"Ding! You searched the Wolf Village, but did not find the whereabouts of the man from Aries Village. Perhaps you should tell the villagers of Aries Village about this news. Maybe they have other clues!"
The system prompt sounded in his ears, and Zhang Yang quickly turned around and rushed back to Baiyang Village. This place is spooky and gloomy, which is really disgusting!
Another twenty minutes later, Zhang Yang returned to Aries Village. The other NPCs had already dispersed, and only the middle-aged NPC was still standing at the entrance of the village.
"Adventurer, why are you back again?" The NPC lady looked at Zhang Yang unhappily, as if to say, "You ate my food and slept... but you haven't slept yet, so why aren't you doing anything?"
Zhang Yang said, "I've been to the Evil Wolf Village, and there were no men from your village there! Not only that, the entire Evil Wolf Village has become an empty village, and there's not even a single bandit to be seen!"
"What!" The NPC lady was shocked. After a moment of silence, she said, "Maybe you should go to White Fox Ridge to have a look. Alaska is the last man who disappeared from our village three days ago. He disappeared while hunting there. Maybe you can find some clues there! By the way, White Fox Ridge is just to the south. Alaska often hunts prey in the forest north of the mountain!"
Zhang Yang nodded, and Ce Xiong ran south.
Baihu Ridge is much larger than Elang Mountain. It stretches for more than ten kilometers and is shaped like a crouching fox. Because the entire mountain is covered with white camellia flowers, it looks like a white fox from a distance, hence the name Baihu Ridge.
Arriving at the north of Baihu Ridge, Zhang Yang shuttled through the forest, looking for any trace of Alaska.
After passing through some dense bushes, the front suddenly opened up and revealed a large lake. In the center of the lake was a small piece of land, about 60 to 70 square meters in size, with only some low plants growing on it. A young man in his twenties was sitting on the grass with a terrified look on his face.
Zhang Yang turned his gaze back and immediately discovered the reason for the young man's fear - the area around the lake was densely packed with spiders as big as calves, with spotted bodies all over. The scale of nearly a hundred of them was enough to make people terrified!
Spiders in real life can float on the water, but since this is a game, and the spiders are so big, it is understandable that they cannot cross the water!
Look at the name above the man’s head. Isn’t that the target he is looking for, Alaska
[Alaska] (Normal, humanoid)
Level: 65
HP: 3216500
Armor value: 60
Zhang Yang patted the big white bear's head, and the mount immediately roared and rushed out, charging towards the spider monsters on the lake!
These spiders are just ordinary monsters, and Zhang Yang is not afraid of their numbers at all.
[Spotted Spider] (Normal, Beast)
Level: 65
Health: 6500
Armor value: 60
The big white bear soon came into the hatred field of the spotted spiders, and three spiders immediately chased after it. Zhang Yang did not fight back, but led the monsters like a train, pulling at least thirty of them. When he saw that one of the monsters would escape the hatred and run back if he did not fight back, he jumped off his mount and charged back.
Sweep!
Thunder strikes!
Oscillation wave!
After three consecutive attacks, the spider in the front was reduced to only more than 1,000 HP. Zhang Yang got on his mount again and continued to run around the lake. After gathering more than 30 monsters, the sweep had already cooled down. He turned around and swung his axe. A large number of 4,000+ damage numbers floated up. The first batch of spiders that had already lost blood immediately turned over and died. Many monsters in the second wave also had more than half of their HP deducted.
Zhang Yang continued to drive the bear forward, running and killing. He ran around the lake, gathered all the remaining spiders together, and then started killing them.
It's a pity that the sweeping skill only covers an area of 2 meters around him, and can only kill a dozen or so at a time, unlike the mage or hunter's group killing skills which have a large coverage area!
Even so, it took less than 2 minutes to clean up the hundreds of spiders.
"Hero, you are so awesome!" Alaska swam over from the island in the center of the lake and gave Zhang Yang a thumbs up with admiration on his face. "Even the most powerful Bagon in our village was no match for you! I used to be a strong warrior, until I was shot in the knee!"
Zhang Yang smiled slightly and said, "Are you a villager from Baiyang Village?"
"Yes, my name is Alaska! These damn spiders have trapped me in this damn place for three days and three nights. If it weren't for the water, I would have died long ago! Hero, if you have any food, please share some with me. I will never forget your kindness!"
Alaska looked at Zhang Yang eagerly, and her expression was very similar to the expressions of Han Yingxue and Wei Yaner when they were staring at the free meal!
Zhang Yang took out a hawthorn cake from his backpack and handed it over, saying, "My name is Zhan Yu, and I'm an adventurer from Baiyu City! When I passed by your Baiyang Village earlier, I heard from your villagers that all your men disappeared inexplicably!"
"Oh, thank God, this is my favorite hawthorn cake!" Alaska devoured it, and his health points suddenly increased bit by bit, and soon returned to full blood. He patted his stomach comfortably and said, "I guess other men in the village were also eaten by these spiders! Hero, you don’t know, at that time, a spider was only a finger away from my butt, and it almost bit my butt off! Gods, I was scared to death. If I was really bitten on the butt by those disgusting spiders, it would be terrible! Mariana would definitely not want me..."
This NPC is a chatterbox, like a thousand ducks quacking in Zhang Yang's ears, giving him a splitting headache.
"Ding! You completed the mission: rescue our man, and earned 200,000 experience points!"
Is this the end of the mission? "Hero, can you escort me back to the village? I'm worried that the spiders will come and eat me. I will pay you a generous reward! I don't want to die. I'm going to marry Mariana next month, and she's pregnant with my child. You must help me!" Fortunately, Alaska spoke again.
"Ding! Alaska has issued you a mission: send me back to Aries Village. Do you accept it?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Okay, I'll take you back! But you'd better shut your mouth, or I'll chop you to death with an axe before the spiders eat you!"
Alaska shuddered with fear, nodded quickly, and said weakly: "What if I'm in danger and need to call for help?"
Zhang Yang: “…”
[Send me back to Aries Village] (Mission Difficulty: C Level)
Any description: You are hired to escort Alaska back to Aries Village! Please note that you have signed a contract with Alaska. If Alaska is injured on the way, you will not only not get a copper coin, but also have to compensate Alaska for the loss. For details, please refer to "Alaska's Claim Treaty".
Completion: Escort Alaska back to Aries Village 01
Zhang Yang flipped through his backpack and found a booklet in an empty slot. He took it out and saw that it said "Alaska's Compensation Treaty", which detailed the amount of gold coins that Alaska had to pay him based on the extent of the damage he suffered. For example, if a fingernail was broken, he would have to pay 20,000 gold coins.
This must be a spoof!
Zhang Yang rode on the big white bear and said, "Let's go!"
All the way back to Aries Village, Alaska's silence was only a moment. After walking a few steps, he began to talk incessantly, from the trivial things when he wet his pants at the age of three to what he dreamed about every night. Zhang Yang was so angry that he almost swung an axe to chop him.
Fortunately, there were not many monsters on the road, but the road was a bit long. Alaska stopped to rest because he was tired after walking a short distance. It took more than an hour to finally return to Aries Village.
"Marianna, oh, that's my Marianna!" When he arrived at the village entrance, Alaska immediately waved his hands and shouted at a village woman, then ran over.
"Alaska, my dear husband!" The NPC woman also ran towards Alaska, and the two hugged each other and cried and howled.
"Ding! You completed the mission: send me back to Aries Village, and earned 1 million experience points!"
"Adventurer, you saved Alaska!" The NPC lady who originally issued the task to Zhang Yang came out from somewhere and said, "I heard from Alaska that the braggart was almost eaten by a group of spiders. Is that true?"
Zhang Yang nodded and said, "Yes, when I found him, he was trapped on an island by a group of spiders!"
"It seems that my previous guess was wrong. It wasn't the bandits who kidnapped our men, but those damn spiders that ate them!" The NPC lady shouted angrily, "Adventurers, please help us eliminate the man-eating spiders and stop them from harming people!"
"Ding! The villagers of Aries Village have issued you a task: Eliminate spiders. Do you accept it?"
Zhang Yang took the task, and the NPC lady said again: "I suddenly remembered that there was a very powerful spider monster in the Spider Valley in the south. It is said that it is the daughter of the Spider God. Because of its cruel nature, it was expelled from the Spider Kingdom by the Spider God. Later, a powerful wizard sealed this spider monster. Maybe it has broken the seal and started to harm living beings again! Adventurer, you should go there and take a look!"
[Eliminate the Spider Queen] (Mission Difficulty: Level A)
Any description: Kill the leader of Spider Valley, Katarina, and make justice prevail! Spider Valley is just south of Aries Village.
Completion: Kill Katarina 01
After leaving Baiyang Village, Zhang Yang drove the bear southwards and it took him more than an hour to reach the Spider Valley mentioned by the NPC. This valley was indeed worthy of its name. From a distance, spiders the size of calves were crawling up and down, forming a large black mass.
Zhang Yang patted the big white bear, and the golden-eared bear king roared and ran towards the valley. The spider monster that attracted hatred on the way immediately moved its eight big legs and chased after Zhang Yang.
This valley is so huge that there is actually a large palace inside. The architectural style is completely different from that of humans, elves, dwarves, or orcs, and there are spider-shaped statues everywhere. The palace has only one floor, but this floor is a hundred meters high, and the momentum is not weak at all!
While Zhang Yang was observing, the spider monster behind him also chased after him. He quickly turned around, jumped off his mount and started killing - he couldn't use Thunder Strike on a mount. Although the single-target damage of this skill was different, it was area damage, and it radiated to the surroundings through the surface, with a very wide attack area.
After clearing the spider monster in a few moves, Zhang Yang arrived at the gate of the palace.
Four elite spiders were guarding the entrance. They were as big as a van and covered with bloody red spots. They looked ugly and ferocious.
[Spotted Venomous Spider] (Elite, Beast)
Level: 67
Health: 134000
Armor value: 700
Zhang Yang patted the big white bear and ran forward. The four spotted poisonous spiders immediately came over, surrounded Zhang Yang and attacked him.
Ding! Ding! Ding!
The spider monster's long legs were as hard as spears, and they hit Zhang Yang's armor, making a sharp sound of metal clashing.
“Ding! You are affected by the Spider Venom (1 layer), suffering 500 points of natural damage every three seconds for 30 seconds!”
“Ding! You are affected by the Spider Venom (2nd layer) effect, suffering 1000 points of natural damage every three seconds for 30 seconds!”
The monster's normal attack is not high, only about 3000, and only 1400 is left when it hits Zhang Yang. However, these spiders have a certain chance to poison Zhang Yang every time they attack. It doesn't matter when the number of layers is small, but there is no upper limit to the number of layers of poison, and it can be stacked up continuously. After 10 layers, even Zhang Yang with life sharing can't stand it!
The only way to succeed is to kill all the monsters quickly!
Fortunately, the health points of these poisonous spiders are not high. Zhang Yang can deal with them in just over 30 seconds with a health point of only 130,000!
After killing two poisonous spiders, the spider venom on Zhang Yang's body had stacked up to 16 layers, and his blood loss reached 5406 each time. He quickly used Warrior's Rage to clear the negative effects, and the remaining two poisonous spiders were no longer a concern. A minute later, they fell under Zhang Yang's axe one after another.
He quickly took out the hawthorn cake and started to nibble on it, waiting until the effect of the spider venom wore off before moving on.
Fortunately, the monsters in the palace were not that dense, with at least one and at most two. Every time Zhang Yang killed a monster, it would only stack seven or eight layers of venom effect. Zhang Yang could fully withstand such damage and did not need to wait for the Warrior's Fury to cool down.
This palace has five entrances in total. Three hours later, Zhang Yang came to the bottom of the first entrance and discovered to his amazement that this Spider Palace was like a dungeon, and there were even small bosses!
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