Elf Kingdom:Game of the World Tree Chapter 169 – Chapter 169: Chapter 164 Spider Empress Mission

Chapter 169: Chapter 164 Spider Empress Mission

In the darkness, eight colossal Blood Moons illuminated, casting a sinister crimson glow, hanging high in the sky…

No, those weren't moons.

They were four pairs of blood-red eyes!

The gaze was indifferent, fierce, mad, furious… staring directly at the players.

In an instant, several players felt a piercing chill sweep from head to toe, their minds going blank.

“Shit!”

“Shit!”

“What the hell is that?!”

They were stunned.

Suddenly, the giant eyes moved, accompanied by a thunderous roar, a massive shadow enveloping their tiny bodies.

An overwhelming pressure descended upon them, causing several players to instinctively shiver, their movements sluggish.

They looked up, shocked at the terrifying creature before them—

A gigantic body that blocked out the sky, with sinister, metal-like spider legs gleaming coldly, and barbed, insect-like armor shining like a steel plate…

This was an Earth Cave Spider of enormous size, tens of meters tall!

In its presence, the players felt so insignificant, like ants beneath a foot in a previous life.

Even when facing Black Dragon Mairrel, they had never felt like this!

Beneath it, countless small, numerous large, and several gigantic Earth Cave Spiders began to gather.

They clustered around the colossal spider, as if guarding their master…

All the spiders stared coldly at the players.

Their movements were synchronized, their gaze icy, sending shivers down one's spine.

“*We've really messed up this time…*”

“Run!”

Several players, shocked in their hearts, turned and fled.

As they escaped, the colossal Earth Cave Spider let out an enraged howl once more,

“Screaaah——!!!”

Its voice was filled with uncontrollable anger.

Upon closer inspection, one could see scorched marks on its carapace…

Left by the recent explosion.

Following its command, an army of countless spiders instantly chased after the players!

The colossal spider also moved its massive, slender legs, following them.

As it moved and collided, the entire mine shaft began to collapse, the ground shaking as if an earthquake had struck…

The Array drawn by the players also shattered as the shaft collapsed.

“Shit! The Array's destroyed! Move!”

“How could there be such a giant creature? This size is so broken!”

“Stop talking, just run!”

Several players reached the Skywell and began desperately climbing up.

However, under the oppressive pressure, their speed was still too slow.

The spider army quickly caught up, overwhelming them…

“Screaaah——!!!”

The colossal spider let out another screech.

At the same time, all of Rivendell began to tremble.

“What's happening? An earthquake?”

“I think I just heard something…”

All players exploring within Rivendell became alert.

Then, they were shocked to find countless Earth Cave Spiders surging out from various places.

The Earth Cave Spiders, eyes bloodshot, started attacking the players frantically, as if they had lost their minds, startling them.

“What's going on?”

“What's driving these spiders mad?”

“No way, there are too many! Pull back outside the ruins…”

Players exploring in various relic buildings fell into chaos and began retreating under the threat of the spider swarm.

“Screaaah——!!!”

And just then, everyone heard an enraged roar once again.

Players retreated from the depths of the ruins, reaching the surface of Rivendell.

By then, the tremors in the ground had become even more intense…

Suddenly, someone saw Hu Lu and a team member awkwardly scrambling out of a mine shaft, fleeing frantically…

The players were momentarily stunned.

As the server's most powerful battle team, it was the first time they had seen Hu Lu in such a sorry state.

“Hu Lu, what happened?”

The players asked curiously.

“Run! The big spider is coming!”

The Elf Warrior player fleeing with Hu Lu shouted.

Big spider?

The other players were momentarily stunned.

Was it another giant spider guarding an underground cave?

“Rivendell also has a guardian spider?”

They asked.

“No, it's even bigger!”

The Elf Warrior shouted back as he ran faster.

Bigger?

Just how big?

The players were dumbfounded.

They still wanted to ask more, but saw the ground suddenly split open, and amidst scattering rocks, a metallic spider leg several dozen meters long protruded…

“Shit!”

“Shit!!”

Upon seeing the spider leg several dozen meters long, they all instinctively exclaimed with the classic Tianchao people's phrase…

With the spider leg, countless small Earth Cave Spiders crawled out from the ground fissures.

They gathered on the ground, densely packed, their numbers quickly breaching a hundred, then a thousand in an instant…

Like… a swarm of locusts covering the sky.

They just couldn't fly.

At the same moment, the ground shook once more, and an awe-inspiring figure broke through the earth!

It was a gigantic Earth Cave Spider standing dozens of meters tall…

Similar in appearance to ordinary Earth Cave Spiders, but with a much larger belly, a more menacing look, and a shell that gleamed with a metallic sheen, its eight red eyes hung like blood moons…

Gazing at the enormous figure, the players were all stunned.

*Where was this a big spider, it was super-sized!* they thought.

*Compared to this, the spiders guarding the underground cave were nothing!*

They shivered and then sprinted off in terror.

As they ran, they continued to exclaim,

“*Is this the real BOSS? Was the underground world's guardian just an elite monster?*”

“*Could the plans have been wrong? This difficulty doesn't seem like it's for the Black Iron level!*”

“*Did a player provoke it early?*”

But the spiders were even faster…

“Screaaah——!!!”

With a sharp scream, all the Earth Cave Spiders began to chase down the players!

“Not good! They're so fast!”

“There are too many of them!”

“Ah! I've been caught!”

For a moment, screams (fake ones) echoed throughout Rivendell's various locations.

The gigantic Earth Cave Spider followed too, raising its slender legs, striking the fleeing players with precision.

“*This BOSS is too powerful!*”

“*Damn… another monster that's broken as hell! Can't the developers make something a bit more normal?*”

“Hahaha! Look! Look! It's skewering them like candy! Hahaha…”

“Stop laughing, quit staring! Run! Or you'll be skewered too!”

The players were in chaos.

…

“*Finally drawn out, just as I thought, it really is the mother of Earth Cave Spiders!*”

Seeing the massive Earth Cave Spider before her, Eve felt a surge of joy as she switched perspectives through the players' view.

“Roughly… a Gold Upper Peak, with about twenty thousand subordinates! But, the majority are small Earth Cave Spiders with only Apprentice-level strength.”

Through the players risking their lives, she had roughly figured out its strength.

The Golden Rank was a watershed.

Reaching the Golden Rank meant truly being a higher existence.

For demon beasts, reaching the Golden Rank also signified the beginning of wisdom!

“*This spider… I must take it! With it, I'll have the entire community of Earth Cave Spiders! And there's a chance of getting a Golden Rank believer!*”

Eve was tempted.

“*Additionally, if I can subdue the Earth Cave Spider Empress, I can also offer some benefits to the players… If I remember correctly, an early player has been clamoring on the forums about wanting a mount system. Hehe, I wonder if they'd like spiders?*”

Eve thought with a smile.

She glanced at the chaotic yet excited players taking screenshots, waved her hand, and issued a new task:

[Ding——]

[WARNING! WARNING!]

[Players “Hu Lu,” “I'm Invincible,” “Optimist,” and “Chopin” triggered a hidden BOSS!]

[Hidden BOSS mission initiated——]

[Mission Description:]

[As one of the most enigmatic swarm-intelligence species in Segis World, Earth Cave Spiders have always lived underground.]

[They have occupied Rivendell for millennia, presenting a formidable challenge for the Elf Clan to completely reclaim this great city…]

[However, as a unique species with collective intelligence, controlling the Spider Empress presents the Elf Clan with the hope of dominating the entire Earth Cave Spider enclave, thereby swiftly gaining control over Rivendell!]

[Now, the Spider Empress, dormant in the depths of the ruins, has been awakened…]

[It's time to make a move!]

[Target: Spider Empress (Level 100/Golden Upper)]

[Mission Target: Defeat and subdue the Spider Empress]

[Mission Rewards: Mount system, 3 perfect resurrection chances, massive experience points, and contribution]

[Mission Tip: The Spider Empress is formidable, only by summoning the embodiment of the Goddess can it be successfully defeated and subdued!]

[Brave Chosen Ones, for the honor of the Goddess and Elf Clan, fight!]

[Ding——]

[Emergency System Notice:]

[Players “Hu Lu,” “I'm Invincible,” “Optimist,” and “Chopin” triggered a sacrificial system glitch]

[Sacrificial patch has been fixed, the sacrificial system will no longer support live sacrifices]

“Spider Empress? Mount system? Sacrifice glitch?”

Seeing the barrage of new messages, the players were left dumbfounded.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated on Novlove.com

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