Chapter 273: Sixth‑Rank Stitch and Spider

In such an urgent moment, naturally no one thinks too much.

Lin Yifan let out a sigh of relief; the enemy they faced this time was truly bizarre, and if they couldn't find a solution, he feared even he would be broken here.

At that moment, Ai Rui Li Ya, after skillfully spinning a slash that felled two wolf heads, surveyed the surroundings and shouted toward Lin Yifan:

"I just looked, and this should still be on the outer rim; we have to keep moving inward to find the core of this floor…"

But at that instant, the ceiling suddenly collapsed, and a three‑meter‑high stitched colossus crashed down with a roar.

It was assembled from at least twenty corpses, dozens of arms supporting its body like spider legs, and its gaping, blood‑filled maw split open, emitting a shrill scream like a baby's cry.

Lin Yifan saw the monster, and his complexion turned horribly pale in an instant!

【Stitched Human Spider】

Rank: Sixth

Skills: Entangle, Tear, Dark Magic

Although it is also Sixth Rank, Lin Yifan could clearly feel that this Stitched Human Spider was far more dangerous than the wolves they had just faced.

He hurriedly shouted toward the rear, "Everyone be careful, a big monster has appeared!"

"It's a Layer Guardian!" Ai Rui Li Ya said, her face turning suddenly hideous as she looked at the Sixth‑Rank Stitched Human Spider:

"It could be here! How can this thing be on the first floor, and we just entered the tower, yet it already showed up…"

"What is a Layer Guardian? One that protects this floor?" Lin Yifan asked, turning back quickly.

"Basically that," Ai Rui Li Ya replied, "Each floor has its own specific rules, specific monsters, and specific restrictions. These rules are generated autonomously by the 【Heroes Tower】, and I've heard each tower's rules differ."

"Before this tower was corrupted, the first floor should have been a maze with various blocking beasts; although it's now polluted, its essence hasn't changed,"

"And among the beasts on each floor, there is a strongest one, proving that the strongest is the Layer Guardian. Its strength is several times that of the challengers, and it also varies depending on the number and power of the challengers."

"We have many people entering the tower this time, so the Guardian's strength must be terrifying. It's easy for us two, but those behind you…"

Before she could finish, the countless arms of the 【Stitched Human Spider】 suddenly elongated, instantly piercing the chests of three teammates.

It greedily shoved the bodies into its abdominal mouth, the sound of bones shattering sending chills down everyone's spine.

"Ah!"

"Ah!"

"What is this thing?"

……

The others beside them all fled in terror to the side.

But the next second, Intermediate arrived again.

"Step back!"

Lin Yifan forcefully pushed aside the stunned Ruan Qingtan.

At that moment, he saw a dark red glow flickering inside the monster's chest cavity.

Upon closer inspection, he discovered it was a crystal embedded in the rotting flesh!

"The core is inside it?" Lin Yifan said, frowning.

Ai Rui Li Ya nodded, "Probably. This is troublesome; the monster's strength is considerable, and it's artificially modified—truly hard to deal with."

"We have to destroy that core to pass this floor?" Lin Yifan asked again.

Ai Rui Li Ya sighed, "Exactly. Destroying the core lets us bypass this stage without traversing the maze; if we can't, we'll have to slog through it step by step."

"But this maze is hard to get through; you have many people, most of whom are weak. If we only watch the front and ignore the rear, there will be many casualties,"

Lin Yifan, of course, didn't dismiss Ai Rui Li Ya's concerns.

He actually shared them, but there was no other way now.

To leave this Instance plane, we can only ascend the tower.

So they have no choice!

Lin Yifan took a deep breath, fixed his gaze on the 【Stitched Human Spider】, and said in a low voice:

"Then we'll find a way to destroy that core!"

"What method do you have?" Ai Rui Li Ya turned around instantly, asking curiously.

Lin Yifan squinted and said, "Although this thing's power is terrifying, its size is huge and the space here is cramped. If the surrounding flesh‑and‑blood wall becomes a solid wall, its movement will be limited, and then we can find a chance to deal with it."

"We understand the logic, but we can't do it!" Ai Rui Li Ya said with a helpless expression.

"You can't, but I can give it a try!" Lin Yifan extended his hand, and an ice spear appeared on his phone, and he said in a low tone:

"The environment here is disgusting and terrifying, but the blood‑wall contains moisture. My 【Eternal Freeze Domain】 can freeze that moisture, temporarily solidifying the flesh wall, thereby restricting the 【Stitched Human Spider】."

"If you can really do that, it'll be easy to handle!" Ai Rui Li Ya's eyes lit up, she said excitedly:

"As long as we can limit the 【Stitched Human Spider】's movement, that's good—we can deal with it, and since you've frozen the flesh wall, the others won't worry about being attacked by it. Two birds with one stone."

Lin Yifan, of course, knew that freezing the flesh wall would ensure everyone's safety.

But his intellect hasn't fully recovered yet; if he spends all his power on freezing the flesh wall, he won't be able to resist later crises.

That's why, even though he previously realized the solution, he hadn't acted on it.

Naturally, some clever people thought of the weak point, but few who have survived this long are fools; even if they have opinions, they dare not speak now.

That actually saved Lin Yifan a lot of worry.

Having a plan, Lin Yifan didn't want to waste time.

Seizing the chance, he instantly activated 【Eternal Freeze Domain】, freezing all flesh walls into ice walls, then shouted toward Ai Rui Li Ya:

"Princess, attack quickly!"

Ai Rui Li Ya didn't hesitate, immediately drawing a longbow and firing at the 【Stitched Human Spider】; the others did the same.

"Squeak!"

The spider‑human tried to counterattack at first, but its massive size got it stuck in the corner of the wall, unable to move.

A barrage of Arrows struck the Stitched Human Spider's body, provoking it to emit a shrill, piercing screech, and dozens of arms frantically slapped the ice surface.

Lin Yifan's forehead beaded with cold sweat; he had previously used the Eternal Freeze Domain to restrict others' movements, or combined it with Rapid Ice Flash to launch attacks.

But he had never specifically employed the Eternal Freeze Domain against an enemy, so he had no idea that maintaining the Eternal Freeze Domain consumed intellect so terrifyingly.

Moreover, his intellect had not recovered; in just this brief moment, it had already drained a third of his intellect.

He could only grit his teeth and shout, "Hurry up, the ice layer won't hold much longer!"

Ai Rui Li Ya's forehead also broke out in cold sweat; she could see that Lin Yifan couldn't hold out for long, so she increased the rate of firing Arrows again.

At the same time, she aimed at the Crystal in the monster's chest cavity, intending to shatter the Crystal outright.