at all. The whole cave was densely covered with spider webs everywhere.
Lan Ling immediately understood whose lair this was. It was the Shadow Spider Queen.
This was the most powerful, most terrifying and most mysterious monster in the rumours, the target for which the Nu Lang Kingdom had offered a reward of over a thousand gold coins.
Countless mercenary teams had died under her claws, even including quasi dragon warriors.
In short, everyone who had seen the Shadow Spider Queen had died!
Soon Lan Ling spotted Ye Jingyu’s figure. She too was completely wrapped in spider web and hung from the cave ceiling.
Not only Ye Jingyu, but fully over a hundred people had all become prey of this Shadow Spider Queen. These were still the living ones.
On the ground there was a dense pile of skeletons. It was impossible to count how many there were.
Although this place was not hell it was very much like hell.
Welcome, welcome to my cave dwelling. Then a bewitching and strange voice rang out from the air.
Next a huge black shadow descended from the depths of the cave. Lan Ling finally saw the true appearance of the Shadow Spider Queen.
It was truly demonic and strange.
She had an incomparably huge spider body yet possessed a face similar to a woman’s, and it was extremely seductive and beautiful.
If it were only that it would be fine, but the key was that on this seductive woman’s face there was still a spider’s mouth with two sharp fangs that made one’s hair stand on end.
The combination of extreme beauty and extreme ugliness was simply hair raising.
Earlier when Lan Ling had been dragged into the cave he had clearly felt that he seemed to have been immobilised and could not move at all.
This was a typical mental type attack that directly locked onto one’s thoughts and nerves and then completely controlled the body.
Therefore the powerful barbarian leader from earlier had been completely unable to control himself and had obediently walked into the cave, throwing himself into the trap.
It was very obvious then that this Shadow Spider Queen was a mental type monster.
To control dozens or hundreds of people with mental power at the same time, just how high her spiritual power must be was completely unimaginable. What Lan Ling needed most urgently right now was spiritual power.
Earlier at the canyon pass he had killed another twenty five barbarians and his strength had broken through once more. It had now reached two hundred and fifty jin.
However the distance he could lock onto with spiritual power was still only sixty five metres while the target was one hundred and fifty metres. The gap was very large.
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The happy time of each day has come again. The Shadow Spider Queen laughed delicately: As per the old rules, I like to test the wisdom of you humans the most. If you can answer my riddle today you can live. If you cannot answer then sorry, you will become my lunch. Hahaha…
Her laughter made one feel chilled to the bone.
So who shall start first? The Shadow Spider Queen smiled. She then crawled in front of a pretty girl and said: You look so sweet and cute, so we shall start with you.
Even though they were more than ten metres apart Lan Ling could clearly feel that the girl’s entire body was trembling.
You humans are very knowledgeable and have created writing and written books. The Shadow Spider Queen clicked her tongue and said: While devouring your brain pulp I have also learned quite a lot. So today’s question is a word riddle.
Immediately everyone pricked up their ears desperately, afraid of missing even one word, because it was completely related to their own lives.
No stroke on top, no stroke below. Guess a word. The Shadow Spider Queen gave the riddle and then said to the delicate girl: Tell me the answer. I will count down to ten. If you cannot say the answer you will become my lunch.
This Shadow Spider Queen had originally been nothing more than a mental type monster without wisdom. What she liked most was sucking human brains. From birth until now she had sucked the brains of at least several thousand people.
Every time she sucked a human brain she would gain part of the dead person’s memories, so gradually she had also learned a lot of human civilisation knowledge.
Thus her favourite game appeared. She liked to defeat humans in knowledge and wisdom. This gave her an unparalleled sense of achievement and proved that she was already smarter than humans.
Ten, nine, eight, seven… The Shadow Spider Queen began counting down.
Such a riddle might not be solvable in a short time, and under such a fearful and tense environment it would be strange if this girl could think of the answer.
Immediately she became more and more nervous until she finally lost control of her bladder and urine dripped down along her leg.
Three, two, one. Time is up. The Shadow Spider Queen sighed: As a human how can you be less clever than me, a spider?
After speaking she extended her sharp fangs and fiercely stabbed into the girl’s skull, beginning to devour frantically.
There was a clear slurping sound as she sucked the girl’s brain pulp. This Shadow Spider Queen ate nothing else and only consumed human brain pulp.
Immediately Lan Ling clearly heard that many people present had already wet themselves in fear upon seeing this scene.
Lan Ling also felt completely horrified upon seeing this scene. Then he watched with his own eyes as the girl’s delicate face was instantly sucked until it twisted into a lump and the tender muscles on her face directly caved in, looking like a malicious ghost.
After finishing sucking the Shadow Spider Queen let out an incomparably satisfied moan then said lazily: I am still not full yet. What should I do? As per the old rules, either feed me with your wisdom or feed me with your brain pulp.
Next she came to the second person.
Oh, it is a sturdy man. This bearing makes even me, a female spider, admire it. The Shadow Spider Queen said: Come come come, you answer. No stroke on top, no stroke below, what word is it?
After the sturdy warrior was released from his restraints he immediately cursed loudly and spat a mouthful of saliva directly towards the Shadow Spider Queen.
The Shadow Spider Queen sprayed out a ball of spider silk that caught the saliva directly then said: It seems you cannot answer. I will not count down then.
Next her fangs fiercely stabbed into the sturdy warrior’s skull and she devoured the brain pulp frantically.
The sturdy warrior trembled and shook desperately while cursing nonstop until his brain was completely sucked dry and he died.
His originally heroic square face instantly became nothing but a layer of skin wrapped around bone.
Ugh… The Shadow Spider Queen seemed to burp then said: Actually I am still not full. I need to eat one more. Who should I pick?
The Shadow Spider Queen’s gaze swept back and forth among the several hundred prey. Finally her dark red eyes landed on Lan Ling’s face. Instantly the hair on Lan Ling’s back stood up.
Next the Shadow Spider Queen’s huge body crawled fiercely in front of Lan Ling. Looking at his handsome face she clicked her tongue and said: Oh, he is really too handsome. My heart is thumping wildly.
Although her voice was extremely charming the breath from her mouth was incomparably rotten and disgusting, making one almost want to vomit.
No stroke on top, no stroke below, what word is it exactly? The Shadow Spider Queen said delicately: I am starting the countdown.
Of course Lan Ling had known the answer long ago. This Shadow Spider Queen had only swallowed incomplete memories from others so how clever could she really be.
However he would not say it immediately. That would anger the monster in front of him and bring danger to his life.
Eight, seven, six, five, four…
What the Shadow Spider Queen liked most was enjoying the pleasure of toying with her prey beforehand.
Whether they wet themselves in fear or roared madly like they had lost their minds, it all represented the despair of these high and mighty humans.
Three, two… The Shadow Spider Queen performed the final countdown.
It is Bu, the Bu with one vertical stroke and one dot. Lan Ling quickly shouted loudly and gave the answer.
No stroke on top, no stroke below, it was exactly Bu.