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Chapter 34
Chapter 34: The Application of 'Warm' Magic, Slaughter!
2024-11-18 Author: Amnesty L
A single Gallows Spider is not frightening.
However, when they appear in groups, they are quite terrifying, being the most troublesome monsters in the outer regions of the Touv Great Forest.
Gallows Spiders spray their silk at an extremely high speed. Once entangled by a group of them, one would be cocooned in a thick layer of silk in moments, making escape impossible.
It is said that this spider silk possessed incredible toughness, making it an excellent material.
However, now was clearly not the time to think about such things.
Tang Zheng moved quickly through the jungle while contemplating how to shake off the large number of Gallows Spiders behind him.
In this forest environment, his speed was constantly restricted.
Those basketball-sized Gallows Spiders, however, were not hindered. By continuously spraying silk to adhere to the surrounding tree trunks, they could move with surprising speed.
Whoosh!
A sharp sound cut through the air behind him.
Without a second thought, Tang Zheng swung his sword in a backhanded slash.
*Squish!*
The first Gallows Spider to catch up let out a piercing shriek as it was sliced in half by Tang Zheng's iron sword, splattering light-green, viscous fluid across the ground.
[Obtained 23 Experience]
"Eh?"
Tang Zheng didn't stop moving, but his eyes widened slightly. The experience gained was surprisingly high.
He thought of the Gallows Spiders chasing him from behind; there had to be at least seventy or eighty of them, if not a hundred.
If he could eliminate all of them in one go...
He could gain at least two to three thousand experience, enough to level up twice!
*Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!*
Strands of silk, as thick as a little finger, shot out from the numerous Gallows Spiders behind him, all aimed at Tang Zheng.
With a twist of his left foot!
Tang Zheng's figure dodged behind a large tree to his left, using the thick trunk for cover and causing a large amount of the silk to miss.
Several strands landed on the ground beside him. A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and he tried to slash at the silk with the iron sword in his hand.
*Twang!*
The silk bent under the sword's blade before snapping with a faint twang, a testament to its incredible toughness.
"This is troublesome."
Sensing the resilience of the silk, Tang Zheng finally understood why it was considered an excellent magical material.
*Thump!*
Tang Zheng's expression changed. He pushed off the tree trunk with his back foot, launching himself forward and away from his previous spot.
In just the blink of an eye, several Gallows Spiders had surrounded that tree.
Although Tang Zheng had once again shaken off these Gallows Spiders, the distance between them was shrinking rapidly.
"If only I had skills suited for the forest, like a druid's, a forest priest's, or even a skirmisher's, I wouldn't be in such a pathetic state."
A fine layer of sweat beaded on Tang Zheng's forehead as he weaved between the surrounding trees to dodge the onslaught of silk.
He couldn't drag this out any longer.
He could now clearly hear the hissing of the pursuing Gallows Spiders. It wouldn't be long before they caught up to him.
Use magic?
The only offensive spell he possessed was 'Magic Arrow,' which would be all but useless against so many Gallows Spiders.
"Wait!"
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He suddenly remembered a spell he had mastered that might be useful in his current predicament.
"'Warm'!"
Tang Zheng gripped the iron sword in his hand tightly and muttered.
The 'Warm' spell could heat any object it touched. However, it took time and didn't reach high temperatures, so it was mainly a utility spell for things like boiling soup or warming meals.
Although he had spent a skill point to upgrade the spell, the fundamental improvement wasn't significant, so Tang Zheng still used it primarily for heating food.
At this moment!
It suddenly occurred to Tang Zheng: if the spell could heat objects upon contact, could it also heat a weapon?
"Warm!"
In just ten seconds!
Tang Zheng clearly felt the temperature of the iron sword in his hand rising, a scorching heat spreading from the blade into his palm.
*Rip!*
Tang Zheng raised his left hand, grabbed the linen sleeve on his right arm, and with a forceful tug, tore it off and wrapped it around the sword's hilt.
This was to prevent the high temperature from burning his palm.
A minute was not a long time; it passed in a flash.
The temperature of the iron sword in his hand had been heated to 150 degrees, and the entire blade now radiated a scorching heat.
The iron sword's appearance hadn't changed at all. After all, iron's melting point is over 1500 degrees; 150 degrees wasn't nearly enough to make it glow red.
*Pfft!*
The sound of white spider silk being sprayed out rang again.
This time.
Tang Zheng did not dodge. Instead, he raised the scorching iron sword in his hand and slashed towards the incoming silk.
The once-tough silk was easily severed and scattered by the high-temperature blade!
"Just as I thought. No matter how tough something like spider silk is, it has no resistance to high temperatures."
"Now, it's time for my counterattack!"
A cold smile touched Tang Zheng's lips as he looked at the horde of Gallows Spiders relentlessly pursuing him.
The true threat from these Gallows Spiders was their incredibly tough silk.
And now that his heated iron sword could effortlessly sever that silk...
Tang Zheng stomped on the ground, halting his escape. Then, instead of retreating, he advanced, turning to charge the incoming horde.
"Four Light Consecutive Slashes!"
Tang Zheng let out a low cry, and the iron sword in his hand flashed, leaving four black afterimages in the air.
The scorching blade pierced through the air, not only effortlessly cutting through the barrage of incoming white silk but also instantly slaying the four Gallows Spiders at the very front!
[Obtained 21 Experience]
[Obtained 27 Experience]
[Obtained 22 Experience]
[Obtained 25 Experience]
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"…!"
A cacophony of piercing hisses erupted!
Because Tang Zheng had stopped fleeing, the large number of pursuing Gallows Spiders quickly surrounded him.
One after another, the spiders crawled among the tree branches, emitting hissing sounds, their scarlet eyes fixed on Tang Zheng, who stood on a bed of thick leaves.
*Pfft—Pfft—*
Dense white silk sprayed simultaneously from the spiders' abdomens. Numerous Gallows Spiders collaborated, constructing a complex web in the air that descended to envelop Tang Zheng below.
"Useless!"
Tang Zheng grinned, casually swiping his iron sword upwards.
The sticky white web was instantly split in two by the heated sword and fell to the ground.
This sight made the incessantly hissing Gallows Spiders freeze for a moment.
"Let the slaughter begin!" Tang Zheng dashed to a large tree, kicked off its trunk, and launched himself into the air.
"Four Light Consecutive Slashes!"
*Pfft!*
*Pfft!*
*Pfft!*
[Obtained 27 Experience]
[Obtained 25 Experience]
[...]
The messages on his status panel began to refresh constantly.
The mangled remains of countless Gallows Spiders rained down, splattering a foul-smelling, light-green fluid and filling the air with a sickening stench.
Without the threat of their silk, the Gallows Spiders were like lambs to the slaughter.
Thank you to 'CrossingNami' for the 1,500 Book Coins!
(end of chapter)
2024-11-18 Author: Amnesty L
A single Gallows Spider is not frightening.
However, when they appear in groups, they are quite terrifying, being the most troublesome monsters in the outer regions of the Touv Great Forest.
Gallows Spiders spray their silk at an extremely high speed. Once entangled by a group of them, one would be cocooned in a thick layer of silk in moments, making escape impossible.
It is said that this spider silk possessed incredible toughness, making it an excellent material.
However, now was clearly not the time to think about such things.
Tang Zheng moved quickly through the jungle while contemplating how to shake off the large number of Gallows Spiders behind him.
In this forest environment, his speed was constantly restricted.
Those basketball-sized Gallows Spiders, however, were not hindered. By continuously spraying silk to adhere to the surrounding tree trunks, they could move with surprising speed.
Whoosh!
A sharp sound cut through the air behind him.
Without a second thought, Tang Zheng swung his sword in a backhanded slash.
*Squish!*
The first Gallows Spider to catch up let out a piercing shriek as it was sliced in half by Tang Zheng's iron sword, splattering light-green, viscous fluid across the ground.
[Obtained 23 Experience]
"Eh?"
Tang Zheng didn't stop moving, but his eyes widened slightly. The experience gained was surprisingly high.
He thought of the Gallows Spiders chasing him from behind; there had to be at least seventy or eighty of them, if not a hundred.
If he could eliminate all of them in one go...
He could gain at least two to three thousand experience, enough to level up twice!
*Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!*
Strands of silk, as thick as a little finger, shot out from the numerous Gallows Spiders behind him, all aimed at Tang Zheng.
With a twist of his left foot!
Tang Zheng's figure dodged behind a large tree to his left, using the thick trunk for cover and causing a large amount of the silk to miss.
Several strands landed on the ground beside him. A thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind, and he tried to slash at the silk with the iron sword in his hand.
*Twang!*
The silk bent under the sword's blade before snapping with a faint twang, a testament to its incredible toughness.
"This is troublesome."
Sensing the resilience of the silk, Tang Zheng finally understood why it was considered an excellent magical material.
*Thump!*
Tang Zheng's expression changed. He pushed off the tree trunk with his back foot, launching himself forward and away from his previous spot.
In just the blink of an eye, several Gallows Spiders had surrounded that tree.
Although Tang Zheng had once again shaken off these Gallows Spiders, the distance between them was shrinking rapidly.
"If only I had skills suited for the forest, like a druid's, a forest priest's, or even a skirmisher's, I wouldn't be in such a pathetic state."
A fine layer of sweat beaded on Tang Zheng's forehead as he weaved between the surrounding trees to dodge the onslaught of silk.
He couldn't drag this out any longer.
He could now clearly hear the hissing of the pursuing Gallows Spiders. It wouldn't be long before they caught up to him.
Use magic?
The only offensive spell he possessed was 'Magic Arrow,' which would be all but useless against so many Gallows Spiders.
"Wait!"
Tang Zheng's eyes lit up. He suddenly remembered a spell he had mastered that might be useful in his current predicament.
"'Warm'!"
Tang Zheng gripped the iron sword in his hand tightly and muttered.
The 'Warm' spell could heat any object it touched. However, it took time and didn't reach high temperatures, so it was mainly a utility spell for things like boiling soup or warming meals.
Although he had spent a skill point to upgrade the spell, the fundamental improvement wasn't significant, so Tang Zheng still used it primarily for heating food.
At this moment!
It suddenly occurred to Tang Zheng: if the spell could heat objects upon contact, could it also heat a weapon?
"Warm!"
In just ten seconds!
Tang Zheng clearly felt the temperature of the iron sword in his hand rising, a scorching heat spreading from the blade into his palm.
*Rip!*
Tang Zheng raised his left hand, grabbed the linen sleeve on his right arm, and with a forceful tug, tore it off and wrapped it around the sword's hilt.
This was to prevent the high temperature from burning his palm.
A minute was not a long time; it passed in a flash.
The temperature of the iron sword in his hand had been heated to 150 degrees, and the entire blade now radiated a scorching heat.
The iron sword's appearance hadn't changed at all. After all, iron's melting point is over 1500 degrees; 150 degrees wasn't nearly enough to make it glow red.
*Pfft!*
The sound of white spider silk being sprayed out rang again.
This time.
Tang Zheng did not dodge. Instead, he raised the scorching iron sword in his hand and slashed towards the incoming silk.
The once-tough silk was easily severed and scattered by the high-temperature blade!
"Just as I thought. No matter how tough something like spider silk is, it has no resistance to high temperatures."
"Now, it's time for my counterattack!"
A cold smile touched Tang Zheng's lips as he looked at the horde of Gallows Spiders relentlessly pursuing him.
The true threat from these Gallows Spiders was their incredibly tough silk.
And now that his heated iron sword could effortlessly sever that silk...
Tang Zheng stomped on the ground, halting his escape. Then, instead of retreating, he advanced, turning to charge the incoming horde.
"Four Light Consecutive Slashes!"
Tang Zheng let out a low cry, and the iron sword in his hand flashed, leaving four black afterimages in the air.
The scorching blade pierced through the air, not only effortlessly cutting through the barrage of incoming white silk but also instantly slaying the four Gallows Spiders at the very front!
[Obtained 21 Experience]
[Obtained 27 Experience]
[Obtained 22 Experience]
[Obtained 25 Experience]
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"Hiss!"
"…!"
A cacophony of piercing hisses erupted!
Because Tang Zheng had stopped fleeing, the large number of pursuing Gallows Spiders quickly surrounded him.
One after another, the spiders crawled among the tree branches, emitting hissing sounds, their scarlet eyes fixed on Tang Zheng, who stood on a bed of thick leaves.
*Pfft—Pfft—*
Dense white silk sprayed simultaneously from the spiders' abdomens. Numerous Gallows Spiders collaborated, constructing a complex web in the air that descended to envelop Tang Zheng below.
"Useless!"
Tang Zheng grinned, casually swiping his iron sword upwards.
The sticky white web was instantly split in two by the heated sword and fell to the ground.
This sight made the incessantly hissing Gallows Spiders freeze for a moment.
"Let the slaughter begin!" Tang Zheng dashed to a large tree, kicked off its trunk, and launched himself into the air.
"Four Light Consecutive Slashes!"
*Pfft!*
*Pfft!*
*Pfft!*
[Obtained 27 Experience]
[Obtained 25 Experience]
[...]
The messages on his status panel began to refresh constantly.
The mangled remains of countless Gallows Spiders rained down, splattering a foul-smelling, light-green fluid and filling the air with a sickening stench.
Without the threat of their silk, the Gallows Spiders were like lambs to the slaughter.
Thank you to 'CrossingNami' for the 1,500 Book Coins!
(end of chapter)
