546: Chapter 424: The Grey Spider (Two in One)_2 546: Chapter 424: The Grey Spider (Two in One)_2 As for Minister Hu’s side, it was naturally Zhang Xiaoman who told him.

This piece of information wasn’t really a secret that could not be disclosed.

On the contrary, after sharing it with them, it could allow them to take preventative measures, reducing unnecessary casualties and losses.

However, some netizens who liked to discuss the strange events that had occurred recently discovered that many of their posts had been deleted recently, and quite a few accounts had been banned for this reason.

Some people were indignant and cursed loudly, but what they didn’t know was that this was actually a form of indirect protection for them.

At that moment, Chang Hai held an automatic rifle and, guided by the perception of the Spirit Detection Technique, pulled the trigger without hesitation.

Dozens of powerful, specially-made bullets shot out towards the monster not far away.

“Bang bang bang bang~”

The muffled gunfire rang out, and although the silencers reduced the noise, they weren’t very effective for bullets of that caliber.

Even at a distance, the commotion here could be heard.

As an elite soldier of the Azure Dragon Army’s Dragon Teeth Team, Chang Hai was almost guaranteed to hit his target at about 50 meters away.

Moreover, although these spiders were fast, they didn’t understand how to move to avoid bullets, so they were quickly hit by several shots.

However, even though the spider’s movement stalled, it continued to charge forward without any hesitation.

Chang Hai knew that although the Spirit Detection Technique could perceive within a 50-meter range, it only pertained to entities with Dark Energy Fluctuations, not ordinary obstacles.

Keep in mind, the area where they were currently located wasn’t an open flat farmland but at the edge of a small woodland.

Many of the bullets were blocked by trees midway, and even with Spirit Detection assistance, firearms and similar weapons struggled to be effective.

“It’s coming!

12 o’clock direction, open fire!”

Chang Hai shouted loudly, and his surrounding teammates also followed, pulling their triggers and firing blindly ahead.

As the monster got closer, a series of footsteps also followed, resounding, accompanied by the piercing screeches that entered everyone’s ears.

“Da da da da~”

The gunfire stitched together into a long thread of sound, gunpowder permeated the surroundings, blending into the mist around, indistinguishable from one another.

No sooner said than done.

In just a few breaths’ time, the figure of the monster appeared before everyone’s eyes.

This was an oversized gray spider with six pairs of long, needle-like legs covered in barbs.

If one were to be touched by it, a torn open wound was probably the best-case scenario.

The head of the gray spider had twelve round eyes that were frightening to behold.

Each of those eyes was larger than those of internet celebrities who turn the big-eye function up to the maximum in short videos.

Those with insect phobia, if they saw this creature, would probably be scared enough not to sleep at night.

Fortunately, although the alien species looked very rough, by the time it appeared before everyone, it was already on its last breath, relying only on the inertia from its earlier sprint to tumble all the way here.

“Dead, it’s dead…”

The one who spoke was the youngest warrior; like many others, it was his first time encountering such a monster at close range, his complexion unavoidably pale.

“Bang!”

Chang Hai didn’t hesitate for a second, raising his hand and dealing a final blow to the monster’s head adorned with twelve adorable large eyes.

“Quick, leave this place and find somewhere to hide!

They’ll be here any moment!”

He shouted loudly and immediately led his team toward the northwest direction, towards a river.

There was no choice; the commotion here would surely attract other alien monsters.

Especially those dogs, with good ears, keen noses, and fast speed, they’re always the first to arrive, often in groups, making them very hard to deal with in such places.

However, just as everyone had rushed out less than 50 meters, a large group of footsteps suddenly rang out from not far away.

Chang Hai turned his head to look, and the scene perceived through the Spirit Detection Technique made his face change drastically.

Where the spider had been originally, ten more of the same figures surged forward, quickly approaching their location.

These spiders, they live in groups!

“They’re here!

9 o’clock direction!

Everyone get ready to fight!”

A few team members didn’t need reminding, as the dense footsteps coming from the mist had already clarified everything.

The response of the crowd was swift beyond compare, and they immediately arranged a defensive formation.

The two-man machine gun team had already set up the machine gun; one was responsible for providing ammunition, while the other carried out indiscriminate shooting towards the area pointed out by Chang Hai.

Now, the only thing to be thankful for was that after the run just now, they were situated in an open space.

This meant that the bullets fired by everyone wouldn’t be obstructed by any barriers, which increased the hit rate.

Even so, because of the lack of field of view, most of the bullets still missed, making it hard to cause effective harm.

The good news was that everyone had a large amount of supplies, so there would be no situation like insufficient firepower.

“Hand grenades!”

Chang Hai roared, and the members of the assault team immediately threw out the hand grenades they had prepared, tossing out more than a dozen in one go.

“Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!”

A series of huge explosions rang out; the alien monsters were blown into disarray, with a few unlucky ones directly blasted into pieces.

After such a bombardment, a small area was instantly cleared out between the crowd and the spidery mass.

“It’s working!

Keep preparing!”

Chang Hai’s Spirit Detection Technique allowed him to see what was happening over there; seeing the monsters being bombed back, he was overjoyed.

While this would consume a large amount of ammunition and lower the quality of mission completion, they were now facing potential death, so many concerns had to be set aside, as survival was most important.

However, it seemed the monsters had learned their lesson this time.

After retreating, they didn’t immediately charge forward to continue the siege but instead spread out to both sides, attempting to encircle the team.

“Not good!

They’re trying to surround us!”

Chang Hai also realized the opponents’ intentions and immediately issued a warning.

However, even though they were aware of the spiders’ plan, they were powerless to change anything.

Human physical strength was simply not enough in the face of these alien species; the prospect of breaking through with speed was nearly impossible.

“Whoosh!

Whoosh!

Whoosh!”

Several whooshing sounds were heard; a teammate suddenly fell down next to him.

Turning his head, Chang Hai saw that a mass of thick spider silk had hit him, sticking him to the ground.

“Damn it!

We can’t keep this up!

We can’t just sit here and die!

We must think of a way!”

Chang Hai was extremely anxious.

Now, there were still more than a dozen spiders on the scene.

Once the opponent formed an encircling ring, their own firepower net would not be able to inflict effective harm and would not be able to stop their assault.

If it came to a point where the spiders got within about ten meters, it would already be too late.

There were some more powerful weapons within the team, but they required time to assemble and were not something that could be used immediately.

Chang Hai was in extreme distress, his brain spinning wildly in search of a strategy to turn the situation around.

Suddenly, an idea appeared in his mind.

“Cognitive allegiance!

Right, cognitive allegiance!

Minister Hu said these monsters would prioritize me as the target!

If I draw them away, that should do it!”

Upon this realization, he immediately took action, grabbing a new magazine and several hand grenades and started running south, while shouting loudly to the others:

“Brothers, I am imbued with Extraordinary Power, those monsters will target me.

I will draw them away!

You all can shoot in my direction later, don’t worry, I will hunker down and avoid the shots!”

Given the urgent situation, Chang Hai didn’t wait for his teammates to respond and immediately started running away.

However, contrary to his expectations, although his actions successfully attracted one or two monsters, most of the spiders ignored him and continued to rush towards the team.

Chang Hai’s eyes were filled with rage as he fired a barrage of bullets and hand grenades backward, killing one spider that was following him, and then ran back like a madman.

But by that time, the group of monsters had already arrived; less than ten meters away from the team, a few had even leapt into the air, launching a lethal pounce.