Elf Kingdom:Game of the World Tree Chapter 168 – Chapter 168: Chapter 163: Blow Up Their Den!

Chapter 168: Chapter 163: Blow Up Their Den!

The Boxed Lunch Squad moved quickly.

The allure of contribution points was immense, especially with a new batch of Black Iron Middle Rank equipment freshly stocked in the exchange shop.

If they chose to grind the quests normally to accumulate contribution, they might only manage to earn a set of purple epic gear after a week at most…

But now, they saw hope for making money fast.

To prevent delays and out of fear that the official developers might discover the bug at any moment, the group swiftly sprang into action.

They quickly navigated the winding and complex ruins of Rivendell and returned to the mine tunnel they had detonated before.

It had to be said, the mine tunnels constructed by the elves in the Ancient Era were very sturdy. Although players had blasted them quite a bit, apart from the destroyed minecart tracks, the entire tunnel remained intact, with the path leading to the Earth Cave Spider's lair still open.

And, the Boxed Lunch Squad planned to use the same method as before to lure the Earth Cave Spiders.

This time, they drew the sacrificial array in the Skywell…

And after they finished drawing the array, they excitedly made their way through the mine tunnel to the Earth Cave Spider's lair where they had encountered them earlier.

It was exactly as they had seen before.

Countless Earth Cave Spiders still lurked in the depths of the cave.

The spiders were so dense, it was impossible to count how many there were; one could only hear the rustling sound of their metal-like legs moving over the rocks…

It sounded… quite creepy.

Looking around, they could only see rows upon rows of blood-red eyes, some large, some small…

It was an image that could drive someone with trypophobia insane.

Even Boxed Lunch, who had quite a strong psyche, felt a chill down his spine while looking at the scene within the cave.

“We'll take turns drawing them out.”

Taking a deep breath, Boxed Lunch ordered in a low voice.

The mine tunnel was relatively narrow.

For small and large Earth Cave Spiders, it was alright, but a giant spider about seven or eight meters tall could probably only pass through one at a time.

The players didn't think they could draw all the spiders out at once, so they planned to do it in small amounts repeatedly, just like they used to lure the Goblins, building it up bit by bit…

However, given the speed of the Earth Cave Spiders, this might be a life-for-life change.

Hearing Boxed Lunch's words, the other players nodded.

“I'll go first.”

Hu Lu stepped forward, volunteering.

Once Hu Lu stepped out, the other players quickly withdrew, hiding behind the sacrificial array below the Skywell.

“Hu Lu, we're ready.”

After hiding, they typed in the team chat channel.

Upon receiving the message, Hu Lu took a deep breath and shouted “Ah” into the cave.

With his shout, suddenly… rows of red eyes turned to look.

Stared at by countless blood-red eyes, even though he knew it was just a game, Hu Lu's heart couldn't help but tremble.

He shouted again and then turned around to run.

Behind him… nearly a hundred Earth Cave Spiders rushed after him…

Thanks to the accelerated effects of his boots and the Light Body Skill, Hu Lu was incredibly fast.

He led a large group of Earth Cave Spiders to where the players were ambushed under the Skywell.

“They're coming! Activate the array!”

Hu Lu shouted while running.

And the other players began to kneel before the sacrificial array, skillfully praying to the Goddess:

“Praise be to Mother Nature, praise be to the Goddess of Life, praise be to the great Elf Ruler…”

After the incantation, the array once again radiated a brilliant glow, and Hu Lu charged into it with the spiders.

Soon, radiant light burst from the Earth Cave Spiders, and they were sacrificed…

At the same time, a stream of system messages flashed across the players' screens: “You have gained contribution points +5+5+5…”

The immediate arrival of so many contribution points was such a thrill!

In the blink of an eye, they successfully sacrificed over a hundred spiders to the Goddess, and the players ecstatically discovered that their personal contribution points had increased by seven to eight hundred!

This… was even after they had split the contribution points among the five of them!

“Holy shit! This is practically stealing money!”

The members of the Boxed Lunch Squad were thrilled.

“Let's do it! Let's keep going!”

Seeing all those contribution points credited, Boxed Lunch's eyes lit up.

The other players excitedly nodded.

Filled with joy, they set out to lure the spiders again…

Not long after, they attracted over a hundred more spiders, sacrificing them to the Goddess and earning another seven to eight hundred contribution points!

“Hahaha! Another seven to eight hundred points in the bank!”

“Awesome! Do this a few more times, and it'll be equivalent to the contribution from a main storyline quest!”

“Tch, you think too small! I bet if we keep farming here today, we might rack up tens of thousands!”

“Dang… BUG! This is definitely a points-farming game bug!”

“Shush—we need to lay low. If the developers catch on, we might be in trouble.”

“Stop talking and keep pulling! I feel the golden legendary gear calling me already!”

Excitedly and eagerly, the players continued their cycle of luring the Earth Cave Spiders.

But… starting from the fourth time, their success rate at luring spiders greatly decreased.

This time, Boxed Lunch personally stepped up, but he only managed to lure a few dozen.

“The number is a bit low this time…”

“Did we lure all the ones on the outskirts?”

“Is it because you ran too fast, Boxed Lunch? The Earth Cave Spiders couldn't keep up?”

Boxed Lunch: …

“How about we try going in a little deeper…?”

“I'll go, I'm slower.”

The players discussed for a while and tried again to lure the spiders.

But this time… they managed to lure even fewer, just a handful.

Players: …

“Why can't we lure them out anymore?”

“Could it be that we've drawn out all the Earth Cave Spiders from the outskirts?”

“No way… judging by the number of eyes we saw earlier, there must be thousands just at the cave entrance, and the spiders inside aren't just a handful…”

The players were puzzled.

They had already accumulated nearly three thousand contribution points after several successful lures.

That… was almost as much as the reward from a main storyline quest at the current stage!

However, the players' appetites had grown, and now a mere few thousand contribution points no longer satisfied them.

There must be tens of thousands of spiders in that cave, and if all of them were sacrificed, they could be flooded with gold gear!

Still skeptical, the players attempted to lure them again.

But this time, the team member stationed at the cave entrance yelled several times, only to be met with the gaze of countless blood-red eyes, and not a single Earth Cave Spider chased him out…

Players: …

“Weren't these Demon Beasts supposed to be low in intelligence? Why aren't they coming out? Have they gotten smarter?”

“Do they know that their companions who came out all met their end? Can they realize this?”

“But… their behavior is too coordinated! They all saw us, all those eyes staring, yet not a single one comes out?”

“Could it be a game system mechanic?”

“Impossible, the mechanisms in ‘Elf Kingdom' all follow a certain logic. It doesn't make sense that just because we lured some, the others won't come out.”

“When we used to lure the Goblins, it was one lure after another, and they're officially stated to be smarter than these spiders.”

The players were deeply puzzled.

Eve, who observed everything from their perspective, was not surprised.

These Earth Cave Spiders were being controlled by a higher consciousness, which surely realized something was wrong, stopping the spiders from chasing the players further.

*Did they think they could gobble up tens of thousands of contribution points at once?*

*There is no such easy thing in the world!*

“Maybe… we can try something bigger?”

One player suggested.

“Damn it, let's go big! I can't believe we can't draw them out today! I'm waiting to exchange for that golden legendary armor!”

At this point, the first Elf Warrior player who had sacrificed himself gritted his teeth and said.

Having made his way back from the Elf Forest after being revived, he had brought along some extra items.

He pulled out bulging bags from his backpack.

Seeing those familiar bags, the other players were startled:

“Holy shit! You brought all of Boxed Lunch's explosive packs?!”

The Elf Warrior nodded:

“Yeah, I thought we might need them for luring, so I brought them all.”

Other players: …

“You're… not planning to blow up the cave, are you?”

They twitched at the corners of their mouths.

“What's there to be afraid of? Just a few explosive packs, they'll definitely lure them out!”

The Elf Warrior player laughed.

Other players: …

“You… you're poking a hornet's nest!”

“But… I like it!”

“We can try it!”

“But, since you proposed the idea, you can be the one to throw the explosives!”

Elf Warrior: ???

…

As the hard currency of *Elf Kingdom,* the allure of contribution points was infinite.

After some discussion, the players finally decided to do something big—

To directly blow up the Earth Cave Spider's nest!

Although… just a few packs of explosives might not kill all the spiders in the cave, it should surely lure them all out…

If their nest was blown up, those Earth Cave Spiders shouldn't stay put any longer, right?

A wave of anticipation swept over the players once more.

Soon, they sprang into action!

This time, after a democratic decision by the whole squad, with a four-to-one vote, they decided to let the great Elf tank warrior player take on the glorious task of luring once again…

Under the admiring gaze of other players, the Elf Warrior dutifully carried the explosive packs to the mouth of the cave.

He took a deep breath and hurled a few explosive packs into the Earth Cave Spider's lair.

Then, he threw a lit torch aimed at the location of the explosives…

The torch entered the cave and instantly illuminated the entire cavern.

Endless Earth Cave Spiders were everywhere, and the terrifying amount of them made the Elf Warrior's skin crawl.

In the deeper part, he spotted several familiar giant spiders…

They were crouched in the depths of the cave, surrounding a massive spider leg that spanned dozens of meters.

Wait a minute…

Giant spider leg?

Upon seeing the illuminated section, the Elf Warrior froze for a moment.

“Holy shit!”

He widened his eyes, unable to suppress an expletive.

Before he could say more, the torch ignited the explosives, and the explosion followed…

“Boom——!!!”

A thunderous explosion rocked the entire cave.

Dazzling light and fiery tongues erupted into a massive fireball in the Earth Cave Spider's nest, ripping countless spiders to shreds…

“It's blown! It's blown!”

The players at a distance were elated.

However, after the explosion, instead of attracting the spiders, they were met with an enraged scream—

“Screeech…!”

The ground began to shake as if some immense being had awakened…

“We're in deep trouble! Run!”

The Elf Warrior player's face turned pale green as he dashed past the others…

Hearing the screech, Boxed Lunch's expression turned serious:

“Escape!”

He tossed the words over his shoulder and took off running.

What's going on?

The other players were stunned.

Then… the entire world began to tremble, and an immense force shattered the stone ceiling of the mine tunnel above.

They looked up to see a colossal, terrifying being…

The players' smiles froze on their faces.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated on Novlove.com

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