113: Chapter 113 A Cunning Plan! Trapping a Turtle in a Jar

"Run! Run faster!"

In a narrow and hidden fork in the road, Xiao Feng led over a dozen of his trusted aides, fleeing frantically without looking back.

The terrifying roar of the Ghost Face Demon Spider Queen and the sound of the surging spider army behind them didn't make them afraid; instead, their hearts were filled with the ecstasy of having survived a disaster!

"Hahaha! It worked! We succeeded!"

Zhang Chao laughed excitedly as he ran.

"Brother Feng! You really are a mastermind!"

"That guy named Qin is definitely pinned down by that spider queen now! No matter how powerful he is, facing a monster of that level plus countless spider lackeys, he's absolutely dead meat!"

"Exactly! Once they've fought until both sides are exhausted, we can step in and reap the rewards!"

"When the time comes, those women and that equipment will all be ours!"

Greedy and lecherous smiles appeared on the faces of the aides, as if they could already see themselves replacing Qin Yu as the new masters of the Dragon God Tribe.

A sinister and triumphant smile also played on Xiao Feng's face.

Qin Yu!

Weren't you so good at calculating?

Didn't you love playing everyone like a fiddle?

How about now?

Weren't you still played by me until your head spun!

In a place like the underground, no matter how strong an individual's martial force is, it can't compare to schemes and trickery!

In the end, you're still going to die by my hand!

He looked back once, and after confirming that Qin Yu's people hadn't caught up, his heart settled even more.

It seemed they were completely bogged down by the spider army and had no time to spare.

"Everyone, give it your all!"

Xiao Feng shouted to boost morale, "Once we pass that corner ahead, we'll be completely safe!"

"As long as we can get out alive, I, Xiao Feng, swear to pay back every bit of humiliation I suffered today a hundredfold, a thousandfold!"

"Roar!"

Everyone let out excited howls, and their pace quickened even more.

However, none of them noticed.

On the dim rock wall above their heads, a petite figure clung there silently like a gecko.

It was the Scout Commander, Zhou Jing!

In her hand, she held a shimmering shadow transmission crystal.

The other end of the crystal was connected to Qin Yu.

She looked at the group of fools below who were running frantically, thinking they had succeeded, her cold and elegant eyes filled with undisguised contempt and... pity.

A bunch of pathetic worms being played by the King; death is at their doorstep, and they don't even know it.

The corner of Zhou Jing's mouth curled into a cold arc.

She mouthed two words silently toward the shadow transmission crystal.

"Close net."

...

"We're here! This is the place!"

Xiao Feng was the first to rush around the corner, and a relatively open clearing appeared before him.

He stopped abruptly, greedily breathing in the air of "freedom," a look of wild joy on his face.

"We... we're safe!"

Zhang Chao and the others also rushed over right behind him, each of them panting for breath, but their faces were equally full of excitement.

"Great! We survived!"

"Brother Feng is mighty!"

However, just as Xiao Feng was about to say something to enjoy this joy of victory.

A slight "click" suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet.

As if... something had been stepped on and broken.

Xiao Feng's smile instantly froze on his face.

He looked down and was horrified to find that at some point, his foot had been caught by a strand of semi-transparent spider silk that was as thin as a gossamer but incredibly tough!

This spider silk was connected to an inconspicuous rock on the nearby wall!

A trap?!

The thought flashed through Xiao Feng's mind like a bolt of lightning!

"Not good! Retreat—!!!"

He used all his strength to let out the most shrill roar of his life!

But it was all too late!

Rumble—!!!

As the spider silk beneath his feet snapped, the ground that had seemed so solid suddenly collapsed downward without any warning!

A massive pit, over ten meters in diameter and bottomless, appeared out of thin air!

"Aaaah—!!!"

Weightlessness!

An extreme sense of weightlessness instantly enveloped Xiao Feng and his dozen or so aides!

They didn't even have time to make any reaction before they fell screaming into that endless darkness like dumplings into a pot!

"No—!!!"

As Xiao Feng fell, he saw the scene at the bottom of the pit.

His pupils instantly dilated to the extreme!

At the bottom of the deep pit, it was densely packed with black iron stalagmites that had been sharpened to incredible points!

Every stalagmite was like the fangs of the Grim Reaper, flashing with a cold, grim light!

This was a meticulously arranged, desperate death trap!

Pfft!

Pfft! Pfft!

The sounds of flesh being pierced rose one after another!

Xiao Feng felt his body being brutally impaled by at least seven or eight sharp stalagmites from different angles!

Pain!

An indescribable, intense pain instantly swept through his entire body!

His internal organs were shredded, his bones were pierced, and blood gushed wildly from his mouth and wounds as if it were worthless!

He was pinned firmly to the stalagmites like a fish on a grill, unable to even move a finger!

"Wh... Why..."

Xiao Feng's eyes were filled with endless, intense resentment and... confusion.

Why was there a trap here?

Qin Yu... how could he..."

Using his last ounce of strength, he painfully raised his head and looked toward the top of the pit.

Several figures slowly appeared at the edge of the pit.

Leading them was the female officer he hadn't thought much of before—Zhou Jing!

Zhou Jing looked down at him from above, her cold and elegant face devoid of any expression, her gaze as icy as if she were looking at a corpse.

"Did you think... your little tricks could be hidden from the King's eyes?"

Zhou Jing's voice, like a judgment from the Nine Hells, clearly reached Xiao Feng's ears.

"This fork in the road, this trap—the King prepared them all for you long ago."

"He was just waiting for you to jump in yourself."

Boom!!!

Zhou Jing's words were like a bolt of divine thunder, striking Xiao Feng squarely on the crown of his head!

So...

So from the very beginning...

All of his plans, all of his calculations, were within his control!

He was like a high-and-mighty deity, coldly watching a clown like himself walk step by step onto the death stage he had set!

His so-called schemes and trickery were a total joke in front of him!

"Pfft—!"

A mouthful of blood mixed with bits of internal organs sprayed from Xiao Feng's mouth!

He laughed.

His laugh was uglier than crying.

A laugh filled with endless self-mockery and... despair.

"Heh... Heh heh... I... I lost..."

"Lost... completely and utterly..."

After saying these final words, his head slumped to the side, and the light in his eyes completely dissipated.

This former Hope Barrier Colonel, this traitor filled with ambition and malice, finally met the most miserable end he deserved on the path he had chosen for himself.

Zhou Jing gave a cold glance at the dozen corpses skewered at the bottom of the pit and turned to give orders to the scout members behind her.

"Clean up the scene, leave no trace."

"Yes!"

...

On the other side, inside the spider nest.

Qin Yu watched the Ghost Face Demon Spider Queen as it approached step by step, radiating a heaven-shaking murderous aura. Instead of showing any fear, a trace of an excited smile appeared on his face.

He turned his head and gave an order to the women behind him, who were waiting in formation with pale faces, an order that left everyone horrified.

"Chen Xiao, Liu Wei, lead everyone and retreat five hundred meters!"

"What?!"

Chen Xiao and Liu Wei cried out in shock at the same time!

"King! You're going to face it alone?!"

"No! This is too dangerous!"

"Its level is silver five-star! And it's in a berserk state! We must gather everyone's strength to have a chance..."

"This is an order."

Qin Yu's voice suddenly turned cold, and an unquestionable pressure radiated from him.

"I'll say it again: retreat."

Chen Xiao and Liu Wei's bodies trembled, and they could only grit their teeth in frustration.

"...Yes!"

Soon, all the Tribe members retreated like a receding tide.

In the massive cave, only Qin Yu remained, facing the mountain-like, terrifying demon spider and the thousands of spiders in its army alone!

"Screech—!!!"

The Ghost Face Demon Spider Queen seemed to feel slighted by this tiny human and let out an even angrier roar!

It opened its massive maw!

"Pfft!"

A stream of dark green venom, emitting a pungent, sour stench, sprayed toward Qin Yu like a high-pressure water gun!

Everywhere the venom passed, even the hard rock was corroded with a "sizzle," giving off clouds of white smoke!

However, Qin Yu's figure vanished from the spot in the instant before the venom could touch him!

Ghost-like speed!

When he reappeared, he was already at the side of the spider queen!

"Is this all you've got?"

A flash of disdain crossed Qin Yu's eyes.

He suddenly erupted the Dragonborn Pressure within his body completely, without holding anything back!

Boom—!!!

A supreme majesty belonging to the Divine Dragon, originating from the very peak of the bloodline, instantly enveloped the entire spider nest like an invisible nuclear bomb!

"Screech... Screech?"

The ordinary demon spiders that were originally swarming forward stopped in their tracks as if they had been hit by a freezing spell the moment they felt this pressure!

Extreme fear from the depths of their souls filled their blood-red compound eyes!

Their bodies shook uncontrollably, and many even collapsed directly to the ground, letting out whimpers!

Bloodline suppression!

This was the absolute bloodline suppression from the Dragon God Bloodline over these low-level arthropods!

The Ghost Face Demon Spider Queen, which was just about to launch a second attack, also froze!

In the face of this vast dragon majesty, its berserk rage was like having a bucket of ice water poured over it, mostly extinguished in an instant!

For the first time, an emotion called "fear" surfaced in its blood-red compound eyes!

It didn't understand!

Why would this tiny human before it emit a terrifying aura that made its very soul tremble?!

That feeling was like... encountering a natural enemy!

"Very good."

Qin Yu felt the terrifying effect of the Dragonborn Pressure, and a satisfied smile appeared on his face.

He kicked off the ground!

His entire body was like a cannonball, instantly leaping over ten meters high, jumping directly onto the broad back of the Ghost Face Demon Spider Queen!

"Now, it's my turn!"

Qin Yu's cold voice rang in the spider queen's ear.

The war blade in his hand drew a curve of death in the darkness!

"It's just right to take this fine head of yours..."

"...to see if this blade of mine is sharp enough!"