Chapter 773: Wei Wei And His Ja.n.u.s-faced Highness
Qing Shan was hopeless because the more one struggled in the spider web, the tighter it would bind.
The overwhelming stench of blood filled the mausoleum.
Qing Shan and Qing Shui’s bloodied bodies dangled above like the other corpses, in a creepily awkward manner. The arch on their face were no smiles, but simply an illusion made by the spider webs.
The younger exorcists threw up upon setting their eyes on this sickening scene.
Even Old Li’s face had turned as white as sheets.
After witnessing this dreadful sight, n.o.body dared to make any careless moves. However, their trembling eyes gave away their shock and fear.
This royal tomb had too many uncontrollable variables.
As the old saying goes, they would not be frightened if they were to encounter demons or ghouls.
However, they were like sitting ducks in this terrifyingly treacherous royal tomb and no one could predict what would happen next.
“What do we do now?”
The road ahead was clearly sealed.
After looking at Qing Shan and Qing Shui’s bodies, they finally understood the reason behind the mountains of corpses in there.
Not all of these remains were carried here from other places.
Most of them were probably tangled by the spider webs and were hung from the ceiling when they were pa.s.sing through here. Over 40 corpses could be seen dangling here.
They must have met the same fate as Qing Shan and Qing Shui, killed by the hidden spider’s webs as they journeyed through here.
Furthermore, the next tomb entrance was a room away from them. It would take them over ten steps to reach it, but no one knew what could happen in between.
Some of the exorcists wiped the sweat off their foreheads and exclaimed under their breath, “It’s useless, we’ll never get to the main coffin. We should escape while everyone is alive!”
“That’s right!” Someone agreed and said, “The rules stated that all partic.i.p.ants are allowed to resign from the match, so I want to leave too!”
About 10 of the approximately 30 partic.i.p.ants firmly intended to leave, some had even lowered their heads to start packing. Since they were not going to win, it would be better to save themselves by retreating now. After all, n.o.body knew what was waiting for them if they continued their journey.
In a flash, a few strings of spider silk slaughtered two people before their eyes.
Moreover, they had not seen this creature that was lurking in the royal tomb.
The thought of a gigantic spider, hiding in the royal tomb and watching them from the dark, sent chills down their spine.
Ni Biao did not stop them because it would be more beneficial if more of them quit. Although the thought of leaving had crossed his mind too, the journey back did not seem safe either.
On the other hand, Helian Wei Wei acted differently. She raised her gaze and calmly interrupted their fantasy, saying, “It’s impossible to return.”
“Why?” After the incident earlier, the exorcists were starting to value Helian Wei Wei’s opinions.
Helian Wei Wei glanced at the corpses that were hanging from the ceiling, before withdrawing her gaze and placidly said, “Spiders would never weave their webs in just one place because they specialized in trapping their prey. Unlike other creatures who eat their prey fresh, they prefer to wait until their prey is incapacitated before showing up. Therefore, they would make plenty of spider webs to tightly bind their prey…”
“I never thought that a human would understand my methods so well.” An enormous black figure that was hiding in the dark, narrowed its eyes viciously at its reflection in the mirror. Then, it moved forward on its uncountable legs, taunting, “Looks like I need to be more prepared, so that I can devour the child in her… Just thinking about that appetizing meal makes me hunger for it!”
Plop!
The water ripples was disturbed by its antenna as it whizzed by, with a flash of silver thread trailing behind it. Then, the gigantic shadow concealed itself again, as its lips continued to move busily. Meanwhile, its haunting scarlet eyes could be seen gleaming faintly in the dark.
Meanwhile, in the royal tomb, the exorcists were baffled. Therefore, they questioned her with a frown, “It’s not like we haven’t heard the nature of spiders before, but what does that have to do with us leaving?”
Helian Wei Wei realized that the exorcists could not understand because she was being too subtle. Hence, she decided to explain it plainly, “Are you sure you won’t find spider webs on the way back?”
“There weren’t any on our way here, no?” The exorcists had yet to grasp the situation.
The corner of Helian Wei Wei’s lips twitched as she felt annoyed, “Just because we didn’t encounter any on our way here, it doesn’t mean that there won’t be any on the way back. The spider could have sealed up the entrance while we’re here to cut off our escape routes. This is how the spiders trap their prey.”
“It’s impossible, it can’t be!” the exorcists started to shout. Even though they continued to deny it, they actually believed Helian Wei Wei’s explanation. Otherwise, they would not have lowered their backpacks again.
After all, exorcists were humans as well. Naturally, they would fear death too.
“If what Brother Wei said is true, then aren’t we all… doomed?”
They have seen the power of the spider webs, and all the exits were probably sealed off by the spider. No matter where they run, they could not escape.
“Why would it do such a thing and not kill us immediately!” Some of the exorcists furiously punched the walls. If they faced it directly, they would not lose to a spider.
Helian Wei Wei thought to herself. If you could figure it out, do you think the spider won’t think of that?
“This an ancient royal tomb and the spider living here have probably evolved, be it physically or mentally. From what we have seen thus far, this spider is not going to be easy to deal with.” Helian Wei Wei’s continued casually, “It knows that by blocking off all the exits, we would starve to death in here within seven days. Even if we survive, our water bottles would be empty and we would die of dehydration. Then, it would appear to devour whoever it likes.”
All the exorcists shuddered upon hearing her last sentence.
Only Baili Jia Jue’s reaction was different, as he laughed softly in his polished and elegant voice. Then, he uttered casually with slight disdain, “Such ungraceful table manners, only foolish beasts like Spider Demons would do such things. What an abomination.”
Everyone was rendered speechless…
Uhm, is it really the time to comment on its table manners?!
Why does it seem like he’s not on the same page as us?
Noticing that everyone was oddly eyeing His Highness, Helian Wei Wei had no choice but to clear her throat and changed the topic, saying, “So, we can only move forward now. There’s no turning back and the sooner we get moving, the better.”
“That’s easy for you to say.” Ni Hu cast a glance at Helian Wei Wei and snarled, “If we are moving forward, are you going to take the lead?”