Chapter 21: Lure

Inside a dilapidated building about a kilometer from the convenient supermarket where the Ghost‑face Spider is, the members of the Chasing Wind Squad are gathered to discuss tactics for dealing with the Ghost‑face Spider.

The Ghost‑face Spider, a mid‑rank Beast General, has average combat power; as long as its poisonous fang attacks and web traps are avoided, a few members of the Chasing Wind Squad can handle it together, but the difficulty lies in carefully avoiding damage to the web behind it.

That is the most valuable material the Ghost‑face Spider produces—calling it an inch of web worth an inch of gold is no exaggeration!

"We must first lure that Ghost‑face Spider out; we cannot fight beside its web."

Lei Hong pointed out the crucial point.

Combat attire woven from the Ghost‑face Spider's silk is naturally tough and powerful, with astonishing protection, but that requires special treatment of the web and additional auxiliary materials to achieve.

Unprocessed web, though also quite sturdy, can still be damaged when weapons strike it in real combat.

Lei Hong glanced at the squad members and finally fixed his gaze on Zhou Yang.

The charging Ghost‑face Spider may have sensed the power of that shot; the two front spider spears extended and directly blocked the strike.

The mid‑rank Beast General Ghost‑face Spider moves extremely fast, reaching in front of Zhou Yang in the blink of an eye.

"Hmm."

After successive attacks missed, the Ghost‑face Spider instantly became irritable; its eight powerful legs gave a light bounce on the ground and leapt forward at a terrifying speed.

Zhou Yang reacted quickly, stamping his feet; a burst of immense force erupted beneath him, propelling him to lunge forward at extreme speed, narrowly evading the strike.

Having heard Lei Hong's words, Zhou Yang did not hesitate at all and nodded, replying:

The white mass landed precisely where he had been standing; he stared and discovered it was a small white web, resembling the web‑bombs Spider‑Man fires in movies.

They made a wide loop, using the surrounding abandoned buildings for cover, and quietly approached the convenient supermarket where the Ghost‑face Spider was from both sides.

Lei Hong turned to Zhu Xia and solemnly instructed:

"Squeak squeak squeak!"

Lei Hong nodded and added:

"After Zhou Yang lures the Ghost‑face Spider out, Old Zhou, Old Liu, Chen Chong, you prepare your shields and block its return to the lair's entrance tightly, and wait until Lei Hong and Zhou Yang finish it off!"

With his basic fist power now exceeding ten thousand kilograms, under the double‑burst of the first tier of 'Apocalypse', this shot reached over twenty thousand kilograms of force, comparable to the attack power of an ordinary mid‑rank Battle General.

Soon he approached the convenient supermarket where the Ghost‑face Spider was hiding.

He had no time to dodge, so he raised his black Long Spear and thrust forward rapidly; at the same moment, the first tier of 'Apocalypse' erupted, and with double strength, the spear's speed surged dramatically.

After more than ten minutes, they finally inched to within roughly two hundred meters of the convenient supermarket.

At the moment the Ghost‑face Spider leapt, his right leg forcefully pushed off the ground, and he quickly turned left.

"Leave it to me, Lei Shu, I guarantee the mission will be completed!"

The Ghost‑face Spider's massive body slammed onto the ground, and Zhou Yang barely missed its pounce by a hair's breadth.

After all, if the one responsible for luring is too powerful, the Ghost‑face Spider won't fall for it.

As the sound faded, Zhou Yang saw from afar four dark silhouettes rush out of the buildings beside the street.

Looking around this circle, indeed only Zhou Yang was the most suitable.

He dared not linger and kept sprinting forward.

"Squeak squeak!"

The instant Zhou Yang reached the supermarket entrance, a sharp screech rang out, followed by a vague white mass flying toward him!

But that was enough; Zhou Yang used the Ghost‑face Spider's brief pause, spun around, and sprinted toward the building opposite the intersection.

However, this heavy, forceful thrust struck the Ghost‑face Spider's spider spear as if it had pierced an S‑grade alloy; the spider's body merely paused briefly, unharmed.

"Zhou Yang, this task can only be given to you."

Zhou Yang kept using the same pattern: whenever the Ghost‑face Spider leapt to strike, he quickly turned, using inertia to dodge its attack.

It was also thanks to his Spiritual Thought Power that he could lock onto the Ghost‑face Spider's movements without blind spots, allowing him to anticipate and dodge.

"Yes, Captain!"

"Puff!"

His arrangement was also the result of careful deliberation.

One spider and one person chased and fled, quickly covering four to five hundred meters.

At that moment, Lei Hong's slightly excited voice sounded through Zhou Yang's earpiece.

If it were another Battle General‑rank Warrior, dodging would probably not be this easy.

Zhou Yong and the other two all nodded in agreement.

"Zhu Xia, keep your sniper rifle on standby, and watch the surroundings; report any situation immediately."

His physical condition is exactly at the junior Battle General level, so he neither provokes the Ghost‑face Spider's aversion nor lacks the strength to ensure his own safety.

He pretended to be a lone hunting Warrior, cautiously watching his surroundings while continuously moving along the ruined street.

"Distance is sufficient; Old Zhou, the three of you quickly block the door! Zhou Yang, come to me, and the two of us will finish that guy together!"

If one's strength is too weak, they cannot guarantee a clean escape from the Ghost‑face Spider's attack.

Zhou Yang saw Lei Hong's gesture, gave Zhu Xia a brief instruction, and then lifted his black Xingkong Long Spear and left the hiding building.

"Clang!"

"Sister Xia, I'm going, stay safe."

"Bang!"

The Ghost‑face Spider, naturally unwilling to let its prey escape, let out a sharp screech and continued the chase.

Behind the supermarket door, the Ghost‑face Spider, seeing the ambush fail, stopped hiding; its eight slender spider legs used the web's elasticity to spring lightly, and its massive body turned into a blurry afterimage that instantly surged toward Zhou Yang outside the door.

Through Spiritual Thought Power perception, the Ghost‑face Spider slid silently along the web, its compound eyes fixed on the supermarket entrance, assuming an ambush stance, clearly having spotted his trail.

Lei Hong quickly arranged the operation; after confirming the details, he led Zhou Yong, Old Liu, and Chen Chong forward first.

But this time Zhou Yang was already prepared; his Spiritual Thought Power had already locked onto the Ghost‑face Spider.

"Squeak!"

Lei Hong gestured toward here from a distance.

He summoned all his attention, and at the same time quietly released his Spiritual Thought Power, shrouding an area about a hundred meters around him; then he took a deep breath and kept walking forward.

Because they were afraid of startling the ghost‑faced spider inside, they did not dare to get any closer, and temporarily slipped into nearby buildings to lie in ambush.

Three of them rushed quickly toward the convenience supermarket where the ghost‑faced spider had been hiding, brandishing solid alloy shields and firmly blocking the store's entrance.

Another group, with a shield in one hand and a sharp alloy Long Sword in the right, surged quickly toward us.

(End of Chapter)