Chapter 443: Chapter 443: The Manipulated Puppet

Looking at the task full of question marks, Yang Yu let out a deep sigh. Using great strength as a bargaining chip for loyalty was an old but effective method; he still had to honestly continue collecting clues.

“If you don’t want to talk, then forget it. We have someone here whose father was injured by a Desert Golden Python controlled by your offspring and was poisoned. If you really want us to leave, you must help him with the antidote.”

“Sorry. I only know how to use poison, not how to cure it.”

“Then, can you give me some of the poison? If we can get hold of the poison, we can make the antidote ourselves.”

After hearing Yang Yu’s request, the other end of the spider web fell silent.

After about two or three minutes, Yang Yu spoke up again, “Is it not possible?”

The Mother Spider still didn’t speak, and the shadow on the other side of the web put their hand on it; the pure white web instantly turned purple with poison.

But, this was not the Mother Spider kindly sharing her poison with Yang Yu.

Countless purple drops ejected from the spider silk, shooting densely towards Yang Yu.

“Interception!”

The result of the negotiation was self-evident. Yang Yu opened the Illusion Shield, and the poison liquid hit the shield like raindrops, bam, bam, bam.

“You’re quite generous. All this poison, do you want to finish us off completely?”

“I couldn’t possibly share the poison with you. The meaning of obtaining this poison from that lord is to deter all who dare to approach this Underground Maze!

If it falls into your hands and you figure out how to counter our poison, then this hard-won power will be in vain!

I’ll say it one more time, leave this place!”

The Mother Spider’s voice was extremely sharp, as if it was piercing through their eardrums, not hiding its anger in the least.

“Now that we know you have such poison, we wouldn’t dare provoke you. As long as you control your race and don’t do evil, humans would be too lazy to spend time and effort to develop a special antidote specifically against your poison.”

“We can’t do that! Since you have no intention of leaving, then don’t blame me for being impolite. I’ll do as the lord said and exterminate all who approach this underground city.”

A sharp spider leg pierced through from the other side of the web, and with the sound of fabric tearing, a crack opened up in the web. A woman clad in simple armor appeared in front of Yang Yu.

Her skin was an unnatural shade of purple. One arm hung limp and lifeless, while the other firmly grasped the sharp blade made from a spider’s leg. She lifted her head, her pallid complexion extending to her eyes.

She was already blind, her deep breaths expressing a desire for freedom from this cursed fate.

“It seems that before us, others have discovered this Underground Maze and accepted the trial.”

Retrieving the shield, Yang Yu took out a bottle to collect one or two drops of poison dripping down the edge of the shield and threw it to Qing Shi,

“I don’t know if it will work, but let’s keep it for now.”

These drops of poison had originally been sprayed out in large amounts by the Black-footed Mother Spider in a desperate attempt to take down Yang Yu and his group. Little did she know Yang Yu would react instantly, not only catching her attack but also directly collecting her poison from the shield.

“Give that poison back!”

“But this was a gift from you; it wouldn’t be right to just return it.”

The Female Warrior swung her spider leg sword blade, charging at Yang Yu.

As protective aid, Iyas released an arrow that cleaved through the air and pierced the Female Warrior’s shoulder.

But the female warrior was indifferent to the damage as she continued her charge toward Yang Yu.

This female warrior was a human controlled by the Mother Spider; even if she was harmed, the puppet would still be firmly under the control of the Mother Spider.

Even if the female warrior’s head was completely cut off, the Mother Spider would likely still drive her body to attack.

To truly grant her peace, they would have to not only end her life but also completely sever the strings that controlled her.

Holding his breath, dark wind climbed up Yang Yu’s pristine sword blade,

“Bai Jin, use ‘Frost Nova’ to lock down her movements. Iyas, give up your cover and manipulate the Holy Light to illuminate this area as much as possible.”

As soon as Yang Yu’s orders entered their ears, Bai Jin and Iyas sprang into action.

Bai Jin’s Magic Array was already prepared; she pulled the trigger to activate the magic, and copious amounts of Magic Power surged into the Array, and in almost an instant, white snowflakes burst forth from the Array, bamming onto the female warrior’s body.

The female warrior’s movements didn’t slow down in the slightest because of the ice and snow; on the contrary, she swung her sharp knife toward Yang Yu.

Yang Yu slid back to dodge the attack, but he hadn’t anticipated that the female warrior’s dangling arms also concealed a trick.

The female warrior’s purple arm suddenly swelled and burst open, splattering purple Poison Liquid from her arm.

Shifting to the right, Yang Yu narrowly avoided the area where the poison burst, but before he knew it, the female warrior opened her mouth and spewed out bullets of purple liquid like she was firing bullets.

Yang Yu used his sword to deflect the poison projectiles one by one, advancing rather than retreating, and thrust his sword straight into the female warrior’s chest. A slight smile curled at the corners of the female warrior’s mouth, and then she slowly closed her eyes.

But this state of Silence didn’t Sustain for long before the female warrior’s eyes snapped open again, wielding her sharp knife in a slashing attack toward Yang Yu.

Pulling out his sword, Yang Yu took several steps back, widening the distance from the female warrior while dodging the attack.

Just then, Iyas created a dazzling Light Sphere, the brilliant light sweeping across the cylindrical space in an instant.

“Iyas, lower the light!”

Upon receiving Yang Yu’s instruction, Iyas quickly crouched down and pressed the Light Sphere on the ground, the strong light immediately engulfing Yang Yu and the female warrior, casting long shadows.

Yang Yu’s gaze swept swiftly near the shadow of the female warrior, and he quickly found a slender rope shadow dancing on the wall.

That was the thread with which the Mother Spider was controlling the female warrior.

Judging the position of the thread, Yang Yu charged forward again, dodging the poison balls spat out by the female warrior, and took a sharp turn to get behind her.

His sword swung cleanly, cutting the thread in two with one stroke from Yang Yu.

The female warrior fell forward like a kite with its string cut, and as she fell, her body blew up like an inflated balloon and then burst apart in the next instant.

Countless spurts of purple poison spread across the sky; the Mother Spider had turned this accidentally intruding female warrior into a poison bomb.

“Retreat to the passageway!”

Realizing the danger, everyone quickly drew back into the passageway.

Yang Yu, far from the passageway, used ‘Protective Aid’ to reach Bai Jin’s side. Bai Jin tried to build an ice wall with her magic, but it was too late; her Chanting speed couldn’t keep up with the speed of the incoming poison.

At that moment, Yang Yu knocked Bai Jin down with one arm, then crouched, propping Bai Jin’s waist on his knee, and then reached into Bai Jin’s hood and pulled out a large, round object, which he hurled toward the engulfing poison.

“He Meng! If you don’t want us to die, seal the entrance of the passageway!”