[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete":3,"chapter-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-58":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Starting from the Apocalypse, I Alone Severed Eternity",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2312440,4518,"Chapter 58: The Spider-Infused Sprite","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-58",58,"\u003Cp>The endless labyrinth, Fang Shi fell silent for a moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As long as you don’t wander around, you can pass after waiting twenty-four hours.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He informed Jiang Xian of the labyrinth’s rules, then left.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the fruit that caused Zhang Di to collapse, Fang Shi also examined it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One can only say, truly, the favored of the Lady of Luck has incredible fortune.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fruit is called Pure Yuan Fruit, increasing Strength and Constitution by two points each.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, it’s useless to Fang Shi—this fruit only works on players with base attributes below 12.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian stood frozen in place; even after Fang Shi explained the solution, her mind remained bewildered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Having been a boy for over a decade, facing her first time as a girl, she had no idea what to do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long hair draped over her shoulders—she could not adapt to it at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She even entertained the thought of cutting it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Ouch!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Di, who had been unconscious for a long time, awoke to see a strange, cute girl standing before him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rubbed his eyes in disbelief.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What are you staring at? I’m Jiang Xian.” Jiang Xian’s voice rang like silver bells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This startled Zhang Di—he had merely slept, yet woke up to this.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Xian, how long was I unconscious? Did you get surgery? Uh, the surgery went well.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Di scratched his head—well beyond well, he could even smell a faint, delicate fragrance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like that of a girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No!” Jiang Xian shouted, veins bulging on her forehead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a while, Zhang Di finally learned the full story from Jiang Xian.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Xian, it doesn’t matter anymore. The apocalypse has come—survival is what counts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Besides, your current strength is incredible—you’ve made a fortune.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Di instinctively slapped his hand on Jiang Xian’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t touch me,” Jiang Xian cried out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhang Di paused in surprise, noticing the strange expression on her face, and awkwardly withdrew his hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Xian didn’t know why—this gesture, once so ordinary, now made her feel uneasy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The brother she once knew had become this—she didn’t know how to interact with him anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two chatted for a while, then fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They waited quietly, awaiting the end of the twenty-four hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the corridor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi continued forward, after leaving Jiang Xian and Zhang Di.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He used Primordial Force and gained Primordial Resistance I.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Primordial Resistance I】: Your primordial resistance equals your Life Level +1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, the bodily change was not intense—it felt like water flowing over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from a soothing sensation, he felt nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This perfectly matched the primordial force’s nature of nurturing all things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi soon reached the next crossroad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, it was a Spider-Infused Sprite—a deformed monster, half-centaur, half-spider, half-drow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Said to have been created by the Spider Demon Queen to punish traitors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Through special toxins and spiritual herbs, the drow elf’s body was mutated to gain giant spider traits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially evident in this male Spider-Infused Sprite.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His lower body resembled a wolf spider, with four hairy pairs of legs standing eighteen centimeters tall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His upper body was lean, identical to a normal drow’s build.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His face resembled a spider, not a drow, with massive fangs on his lower jaw.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Aside from the drow’s signature obsidian skin, he bore no trace of an elf’s appearance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his hands he held a massive composite longbow, wore a heavy hammer, and his compound eyes constantly scanned distant enemies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Spider-Infused Sprite possessed spellcasting ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could cast up to third-tier spells, such as Lightning Bolt.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, as a Level 7 creature, his base attributes were low.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even with rank bonuses, they were far from sufficient.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He possessed only 24 points of base Strength and 19 points of Agility.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To Fang Shi, this was easy to handle—far easier than the Gato Monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Normally, monsters with spellcasting ability were formidable foes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But that assumed they had sufficient casting time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The problem was, in the endless labyrinth, Spider-Infused Sprites were always alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without companions, they had no safe environment to cast spells.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Their threat level plummeted instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Added to that, Fang Shi had just gained Primordial Resistance I—he paid no heed to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider-Infused Sprite, upon seeing Fang Shi, intended to unleash a trio: Darkness, Daze, and Weakness Ray.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Darkness was an environmental spell—this effect could not be negated by Primordial Resistance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the Spider-Infused Sprite naturally possessed darkvision, making him unaffected in darkness, as if swimming in water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi’s Perception had reached 23 points—he could still sense the Spider-Infused Sprite’s location even in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With Double Force enhancement, he closed the distance instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider-Infused Sprite, experienced and quick, immediately halted casting and swung his heavy hammer straight at Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>High against low, late but powerful—he was certain he couldn’t miss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he missed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the Epic-level Lightning Reflex, the Spider-Infused Sprite’s attack seemed slow to Fang Shi’s perception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even without darkvision, with his high Perception and lightning-fast reaction speed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>he easily deduced the direction of the Spider-Infused Sprite’s strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He even had time to consider several counter-strategies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Crack!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi severed the Spider-Infused Sprite’s arm, like a jointed limb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The heavy hammer crashed to the ground with a thud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Spider-Infused Sprite screamed in pain, thrashing its legs to attack Fang Shi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi effortlessly dodged, then swiftly severed the creature’s first few legs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rest of the battle held no suspense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A low-level spellcaster caught at close range, unable to fight in melee, was like a lamb awaiting slaughter—dead in moments.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target deceased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Extracting target’s soul energy. You gain 672 experience points, 67.2 Survival Points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Detection: Player has reached Level 5.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gain partial information on the advanced class: Hidden Blade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You gain partial information on the advanced class: Huashang Sword.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the first player to kill a Level 7 creature,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“you receive a Bronze Chest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s heart stirred—Bronze Chests were still decent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Last time he leveled to 5, he only got skill points—he’d nearly gone mad.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It hadn’t even improved him as much as the previous Iron Chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Would you like to open the Bronze Chest?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You obtain item: Agility Gloves +1.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Agility Gloves +1”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Toughness: 4”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Durability: 10”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Quality: First Tier”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Effect: When worn, your Agility increases by 1 point.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Weight: 100 grams”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Evaluation: These gloves make your strikes swift as the wind.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good, good—a rare item that boosts attributes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Attribute points are the foundation of everything, and higher is always better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, it’s a bit regrettable that my Dexterity attribute is too high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I can’t fully utilize it—if only I had equipment that boosts Intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for the two free attribute points Fang Shi possesses, he’s unwilling to spend them on Intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His Intelligence is currently only 14 points, leaving plenty of room for improvement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said that a mage’s meditation technique can raise Intelligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi plans to get his hands on one and try it out if the chance arises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Next, he encountered a variety of miscellaneous monsters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such as low-level creatures like Ettin, Woolly Rhinoceros, Satyr, and Crawling Giant Hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Or higher-level ones like Cyclops Beast, Gularaz, and Cang Mo Ke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If Fang Shi could defeat them, he killed them; if not, he ran—and then slept soundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, twenty-four hours were nearly over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi now faced the final monster—the Soul-Draining Scavenger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The creature resembled a swollen, egg-like body supported by three thick, short legs, larger than an ox by a full circle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vine-like eyestalk rose about seventy centimeters up its bloated body, bearing four eyes clustered together, spinning rapidly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its massive mouth gaped across the entire front half of its body, lined with multiple rows of serrated teeth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four thick tentacles extended from its sides, each tipped with sharp teeth, resembling four secondary mouths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its pale, twisted skin covered its bizarre body, seemingly infused with terrifying power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another disgusting aberrant creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s said this malformed monster was created by spellcasters of the Dacum Empire in the Aeb Lun  world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a war beast, it carries a Soul-Draining aura, specifically designed to counter clerics and other healing-oriented classes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whenever anyone uses healing-related magical abilities within twenty meters of the Soul-Draining Scavenger,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the creature gains the corresponding healing effect, while the original target receives no healing whatsoever.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi has no healing abilities, so this formidable talent is useless to him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, don’t assume the Soul-Draining Scavenger is easy to handle—it has a base Strength of 27 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Combined with its rank and size bonuses, it possesses nearly four tons of brute force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its four thick tentacles are a quadrupled version of the Gatu Beast’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, its body structure allows it to attack by leaping and springing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a spider, it’s far more agile than the Gatu Beast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It can even pounce on enemies and deliver a lethal grapple.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Add to that its four tentacle tips capable of biting and tearing, making it an utterly terrifying creature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, Fang Shi’s first reaction upon seeing this monster was to retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But he realized the remaining time wouldn’t let him reach the next intersection.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the next monster might not meet his requirements anyway.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s current highest recorded kill is a Level 7 monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including over-level kills, his clearance evaluation is naturally extremely high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Fang Shi isn’t satisfied—he hopes to encounter a Level 8 monster he can actually defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unfortunately, there was no interference from Taimora.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi’s luck has been average: either he encounters monsters too low-level, or too high-level.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only two Level 8 monsters he’s encountered were a Supermassive Storm Elemental and a Shredstorm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to their life forms, pure physical classes struggle to fight them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One is a gale, the other a swarm—how can a physical class fight either?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Soul-Draining Scavenger is at least manageable; as a flesh-and-blood lifeform, it can at least be bled to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi had also considered escaping to clear the stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But it’s nearly impossible—the Soul-Draining Scavenger moves at thirty meters per second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even Fang Shi’s maximum sprint can’t outpace it, and its four tentacles don’t hinder its attacks while moving.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pure flight is just suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But for the clearance evaluation, Fang Shi must kill the Soul-Draining Scavenger at all costs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The moment Fang Shi stepped into the intersection, the Soul-Draining Scavenger lunged at him, its four tentacles flailing wildly in attack.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Each strike produced a sonic boom at its tip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially the four tentacles—their wide attack range nearly sealed off Fang Shi’s escape routes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi didn’t dodge or retreat—he charged straight at the Soul-Draining Scavenger, then slid forward, his steel sword thrust upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Using the monster’s own lunge momentum, he slashed a massive gash across its abdomen.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Cleave attack activated.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 3 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You dealt 4 damage to the target.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This strike dealt a total of 23 damage. The Soul-Draining Scavenger, having lost a quarter of its health, instantly went berserk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its dorsal eyestalk spun, all four eyes locking onto Fang Shi on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four furious tentacles lashed out from behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No—the Soul-Draining Scavenger has no front, back, left, or right.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its central eyestalk rotates freely and independently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its three legs form a fixed triangle; the direction of its eyes defines its current front.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No matter where the enemy stands, the Soul-Draining Scavenger can attack instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>THUD!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi slammed his left hand into the ground, using the recoil to spring upward instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His steel sword slashed straight upward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi used the tentacles’ force to retreat backward.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was no longer the man he once was—his Epic-level Lightning Reflexes effortlessly dodged attacks at twice the speed of sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the Soul-Draining Scavenger’s skin naturally conceals magical power, granting it a +4 dodge bonus to its defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In simple terms, incoming attacks often glance off, reducing damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Shi exploited this trait, using it to dissipate the force transmitted through the four tentacles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the tentacles themselves aren’t as hard as the Gatu Beast’s tail nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, even with three additional tentacles attacking, the recoil Fang Shi endured wasn’t nearly as devastating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s like striking a cotton quilt and a steel plate with the same punch—the damage received is entirely different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he charged forward again, engaging the Soul-Draining Scavenger’s tentacles in close combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Four supersonic tentacles, each crackling with sonic booms, made Fang Shi’s eardrums ache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But force is reciprocal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as Fang Shi firmly gripped his sword with his right hand,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>the Soul-Draining Scavenger’s tentacles, upon impact, each suffered\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>torn skin, spurting blood, wounds deep enough to expose bone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Soul-Draining Scavenger, being a war machine crafted by spellcasters,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>didn’t care about its own injuries—instead, the more wounded it became, the more frenzied its attacks grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After inflicting sufficient damage, Fang Shi ceased his offensive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Instead, he circled around it, waiting for the Soul-Draining Scavenger to bleed out and die naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Target deceased.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Soul energy extracted. You gained 936 experience points and 93.6 Survival Points.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Player detected at Level 5.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You obtained partial information on the advanced class: Spirit Blade.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You obtained partial information on the advanced class: Wandering Swordsman.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As the first player to kill a Level 8 creature,”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You received a Bronze Chest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>PS: Thank you to “Yu Sheng” for two monthly tickets, and to “BookFriend20211224141246176943052” for one monthly ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>",2226,"2026-06-20T12:43:33.559Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","85e1945d778be53a3b1cf8b3c660a97a452e84f7ca591dc0e659d28aff705e6c","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-59","starting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-chapter-57",109,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fstarting-from-the-apocalypse-i-alone-severed-ete-cover.jpg"]